Armoni Brooks, who was recalled from the G League earlier in the day, scored 17 points off the bench in his Nets debut as Brooklyn rallied from a 16-point deficit to defeat the host Miami Heat 109-105 on Wednesday night. Brooklyn’s bench outscored that of Miami 50-26 and Brooks was a big part of that as he made 6 of 7 shots, including going 5-for-6 on 3-pointers. The Nets also got a team-high 21 points

Jordan Clarkson scored 20 points, Lauri Markkanen added 19 points and 11 rebounds and the Utah Jazz dominated the first half in a 133-109 win over the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday night in Salt Lake City. Clarkson and Markkanen each went 4-for-4 from 3-point range in the decisive first half, combining for 35 points on 12-of-15 shooting as Utah went into the break up 79-46. Jazz reserve Collin Sexton led all scorers for the game

Keldon Johnson stole the ball from Kevin Durant and scored on a breakaway dunk with 1.2 seconds to play as the visiting San Antonio Spurs scored the final six points of the game to beat the Phoenix Suns 115-114 on Tuesday in the first of a two-game set between the teams over a three-day period. The teams will also play on Thursday in Phoenix. The Suns led by 18 points at halftime and by 13

D’Angelo Russell scored five of his game-high 28 points in the final 1:43 and the Los Angeles Lakers pulled off a 106-103 victory over the visiting Orlando Magic on Monday. Anthony Davis scored 26 points and grabbed 19 rebounds for the Lakers. LeBron James added 19 points in 33 minutes after playing 39 minutes on Sunday in an overtime defeat at Sacramento. The Lakers improved to 2-0 at home but have lost both of their

Malik Monk saved 11 of his 22 points for overtime, Kevin Huerter drilled a key 3-pointer with 32 seconds to go and the Sacramento Kings outlasted the visiting Los Angeles Lakers 132-127 on Sunday night. De’Aaron Fox went for a game-high 37 points for the Kings, who overcame Domantas Sabonis fouling out and a late surge by LeBron James. Monk had two 3-pointers, a three-point play and two free throws in the extra five minutes,

Reserve Naz Reid scored 11 of his 25 points in the fourth quarter as the Minnesota Timberwolves pulled away down the stretch and beat the short-handed Miami Heat 106-90 on Saturday night. Minnesota won its eighth straight home opener by dominating the final 16-plus minutes. Tyler Herro’s 3-pointer gave Miami a 70-68 lead with 4:47 remaining in the third period, but the Timberwolves took the lead for good at 72-70 when Kyle Anderson sank a

Tyrese Maxey scored 15 of his 34 points in the second quarter and the visiting Philadelphia 76ers defeated the Toronto Raptors 114-107 Saturday night. Joel Embiid also scored 34 points to go with nine rebounds, eight assists and two blocked shots to help make new coach Nick Nurse a winner in his return to Toronto. Nurse, who coached the Raptors for the previous five seasons, was honored with a video tribute during the first quarter.

Kevin Durant recorded 26 points and seven assists in three quarters to help the Phoenix Suns trounce the visiting Utah Jazz 126-104 on Saturday night. Eric Gordon scored all 21 of his points in the first half as the Suns defeated Utah for the 10th time in the past 12 meetings. Grayson Allen scored 14 of his 17 points in the third quarter for Phoenix, which has won two of its first three games. The

Franz Wagner scored 23 points and older brother Moritz added 17 on 8-of-8 shooting to help the Orlando Magic post a 102-97 victory over the host Portland Trail Blazers on Friday night. Cole Anthony had 18 points and fellow reserve Moritz Wagner collected nine rebounds as Orlando won its second straight game to start the season. Paolo Banchero had 14 points, seven rebounds and two steals, and Jalen Suggs added 11 points and four steals