Basketball

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — De’Aaron Fox scored 41 points and the Sacramento Kings beat Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder 128-123 on Thursday night.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Collin Sexton scored 27 points, Simone Fonteccio had 24 and the Utah Jazz beat the struggling Portland Trail Blazers 122-114 on Thursday night.

BOSTON (AP) — Jayson Tatum scored 27 points, Jaylen Brown had 22 and the Boston Celtics beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 116-107 on Thursday night to improve to 12-0 at home.

DENVER (AP) — Nikola Jokic became the first NBA player with at least 10 triple-doubles in seven straight seasons as the Denver Nuggets beat the Brooklyn Nets 124-101 on Thursday night for their third consecutive win.

DALLAS (AP) — Naz Reid score 19 of his season-high 27 points in the first half, Karl-Anthony Towns had 21 points and a season-high 17 rebounds, and the Minnesota Timberwolves shook off an early 15-point deficit to beat Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mave

BOSTON (AP) — Jayson Tatum scored 27 points, Jaylen Brown had 22 and the Boston Celtics beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 116-107 on Thursday night to improve to 12-0 at home.

MIAMI (AP) — The Chicago Bulls started the night by doing something their franchise hadn't seen since the Michael Jordan era. They ended up doing something that not even Jordan's great teams did.

MIAMI (AP) — The Chicago Bulls had a start the likes of which the franchise hadn't seen since the Michael Jordan era on Thursday night. The Bulls jumped out to a 33-8 lead in Miami — the team's biggest first-quarter lead in nearly 27 years.

Ja Morant and the Memphis Grizzlies have been counting down the days until the two-time All-Star's 25-game suspension ends. For Morant, almost literally.

TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors are a naturally quiet group off the court. Speaking up, especially on defence, will be an important part of turning around their season.