Basketball

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Cam Thomas scored 33 points, and the Brooklyn Nets built a 21-point, first-quarter lead and held on to defeat the Charlotte Hornets 133-121 on Monday night for their first win of the season.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Cavaliers star guard Donovan Mitchell is questionable with hamstring soreness for Tuesday night's game against the New York Knicks — Cleveland's first shot at revenge against the team that knocked it out of last year's playoffs.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo won’t play in Monday night’s game at Milwaukee after bruising his hip two nights earlier. Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said at his pregame media session that Adebayo wouldn’t be available.

NEW YORK (AP) — The NBA's in-season tournament will feature new court designs. All 30 teams, when playing home games in the tournament that starts Friday and runs through Dec. 9, will have a primarily solid-color court on the floor of their arena.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — It didn't take long for Victor Wembanyama to find out the road can be a tough place in the NBA.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bryce Harper could have rocked a Joel Embiid or Jalen Hurts jersey or one of any number of Philadelphia stars when he dressed ahead of Game 7 of the NL Championship Series.

Golden State Warriors (2-1, fifth in the Western Conference) vs. New Orleans Pelicans (2-0, second in the Western Conference) New Orleans; Monday, 8 p.m. EDT FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE : Pelicans -2.5; over/under is 233.

Utah Jazz (1-2, 11th in the Western Conference) vs. Denver Nuggets (3-0, first in the Western Conference) Denver; Monday, 9 p.m. EDT FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE : Nuggets -7.5; over/under is 230.

Miami Heat (1-2, 12th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Milwaukee Bucks (1-1, seventh in the Eastern Conference) Milwaukee; Monday, 8 p.m.

Portland Trail Blazers (0-3, 15th in the Western Conference) vs. Toronto Raptors (1-2, 13th in the Eastern Conference) Toronto; Monday, 7:30 p.m.