Nightly Pulse: NBA news & highlights from Nov. 8

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Caleb Martin has the defense collapse on him and finds an open Kelly Oubre Jr. who gets the bench off their feet as he throws it down. Oubre’s dunk has now taken the top spot on the NBA Dunk Score leaderboard for Friday night.

The 76ers and the Lakers are in a tight back-and-forth affair as halftime nears with the Lakers currently leading, 63-60. Anthony Davis leads all scorers with 20 on 10-13 shooting.
Russell Westbrook gets one of his 10 dimes, as Watson gets the pass and takes it to the hole with authority.

The Nuggets have built a 120-108 lead halfway through the fourth, with Nikola Jokić leading the way, of course. The Joker has another triple-double, with 25 points, 13 assists, and 10 rebounds.
Anthony Edwards has lit up the Trail Blazers tonight for 37 points on 9-15 shooting from three. He now has four games of 30-plus points on the season.

James Harden gets the steal then pulls up and hits the three as the first quarter comes to a close in Sacramento.

Harden leads all scorers in the game with 15, while Domantas Sabonis leads the way for the Kings with eight points, five rebounds, and six assists. The Clippers lead 40-38 with the second quarter underway.
Yuki Kawamura with an incredible behind-the-back, no-look pass to Jay Huff for the stuff.

It’s officially final in Memphis, as the Grizzlies knocked off the Wizards,  128-104.
Scotty Pippen Jr. sets up Santi Aldama for the dunk, giving him his tenth assist of the evening, to go with 11 points and 10 rebounds.

Jaren Jackson Jr. has also had quite the performance, recording 39 points on 14-28 shooting with six rebounds. The Grizzlies have a commanding 127-102 lead over the Wizards as time ticks away late in the fourth.
Jusuf Nurkić draws a foul as time expires with the game tied at 113. After missing the first free throw, he nails the second. With 0.8 seconds left, Luka Dončić throws up the three-ball that falls just short.

Adebayo gets set up with the alley-oop by Terry Rozier and jumps out of the building to slam it down.

The Heat trail the Nuggets 71-60 at halftime, with Nikola Jokić on triple-double watch again as usual, with 15 points, eight assists, and six rebounds.
Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving trade buckets down the stretch in a tight one down the stretch.

Jayson Tatum bolts toward the basket off the in-bounds play and slams it home over two defenders to give the Celtics a 94-92 advantage over Brooklyn in the final seconds of the game.

Tatum has 31 points, eight rebounds and four assists.
Reid runs the floor and Anthony Edwards finds him with the alley-oop.

The Timberwolves have opened up a massive lead on the Trail Blazers early in the second quarter, 46-20. Julius Randle leads all scorers thus with 13, while Reid has 10 off the bench.
Cade Cunningham gets the lay-in over two defenders to give the Pistons a 122-121 lead, which they’d hold on to and get the win.

Cunningham recorded his third consecutive triple-double, netting 22 points, grabbing 11 rebounds, and dishing out 13 assists. Trae Young led all scorers with 35 points on 6-12 shooting from three.
Larry Nance Jr. takes over the Dunk Score leaderboard with this one-handed jam in the paint.

The Hawks are now within five, trailing 109-114 late in the fourth.
Brandon Miller scored 17 third-quarter points for the Hornets, sparking a 23-2 run over the Pacers that has given Charlotte a 78-73 lead. Miller is sitting on 26 points off 6-10 shooting from three.

The Cavaliers’ first half was so impressive they got a highlight reel.

In their quest to stay undefeated, Cleveland headed to halftime with an 83-44 lead over the Warriors. Their 83 points tied a franchise record for points in the half.
Jalen Suggs makes the impressive block, and then a Caldwell-Pope pass to Wagner sets Caldwell-Pope back up for the alley-oop.

Wagner now has five assists to go with his 27 points as the Magic take an 85-72 lead into the fourth quarter.
Karl-Anthony Towns takes the wide-open lane and throws down the one-handed jam with authority.

Towns has been on fire in the first half, scoring 27 points on 10-16 shooting, to go with seven rebounds and three assists. The Knicks have a 66-47 lead over the Bucks at the half.
Trae Young hits the long three and now has 25 points to lead all scorers.

Earlier tonight he passed Joe Johnson for sixth all-time on the Hawks’ scoring list. However, Atlanta is still trailing in Detroit, 80-67.
Aldama gets the feed on the fast break from Luka Kennard and throws it down. See where it ranks among tonight’s top jams with the NBA Dunk Score.

The Grizzlies now have a 34-24 lead over the Wizards after one quarter of play.
A beautiful bounce pass from halfcourt on the break by Dončić to Klay Thompson for a lay-in.

Okogie with a thunderous slam over Daniel Gafford after he gets by Luka Dončić in the paint.

The Suns have a 46-37 lead on Dallas half way through the second quarter.

Garland has three assists thus far, to go with his six points, as the Cavaliers have pushed their lead to 33-16 against Golden State in their effort to stay unbeaten.
Darius Garland nails a three from way downtown as part of a 20-2 run by the Cavaliers to open the game against the Warriors.

Cleveland currently carries a 29-12 lead with contributions in the points column from seven different scorers late in the first.
Andre Jackson Jr. with a full sprint catches Mikal Bridges at the apex for a rejection.

The Bucks are trailing the Knicks 12-6 about five minutes into the game.
A breakaway slam from Jaden Ivey takes over the top of the NBA’s dunk score leaderboard for tonight.

Daniels picks off the pass and shows Malik Beasley his Euro step for an easy two.

Daniels now has eight points, which leads the way for the Hawks, but they’re trailing the Pistons 35-21 late in the first quarter.
LaMelo breaks through the double team and scoops it in as he crashes to the floor for two of his five points. The Hornets hold an 18-15 lead over the Pacers late in the first. Ball also has two dimes, a rebound, and a steal thus far.

Franz Wagner flashes some nice footwork as he gets to the basket in Orlando, helping the Magic rush out to an 11-4 early lead against New Orleans.

The Pelicans are about to hit the floor in Orlando, to take on a Magic team that has lost five straight and are still looking for their first victory since losing Paolo Banchero to an oblique injury.
The Utah Jazz are off tonight, but while you’re waiting to catch all of tonight’s best action, you can still view the Jazz dunks of the week.

It’s raining in Oklahoma City as the players arrive at the arena. After a 7-0 start, the Thunder fell to the Nuggets 124-122 on Wednesday. They’ll look to get back to their winning ways when they host the Rockets at 8 ET on NBA League pass.

Andrew Wiggins, Draymond Green, and the rest of the Golden State ballers arrive intending to put the first L in the loss column for Cleveland.

Cavalier players arrive at the Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse as they put their undefeated season on the line against the Golden State Warriors on NBA League Pass tonight at 7:30 ET.