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Tuesday, November 18, 2025Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed UTA by 9 after the first quarter and won 140–126.

Final · Box score
Warriors113
Magic121
Q1 ORL +4; Q2 ORL +7; Q3 ORL +8; Q4 ORL +8
Final · Box score
Pistons120
Hawks112
Q1 DET +5; Q2 DET +13; Q3 DET +12; Q4 DET +8
Final · Box score
Celtics113
Nets99
Q1 Celtics 0; Q2 BOS +1; Q3 BOS +4; Q4 BOS +14
Final · Box score
Grizzlies101
Spurs111
Q1 SAS -1; Q2 SAS +2; Q3 SAS -1; Q4 SAS +10
Final · Box score
Jazz126
Lakers140
Q1 LAL -9; Q2 LAL -4; Q3 LAL +11; Q4 LAL +14
Final · Box score
Suns127
Blazers110
Q1 PHX +3; Q2 PHX +3; Q3 PHX +18; Q4 PHX +17
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The lead · Jazz-Lakers

Luka Doncic goes for 37 in Lakers win over Utah

Stephen Curry goes for 34 points

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-4+11+14LAL AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz36352233126
Lakers27403736140
Who led
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 49, 44, 29, 35, 22, 38, 19, 24, 41, 37LAL37 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST
Austin ReavesPoints, last 10 games: 51, 41, 28, 21, 26, 24, 13, 31, 25, 26LAL26 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Keyonte GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 17, 25, 31, 19, 18, 27, 10, 19, 33, 34UTA34 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Lauri MarkkanenPoints, last 10 games: 33, 29, 20, 25, 12, 21, 35, 40, 47, 31UTA31 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Six games, by the margins

Closest finish: 8. Widest: Phoenix by 17.

ORL over GSW8DET over ATL8SAS over MEM10BOS over BKN14LAL over UTA14PHX over POR17Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Grizzlies-Spurs19
Warriors-Magic10
Suns-Blazers2
Pistons-Hawks0
The night in charts
Jazz-Lakers combined for 266, 29 more than any other game
Points by game
Jazz-LakersJazz 126, Lakers 140
266
Suns-BlazersSuns 127, Blazers 110
237
Warriors-MagicWarriors 113, Magic 121
234
Pistons-HawksPistons 120, Hawks 112
232
Celtics-NetsCeltics 113, Nets 99
212
Grizzlies-SpursGrizzlies 101, Spurs 111
212
ORL won the closest game by 8
Closest finishes
Warriors-MagicWarriors 113, Magic 121
+8 ORL
Pistons-HawksPistons 120, Hawks 112
+8 DET
Grizzlies-SpursGrizzlies 101, Spurs 111
+10 SAS
Celtics-NetsCeltics 113, Nets 99
+14 BOS
Jazz-LakersJazz 126, Lakers 140
+14 LAL
Suns-BlazersSuns 127, Blazers 110
+17 PHX
LAL rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Jazz-LakersLAL won · Jazz 126, Lakers 140
9 pts
Grizzlies-SpursSAS won · Grizzlies 101, Spurs 111
1 pt
Ayton shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
AytonLAL · 20 PTS, 14 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
77% (10-13)
SharpeBKN · 16 PTS, 7 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
70% (7-10)
DurenDET · 24 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
67% (8-12)
BarnesSAS · 23 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
ReavesLAL · 26 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Warriors-Magic
Warriors 113Magic 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors32282528113
Magic36312628121
The story
Desmond Bane's 23 points carried Orlando past Golden State, 121-113

For Golden State, Draymond Green had 12 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST 23 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 5 STL · 7-16 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 36-32, was where the Magic built it.

ORL lead by quarter
200 +4+7+8+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pistons-Hawks
Pistons 120Hawks 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons35322726120
Hawks30242830112
The story
Detroit beat Atlanta 120-112 behind 25 points and 10 assists from Cade Cunningham

Dyson Daniels paced Atlanta: 12 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST 25 PTS, 10 AST, 6 REB · 10-23 FG, 1-7 3PT

The swing

A 32-24 second quarter did the most damage for the Pistons.

DET lead by quarter
200 +5+13+12+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Jalen Johnson topped the game at 57.6 FPTS: 25 PTS, 9 AST, 8 REB

Final · Jazz-Lakers
Jazz 126Lakers 140
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz36352233126
Lakers27403736140
The story
Deandre Ayton had 20 points and 14 rebounds as Los Angeles beat Utah 140-126

Lauri Markkanen led Utah with 31 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 20 PTS, 14 REB, 1 AST · 10-13 FG

The swing

Down 4 after the second, the Lakers took the third 37-22.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −9−4+11+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.6Season avg20.2Last 5

20.2 points a game over his last five games, against 11.6 in 9 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−6.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.9Season avg16.3Last 3

16.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.9 in 12 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.0Season avg32Today

32 minutes today, against 9.0 a game in 5 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Luka Doncic leads the day with 37

Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 49, 44, 29, 35, 22, 38, 19, 24, 41, 37Lakers-Jazz · W
34.6 PPG season to date · +2.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST
Keyonte GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 17, 25, 31, 19, 18, 27, 10, 19, 33, 34Jazz-Lakers · L
23.0 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 16, 19, 27, 24, 28, 11, 46, 49, 9, 34Warriors-Magic · L
27.9 PPG season to date · +6.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 23, 20, 2, 16, 21, 12, 28, 21, 18, 33Warriors-Magic · L
20.1 PPG season to date · +13.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Lauri MarkkanenPoints, last 10 games: 33, 29, 20, 25, 12, 21, 35, 40, 47, 31Jazz-Lakers · L
30.6 PPG season to date · +0.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 32, 12, 36, 35, 32, 27, 24, 19, 33, 29Celtics-Nets · W
27.5 PPG season to date · +1.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST