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Saturday, November 1, 2025Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAC trailed MIL by 11 after the first quarter and won 135–133.

Final · Box score
Kings135
Bucks133
Q1 SAC -11; Q2 SAC -1; Q3 SAC +6; Q4 SAC +2
Final · Box score
Wolves122
Hornets105
Q1 MIN -6; Q2 MIN -6; Q3 MIN +12; Q4 MIN +17
Final · Box score
Warriors109
Pacers114
Q1 IND -4; Q2 IND -5; Q3 IND -6; Q4 IND +5
Final · Box score
Magic125
Wizards94
Q1 ORL -3; Q2 ORL +19; Q3 ORL +28; Q4 ORL +31
Final · Box score
Rockets128
Celtics101
Q1 HOU +13; Q2 HOU +18; Q3 HOU +25; Q4 HOU +27
Final · Box score
Mavs110
Pistons122
Q1 DET -3; Q2 DET -2; Q3 DET -6; Q4 DET +12
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The lead · Kings-Bucks

Zach LaVine scores 31, Sacramento rallies past Milwaukee

Cade Cunningham goes for 21 points

Game flow · SAC margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-11-1+6+2SAC AHEAD ↑MIL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings36343827135
Bucks47243131133
Who led
Zach LaVinePoints, last 6 games: 30, 31, 32, 23, 30, 31SAC31 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 6 games: 29, 7, 21, 19, 19, 29SAC29 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 5 games: 37, 31, 40, 37, 26MIL26 PTS · 11 REB · 8 AST
Kyle KuzmaPoints, last 5 games: 12, 8, 5, 10, 22MIL22 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Warriors-Pacers

Indiana handles Golden State by 5

The Pacers won the fourth quarter 32–21. Final: 114–109. Aaron Nesmith led Indiana with 31 points, 6 rebounds and 1 assist.

The whole night · final margins
SAC over MIL2IND over GSW5DET over DAL12MIN over CHA17HOU over BOS27ORL over WAS31Final margin, points. Pink = IND over GSW.
Lead changes
Wolves-Hornets18
Mavs-Pistons16
Warriors-Pacers14
Magic-Wizards5
Rockets-Celtics0
The night in charts
Kings-Bucks combined for 268, 36 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-BucksKings 135, Bucks 133
268
Mavs-PistonsMavs 110, Pistons 122
232
Rockets-CelticsRockets 128, Celtics 101
229
Wolves-HornetsWolves 122, Hornets 105
227
Warriors-PacersWarriors 109, Pacers 114
223
Magic-WizardsMagic 125, Wizards 94
219
2 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Kings-BucksKings 135, Bucks 133
+2 SAC
Warriors-PacersWarriors 109, Pacers 114
+5 IND
Mavs-PistonsMavs 110, Pistons 122
+12 DET
Wolves-HornetsWolves 122, Hornets 105
+17 MIN
Rockets-CelticsRockets 128, Celtics 101
+27 HOU
Magic-WizardsMagic 125, Wizards 94
+31 ORL
SAC erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Kings-BucksSAC won · Kings 135, Bucks 133
11 pts
Wolves-HornetsMIN won · Wolves 122, Hornets 105
6 pts
Warriors-PacersIND won · Warriors 109, Pacers 114
6 pts
Mavs-PistonsDET won · Mavs 110, Pistons 122
6 pts
Magic-WizardsORL won · Magic 125, Wizards 94
3 pts
Duren shot 13-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DurenDET · 33 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
81% (13-16)
KDHOU · 26 PTS, 4 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
Wendell Carter Jr.ORL · 16 PTS, 12 REB, 2 BLK
70% (7-10)
KuzmaMIL · 22 PTS, 1 REB, 1 AST
69% (9-13)
GeorgeWAS · 17 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
67% (8-12)
Final · Kings-Bucks
Kings 135Bucks 133
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings36343827135
Bucks47243131133
The story
Domantas Sabonis had 24 points and 13 rebounds as Sacramento beat Milwaukee 135-133

Ryan Rollins led Milwaukee with 16 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB 24 PTS, 13 REB, 6 AST · 8-13 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

Down 11 after the first, the Kings took the second 34-24.

SAC lead by quarter
200 −11−1+6+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Giannis Antetokounmpo led the game in fantasy with 56.7 FPTS (26 PTS, 11 REB, 8 AST)

Final · Warriors-Pacers
Warriors 109Pacers 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors32263021109
Pacers28252932114
The story
Quenton Jackson's 25 points and 10 assists carried Indiana past Golden State, 114-109

For Golden State, Jimmy Butler had 20 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB 25 PTS, 10 AST, 6 REB, 3 STL · 10-16 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

The Pacers trailed by 6 going into the fourth, then won it 32-21.

IND lead by quarter
200 −4−5−6+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Mavs-Pistons
Mavs 110Pistons 122
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs30313217110
Pistons27322835122
The story
Detroit beat Dallas 122-110 behind 15 points from Ausar Thompson

Cooper Flagg paced Dallas: 16 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST 15 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST · 6-12 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

A 35-17 fourth quarter erased a 6-point hole for the Pistons.

DET lead by quarter
200 −3−2−6+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.0Season avg16.2Last 5

16.2 points a game over his last five games, against 11.0 in 5 earlier games. Today: 31 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.5Season avg16.7Last 3

16.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.5 in 4 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.2Season avg23Today

23 minutes today, against 7.2 a game in 5 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Jalen Duren leads the day with 33

Jalen DurenPoints, last 6 games: 15, 6, 24, 8, 21, 33Pistons-Mavs · W
17.8 PPG season to date · +18.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high33 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
D'Angelo RussellPoints, last 6 games: 6, 1, 24, 9, 14, 31Mavs-Pistons · L
14.2 PPG season to date · +20.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Aaron NesmithPoints, last 6 games: 5, 15, 18, 5, 12, 31Pacers-Warriors · W
14.3 PPG season to date · +20.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high31 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Zach LaVinePoints, last 6 games: 30, 31, 32, 23, 30, 31Kings-Bucks · W
29.5 PPG season to date · +1.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Miles BridgesPoints, last 6 games: 18, 18, 22, 17, 16, 30Hornets-Wolves · L
20.2 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Julius RandlePoints, last 6 games: 19, 26, 31, 24, 33, 30Wolves-Hornets · W
27.2 PPG season to date · +3.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST