PG Darius Garland makes season debut for Cleveland Cavaliers
CLEVELAND — Cavaliers point guard Darius Garland was in the starting lineup for his season debut on Wednesday…
Hawks roll to 127-112 victory over the Magic
ATLANTA — Zaccharie Risacher scored 21 points, Nickeil Alexander-Walker had 20 and the Atlanta Hawks beat the Orlando…
Alvarado’s 3-pointer sends Pelicans past Hornets for their first win of the season
NEW ORLEANS — Jose Alvarado made a go-ahead 3-pointer with 16 seconds left and the New Orleans Pelicans…
Barnes and Barrett each score 23 points as Raptors win third straight, rout Bucks 128-100
TORONTO — Scottie Barnes and RJ Barrett each scored 23 points, Immanuel Quickley and Sandro Mamukelashvili both had…
After trip to Germany was scrapped, No. 1 UConn and No. 20 Louisville had a chance to visit Navy
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — The standard at UConn is so high that a lapse late in its season opener…
Zion Williamson out at least a week with a strained left hamstring, his latest injury trouble
NEW ORLEANS — Zion Williamson will miss at least a week with a strained left hamstring, the latest…
Lakers overcome the absence of Doncic and Reaves for a 123-115 win over the Blazers
PORTLAND, Ore. — Deandre Ayton had 29 points, 10 rebounds and three blocked shots against his former team,…
Ban Adebayo scores 25 points, Heat hold off Clippers 120-119 following 3rd-quarter surge
INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Ban Adebayo had 25 points and 10 rebounds, Norman Powell added 21 points in his…
Pelicans coach Willie Green takes job-security questions in stride after an 0-6 start
METAIRIE, La. — As Pelicans coach Willie Green took repeated questions about his job security, he kept calm…
There was no championship hangover for the Thunder. They’re rolling along, again
The last team standing last season is the last team to remain undefeated this season. So much for…
Jusuf Nurkic makes last-second putback to lift the Jazz past the Celtics, 105-103
BOSTON — Jusuf Nurkic dropped in a putback with 0.6 seconds remaining and the Utah Jazz overcame a…
Jokic scores season-high 34 points to lead the Nuggets past the Kings, 130-124
DENVER — Nikola Jokic scored a season-high 34 points and had 14 assists, Aaron Gordon added 20 points…