
NBA: Durant passes Chamberlain on scoring list but Blazers stay hot
Toumani Camara scored 25 points and the Portland Trail Blazers extended their winning streak to a season-best five games with a 111-105 victory over the Houston Rockets on Friday night.
Shaedon Sharpe and Deni Avdija each added 20 points for Portland.
Kevin Durant had 30 points and 12 rebounds for the Rockets. He passed Wilt Chamberlain for seventh place on the NBA's career scoring list when he made a 3-pointer in the third quarter.
Durant needed 15 points entering the game to eclipse Chamberlain, who scored 31,419 points. Durant’s jumper with 7:57 left in the third gave him 31,422.
Avdija hit a 3 to pull the Blazers to 99-98 with 3:54 left, then made four straight free throws to give Portland a 102-99 lead with 2:43 remaining.
Amen Thompson, who had 24 points and nine rebounds, dunked to make it 102-101.
Portland stretched the lead to 107-103 on Sidy Cissoko's dunk and held off Houston the rest of the way.
KD with a double-double in Portland to pass Wilt Chamberlain on the all-time scoring list
— Houston Rockets (@HoustonRockets) January 10, 2026
30 PTS | 12 REB | 4 AST@MemorialHermann | #Rockets pic.twitter.com/XhhT94k7ed
Antetokounmpo denies LeBron late as Bucks win
Giannis Antetokounmpo blocked a shot by LeBron James and stole the ball from him on consecutive possessions in the final minute, and the Milwaukee Bucks blew a fourth-quarter lead before rallying for a 105-101 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers.
Kevin Porter Jr. scored 22 points and hit two free throws to break a tie after Antetokounmpo blocked a driving layup attempt by James with 39 seconds left.
Antetokounmpo then knocked the ball out of James' hands from behind with 2 seconds left, and Porter hit two more free throws to seal Milwaukee's fifth win in seven games - its first over a team with a winning record since Dec. 11. Antetokounmpo finished with 21 points in his lowest-scoring effort since returning from his right calf strain.
Luka Doncic had 24 points and nine assists on 8-of-25 shooting for the Lakers. He had his lowest-scoring performance since Christmas, and he fouled out on Porter's 3-point attempt with 16.2 seconds to play.
James had 26 points, 10 assists and nine rebounds, but Antetokoumpo got the best of the top scorer in NBA history at crunch time. Los Angeles has lost six of 10.
BLOCKED BY ANTETOKOUNMPO. pic.twitter.com/x26C0Wcusu
— Milwaukee Bucks (@Bucks) January 10, 2026
Thunder finish strong, rally past Grizzlies
Jalen Williams scored 26 points, Kenrich Williams added 21, including the go-ahead 3-pointer with 1:07 left, and the short-handed Oklahoma City Thunder overcame a 21-point deficit in the second half and beat the Memphis Grizzlies 117-116.
Ajay Mitchell added 23 points for Oklahoma City, which has won 16 straight against Memphis, including a sweep in the first round of last year's playoffs. Aaron Wiggins finished with 16 points.
Jaren Jackson Jr. led Memphis with 23 points and seven rebounds. GG Jackson finished with 18 points, and Santi Aldama added 15. Memphis has lost six of seven.
Oklahoma City whittled away and pulled within 80-68 midway through the third, helped by a 15-6 run. The Thunder shot 61% in the third quarter and trailed 94-81 after entering the fourth.
Oklahoma City played without Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Chet Holmgren and Isaiah Hartenstein, among others. While Hartenstein has been out for several games with a soleus strain, Gilgeous-Alexander, Holmgren and Cason Wallace played in Wednesday's 129-125 overtime loss to Utah.
This energy >>> pic.twitter.com/x0vRDrJNeG
— OKC THUNDER (@okcthunder) January 10, 2026











