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Saturday, November 22, 2025Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHI trailed WAS by 6 at halftime and won 121–120.

Final · Box score
Clippers131
Hornets116
Q1 LAC +8; Q2 LAC +5; Q3 LAC +14; Q4 LAC +15
Final · Box score
Knicks121
Magic133
Q1 ORL +2; Q2 ORL -2; Q3 ORL +5; Q4 ORL +12
Final · Box score
Hawks115
Pelicans98
Q1 ATL -4; Q2 ATL +10; Q3 ATL +18; Q4 ATL +17
Final · Box score
Wizards120
Bulls121
Q1 CHI -1; Q2 CHI -6; Q3 CHI -6; Q4 CHI +1
Final · Box score
Pistons129
Bucks116
Q1 DET +4; Q2 DET +17; Q3 DET +19; Q4 DET +13
Final · Box score
Grizzlies102
Mavs96
Q1 MEM -1; Q2 MEM -4; Q3 MEM +3; Q4 MEM +6
Final · Box score
Kings128
Nuggets123
Q1 SAC -5; Q2 SAC -4; Q3 SAC -1; Q4 SAC +5
On this day · 2024–25Nov 22, 2024: 8 games. Top scorer: Giannis Antetokounmpo (Bucks-Pacers), 37 points.
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The lead · Wizards-Bulls

Chicago takes over late to edge Washington

James Harden goes for 55 points

Game flow · CHI margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1-6-6+1CHI AHEAD ↑WAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards41292822120
Bulls40242829121
Who led
Nikola VucevicPoints, last 10 games: 19, 16, 9, 11, 6, 21, 8, 27, 6, 28CHI28 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Coby WhitePoints, last 3 games: 27, 25, 20CHI20 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Corey KispertPoints, last 10 games: 15, 8, 16, 4, 8, 8, 4, 0, 9, 20WAS20 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Cam WhitmorePoints, last 10 games: 2, 2, 0, 19, 20, 11, 6, 13, 11, 20WAS20 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Kings-Nuggets

Sacramento upsets Denver

Sacramento (3–13) beat Denver (12–3) 128–123. Russell Westbrook led Sacramento with 21 points, 6 rebounds and 11 assists.

The whole night · final margins
CHI over WAS1SAC over DEN5MEM over DAL6ORL over NYK12DET over MIL13LAC over CHA15ATL over NOP17Final margin, points. Pink = SAC over DEN.
Lead changes
Knicks-Magic17
Grizzlies-Mavs17
Kings-Nuggets11
Wizards-Bulls9
Clippers-Hornets7
Pistons-Bucks7
Hawks-Pelicans2
The night in charts
Knicks-Magic combined for 254, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Knicks-MagicKnicks 121, Magic 133
254
Kings-NuggetsKings 128, Nuggets 123
251
Clippers-HornetsClippers 131, Hornets 116
247
Pistons-BucksPistons 129, Bucks 116
245
Wizards-BullsWizards 120, Bulls 121
241
Hawks-PelicansHawks 115, Pelicans 98
213
Grizzlies-MavsGrizzlies 102, Mavs 96
198
2 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Wizards-BullsWizards 120, Bulls 121
+1 CHI
Kings-NuggetsKings 128, Nuggets 123
+5 SAC
Grizzlies-MavsGrizzlies 102, Mavs 96
+6 MEM
Knicks-MagicKnicks 121, Magic 133
+12 ORL
Pistons-BucksPistons 129, Bucks 116
+13 DET
Clippers-HornetsClippers 131, Hornets 116
+15 LAC
Hawks-PelicansHawks 115, Pelicans 98
+17 ATL
CHI rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wizards-BullsCHI won · Wizards 120, Bulls 121
6 pts
Kings-NuggetsSAC won · Kings 128, Nuggets 123
5 pts
Hawks-PelicansATL won · Hawks 115, Pelicans 98
4 pts
Grizzlies-MavsMEM won · Grizzlies 102, Mavs 96
4 pts
Knicks-MagicORL won · Knicks 121, Magic 133
2 pts
Knueppel shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KnueppelCHA · 26 PTS, 1 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
ZubacLAC · 18 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST, 1 BLK
75% (9-12)
KrejciATL · 21 PTS, 1 REB
70% (7-10)
KispertWAS · 20 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
WhitmoreWAS · 20 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST
70% (7-10)
Final · Wizards-Bulls
Wizards 120Bulls 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards41292822120
Bulls40242829121
The story
Josh Giddey had a 18-12-11 triple-double as Chicago beat Washington 121-120

KyShawn George led Washington with 17 PTS, 12 REB, 7 AST 18 PTS, 12 REB, 11 AST, 3 STL · 5-12 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

Down 6 after the third, the Bulls took the fourth 29-22.

CHI lead by quarter
200 −1−6−6+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Kings-Nuggets
Kings 128Nuggets 123
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings30313037128
Nuggets35302731123
The story
Nikola Jokic had 44 points and 13 rebounds, but Sacramento won 128-123

For Sacramento, Russell Westbrook had 21 PTS, 11 AST, 6 REB 44 PTS, 13 REB, 7 AST · 16-28 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

The Kings trailed by 1 going into the fourth, then won it 37-31.

SAC lead by quarter
200 −5−4−1+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Hornets
Clippers 131Hornets 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers38243435131
Hornets30272534116
The story
LA beat Charlotte 131-116 behind 18 points from Ivica Zubac

Brandon Miller paced Charlotte: 21 PTS, 3 AST 18 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST · 9-12 FG

The swing

A 34-25 third quarter did the most damage for the Clippers.

LAC lead by quarter
200 +8+5+14+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
26.5Season avg38.4Last 5

38.4 points a game over his last five games, against 26.5 in 14 earlier games. Today: 55 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.3minutes, last 3 vs 2024–25 avg
Minutes per game
34.32024–25 avg22.0Last 3

22.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 34.3 in 2024–25 (27 games). Today: 21 points in 26 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
4.6Season avg29Today

29 minutes today, against 4.6 a game in 5 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 55

James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 29, 25, 13, 35, 23, 41, 37, 28, 31, 55Clippers-Hornets · W
28.4 PPG season to date · +28.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Allen Iverson PHI, Apr 20, 2003: 55 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Season high55 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 33, 26, 32, 35, 55, 27, 36, 28, 34, 44Nuggets-Kings · L
30.4 PPG season to date · +14.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Kevin Durant GSW, Nov 24, 2018: 44 PTS · 13 REB · 7 AST
44 PTS · 13 REB · 7 AST
Franz WagnerPoints, last 10 games: 18, 27, 20, 19, 28, 25, 29, 18, 20, 37Magic-Knicks · W
23.5 PPG season to date · +14.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 10 games: 36, 29, 31, 16, 23, 19, 32, 31, 28, 33Knicks-Magic · L
28.4 PPG season to date · +5.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 3 REB · 11 AST
Kristaps PorzingisPoints, last 10 games: 27, 14, 15, 15, 15, 17, 20, 13, 16, 30Hawks-Pelicans · W
18.4 PPG season to date · +12.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Cade CunninghamPoints, last 10 games: 12, 30, 21, 33, 31, 34, 26, 46, 25, 29Pistons-Bucks · W
27.4 PPG season to date · +1.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 8 REB · 10 AST