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The Heat earned a crushing 146 to 114 victory over the Grizzlies in their first NBA match since guard Terry Rozier was arrested for suspected unlawful gambling.

Trail Blazers head coach Billups was additionally detained as part of a extensive federal probe into illegal gambling. Both men deny the allegations.

However, the Heat were focused as they put up 86 opening half scores to be ahead of the Grizzlies by 39 at halftime, the largest half-time advantage in the team's 37-year history.

Bam Adebayo top-scored with twenty-four scores and afterwards stated Terry had the team's full backing.

"We stand behind him. Complete backing," Bam said. "You support him through and through. He's like family ultimately."

Miami head coach Spoelstra added: "Rozier is a person who is important to everyone. He's had a real positive impact on our locker room.

"We send our thoughts and our care for him as he faces this."

The Trail Blazers additionally won their first game after the arrests, with Brazilian Splitter stepping in as interim coach in Billups' non-attendance and leading the squad to a convincing 139-119 victory over the Golden State Warriors.

"Everyone experienced great experiences with Billups and his coaching style," Splitter said. "Our thoughts are with him and his loved ones but we have a job to do."

NBA Commissioner Silver 'Upset' by Recent Events

Addressing the arrests for the first time, NBA commissioner Silver stated he was "deeply disturbed" by the incidents of the recent days.

"There's nothing more important to the league and supporters than the integrity of the competition," he told Amazon Prime. "Therefore I felt uneasy. It was disturbing."

Silver also said an NBA investigation into Rozier's conduct in March 2023, when there was "unusual wagering" in a match he played for the Charlotte Hornets against the Pelicans, discovered no wrongdoing.

"We were informed by the authorities and the betting companies," he added.

"We investigated that situation and were open about it. And while there was the unusual wagering, we, frankly, found no evidence.

"The federal government has legal authority... [it] can threaten to put people in jail, can do all kinds of things that the NBA is unable to.

"Therefore, we've been cooperating from that point. Naturally, what they revealed recently was an charge.

"Moreover 30 months after, he still hasn't been convicted of any offense, in fairness to Rozier.

"Obviously, it appears unfavorable, but he's been put on administrative leave, and so it is a compromise here between protecting people's rights and conducting an inquiry."

Additional NBA Results

In other games, Lakers player Luka Doncic scored over forty scores for the second game straight to start the season.

After racking up 43 points in a season-opening defeat to the Warriors, the European star put up forty-nine scores - along with 11 rebounds and 8 passes - as the Los Angeles beat the Timberwolves 128 to 110.

From Greece forward Giannis Antetokounmpo also had a strong performance with 31 scores, twenty rebounds and seven passes in the Milwaukee Bucks' 122-116 win over the Toronto Raptors.

Houston Rockets were defeated 115 to 111 by the Detroit Pistons even with thirty-seven scores from Durant, while Wembanyama had twenty-nine points, eleven boards and nine blocks in the Spurs' overtime win against the New Orleans.