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Domantas Sabonis' double-double carries Kings past Mavericks
Domantas Sabonis put up a double-double, De'Aaron Fox won his scoring duel over Kyrie Irving and the visiting Sacramento Kings won their sixth straight game Sunday night, 129-113 over the Dallas Mavericks....

Cavaliers spread the points around in defeating Nuggets
Darius Garland scored 26 points, one of six Cleveland players in double figures, and the Cavaliers beat the visiting Denver Nuggets 121-109 on Sunday night....

Wolves-Knicks matchup features pair of hot teams
The Minnesota Timberwolves will return from a successful five-game road trip to host the New York Knicks on Monday night in Minneapolis....

James Harden, Clippers try to keep clicking at sliding Spurs
The Los Angeles Clippers hope they've finally found a winning formula and look to employ it when they battle the struggling San Antonio Spurs on Monday in the first of two games between the teams in three nights in the Alamo City....

Magic lead wire-to-wire in decisive win over Pacers
The Orlando Magic capped a four-game road swing with their third straight win, leading wire-to-wire with a dominant first half en route to a 128-116 defeat of the Indiana Pacers on Sunday in Indianapolis....

Can Bulls make it two straight vs. Heat?
A fourth-quarter rally helped the Chicago Bulls stop the Miami Heat's seven-game winning streak on Saturday....

Bucks on a roll, head east to meet struggling Wizards
Two Eastern Conference foes will get familiar with each other quickly as the Milwaukee Bucks travel Monday to take on the Washington Wizards, a team they'll play twice in a stretch of five days....

Raptors blow out Pistons to hand Detroit 11th straight loss
Pascal Siakam scored 23 points and the Toronto Raptors defeated the visiting Detroit Pistons 142-113 on Sunday afternoon....

Joel Embiid's 32 points help Sixers destroy Nets
Joel Embiid poured in 32 points and came one assist shy of a triple-double as the Philadelphia 76ers cruised to a 121-99 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday afternoon in New York....

Oklahoma City showed Golden State what Basketball Darwinism looks like
Victor Wembanyama has dominated so much of the rookie phenom discourse that Chet Holmgren’s gotten lost in the trees. Holmgren is finally emerging from the forest though. Scoring a commanding 36 points and hitting the game-tying three in an overtime win over the Golden State Warriors will open some ...

Thunder, led by dynamic duo, seek another win over Blazers
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Chet Holmgren have the potential to develop into one of the NBA's top tandems....

Without Marcus Smart, Grizzlies brace for surging Celtics
The Boston Celtics will look to extend their winning streak to a season-high six games on Sunday night when they visit the Memphis Grizzlies....

Kings-Mavericks boasts stellar point guard matchup
The Sacramento Kings get an opportunity to take advantage of a travel-weary Dallas Mavericks squad when two of the top teams in the Western Conference duel for the first time this season on Sunday night in Texas....

NBA roundup: Thunder sink Warriors again, this time in OT
Chet Holmgren hit a game-tying 3-pointer in regulation and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 10 of his 40 points in overtime as the Oklahoma City Thunder swept two games from the Golden State Warriors with a 130-123 victory on Saturday night in San Francisco....

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander stars in OT as Thunder sweep Warriors
Chet Holmgren hit a tying 3-pointer in regulation and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 10 points of his 40 points in overtime as the Oklahoma City Thunder swept two games from the Golden State Warriors with a 130-123 victory Saturday night in San Francisco....

Giannis Antetokounmpo pours in 40 to carry Bucks past Mavericks
Giannis Antetokounmpo scored a game-high 40 points on 18-for-26 shooting from the field to help rally the Milwaukee Bucks to a 132-125 win over the visiting Dallas Mavericks on Saturday....

Bulls' dramatic rally ends Heat's seven-game win streak
DeMar DeRozan hit the go-ahead jumper with 21.9 seconds left and scored 12 of his 23 points in the fourth quarter as the host Chicago Bulls rallied from a 21-point deficit to earn a 102-97 victory over the Miami Heat on Saturday night....

Lakers look to build on momentum against surprising Rockets
The host Los Angeles Lakers and Houston Rockets will meet on Sunday for an early-season meeting in which both of them look to show that they can be serious threats in the Western Conference....

Grizzlies storm back to beat Spurs on late 18-0 run
Jaren Jackson Jr. scored 27 points and the visiting Memphis Grizzlies turned the game around with an 18-0 run in the fourth quarter, roaring from behind to beat the hapless San Antonio Spurs 120-108 on Saturday....

Timberwolves come back to finish off Pelicans with seconds left
Karl-Anthony Towns scored 29 points, including a game-winning field goal with five seconds left, and the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves overcame a 14-point fourth-quarter deficit to beat the New Orleans Pelicans 121-120 on Saturday night....