Pistons 120, Hawks 112

Atlanta: Cade Cunningham returned from injury with 25 points and 10 assists as Detroit won its 11th straight game, over short-handed Atlanta, whose five-game winning streak ended. Jalen Duren added 24 points for the Pistons, who are 12-2 for their best start since 15-2 in 2005-06. The Pistons also have the NBA’s longest winning streak this season and their longest since an 11-gamer during the 2007-08 season, the last time they won a playoff series. Jalen Johnson had 25 points, eight rebounds, nine assists and three steals for the Hawks, who were without forward Zaccharie Risacher.

Celtics 113, Nets 99

New York: Jaylen Brown scored 29 points, Payton Pritchard had 22 points and 10 rebounds, and Boston beat Brooklyn to move above .500 for the first time this season. Derrick White added 15 points for the Celtics, who won their third straight game to improve to 8-7. They played the Nets even for about three quarters before smothering them defensively in the fourth, allowing just one basket for the first 10 minutes of the period. Michael Porter Jr. scored 25 points for the Nets. But after his 3-pointer gave Brooklyn a 90-89 lead with 9:08 remaining, the Nets didn’t make another basket until 1:56 remained.

Magic 121, Warriors 113

Orlando, Fla.: Desmond Bane had 23 points and five steals, Anthony Black came off the bench to score 21 points, and Orlando beat Golden State. Six Orlando players scored at least 13 points, offsetting 34 points and nine assists from Golden State’s Stephen Curry and 33 points from Jimmy Butler. Franz Wager had 18 points and eight rebounds and Wendell Carter Jr. had 17 points and 12 rebounds for Orlando, which has won four of its last five games. Orlando shot 50.6% overall but made only 8 of 32 3-point shots.

Spurs 111, Grizzlies 101

San Antonio: De’Aaron Fox had 26 points, Harrison Barnes added 23 points and San Antonio escaped over Memphis. San Antonio was without All-Star center Victor Wembanyama and Memphis was without star point guard Ja Morant. Barnes was 9 for 14 from the field, including seven straight points to give the Spurs a 107-101 lead with 53.2 seconds remaining. Keldon Johnson added 18 points. Cedric Coward had 19 points and Jaren Jackson Jr. added 18 points for Memphis, which lost its fifth straight.

LeBron James in starting lineup to begin his record 23rd NBA season

Los Angeles: LeBron James began his unprecedented 23rd NBA season Tuesday night when he started for the Los Angeles Lakers against Utah. James had been sidelined since the start of training camp by sciatica, keeping him out of the preseason and the Lakers’ first 14 games of the regular season. James, who had never before missed a season opener in his basketball life, returned to contact basketball activity last week before participating in practice Monday. After James performed to his satisfaction in a pregame workout, the Lakers confirmed he would play about an hour before they hosted the Jazz at their downtown arena.