Last Night in Sports: November 6, 2026

Boston scored 40 points in the first quarter in Charlotte, led 70-39 at halftime, and won 119-80. Atlanta needed 38 points in the second quarter and 39 in the third to hold off Washington 139-132. The Lakers trailed Portland 60-53 at the break and won anyway, 124-118.

NBA — November 6, 2026 (9 games)

• Boston Celtics 119, Charlotte Hornets 80
• Atlanta Hawks 139, Washington Wizards 132
• Cleveland Cavaliers 119, Philadelphia 76ers 95
• Dallas Mavericks 112, Utah Jazz 100
• Oklahoma City Thunder 128, Memphis Grizzlies 97
• Toronto Raptors 121, Milwaukee Bucks 107
• Minnesota Timberwolves 115, New Orleans Pelicans 109
• Los Angeles Lakers 124, Portland Trail Blazers 118
• San Antonio Spurs 124, Sacramento Kings 109

Boston Celtics 119, Charlotte Hornets 80. Boston (7-2) scored 40 points in the first quarter to Charlotte's 20, led 70-39 at halftime, and was ahead 96-57 through three. Charlotte (3-7) had its best quarter last, 23 points, the same number Boston scored in the fourth.

Atlanta Hawks 139, Washington Wizards 132. Washington (4-5) led 32-28 after the first quarter. Atlanta (6-4) answered with 38 points in the second and 39 in the third to go up 105-94. Washington scored 38 in the fourth and still came up short.

Los Angeles Lakers 124, Portland Trail Blazers 118. Portland (6-2) led 29-20 after one quarter and 60-53 at halftime. The Lakers (8-2) scored 34 in the third while holding Portland to 15, turning the game into an 87-75 lead. Portland put up 43 in the fourth, the biggest quarter by any team on the night, and the Lakers answered with 37.

Quick Hits

• Cleveland Cavaliers 119, Philadelphia 76ers 95. Cleveland (5-4) led 33-22 after the first quarter and 62-54 at halftime, and Philadelphia (8-2) scored 32 in the second quarter but no more than 21 in either of the last two.
• Oklahoma City Thunder 128, Memphis Grizzlies 97. Oklahoma City (7-2) led 71-49 at halftime and scored at least 27 in every quarter, while Memphis (6-3) was held to 21 in both the second and the fourth.
• Dallas Mavericks 112, Utah Jazz 100. Tied 57-57 at halftime, Dallas (5-4) scored 32 in the third quarter to Utah's 19 and led 89-76 going to the fourth; Utah is 1-8.
• Toronto Raptors 121, Milwaukee Bucks 107. Toronto (5-4) trailed 60-51 at halftime, scored 38 in the third to lead 89-87, and held Milwaukee (1-8) to 20 points in the fourth.
• Minnesota Timberwolves 115, New Orleans Pelicans 109. Minnesota (7-3) led 57-51 at the break, fell behind 79-77 through three, then scored 38 in the fourth against New Orleans (4-5).
• San Antonio Spurs 124, Sacramento Kings 109. San Antonio (7-2) scored 38 and 37 in the first two quarters to lead 75-56 at halftime, and Sacramento (1-8) never led.

NHL — November 6, 2026 (3 games)

• Buffalo Sabres 5, Columbus Blue Jackets 2
• Anaheim Ducks 5, Calgary Flames 3
• Minnesota Wild 4, San Jose Sharks 1

What to watch tonight

Twelve NHL games and seven in the NBA, beginning with Florida at Washington at 12:30 PM ET.

• NBA: Washington Wizards at Oklahoma City Thunder, 8:00 PM ET. Washington (4-5) lost 139-132 in Atlanta last night. Oklahoma City (7-2) led 71-49 at halftime in a 128-97 win at Memphis.
• NBA: San Antonio Spurs at Portland Trail Blazers, 10:00 PM ET. Both played Thursday: San Antonio (7-2) won 124-109 in Sacramento, and Portland (6-2) lost 124-118 at the Lakers after leading at halftime.
• NBA: New York Knicks at Cleveland Cavaliers, 8:00 PM ET. Cleveland (5-4) handed Philadelphia (8-2) a 119-95 loss on Thursday.
• NHL: Tampa Bay Lightning at Minnesota Wild, 8:00 PM ET. Minnesota (12-6) beat San Jose 4-1 at home last night.

Full details in the Tonight preview.