Last Night in Sports: October 29, 2026

Atlanta gave up 28 points in the first quarter and won anyway. The Hawks answered with 30 in the second and 43 in the third to beat Cleveland 114-111, and New Orleans and Memphis both broke their games open in the third quarter. Utah, the New York Islanders and the Los Angeles Kings each won in overtime, and Green Bay (5-3) handled the Carolina Panthers (3-4) 27-19 in the night's only NFL game.

NBA — October 29, 2026 (3 games)

• Atlanta Hawks 114, Cleveland Cavaliers 111
• New Orleans Pelicans 132, Sacramento Kings 120
• Memphis Grizzlies 124, Portland Trail Blazers 103

Atlanta Hawks 114, Cleveland Cavaliers 111. Cleveland scored 28 points in the first quarter while Atlanta managed 16. The Hawks (3-3) flipped it in the second with 30 points to Cleveland's 16 for a 46-44 lead at the break, then scored 43 in the third to go up 89-82. Cleveland (3-2) won the fourth quarter 29-25, which was not enough after that third.

New Orleans Pelicans 132, Sacramento Kings 120. Sacramento scored 30 in the first quarter and led 30-24. New Orleans (1-4) answered with 39 in the second and 39 more in the third to lead 102-88 with a quarter to play. Sacramento (0-5) put up 32 in the fourth, its best quarter of the night.

Quick Hits

• Memphis Grizzlies 124, Portland Trail Blazers 103. Portland (3-1) matched Memphis (5-0) through two quarters at 25-25 and 33-33, then scored 25 and 20 after halftime while Memphis put up 33 in each.

NHL — October 29, 2026 (11 games)

• Carolina Hurricanes 3, Columbus Blue Jackets 2
• Detroit Red Wings 4, Chicago Blackhawks 1
• Utah Mammoth 4, Pittsburgh Penguins 3
• Tampa Bay Lightning 6, Winnipeg Jets 4
• St. Louis Blues 4, Boston Bruins 1
• Washington Capitals 4, Nashville Predators 3
• New York Islanders 4, Minnesota Wild 3
• Montreal Canadiens 5, Dallas Stars 2
• Buffalo Sabres 7, Anaheim Ducks 6
• Los Angeles Kings 6, Ottawa Senators 5
• San Jose Sharks 3, Vancouver Canucks 2

NFL — October 29, 2026 (1 game)

• Green Bay Packers 27, Carolina Panthers 19

What to watch tonight

Ten NBA games and three in the NHL, with nothing on the NFL calendar.

• NHL: Winnipeg Jets at Florida Panthers, 7:00 PM ET. Winnipeg (4-9) lost 6-4 in Tampa Bay last night and stays in Florida for the second half of a back-to-back.
• NHL: New Jersey Devils at Vegas Golden Knights, 6:00 PM ET. The first puck drop of the night, ahead of everything on either calendar.
• NBA: Los Angeles Lakers at Golden State Warriors, 10:00 PM ET. One of two late tips, starting at the same time as Denver at Phoenix.
• NBA: Charlotte Hornets at Washington Wizards, 7:00 PM ET. The earliest of the ten NBA games, a half hour before the four 7:30 PM ET starts.

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