New York was one loss from becoming only the second defending champion to start 0-4 before a 37-13 third quarter on Tuesday night. Jalen Brunson broke out of a shooting slump to lead it.
Adebayo shot 3 for 10 and missed all five of his 3-pointers in Monday's loss to Dallas, then said the outside noise has picked him to blame. Giannis Antetokounmpo said the problem is everybody.
Milwaukee posted it with Miami at 0-4 and the Brewers routing Tampa Bay in Game 3 of the World Series. The Bucks themselves had been 0-3 until Monday.
Denver led after one quarter and trailed by four at halftime, then Golden State ran away with it 134-114. Two days after Nikola Jokic scolded booing fans, some just left early.
Miami missed 11 free throws and blew a 12-point lead in Monday's 113-109 home loss to Dallas. The Heat haven't started this badly since 2008-09.
The league announced the deals Monday with an integrity framework and a memorandum with the CFTC, even as New York, where it is headquartered, sues prediction markets. DraftKings' NBA deal now covers its prediction product too.
New York led 86-76 with 9:20 left at Madison Square Garden and lost 111-102. The Knicks went 9 of 38 from 3-point range and turned it over eight times in the fourth quarter.
A night after his triple-double against Milwaukee, Embiid said he wanted to play Sunday against Detroit and asked the media to put pressure on the team. Philadelphia ruled him out with right foot plantar fasciitis management.
Golden State sat four regulars on the third night in four days and lost 131-122 at Phoenix. Devin Booker scored 43 against what was left.
Denver fell behind New Orleans by 23 and heard it from Ball Arena before rallying to win 141-135 in overtime. Jokic used his postgame press conference to go after the booers.
Miami rallied from 22 down to tie it three times, then gave up a four-point play to Grayson Allen. Brandon Miller scored 34 a night after a 2-for-14 game.
A court notice says the former NBA guard intends to change his not-guilty plea, and his attorney confirmed Saturday that talks with prosecutors are ongoing. Prosecutors say Beasley rigged his own stats in at least four games with Milwaukee in 2023-24.
Golden State led 106-94 at Chase Center and lost 111-108 as the Grizzlies closed on a 17-0 run. The Warriors are 0-2, and their rookie forward already has two technicals.
The sellout crowd turned on the team by halftime as Atlanta rolled to the biggest win in Hawks history. Brandon Miller, days into a $209 million extension, went 1 for 11 from 3.
The Athletic reported that New York's assistant coaches were handed empty boxes at Tuesday's title ceremony, and ESPN confirmed several went without rings. Some team employees clicked a free-ring email that turned out to be a phishing test.
Gilgeous-Alexander sat at 17 points with 1:44 left and the Thunder up 17 on Denver, then asked to come out. His coach wanted him to stay in, and the NBA record run of 20-point games is over.
Cleveland led the Sixers 69-45 at halftime and lost 114-106 on Thursday night. Philadelphia scored 69 points after the break and ran off 15 straight in the fourth quarter.
The president said Thursday that James should apologize for warming up during the anthem at Madison Square Garden. James plays his first home game for Philadelphia tonight against Cleveland.
Phoenix lost by 41, Miami and Sacramento by 25, Golden State by 22 and Utah by 20 on Wednesday, along with a 43-point loss in Toronto. Houston's 18-point win over Dallas just missed the list despite a 70-38 halftime lead.
Darius Garland scored 30 and the Clippers beat Sacramento 121-96 in a game that doubled as the first look at the franchise after the Leonard penalties. Leonard scored 23 for Toronto the same night.
Luka Doncic needed three quarters and a running feud with a rookie to put away Golden State, and Walker Kessler never missed. The Lakers won 127-105 in their first game since LeBron James left for Philadelphia.
Antetokounmpo's Miami debut ended in a 131-106 rout by Minnesota, while Milwaukee lost 128-116 to Anthony Davis and the Wizards. Both sides of the trade start 0-1.
Giannis Antetokounmpo plays his first regular-season game for Miami at 7:30 p.m. ET on ESPN, against a Minnesota team debuting LaMelo Ball next to Anthony Edwards. Erik Spoelstra says Ball's play-in foul on Bam Adebayo is not motivation.
Golden State plays its first game Wednesday at 10 p.m. ET in Los Angeles, hours after ESPN reported the team is exploring trades for Porzingis. Stephen Curry is probable, and four rotation players are out.