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Tuesday, November 25, 2025Regular season · NBA Cup · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed LAC by 1 after the first quarter and won 135–118.

Final · Cup · Box score
Hawks113
Wizards132
Q1 WAS +22; Q2 WAS +22; Q3 WAS +33; Q4 WAS +19
Final · Cup · Box score
Magic144
Sixers103
Q1 Magic 0; Q2 ORL +26; Q3 ORL +38; Q4 ORL +41
Final · Cup · Box score
Clippers118
Lakers135
Q1 LAL -1; Q2 LAL +3; Q3 LAL +5; Q4 LAL +17
On this day · 2024–25Nov 25, 2024: 9 games. Top scorer: LaMelo Ball (Hornets-Magic), 44 points.
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The lead · NBA Cup · Clippers-Lakers

Luka Doncic scores 43 as Lakers beat Clippers

CJ McCollum goes for 46 points

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1+3+5+17LAL AHEAD ↑LAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers38282725118
Lakers37322937135
Who led
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 29, 35, 22, 38, 19, 24, 41, 37, 33, 43LAL43 PTS · 9 REB · 13 AST
Austin ReavesPoints, last 10 games: 28, 21, 26, 24, 13, 31, 25, 26, 22, 31LAL31 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 13, 35, 23, 41, 37, 28, 31, 55, 19, 29LAC29 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 8 games: 10, 27, 30, 18, 34, 27, 20, 19LAC19 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Hawks-Wizards · Cup

Washington leads Atlanta wire to wire

Washington was ahead at every break and won 132–113. Best quarter: the first, 45–23. CJ McCollum led Washington with 46 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists.

The whole night · final margins
LAL over LAC17WAS over ATL19ORL over PHI41Final margin, points. Pink = WAS over ATL.
Lead changes
Clippers-Lakers20
Magic-Sixers4
Hawks-Wizards0
The night in charts
Clippers-Lakers combined for 253, 6 more than any other game
Points by game
Clippers-LakersClippers 118, Lakers 135
253
Magic-SixersMagic 144, Sixers 103
247
Hawks-WizardsHawks 113, Wizards 132
245
LAL won the closest game by 17
Closest finishes
Clippers-LakersClippers 118, Lakers 135
+17 LAL
Hawks-WizardsHawks 113, Wizards 132
+19 WAS
Magic-SixersMagic 144, Sixers 103
+41 ORL
Sarr shot 11-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
SarrWAS · 27 PTS, 11 REB, 2 STL, 2 BLK
73% (11-15)
BlackORL · 31 PTS, 3 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
71% (12-17)
ReavesLAL · 31 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
69% (11-16)
CJWAS · 46 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
68% (17-25)
WagnerORL · 21 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
62% (8-13)
Final · Clippers-Lakers
Clippers 118Lakers 135
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers38282725118
Lakers37322937135
The story
Austin Reaves had 31 points as Los Angeles beat LA 135-118

James Harden led LA with 29 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB 31 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL · 11-16 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The Lakers won the fourth 37-25, their biggest quarter edge.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −1+3+5+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hawks-Wizards
Hawks 113Wizards 132
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks23322335113
Wizards45323421132
The story
Alexandre Sarr's 27 points and 11 rebounds carried Washington past Atlanta, 132-113

For Atlanta, Zaccharie Risacher had 17 PTS, 5 REB 27 PTS, 11 REB · 11-15 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 45-23, was where the Wizards built it.

WAS lead by quarter
400 +22+22+33+19 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Magic-Sixers
Magic 144Sixers 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic35513523144
Sixers35252320103
The story
Orlando beat Philadelphia 144-103 behind 31 points from Anthony Black

Tyrese Maxey paced Philadelphia: 20 PTS, 4 AST 31 PTS, 3 AST, 1 REB · 12-17 FG, 4-6 3PT

The swing

A 51-25 second quarter did the most damage for the Magic.

ORL lead by quarter
500 0+26+38+41 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
5.5Season avg12.2Last 5

12.2 points a game over his last five games, against 5.5 in 13 earlier games. Today: 13 points in 18 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.5Season avg18.0Last 3

18.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.5 in 13 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.3Season avg22Today

22 minutes today, against 7.3 a game in 3 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

CJ McCollum leads the day with 46

CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 3, 25, 25, 42, 10, 17, 14, 20, 18, 46Wizards-Hawks · W
18.2 PPG season to date · +29.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: LeBron James CLE, Mar 29, 2006: 46 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Season high46 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 29, 35, 22, 38, 19, 24, 41, 37, 33, 43Lakers-Clippers · W
35.2 PPG season to date · +8.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: James Harden HOU, Dec 31, 2018: 43 PTS · 10 REB · 13 AST
43 PTS · 9 REB · 13 AST
Austin ReavesPoints, last 10 games: 28, 21, 26, 24, 13, 31, 25, 26, 22, 31Lakers-Clippers · W
27.9 PPG season to date · +3.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Anthony BlackPoints, last 10 games: 4, 8, 17, 2, 18, 21, 12, 11, 14, 31Magic-Sixers · W
12.8 PPG season to date · +19.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high31 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 13, 35, 23, 41, 37, 28, 31, 55, 19, 29Clippers-Lakers · L
27.9 PPG season to date · +1.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Alexandre SarrPoints, last 10 games: 10, 19, 31, 20, 17, 15, 25, 9, 16, 27Wizards-Hawks · W
18.7 PPG season to date · +8.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST