Last Night in Sports: November 9, 2026

Dallas trailed Indiana after each of the first three quarters and still won, taking the fourth 35-29 to finish it 125-122. Golden State and Charlotte each put up a 40-point quarter in home wins that were settled by the third. San Antonio (9-2) won every quarter at Phoenix.

NBA

• Los Angeles Lakers 124, Atlanta Hawks 114
• Charlotte Hornets 124, Cleveland Cavaliers 112
• Detroit Pistons 122, Washington Wizards 111
• Memphis Grizzlies 118, Toronto Raptors 102
• Dallas Mavericks 125, Indiana Pacers 122
• Houston Rockets 110, Denver Nuggets 100
• San Antonio Spurs 122, Phoenix Suns 96
• Golden State Warriors 138, New Orleans Pelicans 87

Dallas Mavericks 125, Indiana Pacers 122. Indiana (3-8) led 31-26 after one, 66-56 at halftime and 93-90 after three. Dallas (7-4) chipped away with a 34-27 third quarter and won the fourth 35-29 to take its first lead at a break when it counted.

Golden State Warriors 138, New Orleans Pelicans 87. Golden State (8-3) led 35-20 after the first and 72-43 at halftime, then scored 40 in the third to go up 112-65. New Orleans (4-7) did not score more than 23 points in any quarter.

Charlotte Hornets 124, Cleveland Cavaliers 112. Charlotte (4-7) turned a 29-28 lead after one into a rout with 40 points in the second quarter and 38 in the third, leading 107-80 going into the fourth. Cleveland (5-6) won the final quarter 32-17, too late to matter.

Quick Hits

• Los Angeles Lakers 124, Atlanta Hawks 114. Los Angeles (10-2) led 68-57 at halftime, absorbed a 33-27 Atlanta third quarter and closed it by winning the fourth 29-24 against Atlanta (7-5).
• Detroit Pistons 122, Washington Wizards 111. Washington (4-7) led 32-31 after the first, but Detroit (7-3) won the second and third quarters 37-26 and 35-29 to lead 103-87 heading into the fourth.
• Memphis Grizzlies 118, Toronto Raptors 102. Memphis (7-3) trailed 26-25 after one, then won each of the last three quarters against Toronto (5-5).
• Houston Rockets 110, Denver Nuggets 100. Houston (8-3) held Denver (5-4) to 16 points in the second quarter and led 54-40 at halftime; Denver's only winning quarter was the third, 28-23.
• San Antonio Spurs 122, Phoenix Suns 96. San Antonio (9-2) scored at least 29 in every quarter and led 93-68 after three, dropping Phoenix to 3-6.

NHL

• Edmonton Oilers 3, New York Rangers 1
• Philadelphia Flyers 3, Vancouver Canucks 1
• San Jose Sharks 3, New York Islanders 2

NFL

• Buffalo Bills 23, Minnesota Vikings 6

What to watch tonight

Six NBA games and seven NHL games make up tonight's slate, with no NFL on the calendar.

• NBA: Los Angeles Clippers at Phoenix Suns, 9:00 PM ET. Phoenix (3-6) is back on the floor a night after San Antonio won all four quarters against it.
• NBA: Boston Celtics at Philadelphia 76ers, 8:00 PM ET. Neither team played last night, so both come in rested.
• NBA: Oklahoma City Thunder at Portland Trail Blazers, 11:00 PM ET. The latest tip of the night closes the NBA card.
• NHL: Colorado Avalanche at Toronto Maple Leafs, 7:00 PM ET. One of four NHL games that start at 7:00 PM ET.

Full details in the Tonight preview.