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Sunday, February 23, 2025Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIL trailed MIA by 14 after the first quarter and won 120–113.

Final · Box score
Knicks105
Celtics118
Q1 BOS +19; Q2 BOS +21; Q3 BOS +7; Q4 BOS +13
Final · Box score
Mavs102
Warriors126
Q1 GSW +15; Q2 GSW +17; Q3 GSW +25; Q4 GSW +24
Final · Box score
Clippers111
Pacers129
Q1 IND +7; Q2 IND +11; Q3 IND +18; Q4 IND +18
Final · Box score
Pistons148
Hawks143
Q1 DET +3; Q2 DET +8; Q3 DET +9; Q4 DET +5
Final · Box score
Heat113
Bucks120
Q1 MIL -14; Q2 MIL -10; Q3 MIL -8; Q4 MIL +7
Final · Box score
Wizards90
Magic110
Q1 ORL -2; Q2 ORL +2; Q3 ORL +17; Q4 ORL +20
Final · Box score
Suns109
Raptors127
Q1 TOR +4; Q2 TOR +15; Q3 TOR +6; Q4 TOR +18
Final · Box score
Grizzlies123
Cavs129
Q1 CLE +4; Q2 CLE +6; Q3 CLE +5; Q4 CLE +6
Final · Box score
Spurs96
Pelicans114
Q1 NOP -4; Q2 NOP -13; Q3 NOP -4; Q4 NOP +18
Final · Box score
Thunder130
Wolves123
Q1 OKC +12; Q2 OKC -2; Q3 OKC +7; Q4 OKC +7
On this day · 2023–24Feb 23, 2024: 10 games. Top scorer: Michael Porter Jr. (Nuggets-Blazers), 34 points.
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The lead · Heat-Bucks

Milwaukee fights back from 14 down against Miami

Cade Cunningham goes for 38 points

Game flow · MIL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-14-10-8+7MIL AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat37282820113
Bucks23323035120
Who led
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 35, 20, 22, 15, 29, 23, 43, 38, 15, 28MIL28 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 34, 25, 36, 35, 39, 35, 30, 23, 18, 23MIL23 PTS · 16 REB · 7 AST
Tyler HerroPoints, last 10 games: 30, 22, 11, 23, 30, 15, 14, 40, 28, 40MIA40 PTS · 7 REB · 11 AST
Bam AdebayoPoints, last 10 games: 26, 21, 30, 23, 18, 18, 22, 27, 19, 24MIA24 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Spurs-Pelicans

New Orleans turns it around against San Antonio

From 13 down at the half to an 18-point win: 114–96. Zion Williamson led New Orleans with 22 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Pelicans-Spurs
Zion Williamson · NOPJulian Champagnie · SASPTS2218REB94AST34Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Pistons-Hawks24
Thunder-Wolves18
Wizards-Magic13
Grizzlies-Cavs11
Spurs-Pelicans9
Heat-Bucks8
Suns-Raptors3
Knicks-Celtics2
Mavs-Warriors1
Clippers-Pacers0
The night in charts
Pistons-Hawks combined for 291, 38 more than any other game
Points by game
Pistons-HawksPistons 148, Hawks 143
291
Thunder-WolvesThunder 130, Wolves 123
253
Grizzlies-CavsGrizzlies 123, Cavs 129
252
Clippers-PacersClippers 111, Pacers 129
240
Suns-RaptorsSuns 109, Raptors 127
236
Heat-BucksHeat 113, Bucks 120
233
Mavs-WarriorsMavs 102, Warriors 126
228
Knicks-CelticsKnicks 105, Celtics 118
223
Spurs-PelicansSpurs 96, Pelicans 114
210
Wizards-MagicWizards 90, Magic 110
200
DET won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Pistons-HawksPistons 148, Hawks 143
+5 DET
Grizzlies-CavsGrizzlies 123, Cavs 129
+6 CLE
Heat-BucksHeat 113, Bucks 120
+7 MIL
Thunder-WolvesThunder 130, Wolves 123
+7 OKC
Knicks-CelticsKnicks 105, Celtics 118
+13 BOS
Clippers-PacersClippers 111, Pacers 129
+18 IND
Suns-RaptorsSuns 109, Raptors 127
+18 TOR
Spurs-PelicansSpurs 96, Pelicans 114
+18 NOP
Wizards-MagicWizards 90, Magic 110
+20 ORL
Mavs-WarriorsMavs 102, Warriors 126
+24 GSW
MIL erased a 14-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Heat-BucksMIL won · Heat 113, Bucks 120
14 pts
Spurs-PelicansNOP won · Spurs 96, Pelicans 114
13 pts
Wizards-MagicORL won · Wizards 90, Magic 110
2 pts
Thunder-WolvesOKC won · Thunder 130, Wolves 123
2 pts
Beal shot 12-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BealPHX · 30 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST
80% (12-15)
BoucherTOR · 23 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST
75% (9-12)
ZubacLAC · 22 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST
73% (8-11)
ChetOKC · 19 PTS, 4 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
DanielsATL · 24 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB, 4 STL
71% (10-14)
Final · Pistons-Hawks
Pistons 148Hawks 143
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons33433636148
Hawks30383540143
The story
Trae Young had 38 points and 13 assists, but Detroit won 148-143

For Detroit, Malik Beasley had 24 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST 38 PTS, 13 AST, 2 REB · 10-24 FG, 6-15 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 43-38, was where the Pistons built it.

DET lead by quarter
200 +3+8+9+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Grizzlies-Cavs
Grizzlies 123Cavs 129
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies29273235123
Cavs33293136129
The story
Cleveland beat Memphis 129-123 behind 25 points and 13 rebounds from Evan Mobley

Jaren Jackson Jr. paced Memphis: 22 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB 25 PTS, 13 REB, 8 AST, 3 BLK · 10-20 FG, 1-8 3PT

The swing

A 33-29 first quarter did the most damage for the Cavaliers.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +4+6+5+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Heat-Bucks
Heat 113Bucks 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat37282820113
Bucks23323035120
The story
Giannis Antetokounmpo had 23 points and 16 rebounds as Milwaukee beat Miami 120-113

Bam Adebayo led Miami with 24 PTS, 7 REB 23 PTS, 16 REB, 7 AST · 11-18 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

Down 8 after the third, the Bucks took the fourth 35-20.

MIL lead by quarter
200 −14−10−8+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
24.0Season avg33.6Last 5

33.6 points a game over his last five games, against 24.0 in 52 earlier games. Today: 38 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.3Season avg8.0Last 3

8.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.3 in 56 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.1Season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 19.1 a game in 39 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 12 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Tyler Herro leads the day with 40

Tyler HerroPoints, last 10 games: 30, 22, 11, 23, 30, 15, 14, 40, 28, 40Heat-Bucks · L
24.2 PPG season to date · +16.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: James Harden HOU, Jan 30, 2016: 40 PTS · 7 REB · 11 AST
Ties season high40 PTS · 7 REB · 11 AST
Cade CunninghamPoints, last 10 games: 32, 40, 22, 30, 38, 19, 20, 29, 25, 38Pistons-Hawks · W
25.7 PPG season to date · +12.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 7 REB · 12 AST
Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 15, 34, 34, 32, 24, 35, 19, 38, 38, 38Hawks-Pistons · L
24.2 PPG season to date · +14.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 2 REB · 13 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 29, 34, 50, 25, 32, 31, 32, 24, 21, 37Thunder-Wolves · W
32.3 PPG season to date · +4.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 34, 24, 12, 31, 33, 23, 21, 26, 27, 33Cavs-Grizzlies · W
24.2 PPG season to date · +9.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 21, 14, 25, 7, 22, 23, 18, 32, 24, 31Clippers-Pacers · L
21.7 PPG season to date · +9.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 11 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Aaron WigginsOKC+7.7 18.7 last 10 · 11.0 season
Trae YoungATL+6.5 30.7 last 10 · 24.2 season
Anthony EdwardsMIN+6.4 34.1 last 10 · 27.7 season
Jaden McDanielsMIN+6.1 17.8 last 10 · 11.7 season
Bam AdebayoMIA+5.9 22.8 last 10 · 16.9 season
Cold
LaMelo BallCHA−7.6 19.1 last 10 · 26.7 season
Nikola VucevicCHI−4.6 14.5 last 10 · 19.1 season
Jake LaRaviaSAC−4.1 2.7 last 10 · 6.8 season
Dennis SchroderDET−4.0 9.8 last 10 · 13.8 season
Luka DoncicLAL−3.8 22.9 last 10 · 26.7 season