
Monday's NBA window: Brandon Miller scores 39 and the Bucks finally win
Charlotte, Milwaukee and unbeaten Houston won Monday's early games that didn't get their own recap. Here is the rest of the night, with links to the full stories.
By Beat Chuck Basketball Desk / Published October 26, 2026
Brandon Miller scored a career-high 39 points, Milwaukee got its first win of the season and Houston moved to 4-0 in Monday's early NBA games. Three more games from the window have their own recaps, linked below.
Hornets 110, Wizards 103. Miller scored 27 of his 39 in the middle two quarters as Charlotte won for the third time in four games. A week after signing a five-year, $209 million extension, he topped 30 for the 14th time in his career, according to the Associated Press. Naz Reid had 18 points and 12 rebounds, and Moussa Diabate grabbed 17 rebounds. Charlotte led 98-84 with 5:15 left before Washington made five 3s down the stretch and got within 103-100. Anthony Davis scored 29 with 10 rebounds and Trae Young added 22 for the Wizards, who fell to 2-2. Washington forward Justin Champagnie left in the first quarter with a right foot injury, and No. 1 pick A.J. Dybantsa is still out with a sprained left ankle.
Bucks 110, Pacers 102. Tyler Herro had 23 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists, and Milwaukee avoided its first 0-4 start since 1976-77. Kel'el Ware had 16 points and 14 rebounds, and Ryan Rollins scored 19. Nate Ament's dunk off an Indiana turnover broke an 86-86 tie with 10:08 left and started an 8-0 run. Tyrese Haliburton scored 22 for the Pacers, who played without Ivica Zubac, T.J. McConnell, Andrew Nembhard and Ben Sheppard. The AP noted Fiserv Forum was less than one-third full with the Brewers playing World Series Game 3 at the same time.
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Rockets 120, Hawks 110. Alperen Sengun had 29 points on 11-of-15 shooting with nine rebounds, nine assists and six steals as Houston stayed unbeaten at 4-0. Kevin Durant scored 22 with nine rebounds and four blocks, and Jabari Smith Jr. had 16 points and 12 rebounds. Jalen Johnson scored 21 and CJ McCollum 20 for Atlanta, now 2-2.
The rest of the window. Anthony Edwards scored 47 in Minnesota's first loss, a 127-125 overtime game in Cleveland (full recap). Ajay Mitchell's career-high 30 kept short-handed Oklahoma City perfect against Phoenix (full recap). Cooper Flagg's late block finished off Dallas' 113-109 win in Miami, which dropped the Heat to 0-4 (full recap). Boston also beat Chicago 134-99.
Wednesday's slate includes Thunder at Mavericks, Heat at Hawks and Warriors at Timberwolves.
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