--- title: "🏀 Knicks' 84 First-Half Points Tie 38-Year Franchise Record: Doncic Scores 40 in Three Straight Games | AI Sports Daily" description: "84 points in the first half: at Madison Square Garden, the Knicks matched a franchise record set 38 years ago, closing out the Bulls 135-105. Today Mu Yan is also talking about Doncic's third straight 40-point game as the Lakers took down the Kings, SGA's 43 points and buzzer-beating three ending the Cavaliers' home unbeaten run, plus that new $258.2 million figure on the MLB labor bargaining table. As for the 134-0 scoreline at the Wheelchair Rugby League World Cup, how exactly did that happen? I'll tell you in a moment." canonical_url: "https://blog.markkulab.net/en/sports-weekly/sports-weekly-2026-11-04" author: "Mark Ku" author_url: "https://blog.markkulab.net/en/author/mark-ku" site: "Mark Ku's Tech Notes" date_published: "2026-11-04T02:00:00.000Z" category: "AI Workout Daily Report" tags: ["sports", "podcast", "運動", "尼克", "布朗森", "唐西奇", "湖人", "SGA", "雷霆", "騎士"] language: "en" license: "CC BY 4.0" license_url: "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" attribution: "when reusing or quoting, credit the author and link back to the original" --- # 🏀 Knicks' 84 First-Half Points Tie 38-Year Franchise Record: Doncic Scores 40 in Three Straight Games | AI Sports Daily ## Opening 84 points in the first half. At Madison Square Garden, the Knicks matched a franchise record set 38 years ago, then closed out the Bulls 135-105. Today Muyan is also covering Dončić's third straight 40-point game as the Lakers took down the Kings, SGA's 43 points and buzzer-beating three that ended Cleveland's home unbeaten run, and that $258.2 million figure that just landed on MLB's bargaining table. As for the 134-0 scoreline at the Wheelchair Rugby League World Cup, how exactly does that happen? Stick around. ## Today's Headlines ### 1. Knicks match franchise record with 84 first-half points, beat Bulls 135-105 - **What happened**: On November 4 at Madison Square Garden, the Knicks led 84-52 at halftime, tying the franchise high for points in a half set on November 18, 1988. Jalen Brunson poured in 33 points, 22 of them in the first quarter alone. In the third, Miles McBride hit a four-point play to push it to 111-67, a lead that peaked at 44. - **Why it matters**: A franchise number nobody had touched in 38 years, matched before halftime even ended. The decibel level at the Garden that night could fill an episode on its own. - **Source**: [ESPN](https://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=401909926) ### 2. Dončić goes for 40 in a third straight game, Lakers win 116-103 in Sacramento - **What happened**: Per NBC's November 4 report, the Lakers beat the Kings 116-103 on the road. Dončić put up 40 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists, his third consecutive 40-point outing this season, with Austin Reaves adding 21. - **Why it matters**: Three straight 40s barely a month into the season effectively raises the ceiling on the Lakers' entire offense. - **Source**: [NBC](https://www.nbcmiami.com/video/nba/nba-highlights-lakers-kings-nov-4/3884067) ### 3. SGA's season-high 43 lifts Thunder to 117-112 win, ending Cavs' home streak - **What happened**: Per ESPN's November 3 report, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored a season-high 43 points and hit the go-ahead three with 32.6 seconds left as the Thunder took down the Cavaliers 117-112 on the road. It was Cleveland's first loss in four home games this season, and SGA also tied his career high against the Cavs across 17 meetings. - **Why it matters**: The report's headline quoted the "look in his eye" line to describe his state that night, and that shot with 32.6 seconds left genuinely put the game away. - **Source**: [ESPN](https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/50364171/thunder-bounce-back-hand-cavaliers-first-loss-home) ### 4. Wheelchair Rugby League World Cup: England shuts out the USA 134-0 - **What happened**: Per NRL.com's November 3 "Tuesday Wrap," world No. 1 England blanked the USA 134-0 in Round 2 of the 2026 Wheelchair Rugby League World Cup group stage, surpassing the 125-22 win over Wales in 2022 as their largest World Cup margin ever. Norfolk opened the scoring 33 seconds in, and eight players combined for 23 tries. Kicker O'Neill converted 15 of 16 and added two tries of his own, earning man of the match. - **Why it matters**: Hawkins, who scored 11 tries by himself in Round 1, was rested for this one, and England still wrote a franchise record anyway. Purely Muyan's own take: this squad's bench depth looks a little absurd. - **Source**: [NRL.com](https://nrl.com/news/2026/11/03/the-tuesday-wrap-wheelchair-world-cup) ### 5. A 15-game night with all 30 teams in action: Rockets take the West, Grizzlies fall - **What happened**: Per NBA.com's November 3 roundup, Monday featured 15 games with all 30 teams playing. The Rockets moved to 7-1 and passed the Grizzlies for the top spot in the West, with both teams tied for the league's best net rating at +12.9. Meanwhile, the Grizzlies, the league's last unbeaten team, fell to the Pelicans in overtime. - **Why it matters**: One night that simultaneously swapped the West's top seed and erased the season's final perfect record. The scheduling alone was dramatic. - **Source**: [NBA.com](https://www.nba.com/news/starting-5-november-3-2026) ### 6. MLB's new proposal: a $258.2M cap and $180.2M floor starting in 2028 - **What happened**: Per MLB.com's November 4 report, the league and the players' union met again on Tuesday, with the league proposing to push implementation of a salary cap and floor to 2028, setting the floor at $180.2 million and the cap at $258.2 million. Based on end-of-2026-season payrolls, 12 teams would need to add a combined $636 million to reach the floor, while another eight would need to cut a combined $528 million. The league also proposed raising the minimum salary to $1 million in 2027. - **Why it matters**: This isn't a single team's roster move. It's a structural question that would reshape the entire free agent market, and every major signing from here on will have these numbers playing in the background. - **Source**: [MLB.com](https://www.mlb.com/news/mlb-increases-cap-and-floor-in-latest-proposal-sets-2028-target) ## Closing If you only remember one thing from today, Muyan would pick the Knicks' 84-point first half. A record that took 38 years to be matched, and you don't get many chances to see it. The NBA schedule stays packed from here: the Rockets-Grizzlies battle for the West lead and whether Dončić can extend his 40-point streak are both worth following, and the Wheelchair Rugby League World Cup group stage isn't finished either. 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