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Wednesday, November 19, 2025Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed NOP by 4 after the first quarter and won 125–118.

Final · Box score
Rockets114
Cavs104
Q1 HOU +14; Q2 HOU +17; Q3 HOU +4; Q4 HOU +10
Final · Box score
Hornets118
Pacers127
Q1 IND +5; Q2 IND +16; Q3 IND +20; Q4 IND +9
Final · Box score
Raptors121
Sixers112
Q1 TOR +5; Q2 TOR -3; Q3 TOR +15; Q4 TOR +9
Final · Box score
Warriors96
Heat110
Q1 MIA +9; Q2 MIA +4; Q3 MIA -2; Q4 MIA +14
Final · Box score
Wizards109
Wolves120
Q1 MIN +5; Q2 MIN +25; Q3 MIN +12; Q4 MIN +11
Final · Box score
Nuggets125
Pelicans118
Q1 DEN -4; Q2 DEN +4; Q3 DEN +14; Q4 DEN +7
Final · Box score
Kings99
Thunder113
Q1 OKC +2; Q2 OKC +8; Q3 OKC +14; Q4 OKC +14
Final · Box score
Knicks113
Mavs111
Q1 NYK -1; Q2 NYK +2; Q3 NYK +2; Q4 NYK +2
Final · Box score
Bulls122
Blazers121
Q1 CHI -1; Q2 CHI +4; Q3 CHI +16; Q4 CHI +1
On this day · 2024–25Nov 19, 2024: 6 games. Top scorer: Dalton Knecht (Lakers-Jazz), 37 points.
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The lead · Nuggets-Pelicans

Peyton Watson scores 32 as Denver wins in New Orleans

Deni Avdija posts a triple-double

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4+4+14+7DEN AHEAD ↑NOP AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets26363528125
Pelicans30282535118
Who led
Peyton WatsonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 0, 2, 10, 16, 0, 2, 12, 5, 32DEN32 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 21, 34, 33, 26, 32, 35, 55, 27, 36, 28DEN28 PTS · 11 REB · 12 AST
Derik QueenPoints, last 10 games: 4, 12, 11, 13, 12, 26, 9, 9, 9, 30NOP30 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Trey Murphy IIIPoints, last 10 games: 19, 21, 11, 41, 21, 22, 35, 20, 18, 23NOP23 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Raptors-Sixers

Toronto keeps rolling, beats Philadelphia

That is five in a row. Final: 121–112. RJ Barrett led Toronto with 22 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists.

Streak strip · TOR
W@ CLE112–101Wvs MEM117–104Wvs MIL128–100W@ ATL109–97L@ PHI120–130W@ BKN119–109W@ CLE126–113W@ IND129–111Wvs CHA110–108W@ PHI121–112
Lead changes
Knicks-Mavs16
Nuggets-Pelicans11
Raptors-Sixers8
Kings-Thunder8
Wizards-Wolves7
Bulls-Blazers6
Hornets-Pacers4
Warriors-Heat4
Shot of the night

Vucevic's three with 1 second left puts the Bulls ahead, 122-121 final

The night in charts
Hornets-Pacers combined for 245, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Hornets-PacersHornets 118, Pacers 127
245
Nuggets-PelicansNuggets 125, Pelicans 118
243
Bulls-BlazersBulls 122, Blazers 121
243
Raptors-SixersRaptors 121, Sixers 112
233
Wizards-WolvesWizards 109, Wolves 120
229
Knicks-MavsKnicks 113, Mavs 111
224
Rockets-CavsRockets 114, Cavs 104
218
Kings-ThunderKings 99, Thunder 113
212
Warriors-HeatWarriors 96, Heat 110
206
2 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bulls-BlazersBulls 122, Blazers 121
+1 CHI
Knicks-MavsKnicks 113, Mavs 111
+2 NYK
Nuggets-PelicansNuggets 125, Pelicans 118
+7 DEN
Hornets-PacersHornets 118, Pacers 127
+9 IND
Raptors-SixersRaptors 121, Sixers 112
+9 TOR
Rockets-CavsRockets 114, Cavs 104
+10 HOU
Wizards-WolvesWizards 109, Wolves 120
+11 MIN
Warriors-HeatWarriors 96, Heat 110
+14 MIA
Kings-ThunderKings 99, Thunder 113
+14 OKC
DEN rallied from 4 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nuggets-PelicansDEN won · Nuggets 125, Pelicans 118
4 pts
Raptors-SixersTOR won · Raptors 121, Sixers 112
3 pts
Warriors-HeatMIA won · Warriors 96, Heat 110
2 pts
Knicks-MavsNYK won · Knicks 113, Mavs 111
1 pt
Bulls-BlazersCHI won · Bulls 122, Blazers 121
1 pt
Poeltl shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PoeltlTOR · 19 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
PowellMIA · 25 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
IngramTOR · 22 PTS, 5 AST
70% (7-10)
WatsonDEN · 32 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
68% (13-19)
QueenNOP · 30 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
67% (12-18)
Final · Bulls-Blazers
Bulls 122Blazers 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls28343624122
Blazers29292439121
The story
Nikola Vucevic had 27 points as Chicago beat Portland 122-121

Toumani Camara led Portland with 14 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 27 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST · 11-19 FG, 5-9 3PT

The swing

The Bulls won the third 36-24, their biggest quarter edge.

CHI lead by quarter
200 −1+4+16+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Knicks-Mavs
Knicks 113Mavs 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks24283526113
Mavs25253526111
The story
Jalen Brunson's 28 points carried New York past Dallas, 113-111

For Dallas, D'Angelo Russell had 23 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB 28 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB · 11-23 FG, 2-7 3PT

The swing

The Knicks trailed by 1 going into the second, then won it 28-25.

NYK lead by quarter
200 −1+2+2+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Karl-Anthony Towns was the fantasy play: 47.3 FPTS on 18 PTS, 14 REB, 6 AST

Final · Raptors-Sixers
Raptors 121Sixers 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors33204424121
Sixers28282630112
The story
Toronto beat Philadelphia 121-112 behind 18 points from Immanuel Quickley

VJ Edgecombe paced Philadelphia: 21 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST 18 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB, 3 STL · 7-15 FG, 4-9 3PT

The swing

A 44-26 third quarter erased a 3-point hole for the Raptors.

TOR lead by quarter
200 +5−3+15+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Tyrese Maxey topped the game at 51.4 FPTS: 24 PTS, 9 AST, 2 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
29.2Season avg36.2Last 5

36.2 points a game over his last five games, against 29.2 in 13 earlier games. Today: 28 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.8Season avg18.7Last 3

18.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.8 in 13 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
3.3Season avg27Today

27 minutes today, against 3.3 a game in 6 earlier games. Line: 2 points, 4 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Jerami Grant leads the day with 33

Jerami GrantPoints, last 10 games: 18, 16, 18, 20, 18, 17, 2, 13, 26, 33Blazers-Bulls · L
19.4 PPG season to date · +14.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 30, 30, 35, 30, 35, 28, 30, 33, 23, 33Thunder-Kings · W
32.0 PPG season to date · +1.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Deni AvdijaPoints, last 10 games: 23, 33, 26, 33, 27, 32, 22, 29, 19, 32Blazers-Bulls · L
25.9 PPG season to date · +6.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: LeBron James CLE, Jan 4, 2006: 32 PTS · 11 REB · 11 AST
32 PTS · 11 REB · 11 AST
Julius RandlePoints, last 10 games: 30, 19, 32, 19, 19, 27, 26, 26, 12, 32Wolves-Wizards · W
25.0 PPG season to date · +7.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Peyton WatsonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 0, 2, 10, 16, 0, 2, 12, 5, 32Nuggets-Pelicans · W
8.2 PPG season to date · +25.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high32 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Derik QueenPoints, last 10 games: 4, 12, 11, 13, 12, 26, 9, 9, 9, 30Pelicans-Nuggets · L
11.7 PPG season to date · +19.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high30 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST