Denver head coach Mike Malone decided the Nuggets would not focus their entire defense on stopping New Orleans' Anthony Davis, and it paid off — barely. Jusuf Nurkic scored 23 points, Will Barton added 22, and visiting Denver survived a dominant performance by Davis to defeat the Pelicans 107-102 in both teams' season opener Wednesday night. James Harden had 34 points, a career-high 17 assists and eight rebounds for Houston, which lost in former Lakers head coach Mike D'Antoni's debut on the Rockets' bench. DeMarcus Cousins scored 24 points, Rudy Gay added 22, and visiting Sacramento gave head coach Dave Joerger a victory in his debut with the team. Myles Turner scored 30 points, tied his career high with 16 rebounds and made a three-pointer with 1:18 left in overtime to start an 8-0 run for host Indiana. Former Warriors forward Harrison Barnes hit a three-pointer for Dallas with 2.3 seconds left in regulation to force overtime. Bojan Bogdanovic scored 21 for the Nets in head coach Kenny Atkinson's debut, including a three-pointer to make it 120-117 with 47 seconds left after the Nets erased most of a 23-point deficit. Miami center Hassan White had 18 points, 14 rebounds and...