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Saturday, February 22, 2025Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed CHI by 10 after the first quarter and won 121–117.

Final · Box score
Suns121
Bulls117
Q1 PHX -10; Q2 PHX +2; Q3 PHX +3; Q4 PHX +4
Final · Box score
Nets105
Sixers103
Q1 BKN +10; Q2 BKN +11; Q3 BKN +7; Q4 BKN +2
Final · Box score
Lakers123
Nuggets100
Q1 LAL +7; Q2 LAL +9; Q3 LAL +9; Q4 LAL +23
Final · Box score
Rockets115
Jazz124
Q1 UTA +1; Q2 UTA -6; Q3 UTA -3; Q4 UTA +9
Final · Box score
Hornets88
Blazers141
Q1 POR +17; Q2 POR +33; Q3 POR +43; Q4 POR +53
On this day · 2023–24Feb 22, 2024: 12 games. Top scorer: Luka Doncic (Mavs-Suns), 41 points.
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The lead · Suns-Bulls

Phoenix climbs back to beat Chicago

Luka Doncic goes for 32 points

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10+2+3+4PHX AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns20403328121
Bulls30283227117
Who led
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 28, 31, 37, 34, 19, 47, 24, 17, 17, 29PHX29 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 29, 24, 33, 19, 22, 27, 34, 37, 22, 27PHX27 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Josh GiddeyPoints, last 10 games: 10, 15, 20, 24, 19, 11, 11, 17, 27, 24CHI24 PTS · 8 REB · 10 AST
Coby WhitePoints, last 10 games: 16, 25, 22, 22, 20, 27, 5, 7, 11, 20CHI20 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Second story · Rockets-Jazz

Utah upsets Houston

Utah (13–42) beat Houston (35–21) 124–115. Keyonte George led Utah with 30 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists.

The whole night · final margins
BKN over PHI2PHX over CHI4UTA over HOU9LAL over DEN23POR over CHA53Final margin, points. Pink = UTA over HOU.
Lead changes
Rockets-Jazz12
Nets-Sixers3
Hornets-Blazers2
Suns-Bulls1
Lakers-Nuggets0
Shot of the night

Claxton's tip-in at the buzzer breaks the tie, 105-103 final

The night in charts
Rockets-Jazz combined for 239, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-JazzRockets 115, Jazz 124
239
Suns-BullsSuns 121, Bulls 117
238
Hornets-BlazersHornets 88, Blazers 141
229
Lakers-NuggetsLakers 123, Nuggets 100
223
Nets-SixersNets 105, Sixers 103
208
2 of 5 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Nets-SixersNets 105, Sixers 103
+2 BKN
Suns-BullsSuns 121, Bulls 117
+4 PHX
Rockets-JazzRockets 115, Jazz 124
+9 UTA
Lakers-NuggetsLakers 123, Nuggets 100
+23 LAL
Hornets-BlazersHornets 88, Blazers 141
+53 POR
PHX erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Suns-BullsPHX won · Suns 121, Bulls 117
10 pts
Rockets-JazzUTA won · Rockets 115, Jazz 124
6 pts
Sharpe shot 8-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
SharpePOR · 20 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB, 2 BLK
67% (8-12)
ClaxtonBKN · 16 PTS, 9 REB, 5 BLK, 3 AST
64% (7-11)
KDPHX · 27 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST, 1 BLK
60% (9-15)
Aaron GordonDEN · 24 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST
60% (9-15)
Amen ThompsonHOU · 22 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
60% (9-15)
Final · Nets-Sixers
Nets 105Sixers 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets40232022105
Sixers30222427103
The story
Cameron Johnson's 23 points carried Brooklyn past Philadelphia, 105-103

For Philadelphia, Paul George had 15 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 23 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL · 7-17 FG, 1-9 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 40-30, was where the Nets built it.

BKN lead by quarter
200 +10+11+7+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Tyrese Maxey was the fantasy play: 44.4 FPTS on 31 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB

Final · Suns-Bulls
Suns 121Bulls 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns20403328121
Bulls30283227117
The story
Devin Booker had 29 points and 8 assists as Phoenix beat Chicago 121-117

Coby White led Chicago with 20 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB 29 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB · 10-20 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

Down 10 after the first, the Suns took the second 40-28.

PHX lead by quarter
200 −10+2+3+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Josh Giddey led the game in fantasy with 62.1 FPTS (24 PTS, 10 AST, 8 REB)

Final · Lakers-Nuggets
Lakers 123Nuggets 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers38253327123
Nuggets31233313100
The story
Los Angeles beat Denver 123-100 behind 25 points from LeBron James

Nikola Jokic paced Denver: 13 REB, 12 PTS, 10 AST 25 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST, 3 BLK · 11-19 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

A 27-13 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Lakers.

LAL lead by quarter
300 +7+9+9+23 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
21.3Season avg31.0Last 5

31.0 points a game over his last five games, against 21.3 in 49 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.7Season avg21.7Last 3

21.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.7 in 34 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 22 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.5Season avg26Today

26 minutes today, against 10.5 a game in 39 earlier games. Line: 20 points, 14 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Luka Doncic leads the day with 32

Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 21, 30, 16, 45, 27, 14, 14, 16, 14, 32Lakers-Nuggets · W
26.7 PPG season to date · +5.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 10 REB · 7 AST
Tyrese MaxeyPoints, last 10 games: 30, 42, 34, 33, 31, 27, 39, 5, 16, 31Sixers-Nets · L
27.4 PPG season to date · +3.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Keyonte GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 12, 16, 26, 18, 21, 11, 20, 13, 20, 30Jazz-Rockets · W
16.8 PPG season to date · +13.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 28, 31, 37, 34, 19, 47, 24, 17, 17, 29Suns-Bulls · W
26.0 PPG season to date · +3.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Alperen SengunPoints, last 10 games: 11, 18, 24, 16, 30, 0, 17, 10, 24, 27Rockets-Jazz · L
19.0 PPG season to date · +8.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 12 REB · 7 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 29, 24, 33, 19, 22, 27, 34, 37, 22, 27Suns-Bulls · W
27.2 PPG season to date · −0.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Aaron WigginsOKC+6.5 17.4 last 10 · 10.9 season
Anthony EdwardsMIN+5.9 33.5 last 10 · 27.6 season
Jamal MurrayDEN+5.7 26.9 last 10 · 21.2 season
Max ChristieDAL+5.5 15.1 last 10 · 9.6 season
Bam AdebayoMIA+5.3 22.1 last 10 · 16.8 season
Cold
LaMelo BallCHA−7.6 19.1 last 10 · 26.7 season
Nikola VucevicCHI−4.6 14.5 last 10 · 19.1 season
Dennis SchroderDET−4.5 9.3 last 10 · 13.8 season
Julian ChampagnieSAS−4.5 5.4 last 10 · 9.9 season
Goga BitadzeORL−4.2 4.2 last 10 · 8.4 season