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NBA roundup: Knicks top Nuggets in 2OTs for 8th straight win
Feb 4, 2026; New York, New York, USA; New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson (11) looks to drive past Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray (27) in the second overtime at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images Jalen Brunson scored the first six points of the decisive run in the second overtime for the host Knicks in a 42-point effort as New York earned its eighth straight win by outlasting the Denver Nuggets 134-127.
Brunson outscored the Nuggets 10-8 in the second overtime while also adding nine assists and eight rebounds for the game. Karl-Anthony Towns had 24 points and 12 rebounds while OG Anunoby scored 20 points.
Brunson’s heroics wouldn’t have been needed if not for a controversial foul call. The Knicks appeared to clinch a 119-117 win in the first overtime when Jamal Murray missed a potential game-winning 3-pointer, but Mikal Bridges was called for a foul on Christian Braun away from the ball with 0.3 seconds left. Braun hit both free throws to send it double OT.
Denver’s Nikola Jokic had 30 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists to tie Oscar Robertson for second place all time with his 181st regular-season triple-double. However, he shot a career-worst 1-for-13 from 3-point range and missed two key free throws down the stretch of the second overtime. Murray put up 39 points for the Nuggets, who have lost a season-high three straight games.
Bucks 141, Pelicans 137 (OT)
Ryan Rollins scored 27 points and six teammates scored in double figures as host Milwaukee defeated New Orleans in overtime.
AJ Green scored 20 while Kevin Porter Jr. had 18 for the Bucks, who have won two in a row. Milwaukee squandered a 10-point lead in the last five minutes of regulation before recovering in OT.
Trey Murphy III poured in a career-high 44 points, making a Pelicans franchise-record 12 3-pointers on 19 attempts. Saddiq Bey had 22 points and Zion Williamson added 20 as New Orleans lost its third consecutive game.
Timberwolves 128, Raptors 126
Anthony Edwards scored 13 of his 30 points in the fourth quarter as visiting Minnesota came back to defeat Toronto.
Reserve Bones Hyland added 20 points as Minnesota rallied with a 12-2 run in the last 3 1/2 minutes. Jaden McDaniels scored 19 points for the Timberwolves, who have won five of their past six. Rudy Gobert logged 10 points and 12 rebounds.
Brandon Ingram scored 25 points and Immanuel Quickley scored 23 for the Raptors, who have split the opening two games of a five-game homestand. Scottie Barnes added 22 points.
Cavaliers 124, Clippers 91
Donovan Mitchell registered 29 points, nine assists and five rebounds as Cleveland mauled Los Angeles in Inglewood, Calif.
The Cavaliers won for the ninth time in their past 11 games one day after the two teams worked out a trade that included James Harden going to Cleveland and Darius Garland joining the Clippers.
Jaylon Tyson scored 17 points for Cleveland, and Jarrett Allen had 10 points and 11 rebounds. Kawhi Leonard totaled 25 points and seven rebounds while John Collins scored 19 points for the Clippers. Neither Harden nor Garland was allowed to be in the bench area with the trade still pending.
Grizzlies 129, Kings 125
Ty Jerome put up a game-high 28 points, Cam Spencer hit two key late 3-pointers, and Memphis held off host Sacramento.
The defeat spoiled the Kings debut of De’Andre Hunter, who was making his first Sacramento appearance after being acquired from the Cavaliers last week. Thrust into the starting lineup, Hunter had nine points in 26 minutes, making just three of his 11 shots.
Filling in for Ja Morant, Jerome shot 10-for-14 from the floor and dished seven assists. Cam Spencer finished with 20 points for Memphis, which won its second straight. Domantas Sabonis logged 24 points and 15 rebounds for the Kings, who took their 10th straight loss.
Spurs 116, Thunder 106
Keldon Johnson scored 25 points and Victor Wembanyama added 22 points and 14 rebounds to lead host San Antonio past short-handed Oklahoma City.
The win was the second straight for the Spurs as they captured the season series against the Thunder 4-1. San Antonio’s De’Aaron Fox contributed 15 points and 10 assists.
Oklahoma City had just eight available players, with Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (abdomen), Chet Holmgren (back), Isaiah Hartenstein (eye) and Luguentz Dort (knee) sidelined. Kenrich Williams led the Thunder with 25 points, and Jaylin Williams amassed 24 points and 12 rebounds.
Celtics 114, Rockets 93
Derrick White scored a game-high 28 points and Payton Pritchard added 27 points off the bench as short-handed Boston throttled host Houston.
The Celtics earned their fourth consecutive victory, and they did so without Jaylen Brown (hamstring/knee). Baylor Scheierman contributed 15 points and 10 rebounds, and Neemias Queta logged 10 points and 19 rebounds.
Kevin Durant led the Rockets with 15 points but missed 7 of 11 shots. Alperen Sengun and Jabari Smith Jr. scored 13 points apiece as Houston’s three-game winning streak ended.
–Field Level Media
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Team Canada snowboard medalist Mark McMorris airlifted after training crash
(File photo) Mark McMorris of Canada in the men’s snowboarding big air finals during the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games at Big Air Shougang. Mandatory Credit: Rob Schumacher-Imagn Images LIVIGNO, Italy — Canadian snowboarder Mark McMorris was airlifted to medical attention Wednesday following a crash during a nighttime training run as the three-time bronze medalist prepared for his fourth Winter Games.
McMorris was completing practice runs ahead of the men’s big air competition, which begins Thursday in Livigno. Team Canada issued a brief statement but didn’t provide details on the incident or McMorris’ medical condition. He was removed from the mountainside on a stretcher.
“Canadian Olympic Committee and Canada Snowboard staff are attending to him,” Team Canada said. “We will provide more information as it becomes available.”
McMorris, 32, won bronze medals in slopestyle at Sochi 2014, Pyeongchang 2018 and Beijing 2022.
He has battled through injuries throughout his career. In a 2017 crash, his injuries were considered life-threatening. He broke his jaw and left arm, ruptured his spleen, suffered a pelvic fracture, rib fractures and a collapsed lung.
Just Tuesday, McMorris said he was healthy and ready to compete.
“My body’s responding well to lots of riding, and I’m having fun,” McMorris said.
–Reuters, Special to Field Level Media
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Shane Wright pots 2 goals as Kraken defeat host Kings
Feb 4, 2026; Los Angeles, California, USA; Seattle Kraken center Shane Wright (51) reacts after scoring a goal against Los Angeles Kings goaltender Darcy Kuemper (35) during the first period at Crypto.com Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kiyoshi Mio-Imagn Images Shane Wright scored two goals for the visiting Seattle Kraken in a 4-2 win against the Los Angeles Kings on Wednesday night.
Adam Larsson and Vince Dunn also scored, Chandler Stephenson and Frederick Gaudreau had two assists each and Joey Daccord made 25 saves for the Kraken, who were coming off a 4-2 loss at the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday that ended a four-game winning streak.
Andrei Kuzmenko scored two goals on his 30th birthday, Kevin Fiala had two assists and Darcy Kuemper made 19 saves for the Kings, who have lost three of four.
Seattle surrendered the first goal for the second straight night when Kuzmenko was given room on a power play to bring the puck from above the right circle to just below the dot before sliding a wrist shot between Kuemper’s pads for a 1-0 lead at 7:42 of the first.
Kings defenseman Jacob Moverare tried to rim the puck behind his net, but it was intercepted by Ryan Winterton. He passed out front to Wright, who pulled the puck to his backhand before lifting it into the net to tie it 1-1 at 9:16.
The Kraken scored 58 seconds later off another pass from below the goal line to add to their lead. Stephenson fed Larsson cutting down the middle, and he scored with a one-timer from the right hash marks for a 2-1 lead at 10:14.
The Kraken were back on the power play when Dunn sped through three Kings in the Los Angeles zone and scored with a backhand between Kuemper’s pads to make it 3-1 at 15:21 of the first period.
Kuzmenko scored the lone goal of the second period on a one-timer from the right hash marks while on a power play to cut it to 3-2 at 10:27.
Wright scored the Kraken’s second power-play goal of the game at 5:50 of the third to stretch the lead to 4-2.
The possibility of a Los Angeles comeback was derailed when Kings forward Adrian Kempe was called for a double-minor high-sticking penalty with 4:21 left.
The Kraken are off on their three-week Olympic break, while the Kings play at the Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday in their final game before the break.
–Field Level Media
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Cam Spencer's clutch hoops push Grizzlies past Kings
Feb 4, 2026; Sacramento, California, USA; Memphis Grizzlies guard/forward Ty Jerome (2) drives against Sacramento Kings forward/center Domantas Sabonis (11) during the second quarter at Golden 1 Center. Mandatory Credit: Ed Szczepanski-Imagn Images Ty Jerome put up a game-high 28 points, Cam Spencer hit two key late 3-pointers, and the Memphis Grizzlies held off the host Sacramento Kings for a 129-125 victory Wednesday night.
The defeat spoiled the Kings debut of De’Andre Hunter, who was making his Sacramento debut after being acquired from the Cleveland Cavaliers last week. Thrust immediately into the starting lineup, Hunter had nine points in 26 minutes, making just three of his 11 shots.
In a tightly contested affair in which neither team led by more than eight points, the Grizzlies broke the game’s final tie when Jaylen Wells buried a 3-pointer for a 117-114 advantage with 4:21 remaining.
Memphis never trailed again, getting three hoops — including a pair of 3-pointers — from Spencer and one interior basket apiece from Javon Small and GG Jackson, all when a miss would have given the Kings a chance to tie or take the lead.
The third of Spencer’s baskets, a 28-footer with 18.1 seconds left, countered a DeMar DeRozan 3-pointer 17 seconds earlier and turned a one-point game into a 129-125 Grizzlies lead.
Filling in for Ja Morant, Jerome shot 10-for-14 from the floor. He also found time for a game-high seven assists.
Jerome hit three of his four 3-point attempts and Wells went 6-for-9 from deep, helping the Grizzlies outshoot the hosts 43.9% to 30.6% from beyond the arc. Memphis outscored Sacramento 54-33 from deep.
Spencer finished with 20 points, while Wells had 18, Jackson 16, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 15 and Santi Aldama 12 for Memphis, which won its second straight after dropping six in a row.
Jackson grabbed seven rebounds, sharing team-high honors with Cedric Coward, who also collected a team-high six assists.
Domantas Sabonis paced Sacramento with 24 points and a game-high 15 rebounds, including seven offensive boards.
DeRozan checked in with 20 points, Nique Clifford 14, Russell Westbrook and Malik Monk 13 apiece, Zach LaVine 11 and Devin Carter 10 for the Kings, who dropped their 10th straight.
DeRozan, Clifford, Westbrook and Carter had five assists apiece.
–Field Level Media
