NBA NewsTuesday, Jan 20, 2026

The Milwaukee Bucks fell to the Denver Nuggets 108-104 Sunday at Ball Arena, dropping to 17-22 despite Giannis Antetokounmpo’s 31 points, 11 assists, and eight rebounds. Bucks head coach Doc Rivers cited lineup disruptions as a key factor, saying, “It really killed our rotations in the second half… we drew up a play the first […] The post Doc Rivers breaks down Bucks’ loss to Nuggets: “Our rotations were hurt” appeared first on TalkBasket.net .

No rumors on Cam Thomas but a new role on the court. Will it help the Nets, him?

The Celtics visit the Atlanta Hawks for the 1st of 4 games between them this season.

Sarah Strong had 18 points, including the 1,000th of her career, as top-ranked UConn beat Notre Dame 85-47 on Monday and extended its winning streak to 19 games. Strong added 11 rebounds, three steals and three blocked shots the Huskies (19-0) snapped a three-game losing streak against Notre Dame. KK Arnold had 12 points, five assists, two steals and one turnover while drawing the defensive assignment on Notre Dame star Hannah Hidalgo.

Stephen Curry just became the oldest point guard ever voted to start an All-Star Game at 37 years old. He did it by beating out a 23-year-old Anthony Edwards who by many accounts is having a better statistical season. He did it in the same announcement that ended LeBron James’ 22-year stranglehold on All-Star starter […]

Nathan MacKinnon had two goals and an assist to reach 1,100 career points and the the Colorado Avalanche beat the Washington Capitals 5-2 on Monday. Parker Kelly, Victor Olofsson and Artturi Lehkonen also scored to help Colorado bounce back from a 7-3 loss to Nashville on Friday night — the Avalanche’s first home regulation loss of the season.

Dallas rookie Cooper Flagg is back from a two-game absence for his first pro game at Madison Square Garden, while Jalen Brunson and Josh Hart returned Monday for a Knicks team that has struggled without them. Flagg sat out both victories over Utah in a two-game series after spraining his left ankle last Wednesday against Denver. Brunson missed the last two games with a sprained right ankle and the Knicks dropped them both.

Wizards fought hard, but lose a tough one to the Clippers, and now have lost seven straight games.

Despite being at full strength once again, the Knicks lost to the Dallas Mavericks from start to finish on Monday night by a score of 114-97.

Brett Kulak broke a second-period tie with his first goal of the season, and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Seattle Kraken 6-3 on Monday. The defenseman ripped a one-timer to give the Penguins a 3-2 lead with 5:15 left in the second. Several other unlikely offensive contributors chipped in for the Penguins (23-14-11).

A goalie fight broke out with 14 minutes left in a game Monday night between the Florida Panthers and San Jose Sharks that had gotten increasingly chippy with post-whistle pushing and shoving. Florida’s Sergei Bobrovsky beelined from his crease to even things up after San Jose’s Alex Nedeljkovic got involved in a scrum in the corner. Cheers followed when Bobrovsky returned from a brief trip to the locker room.

The Sixers two veteran stars are questionable ahead of Philadelphia having two home opponents in two days