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Monday, November 17, 2025Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHI trailed LAC by 10 at halftime and won 110–108.

Final · Box score
Bucks106
Cavs118
Q1 CLE -7; Q2 CLE +2; Q3 CLE +4; Q4 CLE +12
Final · Box score
Pacers112
Pistons127
Q1 DET +5; Q2 DET +16; Q3 DET +18; Q4 DET +15
Final · Box score
Clippers108
Sixers110
Q1 PHI -8; Q2 PHI -10; Q3 PHI -10; Q4 PHI +2
Final · Box score
Knicks113
Heat115
Q1 MIA +5; Q2 MIA +4; Q3 MIA +1; Q4 MIA +2
Final · Box score
Hornets108
Raptors110
Q1 TOR +4; Q2 TOR +5; Q3 TOR +2; Q4 TOR +2
Final · Box score
Mavs96
Wolves120
Q1 MIN +13; Q2 MIN +17; Q3 MIN +32; Q4 MIN +24
Final · Box score
Thunder126
Pelicans109
Q1 OKC +25; Q2 OKC +13; Q3 OKC +25; Q4 OKC +17
Final · Box score
Bulls130
Nuggets127
Q1 CHI +2; Q2 CHI -1; Q3 CHI +10; Q4 CHI +3
On this day · 2024–25Nov 17, 2024: 10 games. Top scorer: Devin Booker (Suns-Wolves), 44 points.
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The lead · Clippers-Sixers

Tyrese Maxey scores 39, Philadelphia rallies past Clippers

Nikola Jokic posts a triple-double

Game flow · PHI margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-10-10+2PHI AHEAD ↑LAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers33232725108
Sixers25212737110
Who led
Tyrese MaxeyPoints, last 10 games: 39, 26, 26, 39, 27, 31, 33, 21, 31, 39PHI39 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Quentin GrimesPoints, last 10 games: 23, 16, 22, 10, 27, 13, 13, 18, 9, 19PHI19 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 20, 24, 29, 25, 13, 35, 23, 41, 37, 28LAC28 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Kobe SandersPoints, last 6 games: 0, 2, 9, 3, 11, 17LAC17 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Four games go down to the wire

Four of 8 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Minnesota by 24.

PHI over LAC2MIA over NYK2TOR over CHA2CHI over DEN3CLE over MIL12DET over IND15OKC over NOP17MIN over DAL24Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Lead changes
Knicks-Heat21
Bucks-Cavs17
Bulls-Nuggets15
Hornets-Raptors10
Pacers-Pistons3
Mavs-Wolves3
Shot of the night

RJ's layup with 18 seconds left breaks the tie, 110-108 final

The night in charts
Bulls-Nuggets combined for 257, 18 more than any other game
Points by game
Bulls-NuggetsBulls 130, Nuggets 127
257
Pacers-PistonsPacers 112, Pistons 127
239
Thunder-PelicansThunder 126, Pelicans 109
235
Knicks-HeatKnicks 113, Heat 115
228
Bucks-CavsBucks 106, Cavs 118
224
Clippers-SixersClippers 108, Sixers 110
218
Hornets-RaptorsHornets 108, Raptors 110
218
Mavs-WolvesMavs 96, Wolves 120
216
4 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Clippers-SixersClippers 108, Sixers 110
+2 PHI
Knicks-HeatKnicks 113, Heat 115
+2 MIA
Hornets-RaptorsHornets 108, Raptors 110
+2 TOR
Bulls-NuggetsBulls 130, Nuggets 127
+3 CHI
Bucks-CavsBucks 106, Cavs 118
+12 CLE
Pacers-PistonsPacers 112, Pistons 127
+15 DET
Thunder-PelicansThunder 126, Pelicans 109
+17 OKC
Mavs-WolvesMavs 96, Wolves 120
+24 MIN
PHI erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Clippers-SixersPHI won · Clippers 108, Sixers 110
10 pts
Bucks-CavsCLE won · Bucks 106, Cavs 118
7 pts
Bulls-NuggetsCHI won · Bulls 130, Nuggets 127
1 pt
Duren shot 12-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DurenDET · 31 PTS, 15 REB, 3 AST
92% (12-13)
ChetOKC · 26 PTS, 9 REB, 1 BLK
71% (10-14)
MerrillCLE · 20 PTS, 5 REB, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
HartensteinOKC · 16 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST, 4 STL
70% (7-10)
GiddeyCHI · 21 PTS, 14 REB, 6 AST
67% (8-12)
Final · Clippers-Sixers
Clippers 108Sixers 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers33232725108
Sixers25212737110
The story
Quentin Grimes' 19 points carried Philadelphia past LA, 110-108

For LA, Ivica Zubac had 14 PTS, 13 REB 19 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB · 6-10 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

The 76ers trailed by 10 going into the fourth, then won it 37-25.

PHI lead by quarter
200 −8−10−10+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hornets-Raptors
Hornets 108Raptors 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets24283125108
Raptors28292825110
The story
Toronto beat Charlotte 110-108 behind 27 points from Brandon Ingram

Miles Bridges paced Charlotte: 22 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST 27 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK · 9-21 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

A 28-24 first quarter did the most damage for the Raptors.

TOR lead by quarter
200 +4+5+2+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bulls-Nuggets
Bulls 130Nuggets 127
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls30334027130
Nuggets28362934127
The story
Josh Giddey had 21 points and 14 rebounds as Chicago beat Denver 130-127

Aaron Gordon led Denver with 24 PTS, 10 REB 21 PTS, 14 REB, 6 AST · 8-12 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

Down 1 after the second, the Bulls took the third 40-29.

CHI lead by quarter
200 +2−1+10+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.9points, last 3 vs 2024–25 avg
Points per game
16.12024–25 avg29.0Last 3

29.0 points a game over his last three games, against 16.1 in 2024–25 (72 games). Today: 25 points in 25 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.6Season avg21.7Last 3

21.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.6 in 8 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 28 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.8Season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 20.8 a game in 12 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Tyrese Maxey leads the day with 39

Tyrese MaxeyPoints, last 10 games: 39, 26, 26, 39, 27, 31, 33, 21, 31, 39Sixers-Clippers · W
32.5 PPG season to date · +7.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 35, 15, 37, 46, 24, 29, 28, 31, 30, 37Cavs-Bucks · W
30.9 PPG season to date · +6.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 21, 21, 34, 33, 26, 32, 35, 55, 27, 36Nuggets-Bulls · L
29.2 PPG season to date · +7.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: LeBron James CLE, May 24, 2015: 37 PTS · 18 REB · 13 AST
36 PTS · 18 REB · 13 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 43, 17, 22, 15, 14, 23, 23, 15, 23, 34Nuggets-Bulls · L
23.1 PPG season to date · +11.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Jalen DurenPoints, last 10 games: 24, 8, 21, 33, 14, 22, 30, 21, 19, 31Pistons-Pacers · W
20.3 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 15 REB · 3 AST
Pascal SiakamPoints, last 10 games: 27, 18, 27, 32, 23, 14, 27, 19, 30, 29Pacers-Pistons · L
24.9 PPG season to date · +4.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST