Saturday's early NBA window: Hornets bounce back, Cavaliers hold on and the Heat fall to 0-3

Five of Saturday's NBA games went final by 11 p.m. ET, and three of them were decided in the last few minutes.

Hornets 115, Heat 110

Charlotte answered Friday's 128-81 home loss to Atlanta by beating winless Miami. Brandon Miller scored 34 points on 10-for-29 shooting, Dennis Schroder had 25, Naz Reid 23 and Grayson Allen 20. The Hornets built a 92-70 lead in the third quarter with a 24-7 run, and Miami tied it at 100, 102 and 104 with Giannis Antetokounmpo in foul trouble, according to the Associated Press. Allen's four-point play after the last tie, with 3:46 to go, put Charlotte ahead for good. Antetokounmpo scored 14 and fouled out with 1:57 left. Davion Mitchell led the Heat with 22 points and 10 assists.

Cavaliers 125, Nets 121

Cleveland won its home opener two days after blowing a 29-point lead in Philadelphia. Donovan Mitchell scored 22, Jarrett Allen had 21 on 7-for-8 shooting and Evan Mobley added 20 points and 10 rebounds. The Cavaliers led by 17 with four minutes left before Brooklyn went on a 22-7 run, and Michael Porter Jr.'s fourth 3-pointer cut it to 123-121 with 8.1 seconds left, the AP reported. Sam Merrill sealed it at the line. Porter finished with 28 for Brooklyn, Julius Randle had 23 and Egor Demin scored 15 of his 22 in the fourth quarter.

Wizards 124, Bulls 120

Trae Young had 25 points and nine assists as Washington won without AJ Dybantsa, the No. 1 pick, who is day to day with a sprained left ankle, per the AP. Kyshawn George scored 22 and Anthony Davis 19. The Wizards outscored Chicago 40-20 in the third quarter. Caleb Wilson had 30 points and 14 rebounds in the loss.

The other two finals

Joel Embiid had a triple-double with LeBron James resting, and Philadelphia beat Milwaukee 127-116 to move to 3-0. Our 76ers-Bucks recap has the details.

San Antonio got its first win, 122-106 at Dallas, behind Victor Wembanyama and Dylan Harper while the Mavericks played without Cooper Flagg and Kyrie Irving. Read the Spurs-Mavericks recap.

Houston-Atlanta, Denver-New Orleans and Phoenix-Golden State were still in progress at deadline.

Next up: Charlotte hosts Washington and Cleveland hosts Minnesota on Monday, and Brooklyn hosts Indiana on Sunday.