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Sunday, November 23, 2025Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed SAS by 7 at halftime and won 111–102.

Final · Box score
Heat127
Sixers117
Q1 MIA +10; Q2 MIA +4; Q3 MIA +6; Q4 MIA +10
Final · Box score
Hornets110
Hawks113
Q1 ATL +3; Q2 ATL -2; Q3 ATL +4; Q4 ATL +3
Final · Box score
Magic129
Celtics138
Q1 BOS +5; Q2 BOS +23; Q3 BOS +21; Q4 BOS +9
Final · Box score
Clippers105
Cavs120
Q1 CLE +3; Q2 CLE +7; Q3 CLE +13; Q4 CLE +15
Final · Box score
Nets109
Raptors119
Q1 TOR +6; Q2 TOR +7; Q3 TOR +5; Q4 TOR +10
Final · Box score
Blazers95
Thunder122
Q1 OKC +21; Q2 OKC +21; Q3 OKC +28; Q4 OKC +27
Final · Box score
Spurs102
Suns111
Q1 PHX -5; Q2 PHX -7; Q3 PHX +6; Q4 PHX +9
Final · Box score
Lakers108
Jazz106
Q1 LAL +2; Q2 LAL +7; Q3 LAL +3; Q4 LAL +2
On this day · 2024–25Nov 23, 2024: 7 games. Top scorer: LaMelo Ball (Hornets-Bucks), 50 points.
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The lead · Spurs-Suns

Phoenix beats San Antonio, 111–102

Luka Doncic goes for 33 points

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5-7+6+9PHX AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs30262422102
Suns25243725111
Who led
Dillon BrooksPoints, last 10 games: 21, 15, 16, 18, 18, 32, 34, 12, 22, 25PHX25 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 38, 24, 21, 19, 26, 33, 27, 19, 16, 24PHX24 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
De'Aaron FoxPoints, last 8 games: 24, 21, 13, 24, 28, 26, 26, 26SAS26 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Devin VassellPoints, last 10 games: 15, 15, 16, 4, 15, 11, 16, 10, 15, 17SAS17 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Hornets-Hawks

Atlanta holds off Charlotte, 113–110

Atlanta led 92–88 after three and held on to win by three. Jalen Johnson led Atlanta with 28 points, 8 rebounds and 11 assists.

The whole night · final margins
LAL over UTA2ATL over CHA3BOS over ORL9PHX over SAS9MIA over PHI10TOR over BKN10CLE over LAC15OKC over POR27Final margin, points. Pink = ATL over CHA.
Lead changes
Hornets-Hawks15
Lakers-Jazz14
Spurs-Suns8
Magic-Celtics2
Blazers-Thunder2
Clippers-Cavs1
Heat-Sixers0
Nets-Raptors0
The night in charts
Magic-Celtics combined for 267, 23 more than any other game
Points by game
Magic-CelticsMagic 129, Celtics 138
267
Heat-SixersHeat 127, Sixers 117
244
Nets-RaptorsNets 109, Raptors 119
228
Clippers-CavsClippers 105, Cavs 120
225
Hornets-HawksHornets 110, Hawks 113
223
Blazers-ThunderBlazers 95, Thunder 122
217
Lakers-JazzLakers 108, Jazz 106
214
Spurs-SunsSpurs 102, Suns 111
213
2 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Lakers-JazzLakers 108, Jazz 106
+2 LAL
Hornets-HawksHornets 110, Hawks 113
+3 ATL
Magic-CelticsMagic 129, Celtics 138
+9 BOS
Spurs-SunsSpurs 102, Suns 111
+9 PHX
Heat-SixersHeat 127, Sixers 117
+10 MIA
Nets-RaptorsNets 109, Raptors 119
+10 TOR
Clippers-CavsClippers 105, Cavs 120
+15 CLE
Blazers-ThunderBlazers 95, Thunder 122
+27 OKC
PHX rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Spurs-SunsPHX won · Spurs 102, Suns 111
7 pts
Hornets-HawksATL won · Hornets 110, Hawks 113
2 pts
Jaquez shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
JaquezMIA · 22 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB
83% (10-12)
MobleyCLE · 18 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
75% (9-12)
SimonsBOS · 23 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST
73% (8-11)
SGAOKC · 37 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB, 2 STL
72% (13-18)
ZubacLAC · 33 PTS, 18 REB, 4 AST
68% (15-22)
Final · Lakers-Jazz
Lakers 108Jazz 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers32302224108
Jazz30252625106
The story
Austin Reaves' 22 points and 10 rebounds carried Los Angeles past Utah, 108-106

For Utah, Lauri Markkanen had 20 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 22 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST · 7-17 FG, 1-8 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 30-25, was where the Lakers built it.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +2+7+3+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hornets-Hawks
Hornets 110Hawks 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets25303322110
Hawks28253921113
The story
Jalen Johnson had 28 points and 11 assists as Atlanta beat Charlotte 113-110

Kon Knueppel led Charlotte with 28 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 28 PTS, 11 AST, 8 REB · 11-22 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

Down 2 after the second, the Hawks took the third 39-33.

ATL lead by quarter
200 +3−2+4+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Thunder
Blazers 95Thunder 122
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers1828222795
Thunder39282926122
The story
Oklahoma City beat Portland 122-95 behind 37 points from Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

Jerami Grant paced Portland: 21 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST 37 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB · 13-18 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

A 39-18 first quarter did the most damage for the Thunder.

OKC lead by quarter
300 +21+21+28+27 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.0Season avg23.0Last 5

23.0 points a game over his last five games, against 16.0 in 16 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.6minutes, last 3 vs 2024–25 avg
Minutes per game
32.62024–25 avg22.0Last 3

22.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.6 in 2024–25 (41 games). Today: 10 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.0Season avg29Today

29 minutes today, against 9.0 a game in 12 earlier games. Line: 30 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Donovan Mitchell leads the day with 37

Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 46, 24, 29, 28, 31, 30, 37, 21, 32, 37Cavs-Clippers · W
30.8 PPG season to date · +6.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 35, 30, 35, 28, 30, 33, 23, 33, 31, 37Thunder-Blazers · W
32.2 PPG season to date · +5.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 36, 35, 32, 27, 24, 19, 33, 29, 26, 35Celtics-Magic · W
27.9 PPG season to date · +7.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Ivica ZubacPoints, last 10 games: 23, 21, 13, 18, 27, 16, 14, 14, 18, 33Clippers-Cavs · L
17.0 PPG season to date · +17.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 18 REB · 4 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 44, 29, 35, 22, 38, 19, 24, 41, 37, 33Lakers-Jazz · W
34.5 PPG season to date · −1.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 11 REB · 8 AST
Norman PowellPoints, last 10 games: 23, 25, 22, 33, 27, 38, 19, 25, 19, 32Heat-Sixers · W
25.4 PPG season to date · +7.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST