Knicks center Karl-Anthony Towns said he was "hurting" in Wednesday night's season-opening win over the Cavs, in which he had 19 points and 12 rebounds despite playing with a Grade 2 quad strain.

Late in the first half of the San Antonio Spurs' season-opening 125-92 blowout win over the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday, Victor Wembanyama faced up against P.J. Washington on the right wing. He shot faked.

Walker Kessler had 22 points and nine rebounds, Lauri Markkanen scored 20 and the Utah Jazz beat the Los Angeles Clippers 129-108.

Devin Booker scored 31 points, Jordan Ott was victorious in his head coaching debut and the Phoenix Suns overcame a 20-point deficit to beat the Sacramento Kings 120-116 on Wednesday night

Fort Lauderdale, Florida; Friday, 8 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Inter Miami CF -195, Nashville SC +416; over/under is 3.5 goals BOTTOM LINE: Nashville visits Inter Miami in the opening round of the MLS Cup Playoffs.

X avier Worthy had a down game in Week 7 against Las Vegas in the first outing for Rashee Rice this year. Fantasy managers are now worried if Worthy can be started in all leagues heading into Week 8 against Washington.

With LeBron James out until at least mid-November due to sciatica, the scene could be set for Doncic to consistently put up monster numbers to start this season. At one point in Tuesday's game, the 26-year-old superstar appeared to tweak his groin.

Sixers rookie VJ Edgecombe lit up the Celtics with 34 points on Wednesday night, the most in an NBA debut since Wilt Chamberlain had 43 in 1959, as the Sixers won 117-116.