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Tari Eason scored a season-high 26 points, and the Houston Rockets beat the short-handed Oklahoma City Thunder 112-106 on Saturday. Alperen Sengun had 17 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists for his second triple-double of the season and No. 10 for his career. Jabari Smith Jr. had 22 points and 10 rebounds for the Rockets, and Kevin Durant added 20 points.

Here are the top 10 plays from around the National Basketball Association from yesterday's action.

AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Labaron Philon Jr. tallied 25 points, six assists and five rebounds, Amari Allen added 17 points and six rebounds, and Alabama took down Auburn 96-92 on Saturday. The Crimson Tide (16-7, 6-4 Southeastern Conference) trailed by as many as 10 points, but rallied back with runs of 11-0 and 8-0 in the second half. They took the lead for good with 10:39 remaining in regulation. Aden Holloway scored 15 points, and Charles Bediako had 12 on 5-for-5 shooting. Aiden Sherrell had a ...

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Chauncey Wiggins scored 22 points, and Florida State survived a late Notre Dame rally for an 82-79 win on Saturday in Atlantic Coast Conference play. Florida State (11-12, 4-6 ACC) hit five straight 3-pointers to open the game and jumped out to a 17-2 lead with 14:00 left in the first half. The Seminoles led 41-32 at halftime, then watched Notre Dame close the gap in the final minutes of regulation. Logan Imes’ 3-pointer gave Notre Dame a 75-74 lead with 2:07 remaining...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Xzayvier Brown scored 14 of his 20 points in the second half and Oklahoma held off No. 15 Vanderbilt 92-91 on Saturday to end a nine-game losing streak. Nijel Pack added 17 points for the Sooners (12-12, 2-9 Southeastern Conference) who had a 21-point lead with 12:03 left. Oklahoma shot 53.4% from the field. Tyler Tanner led Vanderbilt (19-4, 6-4) with 37 points. Tyler Nickel added 18. Nickel hit a 3-pointer with 1 1/2 minutes left to cut Oklahoma's lead to 10. AK Oker...

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As Denver Nuggets forward Cam Johnson has spread praise for many on the “The Old Man and the Three” podcast with Tommy Alter, his latest comments put two superstars in the spotlight. With Johnson dealing with a knee injury with the Nuggets, he would speak on the podcast about two must-watch players in the NBA. […] The post Cam Johnson names top-2 NBA must-watch players appeared first on ClutchPoints .

The Lakers looked to move on from Dalton Knecht at the deadline by aggressively shopping him.

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Brayden Burries scored 15 points and No. 1 Arizona stifled Oklahoma State’s high-scoring offense to remain unbeaten, winning 84-47 in a Big 12 Conference game on Saturday. The Wildcats (23-0, 10-0) extended the best start in school history by holding the Cowboys to 24.6% shooting. Oklahoma State (16-7, 4-6) was averaging 86.5 points and scored 99 points Wednesday night in a victory over No. 16 BYU.

Eian Elmer scored 18 points, Peter Suder had 17 and No. 23 Miami (Ohio) kept its perfect season going with a 90-74 victory over Marshall in the MAC-Sun Belt Challenge on Saturday. Antwone Woolfolk added 15 points and Luke Skaljac had 12 points and seven assists for the RedHawks (24-0), who extended the longest winning streak in Mid-American Conference history. Miami and Arizona are the only remaining unbeaten teams in Division I.

Indiana Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle said Friday that newly acquired center Ivica Zubac is still managing an ankle issue and will not make his Pacers debut until he is fully healthy. “It’s kind of yo-yo’d a little bit,” Carlisle said on Friday. “My understanding from talking to him is that there’s still something there […] The post Pacers waiting on Ivica Zubac’s ankle recovery appeared first on TalkBasket.net .

The Lakers are about to start flexing their financial muscle by making big additions to their front office.

Dirk Nowitzki said he was disappointed with the Mavericks’ return for Anthony Davis and praised the AD-Cooper Flagg fit.

OKLAHOMA CITY — After Oklahoma City Thunder forward Chet Holmgren earned his first All-Star Selection, the NBA announced the Thunder big man will participate in All-Star Saturday’s Shooting Stars competition, which coach Mark Daigneault had never heard of. The association shelved the contest for 11 years before bringing it back for next Saturday’s festivities, which […] The post Thunder’s Mark Daigneault drops truth bomb about All-Star Saturday Night appeared first on ClutchPoints .

For the second consecutive season, the Dallas Mavericks were active at the trade deadline, orchestrating a massive deal that sent Anthony Davis to the Washington Wizards. While some fans are just happy to see Davis out of the picture, Hall of Famer Dirk Nowitzki admitted that he is disappointed with the transaction. While Nowitzki acknowledged […] The post Mavericks legend Dirk Nowitzki ‘a little disappointed’ with Anthony Davis trade appeared first on ClutchPoints .

After a hectic triple-overtime showdown, the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers took down the UMass Minutemen thanks to some clutch shot-making late in the game.

Michael Porter Jr. scored 23 points and the Brooklyn Nets used an 80-point first half to beat the short-handed Washington Wizards 127-113 on Saturday. With the Wizards having only eight players available, the Nets led by 34 points in the second quarter and went on to snap a three-game losing streak. Day'Ron Sharpe added 19 points and Noah Clowney had 18 for the Nets, who won for just the second time in 12 games.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Ishan Sharma came off the bench to score 15 points on five 3-pointers and No. 19 Saint Louis beat La Salle 82-58 on Saturday for a 17th straight win. Quentin Jones had 13 points and six rebounds, Amari McCottry also scored 13 and Robbie Avila had nine points and eight assists for the Billikens (23-1, 11-0 Atlantic 10). This was Saint Louis' 19th consecutive win at home dating back to last season. The Billikens’ start in conference play is their best since going 12-0 in the 20...

Time is becoming the one thing neither side has much of. With the 2026 season inching closer, the WNBA and the WNBPA remain far apart on major collective bargaining issues.

The Bulls were extremely active this week, making seven trades prior to Thursday’s deadline. Vice president of basketball operations Arturas Karnisovas says Chicago wasn’t content with “being in the middle” after making the play-in tournament each of the last three seasons and getting eliminated in the first round of the 2022 playoffs. “The play-in is […]

Luke Kennard, who was acquired by the Lakers in a deal at the NBA trade deadline, is being encouraged by coach JJ Redick to shoot more 3-pointers and "not turn down shots."

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Xavier Edmonds scored a career-high 26 points and his six unanswered points down the stretch lifted TCU over Kansas State 84-82 on Saturday. Edmonds made the tying and go-ahead free throws for an 83-82 lead with six seconds left, capping a rally from a five-point deficit in the final minute and a half. He had two free throws with 1:10 remaining and his dunk with 35 seconds left had made it a one-point game. An alley-oop dunk by Khamari McGriff gave Kansas State an 82-...

Jared McCain was excited to play in front of the Oklahoma City Thunder home crowd after being traded to the defending NBA champions, and he was not disappointed. The second-year guard received a big ovation when he stepped onto the court at the end of the first quarter of Saturday’s matchup versus the Houston Rockets. […] The post Jared McCain gets huge crowd reaction in Thunder debut appeared first on ClutchPoints .

Orlando Magic rookie guard Jase Richardson offered a muted response after being named one of the participants in this year’s AT&T Slam Dunk Contest. With the NBA announcing the full slate of dunk contest competitors for next Saturday’s event at Intuit Dome in Los Angeles, Richardson reshared the Magic’s post on X, formerly known as […] The post Magic rookie Jase Richardson drops not-so-enthusiastic reaction to Dunk Contest nod appeared first on ClutchPoints .

The Houston Rockets opted to stand pat at the trade deadline, despite some glaring needs created by injuries to Fred VanVleet and Steven Adams, and their ongoing lack of outside shooting. They seemed to have some solutions available, too. Kevin Durant’s former teammate, Tyus Jones (a 40% 3-point shooter over the previous four seasons), Luke […] The post The Rockets stayed quiet at the trade deadline. Why Reed Sheppard can’t afford to appeared first on ClutchPoints .