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L vs Heat · Sun, Nov 8 · Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIA | 34 | 34 | 23 | 23 | 114 |
| SAC | 30 | 29 | 22 | 27 | 108 |
SAC Acuff Jr. 32 pts, 10 ast · Achiuwa 14 reb
MIA Antetokounmpo 29 pts, 14 reb · Mitchell 11 ast
Record1–9
5th in the Pacific · 7.5 GB
Tue, Nov 10 10:00 PM ET vs Magic
No. 1 in the 30-second version
Thunder acquire Nique Clifford from the Kings for two second-round picks.
The Kings announced the trade Sunday, sending Clifford to Oklahoma City for an unprotected 2028 second-round pick via Utah and an unprotected 2030 second-round pick via Minnesota. Clifford, 24, was the 24th overall pick in 2025 but never played for the Thunder after a trade to Sacramento. He averaged 8.6 points and 3.8 rebounds in 75 games for the Kings last season, and was averaging 6.3 minutes per game this season. The Thunder need wing depth after potential season-ending injuries to Jalen Williams and Cason Wallace, and the Kings have 13 players and two weeks to add a 14th.
Sources: USA TODAY Sports · ESPN · NBC Sports · CBS Sports
Cooper Flagg posts 25 points and 12 assists as Mavericks rout Nets 130-93.
Kyrie Irving scored 21 and Daniel Gafford had 18 points and three blocks, while Michael Porter Jr. led Brooklyn with 19 points and nine rebounds. The 37-point margin was Dallas's largest since October 2022, and the Nets (2-8) never led and allowed 57.1 percent shooting, per the NY Post.
Sources: NY Post Sports · Mavs Moneyball · NetsDaily
No. 3 in the 30-second version
Spurs beat the Trail Blazers 125-103 in Portland, with Victor Wembanyama scoring 29.
Coming off an opening NBA Cup win over Sacramento on the second night of a back-to-back, San Antonio led by 15 at halftime and outscored Portland 45-27 in the third quarter, per Pounding The Rock. Portland committed 18 turnovers that led to 23 Spurs points. Wembanyama shot 9-13 and grabbed seven rebounds in 24 minutes.
Source: Pounding The Rock
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No. 2 in the 30-second version
Austin Reaves scores 43 as the Lakers beat the Pistons 121-116 without Luka Doncic.
Doncic was ruled out with lower back tightness, and Reaves went 14-of-27 from the field with 4-of-6 three-point shooting and 11-of-11 at the free-throw line. The 43 points were Reaves' season high and his first 40-point game of the season, according to the NY Post. Walker Kessler added 12 points and 16 rebounds, and the Lakers moved to 9-2 and remained first in the Western Conference.
Sources: USA TODAY Sports · NY Post Sports · LA Times · ESPN
Timberwolves beat the Jazz 115-100, pulling away late in the third quarter; Utah falls to 1-9.
Well… We can only go up from here right? The Utah Jazz suffered yet another road loss Sunday night at the hands of the Minnesota Timberwolves, without Anthony Edwards. Now 1-9, the Jazz tonight matched the 2013-14 Utah Jazz for the worst 10-game start to the season since the team has been in Utah.
Sources: Canis Hoopus · SLC Dunk
Warriors guard Will Richard tears a ligament in his left thumb and will be sidelined for an undetermined stretch.
ESPN reports Richard, a second-year guard who has provided key minutes as both a starter and a reserve, will miss an undetermined amount of time.
Source: ESPN
Celtics beat the Bucks 117-97 in Milwaukee, with Paul George scoring 27 points.
According to SB Nation, Milwaukee led by as much as 14 in the first quarter before Boston retook the lead early in the second and pulled away. Kyle Kuzma led Milwaukee with 27 points, and Jayson Tatum added 21 for Boston. The recaps describe it as a rematch of a close Celtics win over Milwaukee on Wednesday.
Sources: Brew Hoop · CelticsBlog
Cavs coach Kenny Atkinson explains his 'analytically' quote from the Eastern Conference Finals loss to the Knicks.
Atkinson said he was not lying when he said his team had won two of three games in expected score, but said he was not suggesting the Cavaliers deserved to be winning. He said the quote was taken out of the context of a question about the team's chances while trailing 0-3, and called it a lesson for him. According to Fear The Sword, a fan blog, Atkinson also said the Knicks were honest about how they dominated Cleveland.
Sources: CBS Sports · Fear The Sword
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