Philadelphia 76ers 95, Cleveland Cavaliers 119

Cleveland scored the next 15 points after VJ Edgecombe's opening dunk: Donovan Mitchell had three baskets in the first 80 seconds, Evan Mobley finished an alley-oop off James Harden at 10:09, and Mobley's three off Harden at 7:27 made it 15-2 and sent Philadelphia to its first timeout. The 76ers never got closer than six in the quarter, and two Jabari Walker free throws with 21.4 left made it 33-22 Cleveland after one. Philadelphia did get back into it in the second. Edgecombe scored 14 in the quarter, his three off LeBron James at 7:05 cut it to 48-39, and Jaylen Brown's running layup off Tyrese Maxey at 3:06 made it 53-49, the closest the 76ers had been since 2-2. Cleveland pushed it back out from there, Mobley's three off Mitchell at 1:04 and Harden's 25-footer with seven seconds left on the clock, and it was 62-54 at the half.

The third quarter decided it. Maxey's 31-footer off Joel Embiid at 9:58 cut it to 64-61, Edgecombe's layup at 8:45 made it 66-63 and forced a Cleveland timeout, and James's 19-footer at 7:54 had it at 67-65. Then Harden made a three at 7:38, Peyton Watson made one off Mitchell at 7:07, and the lead was back to eight at 73-65. Philadelphia never got within five again. Mitchell's step-back three from 27 feet with 28.1 seconds left closed a 24-9 finish to the quarter, Cleveland led 91-74 after three, and a 22-point Cavaliers lead at 96-74 with 9:43 left in the fourth turned the rest into free throws. The final margin of 24 was the largest of the night.

Mitchell had 23 points, seven rebounds and eight assists on 7-of-18 and was a plus-28 in 33 minutes; Mobley had 22 on 8-of-13 with three threes, Harden 17 with three threes and six free throws, Mario Hezonja 15 and 10 off the bench, Watson 13 and nine, and Thomas Bryant 13 in 16 minutes. Cleveland shot 40-of-88 with 13 threes and 26-of-34 at the line. Brown led Philadelphia with 20 on 9-of-19, Edgecombe had 19 on 8-of-13 with four steals, and Maxey scored 17 on 5-of-15. Embiid finished with six points, all at the line, on 0-of-9 from the floor, and James had eight points on 3-of-12 with six turnovers. The 76ers went 10-of-40 from three. Cleveland is 5-4 and 4-1 in its Cup group; Philadelphia is 8-2.

Oklahoma City Thunder 128, Memphis Grizzlies 97

Memphis had the better of the first six minutes. Ty Jerome's two floaters at 8:21 and 7:58 put the Grizzlies up 12-8, and Jaylen Wells's 8-footer off Cameron Boozer at 6:35 made it 16-10, the largest Memphis lead of the night. Then Jared McCain's three off Shai Gilgeous-Alexander at 4:52 put Oklahoma City in front 18-16, McCain's running 23-footer off Ajay Mitchell at 4:35 made it 21-16, Gilgeous-Alexander's step-back three at 2:11 made it 30-24, and Bennett Stirtz's three with 1.5 seconds on the clock sent the Thunder to the second quarter up 35-28. They won the first quarter 35-28 and the second 36-21. Aday Mara's dunk off Mitchell at 5:48 made it 54-37, Gilgeous-Alexander scored six points in the last 58 seconds of the half, his three and a free throw at 57.6 making it 68-46, and it was 71-49 at the break.

The third quarter opened 12-2 Oklahoma City: McCain's 3-footer at 10:17 made it 77-51, Mitchell's three off Kenrich Williams at 9:51 made it 80-51, and McCain's running pull-up off Williams at 9:05 made it 83-51, a 32-point lead less than three minutes into the second half. Memphis won the rest of the quarter 25-15 to trail 98-76 after three, and the Thunder opened it back up in the fourth: Stirtz's layup at 3:38 made it 122-89, his two free throws at 2:31 made it 126-91, and Micah Peavy's running 22-footer at 1:37 made it 128-91, the largest lead of the night at 37. Memphis scored the last six.

Mitchell had 35 points on 14-of-20, 4-of-7 from three, with five assists and a plus-33 in 30 minutes. Gilgeous-Alexander scored 28 on 11-of-22 with four assists, McCain had 21 on 9-of-14 with four steals, Stirtz 12 on 4-of-5 off the bench, and Isaiah Hartenstein had seven assists and six rebounds with two points and was a plus-31. Oklahoma City shot 51-of-92, 16-of-35 from three. Jerome led Memphis with 21 on 7-of-14, Zach Edey had 14 on 8-of-8 at the line, and Cedric Coward, Jerami Grant and Javon Small scored 10 each. Boozer went 2-of-14, 0-of-8 from three, with 12 rebounds and a minus-30; Quinten Post went 0-of-7. The Grizzlies shot 29-of-88 and 10-of-45 from three and made 29 of 31 free throws. Oklahoma City is 7-2; Memphis has lost three straight at home and is 6-3.

Portland Trail Blazers 118, Los Angeles Lakers 124

Ten days after Portland handed the Lakers their first loss of the season, Luka Dončić made sure there was no second one. He finished with 53 points on 17-of-33, 5-of-15 from three, with five rebounds and five assists. It was his 11th career 50-point game and his fourth straight with at least 40, and he joined Elgin Baylor, George Mikan and Kobe Bryant as Lakers with four straight 40-point games. Austin Reaves added 25, and Walker Kessler had 16 points and 12 rebounds.

Deni Avdija led Portland, still without Ja Morant, with 22 points, nine rebounds and 11 assists. Five Blazers scored in double figures and two had double-doubles in Portland's second loss of the season. Los Angeles is 8-2; Portland is 6-2.

Atlanta Hawks 139, Washington Wizards 132: A back-and-forth shootout that neither defense touched. Washington led 32-28 after one, Atlanta won the second 38-27 to lead 66-59 at the half, and the Hawks' largest lead was 14, at 105-91 on Zuby Ejiofor's dunk with 14.2 seconds left in the third. Washington came all the way back: Kyshawn George scored five quick points at 5:55 and 5:25 of the fourth, and Trae Young's three free throws at 3:10 made it 124-123. Luguentz Dort's three off CJ McCollum at 2:36 made it 129-123, and Atlanta scored its last eight points at the line. George had 33 points, seven assists and 5-of-7 from three for Washington, Young 23 points and 10 assists against eight turnovers, and Tre Johnson 23 on five threes. Nickeil Alexander-Walker led Atlanta with 28 on 10-of-10 at the line, Dort scored 25 with five threes, Onyeka Okongwu had 22 and 10, and Dyson Daniels had 13 points, nine rebounds and 12 assists. Atlanta is 6-4; Washington is 4-5.

Boston Celtics 119, Charlotte Hornets 80: Over in a quarter. Jayson Tatum opened with a three at 11:22, Derrick White scored seven straight from 8:09 to 7:54 for a 16-4 lead, Tatum's three off White at 6:56 made it 21-7, and Sam Hauser's 29-footer off Tatum with 14.9 seconds left made it 40-20 after one. Boston led 70-39 at the half and 96-57 after three, and Jordan Walsh's three at 3:26 of the fourth pushed the lead to 46 at 115-69. Tatum had 34 points, eight rebounds and nine assists in 29 minutes on 9-of-16, 5-of-8 from three and 11-of-11 at the line; White scored 18 with four threes and Payton Pritchard 12 with four more, and Boston went 24-of-44 from three. Naz Reid led Charlotte with 14 on 6-of-17, Tidjane Salaun had 13, and Grayson Allen went 0-of-5. The Hornets shot 27-of-92 and 11-of-50 from three. Boston is 7-2; Charlotte is 3-7.

Minnesota Timberwolves 115, New Orleans Pelicans 109: Minnesota led 57-51 at the half, New Orleans won the third 28-20 behind Zion Williamson's three layups in a row from 7:09 to 5:20 and Trendon Watford's three at 1:48, and the Pelicans led 79-77 going to the fourth. LaMelo Ball's step-back three from 28 feet at 11:26 put Minnesota back in front 80-79, Dejounte Murray's runner off Williamson at 7:57 gave New Orleans its last lead at 89-87, and Ball answered with a basket at 7:30 and a three off Jaden McDaniels at 6:37 for 92-89. Ayo Dosunmu's 27-footer at 4:29 made it 100-94, and Minnesota never gave the lead back. Dosunmu scored 26 with four threes, McDaniels had 23 in 40 minutes, Ball 22 and eight assists, and Rudy Gobert 11 rebounds; Minnesota went 27-of-37 at the line. Jeremiah Fears led New Orleans with 24, Karlo Matkovic had 18 in 18 minutes on four threes, and Saddiq Bey scored 17 off the bench. Minnesota is 7-3; New Orleans is 4-5.

Toronto Raptors 121, Milwaukee Bucks 107: Milwaukee led 60-51 at the half and 67-62 at 7:23 of the third on Tyler Herro's pull-up, and Toronto won the quarter 38-27. Alijah Martin's three off RJ Barrett at 5:41 put the Raptors in front 71-69, Martin's layup at 2:42 tied it 79-79, Allen Graves's layup off Jamal Shead at 2:19 put Toronto ahead for good, and it was 89-87 after three. Martin's three off Jakob Poeltl at 11:03 of the fourth made it 94-87, Milwaukee got within eight at 107-99 at 4:09, and Collin Murray-Boyles' free throws at 1:53 and tip dunk at 1:20 made it 113-101. Barrett and Martin scored 27 each, Martin on 9-of-11 with six threes, Poeltl had 19 and 11, Murray-Boyles 19 with four steals, and Shead 10 points and 16 assists. Herro led Milwaukee with 23 and 10 assists and Brayden Burries had 21 and 11; Myles Turner went 0-of-7. Toronto is 5-4; Milwaukee is 1-8.

Dallas Mavericks 112, Utah Jazz 100: Tied 57-57 at the half after Keyonte George's floater with half a second left, and Dallas took it in the third. Lauri Markkanen's third three of the quarter tied it 68-68 at 8:02, Ace Bailey's dunk at 7:44 gave Utah its last lead at 70-68, and Dallas ran off 11 straight: Cooper Flagg's two free throws at 7:30, Kyrie Irving's pull-up at 7:01, Flagg's dunk at 5:55, and Irving's two baskets at 5:28 and 4:32 for 79-70. Naji Marshall's layup with 8.4 seconds left made it 89-73, Dallas led 89-76 after three, and Irving's pull-up at 10:47 of the fourth made it 96-76, the largest lead at 20. P.J. Washington had 26 with six threes, Flagg 21 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists, Irving 14, and Morez Johnson Jr. 13 points and 17 rebounds, 10 of them offensive, off the bench. Markkanen went 8-of-15 from three for 24, Darryn Peterson scored 21, and George had 16 and nine assists. Dallas is 5-4; Utah is 1-8.

San Antonio Spurs 124, Sacramento Kings 109: Two nights after his 52 and 24, Victor Wembanyama scored 12 straight Spurs points early in the second quarter, and San Antonio led 75-56 at the half. Sacramento won the second half 53-49 but never got back into it. Wembanyama finished with 30 points and 14 rebounds, his seventh double-double, Stephon Castle, Devin Vassell and Dylan Harper scored 19 each, Harrison Barnes added 13, and the Spurs went 33-of-42 at the line to Sacramento's 13-of-19. Domantas Sabonis had 17 and 12 for the Kings. San Antonio is 7-2 and has won seven straight; Sacramento is 1-8.

Saturday is a seven-game night. Indiana visits Denver at 5 PM ET, Atlanta is in Brooklyn at 7:30, Cleveland visits New York and Oklahoma City visits Washington at 8, Golden State is in Orlando at 8:30, Phoenix is in Houston at 9, and Portland plays the second night of a back-to-back in San Antonio at 10. We'll have the preview, the cards and every lean before tip-off.

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