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1 min read • 21 Oct 2026

LeBron James' 76ers beat Knicks on NBA opening night

LeBron James scores 14 points on debut for the Philadelphia 76ers as they defeat champions the New York Knicks on the opening night of the NBA season....

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9 min read • 21 Oct 2026

New-look 76ers flash glimpses of what could be against defending champion Knicks

NEW YORK — The thing to remember is, the New York Knicks didn't want to leave VJ Edgecombe all by himself.Like, all things being equal, you'd imagine they'd prefer to cover a player who averaged 16 points p...

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2 min read • 21 Oct 2026

Thunder roll past Spurs in opener to get measure of revenge for last season’s playoff loss

SAN ANTONIO — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 32 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder opened their season with a 116-104 victory over the San Antonio Spurs, the team that ended their dreams of a title defense last season.S...

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4 min read • 21 Oct 2026

Jalen Brunson believes some positives can come from Knicks' ugly opening night loss

The Knicks will remember the night of October 20th for the rest of their lives. Championship banner. Huge rings. Adulation from a sold-out crowd. “It was really special to have that moment again here in New York afte...

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4 min read • 21 Oct 2026

Are the Lakers better without LeBron? Luka Dončić Era begins with plenty of questions

The Los Angeles Lakers begin the post LeBron James era on Wednesday, Oct. 21.It'll be the first time in eight years that James won't be suiting up at Crypto.com Arena to open the season (not counting the sciatica...

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2 min read • 21 Oct 2026

Healthy Thunder make their statement, beat Spurs 116-104 in season opener

What a difference a summer — and getting healthy — makes. Oklahoma City believes that if it had been healthy in the Western Conference Finals — specifically Jalen Williams and Ajay Mitchell — it would have had a ...

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7 min read • 21 Oct 2026

San Antonio vs. Oklahoma City, Final Score: Spurs can’t overcome poor first half, 104-116

SAN ANTONIO, TX - OCTOBER 20: Stephon Castle #5 of the San Antonio Spurs shoots the ball during the game against the Oklahoma City Thunder on October 20, 2026 at the Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Texas. NOTE TO USER:...

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3 min read • 21 Oct 2026

New-look 76ers were pretty happy to ‘be a little spoiler’ during Knicks’ banner night

76ers-KnicksThe Knicks began the night with a celebration 53 years in the making, raising their first championship banner since 1973. The new-look 76ers were the ones celebrating by the end of the evening. LeBr...

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5 min read • 21 Oct 2026

Knicks lose sight of little details in season-opening loss to 76ers: 'We put ourselves in the hole'

After a disappointing loss to the Philadelphia 76ers on banner night at Madison Square Garden, Knicks head coach Mike Brown was clear about his disappointment in his team's poor attention to detail."There were s...

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3 min read • 21 Oct 2026

Houston Rockets vs. Dallas Mavericks game preview

MACAO, CHINA - OCTOBER 11: Cooper Flagg #32 of the Dallas Mavericks drives to the basket during the game against the Houston Rockets as part of 2026 NBA China Games on October 11, 2026 in Macao, China at Venetian Arena. ...

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7 min read • 21 Oct 2026

76ers 106, Knicks 100: “Both teams played hard”

NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 20: OG Anunoby #8 of the New York Knicks blocks the shot from Joel Embiid #21 of the Philadelphia 76ers on October 20, 2026 at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. NOTE TO USER: User e...

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2 min read • 21 Oct 2026

The glaring 76ers advantage that sunk Knicks in opener: ‘Running in mud’

The Knicks hung a championship banner above them. But they didn’t have their legs beneath them.“All throughout the game,” coach Mike Brown said, “it looked like we were running in mud.”The Knicks were sunk by a...

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