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Thursday, February 20, 2025Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Magic trailed Hawks by 12 after the first quarter and won 114–108.

Final · Box score
Grizzlies113
Pacers127
Q1 Pacers -5; Q2 Pacers +19; Q3 Pacers +11; Q4 Pacers +14
Final · Box score
Celtics124
Sixers104
Q1 Celtics +8; Q2 Celtics +16; Q3 Celtics +26; Q4 Celtics +20
Final · Box score
Magic114
Hawks108
Q1 Magic -12; Q2 Magic +1; Q3 Magic +9; Q4 Magic +6
Final · Box score
Cavs110
Nets97
Q1 Cavs +5; Q2 Cavs -2; Q3 Cavs +6; Q4 Cavs +13
Final · OT · Box score
Bulls111
Knicks113
Q1 Knicks -2; Q2 Knicks +7; Q3 Knicks +2; Q4 Knicks 0; OT1 Knicks +2
Final · Box score
Clippers110
Bucks116
Q1 Bucks -1; Q2 Bucks +7; Q3 Bucks -9; Q4 Bucks +6
Final · Box score
Hornets115
Nuggets129
Q1 Nuggets +8; Q2 Nuggets +8; Q3 Nuggets +3; Q4 Nuggets +14
Final · Box score
Suns109
Spurs120
Q1 Spurs +10; Q2 Spurs +6; Q3 Spurs +15; Q4 Spurs +11
Final · Box score
Lakers110
Blazers102
Q1 Lakers +13; Q2 Lakers +8; Q3 Lakers +1; Q4 Lakers +8
The lead · Magic-Hawks

Paolo Banchero scores 36, Orlando rallies past Atlanta

Miles Bridges goes for 36 points

Game flow · Magic margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-12+1+9+6Magic AHEAD ↑Hawks AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic21383124114
Hawks33252327108
Who led
Paolo BancheroPoints, last 10 games: 17, 21, 9, 18, 23, 18, 17, 31, 24, 36Magic36 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Franz WagnerPoints, last 10 games: 29, 24, 37, 21, 31, 14, 33, 37, 16, 25Magic25 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 21, 15, 34, 34, 32, 24, 35, 19, 38, 38Hawks38 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Caris LeVertPoints, last 10 games: 7, 9, 2, 10, 0, 0, 9, 18, 20, 13Hawks13 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Nine games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Boston by 20.

Knicks over Bulls2Magic over Hawks6Bucks over Clippers6Lakers over Blazers8Spurs over Suns11Cavs over Nets13Pacers over Grizzlies14Nuggets over Hornets14Celtics over Sixers20Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Bulls-Knicks13
Lakers-Blazers7
Cavs-Nets6
Clippers-Bucks6
Magic-Hawks4
Grizzlies-Pacers3
Hornets-Nuggets3
Celtics-Sixers2
Suns-Spurs0
The night in charts
Hornets-Nuggets combined for 244, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Hornets-NuggetsHornets 115, Nuggets 129
244
Grizzlies-PacersGrizzlies 113, Pacers 127
240
Suns-SpursSuns 109, Spurs 120
229
Celtics-SixersCeltics 124, Sixers 104
228
Clippers-BucksClippers 110, Bucks 116
226
Bulls-KnicksBulls 111, Knicks 113 · OT
224
Magic-HawksMagic 114, Hawks 108
222
Lakers-BlazersLakers 110, Blazers 102
212
Cavs-NetsCavs 110, Nets 97
207
Knicks won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Bulls-KnicksBulls 111, Knicks 113 · OT
+2 Knicks
Magic-HawksMagic 114, Hawks 108
+6 Magic
Clippers-BucksClippers 110, Bucks 116
+6 Bucks
Lakers-BlazersLakers 110, Blazers 102
+8 Lakers
Suns-SpursSuns 109, Spurs 120
+11 Spurs
Cavs-NetsCavs 110, Nets 97
+13 Cavs
Grizzlies-PacersGrizzlies 113, Pacers 127
+14 Pacers
Hornets-NuggetsHornets 115, Nuggets 129
+14 Nuggets
Celtics-SixersCeltics 124, Sixers 104
+20 Celtics
Magic erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Magic-HawksMagic won · Magic 114, Hawks 108
12 pts
Clippers-BucksBucks won · Clippers 110, Bucks 116
9 pts
Grizzlies-PacersPacers won · Grizzlies 113, Pacers 127
5 pts
Cavs-NetsCavs won · Cavs 110, Nets 97
2 pts
Bulls-KnicksKnicks won · Bulls 111, Knicks 113 · OT
2 pts
Giannis shot 10-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GiannisBucks · 23 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 1 BLK
71% (10-14)
KDSuns · 22 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST
69% (9-13)
MurrayNuggets · 34 PTS, 4 AST, 2 BLK, 1 REB
67% (12-18)
AvdijaBlazers · 28 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 2 STL
64% (9-14)
O'NealeSuns · 27 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
63% (10-16)
Final · Bulls-Knicks
Bulls 111Knicks 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Bulls212238237111
Knicks193133219113
The story
Karl-Anthony Towns had 32 points and 18 rebounds as New York beat Chicago 113-111 in OT

Josh Giddey led Chicago with 27 PTS, 16 REB, 4 AST 32 PTS, 18 REB, 2 AST · 14-30 FG, 2-10 3PT

The swing

Down 2 after the first, the Knicks took the second 31-22.

Knicks lead by quarter
200 −2+7+20+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Magic-Hawks
Magic 114Hawks 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic21383124114
Hawks33252327108
The story
Trae Young had 38 points, but Orlando won 114-108

For Orlando, Franz Wagner had 25 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST 38 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB · 13-28 FG, 4-13 3PT

The swing

The Magic trailed by 12 going into the second, then won it 38-25.

Magic lead by quarter
200 −12+1+9+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Lakers-Blazers
Lakers 110Blazers 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers28272332110
Blazers15323025102
The story
Los Angeles beat Portland 110-102 behind 32 points from Austin Reaves

Toumani Camara paced Portland: 19 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST 32 PTS, 7 AST, 1 REB · 9-21 FG, 2-8 3PT

The swing

A 28-15 first quarter did the most damage for the Lakers.

Lakers lead by quarter
200 +13+8+1+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
21.0Season avg29.2Last 5

29.2 points a game over his last five games, against 21.0 in 48 earlier games. Today: 34 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.9Season avg14.0Last 3

14.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.9 in 52 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.9Season avg46Today

46 minutes today, against 21.9 a game in 33 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 9 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 40

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 22, 31, 24, 33, 26, 42, 24, 18, 26, 40Lakers-Blazers · W
24.7 PPG season to date · +15.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Karl Malone Jazz, Nov 20, 1999: 40 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
40 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 21, 15, 34, 34, 32, 24, 35, 19, 38, 38Hawks-Magic · L
24.0 PPG season to date · +14.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Miles BridgesPoints, last 10 games: 27, 24, 24, 15, 25, 30, 7, 19, 29, 36Hornets-Nuggets · L
20.2 PPG season to date · +16.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 13 REB · 7 AST
Paolo BancheroPoints, last 10 games: 17, 21, 9, 18, 23, 18, 17, 31, 24, 36Magic-Hawks · W
23.1 PPG season to date · +13.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 18, 33, 31, 20, 20, 10, 30, 17, 55, 34Nuggets-Hornets · W
21.3 PPG season to date · +13.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 18, 24, 14, 11, 22, 27, 9, 40, 44, 32Knicks-Bulls · W
24.9 PPG season to date · +7.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 18 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Anthony EdwardsWolves+5.7 33.2 last 10 · 27.5 season
Aaron WigginsThunder+5.7 16.6 last 10 · 10.9 season
Isaiah CollierJazz+5.7 12.5 last 10 · 6.8 season
Jamal MurrayNuggets+5.5 26.8 last 10 · 21.3 season
Trae YoungHawks+5.0 29.0 last 10 · 24.0 season
Cold
LaMelo BallHornets−6.2 21.1 last 10 · 27.3 season
Dennis SchroderPistons−4.8 9.1 last 10 · 13.9 season
Nikola VucevicBulls−4.3 14.9 last 10 · 19.2 season
Julian ChampagnieSpurs−4.2 5.8 last 10 · 10.0 season
Kevin HuerterBulls−4.1 3.5 last 10 · 7.6 season