Anthony Edwards scored 33 points, Naz Reid had 20 of his 29 in the second half and the Minnesota Timberwolves pulled away in the fourth quarter to

Alperen Sengun had the honor of scoring the NBA's first bucket of 2026 during the Rockets' matchup against the Nets on Thursday night.

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The NBA will have five games this Christmas. Here's how to watch each and every one of them. Scores will be updated when games are complete.

The High Score 100 — the top-100 players in Yahoo’s newest fantasy basketball format — is a running reflection of year-to-date performance and trending production. Each weekly update captures who’s actually delivering value and who’s fading.

Cooper Flagg became the first 18-year-old in NBA history to drop 40+ points in a game when he scored 42 against the Jazz on Monday night. COOPER FLAGG SCORES THE MOST POINTS EVER BY AN 18-YEAR-OLD IN NBA HISTORY!!! 42 PTS (career high) 7 REB 6 AST 2 BLK pic.twitter.com/oCXzgiKiG7

Micah Robinson scored 13 points and TCU beat Baylor 69-63 in the Big 12 opener for both teams and the Bears debut of 7-foot center James Nnaji, a 2023 NBA draft pick whose signing drew criticism from coaches across college basketball.

Cade Cunningham: Cade is in the NBA MVP conversation with the Pistons set to enter 2026 atop the Eastern Conference. In the new year, Cunningham should look to be a more aggressive and efficient scorer; he shot 48.7% from the floor in December but only averaged 17.2 attempts per game.