NBA NewsYesterday, Nov 9, 2026

Austin Reaves did his best Luka Doncic impression with the MVP candidate resting vs. the Pistons on Sunday, scoring 43 points in the 121-116 win.

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Coach Mitch Johnson’s San Antonio Spurs hit the road to take on coach Jordan Ott’s Phoenix Suns in NBA action on November 9, just days after Victor Wembanyama extended an insane scoring streak in the team’s seventh straight win. The Spurs got their eighth dub in a row, beating Ott’s team by a score of […] The post Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama takes off from behind the FT line for insane finish appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Jaylen Brown said "it's nothing to talk about" when asked what he planned to say to Jayson Tatum when the Sixers face the Celtics on Tuesday night.

Much has been made about the Spurs’ starting backcourt and the decision to start the talented but spacing-challenged trio of De’Aaron Fox, Dylan Harper, and Stephon Castle. However, given Harper’s breakout rookie season and the respect Fox and Castle have earned as players, it was really the only option for head coach Mitch Johnson, Michael Pina of The […]

AJ Dybantsa ranked fourth in the NBA Rookie Power Rankings ahead of Monday’s showdown versus the Detroit Pistons. But the Washington Wizards rookie delivered his first major highlight of Nov. 2026. Which included him hanging off the rim. Dybantsa drew John Collins in the paint while on the way to the rim. The past BYU […] The post Wizards’ AJ Dybantsa hangs off rim after huge dunk vs. Pistons appeared first on ClutchPoints.

With the Los Angeles Lakers being on the second night of a back-to-back, they decided to sit out Austin Reaves — with Luka Doncic coming back from a one-game absence. This left a secondary playmaking void for the Lakers, which Collin Sexton gladly filled. He finished with 18 points and six assists in a 124-114 […] The post Lakers big Walker Kessler’s take on Collin Sexton team-up will hit Jazz fans in the feels appeared first on ClutchPoints.

The Charlotte Hornets have gotten off to a bit of a rough start to the 2026-27 season, winning just three of their first 10 games in the new campaign heading into their Monday night clash against the Cleveland Cavaliers. Their offense has been downright bad, ranking dead last in the NBA with an offensive rating […] The post Hornets’ Tidjane Salaun preaches consistency after huge 1st half vs. Cavs appeared first on ClutchPoints.

The Indiana Pacers have needed to find a spark since losing Tyrese Haliburton to the strained hamstring injury just a handful of games into the 2026-27 regular season. Their other star, Pascal Siakam, has stepped up in a big way to help Indiana stay afloat in a crowded Eastern Conference. Monday night’s contest against Cooper […] The post Pascal Siakam reaches wild personal milestone in just a half vs. Mavericks appeared first on ClutchPoints.

The Los Angeles Lakers have gotten off to such a hot start in the 2026-27 season, and that’s thanks in large part to the heater Luka Doncic has been on all season long to this point. Doncic entered play on Monday against the Atlanta Hawks with a league-leading average of 40.1 points per game — […] The post Lakers’ JJ Redick highlights Luka Doncic’s motivation amid scoring spree appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Coach Dusty May’s Dallas Mavericks tangled with Rick Carlisle’s Indiana Pacers at American Airlines Center on Monday, November 9, that marked point guard Kyrie Irving’s first back-to-back of the year. May spoke on the Mavs’ “psycho competitor” before the game as they sought their seventh win of the season. Irving appeared to one-up Warriors superstar […] The post Mavericks’ Kyrie Irving absolutely drops Pacers’ Kelly Oubre Jr. on stepback 3-pointer appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Luka Doncic returns for the Lakers on Monday at Atlanta, but the team will be without Austin Reaves (illness) and Quentin Grimes (sprained finger).