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Giannis Antetokounmpo's triple-double leads Heat past Pacers
Giannis 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 Clippers
LaMelo 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 ...

Thunder's Chet Holmgren (knee) out 8-10 weeks
Oklahoma City Thunder forward Chet Holmgren, who missed the past two games due to a sore right knee, will be sidelined the next eight to 10 weeks because of a small patellar tendon tear, the team announced Friday.,Holmgren underwent what the Thunder described as a successful "biological treatment" t...

Unselfish Pelicans refreshed for visit from Hawks
Fresh off their first victory of the season, the New Orleans Pelicans hope improved ball movement carries over when they host the Atlanta Hawks on Saturday.,New Orleans shook off the baggage of opening the season with four losses by hammering Sacramento 132-120 on Thursday. Part of the Pelicans' lin...

Report: Depleted Thunder to sign G Ochai Agbaji
With long-term injuries to both Jalen Wiliams and Cason Wallace, the Oklahoma City Thunder signed guard Ochai Agbaji, ESPN reported Friday.,Agbaji was waived by the New York Knicks just before the season started. The Kansas product has played with three teams since he was the No. 14 overall selectio...

About-face as Heat unveil new, improved Dwyane Wade statue
Seven years after he last played in an NBA game, Dwyane Wade has that old look back again.,The Miami Heat revealed enhancements to its Wade statue outside of its home arena that had been widely ridiculed since it was unveiled in October 2024 for looking nothing like the 13-time All-Star.,The square ...

Trail Blazers PG Ja Morant (hamstring) out four-plus weeks
Portland Trail Blazers point guard Ja Morant sustained a Grade 2 left hamstring strain during Thursday's loss to the Memphis Grizzlies and will miss at least four weeks.,The Trail Blazers said Friday that Morant will be re-evaluated after four weeks. The damage was detected through an MRI exam.,Mora...
