NBA changes score of Cavs-Wizards game 14 hours after it finished originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The Cleveland Cavaliers crushed the Washington Wizards on Friday night. Turns out, they won by just a bit less than originally thought.

Despite a slow start for the Los Angeles Lakers, James and co. pulled away late from the Utah Jazz and secured a 140-126 victory to cap the 40-year-old's season debut. As soon as he stepped on the floor, James became the first player in NBA history to appear in 23 seasons.

Derrick White leads Boston to a 146-101 win over Washington by dropping 30 points, 7 rebounds and 9 assists in 29 minutes. Jordan Walsh (22 points) and Payton Pritchard (20 points) did their thing in the Celtics’ third straight dub.

Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs snapped the Oklahoma City Thunder's record 16-game win streak with a 111-109 win in the NBA Cup semifinals.

It was a tightly contested matchup that came down to LeBron James making outstanding back-to-back plays.  More: Year-23 LeBron James put his basketball genius on full display to win the game It was the first game in a while that the Lakers had all three of their stars,

The 2025 Emirates NBA Cup is down to its final four teams. The New York Knicks will take on the Orlando Magic in the Eastern conference semifinal this Saturday at 5:30 p.m. ET, and the Oklahoma City Thunder and San Antonio Spurs will meet for the Western conference semifinal at 9 p.