Dana Whitfield
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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