There's no doubt that the Mavericks are proving to be a legitimate contender in the Western Conference, when their superstar trio is healthy.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander pieced together the game-saving sequence to fend off the feisty Blazers in a 118-108 win on Sunday night.

LaMelo Ball received an important injury update ahead of the Hornets' game on Friday night against the Trail Blazers.

The Thunder (36-8) hope to bounce back from a bad loss to the depleted Dallas Mavericks on Thursday. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Jalen Williams combined for 64 points in the tough defeat against Kyrie Irving and PJ Washington.

On Thursday night against the Thunder, the 6-foot-7 power forward’s points + rebounds prop at bet365 is sitting at just 21.5 (-125). He’s hit the Over on that number in 15 of 21 contests without Doncic on the floor, falling short by only a basket in two of those six games he went Under.

The rebuilding Blazers lost five straight before going on their four-game winning streak. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Oklahoma City star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander on Sunday poured in 35 points as the Thunder grabbed a bounce-back 118-108 victory in Portland to push their NBA-best record to 37-8. The Thunder, surprised by the short-handed Dallas Mavericks on Thursday, fended off a late surge from the Trail Blazers to snap their four-game winning streak.

The Calgary Surge of the Canadian Elite Basketball League announced Thursday that former NBA bench boss Kaleb Canales has been named the team’s head coach for the 2025 season.

The Orlando Magic (24-24) hit the road to match up with Deni Avdija and the Portland Trail Blazers (18-29) at Moda Center on Thursday, January 30. The game starts at 10:00 PM ET.The Magic enter

CJ McCollum would much rather have written this chapter of the New Orleans Pelicans' record book in a victory.

The Thunder and Cavaliers continue to earn straight A's, while the Pelicans and Wizards may need to stay after school.