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NBA: Celtics Defeat Bucks Despite Big Night for 'Child' Giannis

Jayson Tatum delivered 31 points and 12 rebounds, sparking the reigning NBA champion Boston Celtics to a 113-107 victory over Milwaukee on Sunday, despite a 43-point performance from Giannis Antetokounmpo for the Bucks. The Celtics improved to 9-2, two games behind unbeaten Cleveland in the Eastern Conference, while the host Bucks slid to ...

Cavs Stay Unbeaten After Comeback Win Over Net, Wembanyama Goes Off

The Cleveland Cavaliers staged a sensational second-half comeback to preserve their perfect start to the season with a 105-100 defeat of the Brooklyn Nets on Saturday. A superb defensive performance from Evan Mobley and 22 points from Donovan Mitchell laid the foundations for an unlikely victory that saw Cleveland improve to 11-0. Mobley led the ...

Cavs Ride Huge First Half to Crushing Win Over Warriors

The Cleveland Cavaliers continued their perfect start to the NBA season in sensational style on Friday, seizing a 41-point halftime lead on the way to a 136-117 rout of the Golden State Warriors. The Cavs improved to 10-0, ending the Warriors' five-game winning streak and handing them their first road defeat of the season. The damage was done ...

NBA: Bucks Snap Losing Streak with Jazz Rout

Damian Lillard scored 34 points as the Milwaukee Bucks snapped a run of six straight defeats to bag their first home win of the season with a 123-100 victory over the Utah Jazz on Thursday. Lillard rattled in four three-pointers and shot 12-of-22 from the field en route to his third straight 30-point game to help Milwaukee claim only their second ...

NBA: Cavs Down Bucks to Improve to 8-0, Thunder Unbeaten in West

Darius Garland poured in 39 points as the Cleveland Cavaliers fended off a late Milwaukee surge to beat the Bucks 116-114 on Monday and push their perfect NBA record to 8-0. Garland drilled a step-back three-pointer to put Cleveland up 113-111 with 45 seconds to play, then fed Jarrett Allen for a dagger layup as the Cavs, who led by as many as 19 ...

NBA: Mavericks Ride Hot Start to Big Victory Over Magic

Luka Doncic scored 14 of his 32 points in the first quarter as the Dallas Mavericks got off to a hot start en route to a 108-85 NBA victory over the injury-hit Orlando Magic on Sunday. The Mavs, who came up short in their comeback bid against Houston on Thursday, took control early against an Orlando side missing 2023 Rookie of the Year Paolo ...

Mitchell Magic as Cavs Sink Bucks to Stay Perfect

Donovan Mitchell nailed a basket with less than one second remaining as the Cleveland Cavaliers snatched a 114-113 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks to preserve their unbeaten start to the season on Saturday. The Bucks looked poised to claim only their second win of the season after a 41-point performance from Damian Lillard, who gave his side a ...

Tatum Propels Celtics Over Hornets, Lakers Hold Off Raptors

The NBA champion Boston Celtics, fueled by 32 points from Jayson Tatum, bounced back from an overtime defeat with a gritty 124-109 victory over the Hornets in Charlotte on Friday. Tatum added 11 rebounds for his third double-double of the season, and Jaylen Brown scored 25 points with six rebounds and five assists in a physical game that saw ...

Morant Fires Grizzlies in Win over Bucks, Rockets Hold Off Mavs

Ja Morant's 12th career triple-double fired the Memphis Grizzlies to a 122-99 NBA victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday, as Houston edged the Dallas Mavericks. Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 37 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, but teammate Damian Lillard was held to four points on 1-of-12 shooting. Brook Lopez was Milwaukee's ...

Irving Outduels Edwards as Mavs Down Wolves in Rematch

Kyrie Irving scored 35 points as the Dallas Mavericks recovered from an early Anthony Edwards onslaught to score a 120-114 road win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday. Edwards had looked poised to help Minnesota avenge last season's Western Conference finals defeat to Dallas after erupting for 24 points in a devastating first-quarter ...

NBA: Suns Scorch Lakers, Celtics Stay Perfect

Kevin Durant and Devin Booker combined for 63 points as the Phoenix Suns sent LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers tumbling to their first defeat of the season in NBA action on Monday. Booker bagged 33 points and Durant 30 to give the Suns a thrilling 109-105 win at Phoenix's Footprint Center, avenging the Lakers' 123-116 win over the Suns in ...

NBA: Maxey Scores 45 Points to Propel 76ers Over Pacers

Tyrese Maxey scored 10 of his 45 points in overtime to carry the Philadelphia 76ers to their first victory of the NBA season on Sunday, a hard-fought 118-114 triumph over the Indiana Pacers. Philadelphia had struggled in their first two games, with former NBA Most Valuable Player Joel Embiid sidelined by injury and newly acquired nine-time ...