Ray Allen had 23 points for the Celtics, Rajon Rondo had 17 points and 15 assists, and Kevin Garnett scored 13 and grabbed eight rebounds.
Andrew Bogut led the Bucks with 21 points and 13 rebounds.
Ersan Ilyasova and Carlos Delfino each scored 15 points and Brandon Jennings had 13.
At Sacramento, Kobe Bryant had 30 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds to help Los Angeles win its fifth straight game to open the season.
Pau Gasol added 22 points and 11 rebounds, and Lamar Odom scored 18 for the Lakers, who have won seven straight against their Northern California rivals.
Bryant had his 17th career triple-double and first since Jan. 21, 2009.
Tyreke Evans scored 21 to lead the Kings. Francisco Garcia, Carl Landry and Beno Udrih each added 17.
At Atlanta, Al Horford had six straight points in an 18-4 run to finish the game and the undefeated Hawks beat winless Detroit.
Josh Smith had 22 points and 11 rebounds as the Hawks improved to five wins, remaining the only unbeaten team in the Eastern Conference.
Ben Gordon had 22 points but it wasn’t enough for Detroit.
The Pistons are 0-5 for the first time since the 1980-81 season, when they started 0-7.
At Orlando, Dwight Howard had 18 points, 16 rebounds and eight blocked shots to help Orlando set a club record for most points in the first half in a victory over Minnesota.
Vince Carter had 20 points, Ryan Anderson scored 19 and the Magic shook up the starting lineup to score 78 points in the opening half for an easy win. Orlando started Anderson at power forward, moved Rashard Lewis to small forward and bumped Quentin Richardson out of the starting lineup.
Kevin Love had 22 points and Corey Brewer scored 12 for the Timberwolves.
At Denver, Dirk Nowitzki scored a season-high 35 points and Caron Butler hit a pivotal 3-pointer late in the game, helping Dallas hold off a Denver squad missing center Nene.
Butler hit a 3-pointer from the corner with 2 minutes remaining to give the Mavericks a 102-99 lead.
Carmelo Anthony answered with a dunk to trim it to one and after a Mavericks shot-clock violation, the Nuggets had one last chance.
But Anthony’s 20-footer with Shawn Marion in his face rimmed out and the Nuggets couldn’t track down the rebound in time.
At Newark, D.J. Augustin hit two go-ahead free throws with 30.9 seconds to play and Charlotte won for the first time this season, overcoming a 10-point, fourth-quarter deficit.
Boris Diaw scored 24 points, Gerald Wallace had 20 and Stephen Jackson scored eight of his 12 in the final 5:12 to lead Charlotte, which survived two final shots by Travis Outlaw in the closing seconds.
Devin Harris shook off a sprained left shoulder to lead the Nets with 19 points and eight assists.
At Philadelphia, Elton Brand had 25 points and 12 rebounds, and Thaddeus Young scored 16 points to help Philadelphia to its first victory of the season.
Sixers coach Doug Collins wasn’t around to celebrate his first win since he was hired in May. Collins left the bench at halftime because of symptoms related to vertigo. He missed two preseason games because of symptoms related to a concussion he sustained on Memorial Day, then had neurological testing and treatment for what was diagnosed as vertigo.
Darren Collison led the Pacers with 11 points. Danny Granger, averaging 27.0 points, was 2 for 14 and scored only seven.
At Houston, Chris Paul scored 25 points and Marco Belinelli added 18 as New Orleans continued its unbeaten run and Houston remained winless.
The Hornets have won all four games this season to match the best start in franchise history.
Kevin Martin and Aaron Brooks scored 18 points apiece for Houston. Yao Ming added 15 in just under 21½ minutes.
: At Salt Lake City, Deron Williams came within two rebounds of a triple-double and Utah rolled to a huge early lead en route to a victory over Toronto.
After giving up the first basket, Utah scored the next 17 points, then went on another 8-0 tear en route to a 41-22 first-quarter lead.
Williams finished with 22 points, 14 assists and eight rebounds. Al Jefferson led the Jazz with 27 points and Paul Millsap
At Phoenix, Richard Jefferson hit four fourth-quarter 3-pointers, including the go-ahead basket with 1:38 remaining, as San Antonio edged Phoenix.
Jefferson finished with 28 points, Tim Duncan had 25 and Manu Ginobili added 18 for the Spurs, who won in Phoenix for the first time since Jan. 29, 2009.
Jason Richardson scored 21 points, Hakim Warrick added 19 off the bench and Steve Nash also had 19 for the Suns.
At Los Angeles, Eric Gordon scored 27 points, rookie Eric Bledsoe added 17 points and eight assists in his second career start, and Los Angeles held Kevin Durant to a horrific shooting night in its first victory of the season.
Blake Griffin had 18 points and nine rebounds for the Clippers, who rebounded from an 0-4 start with an impressive win over the Thunder and Durant, last season’s NBA scoring champion. Durant scored 16 points but missed 10 3-point attempts while going 6 for 24 against Los Angeles.
