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Bolick and Winston score 31 each, NLEX beat Phoenix 124-117
NLEX allowed 72 points in the first half and 45 in the second, and nine straight early in the fourth quarter broke a 101-101 tie. The Road Warriors lead the best-of-five quarterfinal 2-0.
Marisol ReyesDesk name · Oct 30, 2026 · 3 min read
Jalen Brunson scores 38 as Knicks rally past Bulls 133-127
New York outscored Chicago 43-31 in the fourth quarter after trailing 96-90 going into it. Anunoby's two free throws with 1.7 seconds left settled it.
Dana WhitfieldDesk name · Oct 30, 2026 · 3 min read
Crvena Zvezda rout Bayern 103-73, Bayern lose fourth straight
Zvezda had 29 assists on 39 field goals, seven turnovers and a lead of 30. Bayern Munich are 2-7 and have not won since Round 5.
Tomas LindqvistDesk name · Oct 30, 2026 · 3 min read
Cooper Flagg's 26 points lead Mavericks past Thunder 120-96
Dallas led 65-59 at halftime and reached a 27-point margin in the fourth quarter. Ajay Mitchell scored 29 for Oklahoma City, and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander added 21.
Dana WhitfieldDesk name · Oct 30, 2026 · 2 min read
Hawks erase 15-point deficit, beat Cavaliers 114-111
Onyeka Okongwu scored 29 points and Atlanta won the second quarter 30-16. Cleveland, down three, missed two tying threes in the last nine seconds.
Dana WhitfieldDesk name · Oct 30, 2026 · 4 min read
Giannis Antetokounmpo scores 31 as Heat rout Pacers 145-125
Miami led by 25 in the third quarter and was up 68-61 at halftime. Klay Thompson made seven threes, and Davion Mitchell had 11 assists.
Dana WhitfieldDesk name · Oct 30, 2026 · 3 min read
Kyrie Irving's 35 points help Mavericks edge Rockets 116-111
Dallas trailed 84-76 after three quarters and won by five. Irving made his free throws in the final seconds, and Cooper Flagg scored 33.
Dana WhitfieldDesk name · Oct 30, 2026 · 3 min read
Mavericks hand Thunder first loss, 120-96 in Dallas
Oklahoma City scored three points in the last 6:45 and made 5 of 32 threes. Cooper Flagg had 26 points and eight assists with no turnovers, and Dallas led by as many as 27.
Dana WhitfieldDesk name · Oct 30, 2026 · 3 min read
Maxey scores 27 as 76ers hold off Knicks 98-93
Philadelphia led by 14 in the second quarter. New York cut it to 93-96 with 8.4 seconds left, and Tyrese Maxey's free throws settled it.
Dana WhitfieldDesk name · Oct 30, 2026 · 2 min read
Rockets rout Bucks 132-100 behind VanVleet and Thompson
Houston led 57-35 at halftime and reached a 35-point margin in the fourth quarter. Fred VanVleet scored 24 and Amen Thompson added 23.
Dana WhitfieldDesk name · Oct 30, 2026 · 2 min read
Samsung hold off Sono 95-87 to go 9-0
Kerem Kanter scored 32 with 12 rebounds, and Samsung closed on a 10-0 run after Sono led twice in the fourth quarter. Sono went 2:54 without a point.
Han Ji-wooDesk name · Oct 30, 2026 · 3 min read
Amen Thompson blocks Wembanyama, Rockets beat Spurs 114-110
Alperen Sengun scored 29 points, 14 of them in the fourth quarter, and Kevin Durant hit the big three in his Austin homecoming. San Antonio never led by more than one point and fell to 0-2.
Dana WhitfieldDesk name · Oct 26, 2026 · 4 min read
Kayden Mingo scores 31 as Baylor beat Florida 82-76 in overtime in a Jacksonville exhibition
Denzel Aberdeen tied it with 0.8 seconds left in regulation, and then the Mingo brothers took over. Baylor made 9 of 10 free throws in overtime. Florida, first in the Hoopspire Top 32, went 4 of 29 from three.
Owen HatcherDesk name · Oct 25, 2026 · 3 min read
Deonte Burton scores 27 and blocks two late shots as NLEX hold off Phoenix 97-92 in Game 1
NLEX led by 15 in the third quarter, and Phoenix got back within two in the last minute. Then Marcellus Earlington was called for a flagrant foul, and the free throws that followed settled it. NLEX lead the best-of-five quarterfinal 1-0.
Marisol ReyesDesk name · Oct 25, 2026 · 3 min read
Dončić scores 52 as the Lakers beat the Jazz 132-123
Los Angeles was down 18 points after one quarter, then won the second 45-24. Dončić added 10 assists, Austin Reaves scored 29, and the Lakers are 3-0.
Dana WhitfieldDesk name · Oct 25, 2026 · 3 min read
Levanga Hokkaido come back from 20 down to beat Hiroshima 96-93 and end their unbeaten start, and Alvark Tokyo lose twice: B.League roundup
Hiroshima led 36-16 in the second quarter and were ahead 93-91 with 18 seconds left. Marques Bolden's three-point play and two Gary Clark free throws won it for Hokkaido. Alvark Tokyo lost at home to Ibaraki on Thursday and to Mikawa on Saturday, and Braian Angola scored Toyama's last eight points to beat Shimane.
Kenji ArakawaDesk name · Oct 25, 2026 · 8 min read
Lee Jung-hyun's three at the buzzer gives Sono a 97-96 win over KCC, SK come back from 20 down to beat LG, and Samsung go 8-0
KCC led by two with six seconds left in Goyang. Johnny O'Bryant III grabbed a missed free throw and Lee Jung-hyun hit the winner as time ran out. SK trailed LG 37-17 on Saturday and won 86-85, then beat KT on Sunday. Samsung won at Hyundai Mobis and at Korea Gas and are still unbeaten.
Han Ji-wooDesk name · Oct 25, 2026 · 6 min read
Magic beat the 0-3 Knicks 111-102: NBA Sunday roundup
Franz Wagner had 23 points, 13 rebounds and nine assists as Orlando scored 40 in the fourth quarter at Madison Square Garden. Detroit, Minnesota, Memphis and Oklahoma City all moved to 3-0.
Marcus OyelaranDesk name · Oct 25, 2026 · 6 min read
TNT win every quarter and rout top seed Magnolia 92-70 in Game 1, with 26 from Rondae Hollis-Jefferson
The defending champions led by as many as 25 and ended Magnolia's six-game winning streak. Hollis-Jefferson added nine rebounds, five assists and three steals. TNT lead the best-of-five quarterfinal 1-0, and Game 2 is Wednesday.
Marisol ReyesDesk name · Oct 25, 2026 · 3 min read
Valkyries beat the Dream 67-62 in Atlanta to tie the WNBA Finals 2-2
Golden State led by 16 before halftime, forced 14 Atlanta turnovers in the first half and held on as the Dream came back in the fourth. Veronica Burton scored the last Valkyries basket with 34.6 seconds left and stole the ball from Angel Reese to close it. Game 5 is Monday in San Francisco.
Renee CastellanoDesk name · Oct 25, 2026 · 3 min read
Booker scores 43 as the Suns beat the Warriors, and the 76ers and Rockets go to 3-0: NBA Saturday roundup
Joel Embiid had a triple-double, Brooklyn scored 41 in the fourth quarter at Cleveland and lost by four, and Miami came back from 23 down to tie Charlotte before falling to 0-3.
Marcus OyelaranDesk name · Oct 24, 2026 · 7 min read
Nuggets come back from 23 down to beat the Pelicans 141-135 in overtime
Jamal Murray scored 42 and tied it with two free throws with 16.8 seconds left. Nikola Jokić had 35 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists, and Trevon Brazile scored seven in overtime.
Dana WhitfieldDesk name · Oct 24, 2026 · 4 min read
Beijing Ducks beat Shenzhen 120-62 and Sharife Cooper scores 40 as Liaoning stay unbeaten in CBA Round 3
Beijing and Liaoning are the only 3-0 teams after Round 3. Shanxi came from 32-24 down after the first quarter to beat the champions, Shanghai, 103-92, and Ningbo, Jiangsu and Qingdao are still without a win.
Lin HaoranDesk name · Oct 23, 2026 · 5 min read
Dorados beat Fuerza Regia 120-116 in overtime to stay alive as Astros and Soles sweep into the LNBP zone finals
Sindarius Thornwell's three with 19 seconds left in overtime won Game 3 in Chihuahua and cut the defending champions' lead to 2-1. Astros won 81-72 in Zacatecas and Soles 92-70 in León to finish 3-0 sweeps, and Panteras lead Lobos 2-1.
Inés GarduñoDesk name · Oct 23, 2026 · 5 min read
Dream, unbeaten at home in the playoffs, host the Valkyries in Game 4 with a 2-1 Finals lead
Atlanta have outscored Golden State 43-11 on the fast break in the series and won the last two games by 14 and 26. A win on Saturday at State Farm Arena puts the Dream one win from the franchise's first title.
Renee CastellanoDesk name · Oct 23, 2026 · 3 min read
Grizzlies close on a 17-0 run to win at Golden State, and the Hawks win by 47: NBA Friday roundup
Memphis was down 106-94 with 3:47 left and did not allow another basket. Utah beat New Orleans by a point, Alperen Şengün scored 14 in the fourth in Austin, and the Bulls made all 10 of their late free throws in Milwaukee.
Marcus OyelaranDesk name · Oct 23, 2026 · 9 min read
Assem Marei grabs 34 rebounds as LG beat Hyundai Mobis 88-83, and DB come back from 11 down to win 102-95 at KT
LG scored the last seven points in Ulsan after Darius Bazley's 34 put Mobis ahead with 2:21 left. On Friday, Wonju DB won the fourth quarter 31-16 in Suwon behind 30 from Rayshaun Hammonds and 26 points and 11 assists from Ethan Alvano.
Han Ji-wooDesk name · Oct 23, 2026 · 3 min read
Tatum scores 36 as the Celtics hold off the champion Knicks 107-103
Jayson Tatum scored or set up 12 of Boston's last 13 points, three nights after a 6-of-23 opener. New York is 0-2, and Jalen Brunson missed two free throws with 3.6 seconds left.
Marcus OyelaranDesk name · Oct 23, 2026 · 4 min read
76ers come back from 29 down to beat the Cavaliers 114-106 in their home opener
Cleveland led 69-40 late in the second quarter. Philadelphia did not lead until Joel Embiid's jumper with 6:54 left, then closed on Jaylen Brown's three straight baskets and a Tyrese Maxey night of 32 points.
Marcus OyelaranDesk name · Oct 22, 2026 · 5 min read
Thunder beat the Nuggets 96-84 as Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scores 15 after halftime
Gilgeous-Alexander had two points at the break and 10 in the fourth quarter. Denver turned it over 22 times, and Nikola Jokić made 5 of 19 shots in the Nuggets' opener.
Dana WhitfieldDesk name · Oct 22, 2026 · 4 min read
Astros win the fourth quarter 18-5 to beat Mineros 86-83, Fuerza Regia and Soles go 2-0 up, and Panteras level with Lobos in the LNBP zone semifinals
Three of the four zone semifinals are 2-0 after the first weekend, and all four series move to the lower seeds' arenas for Games 3 and 4 on Thursday and Friday. Fuerza Regia, the defending champions, came back from 10 down at halftime to beat Dorados 80-76.
Inés GarduñoDesk name · Oct 21, 2026 · 3 min read
Beijing Ducks beat Guangdong 96-78 and leave the Southern Tigers 0-2, and Liaoning hold off Qingdao 97-93
Beijing won the second quarter 34-19 and led by 14 at halftime, with 20 points and 10 assists from Barry Brown Jr. On Wednesday, Sharife Cooper scored 27 as Liaoning stayed unbeaten. Eight Round 2 games in two days.
Lin HaoranDesk name · Oct 21, 2026 · 3 min read
Bennie Boatwright takes his oath as a Filipino citizen
The Fujian Sturgeons forward took his oath of allegiance in China on Wednesday, a step toward a first Gilas Pilipinas game in the fifth window of the FIBA World Cup 2027 Asian Qualifiers. The Philippines play Syria and Iran in Seremban, Malaysia, on November 27 and 29.
Amara DialloDesk name · Oct 21, 2026 · 3 min read
Dream rout Valkyries 97-71 to lead the WNBA Finals 2-1
Golden State never led in Game 3 in Atlanta. Angel Reese had 21 points and 12 rebounds, and the Dream have won two straight after Reese's 30 and 16 took Game 2 in San Francisco. Game 4 is Saturday in Atlanta.
Renee CastellanoDesk name · Oct 21, 2026 · 3 min read
Edwards scores 45 as Timberwolves beat Heat 131-106
Anthony Edwards made nine threes, four of them in the third quarter, and had 10 rebounds in Minnesota's opener in Miami. Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 35 for the Heat on 13-of-19 shooting.
Dana WhitfieldDesk name · Oct 21, 2026 · 3 min read
Sesi Franca beat Mogi 90-74 to go 2-0 behind David Jackson and Vitinho, and Flamengo get their first NBB win, 81-71 over Botafogo
Franca trailed by one at halftime at the Pedrocão and won the third quarter 19-9. Six NBB CAIXA games on Tuesday and Wednesday: Paulistano nearly lost a 22-point lead at Pato, and Bauru beat São José to join Franca and Unifacisa at 2-0.
Rafael MouraDesk name · Oct 21, 2026 · 4 min read
Dreamers' Gilbeck and Lin named TPBL Players of the Week
Lin Chun-chi hit a three with 1:29 left and the winning jumper with 7.2 seconds left as the champions came back to beat Kaohsiung 115-114, a day after losing the opener to the Kings in overtime. Three more teams play their first games this weekend.
Tsai Pei-shanDesk name · Oct 21, 2026 · 2 min read
Hapoel Tel Aviv come back from 13 down to beat Virtus Bologna 90-81 and open EuroLeague Round 7
Zach LeDay had 22 points and 10 rebounds in Sofia, and Hapoel won the third quarter 28-14 for a third straight win. Virtus had won four in a row. Nine more Round 7 games follow on Thursday and Friday, starting with the Belgrade derby.
Tomas LindqvistDesk name · Oct 21, 2026 · 3 min read
Hawks beat Magic 132-125 in an opener with 22 lead changes
Nickeil Alexander-Walker scored 31, including threes with 1:27 and 51 seconds left, as Atlanta won in Orlando. Paolo Banchero had 35 points and 10 assists for the Magic, on 10-of-12 shooting.
Dana WhitfieldDesk name · Oct 21, 2026 · 2 min read
Hiroshima score 12 straight in the third to beat Akita 98-84 and go 9-0, and Josh Hawkinson's 31 brings the SunRockers back from 14 down at Shinshu: B.League Wednesday roundup
Akita led by eight early and the game was tied seven times before the Dragonflies pulled away. Nine Premier games on Wednesday: Nagoya won by 29 at Utsunomiya to stay unbeaten at 7-0, Toyama scored 66 in the second half at Hokkaido, and Kawasaki beat Osaka by 34.
Kenji ArakawaDesk name · Oct 21, 2026 · 8 min read
JackJumpers beat short-handed Bullets 106-85 to stay top, with 22 from Josh Bannan against his old club
Tasmania led 14-2 inside five minutes, won every quarter and moved to 6-2. Brisbane played without Tyrell Harrison, Jacob Holt, Arnas Velička and Sam McDaniel, and Raul Neto made his debut with nine points on four of four shooting.
Lachlan PryorDesk name · Oct 21, 2026 · 3 min read
Kerem Kanter scores 30 as Samsung beat KCC 97-86 to go 6-0, and Jameel Warney's 18 rebounds lift SK past Jung Kwan Jang 84-76
Samsung trailed early, never trailed after the middle of the second quarter and led by 15 in the third. On Tuesday, SK came back from 15-2 down to hand second-place Jung Kwan Jang its second loss.
Han Ji-wooDesk name · Oct 21, 2026 · 4 min read
Pacers hold off Pelicans 123-120 as Siakam scores 30
New Orleans led by eight with 8:34 left. Pascal Siakam scored four baskets in the last four minutes, Tyrese Haliburton's three-point play put Indiana ahead for good, and the Pelicans missed two threes to tie at the end.
Marcus OyelaranDesk name · Oct 21, 2026 · 3 min read
San Miguel erase a 20-point deficit to beat NLEX 135-133 on the night June Mar Fajardo reaches 10,000 points, and Magnolia take the top seed in Group B
George King's basket was counted with 5.2 seconds left when Robert Bolick was called for pulling the net. San Miguel won the fourth quarter 39-21 but still finished second in Group A. Magnolia beat Rain or Shine 107-103 for a sixth straight win and will play TNT in the quarterfinals.
Marisol ReyesDesk name · Oct 21, 2026 · 3 min read
Ty Jerome scores 45 in Wednesday's NBA roundup
Eight more openers: Jerome made 17 of 25 shots for Memphis, Walker Kessler went 12 for 12 in the Lakers' 22-point win over Golden State, Anthony Davis had 34 and 12 as Washington came from behind against Milwaukee, and Portland led Phoenix 43-12 after one quarter.
Marcus OyelaranDesk name · Oct 21, 2026 · 6 min read
76ers beat the Knicks 106-100 on banner night as LeBron James scores three straight in his Philadelphia debut
New York raised its 2025-26 championship banner and an NBA Cup banner before tip-off, then lost the season opener at Madison Square Garden. Tyrese Maxey scored 28, and James finished with 14 points, nine rebounds and seven assists.
Dana WhitfieldDesk name · Oct 20, 2026 · 4 min read
Pistons score 23 straight and come back from 22 down to beat the Celtics 121-113
Paul George scored 38 for Boston and hit three straight threes for a 72-50 lead in the third quarter. Duncan Robinson scored 15 of his 21 in the fourth, 12 of them in Detroit's 23-0 run.
Marcus OyelaranDesk name · Oct 20, 2026 · 4 min read
Thunder beat the Spurs 116-104 in a Western final rematch as Jared McCain hits six threes off the bench
Oklahoma City led by 26 in the second quarter and held off a 36-point San Antonio third. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 32, and Victor Wembanyama had 13 rebounds and six blocks but made 1 of 13 shots.
Dana WhitfieldDesk name · Oct 20, 2026 · 4 min read
DB win the third quarter 38-18 and rout Korea Gas 104-78 as Ethan Alvano goes 6 for 6
Wonju led by 39 late in the third on Monday night and ended Korea Gas's three-game winning streak. Henry Ellenson scored 22, Rayshaun Hammonds 21 off the bench, and Lee Yong-woo made five threes.
Han Ji-wooDesk name · Oct 19, 2026 · 3 min read
Knicks open their title defense against the 76ers as the NBA season starts Tuesday
Boston plays at Detroit at 3 p.m. Eastern, Philadelphia visits the champions at Madison Square Garden at 7, and Oklahoma City goes to San Antonio at 9:30, five months after the Spurs won Game 7 of the West final in Oklahoma City.
Dana WhitfieldDesk name · Oct 19, 2026 · 3 min read
Valkyries, 5-0 at home in the playoffs, host the Dream in Game 2 of the WNBA Finals
Golden State lead the series 1-0 after a 7-0 finish on Saturday. Atlanta lost for the first time this postseason in Game 1 and made four of 25 threes. Game 2 tips at 8 p.m. Eastern at Chase Center.
Renee CastellanoDesk name · Oct 19, 2026 · 3 min read
Ryo Yamazaki's three on the last play keeps Hiroshima perfect at 8-0, 77-75 over San-en, and the SunRockers win by 43 at Chiba Jets: B.League Monday roundup
San-en led 75-71 with 20 seconds left at Hiroshima Green Arena and lost its first game of the season. Nine Premier games on Monday: Jarrett Culver scored 38 for Sendai, Alvark Tokyo won a seventh straight, and Nagoya stayed unbeaten at 6-0.
Kenji ArakawaDesk name · Oct 19, 2026 · 7 min read
Alec Stockton ties it with 0.4 seconds left and wins it in overtime as Converge beat TNT 114-112, and Ginebra and Rain or Shine win: PBA weekend roundup
Converge came back from 15 down to finish third in Group A. Ginebra beat Phoenix 106-89 to move into fourth in Group B, and Rain or Shine held off Blackwater 125-123 to clinch a quarterfinal place.
Marisol ReyesDesk name · Oct 18, 2026 · 4 min read
Gabby Williams scores 26 as the Valkyries close on a 7-0 run to beat the Dream 68-64 in Game 1 of the WNBA Finals
Atlanta led by seven with nine minutes left and by three with 3:12 to go, then did not score again. Golden State lead the best-of-seven series 1-0, with Game 2 in San Francisco on Monday.
Renee CastellanoDesk name · Oct 18, 2026 · 3 min read
Keisei Tominaga scores 35 as Levanga Hokkaido hit 109 for the second time in three days, Jarrett Culver's 34 lifts Sendai, and Hiroshima go 7-0: B.League weekend roundup
Thirteen B.League Premier games from Friday to Sunday. Hokkaido won at Saga and at Yokohama by 19 and 31, Sendai came back from 13 down to beat Utsunomiya, and Hiroshima stayed perfect with an 89-71 win at Altiri Chiba.
Kenji ArakawaDesk name · Oct 18, 2026 · 9 min read
Kel'el Ware forces overtime with a dunk and wins it with an alley-oop as the Bucks beat the Pacers 128-127, and the Celtics top the 76ers in overtime: Friday's NBA preseason roundup
All 12 games on the last night of the preseason, two of them in overtime. Joel Embiid scored 27 for Philadelphia, a buzzer-beating three made New Orleans sweat a 107-106 win, and the regular season opens Tuesday.
Marcus OyelaranDesk name · Oct 18, 2026 · 10 min read
Kerem Kanter scores 42 against LG, then Samsung hold off DB 95-92 to go 5-0: KBL roundup
Eight games from Thursday to Sunday. Seoul Samsung are the league's only unbeaten team, Anyang Jung Kwan Jang won twice to reach 6-1, and Johnny O'Bryant III scored 56 in two Sono wins.
Han Ji-wooDesk name · Oct 18, 2026 · 7 min read
Makur Maker's late three lifts the Hawks past Melbourne United 91-89, and Taran Armstrong's 32 beats Sam Mennenga's 36: NBL weekend roundup
Four games on Saturday and Sunday. Illawarra won on the road for the first time this season, Tasmania went to 5-2, the Phoenix came from 12 down to beat Cairns by 32, and the Kings ended a two-game losing run against a short-handed Perth.
Lachlan PryorDesk name · Oct 18, 2026 · 5 min read
Olympiacos score 11 straight in overtime to win 105-100 at Barcelona after Justin Robinson's buzzer three: EuroLeague Round 6
Barcelona came back from 14 down and tied it at the final buzzer, then did not score for three minutes of overtime. Maccabi won at Valencia with an 8-0 finish, Besiktas survived a 19-0 Bayern run, and Hapoel Tel Aviv won in Athens.
Tomas LindqvistDesk name · Oct 18, 2026 · 7 min read
Ricci Rivero scores 26 as Phoenix come back from 13 down to beat Meralco 105-101 and clinch a quarterfinal spot
The Fuel Masters trailed 35-22 in the second quarter and by two after three. A 9-0 run in the fourth made it 101-91, new import Marcellus Earlington had 20 and 14 on debut, and Meralco finished the elimination round at 4-6 with its playoff hopes out of its hands.
Marisol ReyesDesk name · Oct 17, 2026 · 3 min read
Bryce Cotton scores 35 and the last eight in a row as the 36ers beat the JackJumpers 94-88
Tasmania came back from 13 down and tied it 82-82 on Nick Marshall's three with 2:13 left. Cotton answered with a three, a layup and another three, and Adelaide improved to 4-4.
Lachlan PryorDesk name · Oct 16, 2026 · 2 min read
Max Mackinnon has 24 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists as the Bullets beat the Phoenix 115-105
Brisbane took the lead in the first quarter and never gave it back, opening the second half with a 10-0 run. Angus Glover scored 27 off the bench for South East Melbourne.
Lachlan PryorDesk name · Oct 16, 2026 · 2 min read
Tyler Kolek's late three lifts the Knicks past the Raptors 122-120, two nights after a 50-point loss, and the Rockets rout the Thunder: Thursday's NBA preseason roundup
New York's starters came back after sitting out Tuesday's 148-98 loss in Toronto, and a 28-footer from Kolek with 53.2 seconds left broke a 117-117 tie. In Houston, a 20-0 first-quarter run sent the Rockets to a 116-89 win over Oklahoma City.
Marcus OyelaranDesk name · Oct 16, 2026 · 3 min read
June Mar Fajardo turns the game in the second quarter as San Miguel rout Terrafirma 135-105
Terrafirma led 33-28 early in the second quarter. Fajardo answered with 13 points and nine rebounds in that quarter on his way to 25 and 12, George King added 44, and the loss knocked Terrafirma out of the playoff race at 4-7.
Marisol ReyesDesk name · Oct 14, 2026 · 2 min read
Louis King scores 44 as KCC beat Nagasaki Velca 98-83 in the EASL meeting of the Korean and Japanese champions
The game was tied 76-76 with about eight minutes left in Nagasaki. KCC scored 22 of the last 29 points, King made all nine of his free throws, and the B.League champions lost their first EASL game.
Han Ji-wooDesk name · Oct 14, 2026 · 2 min read
Ra Gun-ah scores all 14 of his points in the third quarter as Korea Gas erase a 17-point deficit and beat KT 82-69
KT led 35-18 midway through the second quarter in Daegu. Korea Gas closed the half on a 9-0 run, won the third quarter 28-14 and finished with a second straight win, its first at home this season.
Han Ji-wooDesk name · Oct 14, 2026 · 3 min read
Torrey Craig hits four threes in the last two minutes, but the Breakers hold off the Kings 102-101 in Canberra
New Zealand led by 13 with 2:24 left after winning the third quarter 24-12. Craig scored 12 points in the last 1:55 to pull Sydney within two, and Tyler Robertson's tip-in with two seconds left came too late for Sydney.
Lachlan PryorDesk name · Oct 14, 2026 · 3 min read
Zhaire Smith's overtime jumper beats the Pacers 114-112, and the Raptors rout the Knicks by 50: Tuesday's NBA preseason roundup
Oklahoma City came back from 20 down against Indiana and won it with 45.6 seconds left in overtime. Toronto led New York by 53, Orlando never trailed Cleveland, Golden State erased a 20-point Lakers lead in Las Vegas, and Portland won at Sacramento.
Marcus OyelaranDesk name · Oct 14, 2026 · 6 min read
Dorados edge Gambusinos 88-87 and Lobos sweep Freseros to win their LNBP Play-In series, while two series go to a third game
Dorados and Lobos both won 2-0 and move on to the zone semifinals. Abejas and Mineros won at home on Monday to level their series with Santos and Diablos Rojos at 1-1. Game 3s are on Thursday.
Inés GarduñoDesk name · Oct 13, 2026 · 3 min read
Isaiah Livers' three in overtime beats the Chiba Jets 108-106 as Gakuto Arai scores 33: B.League Monday roundup
Yokohama won the fourth quarter 33-27 to force overtime, then Livers' three with 30 seconds left put them ahead for good. Alvark Tokyo and Gunma both moved to 6-1 ahead of their meeting on Saturday, and Shiga and Nagasaki won at home.
Kenji ArakawaDesk name · Oct 13, 2026 · 5 min read
John Mooney's late three and free throws carry Jung Kwan Jang past Sono 85-81, and Hyundai Mobis earn a first win
The lead changed hands five times in the last three minutes in Anyang before Mooney scored the last five points. Jung Kwan Jang are 4-1 and second. On Monday, Gaige Prim scored 33 as Mobis beat DB 99-89 without trailing.
Han Ji-wooDesk name · Oct 13, 2026 · 3 min read
RayJ Dennis' three with 11.6 seconds left lifts the Hawks past the Thunder 113-110, and Minnesota beat the Knicks by 18: Monday's NBA preseason roundup
Oklahoma City's young lineup led 107-106 inside the last minute in Atlanta before the Hawks scored the next seven. Utah beat San Antonio without trailing, Brooklyn won at Washington, and Portland beat the London Lions by 53.
Marcus OyelaranDesk name · Oct 13, 2026 · 5 min read
TNT rout Macau 142-87 as Rondae Hollis-Jefferson scores 22 in his return and Jio Jalalon posts a triple-double
In his first game since rupturing his right Achilles in December, Hollis-Jefferson had 22 points, six rebounds and five assists with no turnovers. TNT led by as many as 61 and move to 7-4, with Converge left on Sunday.
Marisol ReyesDesk name · Oct 13, 2026 · 2 min read
Valkyries host Dream in Game 1 of the WNBA Finals on Saturday, with a first title guaranteed for one of them
Golden State, in their second season, have home court after a 32-12 regular season and won all three meetings with Atlanta. The Dream are back in the Finals for the first time since 2013, and they have never won a Finals game.
Renee CastellanoDesk name · Oct 13, 2026 · 3 min read
Warriors sign Brandin Podziemski to five-year, $110 million extension
The deal starts at $18.9 million in 2027-28, about $1.9 million above his projected cap hold, and ends with a mutual option in 2031-32. Podziemski was one of 18 players to play all 82 games last season.
Dana WhitfieldDesk name · Oct 12, 2026 · 3 min read
TNT activate Rondae Hollis-Jefferson for Tuesday return against Macau, 10 months after Achilles rupture
The three-time Best Import takes Nick Hornsby's slot, TNT's fourth import of the Governors' Cup. TNT are 6-4 in Group A with two group games left, and Macau have lost four straight.
Marisol ReyesDesk name · Oct 12, 2026 · 3 min read
Adelaide end Sydney's unbeaten start 84-78 as Cotton and Davis clash again, and Cairns hit 18 threes at Illawarra
John Jenkins III hit six threes in the first Championship Series rematch, and Bryce Cotton and Kendric Davis were each called for a flagrant foul in the final minute. Melbourne came from 10 down to beat South East Melbourne 104-99, and Sam Mennenga's 40 and 18 was not enough at Perth.
Lachlan PryorDesk name · Oct 11, 2026 · 5 min read
Antonio Reeves' floater with 2.3 seconds left beats the Heat, and the Wizards win in overtime: Saturday's NBA preseason roundup
Minnesota won 125-124 in Miami, Washington beat Detroit 114-108 after Isaac Jones forced overtime, and Atlanta held on 119-117 at Indiana. Boston beat a 76ers team without LeBron James, Jaylen Brown and Joel Embiid 144-106.
Marcus OyelaranDesk name · Oct 11, 2026 · 6 min read
Flamengo beat CAIXA/Brasília 78-73 to win the NBB Opening Tournament for a second straight year
Yago's three in the final stretch sealed it in Belo Horizonte, and Ruan Miranda had 14 points and 12 rebounds. Didi Louzada was named MVP, and Flamengo won all four games. The NBB season starts on Saturday, October 17.
Rafael MouraDesk name · Oct 11, 2026 · 3 min read
Jarrett Culver scores Sendai's last three baskets in a 70-68 win at the SunRockers as Nagoya stay unbeaten
Culver finished with 32 and Sendai came back from 12 down at Toyota Arena Tokyo. Toyama beat Altiri Chiba 94-74, Nagoya won 90-78 at Ibaraki to move to 5-0, and Akita and Mikawa won on the road.
Kenji ArakawaDesk name · Oct 11, 2026 · 5 min read
Kerem Kanter's three with six seconds left beats Sono 82-81 and keeps Samsung unbeaten
Samsung came back from 11 down in the fourth quarter to move to 3-0, alone at the top of the KBL. Jung Kwan Jang beat LG 88-65, and KT won 87-81 at KCC after 13 lead changes.
Han Ji-wooDesk name · Oct 11, 2026 · 4 min read
Madison Ryan's basket with 0.9 seconds left gives Australia a third straight FIBA U18 Women's Asia Cup, 83-82 over Japan
Japan came back from 15 down and led 82-81 on Miya Takeuchi's three with 3.7 seconds left. Ryan answered off the glass. Takeuchi was named MVP, and China beat Korea 106-69 for third.
Amara DialloDesk name · Oct 11, 2026 · 3 min read
Magnolia rout Ginebra 112-93 to clinch a quarterfinal spot, and Juan Gómez de Liaño's triple-double sends Converge through
Magnolia led by as many as 28 for a fifth straight win and top Group B at 6-3. Converge scored 53 in the fourth quarter to beat Titan Ultra 152-119, a result that knocked Titan Ultra out of the race.
Marisol ReyesDesk name · Oct 11, 2026 · 3 min read
Mavericks beat Rockets 132-115 in Macao to split the NBA China Games
Dallas broke a 77-77 tie with a 15-2 run in the third quarter of Sunday's preseason game. Kyrie Irving scored 17 and Cooper Flagg had seven assists. Houston rested Kevin Durant, Alperen Sengun and Fred VanVleet.
Dana WhitfieldDesk name · Oct 11, 2026 · 2 min read
Dream hold off Liberty 85-83 to sweep into the WNBA Finals
Jordin Canada scored 19 with 11 assists, and Atlanta answered a five-point deficit early in the fourth quarter with a 9-0 run. Breanna Stewart's basket at the buzzer made it a two-point game, and the Dream play the Valkyries for the title.
Renee CastellanoDesk name · Oct 10, 2026 · 3 min read
Hiroshima beat Shiga 111-105 in triple overtime to stay perfect as Nagasaki hand Gunma a first loss
Kofi Cockburn scored 42 with 21 rebounds, and Ryo Terashima forced the second and third overtimes with late baskets. Nagasaki beat Gunma 70-59, and San-en held on 83-81 at Shinshu to stay unbeaten.
Kenji ArakawaDesk name · Oct 10, 2026 · 6 min read
Keve Aluma and Ra Gun-ah give Korea Gas its first win, 81-75 at Hyundai Mobis
Aluma had 26 points and 14 rebounds and Ra 25 and 10 as Daegu KOGAS led for the last three quarters and left Ulsan winless at 0-3. In Busan, Henry Ellenson scored 24 and Wonju DB beat KCC 85-79.
Han Ji-wooDesk name · Oct 10, 2026 · 3 min read
Valkyries come back from 11 down, beat Aces 87-77 in overtime to reach the WNBA Finals in their second season
Golden State scored 17 straight points in the third quarter, erased a six-point deficit in the last three minutes of regulation and won overtime 16-6. Gabby Williams scored eight in the extra period, and the Valkyries swept Las Vegas 3-0.
Renee CastellanoDesk name · Oct 10, 2026 · 3 min read
Australia and Japan reach the FIBA U18 Women's Asia Cup final as China miss it for the first time since 1990
Australia beat China 78-59 after a 31-9 first quarter, and Japan beat Korea 80-43, in Friday's semi-finals in Seremban. Chinese Taipei took the last place at the 2027 U19 Women's World Cup by beating the Philippines 86-55.
Amara DialloDesk name · Oct 9, 2026 · 3 min read
David Johnson scores 32 as Tasmania post a franchise-record 122 in Wollongong
The JackJumpers shot 65% from the field and 16 of 28 from three to beat Illawarra 122-112 and move to 4-1. They led by 27 before a 39-point Hawks fourth quarter.
Lachlan PryorDesk name · Oct 9, 2026 · 2 min read
Dream and Valkyries can reach the WNBA Finals with Game 3 wins on the road Friday
Atlanta lead New York 2-0 and Golden State lead Las Vegas 2-0. Game 3s are at Barclays Center at 7:30 p.m. ET and Michelob Ultra Arena at 9:30 p.m. ET, and both home teams have to win to stay alive.
Renee CastellanoDesk name · Oct 9, 2026 · 2 min read
KJ Buffen's 24 and 20 carry Magnolia past Blackwater 107-101 for a fourth straight win
Buffen's five-point burst made it 105-97 with 2:10 left, and a Chris Koon steal sealed it after Blackwater cut the gap to four. Magnolia are 5-3 after starting the conference 1-3.
Marisol ReyesDesk name · Oct 9, 2026 · 2 min read
Lee Kyu-tae's 11 fourth-quarter points hand Jung Kwan Jang its first loss as Samsung go 2-0
Samsung beat Anyang Jung Kwan Jang 66-58 at Jamsil and are the KBL's only team with two wins and no losses. KT survived a 12-0 Sono run and won 88-79 behind 30 from Paris Bass.
Han Ji-wooDesk name · Oct 9, 2026 · 3 min read
Olympiacos beat Anadolu Efes 89-66 without trailing, with 21 offensive rebounds
Georgios Bartzokas' team led from start to finish in Piraeus and out-rebounded Efes 49-31. Olympiacos are 3-1 and visit unbeaten Valencia on Tuesday.
Tomas LindqvistDesk name · Oct 9, 2026 · 2 min read
Rockets beat Mavericks by 18 in Macao as Hawks erase a 23-point Spurs lead in preseason
Houston led from the first basket to the last in the first of two NBA China Games. On Thursday night, Atlanta came back to win 123-116 in San Antonio, Washington won at Madison Square Garden and Luka Dončić scored 23 for the Lakers.
Marcus OyelaranDesk name · Oct 9, 2026 · 5 min read
Toyama come back from 29 down to beat Tokyo SunRockers 96-90 in overtime as Braian Angola scores 41
Toyama did not lead until 42 seconds before the end of regulation at Toyota Arena Tokyo. Kyoto won 74-73 on two late free throws to go 5-1, Altiri Chiba held off Osaka after leading by 24, and Jarrett Culver and Trey Kell scored 37 and 38.
Kenji ArakawaDesk name · Oct 9, 2026 · 4 min read
Zalgiris win 88-81 at Barcelona with a 33-16 fourth quarter as Besiktas win at Baskonia
Zalgiris trailed by 10 after three quarters at the Palau Blaugrana and made 13 threes. In Vitoria, Scottie Wilbekin scored 24 and Besiktas won 92-84 although Chris Duarte made all 15 of his free throws.
Tomas LindqvistDesk name · Oct 9, 2026 · 3 min read
Bolden's late three helps Cairns hold off Brisbane 97-91 despite 30 from Nate Hinton
Jack McVeigh set up the last two Taipans baskets in the first Queensland derby of NBL27. Jaylon Brown scored 25, and 17-year-old Next Star Luke Paul made his debut. Brisbane have lost three straight.
Lachlan PryorDesk name · Oct 8, 2026 · 3 min read
Dream beat Liberty 101-98 in overtime to take a 2-0 semifinal lead
Marine Fauthoux tied it with 10.3 seconds left in regulation and Breanna Stewart scored 35. Naz Hillmon's layup with 20.8 seconds left in overtime put Atlanta one win from the WNBA Finals.
Renee CastellanoDesk name · Oct 8, 2026 · 3 min read
Fuerza Regia beat Soles 92-75 and cut the LNBP leaders' margin to one game
Astros won 86-71 to move to 20-8, one game behind 21-7 Soles. Panteras beat Diablos Rojos by a single point for the second night running, 93-92, and Abejas moved clear in eighth.
Inés GarduñoDesk name · Oct 8, 2026 · 3 min read
Kobe close on an 11-0 run to beat Chiba Jets 94-86 as Gunma stay unbeaten
Fardaws Aimaq had 29 points and 16 rebounds at Glion Arena. Gunma won 76-65 in Okinawa to go 5-0, Nagasaki came from 14 down for their first win, Kawasaki won at Akita and Alvark Tokyo led Saga from start to finish.
Kenji ArakawaDesk name · Oct 8, 2026 · 5 min read
Korea and China complete the FIBA U18 Women's Asia Cup semi-finals in Seremban
Korea held off Chinese Taipei 67-64 and China beat the Philippines 112-49 in Seremban. Friday's semi-finals are Japan v Korea and Australia v China, and the winner of Philippines v Chinese Taipei joins them at the 2027 U19 Women's World Cup.
Amara DialloDesk name · Oct 8, 2026 · 3 min read
Real Madrid beat Partizan 86-76 for their first EuroLeague win of the season and end Partizan's unbeaten start
Madrid made all 17 of their free throws in their first home game of the season. Partizan made three of 20 threes. Panathinaikos and Valencia are the last two unbeaten teams after Round 4's Thursday games.
Tomas LindqvistDesk name · Oct 8, 2026 · 3 min read
Valkyries beat Aces 83-81 on Kiah Stokes' late block to lead semifinal 2-0
Golden State led by 17 in the third quarter, then trailed 76-74 with 1:36 left. Veronica Burton's 28-foot three put them back in front, and Stokes blocked Chelsea Gray with 3.0 seconds left.
Renee CastellanoDesk name · Oct 8, 2026 · 3 min read
Yang Jun-seok's last four points carry LG past DB 96-92 after 21 lead changes
Lee Yong-woo's three tied it 92-92 with 52 seconds left in Wonju. Yang answered with a basket and two free throws, and LG made 12 threes to DB's five.
Han Ji-wooDesk name · Oct 8, 2026 · 3 min read
Louis King's late threes lift KCC past winless KOGAS 103-98
King scored 29 off the bench, including two threes in the last 75 seconds after KOGAS cut a 16-point lead to two. Keve Aluma had 30 points and 13 rebounds for KOGAS, now 0-3.
Han Ji-wooDesk name · Oct 7, 2026 · 3 min read
Melbourne United hold off a 13-2 Adelaide run to win 96-91
United led by 20 before the half and by 14 with under five minutes left. Bryce Cotton and Nick Rakocevic scored 33 each, and the 36ers got within three before Cole Anthony's three settled it.
Lachlan PryorDesk name · Oct 7, 2026 · 2 min read
NLEX beat nine-man Macau 138-78, the biggest winning margin in PBA history
The 60-point win clinched NLEX a Governors' Cup quarterfinal place on the night the conference restarted. TNT beat Terrafirma 116-92 behind 31 points from Calvin Oftana in his first game back.
Marisol ReyesDesk name · Oct 7, 2026 · 3 min read
Sendai close on a 6-0 run to beat Altiri Chiba 81-74
Seiya Funyu scored all 13 of his points after half-time, and Sendai won a fourth quarter with seven lead changes 30-21. Both teams came in at 1-3.
Kenji ArakawaDesk name · Oct 7, 2026 · 3 min read
Soles edge Fuerza Regia 88-86 to stay two games clear at the top of the LNBP
Seven games on Tuesday night left Soles 21-6 at the top. Panteras won 77-76 to draw level with Fuerza Regia in third, and Abejas joined a three-way tie for eighth.
Inés GarduñoDesk name · Oct 7, 2026 · 3 min read
Warriors rout Lakers 124-98 in preseason as rookie Yaxel Lendeborg scores 17
Golden State led from the first basket to the last and by as many as 38. Stephen Curry had 16 points in 14 minutes, with two four-point plays. Luka Dončić and Austin Reaves did not play.
Dana WhitfieldDesk name · Oct 7, 2026 · 3 min read
Champions Shanghai open the CBA season at home to Shenzhen on October 16
The Shanghai Sharks went 38-4 and 21-0 at home last season before Brandon Goodwin led them to their first title since 2001-02. They begin their defence on opening night, after a winless week at the FIBA Intercontinental Cup.
Lin HaoranDesk name · Oct 6, 2026 · 3 min read
Dream rule out Allisha Gray for Game 2 against the Liberty as both semifinals resume Wednesday
Atlanta's leading scorer hurt her left hand in Game 1. The Dream and the Valkyries both lead 1-0 going into a Wednesday double-header in Atlanta and San Francisco.
Renee CastellanoDesk name · Oct 6, 2026 · 3 min read
Dreamers open the TPBL season against the Kings, the team they beat from 3-1 down
The Formosa Dreamers host the New Taipei Kings in Taichung on Saturday, October 17, a rematch of June's seven-game final. Seven preseason games at Taipei's Heping Basketball Gymnasium come first, from Friday, October 9.
Tsai Pei-shanDesk name · Oct 6, 2026 · 3 min read
Kai Sotto and Altiri Chiba visit Sendai as five Filipino players take the floor on Wednesday
Sotto has two double-doubles in two games. Both Chiba and Sendai are 1-3, and Sendai have the league's fourth-highest scorer in Jarrett Culver. Unbeaten Hiroshima visit winless Ibaraki.
Kenji ArakawaDesk name · Oct 6, 2026 · 2 min read
Paris Bass leads KT past LG 97-72 with 23 points and 14 rebounds
Suwon KT won the second quarter 26-13 and the fourth 28-13, and led by as many as 27. Both teams are now 1-1. Miguel Oczon made four threes for KT.
Han Ji-wooDesk name · Oct 6, 2026 · 2 min read
Philippines earn first Division A win at the FIBA U18 Women's Asia Cup as Australia and Japan reach the semi-finals
The Philippines came from 39-30 down at half-time to beat New Zealand 69-64 in Seremban and play China for a semi-final place on Thursday. Australia and Japan won their groups 3-0.
Amara DialloDesk name · Oct 6, 2026 · 3 min read
Stockton Kings trade a first-round pick to the Laketown Squadron for Trhae Mitchell's rights
Stockton give up their first pick in the G League draft on October 24 for a six-season guard who won a title with Rio Grande Valley and made the 2023-24 All-Defensive Team. It is their third trade since mid-September.
Caleb BrandtDesk name · Oct 6, 2026 · 2 min read
Winless Real Madrid open their home season against unbeaten Partizan in EuroLeague Round 4
Madrid have lost all three of their games, all on the road, by a combined 15 points. Four teams are 3-0, and two of them meet in Athens on Thursday, when Panathinaikos host Fenerbahce.
Tomas LindqvistDesk name · Oct 6, 2026 · 2 min read
John Mooney grabs 17 rebounds as Jung Kwan Jang win 86-80 at Korea Gas and stand alone at 2-0
Jung Kwan Jang scored 15 straight points in the first quarter and never trailed again. Mooney had 23 points and six assists. SJ Belangel scored 23 for Korea Gas, who made 13 threes and lost the boards 40-28.
Han Ji-wooDesk name · Oct 5, 2026 · 2 min read
Rookie Keaton Wagler's step-back with 14 seconds left gives the Clippers a 104-101 preseason win over the Warriors in Honolulu
The lead changed hands three times in the last 46 seconds. Rui Hachimura scored 21 in 15 minutes, Stephen Curry had 10 in 13, and Blake Wesley's block on the final Warriors drive held the lead.
Dana WhitfieldDesk name · Oct 5, 2026 · 3 min read
B.League Sunday: Mikawa win by 44, Kyoto hold Nagasaki to two first-quarter points, Shiga and Utsunomiya hit back
Every other B.League Premier game from Sunday, October 4, in brief. Mikawa, Kyoto, Nagoya, Hokkaido, the SunRockers, San-en and Gunma finished weekend sweeps, while Shiga, Utsunomiya and Shinshu split their series.
Kenji ArakawaDesk name · Oct 4, 2026 · 7 min read
Dream win the third quarter 32-15 and take Game 1 from the Liberty 92-82
Jordin Canada scored 25, 12 of them in the third, and DeWanna Bonner added 23 off the bench. Atlanta had 14 steals and outscored New York 18-0 on the fast break. Sabrina Ionescu scored 27 for the Liberty.
Renee CastellanoDesk name · Oct 4, 2026 · 3 min read
Jung Kwan Jang hold off Hyundai Mobis 88-85 as two late threes miss
Anyang led by 16 with 8:41 left. Ulsan scored 20 of the last 27 points and cut it to 87-85, then missed two threes in the final three seconds. John Mooney had 25 points and 10 rebounds, Gaige Prim 33 for Mobis.
Han Ji-wooDesk name · Oct 4, 2026 · 3 min read
Kerem Kanter scores 30 as Samsung win at KT 81-76 despite Paris Bass's 35
Kanter scored nine straight Samsung points early in the fourth quarter and finished with 13 rebounds. Bass scored 15 KT points in a row across the third and fourth, but KT never led after halftime.
Han Ji-wooDesk name · Oct 4, 2026 · 3 min read
KBL opening weekend: DB come back on Sono 95-86, Sono beat Korea Gas 82-73
The rest of the KBL's first weekend in brief. Kang Sang-jae's back-to-back threes turned a Wonju comeback into a lead, and Johnny O'Bryant III scored 26 in both of Goyang Sono's games.
Han Ji-wooDesk name · Oct 4, 2026 · 3 min read
Keyontae Johnson scores 37 as Alvark Tokyo run away from the Chiba Jets 96-71
Johnson had 27 of Alvark's 47 points by halftime, part of a 13-0 run that turned a three-point deficit into a lead the visitors never gave back. D.J. Hogg then scored 10 in 83 seconds in the third quarter.
Kenji ArakawaDesk name · Oct 4, 2026 · 3 min read
Kai Sotto grabs 14 rebounds but Kawasaki beat Altiri Chiba 82-74 to split the weekend series
Sotto scored 12 points on 6-of-9 shooting and took five offensive rebounds. Kawasaki led from the first quarter on, by as many as 16, and made 17 of 18 free throws to Chiba's three.
Kenji ArakawaDesk name · Oct 4, 2026 · 3 min read
Valkyries out-rebound Aces 52-25 and take Game 1 of the semifinals 71-60
Gabby Williams scored 25 with 11 rebounds, and Golden State took 17 offensive rebounds to Las Vegas' two. A'ja Wilson scored 24 but the Aces shot 34% after sweeping the regular-season series 3-0.
Renee CastellanoDesk name · Oct 4, 2026 · 3 min read
Giannis Antetokounmpo sets up seven threes in his Heat debut as Miami beats Toronto 129-105 in the preseason opener
Antetokounmpo played 14 minutes in Quebec City, all in the first half, and had nine points on 3-of-3 shooting. Four of his assists went to Andrew Wiggins, who scored all 12 of his points from three.
Dana WhitfieldDesk name · Oct 3, 2026 · 3 min read
Archie Goodwin scores 25 as Changwon LG open the KBL season with a 103-68 rout of Busan KCC
LG outscored KCC 28-10 in the second quarter, led by as many as 36 and shot 55% from the field. Yang Hong-seok added 22, and Assem Marei had 14 points, 14 rebounds and eight assists.
Han Ji-wooDesk name · Oct 3, 2026 · 3 min read
JackJumpers close overtime on a 10-0 run and beat the Bullets 109-99 behind Taran Armstrong's 29
Brisbane erased an 11-point deficit with 11 straight points late in the fourth quarter. Josh Bannan tied it with 22 seconds left, and Tasmania scored the last 10 of overtime to move to 3-1 without four injured players.
Lachlan PryorDesk name · Oct 3, 2026 · 3 min read
PBA Governors' Cup restarts Wednesday with TNT on the bubble and Ginebra last in Group B
After a nearly eight-week break for the Asian Games and the FIBA qualifiers, the Governors' Cup resumes on October 7. NLEX and San Miguel lead Group A at 7-2, and the Commissioner's Cup champions sit at 2-4.
Marisol ReyesDesk name · Oct 3, 2026 · 3 min read
Kai Sotto dunks on his debut as Altiri Chiba climb out of a 14-point hole to beat Kawasaki 99-90
Chiba won the fourth quarter 30-17. Kotetsu Kurokawa scored 30, D.J. Newbill had 18 points and eight assists, and the 7-foot-3 Sotto finished with 13 points and 11 rebounds in 25 minutes.
Kenji ArakawaDesk name · Oct 3, 2026 · 4 min read
Taipans score the first 11 of the fourth and beat Melbourne United 107-95 despite Cole Anthony's 40
Cairns trailed 79-67 late in the third quarter, then won the fourth 35-14. Jaylon Brown scored 14 of his 20 in the last 10 minutes after making one of nine shots before it.
Lachlan PryorDesk name · Oct 3, 2026 · 3 min read
Valkyries erase a 16-point deficit, beat Wings 77-73 in Game 3 and move on to the Aces
Dallas led 53-37 in the third quarter after a 20-0 run. Golden State outscored the Wings 40-20 the rest of the way, and Gabby Williams scored eight of the Valkyries' last 10 points.
Renee CastellanoDesk name · Oct 3, 2026 · 4 min read
Aces beat Fever 94-83 in Game 3 behind Wilson's 36 and end Indiana's season
A'ja Wilson scored 36 and Las Vegas made 28 of 35 free throws, 14 of 15 in the fourth quarter, to take the series 2-1 and reach a semifinal that opens Sunday.
Renee CastellanoDesk name · Oct 2, 2026 · 3 min read
Ogunbowale scores a playoff-record 45 as Wings beat Valkyries in overtime to force Game 3
Dallas lost Game 1 by 24. In Game 2, Arike Ogunbowale made 16 of 18 free throws, hit a tying three with 4.1 seconds left, and added 11 more in overtime to even the series 1-1.
Renee CastellanoDesk name · Oct 1, 2026 · 3 min read
Eighth-seeded Liberty sweep top-seeded Lynx with 87-71 win in Game 2
New York never trailed or tied, led by as many as 19 and moves on to the semifinals, which start Sunday, Oct. 4. Jonquel Jones had 21 points and 13 rebounds.
Renee CastellanoDesk name · Sep 30, 2026 · 3 min read
Dubai beat Barcelona 94-87 to start the EuroLeague season 2-0
Dubai took 28 free throws to Barcelona's eight, led by as many as 20 and never trailed after the first quarter. Barcelona got within five only with 24 seconds left.
Tomas LindqvistDesk name · Sep 29, 2026 · 3 min read
Fever beat Aces 99-89 to force Game 3 in Las Vegas
Caitlin Clark had 27 points and 15 assists as Indiana outscored Las Vegas 30-17 in the second quarter and led from late in the first half. The series is tied 1-1.
Renee CastellanoDesk name · Sep 29, 2026 · 3 min read
Fever host Aces in Game 2 needing a win to stay alive
Indiana trails the best-of-three first-round series 1-0 after a 102-85 loss in Las Vegas. The Fever list Caitlin Clark and Aliyah Boston among their probable starters.
Renee CastellanoDesk name · Sep 29, 2026 · 2 min read
JackJumpers forward Majok Deng out at least four weeks with fractured fibula
Deng played on after the contact in the season opener and scored a tying layup before leaving the game. The club aims for a return in four to six weeks.
Lachlan PryorDesk name · Sep 29, 2026 · 2 min read
Aces beat Fever 102-85 in Game 1 as A'ja Wilson scores 38
Wilson made 15 of 19 shots. Caitlin Clark had 15 points and 10 assists for Indiana, which must win at home on Tuesday to force a third game.
Renee CastellanoDesk name · Sep 28, 2026 · 3 min read
Kings beat Hawks 121-100 as Sydney's bench scores 51
Makuach Maluach made all six of his shots off the bench. Sydney is 2-0 and hosts unbeaten Brisbane on Wednesday, while Illawarra falls to 0-3.
Lachlan PryorDesk name · Sep 28, 2026 · 3 min read
Yokohama score 11 of the last 12 points to beat Utsunomiya 74-71 and split their opening series
Narito Namizato made the go-ahead jumper with 23 seconds left and two free throws to seal it, a day after the Brex won the first game 88-78.
Kenji ArakawaDesk name · Sep 28, 2026 · 3 min read
Fever open playoffs at Las Vegas with Clark probable and Harris out
Ty Harris broke her left fibula in the regular-season finale and will miss the rest of the season. Aliyah Boston is questionable for Game 1 of the best-of-three series.
Renee CastellanoDesk name · Sep 27, 2026 · 3 min read
SeaHorses Mikawa beat Levanga Hokkaido 78-77 to split the weekend
Marques Bolden's three with seven seconds left cut it to one, but Hokkaido never got another shot. A day earlier Keisei Tominaga scored 41 in a 106-97 Hokkaido win.
Kenji ArakawaDesk name · Sep 27, 2026 · 3 min read
Dubai beat Real Madrid 78-77 in EuroLeague opener
McKinley Wright IV hit the go-ahead three with 51 seconds left, after Madrid went without a point over the final 3:06 of the game.
Tomas LindqvistDesk name · Sep 25, 2026 · 3 min read
Lynx beat Fever 86-66 to finish with the WNBA's best record
Minnesota never trailed, led by 36, and Indiana's starters shot 9 of 37. Caitlin Clark went 1 of 12 in 18 minutes, and Indiana, 28-16, opens the playoffs at Las Vegas on Sunday.
Renee CastellanoDesk name · Sep 25, 2026 · 3 min read
Ryukyu beat Alvark Tokyo 85-74 to split the B.League Premier opening series
A day after losing 84-73 while making three of 12 free throws, the Golden Kings hit 14 threes to Alvark's four, and David Nwaba scored 51 points across the two games.
Kenji ArakawaDesk name · Sep 25, 2026 · 3 min read
Dream close the regular season 30-14, beat Liberty 83-65
Allisha Gray scored 24, and Atlanta outscored New York 23-7 in the second quarter to turn a one-point game into a 15-point halftime lead.
Renee CastellanoDesk name · Sep 24, 2026 · 3 min read
Fever beat Lynx 96-77 as four Minnesota starters miss the second half
Caitlin Clark scored 27 with nine assists as Indiana led by 29 in the first half. Minnesota clinched the No. 1 seed later that night when Portland beat Golden State.
Renee CastellanoDesk name · Sep 23, 2026 · 3 min read
Dream beat Liberty 95-84, take control of the four seed
Atlanta outscored New York 32-24 in the third quarter and committed four turnovers all night to move to 29-14, pushing New York to 26-17 with one game left in the season series.
Renee CastellanoDesk name · Sep 22, 2026 · 3 min read
JackJumpers beat South East Melbourne 96-91 in their NBL season opener
Tasmania did not lead until 2:26 was left in the third quarter, then outscored the Phoenix 58-39 in the second half to come back from 14 points down, with David Johnson scoring 26.
Lachlan PryorDesk name · Sep 21, 2026 · 3 min read
Minnesota never trailed Connecticut, despite losing two of the four quarters
The Lynx built a 20-point second-quarter lead and never gave it back, even while Connecticut won the second and third quarters outright. Final: 101-89, and Minnesota stays a game up on Golden State for the league's top seed.
Renee CastellanoDesk name · Sep 21, 2026 · 3 min read
Ogwumike reaches 8,000 career points as Sparks beat Fire 105-84
The 2016 MVP, who will retire after this season, became the fourth player in WNBA history to reach the mark, with 20 points and 12 rebounds against Portland.
Renee CastellanoDesk name · Sep 21, 2026 · 2 min read
Real Madrid beat Olympiacos 93-89 to win the first EuroLeague SuperCup
Madrid held off a late Olympiacos push in Abu Dhabi for Pedro Martínez's first trophy as coach, and open the EuroLeague season at Dubai Basketball on Thursday.
Tomas LindqvistDesk name · Sep 21, 2026 · 2 min read
Soles lead the LNBP by 2.5 games, and Astros are the only team playing them close
Mexicali is 17-4 with the league's best scoring margin by 73 points, but Astros won two of three against them this month.
Inés GarduñoDesk name · Sep 21, 2026 · 2 min read
Korea wins Asian Games basketball gold: the good, the bad and the ugly
Korea beat host Japan 67-57 in Nagoya to finish 6-0, while the Philippines had their worst finish and China missed the podium.
Amara DialloDesk name · Sep 20, 2026 · 5 min read
Mystics beat Fever 93-77 to close within a game of fifth place
Washington led by 26 in the second quarter and Indiana never led, leaving the Fever with two games left, both against the league-best Lynx.
Renee CastellanoDesk name · Sep 20, 2026 · 3 min read