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Luka Doncic drops a season-high 53 as the Lakers beat Portland

Luka Doncic scored a season-high 53 points to lead the Lakers to a 124-118 win over the Portland Trail Blazers at Crypto.com Arena on Friday. A 62-foot heave at the halftime buzzer keyed the comeback. It was the sixth time this…

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Roster moves

Kristaps Porzingis is stepping away from basketball

Kristaps Porzingis announced on Friday that he is stepping away from basketball. ESPN reports that it is not an official retirement and that Golden State can still use his $20 million salary in a trade before February's deadline.…

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Game night

LeBron's tough night in Cleveland as the Cavaliers rout the 76ers

The Cavaliers beat the 76ers 119-95 in an NBA Cup game on Friday. LeBron James finished with eight points on 3-for-12 shooting and six turnovers, ending a run of 396 straight games in Cleveland with at least 10 points. Joel…

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Ajay Mitchell scores a career-high 35 as OKC rout Memphis

Oklahoma City beat Memphis 128-97 on Friday behind a career-high 35 points from Ajay Mitchell. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander added 28 and Jared McCain scored 21. Memphis, who opened the season 6-0, have now lost three in a row.

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Injury

Brandon Miller leaves Charlotte's loss to Boston with groin soreness

Brandon Miller felt right groin soreness in the second quarter of Friday's game against Boston and did not return, the Hornets announced. He will be evaluated over the weekend and an update is likely on Monday. The Celtics won…

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Injury

Jusuf Nurkic out at least two more weeks for Utah

The Jazz said on Friday that Jusuf Nurkic will be checked again in two weeks after being reevaluated for an injury to the second toe of his right foot, described by Hoops Rumors as a partial plantar plate tear. He was hurt in the…

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Injury

Grizzlies' Scotty Pippen Jr. out with a lumbar disc herniation

The Grizzlies listed Scotty Pippen Jr. with a lumbar disc herniation ahead of Friday's game, his fourth straight absence. Hoops Rumors notes that a herniated disc often takes several weeks, so the timeline is unclear. Pippen has…

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Game night

Stephen Curry passes Oscar Robertson for 17th on the all-time scoring list

Stephen Curry hit a three with 7:03 left in the first quarter of Thursday's 120-100 home win over Miami for his 26,711th career point, passing Oscar Robertson (26,710) for 17th on the NBA's all-time list. Six days earlier he had…

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League business

Ex-NBA forward Ed Davis set to plead guilty in betting case

Former NBA forward Ed Davis, 37, has signaled that he intends to plead guilty in his federal sports betting case, according to a docket entry on Friday. He had pleaded not guilty to four federal charges, including bribery in…

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Drama

Jazz owner backs Will Hardy and Austin Ainge despite a 1-8 start

Jazz owner Ryan Smith publicly backed head coach Will Hardy and president of basketball operations Austin Ainge on KSL's "Scotty G. & The Coach" podcast, before Friday's 112-100 loss to Dallas dropped Utah to 1-8. Smith pointed…

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Injury

Jalen Williams and Cason Wallace out for months

Game night

Luka scores 52, the season's first 50-point game, as the Lakers rally in Utah

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Ajay Mitchell scores 30 as the short-handed Thunder start 4-0

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Edwards scores 47, but the Cavs hand Minnesota its first loss in OT

Game night

Lendeborg's 31 and a perfect Curry give the Warriors their first win

Drama

Jokic on the booing fans: "I don't think they are real fans"

Game night

Flagg's 29-11 with 5 steals keeps Miami winless despite Giannis' triple-double

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Brandon Miller pours in a career-high 39 as Charlotte go 3-1

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Sengun's 29-9-9 and a 14-0 run keep Houston perfect

Game night

Memphis grind out a fourth straight win as Jerome cools off

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Pritchard goes 5-for-5 from three in one quarter as Boston rout the Bulls

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Pistons lead wire to wire and hand the Sixers their first loss

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Franz Wagner's 21-point fourth quarter drops the champion Knicks to 0-3

Awards

Ty Jerome and Tyrese Maxey are the first Players of the Week

League business

NBA names Kalshi and Polymarket its prediction market partners

Off the court

Malik Beasley in plea talks in the federal betting case

Drama

Jaylen Brown's camp: trade-demand claim is "10000% a lie"

ORL
Injury

Magic hit twice: Banchero out a month, Suggs out two weeks

Injury

Injury round-up: Duren, Murray, Sheppard and Adams

Rumors

Kevin Porter Jr. wants to stay in the NBA; Denver and Sacramento are options

Sat, Oct 24

Game night

Boozer's late jumper caps a 17-0 run as the Grizzlies stun the Warriors

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Tatum scores 36 and the champion Knicks fall to 0-2

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Reaves and Kessler lead the Lakers past the Clippers despite Luka's 11 turnovers

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Amen Thompson blocks Wembanyama at the buzzer and Houston go 2-0

Game night

Jazz edge the Pelicans 120-119 and end an eight-game skid

Records

Hawks beat the Hornets by 47, the biggest win in franchise history

Game night

Pistons start 2-0 for the first time since 2018-19 and Miami are still winless

Injuries

Flagg hurts his shoulder on a flagrant as Dallas win Dusty May's first game

Game night

Avdija and a 15-0 run keep Portland perfect; Acuff scores 33 in defeat

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Barnes has 28 and 14 as Toronto force 23 turnovers in Washington

Game night

Wolves win the glass 60-43 in Orlando; Banchero hurts his ankle

CHI
Game night

Caleb Wilson bounces back as the Bulls win in Milwaukee; Tre Jones closes

Injuries

Pelicans' Missi carried off with a left knee injury

Injuries

Duren leaves with a thigh injury; Ighodaro out with an oblique strain

IND
Injuries

Pacers' Ben Sheppard has a torn left meniscus

Signings

Done deal: Dalton Knecht joins the Knicks on a two-way

SAC
Signings

Two-way moves: Pedulla to the Kings, Peavy to the Thunder

Contracts

Report: Towns wants $225-240MM over four years

Trade rumors

Warriors called the Bucks about Porzingis; Memphis one to watch

Off-court

Tatum tells how he heard of the Brown trade; Brown answers with a cap emoji

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Game recap

Edwards hits nine threes for 45 as Wolves spoil Giannis' Heat debut

Game recap

Ty Jerome's career-high 45 sets a Grizzlies opening-night record

Game recap

Kessler goes 12-for-12 in his Lakers debut, a rout of the Warriors

Comeback

Haliburton is back: 23 and 12 to beat the Pelicans

Game recap

Anthony Davis scores 34 in his Wizards debut, a win over the Bucks

Comeback

Lillard's return: Blazers open on a 21-0 run and beat the Suns by 41

Game recap

Kawhi's Raptors force 27 turnovers and beat the Bulls by 43

Game recap

Durant and Jabari Smith score 30 each; Flagg's 32 not enough

Game recap

Garland scores 30 as the Clippers never trail against the Kings

Game recap

Alexander-Walker's 31 beat Banchero's 35 in Orlando

Trade rumors

Warriors shop Porzingis as he weighs his future

Off the court

Mitchell: "I don't ever want to wear another uniform"

Signing

Done deal: Walter Clayton Jr. signs a two-way with Dallas

Rumors

Kings, Wolves and Raptors eye Knecht for their last two-way spots

League business

Blazers' arena talks: city puts "first-class" at over $1 billion

Lakers

Luka on retiring as a Laker: "Hopefully, yeah"

Off-court

Redick's $500 late fine, and Luka keeps winning the pot

Contracts

Brandon Miller signs a five-year, $209M extension with Charlotte

Contracts

McDaniels agrees to a one-year extension, wants to stay in Minnesota

Injury

Giddey reveals a wrist injury he'll manage all season

Free agency

Nuggets showed interest in Kevin Porter Jr.

Contracts

No extension for Anthony Black: "It takes two sides"

Off-court

Rozier's lawyers ask for a separate trial

Signings

Jazz give Kobe Bufkin a two-way contract

PHX
Contracts

Suns give Oso Ighodaro a three-year, $29M extension

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