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Wednesday, October 29, 2025Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Blazers trailed Jazz by 10 after the first quarter and won 136–134.

Final · Box score
Rockets139
Raptors121
Q1 Rockets +9; Q2 Rockets +7; Q3 Rockets +15; Q4 Rockets +18
Final · Box score
Cavs105
Celtics125
Q1 Celtics -2; Q2 Celtics +15; Q3 Celtics +13; Q4 Celtics +20
Final · Box score
Magic116
Pistons135
Q1 Pistons -7; Q2 Pistons +1; Q3 Pistons +9; Q4 Pistons +19
Final · Box score
Hawks117
Nets112
Q1 Hawks +7; Q2 Hawks +13; Q3 Hawks +11; Q4 Hawks +5
Final · Box score
Kings113
Bulls126
Q1 Bulls +3; Q2 Bulls -2; Q3 Bulls +10; Q4 Bulls +13
Final · Box score
Pacers105
Mavs107
Q1 Mavs -5; Q2 Mavs -3; Q3 Mavs +7; Q4 Mavs +2
Final · Box score
Pelicans88
Nuggets122
Q1 Nuggets +9; Q2 Nuggets +6; Q3 Nuggets +34; Q4 Nuggets +34
Final · Box score
Blazers136
Jazz134
Q1 Blazers -10; Q2 Blazers +6; Q3 Blazers +19; Q4 Blazers +2
Final · Box score
Lakers116
Wolves115
Q1 Lakers -2; Q2 Lakers +4; Q3 Lakers +11; Q4 Lakers +1
Final · Box score
Grizzlies114
Suns113
Q1 Grizzlies +1; Q2 Grizzlies -4; Q3 Grizzlies +3; Q4 Grizzlies +1
On this day · 2024–25Oct 29, 2024: 4 games. Top scorer: Anthony Edwards (Wolves-Mavs), 37 points.
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The lead · Blazers-Jazz

Portland turns it around against Utah

Cade Cunningham goes for 30 points

Game flow · Blazers margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10+6+19+2Blazers AHEAD ↑Jazz AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers33463819136
Jazz43302536134
Who led
Jrue HolidayPoints, last 5 games: 14, 12, 21, 24, 27Blazers27 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Deni AvdijaPoints, last 5 games: 20, 26, 23, 25, 19Blazers19 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Lauri MarkkanenPoints, last 4 games: 20, 33, 51, 32Jazz32 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Keyonte GeorgePoints, last 4 games: 16, 18, 26, 29Jazz29 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Lead changes
Grizzlies-Suns15
Cavs-Celtics9
Rockets-Raptors6
Lakers-Wolves6
Kings-Bulls5
Pacers-Mavs5
Magic-Pistons3
Hawks-Nets3
Blazers-Jazz3
Pelicans-Nuggets0
Shot of the night

Reaves's floater with 1.1 seconds left puts the Lakers ahead, 116-115 final

The night in charts
Blazers-Jazz combined for 270, 10 more than any other game
Points by game
Blazers-JazzBlazers 136, Jazz 134
270
Rockets-RaptorsRockets 139, Raptors 121
260
Magic-PistonsMagic 116, Pistons 135
251
Kings-BullsKings 113, Bulls 126
239
Lakers-WolvesLakers 116, Wolves 115
231
Cavs-CelticsCavs 105, Celtics 125
230
Hawks-NetsHawks 117, Nets 112
229
Grizzlies-SunsGrizzlies 114, Suns 113
227
Pacers-MavsPacers 105, Mavs 107
212
Pelicans-NuggetsPelicans 88, Nuggets 122
210
5 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Lakers-WolvesLakers 116, Wolves 115
+1 Lakers
Grizzlies-SunsGrizzlies 114, Suns 113
+1 Grizzlies
Pacers-MavsPacers 105, Mavs 107
+2 Mavs
Blazers-JazzBlazers 136, Jazz 134
+2 Blazers
Hawks-NetsHawks 117, Nets 112
+5 Hawks
Kings-BullsKings 113, Bulls 126
+13 Bulls
Rockets-RaptorsRockets 139, Raptors 121
+18 Rockets
Magic-PistonsMagic 116, Pistons 135
+19 Pistons
Cavs-CelticsCavs 105, Celtics 125
+20 Celtics
Pelicans-NuggetsPelicans 88, Nuggets 122
+34 Nuggets
Blazers erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Blazers-JazzBlazers won · Blazers 136, Jazz 134
10 pts
Magic-PistonsPistons won · Magic 116, Pistons 135
7 pts
Pacers-MavsMavs won · Pacers 105, Mavs 107
5 pts
Grizzlies-SunsGrizzlies won · Grizzlies 114, Suns 113
4 pts
Cavs-CelticsCeltics won · Cavs 105, Celtics 125
2 pts
LaRavia shot 10-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
LaRaviaLakers · 27 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
91% (10-11)
Mark WilliamsSuns · 20 PTS, 12 REB, 4 STL, 1 AST
75% (9-12)
TysonCavs · 19 PTS, 5 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
AytonLakers · 17 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
MonkKings · 15 PTS, 1 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Final · Lakers-Wolves
Lakers 116Wolves 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers32303519116
Wolves34242829115
The story
Los Angeles beat Minnesota 116-115 behind 28 points and 16 assists from Austin Reaves

Jaden McDaniels paced Minnesota: 30 PTS, 7 REB 28 PTS, 16 AST, 1 REB · 9-24 FG, 3-11 3PT

The swing

A 35-28 third quarter did the most damage for the Lakers.

Lakers lead by quarter
200 −2+4+11+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Jazz
Blazers 136Jazz 134
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers33463819136
Jazz43302536134
The story
Jrue Holiday had 27 points and 8 assists as Portland beat Utah 136-134

Walker Kessler led Utah with 18 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST 27 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB · 10-16 FG, 3-8 3PT

The swing

Down 10 after the first, the Trail Blazers took the second 46-30.

Blazers lead by quarter
200 −10+6+19+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Lauri Markkanen led the game in fantasy with 59.0 FPTS (32 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST)

Final · Pacers-Mavs
Pacers 105Mavs 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers30251931105
Mavs25272926107
The story
Brandon Williams' 20 points carried Dallas past Indiana, 107-105

For Indiana, RayJ Dennis had 17 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST 20 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST · 9-14 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The Mavericks trailed by 3 going into the third, then won it 29-19.

Mavs lead by quarter
200 −5−3+7+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Pascal Siakam was the fantasy play: 51.1 FPTS on 27 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST

Fantasy angle
Losing minutes
−16.3minutes, last 3 vs 2024–25 avg
Minutes per game
21.32024–25 avg5.0Last 3

5.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.3 in 2024–25 (65 games). Today: 6 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.0Season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 15.0 a game in 3 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 1 rebounds, 1 assists.

Cooling off
−6.1points, last 2 vs 2024–25 avg
Points per game
12.12024–25 avg6.0Last 2

6.0 points a game over his last two games, against 12.1 in 2024–25 (66 games). Today: 4 points in 16 minutes.

Second story · the whole slate

Four close finishes and one Nuggets rout

Four of 10 games were decided by four points or fewer. Denver beat New Orleans by 34.

Lakers over Wolves1Grizzlies over Suns1Mavs over Pacers2Blazers over Jazz2Hawks over Nets5Bulls over Kings13Rockets over Raptors18Pistons over Magic19Celtics over Cavs20Nuggets over Pelicans34Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Top performances

Julius Randle leads the day with 33

Julius RandlePoints, last 5 games: 19, 26, 31, 24, 33Wolves-Lakers · L
26.6 PPG season to date
33 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Michael Porter Jr.Points, last 5 games: 12, 31, 15, 18, 32Nets-Hawks · L
21.6 PPG season to date
32 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 5 games: 31, 18, 31, 34, 32Suns-Grizzlies · L
29.2 PPG season to date
32 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Lauri MarkkanenPoints, last 4 games: 20, 33, 51, 32Jazz-Blazers · L
34.0 PPG season to date
32 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Scottie BarnesPoints, last 5 games: 22, 17, 33, 8, 31Raptors-Rockets · L
22.2 PPG season to date
31 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 4 games: 23, 37, 19, 31Rockets-Raptors · W
27.5 PPG season to date
31 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST