This is The Athletic’s daily NBA newsletter. Sign up here to receive The Bounce directly in your inbox. On this day in 1996, the Dallas Mavericks made a shocking move by trading Jason Kidd just two ...

Amen Thompson scored 26 points to lead six players in double figures and the Houston Rockets never trailed in beating Luka Doncic and the Los Angeles Lakers 117-96 on Thursday night.

Stephen Curry scored 23 points and knocked down a key 3-pointer with 3:45 left to help seal it, Jimmy Butler added 14 points, nine assists and nine rebounds, and the Golden State Warriors beat the ...