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

Donovan Mitchell recorded 34 points and six rebounds to lead the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 109-95 victory over the host Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday night. Evan Mobley added 21 points, 12 rebounds and three blocked shots and Caris LeVert had 17 points, eight rebounds and six assists for Cleveland, which completed a 2-2 road trip. Max Strus registered 14 points and seven assists and Jarrett Allen had 11 points, nine rebounds and three blocked

Domantas Sabonis scored a season-high 29 points and grabbed 16 rebounds as the visiting Sacramento Kings extended their winning streak to four games with a 125-110 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday. De’Aaron Fox scored 28 points and Kevin Huerter matched his season high with 28 points while making six 3-pointers as the Kings improved to 2-0 against the Lakers, including an overtime victory at Sacramento on Oct. 29. The latest win came

Nikola Jokic had 32 points, 16 rebounds and nine assists, Aaron Gordon scored 20 points, and the host Denver Nuggets beat the Los Angeles Clippers 111-108 in an NBA in-season tournament game on Tuesday night. Reggie Jackson scored 18 points and Michael Porter Jr. and Christian Braun added 10 points each for Denver, which is 2-0 in the in-season tournament. Paul George led the Clippers with 35 points, James Harden scored 21, Kawhi Leonard contributed

Karl-Anthony Towns scored 11 of his game-high 33 points in the fourth quarter, Mike Conley buried a lead-extending 3-pointer with 9.6 seconds remaining and the Minnesota Timberwolves outlasted the Golden State Warriors 104-101 on Tuesday night in San Francisco in a game marred by three ejections, including Warriors stars Klay Thompson and Draymond Green. The win not only was the Timberwolves’ second in three days against the Warriors, but also improved them to 2-0 in

Jordan Clarkson scored 30 points on 13-of-19 shooting to lead the Utah Jazz to a 115-99 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday night at Salt Lake City. Lauri Markkanen added 21 points and nine rebounds as Utah won its second straight game. The Jazz also improved to 2-0 in Group West A play of the NBA’s in-season tournament. Portland fell to 1-1. Jerami Grant scored 26 points and Deandre Ayton had 22 points

De’Aaron Fox poured in a game-high 28 points in 36 minutes in his return from a five-game absence, Domantas Sabonis missed a triple-double by one rebound and the Sacramento Kings ran away from the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers early for a 132-120 victory Monday night. After going for 39 and 37 points in his last two games before suffering a sprained right ankle, Fox came out firing in his return, tipping in his own miss just