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Friday, October 31, 2025Regular season · NBA Cup · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed MEM by 14 at halftime and won 117–112.

Final · Cup · Box score
Hawks128
Pacers108
Q1 ATL +3; Q2 ATL +4; Q3 ATL +21; Q4 ATL +20
Final · Cup · Box score
Celtics109
Sixers108
Q1 BOS +13; Q2 BOS +11; Q3 BOS +7; Q4 BOS +1
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Raptors112
Cavs101
Q1 TOR +8; Q2 TOR +5; Q3 TOR +4; Q4 TOR +11
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Knicks125
Bulls135
Q1 CHI +8; Q2 CHI +19; Q3 CHI +9; Q4 CHI +10
Final · Cup · Box score
Lakers117
Grizzlies112
Q1 LAL +4; Q2 LAL -14; Q3 LAL -2; Q4 LAL +5
Final · Cup · Box score
Jazz96
Suns118
Q1 PHX +20; Q2 PHX +14; Q3 PHX +16; Q4 PHX +22
Final · Cup · Box score
Nuggets107
Blazers109
Q1 POR -8; Q2 POR -4; Q3 POR -10; Q4 POR +2
Final · Cup · Box score
Pelicans124
Clippers126
Q1 LAC -2; Q2 LAC +8; Q3 LAC +10; Q4 LAC +2
On this day · 2024–25Oct 31, 2024: 4 games. Top scorer: Devin Booker (Suns-Clippers), 40 points.
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The lead · NBA Cup · Lakers-Grizzlies

Luka Doncic scores 44 as Lakers beat Memphis

Kawhi Leonard goes for 34 points

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+4-14-2+5LAL AHEAD ↑MEM AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers31243428117
Grizzlies27422221112
Who led
Luka DoncicPoints, last 3 games: 43, 49, 44LAL44 PTS · 12 REB · 6 AST
Austin ReavesPoints, last 6 games: 26, 25, 51, 41, 28, 21LAL21 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Jaylen WellsPoints, last 6 games: 14, 9, 5, 10, 9, 16MEM16 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Jock LandalePoints, last 6 games: 10, 4, 8, 17, 6, 16MEM16 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Lakers-Grizzlies15
Raptors-Cavs11
Hawks-Pacers10
Nuggets-Blazers9
Pelicans-Clippers5
Jazz-Suns4
Celtics-Sixers0
Shot of the night

Kawhi's jumper at the buzzer breaks the tie, 126-124 final

The night in charts
Knicks-Bulls combined for 260, 10 more than any other game
Points by game
Knicks-BullsKnicks 125, Bulls 135
260
Pelicans-ClippersPelicans 124, Clippers 126
250
Hawks-PacersHawks 128, Pacers 108
236
Lakers-GrizzliesLakers 117, Grizzlies 112
229
Celtics-SixersCeltics 109, Sixers 108
217
Nuggets-BlazersNuggets 107, Blazers 109
216
Jazz-SunsJazz 96, Suns 118
214
Raptors-CavsRaptors 112, Cavs 101
213
4 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Celtics-SixersCeltics 109, Sixers 108
+1 BOS
Nuggets-BlazersNuggets 107, Blazers 109
+2 POR
Pelicans-ClippersPelicans 124, Clippers 126
+2 LAC
Lakers-GrizzliesLakers 117, Grizzlies 112
+5 LAL
Knicks-BullsKnicks 125, Bulls 135
+10 CHI
Raptors-CavsRaptors 112, Cavs 101
+11 TOR
Hawks-PacersHawks 128, Pacers 108
+20 ATL
Jazz-SunsJazz 96, Suns 118
+22 PHX
LAL erased a 14-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Lakers-GrizzliesLAL won · Lakers 117, Grizzlies 112
14 pts
Nuggets-BlazersPOR won · Nuggets 107, Blazers 109
10 pts
Pelicans-ClippersLAC won · Pelicans 124, Clippers 126
2 pts
Dosunmu shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DosunmuCHI · 22 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
OGNYK · 26 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
77% (10-13)
JokicDEN · 21 PTS, 14 REB, 9 AST, 2 BLK
70% (7-10)
Derrick Jones Jr.LAC · 16 PTS, 3 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
KawhiLAC · 34 PTS, 6 STL, 5 REB, 5 AST
69% (11-16)
Final · Nuggets-Blazers
Nuggets 107Blazers 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets26312426107
Blazers18351838109
The story
Deni Avdija's 23 points carried Portland past Denver, 109-107

For Denver, Jamal Murray had 22 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 23 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST · 7-13 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The Trail Blazers trailed by 10 going into the fourth, then won it 38-26.

POR lead by quarter
200 −8−4−10+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Nikola Jokic was the fantasy play: 58.3 FPTS on 21 PTS, 14 REB, 9 AST

Final · Pelicans-Clippers
Pelicans 124Clippers 126
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pelicans28312540124
Clippers26412732126
The story
LA beat New Orleans 126-124 behind 24 points and 14 assists from James Harden

Jeremiah Fears paced New Orleans: 13 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB 24 PTS, 14 AST, 5 REB · 8-19 FG, 4-13 3PT

The swing

A 41-31 second quarter erased a 2-point hole for the Clippers.

LAC lead by quarter
200 −2+8+10+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Lakers-Grizzlies
Lakers 117Grizzlies 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers31243428117
Grizzlies27422221112
The story
Austin Reaves had 21 points as Los Angeles beat Memphis 117-112

Jock Landale led Memphis with 16 PTS, 5 REB 21 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST · 5-14 FG, 2-8 3PT

The swing

Down 14 after the second, the Lakers took the third 34-22.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +4−14−2+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+17.1points, last 3 vs 2024–25 avg
Points per game
28.22024–25 avg45.3Last 3

45.3 points a game over his last three games, against 28.2 in 2024–25 (50 games). Today: 44 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.7minutes, last 3 vs 2024–25 avg
Minutes per game
32.02024–25 avg20.3Last 3

20.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.0 in 2024–25 (53 games). Today: 9 points in 21 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.5Season avg27Today

27 minutes today, against 11.5 a game in 4 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 8 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Phoenix by 22.

BOS over PHI1POR over DEN2LAC over NOP2LAL over MEM5CHI over NYK10TOR over CLE11ATL over IND20PHX over UTA22Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Top performances

Luka Doncic leads the day with 44

Luka DoncicPoints, last 3 games: 43, 49, 44Lakers-Grizzlies · W
45.3 PPG season to date
Most like it, modern era: Tracy McGrady ORL, Nov 9, 2001: 44 PTS · 13 REB · 6 AST
44 PTS · 12 REB · 6 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 6 games: 31, 18, 31, 34, 32, 36Suns-Jazz · W
30.3 PPG season to date · +6.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 5 games: 10, 27, 30, 18, 34Clippers-Pelicans · W
23.8 PPG season to date
34 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Lauri MarkkanenPoints, last 5 games: 20, 33, 51, 32, 33Jazz-Suns · L
33.8 PPG season to date
33 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Josh GiddeyPoints, last 5 games: 19, 21, 18, 20, 32Bulls-Knicks · W
22.0 PPG season to date
Career high32 PTS · 10 REB · 9 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 6 games: 25, 23, 41, 15, 30, 32Celtics-Sixers · W
27.7 PPG season to date · +5.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST