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Pierce leads way to Celtics win
The Associated Press
CLEVELAND — Paul Pierce and Antoine Walker couldn't believe the great seats they got on opening night.
Pierce scored 29 points and Walker 23— in just three quarters — as the Boston Celtics opened the season with an easy 108-89 win last night over Cleveland, spoiling John
"Opening night and no fourth quarter," Pierce recalled telling Walker. "It was an indication we did our job. We took off and never looked back. It's a great start to the season."
coaching debut with the Cavaliers.
As Pierce and Walker relaxed on Boston's bench in the fourth quarter, the duo enjoyed a rare early night.
Pierce and Walker accounted for 51 percent of Boston's scoring a year ago, and the Celtics hope they don't have to rely on the tandem to carry them again this season.
But against a Cleveland team lacking any inside presence or defense, Walker and Pierce did anything they wanted to offensively.
"We've got to play our game," said Walker, who went just 6-for-20 from the field but added eight rebounds and seven assists in 30 minutes. "We're going to ride our horses."
The pair combined for 37 first half points and 52 in three quarters as the Celtics opened a 92-59 lead after three and rested their two star players for the entire fourth period.
For Lucas, hired to bring some energy back to the Cavs, and 17,748 fans at Gund Arena, it was a look at what could be a very long year in Cleveland.
Lucas may not have center Zydrunas Iglauskas (foot) and forward Tyrone Hill (back) until December, and without any size up front, the Cavs will have trouble competing.
Cleveland "We laid a big egg tonight," Lucas said. "That was a thorough whipping we got."
trouble company. Cleveland got more bad news when rookie center DeSagana Diop, the No. 8 overall pick, strained his left knee in the
Trajan Langdon and Wesley Person scored 13 points apiece to lead the Cavs, who were outscored 28-8 from the freethrow line and outrebounded 48-36.
fourth quarter and didn't return.
"We don't have an inside game," Lucas said. "So when we don't make shots we have the capability of looking very bad."
Pierce's 3-pointer from the right side with 1:06 remaining in the third gave Boston a 90-57 lead, and rookie Joseph Forte hit two free throws as the Celtics went up by 35.
"We doubled Pierce and he still made his shots," Cavs center Chris Mihm said. "When he made four in a row, then we got real timid. They started hitting everything."
Notes:
The 7:15 p.m. start was the NBA's earliest on opening night, and Walker scored the season's first points with two free throws just 33 seconds in.
The Celtics are 36-20 in season openers.
As Ilgausks emerged from the locker room for a pregame
BUSTON
Pierce 12-20-3-49, Walker 6-20-7-8-23,
Battle 2-2-2-6, Anderson 2-4-3-37,
Williams 2-3-2-6, Potapenko 2-4-4-48,
Johnson 5-10-0-10, Palacio 2-5-2-8,
Blount 1-12-1-24, McCarty 2-4-0-4,
Forto 0-2-2-2, K.Brown 0-1-0-0. Totals
36-81-28-31 108.
CLEVELAND (89)
Murray 3-60-16, Mihm 3-70-06, Doleac
0-32-22, Miller 4-121-29, Person 6-16
0-13, Skinner 3-40-06, Jones 6-11-0
12, Stith 2-60-04, Colez 2-42-26, Davis
5-72-21, Langdon 5-131-113, Dip 0-1
0-00, Totals 39-90-1089.
ROSTON (108)
**Boston** 33 32 27 16—108
**Cleveland** 19 26 14 30—89
**3-Point Goals** —Boston 8-18 (Walker 4-
8, Pierce 2-3, Palacio 2-3, Anderson 0-1,
Forte 0-1, Johnson 0-2), Cleveland 3-17
(Langdon 2-7, Person 1-4, Murray 0-1,
Jones 0-1, Davis 0-1, Stith 0-3)
**Rebounds** —Boston 57 (Walker 8),
Cleveland 44 (Doleac 8), Assists
—Boston 24 (Walker 7), Cleveland 30
(Miller 9). Total fouls —Boston 14,
Cleveland 21. **Technicals** —Boston
bench, Murray, A —17,748 (20,562).
workout, Lucas joked about having his center available. "Hey, Z," Lucas yelled to Iglauskas, who will be sidelined until mid-December. "Did something change?"
Cleveland coaches are now 1-12 in their debuts with Lenny Wilkens getting the lone win in 1986.
Hill, McGrady find magic throttle Toronto 114-85
The Associated Press
ORLANDO. Fla. — For more than a year, the Orlando Magic wondered what it would be like when Tracy McGrady and Grant Hill worked in sync. They finally got their answer.
McGrady had 23 points and Hill scored half of his 22 points in the decisive third quarter last night as Orlando heat the
Toronto Raptors 114-85 in the season opener for both teams.
Darrell Armstrong added 16 for Orlando, which posted its largest margin of victory in a season debut.
Toronto was led by Chris Childs' 13 points. Keon Clark had '11 points and nine rebounds.
The Raptors almost lost more than the game, as All-Star guard Vince Carter hurt his left knee late in the second quarter. However, Carter briefly returned in the second half before sitting down when the deficit reached 21 points.
21 points Carter had 11 points in 23 minutes. He shot 2-for-14 from the field, but made all seven foul shots.
nots.
"He's going to be fine,"
Toronto coach Lenny Wilkens said.
But Hill's surgically repaired left ankle gave out after only four games, and the dream was deferred until this season. Even then, an injury-riddled preseason kept Orlando from unleashing its potential.
The Magic had high hopes before last season when they signed McGrady and Hill to seven-year, $93-million contracts.
Hill and Armstrong each had five points during a 13-1 run as the Magic took a 74-51 lead midway through the quarter. The Raptors never got closer than 20 points the rest of the way.
That potential was realized in the third quarter, as Orlando outscored Toronto 31-15 en route to a 24-point lead. Along with Hill's 11 points and three assists, McGrady added nine points.
Orlando shot 12-for-17 (71 percent) in the period while Toronto missed 10 of 13 shots and committed eight turnovers.
What really impressed Orlando coach Doc Rivers was the way his superstars made Carter work on both ends of the floor when he returned to the game.
"It's a cruel game because when Vince came back, our team was not going to let him
BOLTON
Peterson 2-104-6-9, A Davis 3-111-4-17,
Olajuwan 4-63-6-11, Carter 2-147-7-11,
A.Williams 2-70-0-4, Clark 5-16-21-1,
J.Williams 1-45-8-7, Montross 2-50-0,
Childs 3-36-6-13, Murray 3-70-0,
Arroyo 0-10-20, Bradley 0-11-4-1.
Totals 27-75-28-45.
**ORLANDO (114)**
Hill 9-14-4-5, Grant 5-8-2-12, DeCiercq 0-0-3-43, McGrady 9-16-4-10,
DeCiercq 0-0-3-43, McGrady 9-16-4-10,
Ewing 6-7-2-12, Ewing 5-8-2-12,
Garrity 3-4-0-07, Outlaw 0-2-00,
Hudson 6-1-10-012, Reid 0-0-00,
M.Williams 1-1-3-45, Hunter 0-1-2-22.
Totals 44-72-22-3114.
**Toronto** 22 25 15 23 — 85
**Orlando** 31 24 34 28 — 114
**3-Point Goals** — Toronto 12 (Childs 1-
1, Murray 1-2, Peterson 1-4, A. Williams
0-1, Bradley 0-1, Carter 0-3), Orlando 4-
4 (Armstrong 2-3, McGrady 1-2, Garrity
1-2, Hudson 0-1), Rebounds — Toronto
5 (D.A. Davis 0), Orlando 4 (Ewing 8).
**Assists** — Toronto 17 (Childs, Carter 3),
Orlando 23 (Hill, McGrady, Armstrong 3).
**Total fouls** — Toronto 29, Orlando 31.
**Technicals** — Orlando bench. A —
16.088 (17.248).
TORONTO (85)
ORLANDO (114)
Dirk Nowitzki didn't score a basket until a driving dunk in traffic several minutes into the second half. That started a 17-5 run that put the Mavericks up 69-64 and gave them control.
The Magic eventually pushed their lead to 31 points with a minute remaining.
rest," Rivers said. "You could see he was limping and I think our guys took advantage of it, and that it what you have to do."
Mavericks win season opener
The Associated Press
third quarter to keep Dallas close.
Finley, who finished with 34, scored 10 of Dallas' first 12 points in the second quarter erasing an early deficit. He then scored the first five points of the
DALLAS — Michael Finley was steady when those around him weren't, and scored 23 points in the second and third quarters, as the Dallas Mavericks beat the Detroit Pistons 94-87 in their season opener last night.
Finley and Nowitzki hit consecutive 3-pointers early in the streak, then Nowitzki kicked the
He celebrated by pumping his fist, turning and screaming, and the Pistons called a timeout to try settling themselves and the team record crowd of 19,200 who took in the Mavs' first regular-season game in their new $420 million home. American Airlines Center
ball out to Steve Nash for a long jumper that put Dallas ahead 57-56. Detroit never led again and Rick Carlisle lost his debut as the Pistons' coach.
Nowitzki wiped out any hopes of a Detroit comeback by scoring six straight points to start the fourth quarter. After a Finley 3-pointer, Nowitzki drilled one making it 84-71 with 6:40 left.
Detroit got within five in the final minute, but Michael Curry was whistled for a flagrant foul and Nowitzki made two free throws with 43 seconds left to put the game away.
Notes: Both teams debuted new uniforms.
■ Before tipoff, Nowitzki addressed the fans in German. Hardaway took the microphone and said: "Yeah, what he said."
Dallas' Greg Buckner, a surprise starter instead of Shawn
DETROIT (87)
DALLAS (94)
Curry 4-7 3-14 12, Cl. Robinson 2-9 2-27,
Wallace 3-0 0-6, Barros 3-4 2-29,
Stackhouse 7-19 12-14 27, Moore 3-6 0-
06, Barry 2-8 2-28, Atkins 3-11 0-06,
Brebra 3-6 0-06, Alexander 0-0 0-00.
Totals 30-78 21-24 87.
DELAWARE
Howard 3-10-4-10, Buckner 1-4-0-2,
Nowitzki 16-17-821, Finley 14-28-2-24,
Nash 5-12-5-14, Manning 2-2-0-4,
Hardway 1-3-0-1, Harvey 0-0-0-0,
Bradley 2-4-3-7. Totals 34-82 18-29-0
Detroit 25 19 20 23—84
Delton 17 33 29 23—97
3-Point Goals — Detroit 6-17 (Barry 2-5,
Curry 1-1, Barros 1-1, Cl.Robinson 1-3,
Stackhouse 1-4, Atkins 0-3), Dallas 8-19
(Finley 4-6, Nash 2-5, Nowitzki 2-6,
Hardaway 0-2) . Fouled out — Bradley.
Rebounds — Detroit 56 (Wallace 12),
Dallas 45 (Howard 10). Assists —
Detroit 20 (Stackhouse 6), Dallas 24
(Nash 11). Total fours — Detroit 20,
Dallas 20. Techniques — Bench,
Dallas Bench, Dallas assistant coach
Harris. Flagrant fouls — Curry. A —
19,200 (18,187).
Local police and firefighters took part in pregame ceremonies.
Bradley, sprained his right ankle in the first quarter and did not return.
Results of games last night CLASS 4A
KANSAS PREP
FOOTBALL
SCORES
CLASS4A
Coffeyville 47, Chanute 14 Fort Scott 42, Paola 14 Nickerson 13, Smoky Valley 8 Scott City (7-2) at Hugoton (7-2)
Basehor-Linwood (5-4) at Eudora (8-1)
Sabetha (9-0) at Holton (7-2)
Santa Fe Trail (6-3) at Wamego (6-3)
Circle (6-3) at Wellington (8-1)
Frontenac 60, Richmond Central Heights 13
Neodesha 41, Baxter Springs 0
CLASS3A
Minneapolis 26, Hillsboro 20,
QT
Smith Center 57, Ellsworth 6 Conway Springs (9-0) at Wichita Collegegiate (8-1) Immaculata 24, Nemaha Valley 22
Lakin (7-2) at Norton (8-1)
Northern Heights (4-5) at Silver Lake (8-1)
CLASS2-1A
Centralia 33, Washington 0
Pittsburg-Colgan 47, Olpe 8
Garden Plain 34, Whitewater-
Remington 20
Sterling 20, Solomon 14
Claflin 76, Stockton 0
Leoti (4-5) at St. Francis (7-2)
Bucklin (6-3) at Stanton
County (6-3)
Lyndon (8-1) at Jefferson
North (9-0)
EIGHT-MANI
Crest 28, St. Paul 20
Little River 50, Centre 0
Tribune 46, Waconda East-
Tipton 0
Jetmore 54, Quivira Heights 8
South Barber 34, St. John 24
South Gray (7-2) at Ashland
(9-0)
Pretty Prairie (7-2) at Hartford (7-1)
Baileyville (8-1) at Hanover (7-2)
East-Tipton (7-2) at Glen Elder, 6 p.m.
EIGHT-MANII
Hope 52, Williamsburg 8
Sylvan 70, St. John's Beloit 28
Hanston 52, Deerfield 6
Linn (3-6) at Bern (7-2)
Cedar Vale (8-1) at LeRoy (2-7)
Haviland (8-1) at Argonia (4-5)
Northern Valley (3-6) at Eastern Heights (4-5)
Wesken (4-3) at Cheylin (7-2)
The Associated Press