Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 30 points and seven assists in three quarters, and the Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the New Orleans Pelicans 137-106 on Sunday to extend their season-opening winning streak to seven games.

The Emirates NBA Cup is back for its third installment. Tournament play begins on Oct. 31 and will conclude with the championship game on Dec. 16 in Las Vegas.

Cooper Flagg appears to be figuring things out three games into his NBA career. The Dallas Mavericks rookie put together his best outing so far in a 139-129 win over the Toronto Raptors on Sunday. He dropped 22 points on 8-of-14 shooting, adding four rebounds, four assists and a block.

Devin Booker scored 36 points and had nine assists to lead the Phoenix Suns to a 118-96 win over the Utah Jazz in NBA Cup group play on Friday night.

Philadelphia 76ers rookie VJ Edgecombe scored 34 points in his NBA debut on Wednesday, the most in franchise history and third-most in NBA history.

Julius Randle scored 30 points to lead the Minnesota Timberwolves past the Charlotte Hornets 122-105 on Saturday night, their first victory since All-Star Anthony Edwards was sidelined with an injury.

Kevin Durant scored 26 points in three quarters before resting the fourth, Amen Thompson added 17 points and nine rebounds, and the Houston Rockets beat the Boston Celtics 128-101.

Jalen Brunson and the New York Knicks fell to Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks, 121–111, on the road Tuesday, dropping to 2–2 on the season.

The Memphis Grizzlies couldn't hold a 14-point halftime lead in a loss against the Los Angeles Lakers at FedExForum.

Jamal Murray scored 23 of his 43 points in the third quarter and Nikola Jokic had a triple-double as the Denver Nuggets beat the short-handed Minnesota Timberwolves 127-114 on Monday night.