James Harden off to a thunderous start with Houston James Harden had 37 points and 12 assists in a stirring debut for Houston, and Carlos Delfino made four three-pointers in the fourth quarter to lift the visiting Rockets to a 105-96 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday night. Detroit led 83-72 early in the fourth, but Harden and Delfino brought the Rockets back. Houston acquired Harden on Saturday night in a trade with Oklahoma City and agreed Wednesday on a five-year, $80-million contract extension. The reigning sixth man of the year certainly looked worth it in the season opener. Harden fell just short of his career high of 40 points, and his 12 assists were a career best. Brandon Knight led Detroit with 15 points. Jeremy Lin, Houston's other big acquisition, had 12 points and eight assists. at Philadelphia 84, Denver 75: Andrew Bynum didn't play because of a bone bruise in his right knee, but Spencer Hawes had 16 points and 12 rebounds and had the 76ers' crowd chanting "Spen-cer Hawes!" in the fourth quarter after he turned back the Nuggets with a string of big baskets and blocked shots. Jrue Holiday had 14 points and 11 assists for Philadelphia. San Antonio 99, at New Orleans 95: Tim Duncan scored 24 points, Tony Parker made a big three-pointer and the Spurs spoiled the NBA debut of top draft pick Anthony Davis, who had 21 points and seven rebounds. After Davis made two free throws with 1:08 remaining to give New Orleans its final lead at 95-94, the Spurs closed strong, as Parker connected from beyond the arc with 49.6 seconds left, finishing with 23 points, and Duncan made two free throws. at Chicago 93, Sacramento 87: Joakim Noah scored 23 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, and the Bulls got off to a good start without Derrick Rose. Richard Hamilton had 19 points, while Carlos Boozer chipped in with 18 points and eight rebounds. Indiana 90, at Toronto 88: George Hill scored the go-ahead basket with two seconds left, completing the Pacers' rally for a season-opening win. David West scored 14 of his 25 points in the fourth quarter, and Paul George had 14 points and 15 rebounds for the Pacers, who trailed 84-74 with just under six minutes left. at Utah 113, Dallas 94: Mo Williams and Marvin Williams each scored 21 points, and the Jazz used a 37-13 third quarter to pull away from the Mavericks. Golden State 87, at Phoenix 85: Carl Landry scored 14 of his 17 points in the fourth quarter for the Warriors. Stephen Curry, who earlier agreed to a four-year, $44-million extension with Golden State, missed his first 10 shots and wound up two for 14 with five points.