After a busy Friday night, the NBA schedule is rolled right along with a nine-game Saturday night. Things tipped off with two undefeated teams falling early Saturday night, with the Boston Celtics blowing out the Detroit Pistons and the Utah Jazz handing the New Orleans Pelicans their first loss of the season.
Meanwhile, the Los Angeles Lakers came up short again versus the San Antonio Spurs, losing 110-106. LeBron James scored 35 points and grabbed 11 rebounds but DeMar DeRozan's 30-point, 12-rebound, eight-assist effort was too much for the Lakers to overcome.
Here are all the scores, highlights and updates from the evening's action.
NBA scores for Saturday, Oct. 27
All times Eastern
- Boston Celtics 109 Detroit Pistons 89 (Box Score)
- Utah Jazz 132 New Orleans Pelicans 111 (Box Score)
- Indiana Pacers 119 Cleveland Cavaliers 107 (Box Score)
- Philadelphia 76ers 105 Charlotte Hornets 103 (Box Score)
- Chicago Bulls 97 Atlanta Hawks 85 (Box Score)
- Memphis Grizzlies 117 Phoenix Suns 96 (Box Score)
- Miami Heat 120 Portland Trail Blazers 111 (Box Score)
- San Antonio Spurs 110 Los Angeles Lakers 106 (Box Score)
- Milwaukee Bucks 113 Orlando Magic 91(Box Score)
Spurs hold off Lakers; Popovich makes NBA history
The Spurs defeated the Lakers for the second time in less than a week, beating them 110-106. Not only did the Spurs move to 3-2 on the season, Gregg Popovich also became the first coach in NBA history to win at least 1,200 games with one franchise.
Gregg Popovich is the first coach in NBA history to reach 1,200 career wins with one team.
— Jordan Howenstine (@AirlessJordan) October 28, 2018
LeBron passes Dirk on NBA's scoring list
Speaking of passing all-time greats, LeBron James just surpassed Dirk Nowitzki for sixth on the all-time scoring list.
LeBron connects on the jumper to go to 6th on the all-time scoring list! #LakeShow #ThisIsWhyWePlay pic.twitter.com/28jc582wVP
— NBA (@NBA) October 28, 2018
LeBron moves past Shaq on all-time field goals list
LeBron James has knocked off another giant from the all-time field goals list. With this bucket, the four-time MVP surpassed Shaquille O'Neal for sixth on the aforementioned list.
LeBron James goes baseline to become 6th on the all-time FGM list! #LakeShow #ThisIsWhyWePlay pic.twitter.com/d5uwHBknne
— NBA (@NBA) October 28, 2018
DeRozan dunks over 2 Lakers
The Spurs got into a track meet with the Lakers on Saturday night and DeMar DeRozan has been their only bright spot. The All-Star guard had 16 points at the half, punctuating it with this slam dunk over two Lakers players.
Watch your head, @DeMar_DeRozan 😯#GoSpursGo pic.twitter.com/YOy6xERLYy
— San Antonio Spurs (@spurs) October 28, 2018
Williams scores first-ever bucket on alley-oop
I don't care if it was during a blowout victory, Robert Williams scored his first-ever NBA bucket in style. Before the Celtics handed the Pistons their first loss of the season, the rookie posted his first bucket on an alley-oop.
🚨 #NBARooks 1st Bucket THREAD 🚨
— NBA (@NBA) October 28, 2018
Robert Williams III STUFFS it home for the @celtics!#KiaTipOff18 #CUsRise pic.twitter.com/plbN8dS9fB
LeBron goes off backboard to himself
LeBron James is making this a nightly thing. As the Lakers looked to avenge their loss versus the Spurs from earlier in the week, the four-time MVP pulled off a backboard highlight early on.
LeBron pump fakes and uses the window! 👀🔥#LakeShow #KiaTipOff18 pic.twitter.com/6SLAEvm1V2
— NBA (@NBA) October 28, 2018
Giannis makes casual dunk look special
When you're the "Greek Freak," you can make anything look good -- including casual dunks. As the Bucks tipped off versus the Magic, Giannis Antetokounmpo started off the game in style.
Giannis Antetokounmpo makes a casual dunk look awesome #FearTheDeer pic.twitter.com/5We32537gq
— Def Pen Hoops (@DefPenHoops) October 28, 2018
Nance Jr. pulls off one-handed slam
Larry Nance Jr. and Kyle Korver play a nice two-man game. As the Cavaliers looked for their first win of the season versus the Pacers, Nance Jr. made sure to turn in the play of the game with this one-handed slam.
Larry Nance Jr. gives it up and gets it back! #BeTheFight pic.twitter.com/pHnzyWM0CY
— NBA (@NBA) October 28, 2018
Embiid's block leads to Fultz's spinning layup
The 76ers hope to see more of this in the future. As the 76ers battled the Hornets, Joel Embiid pulled off a block that directly led to Markelle Fultz's spinning layup.
.@MarkelleF put 'em in the spin cycle! 🌪#HereTheyCome pic.twitter.com/pTSOAdmnw9
— NBA TV (@NBATV) October 28, 2018
Lavine started off game with one-handed jam
How else would a former Slam Dunk champion begin a game? As the Chicago Bulls tipped off versus the Atlanta Hawks on Saturday, Zach Lavine started things off with a one-handed jam.
Zach LaVine opens play with a bang!#BullsNation x #TrueToAtlanta
— NBA (@NBA) October 27, 2018
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Celtics' Hayward pulls off nifty layup on foul
The Celtics blew out the Pistons in the first half. While holding a 20-point lead over the undefeated Pistons, Gordon Hayward pulled off this nifty layup while being fouled.
2️⃣ + a foul pic.twitter.com/AhXkDrS8wa
— Boston Celtics (@celtics) October 27, 2018
Mirotic scores 15 points in opening quarter
The Pelicans are Anthony Davis' team, but Nikola Mirotic is no slouch. As the Pelicans looked to remain undefeated vs. the Jazz, Mirotic scored 15 points on 6-of-7 shooting in the opening quarter.
Nikola Mirotic gets the @PelicansNBA started with 15 1st Q points! #DoItBig #KiaTipOff18 pic.twitter.com/N59RWfrATp
— NBA (@NBA) October 27, 2018
Spurs go with new lineup vs. Lakers
The Spurs are changing things up a bit. As they look to beat the Lakers for the second time in less than a week, they'll go with Davis Bertans over Rudy Gay in the starting five. Dante Cunningham will start for the sake of defending LeBron James.
#Spurs starting similar unit as last game vs. #Lakers ... Dante starting to help guard LeBron... Aldridge, DeMar, and Bryn and Davis Bertans
— Jabari Young (@JabariJYoung) October 27, 2018
Davis out for Pels
The Pelicans were already going to have a tough time trying to stay undefeated on Saturday night as they took on the Jazz. Now, that task has gotten even tougher. Shortly before game time, Anthony Davis was ruled out with an elbow injury.
Ball retains starting role
Lonzo Ball jumped into the starting lineup this week due to Rajon Rondo's suspension stemming from his fight with Chris Paul. And despite Rondo's return, Ball is keeping that role. His strong play over the past three games -- he averaged 12.6 points, 6.3 rebounds, 6.6 assists, while shooting 40 percent from 3-point land and playing strong defense -- pretty much forced coach Luke Walton to keep him with the starters.