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Nickeil Alexander-Walker scored 23 points and came up with a crucial defensive play in the final seconds to help the Atlanta Hawks hold on for a 113-110 win over the visiting Charlotte Hornets on Sunday. Alexander-Walker put the Hawks ahead 111-110 with a layup at 1:42 and stripped Charlotte rookie Kon Knueppel of the ball…
Brandon Ingram and RJ Barrett scored 24 points each as the Toronto Raptors dominated the visiting Washington Wizards 140-110 on Friday for its sixth straight win. The Raptors improved to 3-0 in the NBA Cup group stage and clinched a spot in the knockout rounds, being the first team to do so. Scottie Barnes scored…
National NBA games being shown on NBC/Peacock, Amazon Prime Video, or ESPN have drawn more than 60 million viewers through the first month of the regular season, the league announced on Thursday, noting that it is the highest opening total in 15 years. That doesn’t include the 2011-12 season, which opened on Christmas Day —…
Nikola Vucevic drained a 3-pointer as time expired to cap a 27-point effort and give Chicago Bulls a 122-121 victory over the host Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday. Chicago blew a 21-point fourth-quarter lead and trailed in the final seconds as Coby White drove into the lane. He spotted the wide-open Vucevic on the wing,…
Luka Doncic scored 37 points with 10 assists and LeBron James added 11 points in 30 minutes of his season debut as the Los Angeles Lakers rallied for a 140-126 victory over the visiting Utah Jazz on Tuesday. After missing the first 14 games of the season because of sciatica on his right side, James…
Nikola Jokic scored 25 of his season-high 55 points in the first quarter and the Denver Nuggets extended its winning streak to six games with a 130-116 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday at Inglewood, Calif. Jokic added 12 rebounds with six assists while going 18 of 23 from the floor and 5…
Cade Cunningham scored a career-high 46 points as part of a triple-double, and the host Detroit Pistons rallied from a double-digit deficit in the final five minutes of regulation to pull out a 137-135 overtime win over the Washington Wizards on Monday night. Cunningham attempted 45 field goals and made 14. He was 16-for-18 from…
Jaylen Brown scored 32 points as the Boston Celtics slipped past host Philadelphia 109-108 on Friday, handing the 76ers their first loss of the season on the opening night of NBA Cup action. Anfernee Simons added 19 points for Boston, while Derrick White and Payton Pritchard each chipped in with 15 points. The Celtics have…
Victor Wembanyama posted 27 points, 18 rebounds, six assists and five blocks while leading the host San Antonio Spurs to a 107-101 victory over the Miami Heat on Thursday night. The Spurs, who have won five NBA titles, are off to a 5-0 start for the first time in franchise history. San Antonio also got…
Bam Adebayo scored 18 of his game-high 24 points in the first quarter and visiting Miami set a record for most points allowed by a Memphis Grizzlies opponent in regulation during a lopsided 146-114 victory Friday night. The Heat scored 86 first-half points — also a Grizzlies opponent record — on 57.7% shooting to lead…
