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Thursday, February 27, 2025Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Warriors trailed Magic by 14 at halftime and won 121–115.

Final · Box score
Warriors121
Magic115
Q1 Warriors -11; Q2 Warriors -14; Q3 Warriors +5; Q4 Warriors +6
Final · Box score
Nuggets112
Bucks121
Q1 Bucks 0; Q2 Bucks -3; Q3 Bucks +3; Q4 Bucks +9
Final · Box score
Hornets96
Mavs103
Q1 Mavs +1; Q2 Mavs +1; Q3 Mavs +6; Q4 Mavs +7
Final · Box score
Pelicans124
Suns116
Q1 Pelicans +5; Q2 Pelicans -1; Q3 Pelicans -3; Q4 Pelicans +8
Final · Box score
Wolves102
Lakers111
Q1 Lakers +16; Q2 Lakers +11; Q3 Lakers +11; Q4 Lakers +9
On this day · 2023–24Feb 27, 2024: 11 games. Top scorer: Luka Doncic (Mavs-Cavs), 45 points.
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The lead · Warriors-Magic

Stephen Curry scores 56 as Golden State beats Orlando

LeBron James goes for 33 points

Game flow · Warriors margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-11-14+5+6Warriors AHEAD ↑Magic AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors23294029121
Magic34322128115
Who led
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 32, 37, 34, 38, 25, 27, 20, 30, 15, 56Warriors56 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Quinten PostPoints, last 10 games: 10, 6, 18, 13, 5, 0, 9, 10, 8, 18Warriors18 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Paolo BancheroPoints, last 10 games: 23, 18, 17, 31, 24, 36, 21, 19, 26, 41Magic41 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Franz WagnerPoints, last 10 games: 31, 14, 33, 37, 16, 25, 25, 23, 19, 27Magic27 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Pelicans-Suns

New Orleans makes it three straight

New Orleans beat Phoenix 124–116 and moved to 16–43. Zion Williamson led New Orleans with 27 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists.

Streak strip · Pelicans
L@ Nuggets113–125L@ Nuggets119–144L@ Kings118–123L@ Thunder101–137Lvs Kings111–119Wvs Kings140–133L@ Mavs103–111Wvs Spurs114–96Wvs Spurs109–103W@ Suns124–116
Lead changes
Pelicans-Suns17
Hornets-Mavs10
Warriors-Magic3
Wolves-Lakers0
The night in charts
Pelicans-Suns combined for 240, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Pelicans-SunsPelicans 124, Suns 116
240
Warriors-MagicWarriors 121, Magic 115
236
Nuggets-BucksNuggets 112, Bucks 121
233
Wolves-LakersWolves 102, Lakers 111
213
Hornets-MavsHornets 96, Mavs 103
199
Warriors won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Warriors-MagicWarriors 121, Magic 115
+6 Warriors
Hornets-MavsHornets 96, Mavs 103
+7 Mavs
Pelicans-SunsPelicans 124, Suns 116
+8 Pelicans
Nuggets-BucksNuggets 112, Bucks 121
+9 Bucks
Wolves-LakersWolves 102, Lakers 111
+9 Lakers
Warriors erased a 14-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Warriors-MagicWarriors won · Warriors 121, Magic 115
14 pts
Nuggets-BucksBucks won · Nuggets 112, Bucks 121
3 pts
Pelicans-SunsPelicans won · Pelicans 124, Suns 116
3 pts
Jokic shot 13-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
JokicNuggets · 32 PTS, 14 REB, 10 AST, 1 STL
81% (13-16)
ZionPelicans · 27 PTS, 11 AST, 10 REB, 2 BLK
76% (13-17)
Moses BrownMavs · 20 PTS, 11 REB, 3 STL, 2 BLK
64% (9-14)
StephWarriors · 56 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
64% (16-25)
ShannonMIN · 25 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST
60% (9-15)
Final · Warriors-Magic
Warriors 121Magic 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors23294029121
Magic34322128115
The story
Paolo Banchero had 41 points in a 121-115 loss to Golden State

Quinten Post led Golden State with 18 PTS, 5 REB 41 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST · 16-27 FG, 4-10 3PT

The swing

Down 14 after the second, the Warriors took the third 40-21.

Warriors lead by quarter
200 −11−14+5+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pelicans-Suns
Pelicans 124Suns 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pelicans35262736124
Suns30322925116
The story
New Orleans beat Phoenix 124-116 behind a 27-10-11 triple-double from Zion Williamson

Tyus Jones paced Phoenix: 15 PTS, 12 AST, 5 REB 27 PTS, 11 AST, 10 REB · 13-17 FG

The swing

A 36-25 fourth quarter erased a 3-point hole for the Pelicans.

Pelicans lead by quarter
200 +5−1−3+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Devin Booker topped the game at 59.9 FPTS: 36 PTS, 9 AST, 7 REB

Final · Nuggets-Bucks
Nuggets 112Bucks 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets30272431112
Bucks30243037121
The story
Giannis Antetokounmpo's 28 points and 19 rebounds carried Milwaukee past Denver, 121-112

For Denver, Nikola Jokic had 32 PTS, 14 REB, 10 AST 28 PTS, 19 REB, 7 AST · 11-23 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The Bucks trailed by 3 going into the third, then won it 30-24.

Bucks lead by quarter
200 0−3+3+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
4.2Season avg13.6Last 5

13.6 points a game over his last five games, against 4.2 in 19 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 29 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.2Season avg10.0Last 3

10.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.2 in 56 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
6.7Season avg31Today

31 minutes today, against 6.7 a game in 10 earlier games. Line: 20 points, 11 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Stephen Curry leads the day with 56

Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 32, 37, 34, 38, 25, 27, 20, 30, 15, 56Warriors-Magic · W
24.0 PPG season to date · +32.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Anthony Edwards Wolves, Jan 17, 2026: 55 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Season high56 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Paolo BancheroPoints, last 10 games: 23, 18, 17, 31, 24, 36, 21, 19, 26, 41Magic-Warriors · L
23.7 PPG season to date · +18.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Mitch Richmond Kings, Jan 4, 1996: 41 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
41 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 34, 19, 47, 24, 17, 17, 29, 31, 28, 36Suns-Pelicans · L
26.4 PPG season to date · +9.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 33, 26, 42, 24, 18, 26, 40, 25, 27, 33Lakers-Wolves · W
24.9 PPG season to date · +8.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 17 REB · 6 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 27, 38, 28, 26, 40, 26, 29, 12, 18, 32Nuggets-Bucks · L
29.2 PPG season to date · +2.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Kevin Durant Thunder, Jan 25, 2014: 32 PTS · 14 REB · 10 AST
32 PTS · 14 REB · 10 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 36, 35, 39, 35, 30, 23, 18, 23, 27, 28Bucks-Nuggets · W
30.9 PPG season to date · −3.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 19 REB · 7 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Stephen CurryWarriors+7.4 31.4 last 10 · 24.0 season
Josh GiddeyBulls+6.9 19.9 last 10 · 13.0 season
Aaron WigginsThunder+6.3 17.6 last 10 · 11.3 season
Jaden McDanielsWolves+5.5 17.5 last 10 · 12.0 season
Trae YoungHawks+4.7 28.6 last 10 · 23.9 season
Cold
LaMelo BallHornets−8.6 17.7 last 10 · 26.3 season
Nikola VucevicBulls−4.6 14.5 last 10 · 19.1 season
Luka DoncicLakers−4.4 21.8 last 10 · 26.2 season
De'Aaron FoxSpurs−4.4 19.6 last 10 · 24.0 season
Gradey DickRaptors−4.4 10.3 last 10 · 14.7 season