Overview
- Walker Kessler shot a flawless 12-for-12 with 10 dunks in the Los Angeles Lakers’ 127-105 win over the Golden State Warriors, and Luka Dončić added a near triple-double to fuel the victory on Wednesday.
- The Philadelphia 76ers erased a 29-point deficit to beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 114-106 on Thursday night as Tyrese Maxey scored 32 and Joel Embiid had 24, a rally that highlighted Philadelphia’s new-look lineup with LeBron James and Jaylen Brown contributing.
- Detroit completed a 23-0 fourth-quarter run to overcome a 22-point second-half hole and beat the Boston Celtics, a comeback the NBA said was the largest season-opening rally in the play-by-play era.
- Tyrese Haliburton made his first official game back after tearing his Achilles in June 2025, scoring 23 points with 12 assists to lead the Indiana Pacers on a late comeback win in New Orleans.
- Philadelphia Flyers winger Matvei Michkov has six goals in 11 games after focused offseason skating and conditioning work, an early scoring surge that coach Rick Tocchet says reflects better speed, puck retrieval and net access.