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Wednesday, November 5, 2025Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: POR trailed OKC by 20 after the first quarter and won 121–119.

Final · Box score
Sixers121
Cavs132
Q1 CLE +14; Q2 CLE +3; Q3 CLE +20; Q4 CLE +11
Final · Box score
Jazz103
Pistons114
Q1 DET -2; Q2 DET -2; Q3 DET +9; Q4 DET +11
Final · Box score
Nets112
Pacers103
Q1 BKN +7; Q2 BKN -5; Q3 BKN -3; Q4 BKN +9
Final · Box score
Wizards107
Celtics136
Q1 BOS -11; Q2 BOS +10; Q3 BOS +22; Q4 BOS +29
Final · Box score
Wolves114
Knicks137
Q1 NYK +2; Q2 NYK -4; Q3 NYK +8; Q4 NYK +23
Final · Box score
Rockets124
Grizzlies109
Q1 HOU +12; Q2 HOU +9; Q3 HOU +14; Q4 HOU +15
Final · Box score
Pelicans101
Mavs99
Q1 NOP +10; Q2 NOP +3; Q3 NOP +1; Q4 NOP +2
Final · Box score
Heat112
Nuggets122
Q1 DEN +3; Q2 DEN +8; Q3 DEN +15; Q4 DEN +10
Final · Box score
Spurs116
Lakers118
Q1 LAL -3; Q2 LAL +1; Q3 LAL -8; Q4 LAL +2
Final · Box score
Thunder119
Blazers121
Q1 POR -20; Q2 POR -8; Q3 POR -5; Q4 POR +2
Final · Box score
Warriors116
Kings121
Q1 SAC -7; Q2 SAC -5; Q3 SAC +7; Q4 SAC +5
The lead · Thunder-Blazers

Portland storms back from 20 down to beat OKC

Luka Doncic goes for 35 points

Game flow · POR margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-20-8-5+2POR AHEAD ↑OKC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder41242133119
Blazers21362440121
Who led
Deni AvdijaPoints, last 8 games: 20, 26, 23, 25, 19, 23, 33, 26POR26 PTS · 10 REB · 9 AST
Jrue HolidayPoints, last 8 games: 14, 12, 21, 24, 27, 11, 8, 22POR22 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 9 games: 35, 55, 30, 23, 31, 31, 30, 30, 35OKC35 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Aaron WigginsPoints, last 9 games: 10, 23, 9, 11, 18, 8, 15, 12, 27OKC27 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Celtics rout

Three of 11 games were decided by four points or fewer. Boston beat Washington by 29.

NOP over DAL2LAL over SAS2POR over OKC2SAC over GSW5BKN over IND9DEN over MIA10CLE over PHI11DET over UTA11HOU over MEM15NYK over MIN23BOS over WAS29Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Lead changes
Spurs-Lakers13
Nets-Pacers12
Heat-Nuggets11
Jazz-Pistons8
Wolves-Knicks8
Pelicans-Mavs8
Wizards-Celtics5
Thunder-Blazers5
Rockets-Grizzlies1
Sixers-Cavs0
The night in charts
Sixers-Cavs combined for 253, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Sixers-CavsSixers 121, Cavs 132
253
Wolves-KnicksWolves 114, Knicks 137
251
Wizards-CelticsWizards 107, Celtics 136
243
Thunder-BlazersThunder 119, Blazers 121
240
Warriors-KingsWarriors 116, Kings 121
237
Heat-NuggetsHeat 112, Nuggets 122
234
Spurs-LakersSpurs 116, Lakers 118
234
Rockets-GrizzliesRockets 124, Grizzlies 109
233
Jazz-PistonsJazz 103, Pistons 114
217
Nets-PacersNets 112, Pacers 103
215
Pelicans-MavsPelicans 101, Mavs 99
200
4 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Pelicans-MavsPelicans 101, Mavs 99
+2 NOP
Spurs-LakersSpurs 116, Lakers 118
+2 LAL
Thunder-BlazersThunder 119, Blazers 121
+2 POR
Warriors-KingsWarriors 116, Kings 121
+5 SAC
Nets-PacersNets 112, Pacers 103
+9 BKN
Heat-NuggetsHeat 112, Nuggets 122
+10 DEN
Sixers-CavsSixers 121, Cavs 132
+11 CLE
Jazz-PistonsJazz 103, Pistons 114
+11 DET
Rockets-GrizzliesRockets 124, Grizzlies 109
+15 HOU
Wolves-KnicksWolves 114, Knicks 137
+23 NYK
Wizards-CelticsWizards 107, Celtics 136
+29 BOS
POR erased a 20-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Thunder-BlazersPOR won · Thunder 119, Blazers 121
20 pts
Wizards-CelticsBOS won · Wizards 107, Celtics 136
11 pts
Spurs-LakersLAL won · Spurs 116, Lakers 118
8 pts
Warriors-KingsSAC won · Warriors 116, Kings 121
7 pts
Nets-PacersBKN won · Nets 112, Pacers 103
5 pts
Mitchell shot 15-of-21 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MitchellCLE · 46 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
71% (15-21)
WigginsMIA · 22 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 2 STL
69% (9-13)
AytonLAL · 22 PTS, 10 REB, 2 BLK, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
WestbrookSAC · 23 PTS, 16 REB, 10 AST, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
JokicDEN · 33 PTS, 16 AST, 15 REB, 3 STL
67% (12-18)
Final · Thunder-Blazers
Thunder 119Blazers 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder41242133119
Blazers21362440121
The story
Deni Avdija had 26 points and 10 rebounds as Portland beat Oklahoma City 121-119

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led Oklahoma City with 35 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST 26 PTS, 10 REB, 9 AST · 5-17 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

Down 20 after the first, the Trail Blazers took the second 36-24.

POR lead by quarter
200 −20−8−5+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pelicans-Mavs
Pelicans 101Mavs 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pelicans29232623101
Mavs1930282299
The story
Saddiq Bey's 22 points carried New Orleans past Dallas, 101-99

For Dallas, P.J. Washington had 15 PTS, 11 REB 22 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST · 9-14 FG, 4-6 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 29-19, was where the Pelicans built it.

NOP lead by quarter
200 +10+3+1+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Cooper Flagg was the fantasy play: 47.3 FPTS on 20 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST

Final · Spurs-Lakers
Spurs 116Lakers 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs29303720116
Lakers26342830118
The story
Los Angeles beat San Antonio 118-116 behind 22 points and 10 rebounds from Deandre Ayton

Stephon Castle paced San Antonio: 16 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB 22 PTS, 10 REB · 9-13 FG

The swing

A 30-20 fourth quarter erased a 8-point hole for the Lakers.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −3+1−8+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+4.6points, today vs 2024–25 avg
Points per game
11.42024–25 avg16Today

16 points today in 23 minutes, against 11.4 a game in 2024–25 (54 games).

Losing minutes
−12.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.7Season avg10.0Last 3

10.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.7 in 6 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.8Season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 13.8 a game in 6 earlier games. Line: 30 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Donovan Mitchell leads the day with 46

Donovan MitchellPoints, last 7 games: 31, 35, 24, 35, 15, 37, 46Cavs-Sixers · W
31.9 PPG season to date · +16.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Manu Ginobili SAS, Feb 13, 2008: 46 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Season high46 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 5 games: 43, 49, 44, 29, 35Lakers-Spurs · W
40.0 PPG season to date
35 PTS · 9 REB · 13 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 9 games: 35, 55, 30, 23, 31, 31, 30, 30, 35Thunder-Blazers · L
33.3 PPG season to date · +1.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 9 games: 25, 23, 41, 15, 30, 32, 12, 36, 35Celtics-Wizards · W
27.7 PPG season to date · +8.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 7 games: 21, 14, 25, 21, 21, 34, 33Nuggets-Heat · W
24.1 PPG season to date · +10.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Grant Hill DET, Jan 18, 1997: 34 PTS · 15 REB · 14 AST
33 PTS · 15 REB · 16 AST
Michael Porter Jr.Points, last 7 games: 12, 31, 15, 18, 32, 17, 32Nets-Pacers · W
22.4 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high32 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST