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Cooper Flagg, Kyrie Irving combine for 68 as Mavericks top RocketsKyrie Irving and Cooper Flagg combined for 68 points, and the Dallas Mavericks erased an 11-point second-half deficit to beat the visiting Houston Rockets 116-111 in an NBA Cup opener for both on Friday.,Irving posted 35 points on 12-for-19 shooting and nine assists. Flagg scored 33 points on 13-for...

Giannis Antetokounmpo's triple-double leads Heat past PacersGiannis Antetokounmpo recorded a triple-double with 31 points, 17 rebounds and 10 assists Friday night to help the Miami Heat cruise to a 145-125 victory over the visiting Indiana Pacers in the teams' NBA Cup opener.,Bam Adebayo added 27 points and nine rebounds, while Klay Thompson scored 25 points...

LaMelo Ball puts up 24 as Timberwolves race past slumping ClippersLaMelo Ball scored 24 points and dished seven assists as the Minnesota Timberwolves pulled away for a 127-101 win over the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday in Minneapolis.,Jaden McDaniels finished with 23 points, six rebounds and seven assists for Minnesota, which snapped a two-game skid. Bones Hyland...

Desmond Bane, Magic avenge lopsided loss to Raptors

Desmond Bane scored 28 points and Franz Wagner finished with 26 points and 11 assists to lead the Orlando Magic to a 121-114 bounce-back win over the host Toronto Raptors on Friday night in the teams' NBA Cup opener.,Scottie Barnes paced Toronto with a career-high 41 points on 19-of-34 shooting, fiv...

LeBron James' late effort helps 76ers push past Knicks

LeBron James converted a key putback and finished with 20 points, nine rebounds and eight assists as the Philadelphia 76ers nipped the visiting New York Knicks 98-93 on Friday in NBA Cup action.,Philadelphia played without Jaylen Brown (knee), giving Anfernee Simons (21 points on 7-of-11 shooting) a...

Celtics win 4th straight, roll past Bulls in NBA Cup opener

Payton Pritchard scored a season-high 30 points off the bench, Jayson Tatum added 26 points, seven rebounds and seven assists, and the Boston Celtics beat the visiting Chicago Bulls 125-111 on Friday in the NBA Cup Group C opener for both teams.,Paul George had 18 points, six rebounds and eight assi...

Pistons blow game open in third quarter, keep Nets winless

Reserve Ron Holland II sparked a dominant third quarter with 12 of his season-high 18 points for the Detroit Pistons, who took control en route to a 110-94 victory over the winless Brooklyn Nets on Friday in New York in an NBA Cup game.,After shooting 28.6% in his first five games, Holland made 4 of...

Anthony Davis leads new-look Wizards to win over anemic Hornets

Anthony Davis poured in 25 points and grabbed 13 rebounds as the Washington Wizards whipped the visiting Charlotte Hornets 95-79 on Friday night.,Trae Young, who feasted at the free-throw line, racked up 21 points and 2026 No. 1 overall draft pick AJ Dybantsa, making his NBA home debut, provided 17 ...