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New-look Heat face Hawks still in search of first victory
After opening the season with so much promise, the Miami Heat will look to end a four-game losing skid when they visit the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday.,While there figured to be an adjustment period with the addition of Giannis Antetokounmpo, nobody could have expected this. A week after the two-time...
Raptors F Kawhi Leonard (knee) out at least a week
Toronto Raptors forward Kawhi Leonard will be sidelined at least one week with swelling in his left knee, the team announced Tuesday.,The seven-time All-Star was scratched about an hour before Toronto's 117-94 road loss Sunday to the Minnesota Timberwolves.,The team said that medical imaging reveale...
Jayson Tatum's availability for Celtics in question vs. winless Nets
The winless Brooklyn Nets may catch a break when they visit the Boston Celtics on Tuesday night., ,Although Boston breezed to a 134-99 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Monday, the Celtics' Jayson Tatum left the game for good with 6:53 to play. It's unclear if Tatum, who missed most of the 2025-26 s...
NBA roundup: Cavs rally from 15 down, hand Wolves first loss in OT
Donovan Mitchell hit a tiebreaking midrange jumper with 48 seconds left in overtime as the host Cleveland Cavaliers rallied from a 15-point deficit to defeat the previously unbeaten Minnesota Timberwolves 127-125 on Monday night.,Timberwolves superstar Anthony Edwards missed a wide-open 3-pointer wi...
Stephen Curry's perfect shooting night lifts Warriors over Nuggets
Steph Curry hit all eight of his field-goal attempts and scored 17 of his 24 points in the third quarter, leading the visiting Golden State Warriors over the Denver Nuggets 134-114 on Monday night for their first win of the season.,Curry made a trio of 3-pointers and all five of his free-throw attem...
Ty Jerome’s late free throws carry Grizzlies past Jazz
Ty Jerome scored eight of his 15 points in the final six minutes -- including two clutch free throws with 11.6 seconds remaining -- to lead the Memphis Grizzlies to a 110-105 victory Monday over the Utah Jazz. The Grizzlies won their fourth straight game to open the season for only the second time i...
Alperen Sengun nets 29 as Rockets remain perfect with win over Hawks
Alperen Sengun scored a game-high 29 points, Jabari Smith Jr. added a double-double, and the Houston Rockets remained unbeaten by beating the visiting Atlanta Hawks 120-110 on Monday.,Sengun added nine rebounds and nine assists to pace a balanced attack. He was instrumental during a 14-2 run that he...
Tyler Herro helps Bucks get first win of season versus Pacers
Tyler Herro compiled 23 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists as the Milwaukee Bucks notched the first win of the Taylor Jenkins era, defeating the visiting Indiana Pacers 110-102 on Monday.,Ryan Rollins added 19, Kyle Kuzma had 17 and Kel'el Ware paired 16 points with 14 rebounds as Milwaukee avoid...
Thunder overcome big injuries to beat Suns for fourth straight win
Ajay Mitchell scored 30 to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 125-114 home win over the Phoenix Suns a day after the Thunder lost a pair of starters to long-term injuries.,Oklahoma City was playing its first game since Jalen Williams suffered a fractured fibula and a dislocated left ankle in the cl...
Valkyries use stifling defense to move within 1 win of WNBA title
Kiah Stokes added three 3-pointers to a dominant defensive effort, Gabby Williams triggered a fourth-quarter run with a three-point play and the Golden State Valkyries grabbed a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven WNBA Finals with a 64-55 victory over the Atlanta Dream on Monday in San Francisco.,The 2025...
Cooper Flagg returns to put up 29 as Mavericks keep Heat winless
Reigning Rookie of the Year Cooper Flagg returned from a one-game absence to score 29 points and dish 11 assists as the visiting Dallas Mavericks defeated the Miami Heat 113-109 on Monday night.,Giannis Antetokounmpo posted his first triple-double for the Heat -- 29 points, 15 rebounds and 11 assist...
Cavaliers erase 15-point deficit, hand Timberwolves first loss in OT
Donovan Mitchell hit a go-ahead midrange jumper with 1:02 remaining in overtime as the host Cleveland Cavaliers rallied from a 15-point deficit to defeat the previously unbeaten Minnesota Timberwolves 127-125 on Monday night.,Timberwolves superstar Anthony Edwards missed a wide-open 3-pointer with 3...
Payton Pritchard ignites Celtics offense in win over Bulls
Payton Pritchard came off the bench to score a game-high 28 points to lead the Boston Celtics to a 134-99 victory over the visiting Chicago Bulls on Monday night.,Pritchard made 7-of-10 shots from behind the 3-point arc.,Jayson Tatum added 23 points, seven rebounds and six assists for Boston, which ...
Brandon Miller scores career-high 39 as Hornets beat Wizards
Brandon Miller scored a career-high 39 points and the Charlotte Hornets held off the visiting Washington Wizards for Monday night's 110-103 victory for their first back-to-back wins of the young season.,Miller made 15 of 28 shots from the field, including five 3-pointers.,Naz Reid added 18 points an...
Luka Doncic, unbeaten Lakers host improved Trail Blazers
Luka Doncic has wasted little time establishing himself as the undisputed leader of the Los Angeles Lakers after LeBron James' offseason departure.,Doncic is fresh off his 10th career regular-season 50-point outing as the undefeated Lakers prepare to host the improved Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesd...
Thunder's Jalen Williams, Cason Wallace both headed for surgery
The Oklahoma City Thunder will be down two starters for the foreseeable future as both Jalen Williams and Cason Wallace are headed for surgery, general manager Sam Presti said Monday.,The Thunder revealed Williams suffered both a fractured fibula and a dislocated ankle, while Wallace has a torn labr...
Spurs embrace goal of progress as they host winless Kings
Every season is a new one and each game is an opportunity to learn and improve, even for a San Antonio team that returned its top 10 players from its run to the NBA Finals last year.,The Spurs host the winless Sacramento Kings on Tuesday, three nights after earning -- but not celebrating -- their in...
Winless Knicks face early-season test in red-hot Pistons
It took the New York Knicks five days this season to lose as many games as they did during their historic playoff run last spring.,The Knicks will look to halt their season-opening skid Tuesday night when they host the Detroit Pistons in a battle of Eastern Conference powers.,Both teams were off Mon...
Magic PG Jalen Suggs (bruised knee) out at least 2 weeks
Orlando Magic point guard Jalen Suggs will sit out at least two weeks after sustaining a mild bone bruise in his right knee during Orlando's victory over the New York Knicks on Sunday.,There was no structural damage to the knee, according to the team. Suggs will be re-evaluated in two weeks.,Suggs w...
State Farm Arena to host WNBA Game 6 matinee Thursday
Game 6 of the WNBA Finals will take place at Atlanta's State Farm Arena on Thursday at 12:30 p.m. ET, ESPN reported Monday.,The matinee allows the NBA's Atlanta Hawks to play their scheduled game against the Cleveland Cavaliers that night, starting at 8 p.m. ET.,Without an agreement to play at the H...