That's what the Tyronn Lue-led Clippers attempted to do with Nuggets star Nikola Jokić during Denver‘s eventual 130-116 win over Los Angeles on Wednesday night. The Clippers‘s gameplan? Let Jokić score. Let's just say the plan backfired spectacularly, as Jokic tied the highest scoring performance in the NBA this season in a 55-point outburst.

NBA changes score of Cavs-Wizards game 14 hours after it finished originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The Cleveland Cavaliers crushed the Washington Wizards on Friday night. Turns out, they won by just a bit less than originally thought.

Payton Pritchard hit five 3-pointers, scored 24 points and had nine assists and the Boston Celtics used a big second half to run past the Memphis Grizzlies 131-95 on Wednesday night.

Tyy2.0: The most surprising player on my roster is Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. He’s currently ranked No. 2 in points per game (32.8) in the NBA and has been carrying my fantasy team.

The third edition of the NBA In-Season Tournament kicks off in November. Here's a guide to the action in the 2025 Emirates NBA Cup.

Norman Powell scores 25 points as the Miami Heat defeat the Charlotte Hornets 126-108 in an NBA Cup game on Friday night.

There's an abbreviated slate of NBA games on Thursday with just three on the schedule, including Raptors vs. Cavaliers (-7.5) at 7 p.m. ET, and Pacers vs. Suns (-4.5) and Hawks (-2.5) vs. Jazz, both at 9 p.

Flagg finished Wednesday’s game against the Suns with 16 points, six rebounds, and six assists. He also contributed three steals, two blocks, and three three-pointers made. During the game, Flagg briefly left the court holding his shoulder after a hard hit. However, he returned and logged 34 minutes of playing time.