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Sunday, November 2, 2025Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Cavs trailed Hawks by 2 at halftime and won 117–109.

Final · Box score
Pelicans106
Thunder137
Q1 Thunder +17; Q2 Thunder +23; Q3 Thunder +26; Q4 Thunder +31
Final · Box score
Sixers129
Nets105
Q1 Sixers +3; Q2 Sixers +18; Q3 Sixers +12; Q4 Sixers +24
Final · Box score
Jazz103
Hornets126
Q1 Hornets +14; Q2 Hornets +23; Q3 Hornets +18; Q4 Hornets +23
Final · Box score
Hawks109
Cavs117
Q1 Cavs +9; Q2 Cavs -2; Q3 Cavs +2; Q4 Cavs +8
Final · Box score
Grizzlies104
Raptors117
Q1 Raptors +3; Q2 Raptors +6; Q3 Raptors +13; Q4 Raptors +13
Final · Box score
Bulls116
Knicks128
Q1 Knicks +10; Q2 Knicks +8; Q3 Knicks +16; Q4 Knicks +12
Final · Box score
Spurs118
Suns130
Q1 Suns +7; Q2 Suns +18; Q3 Suns +24; Q4 Suns +12
Final · Box score
Heat120
Lakers130
Q1 Lakers +7; Q2 Lakers +14; Q3 Lakers +4; Q4 Lakers +10
On this day · 2024–25Nov 2, 2024: 10 games. Top scorer: Damian Lillard (Bucks-Cavs), 41 points.
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The lead · Hawks-Cavs

Donovan Mitchell hits eight threes, Cleveland tops Atlanta

Scottie Barnes goes for 19 points

Game flow · Cavs margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+9-2+2+8Cavs AHEAD ↑Hawks AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks22302433109
Cavs31192839117
Who led
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 6 games: 31, 35, 24, 35, 15, 37Cavs37 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
De'Andre HunterPoints, last 5 games: 16, 13, 18, 26, 19Cavs19 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Jalen JohnsonPoints, last 6 games: 22, 12, 25, 23, 22, 23Hawks23 PTS · 13 REB · 5 AST
Dyson DanielsPoints, last 7 games: 4, 6, 8, 2, 7, 18, 18Hawks18 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Thunder posts the night's biggest win

Thunder beat New Orleans by 31, the widest margin of 8 games.

Cavs over Hawks8Lakers over Heat10Knicks over Bulls12Suns over Spurs12Raptors over Grizzlies13Hornets over Jazz23Sixers over Nets24Thunder over Pelicans31Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Pelicans-Thunder5
Spurs-Suns5
Sixers-Nets4
Hawks-Cavs4
Bulls-Knicks4
Grizzlies-Raptors2
Heat-Lakers0
The night in charts
Heat-Lakers combined for 250, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Heat-LakersHeat 120, Lakers 130
250
Spurs-SunsSpurs 118, Suns 130
248
Bulls-KnicksBulls 116, Knicks 128
244
Pelicans-ThunderPelicans 106, Thunder 137
243
Sixers-NetsSixers 129, Nets 105
234
Jazz-HornetsJazz 103, Hornets 126
229
Hawks-CavsHawks 109, Cavs 117
226
Grizzlies-RaptorsGrizzlies 104, Raptors 117
221
Cavs won the closest game by 8
Closest finishes
Hawks-CavsHawks 109, Cavs 117
+8 Cavs
Heat-LakersHeat 120, Lakers 130
+10 Lakers
Bulls-KnicksBulls 116, Knicks 128
+12 Knicks
Spurs-SunsSpurs 118, Suns 130
+12 Suns
Grizzlies-RaptorsGrizzlies 104, Raptors 117
+13 Raptors
Jazz-HornetsJazz 103, Hornets 126
+23 Hornets
Sixers-NetsSixers 129, Nets 105
+24 Sixers
Pelicans-ThunderPelicans 106, Thunder 137
+31 Thunder
LaRavia shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
LaRaviaLakers · 25 PTS, 8 REB, 4 STL, 3 AST
77% (10-13)
ClaxtonNets · 19 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 3 BLK
73% (8-11)
MannNets · 17 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL
70% (7-10)
JaquezHeat · 31 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST
69% (11-16)
IngramRaptors · 26 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 1 BLK
67% (10-15)
Final · Heat-Lakers
Heat 120Lakers 130
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat36273522120
Lakers43342528130
The story
Luka Doncic had a 29-11-10 triple-double as Los Angeles beat Miami 130-120

Bam Adebayo led Miami with 17 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST 29 PTS, 11 REB, 10 AST, 3 STL · 9-22 FG, 1-11 3PT

The swing

The Lakers won the first 43-36, their biggest quarter edge.

Lakers lead by quarter
200 +7+14+4+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bulls-Knicks
Bulls 116Knicks 128
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls24362927116
Knicks34343723128
The story
Jalen Brunson's 31 points carried New York past Chicago, 128-116

For Chicago, Nikola Vucevic had 17 PTS, 14 REB, 4 AST 31 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST · 10-22 FG, 4-11 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 34-24, was where the Knicks built it.

Knicks lead by quarter
200 +10+8+16+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Josh Giddey was the fantasy play: 56.7 FPTS on 23 PTS, 12 AST, 11 REB

Final · Jazz-Hornets
Jazz 103Hornets 126
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz25233817103
Hornets39323322126
The story
Charlotte beat Utah 126-103 behind 29 points from Miles Bridges

Lauri Markkanen paced Utah: 29 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST 29 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB · 7-18 FG, 3-10 3PT

The swing

A 39-25 first quarter did the most damage for the Hornets.

Hornets lead by quarter
300 +14+23+18+23 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
Isaiah JoeThunder
+6.3points, last 2 vs 2024–25 avg
Points per game
10.22024–25 avg16.5Last 2

16.5 points a game over his last two games, against 10.2 in 2024–25 (75 games). Today: 13 points in 27 minutes.

Losing minutes
−6.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.7Season avg17.7Last 3

17.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.7 in 3 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
2.8Season avg20Today

20 minutes today, against 2.8 a game in 4 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Donovan Mitchell leads the day with 37

Donovan MitchellPoints, last 6 games: 31, 35, 24, 35, 15, 37Cavs-Hawks · W
29.5 PPG season to date · +9.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Jaime Jaquez Jr.Points, last 6 games: 13, 17, 17, 28, 6, 31Heat-Lakers · L
18.7 PPG season to date · +14.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 6 games: 23, 31, 37, 36, 29, 31Knicks-Bulls · W
31.2 PPG season to date · −0.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 7 games: 35, 55, 30, 23, 31, 31, 30Thunder-Pelicans · W
33.6 PPG season to date · −4.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 4 games: 43, 49, 44, 29Lakers-Heat · W
41.2 PPG season to date
Most like it, modern era: Antoine Walker Celtics, Jan 18, 2001: 29 PTS · 11 REB · 10 AST
29 PTS · 11 REB · 10 AST
Lauri MarkkanenPoints, last 6 games: 20, 33, 51, 32, 33, 29Jazz-Hornets · L
33.0 PPG season to date · −4.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST