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Sunday, November 9, 2025Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 11 points, by HOU (vs MIL) and OKC (vs MEM).

Final · Box score
Rockets122
Bucks115
Q1 HOU -2; Q2 HOU -11; Q3 HOU -3; Q4 HOU +7
Final · Box score
Thunder114
Grizzlies100
Q1 OKC -8; Q2 OKC -11; Q3 OKC +5; Q4 OKC +14
Final · Box score
Nets98
Knicks134
Q1 NYK +18; Q2 NYK +15; Q3 NYK +33; Q4 NYK +36
Final · Box score
Celtics111
Magic107
Q1 BOS -3; Q2 Celtics 0; Q3 BOS -2; Q4 BOS +4
Final · Box score
Pistons111
Sixers108
Q1 DET +5; Q2 DET -10; Q3 DET +3; Q4 DET +3
Final · Box score
Pacers83
Warriors114
Q1 GSW +2; Q2 GSW +7; Q3 GSW +10; Q4 GSW +31
Final · Box score
Wolves144
Kings117
Q1 MIN +6; Q2 MIN +17; Q3 MIN +27; Q4 MIN +27
On this day · 2024–25Nov 9, 2024: 4 games. Top scorer: James Harden (Clippers-Raptors), 24 points.
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The lead · Rockets-Bucks

Kevin Durant scores 31, Houston rallies past Milwaukee

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander goes for 35 points

Game flow · HOU margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2-11-3+7HOU AHEAD ↑MIL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets28223240122
Bucks30312430115
Who led
Kevin DurantPoints, last 9 games: 23, 37, 19, 31, 26, 21, 11, 24, 31HOU31 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Alperen SengunPoints, last 9 games: 39, 17, 21, 18, 16, 26, 20, 25, 23HOU23 PTS · 11 REB · 7 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 9 games: 37, 31, 40, 37, 26, 33, 22, 41, 37MIL37 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Ryan RollinsPoints, last 10 games: 9, 13, 14, 25, 32, 16, 10, 11, 20, 19MIL19 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Second story · the whole slate

New York posts the night's biggest win

New York beat Brooklyn by 36, the widest margin of 7 games.

DET over PHI3BOS over ORL4HOU over MIL7OKC over MEM14MIN over SAC27GSW over IND31NYK over BKN36Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Celtics-Magic19
Pistons-Sixers11
Pacers-Warriors8
Thunder-Grizzlies4
Wolves-Kings2
Nets-Knicks0
The night in charts
Wolves-Kings combined for 261, 24 more than any other game
Points by game
Wolves-KingsWolves 144, Kings 117
261
Rockets-BucksRockets 122, Bucks 115
237
Nets-KnicksNets 98, Knicks 134
232
Pistons-SixersPistons 111, Sixers 108
219
Celtics-MagicCeltics 111, Magic 107
218
Thunder-GrizzliesThunder 114, Grizzlies 100
214
Pacers-WarriorsPacers 83, Warriors 114
197
2 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Pistons-SixersPistons 111, Sixers 108
+3 DET
Celtics-MagicCeltics 111, Magic 107
+4 BOS
Rockets-BucksRockets 122, Bucks 115
+7 HOU
Thunder-GrizzliesThunder 114, Grizzlies 100
+14 OKC
Wolves-KingsWolves 144, Kings 117
+27 MIN
Pacers-WarriorsPacers 83, Warriors 114
+31 GSW
Nets-KnicksNets 98, Knicks 134
+36 NYK
HOU erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Rockets-BucksHOU won · Rockets 122, Bucks 115
11 pts
Thunder-GrizzliesOKC won · Thunder 114, Grizzlies 100
11 pts
Pistons-SixersDET won · Pistons 111, Sixers 108
10 pts
Celtics-MagicBOS won · Celtics 111, Magic 107
3 pts
Gobert shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GobertMIN · 19 PTS, 12 REB, 5 BLK, 1 AST
90% (9-10)
McDanielsMIN · 21 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
80% (8-10)
KDHOU · 31 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB
73% (11-15)
HartensteinOKC · 18 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
DurenDET · 21 PTS, 16 REB, 2 STL, 2 BLK
73% (8-11)
Final · Pistons-Sixers
Pistons 111Sixers 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons37173423111
Sixers32322123108
The story
Jalen Duren had 21 points and 16 rebounds as Detroit beat Philadelphia 111-108

Andre Drummond led Philadelphia with 17 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST 21 PTS, 16 REB, 1 AST · 8-11 FG

The swing

Down 10 after the second, the Pistons took the third 34-21.

DET lead by quarter
200 +5−10+3+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Tyrese Maxey led the game in fantasy with 53.3 FPTS (33 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB)

Final · Rockets-Bucks
Rockets 122Bucks 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets28223240122
Bucks30312430115
The story
Houston beat Milwaukee 122-115 behind 23 points and 11 rebounds from Alperen Sengun

Myles Turner paced Milwaukee: 13 PTS, 6 REB 23 PTS, 11 REB, 7 AST · 10-15 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

A 40-30 fourth quarter erased a 3-point hole for the Rockets.

HOU lead by quarter
200 −2−11−3+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Thunder-Grizzlies
Thunder 114Grizzlies 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder25263429114
Grizzlies33291820100
The story
Ajay Mitchell's 21 points carried Oklahoma City past Memphis, 114-100

For Memphis, Jaren Jackson Jr. had 17 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 21 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL · 8-15 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

The Thunder trailed by 11 going into the third, then won it 34-18.

OKC lead by quarter
200 −8−11+5+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+4.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
19.2Season avg24.0Last 5

24.0 points a game over his last five games, against 19.2 in 9 earlier games. Today: 21 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.8minutes, last 2 vs 2024–25 avg
Minutes per game
25.82024–25 avg12.0Last 2

12.0 minutes a game over his last two games, against 25.8 in 2024–25 (23 games). Today: 0 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.6Season avg35Today

35 minutes today, against 16.6 a game in 8 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 12 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Giannis Antetokounmpo leads the day with 37

Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 9 games: 37, 31, 40, 37, 26, 33, 22, 41, 37Bucks-Rockets · L
33.8 PPG season to date · +3.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 55, 30, 23, 31, 31, 30, 30, 35, 30, 35Thunder-Grizzlies · W
33.2 PPG season to date · +2.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Tyrese MaxeyPoints, last 10 games: 40, 28, 43, 39, 26, 26, 39, 27, 31, 33Sixers-Pistons · L
33.2 PPG season to date · −0.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 9 games: 23, 37, 19, 31, 26, 21, 11, 24, 31Rockets-Bucks · W
24.8 PPG season to date · +7.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 9 games: 19, 26, 15, 8, 22, 20, 33, 15, 28Knicks-Nets · W
20.7 PPG season to date · +8.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Paolo BancheroPoints, last 10 games: 24, 11, 24, 32, 24, 20, 28, 22, 15, 28Magic-Celtics · L
22.8 PPG season to date · +5.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST