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

Lauri Markkanen scored 35 points and Jordan Clarkson hit a game-winning 3-pointer in the final 30 seconds to lift the Utah Jazz to a 120-118 win over the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday night in Salt Lake City. Paul George scored a game-high 36 points, including 15-for-15 from the free-throw line, and gave the Clippers a one-point lead with two free throws with 41.2 seconds remaining. But Clarkson, who scored 13 on 4-of-13 shooting, responded

Anthony Davis scored 30 points and grabbed 12 rebounds and LeBron James added 21 points, nine assists and eight rebounds as the Los Angeles Lakers rallied for a 100-95 victory over the visiting Phoenix Suns on Thursday. The contest was the Lakers’ home opener. D’Angelo Russell scored 14 points and Austin Reaves had 10 for Los Angeles, which rallied from a 12-point deficit through three quarters by outscoring the Suns 28-11 in the final period.

Luka Doncic produced a triple-double to help the Dallas Mavericks spoil Victor Wembanyama’s NBA debut with a 126-119 victory over the host San Antonio Spurs in the season opener for both teams Wednesday night. Doncic posted 33 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists only hours after being cleared to play as he deals with a left calf strain. Wembanyama, the 7-foot-4, 19-year-old forward from France who was the league’s top draft pick, finished with just

Devin Booker capped a game-high, 32-point performance with three key assists down the stretch on Tuesday night, allowing the Phoenix Suns to get past the Golden State Warriors for a 108-104 victory in San Francisco. A seesaw affair was a one-point game in the Suns’ favor before Booker found Josh Okogie in the left corner for a 3-pointer that opened a 103-99 lead with 1:09 to play. Stephen Curry countered with two free throws, but