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Hawks withstand late push to hold off CavaliersOnyeka Okongwu scored a season-high 29 points, and Nickeil Alexander-Walker sank two crucial free throws with 15.3 seconds remaining as the host Atlanta Hawks snapped a three-game losing streak with a 114-111 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Thursday.,Atlanta also snapped Cleveland's three-ga...

Jeremiah Fears, Pelicans earn first victory over still-winless KingsJeremiah Fears flirted with his first career triple-double and the New Orleans Pelicans broke into the win column for the first time this season with a 132-120 triumph over the visiting Sacramento Kings on Thursday.,Fears and Zion Williamson each scored 22 points for New Orleans, which was playing 2...

Anthony Edwards undergoes successful knee scopeMinnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards underwent a successful arthroscopic procedure on his right knee Thursday, the team announced.,Edwards, 25, is expected to make a full recovery, though the team did not provide a timetable for his return. Earlier reports indicated he could miss up to two m...

Nikola Jokic, Nuggets open NBA Cup against struggling Suns

Denver's Nikola Jokic enters Friday's NBA Cup group-play opener at Phoenix fresh off his 200th career triple-double, while Suns star Devin Booker hopes to regain his usual consistency.,Jokic will look to build on his 200th career regular-season triple-double when the Nuggets conclude a short two-gam...

Rookie vs. superstar rematch in spotlight as Warriors host Lakers

The NBA's flopping controversy figures to come to the forefront Friday night when the Los Angeles Lakers and Golden State Warriors duel in San Francisco.,The longtime rivals met on opening night in Los Angeles, with the Lakers riding 28 points from Luka Doncic and a perfect shooting night from Walke...

Timberwolves try to stop jitters as Clippers visit

The Minnesota Timberwolves' first game without Anthony Edwards did not go well.,Minnesota will try to learn from its mistakes when it tips off against the Los Angeles Clippers in an NBA Cup West Group B game Friday night in Minneapolis. It marks the second game for the Timberwolves without Edwards, ...

Fred VanVleet, deep Rockets take on improving Mavericks

Houston Rockets veteran guard Fred VanVleet was waiting for a moment like he had Wednesday in Milwaukee, a breakout performance after missing the previous season due to knee surgery.,VanVleet scored a season-high 24 points in the Rockets' 132-100 victory over the Bucks, including 15 consecutive poin...

Heat open NBA Cup play against injury-riddled Pacers

In search of the first home win of the Giannis Antetokounmpo era, the Miami Heat host the injury-plagued Indiana Pacers on Friday night in an East Group B game in the NBA Cup.,It took a week for the new-look Heat to earn their first victory of the season, a 129-117 road win over the Atlanta Hawks on...