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Friday, November 21, 2025Regular season · NBA Cup · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 14 points, by DAL (vs NOP) and OKC (vs UTA).

Final · Cup · Box score
Pacers109
Cavs120
Q1 CLE +2; Q2 CLE +7; Q3 CLE +19; Q4 CLE +11
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Nets113
Celtics105
Q1 BKN -6; Q2 BKN +9; Q3 BKN +15; Q4 BKN +8
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Wizards110
Raptors140
Q1 TOR +11; Q2 TOR +10; Q3 TOR +28; Q4 TOR +30
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Heat143
Bulls107
Q1 MIA +4; Q2 MIA +18; Q3 MIA +27; Q4 MIA +36
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Pelicans115
Mavs118
Q1 DAL -9; Q2 DAL -14; Q3 Mavs 0; Q4 DAL +3
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Wolves113
Suns114
Q1 PHX +8; Q2 PHX +13; Q3 PHX -1; Q4 PHX +1
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Nuggets112
Rockets109
Q1 DEN +13; Q2 DEN -3; Q3 DEN +2; Q4 DEN +3
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Blazers127
Warriors123
Q1 POR +7; Q2 POR -7; Q3 POR -3; Q4 POR +4
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Thunder144
Jazz112
Q1 OKC -14; Q2 OKC -1; Q3 OKC +22; Q4 OKC +32
On this day · 2024–25Nov 21, 2024: 4 games. Top scorer: Anthony Davis (Lakers-Magic), 39 points.
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The lead · NBA Cup · Pelicans-Mavs

Dallas rallies from 14 down to beat New Orleans

Nikola Jokic goes for 34 points

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-140+3DAL AHEAD ↑NOP AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pelicans34292230115
Mavs25243633118
Who led
Cooper FlaggPoints, last 10 games: 12, 20, 12, 12, 26, 16, 16, 21, 15, 29DAL29 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
P.J. WashingtonPoints, last 10 games: 29, 15, 14, 14, 16, 6, 21, 13, 6, 24DAL24 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Trey Murphy IIIPoints, last 10 games: 21, 11, 41, 21, 22, 35, 20, 18, 23, 25NOP25 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Zion WilliamsonPoints, last 7 games: 27, 27, 11, 29, 20, 14, 22NOP22 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Miami posts the night's biggest win

Miami beat Chicago by 36, the widest margin of 9 games.

PHX over MIN1DAL over NOP3DEN over HOU3POR over GSW4BKN over BOS8CLE over IND11TOR over WAS30OKC over UTA32MIA over CHI36Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Pelicans-Mavs17
Pacers-Cavs10
Nuggets-Rockets10
Blazers-Warriors8
Nets-Celtics5
Thunder-Jazz3
Wizards-Raptors1
The night in charts
Thunder-Jazz combined for 256, 6 more than any other game
Points by game
Thunder-JazzThunder 144, Jazz 112
256
Wizards-RaptorsWizards 110, Raptors 140
250
Heat-BullsHeat 143, Bulls 107
250
Blazers-WarriorsBlazers 127, Warriors 123
250
Pelicans-MavsPelicans 115, Mavs 118
233
Pacers-CavsPacers 109, Cavs 120
229
Wolves-SunsWolves 113, Suns 114
227
Nuggets-RocketsNuggets 112, Rockets 109
221
Nets-CelticsNets 113, Celtics 105
218
4 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Wolves-SunsWolves 113, Suns 114
+1 PHX
Pelicans-MavsPelicans 115, Mavs 118
+3 DAL
Nuggets-RocketsNuggets 112, Rockets 109
+3 DEN
Blazers-WarriorsBlazers 127, Warriors 123
+4 POR
Nets-CelticsNets 113, Celtics 105
+8 BKN
Pacers-CavsPacers 109, Cavs 120
+11 CLE
Wizards-RaptorsWizards 110, Raptors 140
+30 TOR
Thunder-JazzThunder 144, Jazz 112
+32 OKC
Heat-BullsHeat 143, Bulls 107
+36 MIA
DAL erased a 14-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pelicans-MavsDAL won · Pelicans 115, Mavs 118
14 pts
Thunder-JazzOKC won · Thunder 144, Jazz 112
14 pts
Blazers-WarriorsPOR won · Blazers 127, Warriors 123
7 pts
Nets-CelticsBKN won · Nets 113, Celtics 105
6 pts
Nuggets-RocketsDEN won · Nuggets 112, Rockets 109
3 pts
Sheppard shot 9-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
SheppardHOU · 27 PTS, 4 AST, 2 STL
69% (9-13)
BarnesTOR · 23 PTS, 5 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
67% (10-15)
QuetaBOS · 16 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
67% (8-12)
FearsNOP · 21 PTS, 7 REB, 4 STL, 2 AST
67% (8-12)
DosunmuCHI · 23 PTS, 4 AST, 2 BLK, 1 REB
64% (9-14)
Final · Wolves-Suns
Wolves 113Suns 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves24253331113
Suns32301933114
The story
Collin Gillespie's 20 points carried Phoenix past Minnesota, 114-113

For Minnesota, Rudy Gobert had 12 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST 20 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST · 7-12 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 32-24, was where the Suns built it.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +8+13−1+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pelicans-Mavs
Pelicans 115Mavs 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pelicans34292230115
Mavs25243633118
The story
Cooper Flagg had 29 points as Dallas beat New Orleans 118-115

Derik Queen led New Orleans with 20 PTS, 11 AST, 7 REB 29 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST · 12-19 FG, 0-4 3PT

The swing

Down 14 after the second, the Mavericks took the third 36-22.

DAL lead by quarter
200 −9−140+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Rockets
Nuggets 112Rockets 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets25213432112
Rockets12372931109
The story
Denver beat Houston 112-109 behind 26 points and 10 assists from Jamal Murray

Jabari Smith Jr. paced Houston: 21 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST 26 PTS, 10 AST, 2 REB · 10-16 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

A 25-12 first quarter did the most damage for the Nuggets.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +13−3+2+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
27.9Season avg35.2Last 5

35.2 points a game over his last five games, against 27.9 in 13 earlier games. Today: 38 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.1Season avg17.7Last 3

17.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.1 in 14 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.6Season avg38Today

38 minutes today, against 13.6 a game in 7 earlier games. Line: 26 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Anthony Edwards leads the day with 41

Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 5, 15, 37, 26, 35, 30, 26, 13, 18, 41Wolves-Suns · L
26.5 PPG season to date · +15.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Kobe Bryant LAL, Nov 28, 2010: 41 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Ties season high41 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 19, 27, 24, 28, 11, 46, 49, 9, 34, 38Warriors-Blazers · L
28.6 PPG season to date · +10.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 34, 33, 26, 32, 35, 55, 27, 36, 28, 34Nuggets-Rockets · W
29.5 PPG season to date · +4.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 10 REB · 9 AST
Michael Porter Jr.Points, last 10 games: 32, 17, 32, 28, 25, 21, 24, 34, 25, 33Nets-Celtics · W
24.8 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 37, 46, 24, 29, 28, 31, 30, 37, 21, 32Cavs-Pacers · W
30.3 PPG season to date · +1.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Andrew NembhardPoints, last 9 games: 4, 22, 14, 25, 21, 22, 15, 16, 32Pacers-Cavs · L
19.0 PPG season to date · +14.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high32 PTS · 1 REB · 8 AST