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Tuesday, October 21, 2025Regular season · 2 games
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2 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: OKC trailed HOU by 6 at halftime and won 125–124.

Final · 2OT · Box score
Rockets124
Thunder125
Q1 OKC -3; Q2 OKC -6; Q3 OKC -4; Q4 Thunder 0; OT1 Thunder 0; OT2 OKC +1
Final · Box score
Warriors119
Lakers109
Q1 GSW +6; Q2 GSW +1; Q3 GSW +11; Q4 GSW +10
The lead · Rockets-Thunder

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scores 35, OKC wins in double overtime

Luka Doncic goes for 43 points

Game flow · OKC margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.End OT1Final0-3-6-400+1OKC AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Rockets30272225119124
Thunder272424291110125
Who led
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderOKC35 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Chet HolmgrenOKC28 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Alperen SengunHOU39 PTS · 11 REB · 7 AST
Kevin DurantHOU23 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Lead changes
Rockets-Thunder22
Warriors-Lakers7
The night in charts
Rockets-Thunder combined for 249, 21 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-ThunderRockets 124, Thunder 125 · OT
249
Warriors-LakersWarriors 119, Lakers 109
228
OKC won the closest game by 1
Closest finishes
Rockets-ThunderRockets 124, Thunder 125 · OT
+1 OKC
Warriors-LakersWarriors 119, Lakers 109
+10 GSW
Chet shot 11-of-17 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ChetOKC · 28 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST
65% (11-17)
LukaLAL · 43 PTS, 12 REB, 9 AST, 2 STL
63% (17-27)
KDHOU · 23 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST
56% (9-16)
ReavesLAL · 26 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB, 2 STL
56% (9-16)
KumingaGSW · 17 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST, 1 STL
55% (6-11)
Final · Rockets-Thunder
Rockets 124Thunder 125
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Rockets30272225119124
Thunder272424291110125
The story
Alperen Sengun had 39 points and 11 rebounds in a 125-124 in OT loss to Oklahoma City

Cason Wallace led Oklahoma City with 14 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST 39 PTS, 11 REB, 7 AST · 12-24 FG, 5-8 3PT

The swing

Down 4 after the third, the Thunder took the fourth 29-25.

OKC lead by quarter
200 −3−6−400+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Final · Warriors-Lakers
Warriors 119Lakers 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors28273529119
Lakers22322530109
The story
Jimmy Butler's 31 points carried Golden State past Los Angeles, 119-109

Stephen Curry chipped in 23 PTS, 4 AST 31 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST · 7-14 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 35-25, was where the Warriors built it.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +6+1+11+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+19.9points, today vs 2024–25 avg
Points per game
19.12024–25 avg39Today

39 points today in 49 minutes, against 19.1 a game in 2024–25 (76 games).

Stepped-up role
+22.8minutes, today vs 2024–25 avg
Minutes per game
14.22024–25 avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 14.2 a game in 2024–25 (56 games). Line: 4 points, 13 rebounds, 3 assists.

Cooling off
−9.0points, today vs 2024–25 avg
Points per game
12.02024–25 avg3Today

3 points today in 22 minutes, against 12.0 a game in 2024–25 (57 games).

Second story · Warriors-Lakers

Golden State leads Lakers wire to wire

Golden State was ahead at every break and won 119–109. Best quarter: the third, 35–25. Jimmy Butler led Golden State with 31 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Warriors-Lakers
Jimmy Butler · GSWLuka Doncic · LALPTS3143REB512AST49Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Top performances

Luka Doncic leads the day with 43

Luka DoncicLakers-Warriors · L
43.0 PPG season to date
Most like it, modern era: Nikola Jokic DEN, Apr 25, 2019: 43 PTS · 12 REB · 9 AST
43 PTS · 12 REB · 9 AST
Alperen SengunRockets-Thunder · L
39.0 PPG season to date
39 PTS · 11 REB · 7 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderThunder-Rockets · W
35.0 PPG season to date
35 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Jimmy ButlerWarriors-Lakers · W
31.0 PPG season to date
31 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Chet HolmgrenThunder-Rockets · W
28.0 PPG season to date
28 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Austin ReavesLakers-Warriors · L
26.0 PPG season to date
26 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST