🏀 NBA Cup — Lead Story
THUNDER STORM MEMPHIS IN NBA CUP BLOWOUT!
OKC rolls to a 128–97 hammering of the Grizzlies in Group Play
By The Daily Dribble Staff | Friday, Nov. 6, 2026
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OKC Thunder — lighting up the NBA Cup with a dominant 31-point win over Memphis.
The Oklahoma City Thunder came to Memphis and absolutely dominated, cruising past the Grizzlies 128–97 in an NBA Cup Group Play matchup on Friday night. That's a 31-point beatdown — OKC wasn't messing around! The Thunder improve to a sizzling 7-2 on the season, sitting right at the top of the Northwest Division standings and looking like one of the best teams in the whole league.
The Grizzlies, who entered the night at 6-3, had no answer for OKC's firepower. Memphis drops to 6-3 overall but takes a tough loss in the Cup standings. OKC is tied with the Rockets and Spurs for the best record in the Southwest Conference at 7-2, and games like this show just how dangerous they are. Keep your eye on this Thunder squad, Jacob — they might be a title contender this year!
It was a massive NBA Cup Friday across the league, with nine total games played as part of Group Play. Teams are fighting for spots in the NBA Cup knockout rounds, so every game matters big time right now. Read all the scores in the NBA section below!
🏀 NBA — Cup Group Play (Friday, Nov. 6)
It was a nine-game NBA Cup Friday extravaganza! The Spurs pulled off a big road win in Sacramento (124–109), the Celtics crushed the Hornets in a lopsided 119–80 affair, and the Raptors stunned Milwaukee 121–107 — rough night for the Bucks who sit at just 1-8 on the year. The Lakers stayed red-hot at 8-2 by holding off Portland 124–118, and Atlanta won a high-scoring thriller over Washington 139–132 in the highest-scoring game of the night!
| Away | Score | Home | Score | Note |
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| Wizards | 132 |
Hawks ✓ | 139 |
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| Celtics ✓ | 119 |
Hornets | 80 |
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| 76ers | 95 |
Cavaliers ✓ | 119 |
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| Jazz | 100 |
Mavericks ✓ | 112 |
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| Thunder ✓ | 128 |
Grizzlies | 97 |
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| Raptors ✓ | 121 |
Bucks | 107 |
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| Timberwolves ✓ | 115 |
Pelicans | 109 |
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| Trail Blazers | 118 |
Lakers ✓ | 124 |
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| Spurs ✓ | 124 |
Kings | 109 |
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🏀 College Basketball — Early Season Action
College hoops is back and Friday had some juicy early-season action! The biggest matchup was the Hall of Fame Series in Boston, where UConn defeated Michigan 85–77 — the Huskies looked sharp! Kansas obliterated Middle Tennessee State 89–45 (yikes, that's rough for MTSU), UCLA went off for 114 against North Florida, and Alabama won a close-ish one over Arkansas State 101–86. Kentucky held on to beat James Madison 89–80, and BYU dropped 108 on Omaha in a blowout. The season is just getting rolling — it's gonna be a fun ride!
| Away | Score | Home | Score | Note |
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| UConn ✓ | 85 |
Michigan | 77 |
Hall of Fame Series – Boston |
| Northeastern | 72 |
Virginia ✓ | 97 |
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| Wagner | 57 |
Miami ✓ | 83 |
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| MTSU | 45 |
Kansas ✓ | 89 |
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| Southern Miss | 57 |
Iowa State ✓ | 83 |
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| Arkansas St | 86 |
Alabama ✓ | 101 |
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| North Florida | 63 |
UCLA ✓ | 114 |
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| James Madison | 80 |
Kentucky ✓ | 89 |
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| Omaha | 67 |
BYU ✓ | 108 |
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⚽ Soccer — Around the World
Four leagues were in action on Friday! In the Premier League, Everton cruised past Coventry 3–1 at Goodison Park. Over in Spain's LaLiga, Sevilla and Alavés played a boring 0–0 draw — nobody scored, but hey, clean sheets for both goalkeepers! Italy's Serie A gave us some drama: Venezia beat Udinese 2–1 at home — a nice win for the home side. And in Germany's Bundesliga, Hamburg thumped Borussia Mönchengladbach 3–1 for a solid three points.
| League | Away | Score | Home | Score |
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| Premier League |
Coventry | 1 |
Everton ✓ | 3 |
| LaLiga |
Alavés | 0 |
Sevilla | 0 |
| Serie A |
Udinese | 1 |
Venezia ✓ | 2 |
| Bundesliga |
Gladbach | 1 |
Hamburg ✓ | 3 |
🌴 Offseason Watch
🏈 NFL — No Games Yesterday
The NFL played its Week 9 games earlier this week (and plays on Sundays and Mondays mostly). No games were on Friday, but the standings are super spicy right now! The Bills (6-1), Vikings (6-1), and 49ers (6-1) are all looking strong heading into the stretch run. Week 10 kicks off again this Sunday — get ready!
⚾ MLB — Season Over!
The 2026 MLB regular season is officially finished, and the World Series has been played! No games on Friday — baseball is in its offseason right now. Teams are thinking about trades, free agency, and planning for Spring Training 2027. The Brewers (103-59) had the best record in baseball this year — wow! 🤩