Shaquille O'Neal led Miami Heat to their best start to the season ever, scoring 20 points and grabbing nine rebounds in a 103-93 victory over Washington Wizards.
O'Neal joined Miami from the LA Lakers in the summer, promising to bring the Heat their first NBA title, and so far they are unbeaten at 4-0.
Dwayne Wade continued his strong start, too, with 22 points and nine assists, and Udonis Haslem chipped in with 18 points and 10 rebounds for Miami.
Minnesota missed two late chances to end Indiana's unbeaten start.
Jermaine O'Neal had 22 points and eight rebounds to hold off the Timberwolves 102-101.
Dallas Mavericks' winning streak ended in their fifth game, though, as they were toppled 94-84 by Orlando.
Grant Hill scored 17 points and had nine rebounds, and Steve Francis had 16 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists for the Magic.
Dirk Nowitzki led the Mavericks with 20 points, but made only five of 16 shots from the field and overall Dallas shot just 29% from the field.
Portland and New Jersey just missed out on recording the lowest scoring game in modern NBA history as the Nets recorded a 64-60 victory.
Alonzo Mourning scored 14 points and grabbed 12 rebounds for the home side.
The 124-point total was only five off the previous record for combined scoring futility. Boston beat Milwaukee 62-57 in 1955.
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