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Tuesday, October 28, 2025Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHI trailed WAS by 16 after three quarters and won 139–134.

Final · OT · Box score
Sixers139
Wizards134
Q1 PHI -8; Q2 PHI -4; Q3 PHI -16; Q4 Sixers 0; OT1 PHI +5
Final · Box score
Hornets117
Heat144
Q1 MIA +3; Q2 MIA +16; Q3 MIA +17; Q4 MIA +27
Final · Box score
Knicks111
Bucks121
Q1 MIL +1; Q2 MIL -12; Q3 MIL +3; Q4 MIL +10
Final · Box score
Kings101
Thunder107
Q1 OKC -5; Q2 OKC -4; Q3 OKC -3; Q4 OKC +6
Final · Box score
Clippers79
Warriors98
Q1 GSW +8; Q2 GSW -3; Q3 GSW +15; Q4 GSW +19
On this day · 2024–25Oct 28, 2024: 11 games. Top scorer: Paolo Banchero (Magic-Pacers), 50 points.
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The lead · Sixers-Wizards

Tyrese Maxey scores 39, Philadelphia wins in overtime

Giannis Antetokounmpo goes for 37 points

Game flow · PHI margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-8-4-160+5PHI AHEAD ↑WAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Sixers3236263213139
Wizards403238168134
Who led
Tyrese MaxeyPoints, last 4 games: 40, 28, 43, 39PHI39 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 3 games: 4, 20, 25PHI25 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Alexandre SarrPoints, last 4 games: 10, 14, 23, 31WAS31 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
KyShawn GeorgePoints, last 4 games: 21, 34, 6, 20WAS20 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Second story · Knicks-Bucks

Milwaukee fights back from 12 down against New York

Final: 121–111, after trailing by 12 at the half. Giannis Antetokounmpo led Milwaukee with 37 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Bucks-Knicks
Giannis Antetokounmpo · MILJalen Brunson · NYKPTS3736REB84AST73Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Hornets-Heat8
Kings-Thunder8
Sixers-Wizards4
Clippers-Warriors2
The night in charts
Sixers-Wizards combined for 273, 12 more than any other game
Points by game
Sixers-WizardsSixers 139, Wizards 134 · OT
273
Hornets-HeatHornets 117, Heat 144
261
Knicks-BucksKnicks 111, Bucks 121
232
Kings-ThunderKings 101, Thunder 107
208
Clippers-WarriorsClippers 79, Warriors 98
177
PHI won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Sixers-WizardsSixers 139, Wizards 134 · OT
+5 PHI
Kings-ThunderKings 101, Thunder 107
+6 OKC
Knicks-BucksKnicks 111, Bucks 121
+10 MIL
Clippers-WarriorsClippers 79, Warriors 98
+19 GSW
Hornets-HeatHornets 117, Heat 144
+27 MIA
PHI erased a 16-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Sixers-WizardsPHI won · Sixers 139, Wizards 134 · OT
16 pts
Knicks-BucksMIL won · Knicks 111, Bucks 121
12 pts
Kings-ThunderOKC won · Kings 101, Thunder 107
5 pts
Clippers-WarriorsGSW won · Clippers 79, Warriors 98
3 pts
Jimmy shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
JimmyGSW · 21 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST
75% (9-12)
GiannisMIL · 37 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST, 2 BLK
73% (16-22)
RollinsMIL · 25 PTS, 4 AST, 4 STL, 2 REB
73% (8-11)
JaquezMIA · 28 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
SextonCHA · 18 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB
64% (7-11)
Final · Sixers-Wizards
Sixers 139Wizards 134
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Sixers3236263213139
Wizards403238168134
The story
Quentin Grimes had 23 points as Philadelphia beat Washington 139-134 in OT

KyShawn George led Washington with 20 PTS, 9 REB, 7 AST 23 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL · 7-17 FG, 3-10 3PT

The swing

Down 16 after the third, the 76ers took the fourth 32-16.

PHI lead by quarter
200 −8−4−160+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Kings-Thunder
Kings 101Thunder 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings29332118101
Thunder24342227107
The story
Oklahoma City beat Sacramento 107-101 behind 31 points from Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

Domantas Sabonis paced Sacramento: 18 REB, 10 PTS, 3 AST 31 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK · 14-26 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

A 27-18 fourth quarter erased a 3-point hole for the Thunder.

OKC lead by quarter
200 −5−4−3+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Knicks-Bucks
Knicks 111Bucks 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks26452020111
Bucks27323527121
The story
Ryan Rollins' 25 points carried Milwaukee past New York, 121-111

For New York, Jalen Brunson had 36 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST 25 PTS, 4 AST, 4 STL, 2 REB · 8-11 FG, 4-4 3PT

The swing

The Bucks trailed by 12 going into the third, then won it 35-20.

MIL lead by quarter
200 +1−12+3+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Losing minutes
−12.9minutes, last 3 vs 2024–25 avg
Minutes per game
37.62024–25 avg24.7Last 3

24.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 37.6 in 2024–25 (77 games). Today: 3 points in 26 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
5.7Season avg31Today

31 minutes today, against 5.7 a game in 3 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists.

Cooling off
−8.3points, last 3 vs 2024–25 avg
Points per game
19.02024–25 avg10.7Last 3

10.7 points a game over his last three games, against 19.0 in 2024–25 (71 games). Today: 10 points in 35 minutes.

Top performances

Tyrese Maxey leads the day with 39

Tyrese MaxeyPoints, last 4 games: 40, 28, 43, 39Sixers-Wizards · W
37.5 PPG season to date
39 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 4 games: 37, 31, 40, 37Bucks-Knicks · W
36.2 PPG season to date
37 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 4 games: 23, 31, 37, 36Knicks-Bucks · L
31.8 PPG season to date
36 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Alexandre SarrPoints, last 4 games: 10, 14, 23, 31Wizards-Sixers · L
19.5 PPG season to date
31 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 5 games: 35, 55, 30, 23, 31Thunder-Kings · W
34.8 PPG season to date
31 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Jaime Jaquez Jr.Points, last 4 games: 13, 17, 17, 28Heat-Hornets · W
18.8 PPG season to date
28 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST