Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 28 points on 10-of-13 shooting in just 23 minutes on the floor as the Oklahoma City Thunder dismantled the host Portland Trail Blazers 134-91 on Sunday night for their fifth consecutive victory. Chet Holmgren scored 16 points on 6-of-6 shooting as the Thunder beat Portland for the ninth consecutive time. Isaiah Joe added 15 points on five 3-pointers for Oklahoma City, which led by as many as 47 points. Jerami Grant scored

Kevin Durant scored 39 points and took over during a decisive stretch of the second overtime session to lift the Phoenix Suns to a thrilling 140-137 win over the Utah Jazz on Sunday night in Salt Lake City. Devin Booker added 26 points, including a pair of free throws in the final second of the second OT, and dished out eight assists as the Suns won for the second time in Utah in three nights.

Joel Embiid poured in 32 points and came one assist shy of a triple-double as the Philadelphia 76ers cruised to a 121-99 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday afternoon in New York. Embiid added 12 rebounds to go along with his nine assists en route to his ninth double-double of the young season. He made 11 of 24 shots from the field and sank 9 of 10 free-throw attempts. Tyrese Maxey drained six 3-pointers

Chet Holmgren hit a game-tying 3-pointer in regulation and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 10 of his 40 points in overtime as the Oklahoma City Thunder swept two games from the Golden State Warriors with a 130-123 victory on Saturday night in San Francisco. Holmgren finished with a season-best 36 points and Jalen Williams had 22 for the Thunder, who used 19 3-pointers and 59.4 percent shooting from behind the 3-point arc to outgun the Warriors 128-109

James Harden completed a four-point play with six seconds remaining to cap a 24-point night, and the Los Angeles Clippers ended a six-game losing streak with a 106-100 victory over the Houston Rockets on Friday in an NBA in-season tournament game. Kawhi Leonard had 26 points and Paul George added 23 as the Clippers won for the first time in three in-season tournament games. Ivica Zubac scored 12 points and Norman Powell had 10 as

LeBron James recorded 35 points and nine assists to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to a 107-95 victory over the host Portland Trail Blazers on Friday night. Anthony Davis added 16 points and 14 rebounds and D’Angelo Russell had 14 points and six assists for the Lakers. Taurean Prince and Christian Wood tallied 10 points apiece as Los Angeles won for the fourth time in five games. Jerami Grant scored 24 points for the Trail

Kevin Durant scored 38 points and hit a late clutch 3-pointer to help the Phoenix Suns defeat the Utah Jazz 131-128 on Friday in Salt Lake City. Durant, whose trey with 18 seconds left put the Suns up by four, made 15 of 22 shots while grabbing nine rebounds and dishing out nine assists. Phoenix improved to 1-1 in West Group A of the NBA in-season tournament, while Utah fell to 2-1. Devin Booker added

Isaiah Joe hit seven consecutive 3-pointers as part of a long-distance shooting barrage that lifted the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 128-109 victory over the short-handed Golden State Warriors on Thursday night in San Francisco. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander chipped in with three 3-pointers as part of a team-high 24 points, and Josh Giddey connected on all three of his attempts from deep on a night when the Thunder, winning for the fifth time in their last

Oklahoma City Thunder will catch the Golden State Warriors without Draymond Green and possibly without Stephen Curry when the clubs duel in an early-season rematch Thursday night in San Francisco. Green on Wednesday was suspended for five games for his aggressive role in pulling Minnesota’s Rudy Gobert away from a Klay Thompson-Jaden McDaniels scuffle early in the Timberwolves’ 104-101 win on Tuesday. Green, Thompson and McDaniels were ejected just 1:43 into the contest. The Warriors