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Saturday, November 8, 2025Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CLE trailed CHI by 16 at halftime and won 128–122.

Final · Box score
Mavs111
Wizards105
Q1 DAL +11; Q2 DAL +4; Q3 DAL -4; Q4 DAL +6
Final · Box score
Raptors120
Sixers130
Q1 PHI -10; Q2 PHI +5; Q3 PHI +4; Q4 PHI +10
Final · Box score
Lakers102
Hawks122
Q1 ATL +8; Q2 ATL +14; Q3 ATL +26; Q4 ATL +20
Final · Box score
Bulls122
Cavs128
Q1 CLE +3; Q2 CLE -16; Q3 CLE -2; Q4 CLE +6
Final · Box score
Blazers131
Heat136
Q1 MIA -3; Q2 MIA +7; Q3 MIA +3; Q4 MIA +5
Final · Box score
Pelicans119
Spurs126
Q1 SAS +6; Q2 SAS +8; Q3 SAS +7; Q4 SAS +7
Final · Box score
Pacers100
Nuggets117
Q1 DEN +13; Q2 DEN +9; Q3 DEN +13; Q4 DEN +17
Final · Box score
Suns114
Clippers103
Q1 PHX +6; Q2 PHX +14; Q3 PHX +5; Q4 PHX +11
On this day · 2024–25Nov 8, 2024: 13 games. Top scorer: Jaren Jackson Jr. (Grizzlies-Wizards), 39 points.
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The lead · Bulls-Cavs

Cleveland erases 16-point lead, steals one from Chicago

Nikola Jokic posts a triple-double

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+3-16-2+6CLE AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls29432624122
Cavs32244032128
Who led
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 9 games: 31, 35, 24, 35, 15, 37, 46, 24, 29CLE29 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
De'Andre HunterPoints, last 7 games: 16, 13, 18, 26, 19, 8, 29CLE29 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Isaac OkoroPoints, last 9 games: 0, 0, 10, 9, 3, 14, 16, 6, 19CHI19 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Jalen SmithPoints, last 9 games: 2, 16, 0, 10, 10, 12, 14, 7, 18CHI18 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Lead changes
Blazers-Heat19
Mavs-Wizards9
Pacers-Nuggets7
Raptors-Sixers5
Lakers-Hawks2
Suns-Clippers2
Pelicans-Spurs0
The night in charts
Blazers-Heat combined for 267, 17 more than any other game
Points by game
Blazers-HeatBlazers 131, Heat 136
267
Raptors-SixersRaptors 120, Sixers 130
250
Bulls-CavsBulls 122, Cavs 128
250
Pelicans-SpursPelicans 119, Spurs 126
245
Lakers-HawksLakers 102, Hawks 122
224
Pacers-NuggetsPacers 100, Nuggets 117
217
Suns-ClippersSuns 114, Clippers 103
217
Mavs-WizardsMavs 111, Wizards 105
216
MIA won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Blazers-HeatBlazers 131, Heat 136
+5 MIA
Mavs-WizardsMavs 111, Wizards 105
+6 DAL
Bulls-CavsBulls 122, Cavs 128
+6 CLE
Pelicans-SpursPelicans 119, Spurs 126
+7 SAS
Raptors-SixersRaptors 120, Sixers 130
+10 PHI
Suns-ClippersSuns 114, Clippers 103
+11 PHX
Pacers-NuggetsPacers 100, Nuggets 117
+17 DEN
Lakers-HawksLakers 102, Hawks 122
+20 ATL
CLE erased a 16-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bulls-CavsCLE won · Bulls 122, Cavs 128
16 pts
Raptors-SixersPHI won · Raptors 120, Sixers 130
10 pts
Mavs-WizardsDAL won · Mavs 111, Wizards 105
4 pts
Blazers-HeatMIA won · Blazers 131, Heat 136
3 pts
Zubac shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ZubacLAC · 21 PTS, 15 REB, 4 AST
83% (10-12)
WatfordPHI · 20 PTS, 17 REB, 10 AST, 1 BLK
80% (8-10)
JokicDEN · 32 PTS, 14 REB, 14 AST, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
LarssonMIA · 16 PTS, 5 AST, 1 REB
70% (7-10)
NesmithIND · 25 PTS, 4 STL, 1 REB
70% (7-10)
Final · Bulls-Cavs
Bulls 122Cavs 128
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls29432624122
Cavs32244032128
The story
Donovan Mitchell's 29 points carried Cleveland past Chicago, 128-122

For Chicago, Josh Giddey had 15 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST 29 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST · 10-24 FG, 5-12 3PT

The swing

The Cavaliers trailed by 16 going into the third, then won it 40-26.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +3−16−2+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Raptors-Sixers
Raptors 120Sixers 130
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors43203423120
Sixers33353329130
The story
Tyrese Maxey had 31 points as Philadelphia beat Toronto 130-120

Scottie Barnes led Toronto with 18 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST 31 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB · 12-24 FG, 3-10 3PT

The swing

Down 10 after the first, the 76ers took the second 35-20.

PHI lead by quarter
200 −10+5+4+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Trendon Watford led the game in fantasy with 57.9 FPTS (20 PTS, 17 REB, 10 AST)

Final · Pacers-Nuggets
Pacers 100Nuggets 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers18293518100
Nuggets31253922117
The story
Denver beat Indiana 117-100 behind 16 points from Peyton Watson

Andrew Nembhard paced Indiana: 22 PTS, 6 AST 16 PTS, 7 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST · 7-13 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

A 31-18 first quarter did the most damage for the Nuggets.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +13+9+13+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.9Season avg21.8Last 5

21.8 points a game over his last five games, against 14.9 in 8 earlier games. Today: 41 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.9minutes, last 2 vs 2024–25 avg
Minutes per game
32.92024–25 avg15.0Last 2

15.0 minutes a game over his last two games, against 32.9 in 2024–25 (82 games). Today: 2 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.4Season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 12.4 a game in 8 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 2 rebounds, 7 assists.

Second story · Raptors-Sixers

Philadelphia climbs back to beat Toronto

Toronto led by 10 after one. Philadelphia won it 130–120. Tyrese Maxey led Philadelphia with 31 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Sixers-Raptors
Tyrese Maxey · PHIImmanuel Quickley · TORPTS3122REB46AST76Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Top performances

Trey Murphy III leads the day with 41

Trey Murphy IIIPoints, last 9 games: 13, 24, 7, 7, 17, 19, 21, 11, 41Pelicans-Spurs · L
17.8 PPG season to date · +26.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Amar'e Stoudemire NYK, Mar 4, 2011: 41 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Ties career high41 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Deni AvdijaPoints, last 9 games: 20, 26, 23, 25, 19, 23, 33, 26, 33Blazers-Heat · L
25.3 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high33 PTS · 11 REB · 8 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 9 games: 21, 14, 25, 21, 21, 34, 33, 26, 32Nuggets-Pacers · W
25.2 PPG season to date · +7.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: LeBron James CLE, Nov 7, 2007: 32 PTS · 15 REB · 13 AST
32 PTS · 14 REB · 14 AST
Tyrese MaxeyPoints, last 9 games: 40, 28, 43, 39, 26, 26, 39, 27, 31Sixers-Raptors · W
33.2 PPG season to date · −2.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Naji MarshallPoints, last 10 games: 3, 7, 12, 9, 3, 7, 9, 7, 16, 30Mavs-Wizards · W
10.3 PPG season to date · +21.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Nikola JovicPoints, last 10 games: 9, 20, 6, 10, 0, 9, 7, 5, 10, 29Heat-Blazers · W
10.5 PPG season to date · +20.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high29 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST