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Saturday, November 15, 2025Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CLE trailed MEM by 8 after three quarters and won 108–100.

Final · Box score
Grizzlies100
Cavs108
Q1 CLE -4; Q2 CLE -7; Q3 CLE -8; Q4 CLE +8
Final · Box score
Thunder109
Hornets96
Q1 Thunder 0; Q2 OKC +3; Q3 OKC +17; Q4 OKC +13
Final · Box score
Raptors129
Pacers111
Q1 TOR +3; Q2 TOR +9; Q3 TOR +16; Q4 TOR +18
Final · Box score
Lakers119
Bucks95
Q1 LAL +12; Q2 LAL +31; Q3 LAL +20; Q4 LAL +24
Final · Box score
Nuggets123
Wolves112
Q1 DEN -2; Q2 DEN -5; Q3 DEN +1; Q4 DEN +11
On this day · 2024–25Nov 15, 2024: 12 games. Top scorer: De'Aaron Fox (Kings-Wolves), 60 points.
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The lead · Grizzlies-Cavs

Donovan Mitchell scores 30 in Cleveland win over Memphis

Luka Doncic goes for 41 points

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4-7-8+8CLE AHEAD ↑MEM AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies32292316100
Cavs28262232108
Who led
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 24, 35, 15, 37, 46, 24, 29, 28, 31, 30CLE30 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Evan MobleyPoints, last 10 games: 15, 19, 29, 14, 23, 18, 24, 21, 7, 22CLE22 PTS · 13 REB · 4 AST
Jaren Jackson Jr.Points, last 10 games: 18, 15, 20, 21, 9, 17, 17, 19, 18, 26MEM26 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Zach EdeyMEM13 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Nuggets-Wolves

Denver extends win streak to 7

123–112 over Minnesota. Record: 10–2. Nikola Jokic led Denver with 27 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists.

Streak strip · DEN
W@ MIN127–114Wvs NOP122–88L@ POR107–109Wvs SAC130–124Wvs MIA122–112Wvs GSW129–104Wvs IND117–100W@ SAC122–108W@ LAC130–116W@ MIN123–112
Lead changes
Thunder-Hornets11
Lakers-Bucks6
Grizzlies-Cavs4
Raptors-Pacers3
The night in charts
Raptors-Pacers combined for 240, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Raptors-PacersRaptors 129, Pacers 111
240
Nuggets-WolvesNuggets 123, Wolves 112
235
Lakers-BucksLakers 119, Bucks 95
214
Grizzlies-CavsGrizzlies 100, Cavs 108
208
Thunder-HornetsThunder 109, Hornets 96
205
CLE won the closest game by 8
Closest finishes
Grizzlies-CavsGrizzlies 100, Cavs 108
+8 CLE
Nuggets-WolvesNuggets 123, Wolves 112
+11 DEN
Thunder-HornetsThunder 109, Hornets 96
+13 OKC
Raptors-PacersRaptors 129, Pacers 111
+18 TOR
Lakers-BucksLakers 119, Bucks 95
+24 LAL
CLE rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Grizzlies-CavsCLE won · Grizzlies 100, Cavs 108
8 pts
Nuggets-WolvesDEN won · Nuggets 123, Wolves 112
5 pts
Ayton shot 9-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
AytonLAL · 20 PTS, 10 REB, 2 STL, 1 BLK
69% (9-13)
SGAOKC · 33 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB, 2 STL
68% (13-19)
ReidMIN · 19 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
GiannisMIL · 32 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST, 1 BLK
60% (9-15)
HartensteinOKC · 12 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
Final · Nuggets-Wolves
Nuggets 123Wolves 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets29263236123
Wolves31292626112
The story
Nikola Jokic's a 27-12-11 triple-double carried Denver past Minnesota, 123-112

For Minnesota, Anthony Edwards had 26 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST 27 PTS, 12 REB, 11 AST · 8-15 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 36-26, was where the Nuggets built it.

DEN lead by quarter
200 −2−5+1+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Thunder-Hornets
Thunder 109Hornets 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder30253222109
Hornets3022182696
The story
Oklahoma City beat Charlotte 109-96 behind 33 points from Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

Moussa Diabate paced Charlotte: 13 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST 33 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB · 13-19 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

A 32-18 third quarter did the most damage for the Thunder.

OKC lead by quarter
200 0+3+17+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Lakers-Bucks
Lakers 119Bucks 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers30352727119
Bucks1816382395
The story
Austin Reaves had 25 points and 8 assists as Los Angeles beat Milwaukee 119-95

A.J. Green led Milwaukee with 15 PTS, 3 REB 25 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB · 9-17 FG, 5-9 3PT

The swing

The Lakers won the second 35-16, their biggest quarter edge.

LAL lead by quarter
400 +12+31+20+24 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
28.8Season avg35.0Last 5

35.0 points a game over his last five games, against 28.8 in 11 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.9Season avg21.0Last 3

21.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.9 in 7 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 22 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.5Season avg26Today

26 minutes today, against 7.5 a game in 6 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 1 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Luka Doncic leads the day with 41

Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 43, 49, 44, 29, 35, 22, 38, 19, 24, 41Lakers-Bucks · W
34.4 PPG season to date · +7.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Paul Pierce BOS, Dec 13, 2003: 41 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
41 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 31, 31, 30, 30, 35, 30, 35, 28, 30, 33Thunder-Hornets · W
32.6 PPG season to date · +0.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 40, 37, 26, 33, 22, 41, 37, 30, 25, 32Bucks-Lakers · L
32.6 PPG season to date · −0.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 24, 35, 15, 37, 46, 24, 29, 28, 31, 30Cavs-Grizzlies · W
30.4 PPG season to date · −0.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Pascal SiakamPoints, last 10 games: 33, 27, 18, 27, 32, 23, 14, 27, 19, 30Pacers-Raptors · L
24.6 PPG season to date · +5.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 25, 21, 21, 34, 33, 26, 32, 35, 55, 27Nuggets-Wolves · W
28.7 PPG season to date · −1.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Grant Hill DET, Apr 13, 1997: 27 PTS · 12 REB · 10 AST
27 PTS · 12 REB · 11 AST