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PHILADELPHIA — Of course it was him. With the game on the line, of course it was LeBron James who made the difference. He made the biggest plays down the stretch as his 76ers handed the Knicks a 98-93 loss Friday night. Advertisement “Obviously, when you add arguably the greatest player of all time,” Karl-Anthony Towns said, “obviously you’re gonna …

The Phoenix Suns lost their third game of the season to the Denver Nuggets by the final score of 127-120. The Suns’ chaotic style of play from last season returned, but the defense remained their Achilles’ heel in the loss. The Nuggets shot 52% from the field and were 20-for-38 from long distance. Jamal Murray led the Nuggets with 39 …

The Golden State Warriors kicked off NBA Cup group play in dramatic fashion on Friday night, and just so happened to get some payback in the process. After losing handily on opening night just nine days ago, against the Los Angeles Lakers, the Dubs hosted that same purple and gold squad. And after playing a Halloween prank on their SoCal …

After sprinting out to a 25-point lead in the first half, the Lakers authored an ugly, ugly collapse across much of the next three periods, losing to the Warriors 112-95 on Friday. Led by Luka Dončic, LA raced out to a 38-15 lead at the end of the first. A pair of Austin Reaves free throws to open the second …

It’s been five games and a painful two days since the latest loss for Utah, which has me perusing some of the team statistics in the NBA. Are the Jazz a good rebounding team? The first interesting stat that stands out is the Jazz’s defensive rebound percentage. Utah ranks sixth in the league so far this season at 73%. That …

The Dallas Mavericks (4-2) defeated the Houston Rockets (5-1), 116-111, in a Friday night matchup at the American Airlines Center. The matchup marked the first of the NBA Cup Group Play between the two teams representing West Group A. The Mavericks are the first team to beat the Rockets this year, who had won five straight before Friday night’s matchup. …

Stephen Curry and Luka Doncic are going head-to-head on the first day of NBA Cup action. Doncic helped the Los Angeles Lakers pull ahead early, scoring 21 points in the first quarter as the Lakers took a 38-15 lead against the Golden State Warriors. Advertisement Curry and the Warriors responded with a 38-15 run of their own in the second …

When Luka Doncic started cooking in the first quarter, the Lakers followed his lead in opening a 25-point lead in the second quarter over the Golden State Warriors on Friday night. But then the Lakers started getting cooked. Advertisement Cooked by going down by 17 points in the fourth quarter. Cooked by turning the ball over way too many times. …

PHILADELPHIA — Six games in, the Knicks are still “working” their “way into the season,” according to veteran Josh Hart. “I think the flow’s tougher… the ball gets stagnant… I think that that’s part of it. We got to be more deliberate with cuts and movements. And taking care of the ball,” Hart said after New York (2-4) fell to …

SAN FRANCISCO — The Golden State Warriors faced the Los Angeles Lakers in an NBA Cup group play game Friday, looking for revenge after their blunder of a season opener.  It was a historical game for Golden State, which trailed by 23 points after the first quarter but clawed its way back by halftime and ended the game with a …

Luka Dončić’s was ready to make a statement in the Los Angeles Lakers’ NBA Cup opener on Friday. It worked, for a single quarter. The Lakers opened the game on a 40-15 run that extended into the second quarter, with the Golden State Warriors once again looking like a deteriorating roster. Dončić appeared to be on a mission in particular, …

Can the Los Angeles Lakers win the NBA Cup a second time? LeBron James and Anthony Davis led the Lakers and captured the inaugural NBA Cup back in December 2023. The team went on a 7-0 run and defeated the Indiana Pacers in the final. Advertisement Those veteran players are no longer in Los Angeles, but Luka Doncic and Austin …

Stephen Curry is still one of the deadliest offensive players in the NBA. The 38-year-old Golden State Warriors superstar already has a 44-point performance on his game log this year, and he knew he needed to be at his best as his team took on the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday night. Luka Doncic is one of the few players …

The Knicks had a grueling and long run to their first championship in over 50 years, and it’s clear that it’s affected them at the start of this new season. Following their 98-93 loss to the 76ers on Friday night, New York is now 2-4 through their first six games. While the Knicks have played a ton of quality opponents, …

NEW YORK (AP) — Cade Cunningham scored 20 points, Duncan Robinson added 17 and the Detroit Pistons routed the Brooklyn Nets 110-94 on Friday night in an NBA Cup opener. Ron Holland II finished with 16 points off the bench and Paul Reed chipped in 12 for the Pistons, who have won five of their first six games to begin …

SAN FRANCISCO — Its Friday night on Halloween eve as the Golden State Warriors welcome the Los Angeles Lakers to Chase Center for an NBA Cup Group Stage game on Oct. 30. Things are bound to get spooky as Golden State looks to get their revenge with some home cooking, following their season-opening loss to the Lakers in L.A. Advertisement …

SAN FRANCISCO — Los Angeles Lakers guard Luka Doncic touched down in the Bay Area on a mission to demoralize the Golden State Warriors at Chase Center on Friday, Oct. 30. Doncic put on a clinic, as he typically does when he’s motivated by trash-talk.  Advertisement The Lakers superstar was called out by Warriors rookie Yaxel Lendeborg after their season …

The Knicks opened NBA Cup group stage play by losing to the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday night, 98-93. Here are the key takeaways… — The reigning NBA Cup champions began this season’s group stage with a dud in the first half. Advertisement It was a rough night shooting the ball for New York, particularly from beyond the arc, as it …

The New York Knicks opened their NBA title defense with a loss to the Philadelphia 76ers. They began their NBA Cup title defense the same way on Friday. The first night of 2026 NBA Cup play saw the defending champions once again fall to Philadelphia, this time by a score of 98-93, despite the absence of Jaylen Brown due to …

The injury issues for the Oklahoma City Thunder, somehow, have gotten worse. The team announced Friday, Oct. 30 that All-Star center Chet Holmgren will miss at least two months with a small patellar tendon tear in his right knee. The Thunder said Holmgren underwent a “biological treatment” to repair the issue and said he was expected to make a full …

Now a third Oklahoma City starter is going to miss time with a significant injury. Thunder big man Chet Holmgren underwent a “biological treatment today to address a small patellar tendon tear,” the Thunder announced Friday night. He will be out 8-10 weeks, according to the team, which would put his return in the first couple of weeks of 2027. …

The Dallas Mavericks (3-2) host the Houston Rockets (5-0) in the first game of NBA Cup Group Play on Friday night. The Dallas Mavericks are coming off a dominating win on Wednesday against the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Rockets are undefeated through five games, most recently dismantling the Milwaukee Bucks by over 30 points. This is the first game of …

Dwyane Wade’s statue has a new head, two years after the internet decided the original looked more like Laurence Fishburne. The Miami Heat unveiled the new face on the bronze statue Friday, Oct. 30, sharing photos on social media. The work was done over the last few days behind a plywood box so nobody outside the Kaseya Center – the …

While most expected a new-look Lakers team heading into this season, few expected the team to move on from nearly every free agent on the roster heading into the summer. Legitimately, Austin Reaves is the only player who elected for free agency that the Lakers re-signed. One of the more surprising players the team let walk away was Rui Hachimura. …

Two days after losing their 17th straight game to the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Washington Wizards return home to face the Charlotte Hornets — a team they’ve dropped five straight games to. The Wizards were out-rebounded 54-41 in their 110-103 loss to the Hornets on Monday. They allowed 21 offensive rebounds — 11 to Moussa Diabate — that generated 26 second-chance …