Bronny James was selected 55th in the second round of the NBA Draft. [Getty Images]
Bronny James scored his first NBA basketball goal in the Los Angeles Lakers' 134-110 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Evan Mobley scored 25 points and Donovan Mitchell added 24 for the Cavaliers, who won five straight and had their best start to the season since 2016-17.
LeBron James, 39, who previously played in Cleveland twice, and his son Bronny, 20, made history last week by becoming the first father-son duo to share the court in an NBA game during the Lakers' season opener against Minnesota. He left his name behind. Timberwolves.
“It's an incredible moment to see him win his first NBA basket in this arena where he grew up not too far from here,” LeBron said.
Bronny entered the game with just over five minutes remaining against the Cavaliers and scored his first NBA points with a step-back 14-foot jumper over Tristan Thompson.
Although he missed a 3-point shot less than a minute into play, his father finished with 26 points, six rebounds and six turnovers.
Meanwhile, Pascal Siakam made a game-tying 3-pointer with 7.3 seconds left in overtime, and the Indiana Pacers defeated the Boston Celtics 135-132 in Indianapolis.
Jaylen Brown missed a 3-point shot to tie the game on the defending champions' final possession, handing them their first loss of the season.
Karl-Anthony Towns scored 44 points, the New York Knicks defeated the Miami Heat 116-107, and the Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the San Antonio Spurs 105-93.
San Antonio's Victor Wembaneyama limped off with a foot injury in the second quarter, but the reigning NBA Rookie of the Year returned and finished with a career-low six points.
The Detroit Pistons achieved their first win of the season with a 105-95 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers.
The game between the Portland Trail Blazers and the Los Angeles Clippers in California was a close one, with Anfernee Simons scoring 25 points and the visiting team winning by one point, 106-105.
In other results, the Golden State Warriors, without Stephen Curry who injured his ankle in Monday's game against the Clippers, managed to beat the New Orleans Pelicans 104-89.
Curry's replacement Brandin Podzemski nearly recorded a triple-double, and Buddy Hield scored 21 points.
Bilal Koulibaly scored a career-high 27 points as the Washington Wizards defeated the Atlanta Hawks 133-120.
In North Carolina, Tre Mann and Cody Martin combined for 52 points off the bench and the Charlotte Hornets defeated the Toronto Raptors 138-133.
Meanwhile, the Chicago Bulls came back from a 10-point halftime deficit to defeat the Orlando Magic 102-99 despite Paolo Banchero scoring 32 points.
In the end, the Brooklyn Nets defeated the Memphis Grizzlies 119-106 after Dennis Schroder scored a season-high 33 points.
