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The Los Angeles Lakers beat the L.A. Clippers 125-117 in the first game of the crosstown rivalry series at Crypto.com Arena on Friday, Oct. 23. Austin Reaves nearly had a double-double for the Lakers with 28 points and nine assists. He finished 10-for-13 shooting from the field and 5-for-6 from the free-throw line on the night. Advertisement Luka Doncic added …

PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA – OCTOBER 22: Donovan Mitchell #45 of the Cleveland Cavaliers dribbles the ball against the Philadelphia 76ers at Xfinity Mobile Arena on October 22, 2026 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. …

The Atlanta Hawks continued their unbeaten start to the 2026-27 season as they notched a record-margin victory against the Charlotte Hornets with a 128-81 battering on Friday night at Spectrum Center; a winning margin of 48 points. The Hawks’ scoring was led by Jalen Johnson’s and Aaron Wiggins’ 19 points apiece as seven players scored in double-digits. For the Hornets, …

There’s a saying I use quite often, and that is, “Champions adjust.” You don’t become a champion by doing the same thing over and over. You become a champion by adjusting to the opposition, rethinking your approach, and executing a new game plan. It’s a saying I turned into a poster years ago, one that still hangs in my office. …

Dalton Knecht’s frustrating time with the Los Angeles Lakers has come to an end. The team waived Knecht earlier this week, finally freeing the former Tennessee Volunteer to explore better opportunities. On Friday, he found one with the defending NBA champions. Knecht signed a two-way contract with the New York Knicks, according to multiple reports. The two-way deal will allow …

What a way to start the season. With so much hype and expectation building for the 2026-27 Sixers, a strong opening to the year was needed to meet it. After beating the Knicks in the season opener and pulling off a 29-point comeback to defeat the Cavaliers (the biggest comeback of LeBron James’s career), the Sixers have done just that. …

Victor Wembanyama was going to dunk the ball and force overtime against Houston. Amen Thompson had other ideas. The Rockets knocked the Spurs down to 0-2 to start this season, this one in a home game for San Antonio played in Austin (the same weekend an F1 race fills the city). Advertisement It’s been that kind of a start to …

With this being the second night of a back-to-back, you know the drill. This preview is being written before tip-off between the Houston Rockets and San Antonio Spurs. It’s also being written before the Atlanta Hawks take on the Charlotte Bobcats in North Carolina. So if anything weird happens in those games and I’m not mentioning it, well you know …

Do you think the Washington Wizards and the Utah Jazz are having second thoughts about their respective 2026 NBA Draft decisions? They might. In his first regular-season NBA game, Boozer didn’t shoot well – just 2-15 -but look what his coach, Tuomas Iisalo, said about him after that: Advertisement “Typical Cam Boozer night, shot 2-for-15 and plus-32, I know it’s …

How a small Philly production company brought the Sixers’ hype to life originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia When a sports team is starting one of the most anticipated seasons in franchise history, it needs a hype video that does it justice. Advertisement On Tuesday morning, Sixers fans woke up to the team’s 2026 hype video on social media. NBA …

You don’t like Luka Doncic’s attitude. I love it. You think the Lakers star whines too much. All the complaining to officials kills you. If there was a suggestion box, you’d follow Golden State Warriors rookie Yaxel Lendeborg and lodge a complaint. Advertisement You do whatever you want; I’m not offended by any of it. You are not entertained. You …

Two former teammates sized each other up. Luka Doncic waved off the screen. He wanted the matchup with Rui Hachimura. The crowd at Crypto.com Arena buzzed in anticipation. Doncic smiled wide. After four years in which he became a staple in the Lakers’ lineup, Hachimura returned to face his former team for the first time as a Clipper on Friday …

SAN FRANCISCO — Brandin Podziemski converted a contested layup, Grizzlies coach Tuomas Iisalo called timeout and the Warriors’ fourth-year guard amped up the crowd as he retreated to his bench. Podziemski’s bucket put Golden State up 11 with 5:19 to play, and De’Anthony Melton drained a 3 96 seconds later to extend the lead to a dozen with less than …

If Steph Curry being out was a huge blow to the Golden State Warriors’ chances of notching their first win of the season, the announcement of Brandin Podziemski also being out on the second night of a back-to-back slate against the Phoenix Suns may have been the final nail in the proverbial coffin. Podziemski missed the season opener against the …

Put Wednesday night’s embarrassing 20 point drubbing in Memphis down to first night jitters, a team still finding its offensive and defensive chemistry, and an other worldly performance by Grizzlies guard Ty Jerome. Friday night’s home opener against the New Orleans Pelicans gave the Utah Jazz the chance to regroup in the friendly confines of the Delta Center. And regroup …

It hasn’t been the easiest start of the season for the Spurs. They opened with a loss against the Thunder and faced the Rockets in their second matchup in Austin, where the atmosphere wasn’t the same as a typical home game against a Texas-based rival. Houston was ahead for most of the night, but it came down to the wire, …

Well, it sure didn’t take long for the Dallas Mavericks (1-1) to find their first back-to-back of the season, did it? After a night game in Indianapolis against the Pacers (1-1) on Friday night, the Mavs head to Dallas for the home opener against the San Antonio Spurs (0-2). Dallas pulled off a 121-105 upset over Indiana on Friday night. …

A packed sports weekend in Austin tipped off Friday night with the San Antonio Spurs delivering a stronger overall performance but falling short in a 114–110 loss to the Houston Rockets at Moody Center. The gave the Spurs their second straight loss after they fell to the Oklahoma City Thunder in their season opener on Tuesday. “We haven’t been sharp, …

Well, the Golden State Warriors wasted no time disappointing us all. After getting blown out in their season opener on Wednesday, the Dubs had their home opener on Friday against the Memphis Grizzlies … and blew a 12-point lead with less than four minutes remaining, as they ceded a 17-0 run late in the fourth quarter en route to a …

LOS ANGELES — As Walker Kessler gazed up and down the box score at the podium in the middle of his postgame presser following the Los Angeles Lakers’ 125-117 win over the crosstown Clippers, something caught his attention and stopped him mid-answer. “Oh geez,” he said, “we had a lot of steals, man. That’s crazy.” Advertisement Kessler has been everything …

Surprise, surprise: the Golden State Warriors just blew another lead to lose another heartbreaker of a game, a disasterclass of epic proportions. Truth be told, however, with how they’ve been playing the past couple of seasons, we should all have seen this coming. To add insult to injury, the Warriors will have to fly to Phoenix right away for their …

It’s been a long, long time since the Lakers have had a defense like the one they appear to have this season. With the caveat of it just being the second game of the season, the 26 turnovers forced against the Clippers were more than they forced in any game last season. Pair that with the 16 turnovers forced against …

AUSTIN, Texas — The subtle significance of Victor Wembanyama’s potential game-tying layup attempt — resulting in an incredible block by Rockets wing Amen Thompson — should not be buried underneath the rubble of a surprising 0-2 start by the San Antonio Spurs.  It would be unwise and disingenuous to shovel the bulk of blame for San Antonio’s sluggish showing on …

BOSTON — Jayson Tatum used most of his postgame press conference to clear the air Friday night. After knocking down three clutch shots in the final two minutes against the Knicks at TD Garden, Tatum addressed his former teammate Jaylen Brown. On Thursday night, after Brown and the 76ers mounted a 29-point comeback against the Cavaliers, he took to Instagram …

SAN FRANCISCO ― The Golden State Warriors collapsed against the Memphis Grizzlies in the final three minutes Friday night. Memphis closed on a 17-2 run and won 111-108 at the Chase Center. Coming off a blowout loss to the Los Angeles Lakers, the Warriors looked like a team itching for home cooking. Golden State was welcomed by a sellout crowd …