Overview
- The Philadelphia 76ers erased a 24-point deficit to win 114-106, a comeback driven by Tyrese Maxey’s scoring and LeBron James’s leadership that underlined both Philadelphia’s late-game resilience and Cleveland’s collapse.
- Detroit completed a 22-point comeback capped by a 23-0 fourth-quarter run to beat Boston, a rally NBA Communications calls the largest opening-day comeback in the play-by-play era.
- Luka Dončić produced an unusually high expected effective field-goal rate on shots off his passes (78.1%), the top mark among early-season passers and a sign his playmaking is creating exceptional scoring chances for teammates.
- Tyrese Haliburton returned from an Achilles tear and posted 23 points and 12 assists in his season debut, sparking a fourth-quarter push that helped the Indiana Pacers secure a comeback road win.
- Philly Flyers winger Matvei Michkov credited summer skating work for a scoring surge—six goals in 11 games—and his improved skating has coincided with the team snapping a long slide and winning consecutive games.