After suffering a three-game losing streak on the road to the Heat, Bucks, and Bulls — the Knicks bounced back with two dominant home victories versus the Bulls and Wizards by 12 and 17 points. New York has five straight home games on deck as apart of this seven-game home stand.

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Kawhi Leonard made a buzzer-beater and finished with 34 points to give the Los Angeles Clippers a 126-124 win over the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday night in the first game of the NBA Cup group stage for both teams.

At least one NBA executive believes Los Angeles Lakers guard Austin Reaves is playing his way into a major raise while LeBron James remains sidelined by injury.

Denver also remains highly ranked, while the preseason predicted top teams in the East have stumbled to start the season.

Luka Doncic and the Los Angeles Lakers are 4-2 in the 2025-26 season and coming off an impressive win over the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday night. Doncic returne

It’s that time of the season again where Fridays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays will be about the NBA Cup, which will take place from Oct. 31 to Dec. 16. Starting with group play, the Lakers will play one game against each opponent in their group with two games at home and two on the road.

How Nick Smith Jr. delivered an unexpected breakout to lead the Los Angeles Lakers past the Portland Trail Blazers without their stars.