Lonzo Ball's debut, Trae Young's game-winner highlight Wednesday's preseason action

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Tonight, the Toronto Raptors played the final game of the 2018 NBA Canada Series against the Brooklyn Nets. If you missed that action, we had you covered with highlights, updates and more.

As for the rest of the league, we had 16 teams and eight games on tap.

The night began with John Wall proving he’s more than ready for the regular season, scoring 32 points and dishing nine assists in a win for the Washington Wizards over the Detroit Pistons. The Orlando Magic defeated the Memphis Grizzlies by a large margin and the Miami Heat set a preseason record with 140 points in a blowout win over the New Orleans Pelicans.

We saw Trae Young have his ‘welcome to the NBA’ moment with a game-winning three to defeat the San Antonio Spurs and the Chicago Bulls had three players with 20 points in a win over the Indiana Pacers.

In the late games, we saw Jake Layman light up the Phoenix Suns for 28 points, securing a win for the Portland Trail Blazers and we saw Lonzo Ball make his preseason debut in a win for the Lakers.

If you missed any of the night’s action, check out below where you can access highlights, box scores, play-by-play and more:

7:00 p.m.:  Washington Wizards at Detroit Pistons | Memphis Grizzlies at Orlando Magic

7:30 p.m.: San Antonio Spurs at Atlanta Hawks | New Orleans Pelicans at Miami Heat

8:00 p.m.: Indiana Pacers at Chicago Bulls

10:00 p.m.: Phoenix Suns at Portland Trail Blazers

10:30 p.m.: Golden State Warriors at Los Angeles Lakers

* All times are Eastern.

Washington Wizards 102, Detroit Pistons 97

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9:31 p.m. -  John Wall was just unstoppable tonight. The Wizards came away with a 102-97 lead over the Pistons. Wall had 32 points, nine assists, five boards and three steals, including a clutch pull up to seal the game. Andre Drummond was Detroit's top performer with 17 points and 19 rebounds.


8:54 p.m. -  And still... the Wizards lead 79-74 after three. John Wall now has 19 points, eight assists and five rebounds leading the Wizards. Bradley Beal is up to 15 points and Markieff Morris has chipped in 13 points, too. For the Pistons, Andre Drummond now has 17 boards and Blake Griffin has 16 points. 

8:17 p.m. -  The Wizards remain in the lead at the half, 54-45. John Wall is filling up the box score with 11 points, three assists, four boards and two steals. Jason Smith is the Wizards top scorer and rebounder with 12 and five, respectively. Andre Drummond has already notched a double-double with 11 points and 12 rebounds for Detroit.

7:39 p.m. -  The Wizards lead the Pistons 27-24 after one. Bradley Beal leads all scorers with eight points shooting 2-for-3 from deep. John Wall has six points and four assists getting multiple Wizards involved. For the Pistons, their big men are getting to work as Blake Griffin has seven points and Andre Drummond has six points and seven boards.

6:47 p.m. -  The Wizards are going with John Wall, Bradley Beal, Otto Porter, Markieff Morris and Ian Mahinmi as their starting five. Detroit is starting Reggie Jackson, Reggie Bullock, Stanley Johnson, Blake Griffin and Andre Drummond.

Orlando Magic 102, Memphis Grizzlies 86

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9:25 p.m. -  The Magic defeat the Grizzlies 102-86. Khem Birch put together a solid stat line with eight points, five rebounds and four assists for Orlando. Mike Conley was the sole bright spot for the Grizzlies, tallying a game-high 24 points.

8:55 p.m. -  Things are getting out of hand in Orlando as the Magic lead 86-62. Aaron Gordon got going in the third and now has 15 points and five rebounds. Jonathan Isaac is nearing a double-double with 15 points and eight rebounds. Mike Conley's total is up to 19 points and Marc Gasol is filling the stat sheet with 10 points, seven rebounds and five assists.

8:19 p.m. -  The Magic are up at the half, 54-41. Jonathan Isaac is getting it done for Orlando with seven points, five rebounds and a steal and Jerian Grant has added seven points off the bench as well. Mike Conley leads all scorers with 13 points for the Grizzlies at the half.

7:38 p.m. -  The Magic lead the Grizzlies 25-20 after one quarter of play. Aaron Gordon is off to a good start with six points and a pair of rebounds. Nikola Vucevic is dominating the boards with seven rebounds in the first. Mike Conley leads all scorers with seven points for Memphis.

6:00 p.m. -  The Grizzlies will start Mike Conley Jr., Wayne Selden Jr., Chandler Parsons, Jamychal Green and Marc Gasol. The Magic are starting D.J. Augustin, Evan Fournier, Aaron Gordon, Jonathan Isaac and Nikola Vucevic.

Orlando will be without Mo Bamba tonight (wrist).

Atlanta Hawks 130, San Antonio Spurs 127

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9:53 p.m. -  TRAE YOUNG! The rook buries a three from WAY downtown to win the game for the Hawks! 130-127 is your final score. Young finishes with 22 points and seven assists, Taurean Prince poured in 25 points as well. Rudy Gay lit it up for San Antonio, scoring 28 points on 10-for-15 shooting from the field.


9:19 p.m. -  The Hawks lead the Spurs 100-92 after three quarters. Trae Young now has 13 points and seven assists and Jeremy Lin has added 10 points. DeMar DeRozan is up to 13 points now and also has five assists and two boards.

9:00 p.m. -  Alex Len with the poster! On Pau Gasol, none-the-less.


8:37 p.m. -  The Spurs lead 64-62 at the half. Rudy Gay is still the high scorer with 12, but Marco Belinelli has the hot hand with 10 points in nine minutes of play. For the Hawks, it's Tyler Dorsey who has caught fire, adding eight points off the bench in just five minutes of play.

8:09 p.m. -  The Spurs lead the Hawks 36-32 after the first. Rudy Gay leads the way for the Spurs with nine points. DeMar DeRozan has seven points and three assists for the Spurs as well. Taurean Prince lit it up in the first for the Hawks, scoring 16 points in just over eight minutes of play. He is 7-for-8 from the field and 2-for-2 from deep.


7:15 p.m. -  San Antonio is starting Derrick White, DeMar DeRozan, Rudy Gay, Pau Gasol and Dante Cunningham. The Hawks are going with Trae Young, Kent Bazemore, Taurean Prince, Vince Carter and Alex Len.

Miami Heat 140, New Orleans Pelicans 128

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9:58 p.m. -  We have a historical final score! The Heat defeat the Pelicans 140-128, with 140 points being the most ever scored in a preseason game. Bam Adebayo sat the fourth quarter, finishing with the same fantastic stat line below. Josh Richardson added 25 points for the Heat as well. Frank Jackson and Troy Williams scored 13 and 14, respectively, in limited minutes for the Pelicans.

9:31 p.m. -  The Heat are up big, 115-92 over the Pelicans after three. Julius Randle is now up to 23 points with the help of 17 points and eight assists from Elfrid Payton. As for the Heat, Bam Adebayo is going off with 26 points, 12 rebounds, five steals, three assists and three blocks! He had 15 points in the third quarter.

8:43 p.m. -  The Heat are up by 14 at the half, 74-60. Josh Richardson leads all scorers with 20 points and Bam Adebayo has a double-double with 11 points and 11 rebounds. Julius Randle is still the Pelicans highest scorer with 18 points and Darius Miller has buried 4-of-5 from deep tallying 14 points. 

8:39 p.m. -  Incase you didn't know, Derrick Jones Jr. can fly.


8:11 p.m. -  The Heat lead the Pelicans 36-26 behind 16 points from Josh Richardson. He is shooting 5-for-8 from the field and has knocked down both his attempts from long range. Bam Adebayo has added seven boards and two blocks for Miami. For the Pelicans, Julius Randle and Nikola Mirotic have nine points a piece.


6:31 p.m. -  The Pelicans are starting Elfrid Payton, Ian Clark, Solomon Hill, Nikola Mirotic and Julius Randle. The Heat will start Josh Richardson, Tyler Johnson, Derrick Jones Jr., Kelly Olynyk and Bam Adebayo.

New Orleans will be without Anthony Davis, Jrue Holiday and E'Twaun Moore tonight. Miami will be without Dwyane Wade, Goran Dragic and Hassan Whiteside among others tonight.

Chicago Bulls 104, Indiana Pacers 89

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10:26 p.m. -  The Bulls defeat the Pacers 104-89. Zach LaVine's 22 points led Chicago with help from Justin Holiday's 22 points and Bobby Portis' 20 points and six rebounds. Other than Thad Young's double-double, Aaron Holiday had 15 points and three rebounds off the bench for the Pacers.

9:59 p.m. -  The Bulls lead the Pacers 93-69 after three. Justin Holiday, Zach LaVine and Bobby Portis all have surpassed the 20-point mark for Chicago. Thad Young has a double-double for Indiana with 16 points and 10 rebounds.

9:14 p.m. -  The Bulls remain in the lead, 59-41 at the half. Bobby Portis has 15 points and two steals, while Zach LaVine is up to 14 points now. Domantas Sabonis is still the top performer for Indiana with 11 points and five rebounds.

8:47 p.m. -  The Bulls are up 34-17 at the half. Justin Holiday and Zach LaVine have eight points each for Chicago. Domantas Sabonis has six points and two boards for Indiana.

8:28 p.m. -  We see you, Bobby Portis.


7:55 p.m. -  The Pacers are starting Darren Collison, Victor Oladipo, Bojan Bogdanovic, Thad Young and Myles Turner tonight. The Bulls are going with Kris Dunn, Zach LaVine, Justin Holiday, Bobby Portis and Wendell Carter Jr.

Portland Trail Blazers 116, Phoenix Suns 83

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12:20 p.m. -  It was all Blazers all night, defeating the Suns 116-83. Outside of Jake Layman's big night, Wade Baldwin IV finished with 15 points and Nik Stauskas finished with 10 points, seven rebounds and five assists. For the Suns, Josh Jackson finished with 13 points, four rebounds and a blocked shot.

11:47 p.m. -  The Blazers still lead by a big margin, 88-64 after three. Jake Layman's hot hand has continued as he's up to 28 points on the night, shooting 10-for-14 from the field and 5-for-7 from beyond the arc. DeAndre Ayton has nine points and four rebounds for the Suns.

11:12 p.m. -  The Blazers are up big in this one, leading 63-44 at the half. Other than Jake Layman, Portland has gotten some good minutes out of sophomore Zach Collins, who has nine points and four rebounds in 10 minutes off the bench.

10:35 p.m. -  Jake Layman is absolutely lighting it up. He's got 18 points through the first quarter and the Blazers lead 39-18. Josh Jackson has nine points early for the Suns.


9:14 p.m. -  The Blazers will start Seth Curry, Nik Stauskas, Al-Farouq Aminu, Jake Layman and Jusuf Nurkic. The Suns are going with Isaiah Canaan, Josh Jackson, Trevor Ariza, Ryan Anderson and DeAndre Ayton.

Los Angeles Lakers 123, Golden State Warriors 113

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1:12 p.m. - And 123-113 is your final score in Vegas as the Lakers defeat the Warriors. Lonzo Ball finishes with seven points, four rebounds, two assists and four steals in 23 minutes during his preseason debut. Kyle Kuzma scored 22 points and Brandon Ingram finished with 26 points in the win. LeBron James only played the first half but finished with 15 points, 10 rebounds and five assists for the Lakers. As for the Warriors, Steph Curry went for 23 points, Klay Thompson had 20 and Kevin Durant added 18 points. 

12:38 p.m. -  The Lakers are up 102-91 entering the fourth quarter. LeBron is done for the night and Kevin Durant has fouled out of the contest. Brandon Ingram has 26 points, doing an excellent job of getting to the free-throw line with 15 makes on 17 attempts. Lonzo Ball has seven points, three rebounds, two assists and two steals in his presesaon debut. Klay Thompson began to heat up momentarily in the third and has 20 points on the night.

11:50 p.m. -  LeBron James with the buzzer-beater! The Lakers lead 61-57 at the halfand LeBron has a double-double with 15 points, 10 rebounds and five assists. Kevin Durant and Steph Curry have 18 points a piece for Golden State.


11:20 p.m. -  That chemistry didn't take long. LeBron James finds Lonzo Ball on backcut to the rim for an alley-oop!


11:16 p.m. -  The Warriors lead 34-31 at the end of the first. Steph Curry caught fire early, scoring 14 points with a pair of three-pointers. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope had 14 for the Lakers burying a pair of three-pointers as well.

10:35 p.m. -  The Lakers will start Rajon Rondo, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Brandon Ingram, LeBron James and JaVale McGee. The Warriors will roll out Steph Curry, Klay Thompson, Kevin Durant, Jordan Bell and Damian Jones.

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Kyle Irving is an NBA content producer for The Sporting News.