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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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