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Live Updates: Scores and highlights from Sunday

Live Updates: We'll provide highlights, live scores and all of the action around the NBA for this Saturday slate.

NBA.com Staff

Cooper Flagg delivered 45 points in a Sunday victory over the Lakers.

10:23 PM / April 5, 2026

Legends of the ball

Champions and former teammates Kevin Durant and Stephen Curry are squaring off tonight.

10:16 PM / April 5, 2026

Warriors, come out and play

Sunday’s final game has begun, pitting the Warriors and Rockets against each other.

10:12 PM / April 5, 2026

Raise the Flagg

Cooper Flagg broke the 40-point plateau for a fourth time during his rookie season, and the Mavericks held on to outlast LeBron James and the Lakers.

Flagg scored 45 points on 14-for-27 shooting in the 134-128 victory. He hit two of the four 3s he took and shot 15-for-17 from the foul line.

No rookie since 2000 has scored 40 points more than four times in his first season.

James scored 30 points and contributed nine rebounds and 15 assists in the loss.

The Lakers, reeling from recent injury developments to Luka Dončić and Austin Reaves, are looking for some positive momentum heading into the playoffs.

9:54 PM / April 5, 2026

LeBron is doing it all

LeBron James is meeting the challenge with Luka Dončić and Austin Reaves sidelined. The Lakers trail 121-115 in the fourth quarter against Dallas, but James has scored 27 points on 11-for-18 shooting and he’s delivered seven rebounds and 12 assists.

9:44 PM / April 5, 2026

Moving on up

The Clippers are up big on the Kings in the second quarter, but DeMar DeRozan made another impact on the league’s record books Sunday night. DeRozan passed Oscar Robertson for No. 16 on the scoring list, and Hakeem Olajuwon is up next.

9:41 PM / April 5, 2026

Anticipation

The Warriors are psyched for Stephen Curry to make his long-awaited return to the court tonight against the Rockets.

9:39 PM / April 5, 2026

Magic cast spell over Pelicans

Desmond Bane and Paolo Banchero were big for Orlando on Sunday.

Bane scored 27 points, and Banchero scored 23 points on 6-for-14 shooting and hauled in 15 rebounds as the Magic took a 112-108 road win over the Pelicans.

Saddiq Bey scored a game-high 32 points in the loss for New Orleans.

9:28 PM / April 5, 2026

Mavs lead Lakers heading into fourth quarter

Cooper Flagg has 36 points and the Mavericks lead 107-97 after three quarters.

9:25 PM / April 5, 2026

Hornets buzz Timberwolves

Charlotte is embracing the feel of the playoff push. LaMelo Ball provided a starring performance on Sunday, scoring 35 points on 13-for-22 shooting and nailing 7 3s to lead the Hornets to a 122-108 road victory over the Timberwolves.

Anthony Edwards was out of action for Minnesota. Julius Randle scored 26 in the loss.

9:20 PM / April 5, 2026

Thunder in the distance

Man, everything was working for the NBA’s defending champions on Sunday.

The Thunder shot a blistering 58 percent (54-for-93) from the floor and 53 percent (24-for-45) from 3 on Sunday and ran away with a 146-111 win over the Jazz.

Chet Holmgren (21 points in 22 minutes) and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (20 points in 24 minutes) led the way for Oklahoma City and then yielded to the bench.

9:15 PM / April 5, 2026

Nothing but Nets

Nolan Traore took the lead for the precocious Nets on Sunday, scoring a career-high 23 points and dishing seven assists as the Nets earned a 121-115 win over the Wizards.

9:10 PM / April 5, 2026

Milwaukee over Memphis

Ryan Rollins delivered 24 points on 10-for-16 shooting and the Giannis-less Bucks managed a 131-115 win over the Grizzlies, who were playing without Cedric Coward, GG Jackson Jr. and Cam Spencer.

9:05 PM / April 5, 2026

Living in the paint

The Celtics scored 76 points inside the paint on Sunday, and they outrebounded the Raptors 44-31 en route to a 115-101 victory.

Neemias Queta (18 point) shot 9-for-10 in the win. Jaylen Brown (26 points) and Jayson Tatum (23 points) were the high scorers for Boston.

9:00 PM / April 5, 2026

Still shooting

The Cavaliers have already qualified for the postseason, but they came out firing on Sunday. Donovan Mitchell scored 38 points on 16-for-27 shooting and James Harden added 28 points in 34 minutes as Cleveland downed the Pacers 117-108.

8:56 PM / April 5, 2026

The Suns came out on Sunday

Earlier today, Devin Booker scored 30 points on 9-for-22 shooting and Jalen Green added 25 points as the Suns earned a road win, 120-110, over the Bulls in Chicago.

8:52 PM / April 5, 2026

Today and tomorrow

Cooper Flagg and LeBron James are providing a performances for the ages.

They’ve both scored 20 points in the first half, making the largest age disparity between 20-point scorers in NBA history in the same game. Flagg is just 19 years and 105 days old, while James is 41 years and 96 days old.

8:45 PM / April 5, 2026

Coop is balling against the Lakers

Cooper Flagg has 26 points and the Mavericks lead the Lakers 67-61 at halftime.

8:41 PM / April 5, 2026

Stephen Curry returns

Warriors star Stephen Curry returns to the floor as part of Sunday’s 11-game extravaganza.

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