Stephen Curry Exits Early, Two 22-Point Comebacks Steal the Night: Wednesday Sports Recap, Results & Highlights

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Wednesday night in the NBA turned on one moment in Houston. Stephen Curry played less than six minutes against the Rockets, left in the first quarter with right abdominal soreness, and left the arena during the second half for an MRI, with the results not immediately known, according to Reuters. Golden State lost the game and its eight-game winning streak, 115 to 108. On the same night, two other teams climbed out of 22-point holes and won anyway. Here is the full sports recap for Wednesday, November 11, 2026, league by league.

NBA: CURRY EXITS, AND TWO COMEBACKS STEAL THE NIGHT

Houston did the rest of the work in that 115 to 108 win. Kevin Durant led the Rockets with 20 points, and Alperen Sengun finished with 19 points, 13 rebounds and nine assists. Rookie Yaxel Lendeborg led Golden State with 25 points and 10 rebounds, and Brandin Podziemski added 22. Warriors coach Steve Kerr said after the game that Curry told him he tweaked something in his abdominal area and had never felt it before. “Concern is high, but I have no idea the extent of the injury,” Kerr said, per Reuters. Golden State had not announced the MRI results as of Thursday morning.

The comebacks came in Chicago and Toronto. San Antonio trailed the Bulls by 22 late in the second quarter, then won 124 to 119 for its tenth straight win. Victor Wembanyama had 32 points and nine rebounds, Dylan Harper added 18 points and 10 assists, and the Spurs put seven scorers in double figures. Jalen Smith led Chicago with 23 points in the Bulls’ eighth straight loss. Boston’s comeback was tighter. The Celtics trailed Toronto by 22 in the first half and still trailed 93 to 90 with a minute left, then scored the final eight points of the game to win 98 to 93. Jayson Tatum finished with 24 points, eight assists and seven rebounds, and Derrick White added 19.

The rest of Wednesday’s board: Cleveland 115, New York 107, behind a season-high 32 points from James Harden. Los Angeles Lakers 123, Milwaukee 112, with Luka Doncic scoring 32 as the Lakers won their seventh straight and became the first team to 11 wins. Denver 123, Memphis 118, behind Jamal Murray’s 30 points and 27 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists from Nikola Jokic. Portland 118, Oklahoma City 108, with Deni Avdija scoring 28 and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scoring 31 in the loss, the Trail Blazers’ second win over the Thunder in two nights. Orlando 123, Utah 108, as Franz Wagner tied his career high with 38 points, his third straight game of 30 or more, and Utah lost its tenth straight. Indiana 114, Washington 101, behind Pascal Siakam’s 28 points. Brooklyn 145, New Orleans 111, with Michael Porter Jr. and Egor Demin scoring 22 each and Zion Williamson scoring 29 for the Pelicans.

Watch: official NBA highlights from Warriors at Rockets, November 11.

NHL: KUCHEROV’S HAT TRICK CAPS A SIX-GAME NIGHT

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Tampa Bay nearly gave one away in Buffalo, then Nikita Kucherov closed the door. After Tage Thompson cut a four-goal Lightning lead to 4 to 3, Kucherov scored a natural hat trick in the third period, at 1:25, 4:11 and 14:13, and Tampa Bay won 8 to 3. John Carlson reached 800 career points with his first career five-point game, Brandon Hagel added two goals and an assist, and Andrei Vasilevskiy made 28 saves.

Around the league: Edmonton 3, Philadelphia 2 in overtime, with Evan Bouchard scoring 47 seconds into the extra period and Zach Hyman scoring twice. New York Rangers 3, Calgary 1, behind two goals from Mika Zibanejad and 29 saves from Joonas Korpisalo. Vegas 5, Utah 3, with Ivan Barbashev scoring twice in the Golden Knights’ fourth straight win. Nashville 4, Anaheim 2, as Shane Wright had a goal and two assists in the Predators’ sixth straight win, and Cutter Gauthier scored in his seventh straight game for the Ducks. Pittsburgh 3, San Jose 2 in a shootout, with Ben Kindel scoring the lone shootout goal after also scoring in regulation, and Macklin Celebrini recording a goal and an assist for the Sharks.

COLLEGE: A FULL SLATE OF HOOPS AND A MACTION TRIPLEHEADER

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Wednesday’s men’s college basketball slate ran 67 games deep. The headline results: Michigan 84, Marquette 70. UCLA 106, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 37. Houston 92, Jacksonville State 46. Oregon 100, Mississippi Valley State 66. Boise State 111, Oakland 79. Notre Dame 99, South Carolina State 59. St. John’s 90, Colgate 59. USC 77, California 65.

On the football field, midweek MACtion brought three games. Buffalo beat Ball State 28 to 7 in the rain in Muncie, staying on top of the MAC standings and clinching bowl eligibility. Toledo shut out UMass 24 to 0, scoring all 24 points in the first half, highlighted by Connor Walendzak’s 69-yard touchdown run, and kept its place in a four-way tie at the top of the conference. Central Michigan beat Sacramento State 28 to 7 at home.

SOCCER: A QUIET WEDNESDAY, A LOADED THURSDAY

Europe’s major leagues sat out Wednesday for the international window, so there were no headline club results to report. The UEFA Nations League league phase takes over tonight instead, and it is the section below.

ON TONIGHT: THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12

Football leads the night. Thursday Night Football has the Washington Commanders at the New York Giants, 8:15 PM ET on Prime Video. The NBA runs four games: Toronto at Philadelphia and Detroit at Washington at 7:00 PM ET, Dallas at Minnesota at 8:00 PM ET on NBA TV, and Charlotte at Phoenix at 9:00 PM ET. In the NHL, Washington visits New Jersey and Buffalo visits Chicago among tonight’s games. In soccer, the Nations League slate includes England against Croatia at Wembley, Italy against France, Czechia against Spain, and Türkiye against Belgium.

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