The Oklahoma City Thunder held practice on Wednesday, Dec. 17. It's the last day of a mini-four-day Christmas break thanks to the funky NBA Cup tournament. The Thunder will host the LA Clippers on Thursday before they travel to face the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday in an impromptu home-and-road back-to-back created by the NBA Cup schedule.

The Cleveland Cavaliers face off against the Chicago Bulls tonight, and both teams are trending downward. The Cavs have dealt with a plethora of injuries all season, and are now without Evan Mobley, who has suffered a calf strain.

Josh Giddey notched a triple-double to lift the Bulls over the Cavs, while Jaren Jackson Jr. dropped 28 as the Grizzlies handled the short-handed Wolves.

LeBron James kicked off the scoring and then found Deandre Ayton for a midrange shot to take an early lead. De’Aaron Fox responded with five straight points for the Spurs, although Luka Doncic then matched him with a layup and three-point play.

YouTube Ahead of this weekend's NBA Cup slate, Nekias Duncan and Steve Jones recap how the Magic, Knicks, Thunder and Spurs earned victories in the quarterfinals. Then, the guys preview the semifinals — Knicks-Magic and Spurs-Thunder — asking and answering big picture questions about each

The Spurs top the Thunder 111-109 to advance to the Emirates NBA Cup Championship. The Spurs improve to 18-7, while the Thunders 16-game win streak ends as they fall to 24-2. The Spurs will take on the Knicks in the Emirates NBA Cup Championship on Tuesday, December 16, streaming live on Prime.

The Los Angeles Lakers went on a 24-0 run and LeBron James made late free throws to come back and beat the Phoenix Suns on the road.

The Toronto Raptors hosted the Los Angeles Lakers with one clear goal: end their five-game skid against the Purple & Gold. Their last win over L.A.

DENVER (AP) Nikola Jokic scored 26 points, Jamal Murray added 23 and the Denver Nuggets improved to 5-0 at home Friday night with a 129-104 rout of the Golden State Warriors, who were without Stephen Curry again. Jokic, who sat out the entire fourth ...

YouTube Ahead of this weekend's NBA Cup slate, Nekias Duncan and Steve Jones recap how the Magic, Knicks, Thunder and Spurs earned victories in the quarterfinals. Then, the guys preview the semifinals — Knicks-Magic and Spurs-Thunder — asking and answering big picture questions about each