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  • Garnett has 6 points, 5 boards in return (AP)

    Kevin Garnett went down. Luckily for Boston, it was only for a second. Garnett hit the floor after missing on an attempted alley-oop just over five minutes into the preseason opener against Houston on Wednesday night. To the Celtics' relief, he quickly got back up and hit two free throws. Garnett scored six points and grabbed five rebounds in the Rockets' 96-90 victory.

  • Carter scores 21 in Magic debut (AP)

    Dallas Mavericks center Erick Dampier(notes) (25) defends against a shot by Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard(notes) (12) in the second half of a preseason NBA basketball game, Monday, Oct. 5, 2009, in Dallas.

    Vince Carter scored 21 points in his Orlando debut and Brandon Bass added seven of his 13 points in the final two minutes to lift the Magic to a 110-105 victory over the Dallas Mavericks in the preseason opener for both teams on Monday night. Carter, who was acquired by the Magic in an offseason trade with the Toronto Raptors, scored 15 points in the third quarter.

  • Replacement refs make uneventful debut (AP)

    NBA replacement officials Deldre Carr, left, Tre Maddox, center, and CJ Washington, right, talk during a timeout late in the fourth quarter of a preseason NBA basketball game between the Utah Jazz and the Denver Nuggets on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009, in Salt Lake City. The replacement officials are in action due to a lockout of the usual NBA officials.

    The NBA's replacement referees were a non-issue in the preseason opener, just as the league wanted. The Utah Jazz beat the Denver Nuggets 103-87 on Thursday night in an exhibition game that featured 69 fouls and very little objection to any of them. Whether it was preseason indifference or players and coaches heeding to the league warning to be nice to the new officials, there wasn't much…