All 30 NBA teams played on Monday, Nov. 2, before the league paused on Election Day. The big stories: the Pelicans ended Memphis’ unbeaten start, the Rockets moved into first place in the West, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored a season-high 43, the Lakers put up 138, and the Kings got their first win.
All 15 results
| Away | Home | Score | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City Thunder | Cleveland Cavaliers | 117-112 | Thunder |
| Atlanta Hawks | Indiana Pacers | 108-104 | Hawks |
| Brooklyn Nets | New York Knicks | 90-103 | Knicks |
| Washington Wizards | Orlando Magic | 103-94 | Wizards |
| Detroit Pistons | Charlotte Hornets | 124-91 | Pistons |
| Chicago Bulls | Philadelphia 76ers | 107-126 | 76ers |
| Sacramento Kings | Dallas Mavericks | 115-100 | Kings |
| Milwaukee Bucks | Minnesota Timberwolves | 100-112 | Timberwolves |
| New Orleans Pelicans | Memphis Grizzlies | 135-134 (OT) | Pelicans |
| Boston Celtics | Houston Rockets | 93-109 | Rockets |
| Utah Jazz | San Antonio Spurs | 97-119 | Spurs |
| Portland Trail Blazers | Denver Nuggets | 118-110 | Trail Blazers |
| Phoenix Suns | Golden State Warriors | 113-116 | Warriors |
| Toronto Raptors | LA Clippers | 125-118 | Raptors |
| Miami Heat | Los Angeles Lakers | 117-138 | Lakers |
Top stories
Pelicans 135, Grizzlies 134 (OT). Memphis’ 6-0 start ended when Ty Jerome’s last shot missed. He scored 40, and Zion Williamson had 25 and 11 for New Orleans. Full details in our game recap.
Rockets 109, Celtics 93. Alperen Sengun had 26 points, 10 assists and seven rebounds as Houston improved to 7-1 and moved into first place in the West after Memphis lost. The Rockets are off to their best start since 2014-15. Jayson Tatum scored 19 on 5-of-16 shooting for Boston, which lost for the first time since its season opener, ending a five-game winning streak. Houston won the fast-break battle 18-2 and the paint battle 50-34. Paul George rested for Boston.
Thunder 117, Cavaliers 112. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored a season-high 43. Oklahoma City is down several key players, including Chet Holmgren, Jalen Williams and Cason Wallace, so the road win was important.
Lakers 138, Heat 117. Los Angeles improved to 6-2 behind Luka Doncic, who NBA.com said had another record-setting night.
Trail Blazers 118, Nuggets 110. Portland won in Denver, where it had lost 12 straight games coming in, and improved to 5-1.
Warriors 116, Suns 113. Golden State improved to 5-3, its fifth straight win after an 0-3 start, with Steph Curry scoring heavily again, per NBA.com.
Kings 115, Mavericks 100. Sacramento earned its first win after an 0-6 start, its first 0-6 start since 1990-91.
Spurs 119, Jazz 97. San Antonio has won five in a row. Utah is 1-6.
Also worth noting
- Raptors 125, Clippers 118. Toronto won without Kawhi Leonard and sent LA to 1-6.
- 76ers 126, Bulls 107. Philadelphia improved to 7-1 behind its stars, per NBA.com.
- Knicks 103, Nets 90. New York rallied in the fourth quarter and has now beaten Brooklyn 15 straight times.
- Pistons 124, Hornets 91. Cade Cunningham powered Detroit to 6-1.
- Wizards 103, Magic 94. AJ Dybantsa delivered again for Washington.
- Timberwolves 112, Bucks 100. LaMelo Ball led Minnesota without Anthony Edwards.
What is next
The NBA took Tuesday off for Election Day. Games resume Wednesday, Nov. 4: see tonight’s NBA schedule. For the weekly rankings, see our power rankings breakdown.
Sources: Fox Sports – NBA schedule, CBS Sports – NBA scores, Live Score – Nov. 2 scores, ESPN – Rockets-Celtics recap, NBA.com – Starting 5, NBA.com – Power Rankings Week 3.
