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Sunday, October 26, 2025Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHA trailed WAS by 11 at halftime and won 139–113.

Final · Box score
Nets107
Spurs118
Q1 SAS +7; Q2 SAS +21; Q3 SAS +7; Q4 SAS +11
Final · Box score
Celtics113
Pistons119
Q1 DET -9; Q2 DET +2; Q3 DET +13; Q4 DET +6
Final · Box score
Bucks113
Cavs118
Q1 CLE -2; Q2 CLE +9; Q3 CLE +2; Q4 CLE +5
Final · Box score
Knicks107
Heat115
Q1 MIA -3; Q2 MIA +3; Q3 MIA +7; Q4 MIA +8
Final · Box score
Hornets139
Wizards113
Q1 CHA +1; Q2 CHA -11; Q3 CHA +7; Q4 CHA +26
Final · Box score
Pacers110
Wolves114
Q1 Wolves 0; Q2 MIN -2; Q3 MIN +9; Q4 MIN +4
Final · Box score
Raptors129
Mavs139
Q1 Mavs 0; Q2 DAL -2; Q3 DAL +12; Q4 DAL +10
Final · Box score
Blazers107
Clippers114
Q1 LAC +11; Q2 LAC -5; Q3 LAC +5; Q4 LAC +7
Final · Box score
Lakers127
Kings120
Q1 LAL +9; Q2 Lakers 0; Q3 LAL +5; Q4 LAL +7
On this day · 2024–25Oct 26, 2024: 10 games. Top scorer: Nikola Jokic (Nuggets-Clippers), 41 points.
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The lead · Hornets-Wizards

LaMelo Ball posts 38-13-13 as Charlotte tops Washington

Austin Reaves goes for 51 points

Game flow · CHA margin at each break
-35-25-15-5+5+15+25+35TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+1-11+7+26CHA AHEAD ↑WAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets31204444139
Wizards30322625113
Who led
LaMelo BallPoints, last 3 games: 20, 27, 38CHA38 PTS · 13 REB · 13 AST
Miles BridgesPoints, last 3 games: 18, 18, 22CHA22 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 3 games: 9, 6, 24WAS24 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Alexandre SarrPoints, last 3 games: 10, 14, 23WAS23 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Lead changes
Raptors-Mavs25
Lakers-Kings19
Pacers-Wolves14
Knicks-Heat13
Nets-Spurs9
Hornets-Wizards7
Celtics-Pistons5
Bucks-Cavs3
The night in charts
Raptors-Mavs combined for 268, 16 more than any other game
Points by game
Raptors-MavsRaptors 129, Mavs 139
268
Hornets-WizardsHornets 139, Wizards 113
252
Lakers-KingsLakers 127, Kings 120
247
Celtics-PistonsCeltics 113, Pistons 119
232
Bucks-CavsBucks 113, Cavs 118
231
Nets-SpursNets 107, Spurs 118
225
Pacers-WolvesPacers 110, Wolves 114
224
Knicks-HeatKnicks 107, Heat 115
222
Blazers-ClippersBlazers 107, Clippers 114
221
2 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Pacers-WolvesPacers 110, Wolves 114
+4 MIN
Bucks-CavsBucks 113, Cavs 118
+5 CLE
Celtics-PistonsCeltics 113, Pistons 119
+6 DET
Blazers-ClippersBlazers 107, Clippers 114
+7 LAC
Lakers-KingsLakers 127, Kings 120
+7 LAL
Knicks-HeatKnicks 107, Heat 115
+8 MIA
Raptors-MavsRaptors 129, Mavs 139
+10 DAL
Nets-SpursNets 107, Spurs 118
+11 SAS
Hornets-WizardsHornets 139, Wizards 113
+26 CHA
CHA erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hornets-WizardsCHA won · Hornets 139, Wizards 113
11 pts
Celtics-PistonsDET won · Celtics 113, Pistons 119
9 pts
Blazers-ClippersLAC won · Blazers 107, Clippers 114
5 pts
Knicks-HeatMIA won · Knicks 107, Heat 115
3 pts
Bucks-CavsCLE won · Bucks 113, Cavs 118
2 pts
AD shot 11-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ADDAL · 25 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
79% (11-14)
HarperSAS · 20 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB, 2 STL
73% (8-11)
GiannisMIL · 40 PTS, 14 REB, 9 AST, 2 STL
70% (14-20)
SextonCHA · 20 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
HachimuraLAL · 18 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
Final · Bucks-Cavs
Bucks 113Cavs 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks31252829113
Cavs29362132118
The story
Cleveland won 118-113 despite 40 points and 14 rebounds from Giannis Antetokounmpo

Evan Mobley paced Cleveland: 23 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST 40 PTS, 14 REB, 9 AST · 14-20 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

A 36-25 second quarter erased a 2-point hole for the Cavaliers.

CLE lead by quarter
200 −2+9+2+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nets-Spurs
Nets 107Spurs 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets24243326107
Spurs31381930118
The story
Victor Wembanyama's 31 points and 14 rebounds carried San Antonio past Brooklyn, 118-107

For Brooklyn, Cam Thomas had 41 PTS, 2 REB 31 PTS, 14 REB, 6 BLK, 4 AST, 3 STL · 9-21 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 38-24, was where the Spurs built it.

SAS lead by quarter
300 +7+21+7+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hornets-Wizards
Hornets 139Wizards 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets31204444139
Wizards30322625113
The story
Miles Bridges had 22 points as Charlotte beat Washington 139-113

CJ McCollum led Washington with 24 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST 22 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST · 6-16 FG, 1-7 3PT

The swing

The Hornets won the fourth 44-25, their biggest quarter edge.

CHA lead by quarter
300 +1−11+7+26 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+13.8points, last 3 vs 2024–25 avg
Points per game
20.22024–25 avg34.0Last 3

34.0 points a game over his last three games, against 20.2 in 2024–25 (73 games). Today: 51 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.4minutes, last 2 vs 2024–25 avg
Minutes per game
26.42024–25 avg8.0Last 2

8.0 minutes a game over his last two games, against 26.4 in 2024–25 (47 games). Today: 4 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.1minutes, today vs 2024–25 avg
Minutes per game
14.92024–25 avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 14.9 a game in 2024–25 (55 games). Line: 14 points, 4 rebounds, 8 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Charlotte posts the night's biggest win

Charlotte beat Washington by 26, the widest margin of 9 games.

MIN over IND4CLE over MIL5DET over BOS6LAC over POR7LAL over SAC7MIA over NYK8DAL over TOR10SAS over BKN11CHA over WAS26Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

Austin Reaves leads the day with 51

Austin ReavesPoints, last 3 games: 26, 25, 51Lakers-Kings · W
34.0 PPG season to date
Most like it, modern era: LeBron James MIA, Feb 3, 2011: 51 PTS · 11 REB · 8 AST
51 PTS · 11 REB · 9 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 3 games: 25, 23, 41Celtics-Pistons · L
29.7 PPG season to date
Most like it, modern era: Karl Malone UTA, Mar 7, 1997: 41 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
41 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Cam ThomasPoints, last 3 games: 15, 33, 41Nets-Spurs · L
29.7 PPG season to date
Most like it, modern era: Steven Smith ATL, Jan 30, 1997: 41 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
41 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 3 games: 37, 31, 40Bucks-Cavs · L
36.0 PPG season to date
Most like it, modern era: Kevin Love MIN, Apr 14, 2014: 40 PTS · 14 REB · 9 AST
40 PTS · 14 REB · 9 AST
LaMelo BallPoints, last 3 games: 20, 27, 38Hornets-Wizards · W
28.3 PPG season to date
Most like it, modern era: Russell Westbrook OKC, Feb 3, 2017: 38 PTS · 13 REB · 12 AST
38 PTS · 13 REB · 13 AST
Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 3 games: 23, 31, 37Knicks-Heat · L
30.3 PPG season to date
37 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST