Edwards, Jerome and Haliburton lead the NBA's early opening-night finals

Eight of Wednesday's 11 NBA openers finished before 11 p.m. ET, and the early window delivered two 45-point nights, a long-awaited return in Indiana and losses for two stars in new uniforms. The late West Coast games, including Warriors at Lakers, will be covered once they're final.

Timberwolves 131, Heat 106. Anthony Edwards scored 45 with nine 3-pointers, LaMelo Ball had 21 in his Minnesota debut, and Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 35 before fouling out of his first Heat game. Full recap.

Pacers 123, Pelicans 120. Tyrese Haliburton scored 23 with 12 assists in his first regular-season game since his Achilles injury, and Pascal Siakam scored 18 of his 30 in the fourth quarter. Full recap.

Grizzlies 123, Jazz 103. Ty Jerome scored 45 on 17-of-25 shooting with five 3-pointers, seven rebounds and six assists, per the ESPN box score. The NBA had already called his 41 a career high before he added more. Keyonte George led Utah with 22.

Hawks 132, Magic 125. Nickeil Alexander-Walker scored 31 and hit the 25-footer that put Atlanta up 128-123 with 51 seconds left, according to the Associated Press. Paolo Banchero had 35 points and 10 assists on 10-of-12 shooting in coach Sean Sweeney's Orlando debut.

Wizards 128, Bucks 116. Anthony Davis had 34 points and 12 rebounds in his Washington debut, and Trae Young added 20 points and 13 assists. Tyler Herro scored 24 in his first game for Milwaukee, which led much of the night before Washington won the fourth quarter 38-23.

Rockets 128, Mavericks 110. Kevin Durant and Jabari Smith Jr. scored 30 each and Alperen Sengun had 23 points and 10 rebounds for Houston. Cooper Flagg led Dallas with 32.

Raptors 135, Bulls 92. Kawhi Leonard scored 23 in his return to Toronto, going 11 for 11 at the line, and Scottie Barnes and Immanuel Quickley also scored 23. The Bulls turned it over 27 times.

Hornets 110, Nets 103. Naz Reid had 20 points and 11 rebounds in his Charlotte debut, and Grayson Allen scored 21 off the bench. Julius Randle scored 33 in his first game for Brooklyn.

In the WNBA Finals, the Atlanta Dream beat Golden State 97-71 to take a 2-1 series lead behind Angel Reese's 21 points and 12 rebounds. Full recap.

Up next: Minnesota visits Orlando and Detroit visits Miami on Friday. Game 4 of the WNBA Finals is Saturday in Atlanta.