Basketball Live Scores

ScoresLive offers live basketball scores from more than 500 leagues, including the NBA, the Basketball Africa League, the NCAA, the EuroLeague and many more. The scores update every few seconds during live games, with coverage of every quarter and overtime period as it happens.

ScoresLive covers the NBA, the Basketball Africa League, the NCAA, the EuroLeague, the EuroCup, the Spanish ACB, the Italian Lega A, the Turkish and Greek leagues, the FIBA World Cup, AfroBasket, the Olympic Games and more than 500 additional competitions from every continent.

Most NBA games are played in the evening, US Eastern Time, which in West Africa Time usually places them late at night and into the early hours of the morning. ScoresLive shows each game's tip-off time converted to local time, along with a list of upcoming games so you can plan which matches to follow live.

The NBA regular season runs from October to April, with each of the 30 teams playing 82 games. The top six in each conference, East and West, qualify directly for the playoffs. The teams ranked seventh to tenth contest a Play-In for the last two spots in each conference. The playoffs are best-of-seven series leading up to the NBA Finals in June.

The Basketball Africa League (BAL) is a professional club competition launched with the backing of the NBA and FIBA. It brings together champion and runner-up clubs from leagues across Africa to compete for a continental title, giving Nigerian and African basketball a top-class stage. ScoresLive follows the BAL alongside the NBA so fans can keep up with both.

Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets has won the Most Valuable Player award several times and is considered the most complete player in the league. Victor Wembanyama, the French centre of the San Antonio Spurs, has become basketball's most unique talent. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of Oklahoma City is a leading MVP candidate in the 2025-26 season, while Luka Doncic remains among the biggest stars in the NBA.

Yes. Sports betting in Nigeria is licensed at state level, with a minimum age of 18. After the November 2024 Supreme Court ruling, state regulators such as the Lagos State Lotteries and Gaming Authority (LSLGA) license operators, while the former National Lottery Regulatory Commission's federal remit is now limited to the Federal Capital Territory. Operators such as Bet9ja, SportyBet, BetKing, Betano and Betway offer NBA and other basketball markets.

Basketball, especially the NBA, is popular for betting in Nigeria. The main markets are match winner, the points spread, total points over or under, and player props such as points, rebounds and assists. NBA betting peaks during the playoffs and the Finals. Operators such as Bet9ja, SportyBet and BetKing offer these markets. For ages 18 and over only.

The points spread is the most popular NBA market. The favourite gives points to the underdog: a spread of -7.5 means the favourite must win by 8 or more points for the bet to win. The underdog at +7.5 can lose by up to 7 points and still win the spread bet. Spreads are set to create an even bet between the two sides.

The total points bet, known as over or under, asks whether the combined points of both teams will finish above or below a set line. NBA totals usually sit between 215 and 240 combined points. You need to factor in the pace of both teams, their defensive efficiency, injuries to key scorers and whether it is a back-to-back game.

March Madness is the NCAA college basketball tournament, a single-elimination competition of 68 teams played each March and April to crown the champion of US college basketball. It is one of the most popular sporting events in the United States, with frequent upsets in the early rounds and a Final Four followed by millions of fans.

The Boston Celtics are the franchise with the most NBA championships, with 18 titles. The Los Angeles Lakers have 17. The Golden State Warriors with 7, the Chicago Bulls with 6, the San Antonio Spurs with 5 and the Miami Heat with 3 round out the historically successful franchises. The Celtics won their 18th title in 2024 to move ahead of the Lakers at the top of the all-time list.

The EuroLeague is the top club competition in European basketball, with leading teams from countries such as Spain, Greece, Turkey, Serbia, Israel, Germany and France. The teams play a long regular season, the best advance to a playoff series and the four finalists reach the Final Four. Real Madrid, Panathinaikos, Fenerbahce and Olympiacos are among the most decorated clubs.