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Sunday, November 16, 2025Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 3 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ATL trailed PHX by 18 after three quarters and won 124–122.

Final · Box score
Clippers118
Celtics121
Q1 BOS +7; Q2 BOS +14; Q3 BOS +5; Q4 BOS +3
Final · Box score
Kings110
Spurs123
Q1 SAS +12; Q2 SAS +8; Q3 SAS +10; Q4 SAS +13
Final · Box score
Nets129
Wizards106
Q1 Nets 0; Q2 BKN +10; Q3 BKN +10; Q4 BKN +23
Final · OT · Box score
Magic113
Rockets117
Q1 HOU -7; Q2 HOU -9; Q3 HOU -3; Q4 Rockets 0; OT1 HOU +4
Final · Box score
Warriors124
Pelicans106
Q1 GSW +16; Q2 GSW +12; Q3 GSW +14; Q4 GSW +18
Final · OT · Box score
Blazers133
Mavs138
Q1 DAL -8; Q2 DAL -4; Q3 DAL -6; Q4 Mavs 0; OT1 DAL +5
Final · Box score
Hawks124
Suns122
Q1 ATL +4; Q2 ATL -1; Q3 ATL -18; Q4 ATL +2
Final · 2OT · Box score
Bulls147
Jazz150
Q1 Jazz 0; Q2 UTA -9; Q3 UTA -4; Q4 Jazz 0; OT1 Jazz 0; OT2 UTA +3
On this day · 2024–25Nov 16, 2024: 5 games. Top scorer: De'Aaron Fox (Kings-Jazz), 49 points.
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The lead · Hawks-Suns

Atlanta storms back from 18 down to beat Phoenix

Lauri Markkanen goes for 47 points

Game flow · ATL margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+4-1-18+2ATL AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks25322047124
Suns21373727122
Who led
Onyeka OkongwuPoints, last 10 games: 12, 14, 7, 14, 7, 12, 10, 21, 32, 27ATL27 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Nickeil Alexander-WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 17, 17, 18, 21, 16, 20, 20, 14, 16, 26ATL26 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Dillon BrooksPoints, last 8 games: 22, 21, 15, 16, 18, 18, 32, 34PHX34 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 32, 36, 28, 38, 24, 21, 19, 26, 33, 27PHX27 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Four close finishes and one Nets rout

Four of 8 games were decided by four points or fewer. Brooklyn beat Washington by 23.

ATL over PHX2BOS over LAC3UTA over CHI3HOU over ORL4DAL over POR5SAS over SAC13GSW over NOP18BKN over WAS23Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Lead changes
Bulls-Jazz16
Blazers-Mavs12
Hawks-Suns10
Magic-Rockets8
Nets-Wizards5
Kings-Spurs1
Warriors-Pelicans1
Clippers-Celtics0
Shot of the night

George's three with 2 seconds left in 2OT breaks the tie, 150-147 final

The night in charts
Bulls-Jazz combined for 297, 26 more than any other game
Points by game
Bulls-JazzBulls 147, Jazz 150 · OT
297
Blazers-MavsBlazers 133, Mavs 138 · OT
271
Hawks-SunsHawks 124, Suns 122
246
Clippers-CelticsClippers 118, Celtics 121
239
Nets-WizardsNets 129, Wizards 106
235
Kings-SpursKings 110, Spurs 123
233
Magic-RocketsMagic 113, Rockets 117 · OT
230
Warriors-PelicansWarriors 124, Pelicans 106
230
5 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Hawks-SunsHawks 124, Suns 122
+2 ATL
Clippers-CelticsClippers 118, Celtics 121
+3 BOS
Bulls-JazzBulls 147, Jazz 150 · OT
+3 UTA
Magic-RocketsMagic 113, Rockets 117 · OT
+4 HOU
Blazers-MavsBlazers 133, Mavs 138 · OT
+5 DAL
Kings-SpursKings 110, Spurs 123
+13 SAS
Warriors-PelicansWarriors 124, Pelicans 106
+18 GSW
Nets-WizardsNets 129, Wizards 106
+23 BKN
ATL erased a 18-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hawks-SunsATL won · Hawks 124, Suns 122
18 pts
Magic-RocketsHOU won · Magic 113, Rockets 117 · OT
9 pts
Bulls-JazzUTA won · Bulls 147, Jazz 150 · OT
9 pts
Blazers-MavsDAL won · Blazers 133, Mavs 138 · OT
8 pts
DeRozan shot 12-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DeRozanSAC · 27 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
80% (12-15)
Jalen JohnsonATL · 25 PTS, 10 REB, 7 AST, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
Tyrese MartinBKN · 20 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB, 2 BLK
67% (8-12)
BarnesSAS · 20 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
64% (7-11)
Keldon JohnsonSAS · 14 PTS, 12 REB, 1 AST
64% (7-11)
Final · Hawks-Suns
Hawks 124Suns 122
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks25322047124
Suns21373727122
The story
Atlanta beat Phoenix 124-122 behind 27 points from Onyeka Okongwu

Dillon Brooks paced Phoenix: 34 PTS, 6 REB 27 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB · 9-15 FG, 3-9 3PT

The swing

A 47-27 fourth quarter erased a 18-point hole for the Hawks.

ATL lead by quarter
200 +4−1−18+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bulls-Jazz
Bulls 147Jazz 150
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Bulls33372829911147
Jazz33283333914150
The story
Keyonte George had 33 points as Utah beat Chicago 150-147 in OT

Nikola Vucevic led Chicago with 21 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST 33 PTS, 6 AST, 4 STL, 2 REB · 10-27 FG, 3-10 3PT

The swing

Down 9 after the second, the Jazz took the third 33-28.

UTA lead by quarter
200 0−9−400+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Final · Blazers-Mavs
Blazers 133Mavs 138
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Blazers3724302715133
Mavs2928283320138
The story
Cooper Flagg's 21 points carried Dallas past Portland, 138-133 in OT

For Portland, Deni Avdija had 29 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB 21 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST · 9-16 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The Mavericks trailed by 6 going into the fourth, then won it 33-27.

DAL lead by quarter
200 −8−4−60+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Shaedon Sharpe was the fantasy play: 51.3 FPTS on 36 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
19.8Season avg27.8Last 5

27.8 points a game over his last five games, against 19.8 in 12 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.5Season avg21.7Last 3

21.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.5 in 12 earlier games. Today: 21 points in 38 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.8Season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 21.8 a game in 13 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Lauri Markkanen leads the day with 47

Lauri MarkkanenPoints, last 10 games: 32, 33, 29, 20, 25, 12, 21, 35, 40, 47Jazz-Bulls · W
30.6 PPG season to date · +17.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Vince Carter ORL, Feb 8, 2010: 48 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
47 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 20, 20, 24, 29, 25, 13, 35, 23, 41, 37Clippers-Celtics · L
26.0 PPG season to date · +12.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Shaedon SharpePoints, last 10 games: 16, 18, 19, 23, 18, 21, 31, 35, 19, 36Blazers-Mavs · L
22.1 PPG season to date · +15.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 19, 31, 26, 21, 11, 24, 31, 23, 30, 35Rockets-Magic · W
25.9 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Michael Porter Jr.Points, last 10 games: 15, 18, 32, 17, 32, 28, 25, 21, 24, 34Nets-Wizards · W
24.1 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Dillon BrooksPoints, last 8 games: 22, 21, 15, 16, 18, 18, 32, 34Suns-Hawks · L
22.0 PPG season to date · +13.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST