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Balanced Spurs extend win streak to 5 against struggling Jazz
Dylan Harper scored 17 points to lead a balanced attack that saw all five San Antonio starters score in double figures as the host Spurs rolled to a 119-97 win over the swooning Utah Jazz on Monday.,The Spurs led by 16 points late in the first quarter, by 10 at halftime and by 25 after three periods...

Alperen Sengun, Rockets snap Celtics' 5-game winning streak
Alperen Sengun posted 26 points and 10 assists and the Houston Rockets used a 10-0 fourth-quarter rally to seal a 109-93 win over the visiting Boston Celtics on Monday.,Sengun capped the run with a hook shot that lifted the Rockets to a 97-79 lead. His basket followed a trio of Houston 3-pointers, t...

Kings become NBA's last team to win, pushing past Mavericks
Darius Acuff Jr. scored a game-high 25 points to lead the visiting Sacramento Kings to their first win of the season, a 115-100 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Monday.,Malik Monk scored 24 points off the bench and Zach LaVine finished with 23 points as the Kings (1-6) became the last NBA team t...

Pelicans hand Grizzlies their first loss with OT victory
Zion Williamson scored 25 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, and Jeremiah Fears sank a pair of clutch free throws in the closing moments of overtime as the New Orleans Pelicans handed the host Memphis Grizzlies their first loss of the season, 135-134, on Monday.,Fears' game-winning foul shots came off ...

LaMelo Ball leads Timberwolves over struggling Bucks
LaMelo Ball scored 34 points on 12-for-21 shooting, and the Minnesota Timberwolves held on for a 112-100 win over the Milwaukee Bucks on Monday night in Minneapolis.,Ball drained a half-dozen 3-pointers in his best performance of the season for Minnesota. Ayo Dosunmu registered a double-double with ...

OG Anunoby helps Knicks defeat Nets
OG Anunoby scored nine of his 18 points in the fourth quarter Monday night for the host New York Knicks, who rode a dominant final 12 minutes to a 103-90 win over the upset-minded Brooklyn Nets.,Landry Shamet scored a team-high 22 points off the bench for the defending NBA champion Knicks, who outsc...

Sharp-shooting Pistons overwhelm Hornets in easy win
Cade Cunningham's 33 points came as part of a wave of sizzling outside shooting by the Detroit Pistons in their 124-91 runaway victory against the host Charlotte Hornets on Monday night.,Cunningham shot 13-for-20 from the field with four 3-point baskets to go with his game-high seven assists. The Pi...

Hawks overwhelm outmanned Pacers behind Nickeil Alexander-Walker
Nickeil Alexander-Walker matched his career high with nine 3-pointers and scored a season-high 34 points as the Atlanta Hawks beat the short-handed Indiana Pacers 108-104 on Monday night in Indianapolis.,Corey Kispert and Luguentz Dort had 14 points each and CJ McCollum added 13 points, 12 assists a...

Tyrese Maxey helps hot 76ers knock off Bulls
Tyrese Maxey scored 15 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter and dished out 11 assists to highlight the Philadelphia 76ers' 126-107 victory over the visiting Chicago Bulls on Monday.,Jaylen Brown provided 25 points and 11 rebounds for Philadelphia, which improved to 7-1 on the season. VJ Edgecombe ...

Anthony Davis helps Wizards get rare road win over Magic
Anthony Davis had 27 points and nine rebounds on Monday to help the visiting Washington Wizards hold on for a 103-94 victory over the Orlando Magic.,Kyshawn George added 22 points on four 3-pointers and AJ Dybantsa scored 21 for Washington, which has won back-to-back games for the first time this se...

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scores 43, lifts Thunder past Cavaliers
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored a season-high 43 points, including the go-ahead 3-pointer with 33 seconds remaining, as the Oklahoma City Thunder edged the host Cleveland Cavaliers 117-112 on Monday night.,The fourth quarter saw eight ties and eight lead changes, the last on Gilgeous-Alexander's 24-f...

Clippers G Max Strus (foot) set to make season debut
Guard Max Strus is set to make his Los Angeles Clippers debut Monday against the Toronto Raptors after opening the season with a partial tear of the plantar fascia in his right foot.,Strus, 30, was acquired from the Cleveland Cavaliers in a five-team trade in August.,After suffering a left foot frac...
