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Game day · Sun, Nov 8
9:00 PM ET
vs Heat
Golden 1 Center, Sacramento
Record1–8
5th in the Pacific · 6.5 GB
L 109–124 vs Spurs · Fri, Nov 6
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Victor Wembanyama scored 29 points as the Spurs beat the Trail Blazers 125-103 in Portland.
According to SB Nation, San Antonio built a 32-point lead late in the third quarter and improved to 2-0 on its road trip. Stephon Castle had 14 points, seven rebounds and five assists, and Devin Vassell added 15 points. Portland was without Ja Morant, who had a hamstring strain according to a fan-blog preview.
Source: Pounding The Rock
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Heat visit the Kings tonight at 9 PM ET; Sacramento is 1-8 and without Keegan Murray and Ben Simmons.
Sacramento is 1-8 and Miami is 3-6. Darius Acuff Jr. leads the Kings at 25.2 points per game, and Giannis Antetokounmpo leads Miami at 27.3 points and 12.7 rebounds per game. Maxime Raynaud is also out for Sacramento, and the Kings' last five games include four losses.
Source: ESPN
Spurs rout Trail Blazers with a dominant third quarter, extending San Antonio's winning streak to eight.
According to SB Nation, Portland was missing Ja Morant, Robert Williams and Shaedon Sharpe, and Victor Wembanyama played for San Antonio. The Spurs were 3-0 on second night of back-to-backs this season, per SB Nation. Pounding The Rock reported that the Spurs beat Sacramento 124-109 on Friday in their first NBA Cup game, and that Wembanyama left that game briefly after a fall before returning to play the second half.
Source: Pounding The Rock
Around the NBA
Stephen Curry scores 41 as Warriors beat Magic 126-119 in overtime for their seventh straight win.
Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry scored 17 of his 41 points in the final seven minutes of Saturday night's 126-119 overtime win over the Orlando Magic, setting another late-career NBA record.
Sources: USA TODAY Sports · Yahoo Sports · ESPN · NBC Sports BayArea
Kristaps Porzingis will step away from the NBA to prioritize his health.
Porzingis has not played for the Warriors this season, and CBS Sports reports he signed a two-year, $40 million deal in free agency this summer and has been away from the team since late September. A fan blog citing ClutchPoints reports Golden State has contacted the Pelicans, Bulls and Bucks about trading his contract. The same report says the Warriors are expected to trade him by December 16.
Sources: ESPN · CBS Sports · Golden State Of Mind
Josh Hart is out for the Knicks with right ankle soreness ahead of their game at Cleveland.
Fan blogs said the 4-4 Knicks visited the 5-4 Cavaliers on November 7, with Cleveland playing the second game of a back-to-back. Jarrett Allen was listed as questionable with a knee contusion.
Sources: Posting and Toasting · Liberty Ballers · At The Hive
Knicks beat Cavaliers 109-97, with Jalen Brunson scoring 31 and Karl-Anthony Towns 29.
Brunson shot 12-for-25 and added nine assists and six rebounds, and Towns grabbed 13 rebounds. The win was New York's first three-game winning streak of the season and moved the Knicks (5-4) over .500 for the first time this season. SB Nation reports Cleveland's Donovan Mitchell scored 37 points, and the Cavaliers (5-5) had beaten Philadelphia the previous day.
Sources: NY Post Sports · Posting and Toasting
Suns beat Rockets 102-99 in a clutch-time win in Phoenix, according to SB Nation's recap.
SB Nation and Bright Side of the Sun, both fan blogs, call it a statement win over a Houston team that swept the season series last year, and they credit the Suns' energy and defensive intensity. Bright Side of the Sun's recap lists the final as 102-98, so the margin is reported inconsistently. The Dream Shake, a Rockets fan blog, reports Minnesota beat Houston 117-107 on Nov. 4, with Alperen Sengun posting a triple-double.
Sources: Bright Side Of The Sun · The Dream Shake · Canis Hoopus
How this is made: Summaries are written with AI from the linked reporting. For the full account, read the sources.