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LaMelo Ball made six 3-pointers and finished with 22 points and a season-high nine assists, and the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Dallas Mavericks 133-94 on Thursday night for their most lopsided victory of the season.
Cade Cunningham scored a career-high 52 points and had 11 assists, and the Detroit Pistons outlasted Washington 144-140 in double overtime Thursday night after the Wizards twice extended the game with last-second shots.
Tyrese Maxey scored 27 points, Joel Embiid had 20 and the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Toronto Raptors 123-112 on Thursday night while playing without LeBron James.
The NBA has suspended the Houston Rockets’ Marcus Smart for three games, the league announced on Thursday. The ban comes after the veteran guard threw a punch at the Golden State Warriors’ Charles Bassey on Wednesday night. The punch grazed the nose of Bassey and Smart was issued a flagrant 2 and automatically ejected.
Harry Kane capped another record-breaking night with his 92nd goal for England in a 2-1 win against Croatia in the Nations League on Thursday.
Bulls rookie Caleb Wilson will undergo surgery for a fractured right hand and miss four to six weeks, sources told ESPN's Shams Charania.
Toronto Raptors All-Star forward Scottie Barnes will miss a fourth consecutive game on Thursday night against the Philadelphia 76ers due to a groin injury.
Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid, who is questionable for Thursday night’s game against the Toronto Raptors with right foot plantar fascia management, said he has “no idea” if he’ll play.
Warriors star Stephen Curry has an oblique abdominal tear and will be re-evaluated in two weeks.
Mike Brown wasn't pleased with the free throw disparity in the Knicks' 115-107 loss to the Cavaliers, calling Jalen Brunson's lack of attempts "alarming."
With the NBA trade deadline looming, which title contenders should -- and could -- make a deal to improve?
The Toronto Raptors went just 16 for 43 (37 per cent) from beyond the arc in Wednesday's loss to the Boston Celtics, but head coach Darko Rajakovic intends to stick with the strategy moving forward.
Rockets guard Marcus Smart threw a right hook Wednesday night that grazed the nose of Warriors center Charles Bassey in the third quarter of Houston's win.
Deni Avdija had 28 points, Damian Lillard scored 18 points, and the Portland Trail Blazers completed a two-game sweep of the Oklahoma City Thunder with a 118-108 win on Wednesday night.
Lakers guard Austin Reaves exited Wednesday's win due to a left heel injury. Initial X-rays came back negative and he will undergo further evaluation.
Egor Demin returned from a six-game injury absence to score 22 points, Michael Porter Jr. also scored 22, and the Brooklyn Nets beat New Orleans 145-111 on Wednesday night, handing the Pelicans their fourth consecutive loss.
Kevin Durant scored 20 points, Alperen Sengun and Amen Thompson added 19 and the Houston Rockets snapped Golden State’s eight-game winning streak with a 115-108 victory on Wednesday night.
Franz Wagner matched a career high with 38 points and had eight rebounds to lead the Orlando Magic to a 123-108 victory over Utah on Wednesday night, the 10th straight loss for the Jazz.
Victor Wembanyama scored 32 points, Dylan Harper had 18 points, 10 assists and four steals and the San Antonio Spurs won their 10th straight game, overcoming a 22-point deficit to beat the Chicago Bulls 124-119 on Wednesday night.
Jamal Murray scored 17 of his 30 points in the fourth quarter, Nikola Jokic added 27 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists, and the Denver Nuggets held off the Memphis Grizzlies 123-118 on Wednesday night.
Luka Doncic scored 32 points, Sandro Mamukelashvili added 23 and Austin Reeves 18 as the Los Angeles Lakers extended their winning streak to seven games with a 123-112 win over the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday night.
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