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Giannis Antetokounmpo powers for 41 as Bucks best Bulls
Giannis Antetokounmpo's 41-point, 15-rebound, nine-assist performance powered the Milwaukee Bucks to a 126-110 win over visiting the Chicago Bulls on Friday in an NBA Cup game.,Antetokounmpo scored 19 points in the fourth quarter to help keep Chicago at bay. Milwaukee led throughout the final period...
Anthony Edwards, Timberwolves start fast, blow out Jazz
Anthony Edwards scored 37 points on 12-for-21 shooting, and the Minnesota Timberwolves sprinted to a 137-97 win over the Utah Jazz in an NBA Cup matchup on Friday night in Minneapolis.,Julius Randle notched a triple-double with 19 points, 10 rebounds and 12 assists for Minnesota, which posted its mo...
Spurs end Rockets' win streak in NBA Cup opener for both
Harrison Barnes scored 24 points and Victor Wembanyama and Julian Champagnie had 22 each as the host San Antonio Spurs defeated the Houston Rockets 121-110 on Friday in an NBA Cup clash between the Lone Star State rivals.,The win gave the Spurs a 1-0 record in the West Group C pod of the league's po...
Raptors ride big fourth quarter to down Hawks
R.J. Barrett scored 17 of his 19 points in the second half to help the visiting Toronto Raptors to a 109-97 come-from-behind win over the Atlanta Hawks on Friday and extend their winning streak to four games.,Barrett, who scored 25 against the Hawks in their first meeting on Oct 22, had only two poi...
Franz Wagner, Desmond Bane spark Magic past Celtics in NBA Cup
Franz Wagner scored 27 points and Desmond Bane had 22 to fuel the host Orlando Magic to a 123-110 victory over the Boston Celtics on Friday in an NBA Cup Group B game.,Wendell Carter Jr. added 18 points as the Magic overcame Jaylen Brown's 32-point, nine-rebound performance to record their third win...
Cavaliers rout undermanned Wizards for third straight win
Donovan Mitchell scored 24 points to lead seven players in double figures and the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers cruised to a 148-114 win over the Washington Wizards on Friday in NBA Cup group play.,Darius Garland scored 20 points, and Evan Mobley (18 points and 10 rebounds) and Jarrett Allen (16 poin...
Near-healthy Suns face injury-riddled Clippers for 2nd time in 3 days
All set to run it back again for a second matchup in three nights, the Phoenix Suns are close to becoming whole again, while the Los Angeles Clippers have availability issues.,Both statuses were on display Thursday when the Suns earned a 115-102 home victory over the Clippers. Now the scene shifts t...
Warriors PG Stephen Curry (illness) out again Friday
Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry will miss Friday night's game against the Denver Nuggets due to illness.,It will be the second straight game that Curry misses. Illness also caused him to miss Wednesday's 121-116 loss to the host Sacramento Kings.,Curry initially was feeling ill on Tu...
Spurs PG De’Aaron Fox (hamstring) to make season debut Saturday
San Antonio Spurs standout point guard De'Aaron Fox will make his season debut on Saturday against the visiting New Orleans Pelicans, the team said Friday.,Fox, 27, has been recovering from an offseason right hamstring injury.,Fox was acquired from Sacramento in early February last season after his ...
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Heat, Hornets play early-season rematch in NBA Cup opener
The Miami Heat, who have played a road-heavy schedule so far, return home to face the Charlotte Hornets on Friday night in an NBA Cup matchup.,Miami is 2-0 at home but just 2-4 on the road, having just concluded a 1-3 trek out west.,However, the Heat finished the trip ranked fourth in the NBA in sco...
Jalen Green makes impressive season debut, leads Suns past Clippers
Jalen Green scored 29 points and sank six 3-pointers in his season debut as the host Phoenix Suns beat the short-handed Los Angeles Clippers 115-102 on Thursday.,Devin Booker added 24 points, Grayson Allen produced 18 points and four 3-pointers and Royce O'Neale had 17 points and five threes for the...
Warriors need all hands on deck for tough test against Nuggets
The Golden State Warriors begin their quest for the NBA Cup on Friday night while the Denver Nuggets need a win to stay alive in West Group C.,The teams will play Friday in Denver in their second meeting of the season.,The Nuggets lost their first game in the round-robin portion of the tournament, a...
Thunder storm into Sacramento for NBA Cup showdown vs. Kings
The Oklahoma City Thunder and Sacramento Kings will experience their first NBA Cup game of the year Friday night, when Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Russell Westbrook face off in California's capital.,Oklahoma City opened the year with eight straight wins before suffering a 121-119 loss at Portland on...
Bulls' hot start will be put to test by Bucks in NBA Cup game
On Friday, the Chicago Bulls tip off a stretch playing six of seven on the road when they face the Bucks in Milwaukee for NBA Cup competition.,Friday's contest is Milwaukee's introduction to the 2025 NBA Cup, while Eastern Conference Group C counterpart Chicago opened with a 135-125 win over the New...
Anthony Edwards, Timberwolves set out to lock down Jazz
Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards is feeling healthy and optimistic heading into Friday's home game against the Utah Jazz.,The matchup will be Edwards' second game since returning from a strained right hamstring. He scored 15 points against the New York Knicks in his first game back, and ...
Skidding Grizzlies, Mavericks square off in NBA Cup action
There's trouble brewing in the first few weeks of the NBA season for the Memphis Grizzlies.,The Grizzlies, who play host to the Dallas Mavericks on Friday night in an NBA Cup game, have lost four straight and their top two players -- All-Stars Ja Morant and Jaren Jackson Jr. -- are struggling in new...
Spurs seek rebound as red-hot Rockets visit for NBA Cup
The San Antonio Spurs will look to get back on the winning track when they return home to square off with the surging Houston Rockets on Friday in an NBA Cup clash between the Lone Star State rivals.,It will be the first of four games for both teams in the league's in-season tournament, with the riv...
Pistons want to keep hot start going vs. Nets
On their way to the postseason and a fierce battle with the New York Knicks, the Detroit Pistons started slowly last year.,This time around, the Pistons are handling raised expectations well. They are off to their best eight-game start in nearly two decades and on a four-game winning streak heading ...
Surging Raptors open trip with NBA Cup clash at Hawks
The hot Toronto Raptors will take a three-game winning streak into Atlanta on Friday when they begin a five-game road trip against the Hawks.,The Raptors beat the Hawks 138-118 in the season opener and immediately dropped their next four. Since then, they've won three in a row, including Tuesday's 1...