CLEVELAND — Delonte West scored 13 points in his delayed season debut, Mo Williams added 24 and LeBron James 14 as the Cleveland Cavaliers, back at full strength, rolled to a 90-79 win over the Charlotte Bobcats on Saturday night.
Williams scored 12 in the fourth quarter — all on 3-pointers — and James added nine assists and seven rebounds for the Cavs, now 2-2 after an 0-2 start.
West's turbulent offseason finally brought him back to the floor. After missing all eight preseason games and Cleveland's first three of the regular season to deal with personal issues, the troubled and valuable West went 5 of 7 from the field in 24 minutes.
Vladimir Radmanovic scored 12 and D.J. Augustin 11 to lead Charlotte.
Shaquille O'Neal made his first free throws of the season after 10 consecutive misses.
WIZARDS 123, NETS 104: At Washington, Gilbert Arenas scored 32 points, including a halfcourt buzzer-beater at the end of the first quarter, Andray Blatche scored a career-high 30 and the Wizards won their home opener. Arenas made 9-of-13 shots, 11-of-12 free throws and had seven assists.
76ERS 141, KNICKS 127 (OT): At New York, Andre Iguodala scored 32 points, including the go-ahead three-point play in overtime, and Philadelphia blew a 23-point lead before beating the Knicks. Lou Williams added 27 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists for the 76ers. Al Harrington responded to a demotion with a career-high 42 points, but fouled out with the Knicks leading by three in overtime. Danilo Gallinari, who replaced him in the lineup, finished with a career-best 30.
BUCKS 96, PISTONS 85: At Milwaukee, rookie Brandon Jennings scored 21 of his 24 points in the second half, Hakim Warrick came off the bench to add 21 points and the Bucks won their home opener. Ben Gordon scored 26 points for Detroit.
SPURS 113, KINGS 94: At San Antonio, Tony Parker scored 24 points and Richard Jefferson added 21 points, leading the Spurs to a victory over the winless Kings. Kevin Martin had 26 points and Spencer Hawes scored 22 for the Kings, who dropped to 0-3.
ROCKETS 111, TRAIL BLAZERS 107: At Houston, Trevor Ariza scored a career-high 33 points, Aaron Brooks added 28 points and the Rockets held on to beat the Trail Blazers at home for the fifth straight time in the regular season.
Houston had to overcome a 42-point performance by Brandon Roy. LaMarcus Aldridge scored 27 points for the Trail Blazers and Andre Miller had 15.
MAVERICKS 93, CLIPPERS 84: At Los Angeles, Dirk Nowitzki had 24 points and nine rebounds, leading the Dallas Mavericks past the winless Los Angeles Clippers. Jason Terry scored 16 points off the bench, including a 3-pointer that put the Mavericks in front to stay with 5:07 left.