Last Night in Sports: November 4, 2026

Utah led New Orleans 80-70 after three quarters and still lost 120-113 in overtime. Philadelphia moved to 8-1 by surviving a 31-point Detroit fourth quarter, and New York put up 84 points before halftime in a 135-105 win over Chicago. Fourteen NBA games, and the two best stories were both about what happened after the third quarter.

NBA — November 4, 2026 (14 games)

• Philadelphia 76ers 112, Detroit Pistons 106
• Atlanta Hawks 120, Washington Wizards 105
• Boston Celtics 109, Milwaukee Bucks 102
• Brooklyn Nets 114, Charlotte Hornets 104
• New York Knicks 135, Chicago Bulls 105
• Oklahoma City Thunder 124, Cleveland Cavaliers 116
• New Orleans Pelicans 120, Utah Jazz 113
• Indiana Pacers 107, Memphis Grizzlies 103
• Minnesota Timberwolves 117, Houston Rockets 107
• Denver Nuggets 128, Toronto Raptors 109
• Portland Trail Blazers 132, Phoenix Suns 119
• San Antonio Spurs 112, Dallas Mavericks 111
• Los Angeles Lakers 116, Sacramento Kings 103
• Miami Heat 117, Los Angeles Clippers 116

New Orleans Pelicans 120, Utah Jazz 113. Utah (1-7) scored 43 points in the third quarter after managing 13 in the second, and led 80-70 going to the fourth. New Orleans (4-4) answered with 34 in the fourth to force a 104-104 tie, then outscored the Jazz 16-9 in overtime.

Philadelphia 76ers 112, Detroit Pistons 106. Philadelphia (8-1) led 56-42 at halftime and pushed it to 91-75 with a 35-point third quarter. Detroit (6-2) took the fourth 31-21 after being held to 21 points in each of the first two quarters.

New York Knicks 135, Chicago Bulls 105. New York (4-4) scored 43 in the first quarter and 41 in the second for an 84-52 halftime lead, and was up 113-79 after three. Chicago (1-7) scored at least 21 in every quarter and was never within shouting distance of it.

Quick Hits

• Atlanta Hawks 120, Washington Wizards 105. Atlanta (5-4) led at every break, 37-32, 68-61 and 93-85, and held Washington (4-4) to 20 points in the fourth.
• Boston Celtics 109, Milwaukee Bucks 102. Boston (6-2) held Milwaukee to 14 points in the first quarter and led 62-41 at halftime; Milwaukee (1-7) scored 38 in the third and still trailed 87-79 going to the fourth.
• Brooklyn Nets 114, Charlotte Hornets 104. Charlotte (3-6) led 57-50 at halftime, then Brooklyn (2-6) scored 30 in the third and 34 in the fourth.
• Oklahoma City Thunder 124, Cleveland Cavaliers 116. Oklahoma City (6-2) opened with 37 points in the first quarter and led 88-74 after three; Cleveland (4-4) scored 42 in the fourth.
• Indiana Pacers 107, Memphis Grizzlies 103. Memphis (6-2) led 82-80 after three quarters before Indiana (3-6) closed with a 27-21 fourth.
• Minnesota Timberwolves 117, Houston Rockets 107. Houston (7-2) led 84-82 after three, then Minnesota (6-3) scored 35 in the fourth and held the Rockets to 23.
• Denver Nuggets 128, Toronto Raptors 109. Toronto (4-4) led 67-64 at halftime, then Denver (4-3) won the third quarter 39-15.
• Portland Trail Blazers 132, Phoenix Suns 119. Portland (6-1) trailed 34-29 after the first quarter, scored 43 in the second, and led 104-85 after three; Phoenix (1-5) scored 34 in the fourth.
• San Antonio Spurs 112, Dallas Mavericks 111. San Antonio (6-2) led 68-51 at halftime and 90-80 after three, then held on as Dallas (4-4) scored 31 in the fourth.
• Los Angeles Lakers 116, Sacramento Kings 103. Tied 28-28 after the first quarter, the Lakers (7-2) held Sacramento (1-7) to 20 points in the third and led 87-74 going to the fourth.
• Miami Heat 117, Los Angeles Clippers 116.

NHL — November 4, 2026 (4 games)

• Ottawa Senators 2, Buffalo Sabres 1
• Florida Panthers 5, Chicago Blackhawks 3
• Los Angeles Kings 7, San Jose Sharks 2
• Seattle Kraken 2, Calgary Flames 1

What to watch tonight

Eleven NHL games fill the Thursday schedule, nine of them starting at 7:00 PM ET, with one NFL game and two late NBA games around them.

• NFL: Jacksonville Jaguars at Baltimore Ravens, 8:15 PM ET. The only football game on the schedule.
• NHL: Chicago Blackhawks at Tampa Bay Lightning, 7:00 PM ET. Chicago (4-11) is the only team back from last night, when it lost 5-3 to Florida.
• NBA: Miami Heat at Golden State Warriors, 10:00 PM ET. Miami (3-5) won 117-116 at the Clippers last night and stays in the West for the second game of the trip.
• NBA: Orlando Magic at Phoenix Suns, 9:00 PM ET. Phoenix (1-5) is home again after giving up 132 points to Portland, including 43 in the second quarter.

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