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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scores 28 points, Thunder beat Suns 99-83 in NBA Cup

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 28 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the short-handed Phoenix Suns 99-83 on Friday night in an NBA Cup game. Lu Dort had 15 points and nine rebounds, Jalen Williams added 14 points and eight rebounds and Isaiah Joe scored 11 points to help Oklahoma City improve […]

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Ingram leads Pelicans past Jokic-less Nuggets, 101-94

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Brandon Ingram scored 29 points to lift the New Orleans Pelicans to a 101-94 victory Friday night over the Denver Nuggets, who played without three-time MVP Nikola Jokic. Ingram twisted his left ankle in the second half but stayed in the game to help the injury-riddled Pelicans snap a six-game skid

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Jabari Smith Jr. has season-high 28 points as Rockets rout Clippers 125-104 in NBA Cup play

HOUSTON (AP) — Jabari Smith Jr. had a season-high 28 points with five 3-pointers and the Houston Rockets never trailed in a 125-104 rout of the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday night in their NBA Cup opener. It was Houston’s season-high fourth straight victory and the team’s second straight over the Clippers after getting a

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Brunson’s 3-pointer with 6.2 seconds left gives Knicks 124-122 win over Nets in NBA Cup

NEW YORK (AP) — Jalen Brunson made a go-ahead 3-pointer with 6.2 seconds left after the Knicks had blown a 21-point lead, and New York edged the Brooklyn Nets 124-122 on Friday night to improve to 2-0 in the NBA Cup. Brunson missed a potential game-winning shot in a loss to Chicago on Wednesday but

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Anthony Davis, LeBron James lead Lakers past Spurs 120-115 to open NBA Cup title defense

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Anthony Davis had 40 points and 12 rebounds, LeBron James had 15 points, 16 rebounds and 12 assists and the Los Angeles Lakers opened defense of their Emirates NBA Cup title with a 120-115 victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Friday night. James had his career-high fourth straight triple-double. Victor

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Magic win 98-86 in NBA Cup game, dropping 76ers to 2-10 overall

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Franz Wagner had 31 points and 11 rebounds, Jalen Suggs added 19 points and seven rebounds, and the Orlando Magic pulled away in the fourth quarter to a 98-86 win over the Philadelphia 76ers in an NBA Cup game Friday night. Joel Embiid, playing 33 minutes in his second game this

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Daniels continues scoring surge with 25 points as Hawks beat Wizards and move to 2-0 in NBA Cup

ATLANTA (AP) — Dyson Daniels continued his scoring surge with 25 points and the Atlanta Hawks beat the Washington Wizards 129-117 on Friday night to improve to 2-0 in the NBA Cup. Kyle Kuzma led Washington with 24 points. Jordan Poole had 22 and rookie Alex Sarr added a career-high 20 points. Despite the trio’s

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Donovan Mitchell scores 37, Cavaliers stay perfect and improve to 14-0 with 144-126 win over Bulls

CLEVELAND (AP) — Donovan Mitchell scored a season-high 37 points, Darius Garland had 29 and the Cleveland Cavaliers continued one of the best starts in league history, improving to 14-0 with a 144-126 win over the Chicago Bulls on Friday night in an NBA Cup game. The Cavs are the sixth team to go 14-0

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Blue Jackets rout the Penguins 6-2 to snap a 6-game skid

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Zac Werenski and Dmitri Voronkov each had a goal and an assist, Elvis Merzlikins made 23 saves and the Columbus Blue Jackets snapped a six-game skid with a 6-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Friday night. Zach Aston-Reese, Mathieu Olivier, Damon Severson and Cole Sillinger also scored for the Blue

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