SportyTV | NBA: Thunder beat Nuggets in West showdown

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 34 points and a season-high 13 assists to lead the NBA-best Oklahoma City Thunder to a 121-111 wire-to-wire win over the Denver Nuggets in a showdown of the top two teams in the Western Conference.

In the first meeting between the teams since the Thunder eliminated the Nuggets in Game 7 of the West semi-finals last season, defending NBA champion Oklahoma City (39-11) also got six rebounds from Gilgeous-Alexander – the reigning league and NBA Finals MVP.

Cason Wallace set career highs with 27 points and seven three-pointers to help the Thunder beat Denver for the sixth time in the last eight regular-season matchups between the Northwest Division rivals.

The Nuggets (33-17) fell six games behind Oklahoma City in the West and into third place in the conference behind San Antonio (33-16) after the Spurs beat the Orlando Magic 112-103.

Peyton Watson scored 29 points for Denver and three-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokic added 16 points, eight assists and seven rebounds in 29 minutes in his second game back after missing 16 contests with a hyperextended left knee.

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— OKC THUNDER (@okcthunder) February 2, 2026

Pistons beat Nets by 53 points to set team mark

The Eastern Conference-leading Detroit Pistons set a franchise record for largest margin of victory with a 130-77 dismantling of the Brooklyn Nets.

The 53-point win surpassed Detroit’s previous team mark by one point, a 118-66 victory over the Boston Celtics on January 31, 2003.

Jalen Duren, selected to his first All-Star Game on Sunday as a reserve, led the Pistons (36-12) with 21 points, 10 rebounds, three assists and two steals in just 24 minutes.

All-Star starter Cade Cunningham contributed 18 points, 12 assists, four steals and three blocks in 26 minutes as the Pistons won for the 11th time in 14 games.

Brooklyn (13-35) suffered another humbling defeat after falling by 54 points to the New York Knicks on January 21 in the second-worst loss in franchise history.

The Nets have dropped 16 of 19, with six of those defeats coming by at least 20 points.

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— Detroit Pistons (@DetroitPistons) February 2, 2026

Knicks get past Lakers for sixth straight win

The New York Knicks matched a season high with their sixth consecutive victory as OG Anunoby scored 25 points and pulled down eight rebounds in a 112-100 win over the Los Angeles Lakers.

New York (31-18), who also won six in a row from December 3-18, are beating opponents by an average of 23.7 points during their current run.

Landry Shamet came off the Knicks' bench to score 23 points and hit six three-pointers, Josh Hart added 20 points and All-Star Game starter Jalen Brunson set a season high with 13 assists.

The Lakers (29-19) were led by their own All-Star starter, with Luka Doncic barely missing his seventh triple-double of the season with 30 points, 15 rebounds and eight assists.

LeBron James, named an All-Star reserve Sunday to extend his record selection streak to 22 years, added 22 points, six assists and five boards.