Friday is the first night of the season where almost every team has a result to answer for. Twelve games, starting with a 4:00 PM ET tip in Milwaukee and ending with three on the West Coast, and two on Prime Video that pair teams coming off very different openers. The Knicks and Celtics both lost their first game and meet in Boston. Houston, which just beat Dallas by 18, visits a San Antonio team that dropped its opener at home. And Giannis Antetokounmpo gets a second look at a home crowd after a 25-point loss, this time against a Detroit team that won its first game. Those three get the full write-up and a free card; the other nine are in Tome Intel. All times are Eastern.

New York Knicks @ Boston Celtics | 7:00 PM ET | Prime Video

Both of these teams spent Tuesday learning something. The Knicks raised their first banner in 53 years and then lost 106-100 to Philadelphia, with Jalen Brunson scoring 21 and Karl-Anthony Towns adding 19 points and 12 rebounds. Andre Drummond grabbed 14 rebounds off the bench, which is the kind of size Mike Brown added him for, but New York's offense never found the rhythm that carried it through June. The good news for the Knicks is the injury report: only three two-way players are listed.

Boston's loss looked different. Paul George, the question mark of the Jaylen Brown trade, scored 38 with five steals in Detroit, and Jayson Tatum handed out 11 assists in his full return, but the Celtics gave up 121 to a Pistons team that pushed them around inside, with Jalen Duren scoring 22. Devin Carter is the only name on their report.

Both teams have had two days off since, and the market has this one almost exactly where it opened. The matchup is Boston's three-point volume against a Knicks defense that held Philadelphia to 106, and whether New York's size, Towns and Drummond, can do to Boston what Duren just did.

New York wins if Brunson gets back to his usual rhythm, Towns and Drummond win the glass the way Detroit did on Tuesday, and the Knicks make Boston's shooters work for every look.

Boston wins if George keeps doing what he did in Detroit, Tatum's passing finds open shooters, and the Celtics' defense holds up better on the interior.

Lean Boston -2.5 (Toss-up), and lean the over 224.5 (Toss-up).

Detroit Pistons @ Miami Heat | 8:00 PM ET | NBA League Pass

Giannis Antetokounmpo's first night in Miami was a reminder that one player can't cover everything. He scored 35 on 13-of-19 shooting and Davion Mitchell handed out 11 assists, but the Heat lost 131-106 to a Minnesota team that shot them out of the building behind 45 points from Anthony Edwards. Bam Adebayo had 15 and seven rebounds. The Heat's three ankle and calf questions from opening week, Vladislav Goldin, Myron Gardner and Dru Smith, are all listed as available.

Detroit already has a statement win. The Pistons, last season's top seed in the East, beat Boston 121-113 on Tuesday, with Jalen Duren scoring 22 with nine rebounds and Cade Cunningham handing out eight assists. They've had two days off since, one more than Miami, and the only regular on their report is Taurean Prince, probable for personal reasons.

The matchup is Duren against Giannis and Adebayo, two players who do their best work in the paint and a center who just dominated Boston's new frontcourt. Miami's defense gave up 131 on Wednesday; whether it can stay in front of Cunningham is the first test of how fast this new group learns.

Detroit wins if Cunningham controls the pace, Duren holds his own against two bigs, and the Pistons' defense makes Giannis work for his points.

Miami wins if Giannis gets help from a second scorer, the Heat defend far better than they did Wednesday, and Adebayo wins the matchup with Duren.

Lean Miami +1.5 (Toss-up), and lean the under 237.5 (Lean).

Houston Rockets @ San Antonio Spurs | 9:30 PM ET | Prime Video

Houston's opener went about as well as it could have. Kevin Durant scored 30 on 10-of-16 shooting, Jabari Smith Jr. matched him, Alperen Şengün added 23 points and 10 rebounds, and Fred VanVleet had 11 assists in his first game back from a torn ACL. Cooper Flagg's 32 for Dallas wasn't enough. Steven Adams (calf) and Reed Sheppard (knee) are questionable after one day off.

San Antonio's opener went the other way. The Spurs lost 116-104 at home to Oklahoma City, with Stephon Castle scoring 24 and Victor Wembanyama grabbing 13 rebounds, but Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's 32 was too much. Now the status that matters is De'Aaron Fox, questionable with a right wrist sprain, along with Keldon Johnson (mouth laceration). Tobias Harris and Jayden Quaintance remain out.

This is the Texas matchup that decides how far Houston's size can take it. Şengün and Adams against Wembanyama is the most interesting frontcourt battle of the night, and if Fox sits, the Spurs' young backcourt has to carry the offense against one of the deepest defenses in the West. The line has come back a point toward Houston since it opened.

Houston wins if Durant and Smith keep shooting like Wednesday, Şengün and Adams make Wembanyama work on both ends, and VanVleet keeps the turnovers down.

San Antonio wins if Fox is cleared, Wembanyama controls the paint the way he did in May, and Castle and Dylan Harper make Houston's guards defend for 48 minutes.

Lean Houston +5.5 (Strong), and lean the over 227.5 (Toss-up).

Watch whether New York's size bothers Boston the way Detroit's did, how much help Giannis gets in his second game, and whether Fox's wrist lets him go in San Antonio. In Tome Intel, Toronto tries to follow a 43-point win and both Los Angeles teams try to follow 20-point wins. That's 12 cards on the side and 12 on the total, three free and nine in Tome Intel. We'll have the recap Saturday with every card graded.