— Pistons 121, Celtics 113
Boston led 58-45 at halftime.
Javonte Green scored 19 points; he didn’t play in first half.
Pistons were +21 in the 18:00 that Green played.
— 76ers 106, Knicks 100
New York led 58-54 at half, after they raised their championship banner.
76ers outscored the Knicks 29-18 in third quarter.
Lebron James had 14 points, 9 rebounds, 7 assists in his Sixers’ debut.
Tyrese Maxey led the 76ers with 28 points.
— Thunder 116, Spurs 104
Oklahoma City made 7 of first 8 3-point shots, led 65-44 at half.
Gilgeous-Alexander scored 32 points.
Jared McCain scored 20 points in 22:00; Thunder was +20 with him on court.
Wembanyama was 1-13 from floor, scored 12 points.
— Middle Tennessee 26, Florida International 23
Blue Raiders ran ball 39 times for 248 times.
MTSU led 13-8 at halftime.
Total yardage: MTSU 448, FIU 347
— Delaware 61, Missouri State 38
Missouri State led this game 28-24 at halftime.
Delaware in 2nd half: 6 drives: 34 plays, 179 yards, 5 TDs and a FG
Blue Hens ran ball 42 times for 232 yards.
— Marshall 20, South Alabama 13
Game was tied 6-6 at halftime.
Marshall drove 75 yards, scored game-winning TD with 1:49 left.
Marshall’s win snaps their two-game losing streak.
— QB Andy Dalton signed on with the Atlanta Falcons; the 38-year old Dalton started this season as a backup with the Eagles, who probably regret cutting him now.
Dalton is 84-87-2 as an NFL starter; he’s only started six games since 2023.
— Famous birthdays, October 21st:
Bill Russell, 78 (Dodgers’ SS)
Johnny Davis, 71
John Flaherty, 59
Joey Harrington, 48
Gabe Gross, 47
Zack Greinke, 43
Ricky Rubio, 36
Davis Mills, 28
— This year’s World Series will be first one since 1980 (Phillies-Royals) when neither team has won a World Series title.
— Cleveland Browns are 4-2, but they haven’t started games well. Their first drive of a game:
25 plays, 76 yards, no points (5 punts/INT)
Browns have given up four TD’s and a FG on their opponents’ first drives.
— Last three games, Dallas opponents’ first three drives:
37 plays, 248 yards, 21 points.
— Denver Broncos on first drive of a half:
12 drives: 51 plays, 142 yards, 3 points.
— In six games, Ravens’ opponents have kicked five FG’s on the first drive of the second half.
— In six games, Green Bay opponents have four punts, two turnovers on first drive of the game.
— Last five games, Chargers first drive of second half: 54 plays, 357 yards, 3 TD’s, 2 FG’s.
