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Alperen Sengun, Rockets win physical battle against rival Spurs
Alperen Sengun pounded his way to 29 points, including 14 in the fourth quarter, as the Houston Rockets ground out a 114-110 win over the San Antonio Spurs on Friday in Austin, Texas.,The Rockets led by three at halftime and four after three quarters. San Antonio rallied to take a 104-103 lead on Dy...
Jaren Jackson Jr., Jazz eke out home-opening win over Pelicans
Jaren Jackson Jr. logged 24 points and 10 rebounds and Keyonte George added 19 points and 10 assists to rally the Utah Jazz to a 120-119 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday in Salt Lake City.,Utah rookie Darryn Peterson scored 15 points, including two go-ahead free throws with 50.5 secon...
Pistons jump out to big lead, hand Heat second straight loss
John Collins scored 23 points and grabbed seven rebounds, and Paul Reed finished with 19 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Detroit Pistons to a 128-111 victory over the host Miami Heat on Friday night.,The Pistons (2-0) led wire to wire after scoring the game's first 11 points and built a lead of a...
Mavericks beat Pacers as Cooper Flagg leaves with shoulder soreness
Kyrie Irving scored a game-high 24 points as the Dallas Mavericks defeated the Indiana Pacers 121-105 on Friday in Indianapolis, but the victory was overshadowed by a left shoulder injury to Cooper Flagg.,With 59.7 seconds left in the second quarter, Aaron Nesmith challenged Flagg's dunk attempt fro...
Jayson Tatum puts up 36 as Celtics send Knicks to second straight loss
Jayson Tatum scored a game-high 36 points, including nine late in the fourth quarter, as the Boston Celtics withstood a late comeback bid by the visiting New York Knicks to escape with a 107-103 victory on Friday.,Tatum finished with nine rebounds and seven assists for the Celtics, who have split th...
Timberwolves cruise past Magic to sweep Florida road trip
Anthony Edwards and Jaden McDaniels scored 15 points apiece, and the Minnesota Timberwolves cruised to a 115-93 win over the host Orlando Magic on Friday night.,Rudy Gobert added 14 points and nine rebounds for Minnesota, which won its second game in a row to start the season. Ayo Dosunmu finished w...
Scottie Barnes, RJ Barrett fuel Raptors past Wizards
Scottie Barnes collected 28 points and 14 rebounds and RJ Barrett added 23 and nine, respectively, lifting the visiting Toronto Raptors to a 112-102 victory over the Washington Wizards on Friday.,Barnes made 12 of 26 shots from the floor to offset eight turnovers for the Raptors, who never trailed i...
Hot-shooting Hawks set franchise mark with 47-point rout of Hornets
Jalen Johnson and reserve Aaron Wiggins each scored 19 points as visiting Atlanta blew out the Charlotte Hornets 128-81 on Friday, the biggest margin of victory in Hawks history.,The 47-point gap topped the old record of 46 points set in a 126-80 victory over the visiting Sacramento Kings on Nov 15,...
Mavericks star Cooper Flagg exits vs. Pacers after hard foul
The Dallas Mavericks announced that Cooper Flagg will not return to Friday's game against the Indiana Pacers in Indianapolis due to left shoulder soreness.,The second-year star took a hard foul late in the second quarter and did not return to the floor to start the second half.,With 59.7 seconds lef...
Cavs 'not cool' with season-opening collapse, try to turn page vs. Nets
The Cleveland Cavaliers spent the past month insisting that they were being overlooked as one of the best teams in the Eastern Conference.,It took them one game to shift the league-wide spotlight on their squad, but not in the way they hoped.,Cleveland tips off its home season on Saturday night agai...
Bulls storm back from early deficit to beat Bucks
Norman Powell scored 25 points and rookie Caleb Wilson added 21 on Friday to help the visiting Chicago Bulls earn a 132-125 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks.,Leonard Miller had 19 points, while Jalen Smith chipped in 14 points and 13 rebounds for Chicago, which rebounded after suffering a 43-point l...
Tyrese Maxey Is Already the 76ers’ MVP After Historic Comeback Win
Tyrese Maxey led Philadelphia’s historic comeback against Cleveland, delivering 32 points and shutting down James Harden as the 76ers rallied from 29 down....
Knicks signing Dalton Knecht to a 2-way contract
The New York Knicks are signing former first-round draft pick Dalton Knecht to a two-way deal.,The 25-year-old forward's agents with Excel Sports Management confirmed the move to ESPN on Friday.,The Los Angeles Lakers selected Knecht, known in college at Tennessee as a sharpshooter, with the No. 17 ...
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's record 20-point streak ends as Thunder beat Nuggets
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored just 17 points to snap an NBA-record streak, but the Oklahoma City Thunder knocked off the Denver Nuggets 96-84 at home Thursday.,Gilgeous-Alexander had scored 20 or more points in an NBA-record 141 consecutive games. He hadn't been held below 20 points in the regular...
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's record 20-point streak ends in Thunder's win over Nuggets
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored just 17 points to snap an NBA-record streak but the Oklahoma City Thunder knocked off the Denver Nuggets 96-84 at home Thursday.,Gilgeous-Alexander had scored 20 or more points in an NBA-record 141 consecutive games.,Gilgeous-Alexander hadn't been held below 20 points ...
Fresh off dominant debut, revamped Blazers face Kings
Damian Lillard said he had heard all the chatter about how he wouldn't be the same ol' Dame after the serious Achilles injury and turning 36 years old.,It took him just one game to silence that narrative.,Lillard will look to post a second straight stellar effort when the Portland Trail Blazers atte...
LeBron James grateful for Philadelphia debut, calls boos 'amazing'
PHILADELPHIA -- Thursday night proved that even at 41 years old and near the end of a legendary career, LeBron James can still experience "firsts" both career and personal.,Hours after he was introduced for his first regular-season home game as a 76er, James and his teammates put the finishing touch...
Warriors try to regroup against revamped Grizzlies
When the Grizzlies traded Ja Morant away in the offseason, they were left without a true face of the franchise.,As the team heads to San Francisco for the first game of a four-game road trip against the Golden State Warriors on Friday night, the Grizzlies will try to continue proving that they can w...
Clippers, Lakers renew rivalry with new stars leading way
The new-look "Battle of L.A." will commence Friday when the Luka Doncic-led Los Angeles Lakers square off against the Darius Garland-led Los Angeles Clippers.,The rivalry enters a new era after longtime franchise stars LeBron James and Kawhi Leonard departed in the offseason, joining the Philadelphi...
Underwhelming Jazz look to bounce back against Pelicans
Taking a step forward this season might be more complicated for the Utah Jazz than expected.,Questions already surround the Jazz entering their Friday home opener against the New Orleans Pelicans following an ugly loss in the season opener.,Utah fell 123-103 at Memphis on Wednesday night. Fueled by ...