Dyson Daniels has SEVEN steals in 23 minutes

• Josh Giddey had six points, a game-high nine assists and four rebounds in 25 minutes
• Chicago came from 15 down to win 132-125 in Milwaukee after a 43-point opening loss
• Giddey sat the final 3:56 as Tre Jones closed out a 14-6 finish

Dyson Daniels had seven steals – in just 23 minutes – for the third time in his NBA career as the Atlanta Hawks beat the Charlotte Hornets 128-81.

Daniels, whose career high is eight, and the Atlanta Hawks took the ball off Charlotte 25 times in a 47-point win, and Josh Giddey and the Chicago Bulls answered a 43-point opening-night loss with a road win in Milwaukee, on a day of seven games involving an Australian on Saturday, October 24 (AEDT).

Games played Friday, October 23 US time, Saturday, October 24 AEDT. All times AEDT.

Catch up on every Australian in the league at our Aussies in the NBA hub, and on Friday's results, led by Tyrese Proctor, here.

Games played Friday, October 23 US time, Saturday, October 24 AEDT. All times AEDT.

Chicago Bulls 132 Milwaukee Bucks 125 (Final)

Josh Giddey's nine assists set up Bulls' road response at Fiserv Forum on Saturday, October 24 (AEDT)

Chicago Bulls guard Josh Giddey, 24, had six points, a game-high nine assists and four rebounds in 25 minutes as the Bulls answered a 43-point opening-night loss with a 132-125 win against the Milwaukee Bucks at Fiserv Forum on Saturday, October 24 (AEDT). He shot 3-from-9 (0-from-2 from three), with one turnover, and finished minus-15.

He was listed as probable with a left wrist sprain on the NBA's morning injury report and cleared by the evening update, having told reporters after the opener in Toronto that he hurt the wrist in the pre-season.

His last assist set up Leonard Miller's layup for a 117-111 lead. He checked out for good with 3:56 left and Chicago behind 119-118, and Tre Jones closed in his place as the Bulls finished on a 14-6 run.

Milwaukee led by 15 in the first quarter before a 44-point second quarter cut it to 62-61 at half-time. Norman Powell scored 25 for Chicago, Caleb Wilson 21 and Miller 19 off the bench. Tyler Herro scored 34 for the 0-2 Bucks.

Giddey and the Chicago Bulls opened the day by answering a 43-point opening-night loss with the road win.

Next: Washington Wizards at Chicago Bulls, Sunday, October 25, 11:00am AEDT.

Atlanta Hawks 128 Charlotte Hornets 81 (Final)

Dyson Daniels' seven steals spark Hawks' rout at Spectrum Center on Saturday, October 24 (AEDT)

Atlanta Hawks guard Dyson Daniels had seven steals, 11 points, nine rebounds and four assists in 23 minutes as the Hawks beat the Charlotte Hornets 128-81 at Spectrum Center on Saturday, October 24 (AEDT). He shot 5-from-10 (0-from-1 from three), added a block, committed no turnovers and finished plus-32.

Naz Reid gave up four of the seven. Late in the second quarter Daniels picked him off twice in 24 seconds and fed Jalen Johnson for a dunk each time, taking Atlanta from 62-43 to 66-43 and forcing a Charlotte timeout. With the Hawks 68-43 up at half-time, he then had four steals in the first 3:15 of the third quarter.

Jock Landale, listed as available with a nasal fracture on the NBA injury report, had eight points, six rebounds, four assists, a steal and a block in 18 minutes off the bench. He shot 3-from-8 (1-from-4 from three), finished plus-12 and opened the fourth-quarter scoring with a 22-foot three.

Atlanta led by as many as 49 and forced 25 turnovers as Charlotte shot 11-from-51 from three. Jalen Johnson had 19 points and eight assists, and Aaron Wiggins scored 19 off the bench for the 2-0 Hawks. Reid led the 1-1 Hornets with 17 points.

Next: Houston Rockets at Atlanta Hawks, Sunday, October 25, 11:30am AEDT.

Minnesota Timberwolves 115 Orlando Magic 93 (Final)

Rocco Zikarsky does not appear as Timberwolves stay unbeaten at Kia Center on Saturday, October 24 (AEDT)

Minnesota Timberwolves two-way centre Rocco Zikarsky did not appear as the Timberwolves beat the Orlando Magic 115-93 at Kia Center on Saturday, October 24 (AEDT). He is not in the box score and was not listed on the NBA injury report.

Orlando never led. Minnesota won each of the first three quarters, was 57-45 up at half-time and led by as many as 26. Jaden McDaniels and Anthony Edwards scored 15 each, Edwards on 5-from-23 shooting, Rudy Gobert had 14 points and nine rebounds, and Ayo Dosunmu added 14 points and nine assists off the bench for the 2-0 Timberwolves. Wendell Carter Jr. scored 20 on 8-from-9 shooting for the 0-2 Magic.

Next: Toronto Raptors at Minnesota Timberwolves, Monday, October 26, 10:00am AEDT.

Dallas Mavericks 121 Indiana Pacers 105 (Final)

Kyrie Irving's five threes power Mavericks' first win at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Saturday, October 24 (AEDT)

Melbourne-born Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving scored 24 points in 25 minutes as the Dallas Mavericks beat the Indiana Pacers 121-105 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Saturday, October 24 (AEDT) for their first win of the season. Irving, who represents the United States, shot 8-from-15 (5-from-10 from three) and 3-from-3 from the line, with three assists, a steal and a block, and finished plus-8.

He had eight points in the first quarter, two of them threes from 28 and 27 feet, as Dallas led 44-27 at the first break and 77-43 at half-time. His fifth three, from 26 feet early in the fourth quarter, made it 103-82. He fouled out with 4:23 left and the Mavericks 112-99 up.

Johnny Furphy is out injured, recovering from an ACL injury, with no timeline for return.

Dallas never trailed and led by as many as 37. P.J. Washington had 20 points and 13 rebounds, Max Christie scored 16 and Cooper Flagg added 14 points, six assists and three steals. Pascal Siakam scored 23 for the 1-1 Pacers, who turned the ball over 21 times.

Next: San Antonio Spurs at Dallas Mavericks, Sunday, October 25, 11:00am AEDT.

Utah Jazz 120 New Orleans Pelicans 119 (Final)

Josh Green does not play as Jazz edge Pelicans by one at Delta Center on Saturday, October 24 (AEDT)

Utah Jazz guard Josh Green did not play as the Jazz beat the New Orleans Pelicans 120-119 at Delta Center on Saturday, October 24 (AEDT). He was listed in Utah's box score but did not get on the floor, and was not on the NBA injury report. He has not played in either of Utah's two games.

Darryn Peterson's two free throws with 50.5 seconds left put Utah ahead for good, and Zion Williamson was then called for a charge that a Pelicans challenge did not overturn. Dejounte Murray missed a 19-foot pull-up with 1.4 seconds left. Jaren Jackson Jr. had 24 points and 10 rebounds and Keyonte George 19 points and 10 assists for the 1-1 Jazz. Williamson scored 23 for the 0-2 Pelicans.

Next: Los Angeles Lakers at Utah Jazz, Monday, October 26, 8:00am AEDT.

Los Angeles Lakers 125 LA Clippers 117 (Final)

Matisse Thybulle's third-quarter burst lifts Lakers past Clippers at Crypto.com Arena on Saturday, October 24 (AEDT)

Los Angeles Lakers guard Matisse Thybulle scored 13 points on 5-from-8 shooting (3-from-6 from three) in 24 minutes as the Lakers beat the LA Clippers 125-117 at Crypto.com Arena on Saturday, October 24 (AEDT). He added two steals, two assists, a block and a rebound, committed no turnovers and finished plus-13.

Thybulle has changed his number from 26 to Byron Scott's Showtime Lakers #4.

With the game tied 64-64 at half-time, Thybulle scored eight points in the first 5:04 of the third quarter. He stole the ball from Isaiah Jackson and finished a layup to tie it at 66, hit a 23-foot three to put the Lakers ahead 71-69, then added a step-back three for 80-76 before picking off Darius Garland. Los Angeles won the quarter 39-26.

His third three, from 23 feet off an Austin Reaves assist with 7:35 left, made it 115-100. Reaves had 28 points and nine assists for the 2-0 Lakers, Walker Kessler had 22 points, eight rebounds and six blocks, and Luka Doncic scored 23 with seven assists and 11 turnovers. Garland scored 26 for the 1-1 Clippers, who turned the ball over 26 times.

Next: Los Angeles Lakers at Utah Jazz, Monday, October 26, 8:00am AEDT.

Portland Trail Blazers 128 Sacramento Kings 120 (Final)

Kings fall to Trail Blazers without Ben Simmons at Golden 1 Center on Saturday, October 24 (AEDT)

Ben Simmons is out with a torn Achilles. The Sacramento Kings lost 128-120 to the Portland Trail Blazers at Golden 1 Center on Saturday, October 24 (AEDT), with Simmons listed out (right Achilles tendon repair) on the NBA injury report.

Sacramento was 64-59 up at half-time and Portland did not lead until 9:59 of the third quarter, when it took a lead it never gave up on the way to winning the quarter 44-26. Deni Avdija had 26 points, six rebounds and six assists for the 2-0 Trail Blazers. Darius Acuff Jr. scored 33, and Domantas Sabonis had 27 points, 19 rebounds and 10 assists for the 0-2 Kings.

Next: Memphis Grizzlies at Sacramento Kings, Monday, October 26, 12:00pm AEDT.

Elsewhere

No Australian on either team. One line each, once final.

• Boston Celtics 107 New York Knicks 103 (Final) at TD Garden: Jayson Tatum scored 36 with nine rebounds and seven assists for the 1-1 Celtics. Karl-Anthony Towns had 22 points and 10 rebounds for the 0-2 Knicks.
• Toronto Raptors 112 Washington Wizards 102 (Final) at Capital One Arena: Scottie Barnes had 28 points and 14 rebounds and RJ Barrett 23 for the 2-0 Raptors, and Washington never led. Trae Young had 22 points and 12 assists for the 1-1 Wizards.
• Detroit Pistons 128 Miami Heat 111 (Final) at Kaseya Center: John Collins scored 23 for the 2-0 Pistons, who never trailed. Giannis Antetokounmpo had 36 points and 12 rebounds for the 0-2 Heat.
• Houston Rockets 114 San Antonio Spurs 110 (Final) at Moody Center: Alperen Sengun had 29 points, and Kevin Durant and Amen Thompson 20 each, for the 2-0 Rockets. Victor Wembanyama had 25 points and 13 rebounds for the 0-2 Spurs.