Basketball

San Antonio Spurs vs. Dallas Mavericks Dallas; Thursday, 7:30 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Mavericks -7.5; over/under is 229.5 BOTTOM LINE: The Dallas Mavericks open the season at home against the San Antonio Spurs.

Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Sacramento Kings Sacramento, California; Thursday, 10 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Kings -1.5; over/under is 227.5 BOTTOM LINE: Western Conference foes Sacramento and Minnesota square off on Thursday.

BOSTON (AP) — Jayson Tatum continued Boston’s Banner 18 celebration by scoring 37 points and making eight of the Celtics’ NBA record-tying 29 3-pointers on Tuesday as Boston ran away with a 132-109 victory over the New York Knicks on opening night.

BOSTON (AP) — The Boston crowd chanted “One more 3!” The Celtics did their best, firing up 13 shots from 3-point range in an attempt to break the NBA record for 3s in a game — and missing them all.

BOSTON (AP) — The new-look New York Knicks were no match in their first test against the defending NBA champion Boston Celtics.

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Clippers will honor Jerry West with an empty seat at their new arena and a court decal with the Hall of Famer's initials this season.

TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors will try to live up to their namesake in the NBA team's 30th season and play fast, aggressive basketball.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Paul George's debut with the Philadelphia 76ers is on hold and Joel Embiid is again set to miss time with an injury.

Canada is the second-most represented country in the NBA for the 11th consecutive season. Twenty-two Canadians were set to lace it up on opening-day rosters, second only to the United States, as the 2024-25 NBA season tipped off Tuesday.

TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors kick off the 2024-25 season on Wednesday night when they host the Cleveland Cavaliers at Scotiabank Arena.