Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 31 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the depleted Portland Trail Blazers 118-112. Jalen Williams and Isaiah Joe combined for 43 points off the bench for OKC.
Ticket prices are predictably high for the Los Angeles Lakers' next two home games, with LeBron James poised to break the NBA scoring record. James is 36 points from passing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
Kawhi Leonard also returned for the Los Angeles Clippers, as did Jamal Murray for the Denver Nuggets, after they both sat out last season recovering from surgeries for ACL tears.
Kawhi Leonard scored 34 points and the Los Angeles Clippers beat Oklahoma City 108-101 for their seventh consecutive victory and second straight over the Thunder.