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Bucks Go 4-0, Sweep East Group B to Reach Quarterfinals

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The Pacers kicked off the NBA In-Season Tournament on November 3 with a 121-116 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Indiana Pacers In-Season Tournament Homecourt

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The new-look Milwaukee Bucks hosted the New York Knicks in their first tourney game. Milwaukee came away with a victory largely thanks to a 30-point night from Damian Lillard.

Milwaukee Bucks In-Season Tournament Homecourt

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The home team trend continued on the tournament's first night as the Miami Heat downed the Washington Wizards by seven.

Miami Heat In-Season Tournament Homecourt

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The Oklahoma City Thunder bucked the home-court advantage, dropping their first tournament game to the visiting Golden State Warriors in a 141-139 shootout.

Oklahoma City Thunder In-Season Tournament Homecourt

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The Chicago Bulls followed OKC, becoming the second home team to drop their tournament debut. Chicago had a chance to tie it as time expired, but Zach LaVine missed a 22-foot jumper to give the Brooklyn Nets a 109-107 victory.

Chicago Bulls In-Season Tournament Homecourt

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The first overtime tournament game went down in Rip City on November 3. Portland handed the Memphis Grizzlies their sixth straight loss to start the season with a 115-113 victory in the extra frame.

Portland Trail Blazers In-Season Tournament Homecourt

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The defending champions improved to 5-1 on the season by defeating the Dallas Mavericks in their first tourney game.

Denver Nuggets In-Season Tournament Homecourt

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The Pistons kicked off the second week of tournament play by hosting the 76ers. Philadelphia came into Detroit and picked up an eight-point win.

Detroit Pistons In-Season Tournament Homecourt

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The Wizards followed Detroit's lead by dropping their first tournament home game. Charlotte came away with 124-117 victory.

Washington Wizards In-Season Tournament Homecourt

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No parkay, no problem, The Celts took care of business in their first tournament home game, downing the Nets 121-107.

Boston Celtics In-Season Tournament Homecourt

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Houston picked up their first homecourt tournament win thanks to a big fourth-quarter comeback over the New Orleans Pelicans.

Houston Rockets In-Season Tournament Homecourt

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Despite a game-high tying 29 points from super rookie Victor Wembanyama, the Spurs dropped their opening tournament home game. Minnesota got 29 from Karl-Anthony Towns in the 117-110 win.

San Antonio Spurs In-Season Tournament Homecourt

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The Grizzlies really went all out gray for their tournament court. They probably felt even grayer when Memphis dropped the game 127-121 to the Utah Jazz.

Memphis Grizzlies In-Season Tournament Homecourt

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The Kings took care of business in their first tournament home game, beating the Oklahoma City Thunder 105-98.

Sacramento Kings In-Season Tournament Homecourt

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The Suns' first home tournament game featured the most star power of the Week 2 In-Season schedule. LeBron's Lakers stormed back in the fourth quarter to stun Kevin Durant's Phoenix side.

Phoenix Suns In-Season Tournament Homecourt

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The Hornets dropped their first home game of the tournament to the Miami Heat. Clad in their Buzz City jerseys, Charlotte fell 111-105.

Charlotte Hornets In-Season Tournament Homecourt

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Decked in Sixers red, Philadelphia was seeing red after dropping a shootout in their first tournament home game. Indiana rained on their parade by splashing 13 triples and 132 points in the win.

Philadelphia 76ers In-Season Tournament Homecourt

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B is for Barclays Center and Bravo for the Nets' first home tourney game. Brooklyn dominated the visiting Magic en route to a 20-point win.

Brooklyn Nets In-Season Tournament Homecourt

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The Big Easy made it look simple hosting the Mavericks for their first tournament game. New Orleans came away with a 131-120 win, powered by six players scoring in double digits.

New Orleans Pelicans In-Season Tournament Homecourt

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The Lakers came out strong and never looked back in their first tournament home game. LA had seven double-digit scorers on its way to a 134-107 win over Memphis.

LA Lakers In-Season Tournament Homecourt

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The Raptors came up just short in their first tournament home game. Toronto opened flat, spotting Boston a big halftime lead. They cut into it, but it was too much to overcome as the Celtics took this one 108-105.

Toronto Raptors In-Season Tournament Homecourt

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The Cavs came out strong in their first tournament game, downing the Detroit Pistons 108-100.

Cleveland Cavaliers In-Season Tournament Homecourt

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After the Jazz won their first home tournament game, it was a different story a few days later. Kevin Durant torched Utah for 38 as the Suns came away with a 131-128 win.

Utah Jazz In-Season Tournament Homecourt

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While the Clippers don't have their own building just yet, they decked out Crypto.com Arena to make everyone forget the Lakers play there for their first tournament home game. LA came out victorious, downing the visiting Houston Rockets by six.

LA Clippers In-Season Tournament Homecourt

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After dropping their first tournament home game to Philadelphia, the Hawks fell to the Pacers in a barn burner. The highest-scoring NBA game this season saw Atlanta fall 157-152 and Indiana reach the tourney quarterfinals.

Atlanta Hawks In-Season Tournament Homecourt

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The Magic took their second straight home tournament game to improve to 3-1 in the opening round. Orlando knocked off Boston convincingly, thanks partly to a game-high 27 points from Moritz Wagner.

Orlando Magic In-Season Tournament Homecourt

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The world's most famous arena provided the Knicks with some needed home cooking. New York edged the Heat in their first tournament game at MSG.

New York Knicks In-Season Tournament Homecourt

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The Warriors dropped their opening home tournament game but made amends by beating the Spurs in their second tourney game at Chase Center.

Golden State Warriors In-Season Tournament Homecourt

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The Timberwolves' opening home tournament game did not go as planned, as the visiting Kings hung 124 on Minnesota.

Minnesota Timberwolves In-Season Tournament Homecourt

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The Mavericks won both tournament home games but did not have a new floor to play on. The NBA cited "a manufacturing issue" with the alternate court, so it doesn't look like we will see it this year, as, at 2-2, Dallas was eliminated in the opening round.

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We take a look at every alternate court used in the first round of the inaugural NBA In-Season Tournament. Which different-looking hardwood is your favorite?

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