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The Lakers were not willing to meet the Bucks' asking price.

Game Details Date Monday, October 26 Start Time 8 PM ET / 7 PM CT / 6 PM PT Location Paycom Center, Oklahoma How to Watch on TV Fans have national and regional broadcasting options for tonight's game: Oklahoma Home Broadcast KSBI-IND Phoenix Away Broadcast KTVK-IND/KPHE-IND How to Live Stream If you are looking to stream the game live, you have a few digital platforms available depending on your location: Thunder fans in local market Thunder+ Suns fans in local market Suns+ Out-of-market fans...

Tyrese Haliburton believes the Indiana Pacers are being underestimated after missing the entire 2025-26 season, but the All-Star guard insists the team is focused on its own championship ambitions rather than outside opinions. “Yeah, for sure. But that’s a part of it. We’re Indiana, we’re the Pacers. That’s a part of it. We don’t care,” […] The post Tyrese Haliburton makes Pacers’ championship ambitions clear appeared first on TalkBasket.net.

The Lakers star center had a subpar performance against his former team.

The Minnesota Timberwolves have started the 2026-27 season with a 3-0 record, and their splashy summer addition, LaMelo Ball, is feeling good.

The Houston Rockets have started the season off 3-0, and they’ll be looking to extend their streak against the Atlanta Hawks to start the week. They just defeated the Hawks a few days ago, as they had control for most of the game with a small slip-up toward the end. Luckily, the Rockets were able […] The post Hawks vs. Rockets injury report: Marcus Smart listed in rematch showdown appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Grading every Lakers player’s performance from the team’s 132-123 win over the Jazz.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 34 points as the Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Los Angeles Clippers 108-101 on Sunday night at Paycom Center to remain undefeated at 3-0. Oklahoma City won its third consecutive game despite losing three players to injuries, including Jalen Williams late in the fourth quarter. Gilgeous-Alexander shot 13-of-26 from the field and […] The post Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scores 34 as Thunder beat Clippers appeared first on TalkBasket.net.

Tyrese Maxey’s fourth quarter heroics fell just short.

The Miami Heat are still winless after four games.

Minnesota Timberwolves head coach Chris Finch credited his team’s defensive effort and praised Jonathan Kuminga’s development after a 117-94 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Sunday. The Timberwolves improved to 3-0, winning their first three games by 25, 22 and 23 points. Minnesota held Toronto to 38% shooting from the field and 26% from three-point […] The post Chris Finch explains how Timberwolves shut down Scottie Barnes appeared first on TalkBasket.net.

Probably to the surprise of no one, the Sacramento Kings are off to a 0-3 start to the season. The Kings lost to the Memphis Grizzlies, 123-112, at Golden 1 Center on Sunday. The Kings are expected to be among the bottom-dwelling teams after not making big moves in the offseason despite coming off another […] The post Zach LaVine points out issue amid Kings’ 0-3 start to 2026 season appeared first on ClutchPoints.

The Sacramento Kings are still searching for their first win in the early-goings of the 2026-27 season, but rookie guard Darius Acuff Jr. has been a major bright spot. Despite the Kings’ most recent loss, 123-113 to the Memphis Grizzlies, Acuff had another big game, surpassing former Kings guard Jason Williams for third most points […] The post Darius Acuff Jr. passes Jason Williams on Kings’ all-time list appeared first on ClutchPoints.

There’s no denying that many are concerned as the Miami Heat have started the regular season at 0-3 after another disappointing loss to the Charlotte Hornets on Saturday night, 115-110. With some fans potentially thinking that it’s time to hit the panic button on the Heat, let’s slow down, take a breath, look into the […] The post Why Heat shouldn’t be in panic mode yet after 0-3 start, and what must be fixed to right ship appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Heading into the 2026-27 season, the general consensus on the Detroit Pistons seemed to be down. But many appeared to simply forget that this Pistons team won 60 games last season and brought back most of their core players. The prolonged Jalen Duren restricted free agency saga did not help the way they were perceived […] The post Pistons’ Cade Cunningham gives JB Bickerstaff the ultimate praise after 3-0 start appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Philadelphia 76ers head coach Nick Nurse pointed to rebounding, offensive execution and a slow start as key reasons for his team’s 106-93 loss to the Detroit Pistons on Sunday. The defeat ended Philadelphia’s three-game winning streak and dropped the team to 3-1. The Pistons improved to 3-0 despite playing without injured Jalen Duren, while the […] The post Nick Nurse points to 76ers’ biggest problems after loss to Pistons appeared first on TalkBasket.net.

Ty Jerome scored 31 points without missing a free throw as the Memphis Grizzlies defeated the Sacramento Kings 123-112 on Sunday night at Golden 1 Center. Memphis improved to 3-0 to start the 2026-27 NBA season, while Sacramento fell to 0-3 despite Zach LaVine’s 37-point performance. Jerome went 8-of-17 from the field and made all […] The post Ty Jerome drops 31 points as Grizzlies improve to 3-0 appeared first on TalkBasket.net.

X-rays on Ivica Zubac's left ankle returned negative, according to Indiana Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle. Zubac suffered the injury on Sunday against the Nets. Zubac is not likely to play on Monday against the Bucks. The center is averaging 9.0 points and 9.0 rebounds to start the season.

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Andre Drummond was benched and said he didn’t get an explanation.

Jaylen Brown struggled and the shorthanded Sixers couldn’t overcome a disastrous start.

LeBron James started at center for the shorthanded 76ers on Sunday vs. the Pistons, a role he hopes he won't have to occupy much this season.

Tyrese Maxey and the Philadelphia 76ers have been getting creative with a short-handed frontcourt, even sliding LeBron James to center. After Sunday’s loss, Maxey made it clear the team would welcome some reinforcements. “If some of our tall guys could come back, that would be great,” he said after the game. The 76ers fell 106-93 […] The post 76ers star Tyrese Maxey speaks up on situation that led to LeBron James starting at center appeared first on ClutchPoints.

The Indiana Pacers have plenty of reason for optimism this season as star point guard Tyrese Haliburton has made his return after being sidelined for all of last season due to injury. The Pacers are 2-1 to start the season, with a recent win against the Brooklyn Nets, and Haliburton stole the show with a […] The post Tyrese Haliburton quickly walks back Dr. J comment about self-lob dunk appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Just a team, sitting on the porch with its dog, singin the 0-3 Blues.

New York Knicks coach Mike Brown believes three straight losses might be a humbling his team needs as it tries to defend its NBA championship.

The Philadelphia 76ers have not been a great rebounding team early in the 2026-27 season and were absolutely crushed on the boards by the Detroit Pistons during Sunday's 106-93 loss.

On Sunday evening, the Minnesota Timberwolves improved to 3-0 with a blowout win over the Toronto Raptors in their first home game of the season. The Timberwolves have now destroyed three straight postseason teams from a year ago to open up their season and look like a real potential threat in the Western Conference. The […] The post Congrats to Timberwolves on no longer having worst winning percentage in NBA history. That’s now the Nets appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Head coach Mitch Johnson wasn’t in a celebratory mood after the Spurs won their first game of the season on Saturday in Dallas, as Jeff McDonald of The San Antonio Express-News writes. “If you were in (the locker room), you would have thought we lost the game,” guard De’Aaron Fox said. Facing a shorthanded Mavericks […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder withstood the San Antonio Spurs and Denver Nuggets to start the season. But OKC received its two earliest injuries Sunday against the Los Angeles Clippers. Jaylin Williams and Cason Wallace needed to leave during the third quarter. NBA insider for ClutchPoints Brett Siegel revealed the update on both Thunder stars. “The […] The post Thunder loses Jaylin Williams, Cason Wallace to injuries vs. Clippers appeared first on ClutchPoints.