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NBA roundup: Kings' De'Aaron Fox scores 60 in OT loss
Anthony Edwards scored seven of his 36 points in overtime and the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves overcame De'Aaron Fox's 60-point performance to beat the Sacramento Kings 130-126 in an NBA Cup game Friday night.,Fox shot 22-for-35 from the field and 6-for-10 from 3-point range for Sacramento, which...
Warriors get points from all over lineup in beating Grizzlies
Buddy Hield had a team-high 18 points and 10 teammates scored at least eight apiece as the Golden State Warriors edged the Memphis Grizzlies 123-118 in an NBA Cup game Friday night in San Francisco.,Moses Moody chipped in 14 points, Draymond Green, Andrew Wiggins and Stephen Curry 13 each and Brandi...
Timberwolves outlast Kings, De'Aaron Fox's 60 points
Anthony Edwards scored seven of his 36 points in overtime and the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves overcame De'Aaron Fox's 60-point performance to beat the Sacramento Kings 130-126 in an NBA Cup game Friday night.,After Fox hit a 3-pointer with 1:15 left in overtime to tie the game at 126, Julius Ran...
Jalen Brunson's trey in final seconds lifts Knicks past Nets
Jalen Brunson sank the game-winning 3-pointer with 6.2 seconds left Friday night for the host New York Knicks, who squandered all of a 21-point lead before edging the Brooklyn Nets 124-122 in NBA Cup Group A action,Dennis Schroder's 3-pointer with 12 seconds remaining gave the Nets their first lead ...
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Thunder wallop short-handed Suns
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 28 points to lead the host Oklahoma City Thunder to a 99-83 win over the Phoenix Suns on Friday in an NBA Cup matchup.,Playing without Chet Holmgren, one of the league's top shot-blockers who is out with a fractured hip, the Thunder still finished with 11 blocks.,Phoen...
Pelicans take down Nuggets to end skid
Brandon Ingram scored 29 points and the host New Orleans Pelicans ended a six-game losing streak by ending the Denver Nuggets' five-game winning streak, 101-94 in a matchup of short-handed teams Friday night.,Brandon Boston Jr. added 19 points and Trey Murphy III scored 17 for the Pelicans, who play...
Alperen Sengun's triple-double helps Rockets top Clippers
Jabari Smith Jr. scored a season-high 28 points and Alperen Sengun recorded his fifth career triple-double as the Houston Rockets capped a sweep of back-to-back home games against the Los Angeles Clippers with a 125-104 victory on Friday.,The contest was the opener of the NBA Cup group stage for bot...
LeBron James notches 4th straight triple-double as Lakers edge Spurs
Anthony Davis poured in 40 points and added 12 rebounds and LeBron James scored Los Angeles' final four points and recorded his fourth straight triple-double as the visiting Lakers outlasted the San Antonio Spurs 120-115 on Friday in the West's Group B of the NBA Cup., ,The Spurs trailed by eight po...
Hot-shooting Cavs top Bulls to improve to 14-0
Donovan Mitchell poured in 37 points and Darius Garland supplied 29 as the host Cleveland Cavaliers became the sixth team in NBA history to open a season with 14 wins in a row by beating the Chicago Bulls 144-126 on Friday night.,In both teams' first NBA Cup game this season, Chicago fought valiantl...
Dyson Daniels, Hawks extend Wizards' losing streak
Dyson Daniels scored a game-high 25 points, helping lead the Atlanta Hawks to a 129-117 victory over the visiting Washington Wizards in NBA Cup pool play on Friday.,De'Andre Hunter added 22 points off the bench as the Hawks won their second straight East Group C game. Jalen Johnson tallied 18 points...
Pistons hold off Raptors' late rally for second straight NBA Cup victory
Cade Cunningham had 15 points and 10 assists and the visiting Detroit Pistons defeated the Toronto Raptors 99-95 Friday night in an NBA Cup game.,Malik Beasley added a team-high 20 points for Detroit (6-8), who have won their first two games of the in-season tournament following their 123-121 victor...
Magic use late-game run to top 76ers
Franz Wagner scored a game-high 31 points and the Orlando Magic went on a 9-0 run late in the fourth quarter to rally past the visiting Philadelphia 76ers 98-86 on Friday in NBA Cup group play. ,Wagner kicked off the pivotal run with a 3-pointer to extend Orlando's lead to 89-82 with 3:56 left in th...
Heat get hot in third quarter, pull away from Pacers
Bam Adebayo scored 30 points and Kevin Love added 15 third-quarter points as the Heat downed the Pacers 124-111 in NBA Cup action Friday night in Indianapolis.,Love scored 13 straight points early in the third quarter as the Heat opened the second half on a 28-12 run, stretching a six-point halftime...
Report: NBA considering four-team format for All-Star Game
The NBA All-Star Game could have a drastically altered look with changes being considered for the league's showcase weekend at San Francisco in February.,ESPN reported Friday that a four-team format is being considered for a mini tournament that would be conducted throughout the weekend.,Instead of ...
Nuggets' Nikola Jokic out vs. Pelicans for personal reasons
Three-time league MVP Nikola Jokic will miss the Denver Nuggets' NBA Cup game at New Orleans on Friday night due to personal reasons.,The team listed the superstar center as questionable on Thursday. The Nuggets have not played since Sunday, when Jokic delivered his fourth consecutive triple-double ...
Damian Lillard idle as Bucks streak into Charlotte
LaMelo Ball has been scoring at a rapid clip for the Charlotte Hornets, who could need another enormous output from their star guard with the Milwaukee Bucks and Giannis Antetokounmpo visiting Saturday afternoon., ,Antetokounmpo's 59-point outing in Milwaukee's 127-120 overtime victory against visit...
Teresa Weatherspoon among 6 Unrivaled coaches for debut season
Basketball Hall of Fame member Teresa Weatherspoon is one of six coaches who will lead teams this winter in Unrivaled, the upcoming 3x3 women's basketball league.,Fired in September after one season with the Chicago Sky, Weatherspoon previously worked as an assistant coach and a player development c...
Nike Cowers Behind Giannis Antetokounmpo To Take Shot at Jaylen Brown
A controversial post on social media from Nike surely came off as a shot of Jaylen Brown instead of complimentary to Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo....
John Collins, Jazz stick Mavericks with fourth straight loss
John Collins scored 28 points and made a game-winning dunk with 6.4 seconds remaining to lift the Utah Jazz to a 115-113 win over the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday night in Salt Lake City.,The Mavericks had a final chance to tie or take the lead, but Naji Marshall missed a corner 3-pointer at the buz...
High-scoring Warriors, Grizzlies clash in NBA Cup play
The Memphis Grizzlies and Golden State Warriors get their first opportunity to show off their new look to one another when the Western Conference rivals meet in an NBA Cup game Friday night in San Francisco.,The Grizzlies will be making their first NBA Cup appearance of the season, while the Warrior...