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Saturday, October 25, 2025Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHI trailed CHA by 10 after three quarters and won 125–121.

Final · Box score
Bulls110
Magic98
Q1 CHI -1; Q2 CHI +3; Q3 CHI +3; Q4 CHI +12
Final · Box score
Thunder117
Hawks100
Q1 OKC +5; Q2 OKC +5; Q3 OKC +19; Q4 OKC +17
Final · Box score
Hornets121
Sixers125
Q1 PHI +7; Q2 PHI +3; Q3 PHI -10; Q4 PHI +4
Final · Box score
Pacers103
Grizzlies128
Q1 MEM +2; Q2 MEM +8; Q3 MEM +19; Q4 MEM +25
Final · Box score
Suns111
Nuggets133
Q1 DEN +6; Q2 DEN +17; Q3 DEN +17; Q4 DEN +22
On this day · 2024–25Oct 25, 2024: 10 games. Top scorer: Trae Young (Hawks-Hornets), 38 points.
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The lead · Hornets-Sixers

Philadelphia climbs out of a 10-point hole against Charlotte

LaMelo Ball goes for 27 points

Game flow · PHI margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+7+3-10+4PHI AHEAD ↑CHA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets29293825121
Sixers36252539125
Who led
Tyrese MaxeyPoints, last 2 games: 40, 28PHI28 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Quentin GrimesPoints, last 2 games: 10, 24PHI24 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
LaMelo BallPoints, last 2 games: 20, 27CHA27 PTS · 10 REB · 8 AST
Collin SextonPoints, last 2 games: 15, 21CHA21 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Second story · Bulls-Magic

Chicago beats Orlando, 110–98

Chicago led 83–80 after three and won by 12. Josh Giddey led Chicago with 21 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
PHI over CHA4CHI over ORL12OKC over ATL17DEN over PHX22MEM over IND25Final margin, points. Pink = CHI over ORL.
Lead changes
Hornets-Sixers9
Bulls-Magic8
Pacers-Grizzlies1
Thunder-Hawks0
Suns-Nuggets0
Shot of the night

Grimes's three with 15 seconds left breaks the tie, 125-121 final

The night in charts
Hornets-Sixers combined for 246, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Hornets-SixersHornets 121, Sixers 125
246
Suns-NuggetsSuns 111, Nuggets 133
244
Pacers-GrizzliesPacers 103, Grizzlies 128
231
Thunder-HawksThunder 117, Hawks 100
217
Bulls-MagicBulls 110, Magic 98
208
PHI won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Hornets-SixersHornets 121, Sixers 125
+4 PHI
Bulls-MagicBulls 110, Magic 98
+12 CHI
Thunder-HawksThunder 117, Hawks 100
+17 OKC
Suns-NuggetsSuns 111, Nuggets 133
+22 DEN
Pacers-GrizzliesPacers 103, Grizzlies 128
+25 MEM
PHI erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hornets-SixersPHI won · Hornets 121, Sixers 125
10 pts
Bulls-MagicCHI won · Bulls 110, Magic 98
1 pt
SGA shot 12-of-17 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
SGAOKC · 30 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
71% (12-17)
OubrePHI · 19 PTS, 2 STL, 1 REB, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
CowardMEM · 27 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
ChetOKC · 31 PTS, 11 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST
67% (8-12)
MathurinIND · 26 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB
67% (8-12)
Final · Hornets-Sixers
Hornets 121Sixers 125
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets29293825121
Sixers36252539125
The story
Tyrese Maxey had 28 points and 9 assists as Philadelphia beat Charlotte 125-121

Miles Bridges led Charlotte with 18 PTS, 9 REB, 7 AST 28 PTS, 9 AST, 6 REB · 7-20 FG, 4-9 3PT

The swing

Down 10 after the third, the 76ers took the fourth 39-25.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +7+3−10+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Thunder-Hawks
Thunder 117Hawks 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder31293918117
Hawks26292520100
The story
Oklahoma City beat Atlanta 117-100 behind 30 points from Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

Onyeka Okongwu paced Atlanta: 12 REB, 11 PTS, 4 AST 30 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST · 12-17 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

A 39-25 third quarter did the most damage for the Thunder.

OKC lead by quarter
200 +5+5+19+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Nuggets
Suns 111Nuggets 133
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns28262928111
Nuggets34372933133
The story
Nikola Jokic's a 14-14-15 triple-double carried Denver past Phoenix, 133-111

For Phoenix, Dillon Brooks had 15 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST 15 AST, 14 PTS, 14 REB, 3 STL · 5-8 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 37-26, was where the Nuggets built it.

DEN lead by quarter
300 +6+17+17+22 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+18.8points, last 2 vs 2024–25 avg
Points per game
14.72024–25 avg33.5Last 2

33.5 points a game over his last two games, against 14.7 in 2024–25 (51 games). Today: 17 points in 25 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.3minutes, last 2 vs 2024–25 avg
Minutes per game
34.32024–25 avg20.0Last 2

20.0 minutes a game over his last two games, against 34.3 in 2024–25 (27 games). Today: 4 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.1minutes, today vs 2024–25 avg
Minutes per game
11.92024–25 avg26Today

26 minutes today, against 11.9 a game in 2024–25 (42 games). Line: 8 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Chet Holmgren leads the day with 31

Chet HolmgrenPoints, last 3 games: 28, 15, 31Thunder-Hawks · W
24.7 PPG season to date
31 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 3 games: 31, 18, 31Suns-Nuggets · L
26.7 PPG season to date
31 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 3 games: 35, 55, 30Thunder-Hawks · W
40.0 PPG season to date
30 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Tyrese MaxeyPoints, last 2 games: 40, 28Sixers-Hornets · W
34.0 PPG season to date
28 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
LaMelo BallPoints, last 2 games: 20, 27Hornets-Sixers · L
23.5 PPG season to date
27 PTS · 10 REB · 8 AST
Cedric CowardPoints, last 3 games: 14, 16, 27Grizzlies-Pacers · W
19.0 PPG season to date
27 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST