Stephon Castle led the Spurs to a 132-119 win with 30 points and 10 rebounds as seven San Antonio players scored in double figures. Luka Dončić paced the Lakers with 35 points, and LeBron James had 19 points and 15 rebounds.

Coby White (22 points, 6-14 FG, 9-12 FT) led Chicago in scoring on a night when Josh Giddey and Nikola Vucevic combined for just 17 points on 5-for-16 shooting. Chicago committed 18 turnovers in a 120-105 loss to the Pacers.

Reaching Vegas already means a significant raise for some players. Each full-time player on a semifinal roster earns a $106,187 paycheck, which escalates with each subsequent round of the NBA Cup. The championship-winning players will earn $530,933, a nice payday for anyone playing on or near the league minimum $1.366 million salary.

The Brooklyn Nets (6-17) have won three of their last four games after a disappointing four-game losing streak against some of the better teams in the Eastern Conference. Brooklyn has been dealing with some injuries lately and while the goal of this season is to develop the younger players, the Nets are also making their way up the power rankings.

In the 2026 NBA All-Star Game, two teams of U.S. players and one team of international players (known as the World team) will compete in a round-robin tournament featuring four 12-minute games. The three teams will each have a minimum of eight players.

The league on Tuesday officially announced its new format for the exhibition, which now features a round-robin tournament of three teams. Each team will have "a minimum of eight players." Once every team has played each other, the two teams with the best records will advance to a championship game.

With a rise in production, plus improved team performance, Flagg has risen to the top spot in NBA.com's latest rookie ladder from Steve Aschburner. Kon Knueppel, his former Duke teammate and Charlotte Hornets wing, previously held the No. 1 slot.

Fans will still vote for the All-Star Game starters, but it will be positionless, and the players will land in an exciting new format.

A look at the defending NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder through 25 games, after their rout of the Phoenix Suns in the NBA Cup quarterfinals on Wednesday night: Record-tying record At 24-1, the Thunder have tied the 2015-16 Golden State Warriors for the best 25-game start in NBA history.