By R.L. Bynum
Cole Anthony and Coby White each had solid games Friday night as the Orlando Magic moved to 2–0 and the Chicago Bulls rebounded from a tough opening-game loss.
Anthony came off the bench with an efficient night, scoring 18 points and three 3-pointers with four rebounds and two assists in only 28 minutes as Orlando won at Portland 102–97 in the first game of a four-game western road trip.
The Trail Blazers had pulled within a point when Anthony fired in a 3-pointer with 10:14 left to put Orlando ahead 86–82, and Portland never came any closer the rest of the way.
White started and played 40 minutes, contributing 17 points, six rebounds and eight assists with only three turnovers as the Bulls earned a wild 104–103 overtime home victory over Toronto.
Alex Caruso’s 3-pointer with 2.3 seconds left in overtime won it for Chicago, with DeMar DeRozan scoring 33 points.
The Bulls had a players-only meeting after their 124–104 opening-night loss Wednesday at home against Oklahoma City.
After scoring 33 points in Sacramento’s opening-game win at Utah, Harrison Barnes didn’t miss on five shots on Friday but finished with only 10 points, four rebounds, an assist and a steal in the Kings’ 122–114 home loss to Golden State.
Cameron Johnson missed Brooklyn’s 125–120 Friday home loss to Dallas with a left calf contusion. Day’Ron Sharpe had two points, four rebounds and a steal in three minutes for the Nets.
Reggie Bullock was scoreless with three rebounds in 22 minutes of Houston’s 126–122 Friday overtime loss at San Antonio, only attempting one shot (a 3-pointer).
Walker Kessler had seven points and four rebounds in 21 minutes of the Utah Jazz’s 120–118 Friday road win against the Los Angeles Clippers.
Danny Green was scoreless in 14 minutes with one shot (a 3-pointer), two rebounds, an assist and a steal in Philadelphia’s opening-game 117–117 loss Thursday in Milwaukee.
Nassir Little had two points in 13 minutes with two rebounds, a steal and a block in his Phoenix Suns debut, a 100–95 Thursday road loss to the Los Angeles Lakers.
For the second consecutive Charlotte Hornets game, a 111–99 home Friday loss to Detroit, Leaky Black didn’t play (coach’s decision).
Cole Anthony, Orlando Magic guard
Age 23 | 6–3, 185 | fourth NBA season | $5,539,771 salary | UNC 2019–20 (1 season)
Roster situation — Backup point guard behind Markelle Fultz
102–97 Friday win at Portland — 28 minutes, 18 points, 6–15 FG, 3–7 3FG, 3–6 FT, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block, 1 turnover, 3 fouls, -9
Season statistics — 2 games, 19.0 points, 51.9 FG%, 44.4 3P%, 66.7 FT%, 6.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists
Next game — 10:30 Monday at Los Angeles Lakers, NBATV
Harrison Barnes, Sacramento Kings forward
Age 31 | 6–8, 225 | 12th NBA season | $17,000,000 salary | UNC 2010–12 (2 seasons)
Roster situation — Starting small forward ahead of Chris Duarte
122–114 Friday loss vs. Golden State — Started: 30 minutes, 10 points, 5–5 FG, 1–2 3FG, 1–4 FT, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, 1 foul, -9
Season statistics — 2 games, 21.5 points, 71.4 FG%, 66.7 3P%, 70.0 FT%, 4.0 rebounds, 1.5 assists, 1.0 steal
Next game — 9 p.m. Sunday vs. Los Angeles Lakers
Leaky Black, Charlotte Hornets guard
Age 24 | 6–9, 209 | rookie NBA season | UNC 2018–23 (5 seasons)
Roster situation — Reserve role; likely to play many games for G League’s Greensboro Swarm
111–99 Friday loss vs. Detroit — Didn’t play (coach’s decision)
Next game — 7 p.m. Monday vs. Brooklyn, Bally Sports SE
Swarm opener — 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 11 at Long Island
Reggie Bullock, Houston Rockets guard
Age 32 | 6–6, 205 | 11th NBA season | $10,489,600 salary | UNC 2010–13 (3 seasons)
Roster situation — Backup at small forward behind Dillon Brooks
126–122 OT Friday loss at San Antonio — 11 minutes, 0 points, 0–1 FG, 0–1 3FG, 3 rebounds, 1 turnover, 1 foul, +3
Season statistics — 2 games, 22 minutes, 3 points, 50.0 FG%, 50.0% 3P%, 4 rebounds, 1 steal, 1 block
Next game — 7 p.m. Sunday vs. Golden State
Danny Green, Philadelphia 76ers guard
Age 36 | 6–6, 215 | 15th NBA season | UNC 2005–09 (4 seasons)
Roster situation — Third-string small forward behind Tobias Harris and Kelly Oubre Jr.
118–117 Thursday loss at Milwaukee — Didn’t start; 14 minutes, 0 points, 0–1 FG, 0–1 3FG, 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, +2
Next game — 7:30 Saturday at Toronto
Cameron Johnson, Brooklyn Nets forward
Age 27 | 6–8, 210 | fifth NBA season | $25,679,348 salary | UNC 2017–19 (2 seasons)
Roster situation — Starting small forward ahead of Royce O’Neale
125–120 Friday loss at Dallas — Missed game with left calf contusion
Season statistics — 1 game, 12 points, 50.0 FG%, 25.0 3P%, 50.0 FT%, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals
Next game — 7 p.m. Monday at Charlotte, Bally Sports SE
Walker Kessler, Utah Jazz center
Age 22 | 7–0, 245 | second NBA season | $2,831,160 salary | UNC 2020–21 (1 season)
Roster situation — Starting center ahead of Kelly Olynyk
120–118 Friday win vs. Los Angeles Clippers — Started: 21 minutes, 7 points, 3–6 FG, 1–2 3FG, 4 rebounds, +6
Season statistics — 2 games, 7.5 points, 63.6 FG%, 50.0 3P%, 6 rebounds, 0.5 of a block
Next game — 10 p.m. Saturday at Phoenix, NBATV
Nassir Little, Phoenix Sun wing
Age 23 | 6–4, 220 | fifth NBA season | $6,250,060 salary | UNC 2018–19 (1 season)
Roster situation — Will compete for time off the bench behind Josh Okogie at small forward (with Keita Bates-Diop, Grayson Allen and Eric Gordon) and behind Kevin Durant at power forward (with Yuta Watanabe and Baits-Diop).
100–95 Thursday loss at Los Angeles Lakers — 13 minutes, 2 points, 0–2 FG, 0–2 3FG, 2–2 FT, 2 rebounds, 1 steal, 1 block, 1 turnover, -7
Next game — 10 p.m. Saturday vs. Utah, NBATV
Day’Ron Sharpe, Brooklyn Nets center
Age 21 | 6–9, 265 | third NBA season | $2,210,040 salary | UNC 2020–21 (1 season)
Roster situation — Backup center behind Nic Claxton
125–120 Friday loss at Dallas — 3 minutes, 2 points, 1–2 FT, 4 rebounds, 1 steal, 2 turnovers, 1 foul, +5
Season statistics — 2 games, 15 minutes, 6 points, 60.0 FG%, 6 rebounds, 5 turnovers, 1 steal, 2 blocks
Next game — 7 p.m. Monday at Charlotte, Bally Sports SE
Coby White, Chicago Bulls guard
Age 23 | 6–5, 195 | fifth NBA season | $11,111,111 salary | UNC 2018–19 (1 season)
Roster situation — Starter ahead of Jevon Carter
104–103 Friday overtime win vs. Toronto — Started: 40 minutes, 17 points, 5–15 FG, 2–9 3FG, 5–5 FT, 6 rebounds, 8 assists, 1 steal, 3 turnovers, 2 fouls, -1
Season statistics — 2 games, 16.0 points, 31.0 FG%, 25.0 3P%, 90.9 FG%, 5.0 rebounds, 6.0 assists, 0.5 of a steal
Next game — 7 p.m. Saturday at Detroit
In G League
Tony Bradley, Texas Legends center
Age 25 | 6–11, 248 | seventh pro season | UNC 2016–17 (1 season)
2022–23 season NBA statistics (Bulls) — 12 games, 33 minutes, 19 points, 6–12 FG, 3–5 3FG, 4–4 FT, 11 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, 1 block
Season opener — 8:30 Friday, Nov. 10 vs. Oklahoma City
Justin Jackson, Texas Legends guard
Age 28 | 6–8, 220 | seventh pro season | UNC 2014–17 (3 seasons)
2022–23 season NBA statistics (Celtics) — 23 games, 107 minutes, 20 points, 7–27 FG, 5–20 3FG, 17 rebounds, 9 assists, 4 blocks, 4 steals
2022–23 season G League statistics (Legends) — 14 games, 21.1 points, 44.2 FG%, 42.2 3FG%, 62.1 FT%, 6.4 rebounds, 3.0 assists
Season opener — 8:30 Friday, Nov. 10 vs. Oklahoma City
Pete Nance, Cleveland Charge
Age 23 | 6–10, 225 | rookie pro season | UNC 2022–23 (1 season)
Final preseason NBA statistics — 2 games, 0 starts, 17 minutes, 2 points, 0–1 FT, 2–2 FT, 2 rebounds, 1 block, 2 turnovers, 1 foul
Charge opener — 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 10 vs. Wisconsin
Theo Pinson, Texas Legends guard
Age 27 | 6–7, 212 | sixth pro season | UNC 2014–18 (4 seasons)
2022–23 season statistics (Mavericks) — 40 games, 2.4 points, 35.6 FG%, 35.5 3P%, 84.6 FT, 1.6 rebounds, 1.2 assists
Season opener — 8:30 Friday, Nov. 10 vs. Oklahoma City
What is a game score?
Get an explanation of the game score metric here. Michael Jordan produced the all-time-high game score of 64.6 on March 28, 1990, in the Chicago Bulls’ 117–113 overtime win at Cleveland. Jordan had 69 points on 23 of 37 shooting (2 of 6 from 3-point range), made 21 of 23 free-throw attempts and collected 18 rebounds, six assists, four steals and a block.
Photo via @OrlandoMagic
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