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Monday, November 3, 2025Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: UTA trailed BOS by 10 at halftime and won 105–103.

Final · Box score
Wolves125
Nets109
Q1 Wolves 0; Q2 MIN +4; Q3 MIN +3; Q4 MIN +16
Final · Box score
Bucks117
Pacers115
Q1 MIL +9; Q2 MIL +3; Q3 MIL +7; Q4 MIL +2
Final · Box score
Jazz105
Celtics103
Q1 UTA -4; Q2 UTA -10; Q3 UTA +2; Q4 UTA +2
Final · Box score
Wizards102
Knicks119
Q1 NYK -8; Q2 NYK +3; Q3 NYK +20; Q4 NYK +17
Final · Box score
Mavs102
Rockets110
Q1 HOU -4; Q2 HOU +3; Q3 HOU +3; Q4 HOU +8
Final · Box score
Pistons114
Grizzlies106
Q1 DET +7; Q2 DET +10; Q3 DET +9; Q4 DET +8
Final · Box score
Kings124
Nuggets130
Q1 DEN +9; Q2 DEN +9; Q3 DEN +11; Q4 DEN +6
Final · Box score
Lakers123
Blazers115
Q1 LAL -9; Q2 LAL -1; Q3 LAL +4; Q4 LAL +8
Final · Box score
Heat120
Clippers119
Q1 MIA +2; Q2 MIA -5; Q3 MIA +8; Q4 MIA +1
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The lead · Jazz-Celtics

Keyonte George scores 31 as Utah wins in Boston

Nikola Jokic goes for 34 points

Game flow · UTA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4-10+2+2UTA AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz21153831105
Celtics25212631103
Who led
Keyonte GeorgePoints, last 7 games: 16, 18, 26, 29, 17, 25, 31UTA31 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Lauri MarkkanenPoints, last 7 games: 20, 33, 51, 32, 33, 29, 20UTA20 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 8 games: 25, 23, 41, 15, 30, 32, 12, 36BOS36 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Payton PritchardPoints, last 8 games: 16, 8, 21, 18, 10, 15, 14, 18BOS18 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Nine games, by the margins

Closest finish: 1. Widest: New York by 17.

MIA over LAC1MIL over IND2UTA over BOS2DEN over SAC6HOU over DAL8DET over MEM8LAL over POR8MIN over BKN16NYK over WAS17Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Heat-Clippers18
Bucks-Pacers12
Wizards-Knicks10
Wolves-Nets7
Jazz-Celtics7
Mavs-Rockets7
Lakers-Blazers2
Pistons-Grizzlies0
Kings-Nuggets0
Shot of the night

Giannis's jumper with 0.6 seconds left breaks the tie, 117-115 final

The night in charts
Kings-Nuggets combined for 254, 15 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-NuggetsKings 124, Nuggets 130
254
Heat-ClippersHeat 120, Clippers 119
239
Lakers-BlazersLakers 123, Blazers 115
238
Wolves-NetsWolves 125, Nets 109
234
Bucks-PacersBucks 117, Pacers 115
232
Wizards-KnicksWizards 102, Knicks 119
221
Pistons-GrizzliesPistons 114, Grizzlies 106
220
Mavs-RocketsMavs 102, Rockets 110
212
Jazz-CelticsJazz 105, Celtics 103
208
3 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Heat-ClippersHeat 120, Clippers 119
+1 MIA
Bucks-PacersBucks 117, Pacers 115
+2 MIL
Jazz-CelticsJazz 105, Celtics 103
+2 UTA
Kings-NuggetsKings 124, Nuggets 130
+6 DEN
Mavs-RocketsMavs 102, Rockets 110
+8 HOU
Pistons-GrizzliesPistons 114, Grizzlies 106
+8 DET
Lakers-BlazersLakers 123, Blazers 115
+8 LAL
Wolves-NetsWolves 125, Nets 109
+16 MIN
Wizards-KnicksWizards 102, Knicks 119
+17 NYK
UTA erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Jazz-CelticsUTA won · Jazz 105, Celtics 103
10 pts
Lakers-BlazersLAL won · Lakers 123, Blazers 115
9 pts
Wizards-KnicksNYK won · Wizards 102, Knicks 119
8 pts
Heat-ClippersMIA won · Heat 120, Clippers 119
5 pts
Mavs-RocketsHOU won · Mavs 102, Rockets 110
4 pts
McDaniels shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
McDanielsMIN · 22 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
82% (9-11)
AytonLAL · 29 PTS, 10 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
74% (14-19)
ReidMIN · 21 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
BraunDEN · 21 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST
70% (7-10)
GiannisMIL · 33 PTS, 13 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
67% (14-21)
Final · Heat-Clippers
Heat 120Clippers 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat32343717120
Clippers30412424119
The story
Miami beat LA 120-119 behind 25 points and 10 rebounds from Bam Adebayo

James Harden paced LA: 29 PTS, 8 AST, 7 REB 25 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST · 10-18 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

A 37-24 third quarter erased a 5-point hole for the Heat.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +2−5+8+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kawhi Leonard topped the game at 54.8 FPTS: 27 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST

Final · Jazz-Celtics
Jazz 105Celtics 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz21153831105
Celtics25212631103
The story
Lauri Markkanen had 20 points as Utah beat Boston 105-103

Payton Pritchard led Boston with 18 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 20 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST · 7-17 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

Down 10 after the second, the Jazz took the third 38-26.

UTA lead by quarter
200 −4−10+2+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bucks-Pacers
Bucks 117Pacers 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks31252833117
Pacers22312438115
The story
Giannis Antetokounmpo's 33 points and 13 rebounds carried Milwaukee past Indiana, 117-115

For Indiana, Pascal Siakam had 32 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB 33 PTS, 13 REB, 5 AST · 14-21 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 31-22, was where the Bucks built it.

MIL lead by quarter
200 +9+3+7+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.8Season avg16.8Last 5

16.8 points a game over his last five games, against 11.8 in 6 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.6Season avg17.0Last 3

17.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.6 in 5 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.7Season avg29Today

29 minutes today, against 15.7 a game in 6 earlier games. Line: 21 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Jaylen Brown leads the day with 36

Jaylen BrownPoints, last 8 games: 25, 23, 41, 15, 30, 32, 12, 36Celtics-Jazz · L
26.8 PPG season to date · +10.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 6 games: 21, 14, 25, 21, 21, 34Nuggets-Kings · W
22.7 PPG season to date · +13.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 7 REB · 14 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 6 games: 37, 31, 40, 37, 26, 33Bucks-Pacers · W
34.0 PPG season to date · −1.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 13 REB · 5 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 7 games: 19, 26, 15, 8, 22, 20, 33Knicks-Wizards · W
20.4 PPG season to date · +14.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 13 REB · 5 AST
Cade CunninghamPoints, last 7 games: 23, 21, 25, 12, 30, 21, 33Pistons-Grizzlies · W
23.6 PPG season to date · +11.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Deni AvdijaPoints, last 7 games: 20, 26, 23, 25, 19, 23, 33Blazers-Lakers · L
24.1 PPG season to date · +10.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST