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Monday, October 27, 2025Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 8 points, by DEN (vs MIN) and CHI (vs ATL).

Final · Box score
Cavs116
Pistons95
Q1 CLE +9; Q2 CLE +22; Q3 CLE +24; Q4 CLE +21
Final · Box score
Magic124
Sixers136
Q1 PHI +5; Q2 PHI +12; Q3 PHI +7; Q4 PHI +12
Final · Box score
Hawks123
Bulls128
Q1 CHI -8; Q2 CHI -1; Q3 CHI +6; Q4 CHI +5
Final · Box score
Nets109
Rockets137
Q1 HOU +17; Q2 HOU +11; Q3 HOU +26; Q4 HOU +28
Final · Box score
Celtics122
Pelicans90
Q1 BOS +8; Q2 BOS +11; Q3 BOS +9; Q4 BOS +32
Final · Box score
Raptors103
Spurs121
Q1 SAS +12; Q2 SAS +19; Q3 SAS +17; Q4 SAS +18
Final · Box score
Thunder101
Mavs94
Q1 OKC +4; Q2 OKC +6; Q3 OKC +18; Q4 OKC +7
Final · OT · Box score
Suns134
Jazz138
Q1 UTA +12; Q2 UTA +3; Q3 UTA +8; Q4 Jazz 0; OT1 UTA +4
Final · Box score
Nuggets127
Wolves114
Q1 DEN +4; Q2 DEN -8; Q3 DEN +8; Q4 DEN +13
Final · Box score
Grizzlies118
Warriors131
Q1 GSW -1; Q2 GSW +4; Q3 GSW +16; Q4 GSW +13
Final · Box score
Blazers122
Lakers108
Q1 POR +4; Q2 POR +6; Q3 POR +12; Q4 POR +14
On this day · 2024–25Oct 27, 2024: 5 games. Top scorer: Tyrese Maxey (Sixers-Pacers), 45 points.
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The lead · Hawks-Bulls

Chicago climbs back to beat Atlanta

Lauri Markkanen goes for 51 points

Game flow · CHI margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-1+6+5CHI AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks35233431123
Bulls27304130128
Who led
Ayo DosunmuPoints, last 3 games: 14, 15, 21CHI21 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Josh GiddeyPoints, last 3 games: 19, 21, 18CHI18 PTS · 13 REB · 5 AST
Kristaps PorzingisPoints, last 2 games: 20, 27ATL27 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Jalen JohnsonPoints, last 3 games: 22, 12, 25ATL25 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Lead changes
Hawks-Bulls15
Blazers-Lakers9
Cavs-Pistons8
Grizzlies-Warriors6
Suns-Jazz4
Nuggets-Wolves4
Magic-Sixers3
Celtics-Pelicans2
Raptors-Spurs0
Thunder-Mavs0
The night in charts
Suns-Jazz combined for 272, 12 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-JazzSuns 134, Jazz 138 · OT
272
Magic-SixersMagic 124, Sixers 136
260
Hawks-BullsHawks 123, Bulls 128
251
Grizzlies-WarriorsGrizzlies 118, Warriors 131
249
Nets-RocketsNets 109, Rockets 137
246
Nuggets-WolvesNuggets 127, Wolves 114
241
Blazers-LakersBlazers 122, Lakers 108
230
Raptors-SpursRaptors 103, Spurs 121
224
Celtics-PelicansCeltics 122, Pelicans 90
212
Cavs-PistonsCavs 116, Pistons 95
211
Thunder-MavsThunder 101, Mavs 94
195
2 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Suns-JazzSuns 134, Jazz 138 · OT
+4 UTA
Hawks-BullsHawks 123, Bulls 128
+5 CHI
Thunder-MavsThunder 101, Mavs 94
+7 OKC
Magic-SixersMagic 124, Sixers 136
+12 PHI
Nuggets-WolvesNuggets 127, Wolves 114
+13 DEN
Grizzlies-WarriorsGrizzlies 118, Warriors 131
+13 GSW
Blazers-LakersBlazers 122, Lakers 108
+14 POR
Raptors-SpursRaptors 103, Spurs 121
+18 SAS
Cavs-PistonsCavs 116, Pistons 95
+21 CLE
Nets-RocketsNets 109, Rockets 137
+28 HOU
Celtics-PelicansCeltics 122, Pelicans 90
+32 BOS
DEN rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nuggets-WolvesDEN won · Nuggets 127, Wolves 114
8 pts
Hawks-BullsCHI won · Hawks 123, Bulls 128
8 pts
Grizzlies-WarriorsGSW won · Grizzlies 118, Warriors 131
1 pt
Jokic shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
JokicDEN · 25 PTS, 19 REB, 10 AST, 2 STL
90% (9-10)
KesslerUTA · 25 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST, 4 BLK
75% (9-12)
OkongwuATL · 18 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
MannBKN · 21 PTS, 6 REB
73% (8-11)
HartensteinOKC · 16 PTS, 12 REB, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
Final · Suns-Jazz
Suns 134Jazz 138
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Suns2734253810134
Jazz3925303014138
The story
Walker Kessler had 25 points and 11 rebounds as Utah beat Phoenix 138-134 in OT

Royce O'Neale led Phoenix with 17 PTS, 13 REB, 7 AST 25 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST, 4 BLK · 9-12 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The Jazz won the first 39-27, their biggest quarter edge.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +12+3+80+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Magic-Sixers
Magic 124Sixers 136
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic28323430124
Sixers33392935136
The story
Philadelphia beat Orlando 136-124 behind 43 points and 8 assists from Tyrese Maxey

Paolo Banchero paced Orlando: 32 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST 43 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB · 15-32 FG, 4-11 3PT

The swing

A 39-32 second quarter did the most damage for the 76ers.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +5+12+7+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Wolves
Nuggets 127Wolves 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets34234525127
Wolves30352920114
The story
Nikola Jokic's a 25-19-10 triple-double carried Denver past Minnesota, 127-114

For Minnesota, Julius Randle had 24 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST 25 PTS, 19 REB, 10 AST · 9-10 FG

The swing

The Nuggets trailed by 8 going into the third, then won it 45-29.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +4−8+8+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+15.7points, last 3 vs 2024–25 avg
Points per game
19.02024–25 avg34.7Last 3

34.7 points a game over his last three games, against 19.0 in 2024–25 (47 games). Today: 51 points in 45 minutes.

Losing minutes
−19.4minutes, last 3 vs 2024–25 avg
Minutes per game
26.42024–25 avg7.0Last 3

7.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.4 in 2024–25 (47 games). Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.8minutes, today vs 2024–25 avg
Minutes per game
6.22024–25 avg28Today

28 minutes today, against 6.2 a game in 2024–25 (45 games). Line: 15 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Eleven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 4. Widest: Boston by 32.

UTA over PHX4CHI over ATL5OKC over DAL7PHI over ORL12DEN over MIN13GSW over MEM13POR over LAL14SAS over TOR18CLE over DET21HOU over BKN28BOS over NOP32Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Lauri Markkanen leads the day with 51

Lauri MarkkanenPoints, last 3 games: 20, 33, 51Jazz-Suns · W
34.7 PPG season to date
Most like it, modern era: Karl Malone UTA, Dec 9, 1995: 51 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Career high51 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Tyrese MaxeyPoints, last 3 games: 40, 28, 43Sixers-Magic · W
37.0 PPG season to date
Most like it, modern era: Damian Lillard POR, Dec 17, 2021: 43 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
43 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 3 games: 25, 23, 43Nuggets-Wolves · W
30.3 PPG season to date
Most like it, modern era: Jalen Rose IND, Oct 30, 2001: 43 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
43 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Austin ReavesPoints, last 4 games: 26, 25, 51, 41Lakers-Blazers · L
35.8 PPG season to date
Most like it, modern era: Michael Jordan CHI, May 19, 1998: 41 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
41 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 4 games: 31, 35, 24, 35Cavs-Pistons · W
31.2 PPG season to date
35 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 4 games: 31, 18, 31, 34Suns-Jazz · L
28.5 PPG season to date
34 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST