Last Night in Sports: October 30, 2026

Dallas trailed Houston 84-76 after three quarters and then scored 40 points in the fourth to win 116-111. Boston worked the other end of the game, scoring 44 in the first quarter and leading Chicago 78-49 at the half. Miami put 42 on Indiana in the fourth of a 145-125 win, the highest-scoring game of the night.

NBA — October 30, 2026 (10 games)

• Miami Heat 145, Indiana Pacers 125
• Minnesota Timberwolves 127, Los Angeles Clippers 101
• Denver Nuggets 127, Phoenix Suns 120
• Boston Celtics 125, Chicago Bulls 111
• Orlando Magic 121, Toronto Raptors 114
• Dallas Mavericks 116, Houston Rockets 111
• Golden State Warriors 112, Los Angeles Lakers 95
• Detroit Pistons 110, Brooklyn Nets 94
• Philadelphia 76ers 98, New York Knicks 93
• Washington Wizards 95, Charlotte Hornets 79

Dallas Mavericks 116, Houston Rockets 111. Houston (5-1) led 51-44 at halftime and 84-76 after three quarters. Dallas (4-2) scored 40 points in the fourth, its best quarter of the night after a 17-point second. Houston's 27 in the fourth was not enough to hold the lead.

Boston Celtics 125, Chicago Bulls 111. Boston (4-1) scored 44 points in the first quarter and led 78-49 at halftime. Chicago (1-5) scored 37 in the fourth, its best quarter of the game, but Boston was ahead 99-74 before it started.

Miami Heat 145, Indiana Pacers 125. Indiana (2-4) scored 42 points in the first quarter and led 42-36. Miami (2-4) answered with 32 in the second to lead 68-61 at halftime, pushed it to 103-88 after three, and scored 42 in the fourth. Indiana's 19-point second quarter was the lowest quarter total by either team.

Quick Hits

• Minnesota Timberwolves 127, Los Angeles Clippers 101. Minnesota (4-2) scored 34 in the first quarter, led 69-56 at halftime, and never scored fewer than 29 in a quarter after that, while the Clippers (1-4) managed 20 in the fourth.
• Denver Nuggets 127, Phoenix Suns 120. Phoenix (1-3) led 37-32 after the first quarter, but Denver (3-2) put up 39 in the second to lead 71-67 at the half and 103-93 after three.
• Orlando Magic 121, Toronto Raptors 114. Orlando (2-3) led 31-27, 64-55 and 95-88 at the quarter breaks, and Toronto (3-2) matched the Magic at 26 apiece in the fourth.
• Golden State Warriors 112, Los Angeles Lakers 95. Golden State (3-3) scored 15 points in the first quarter and trailed 38-15, then scored 38 in the second to tie it 53-53 and led 85-80 after three, with the Lakers (4-2) scoring 15 in the fourth.
• Detroit Pistons 110, Brooklyn Nets 94. Detroit (5-1) trailed 28-21 after the first quarter, led 56-49 at halftime and 92-66 after three, and Brooklyn (0-5) is still looking for a win.
• Philadelphia 76ers 98, New York Knicks 93. Philadelphia (5-1) led 29-21 after the first quarter and was still up 77-68 after three, holding on as New York (2-4) took the fourth 25-21.
• Washington Wizards 95, Charlotte Hornets 79. Charlotte (3-3) led 26-22 after the first quarter, then Washington (3-3) was ahead 51-46 at halftime and 79-59 after three.

NHL — October 30, 2026 (3 games)

• Calgary Flames 6, Seattle Kraken 2
• New Jersey Devils 5, Vegas Golden Knights 2
• Florida Panthers 5, Winnipeg Jets 2

What to watch tonight

Seven NBA games and a 10-game NHL slate, with hockey starting in the early afternoon at 1:00 PM ET.

• NBA: Philadelphia 76ers at Charlotte Hornets, 6:00 PM ET. Philadelphia (5-1) beat the Knicks 98-93 last night. Charlotte (3-3) lost at Washington 95-79 and gets the 76ers a night later.
• NBA: Oklahoma City Thunder at Houston Rockets, 8:30 PM ET. Houston (5-1) led 84-76 after three quarters at Dallas and lost 116-111.
• NBA: Minnesota Timberwolves at San Antonio Spurs, 8:00 PM ET. Minnesota (4-2) scored 127 against the Clippers and is back out the next night.
• NHL: Calgary Flames at Colorado Avalanche, 10:00 PM ET. Calgary (6-7) beat Seattle 6-2 and closes the hockey schedule tonight.

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