NBA NewsFriday, Jan 23, 2026

Rockets fall to 3-11 on the road since the beginning of December

Kuminga had 10 points in nine minutes Thursday night after going for 20 points in 21 minutes in a loss to the Toronto Raptors on Tuesday.

The Nets performance was disastrous at both ends of the floor Wednesday against the Knicks, putting a negative exclamation point on what has been a dreadful two-way fall back into tank mode following a brief surge in December.

Kuminga’s impact was positive but short-lived.

Another historic night for Nurkic, Bailey weren’t enough to outlast San Antonio.

The Spurs suffer yet another fourth quarter collapse after leading the Rockets by as much as 16.

The Wolves committed a total of 27 fouls in another disastrous performance, losing their fourth straight game.

Toronto Raptors (27-19, fourth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Portland Trail Blazers (23-22, ninth in the Western Conference) Portland, Oregon; Friday, 10 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Raptors -4.5; over/under is 223.5 BOTTOM LINE: Portland comes into a matchup with Toronto as winners of four games in a row. The Trail Blazers have gone 13-10 in home games. Portland ranks eighth in the NBA with 45.3 rebounds led by Donovan Clingan averaging 10.8. The Raptors are 14-9 on the road. Toronto av...

Denver Nuggets (29-15, third in the Western Conference) vs. Washington Wizards (10-32, 14th in the Eastern Conference) Washington; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Denver hits the road against Washington trying to continue its four-game road winning streak. The Wizards are 6-14 on their home court. Washington allows the most points in the Eastern Conference, giving up 123.6 points and is allowing opponents to shoot 47.6%. The Nuggets are 17-7 on the road. Denver averages 121.4 points and has...

Golden State Warriors (25-19, eighth in the Western Conference) vs. Dallas Mavericks (18-26, 12th in the Western Conference) Dallas; Thursday, 7:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Golden State will try to prolong its four-game win streak with a victory against Dallas. The Mavericks are 10-18 in Western Conference games. Dallas has a 7-10 record in games decided by 10 or more points. The Warriors have gone 15-12 against Western Conference opponents. Golden State averages 116.9 points and has outscored o...

New York Knicks (26-18, third in the Eastern Conference) vs. Philadelphia 76ers (24-19, fifth in the Eastern Conference) Philadelphia; Saturday, 3 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Philadelphia hosts the New York Knicks following the Philadelphia 76ers' 128-122 overtime victory over the Houston Rockets. The 76ers are 18-15 against Eastern Conference opponents. Philadelphia has a 12-5 record in games decided by 10 or more points. The Knicks are 6-3 against the rest of the division. New York has a 10-14 re...

LeBron James briefly spoke about his relationship with the Lakers following his team's game against the Clippers.