Fred VanVleet scored 33 points, Pascal Siakam added 23 and the Toronto Raptors withstood the loss of Kyle Lowry to beat the slumping Milwaukee Bucks 124-113.
Jayson Tatum banked in a go-ahead 3-pointer in the final second, allowing the Boston Celtics to escape with a 122-121 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks in the teams’ season opener.
DeMar DeRozan had 25 points and the San Antonio Spurs had a season-high 19 3-pointers in beating Milwaukee 126-104, snapping the Bucks five-game winning streak.
The NBA fined the Milwaukee Bucks $50,000 over a comment general manager Jon Horst made about the team's plans to offer Giannis Antetokounmpo a "supermax" extension.
With top-billing going to Antetokounmpo and Harden, Eric Bledsoe turned in one his best all-around performances of the season as the Bucks pulled away for a 108-94 win.