Boston ? Delonte West watched the ball bouncing off the court, confident that it would remain in the Celtics’ possession. When he saw Stephon Marbury coming off his man and toward the ball, though, West changed his plans.

Drawing the defender to him, West touch-passed the ball to Ricky Davis in the corner for the open three-pointer. It was the key basket in a 9-0 overtime run that helped Boston beat New York, 114-100, in the season opener and spoil Larry Brown’s debut as Knicks coach.

“I guess it was good recognition on my part,” West said Wednesday night. “But it was an even better shot by Ricky.”

Davis scored nine of his 27 points in overtime, and Paul Pierce had 30 points and 12 rebounds for the defending Atlantic Division champions.

Lakers 99, Nuggets 97, OT

Denver – Kobe Bryant welcomed Phil Jackson back to the Lakers in style, sinking a 23-foot jumper with 0.6 seconds left in OT to lift Los Angeles.

Pistons 108, 76ers 88

Auburn Hills, Mich. – Richard Hamilton scored 37 points to lead Detroit.

Jazz 93, Mavericks 82

Salt Lake City – Deron Williams scored 18 points in his NBA debut, and Mehmet Okur added 27 to lead Utah.

New York Knicks coach Larry Brown, center, watches the action with Matt Barnes, left, and Jamal Crawford. The Celtics defeated the Knicks, 114-100 in overtime, Wednesday night Boston.

Bulls 109, Bobcats 105, OT

Chicago – Chris Duhon had the first triple double of his career, and Chicago rallied from a 25-point deficit. Duhon finished with 18 points on 5-of-9 shooting, 12 assists and 10 rebounds.

Rockets 98, Kings 89

Houston – Jon Barry scored 24 points to lead Houston over Sacramento. Tracy McGrady had 23 points after sitting out Houston’s last two preseason games because of tendinitis in both knees.

T’wolves 90, Blazers 86

Minneapolis – Kevin Garnett had 18 points, seven rebounds and seven assists, and Richie Frahm hit his first five three-pointers to lead Minnesota.

Heat 97, Grizzlies 78

Memphis Tenn. – Antoine Walker scored 25 points and grabbed 16 rebounds, and Dwyane Wade added 23 points as Miami defeated Memphis. Kansas University product Wayne Simien made his NBA debut for Miami. He had no points and no rebounds in two minutes.

Bucks 110, Nets 96

East Rutherford, N.J. – Michael Redd scored 41 points, and Maurice Williams added 23 off the bench to lead Milwaukee past New Jersey.

Warriors 122, Hawks 97

Oakland, Calif. – Jason Richardson scored 28 points and Baron Davis added 15 points and seven assists to lead Golden State. Former Kansas University player Aaron Miles had five assists in his NBA debut.

Wizards 99, Raptors 96

Toronto – Antawn Jamison had 29 points, and Toronto held off Washington.

Cavs 109, Hornets 87

Cleveland – LeBron James made six three-pointers and scored 31 points as Cleveland beat New Orleans.

Clippers 101, Sonics 93

Seattle – Sam Cassell scored 35 points, and Los Angeles rallied past Seattle. Cassell made three three-pointers in the final five minutes.

Pacers 90, Magic 78

Orlando, Fla. – Ron Artest had 16 points, three rebounds and five assists, and Indiana Pacers defeated Orlando.

Late Tuesday game

Mavs 111, Suns 108, 2OT

Phoenix – Dirk Nowitzki scored 28 points and grabbed 15 rebounds.