Last Night in Sports: October 14, 2026

Milwaukee scored three runs in the seventh to take the lead for good and beat the Dodgers 6-2, the only major-league game on the board. All seven NBA games were preseason exhibitions, and Detroit's was the oddest of them: Minnesota scored 38 points in the first quarter and lost by 22.

MLB — October 14, 2026 (1 game)

• Milwaukee Brewers 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 2

Milwaukee Brewers 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 2. Milwaukee (103-59) scored in the first inning and then went quiet for five. The Dodgers (100-62) pushed ahead 2-1 with two runs in the sixth, their only runs of the night, and Milwaukee answered with three in the seventh and single runs in the eighth and ninth. Milwaukee out-hit Los Angeles 9 to 5, and neither side made an error.

NBA Preseason — October 14, 2026 (7 games)

• Boston Celtics 114, Charlotte Hornets 93
• Miami Heat 144, Brooklyn Nets 128
• New Orleans Pelicans 101, Dallas Mavericks 97
• Chicago Bulls 125, Milwaukee Bucks 104
• Detroit Pistons 128, Minnesota Timberwolves 106
• San Antonio Spurs 123, Phoenix Suns 103
• Denver Nuggets 122, Los Angeles Clippers 110

Detroit Pistons 128, Minnesota Timberwolves 106. Minnesota scored 38 points in the first quarter of this preseason game and led 38-29. Detroit scored 36 in the second to lead 65-58 at the break, and Minnesota never got going again, managing 24 in each of the last two quarters while Detroit put up 32 and then 31.

Chicago Bulls 125, Milwaukee Bucks 104. Chicago scored 38 in the second quarter and 40 in the third of this preseason game and led 102-78 after three. Milwaukee's 15 points in the first were its fewest of any quarter, and it trailed 62-39 at the half. The Bucks' best stretch was a 39-point third, which still lost the quarter.

Miami Heat 144, Brooklyn Nets 128. Miami scored at least 32 points in every quarter of this preseason game, including 43 in the third, and led 112-103 going to the fourth. Brooklyn kept pace through three with 37 points in each of the second and third quarters, then scored 25 in the fourth.

Quick Hits

• Boston Celtics 114, Charlotte Hornets 93. Boston led after every quarter of this preseason game, 28-20 after the first and 85-77 after three, and Charlotte's 33-point third was its only quarter above 24.
• New Orleans Pelicans 101, Dallas Mavericks 97. New Orleans won each of the first three quarters of this preseason game to lead 75-63, then held on as Dallas scored 34 in the fourth to New Orleans' 26.
• San Antonio Spurs 123, Phoenix Suns 103. Phoenix led 23-22 after the first quarter of this preseason game, then San Antonio scored 38 in the second to lead 60-49 at the half and stayed in front.
• Denver Nuggets 122, Los Angeles Clippers 110. Tied 24-24 after the first quarter of this preseason game, Denver scored 38 in the third to lead 96-81, and the Clippers' 29-point fourth was their best quarter.

NHL — October 14, 2026 (2 games)

• Washington Capitals 5, Montreal Canadiens 4
• Dallas Stars 3, Colorado Avalanche 2

What to watch tonight

Eleven NHL games carry the night, with two MLB games, two NBA preseason games and the only NFL game of the evening around them.

• MLB: Milwaukee Brewers at Los Angeles Dodgers, 8:00 PM ET. The same two teams go again a night after Milwaukee (103-59) beat Los Angeles (100-62) 6-2.
• NFL: Seattle Seahawks at Denver Broncos, 8:15 PM ET. The only football game on tonight's schedule.
• NHL: New York Rangers at New Jersey Devils, 7:00 PM ET. One of five games that start at 7:00 PM ET on an eleven-game schedule.
• NBA preseason: Oklahoma City Thunder at Houston Rockets, 8:30 PM ET. Neither team played in last night's seven-game preseason slate.

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