Last Night in Sports: November 2, 2026

Toronto trailed the Los Angeles Clippers 91-78 after three quarters and scored 47 points in the fourth to win 125-118. Brooklyn had the opposite kind of night at New York, leading 79-75 going into the fourth and scoring 11 points in it. Philadelphia and Houston both got to 7-1 on a 15-game NBA schedule.

NBA — November 2, 2026 (15 games)

• Oklahoma City Thunder 117, Cleveland Cavaliers 112
• Philadelphia 76ers 126, Chicago Bulls 107
• Washington Wizards 103, Orlando Magic 94
• New York Knicks 103, Brooklyn Nets 90
• Atlanta Hawks 108, Indiana Pacers 104
• Detroit Pistons 124, Charlotte Hornets 91
• Sacramento Kings 115, Dallas Mavericks 100
• New Orleans Pelicans 135, Memphis Grizzlies 134
• Minnesota Timberwolves 112, Milwaukee Bucks 100
• Houston Rockets 109, Boston Celtics 93
• San Antonio Spurs 119, Utah Jazz 97
• Portland Trail Blazers 118, Denver Nuggets 110
• Los Angeles Lakers 138, Miami Heat 117
• Toronto Raptors 125, Los Angeles Clippers 118
• Golden State Warriors 116, Phoenix Suns 113

Toronto Raptors 125, Los Angeles Clippers 118. The Clippers (1-6) led 33-22 after the first quarter, 63-52 at halftime and 91-78 after three. Toronto (4-3) then scored 47 points in the fourth after managing 26 in the third. Los Angeles scored 27 in the quarter, a normal number on any other night, and lost a game it had led at the end of every quarter to that point.

New York Knicks 103, Brooklyn Nets 90. Brooklyn (1-6) trailed 51-44 at halftime, then scored 35 in the third to lead 79-75. The Nets scored 11 points in the fourth, their fewest in any quarter, while New York (3-4) put up 28.

Oklahoma City Thunder 117, Cleveland Cavaliers 112. Cleveland (4-3) led 30-26 after the first quarter and then scored 18 in the second, while Oklahoma City (5-2) scored 33 for a 59-48 halftime lead. The Cavaliers answered with 36 in the third to get back to 90-84. Cleveland won the fourth quarter 28-27 and still lost.

Quick Hits

• Philadelphia 76ers 126, Chicago Bulls 107. Chicago (1-6) won the second quarter 36-34 and still trailed 64-59 at the break, and Philadelphia (7-1) closed with 36 in the fourth.
• Washington Wizards 103, Orlando Magic 94. Orlando (2-5) led 33-28 after the first quarter but scored nine points in the third, and Washington (4-3) turned a 60-59 halftime lead into 79-68.
• Atlanta Hawks 108, Indiana Pacers 104. Atlanta (4-4) scored 37 in the first quarter and led 68-56 at halftime; Indiana (2-6) won the fourth 25-21 but trailed at the end of every quarter.
• Detroit Pistons 124, Charlotte Hornets 91. Detroit (6-1) scored at least 26 points in every quarter and led 98-75 after three, and Charlotte (3-5) managed 16 in the fourth.
• Sacramento Kings 115, Dallas Mavericks 100. The teams traded 35-point second quarters for a 54-53 Sacramento (1-6) halftime lead, and the Kings scored 34 in the fourth against Dallas (4-3).
• New Orleans Pelicans 135, Memphis Grizzlies 134.
• Minnesota Timberwolves 112, Milwaukee Bucks 100. Milwaukee (1-6) came back from 29-18 after the first quarter to 48-47 at halftime, then Minnesota (5-3) scored 32 in each of the last two quarters.
• Houston Rockets 109, Boston Celtics 93. The first quarter ended 29-29, after which Houston (7-1) led 57-50 at the break and 82-73 after three, holding Boston (5-2) to 20 in the fourth.
• San Antonio Spurs 119, Utah Jazz 97. Utah (1-6) scored 16 points in the first quarter, and a 35-point third quarter put San Antonio (5-2) up 94-69.
• Portland Trail Blazers 118, Denver Nuggets 110. Denver (3-3) led 66-58 at halftime and 87-85 after three, then scored 23 in the fourth while Portland (5-1) answered with 33.
• Los Angeles Lakers 138, Miami Heat 117. Miami (2-5) scored 42 points in the second quarter and still trailed 79-72 at halftime, because the Lakers (6-2) also scored 42, and Los Angeles pushed it to 111-93 after three.
• Golden State Warriors 116, Phoenix Suns 113. Phoenix (1-4) led 57-51 at halftime, Golden State (5-3) scored 42 in the third to make it 93-93 through three quarters, and the Warriors took the fourth 23-20.

NHL — November 2, 2026 (4 games)

• Boston Bruins 3, Vegas Golden Knights 2
• Detroit Red Wings 5, Florida Panthers 3
• Colorado Avalanche 5, Chicago Blackhawks 2
• Calgary Flames 2, San Jose Sharks 1

NFL — November 2, 2026 (1 game)

• Chicago Bears 34, Seattle Seahawks 17

What to watch tonight

Eleven NHL games, with nothing on the NBA or NFL schedule.

• NHL: Vegas Golden Knights at Pittsburgh Penguins, 7:00 PM ET. Vegas (8-7) lost 3-2 in overtime at Boston last night and plays again tonight in Pittsburgh.
• NHL: Colorado Avalanche at Columbus Blue Jackets, 7:00 PM ET. Colorado (8-6) beat Chicago 5-2 last night and is the best record among tonight's teams that played Monday.
• NHL: Detroit Red Wings at Tampa Bay Lightning, 7:00 PM ET. Detroit (7-8) won 5-3 at Florida last night, its second road game in two nights.

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