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Blazers look to avoid another 8-game skid vs. Suns
The Portland Trail Blazers attempt to avoid their second eight-game losing streak of the season when they host the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday night....

Surging Thunder top slumping Grizzlies
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 30 points to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 116-97 win over the Memphis Grizzlies on Monday in Oklahoma City....

Celtics being four-game trip with matchup vs. Warriors
The Boston Celtics begin a four-game road trip through California when they take on the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday night in San Francisco in a rematch of the 2022 NBA Finals....

Trae Young, Hawks send Pistons to 24th straight loss
Trae Young scored 31 points and dished out 15 assists a the Atlanta Hawks defeated Detroit 130-124 on Monday to hand the visiting Pistons their 24th straight loss....

Donovan Mitchell lifts Cavaliers past Rockets in overtime
Donovan Mitchell scored a game-high 37 points, and Sam Merrill scored five of his career-high 19 points down the stretch in overtime to help power the Cleveland Cavaliers past the visiting Houston Rockets, 135-130, on Monday....

Raptors knock off short-handed Hornets
Pascal Siakam scored 27 points and the Toronto Raptors defeated the visiting Charlotte Hornets 114-99 on Monday night....

Anthony Edwards, Wolves overtake Heat in 4th
Anthony Edwards scored 10 of his game-high 32 points in the fourth quarter as the Minnesota Timberwolves rallied to beat the host Miami Heat 112-108 on Monday....

Bulls hold on to end 76ers' six-game win streak
Nikola Vucevic scored 23 points, Coby White added 24 points, nine assists and eight rebounds and the Chicago Bulls defeated the host Philadelphia 76ers 108-104 on Monday....

James Harden pours in 35 as Clippers top Pacers
James Harden scored a season-high 35 points and handed out nine assists to help the Los Angeles Clippers extend their winning streak to eight games with a 151-127 win over the Indiana Pacers on Monday night in Indianapolis....

Bucks-Spurs pits Giannis Antetokounmpo, Victor Wembanyama
Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks are riding a four-game winning streak as they prepare to host rookie phenom Victor Wembanyama and the struggling San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday....

Report: Hornets' Miles Bridges denied entry to Canada ahead of Raptors game
In Monday night's game against the host Toronto Raptors, the Charlotte Hornets may be without forward Miles Bridges, who has been denied entry into Canada, according to Charlotte radio host Kyle Bailey....

Anthony Edwards: Texts pushing abortion 'not me,' heat of moment
Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards attempted Monday to put some distance between himself and text messages he wrote to a woman that appear to be urging her to have an abortion....

Report: Draymond Green begins NBA-mandated counseling, out until Jan.
Warriors forward Draymond Green began league-mandated counseling and is expected to miss at least three weeks, The Athletic reported Monday....

Banged-up Cavs attempt to crack Rockets' stiff defense
The Cleveland Cavaliers will continue a four-game homestand on Monday when they face the visiting Houston Rockets, who are playing the second game of a back-to-back....

Wizards ready to continue road swing at Kings
Jordan Poole continues down the road toward his Golden State Warriors homecoming later in the week when he and the Washington Wizards make the second stop on their West Coast trip Monday night in Sacramento to face the Kings....

NBA roundup: Celtics tackle Magic, improve to 14-0 at home
Jaylen Brown heated up late to polish off a 31-point performance as the Boston Celtics continued to inch toward history with a 114-97 victory over the visiting Orlando Magic on Sunday....

Klay Thompson scores 28 to lead Warriors past Blazers
Klay Thompson scored 28 points on 11-of-16 shooting to lead the Golden State Warriors to a 118-114 victory over the host Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday night....

Suns rally from 16-point deficit, upend Wizards
The Phoenix Suns rallied from a 16-point deficit and outscored the visiting Washington Wizards 31-19 in the fourth quarter en route to a 112-118 win Sunday....

Bucks halt upstart Rockets' winning streak
Damian Lillard had 39 points and 11 assists as the Milwaukee Bucks posted their fourth straight win, beating the visiting Houston Rockets 128-119 on Sunday....

Lakers, Knicks both seek return to winning ways
The Los Angeles Lakers and New York Knicks both have seen the best version of themselves in recent days and will try to rekindle that feeling when the teams meet Monday in Los Angeles....