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Thursday, February 19, 2026Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ORL trailed SAC by 10 after the first quarter and won 131–94.

Final · Box score
Rockets105
Hornets101
Q1 HOU -9; Q2 HOU +1; Q3 HOU +2; Q4 HOU +4
Final · Box score
Nets84
Cavs112
Q1 CLE +18; Q2 CLE +22; Q3 CLE +35; Q4 CLE +28
Final · Box score
Hawks117
Sixers107
Q1 ATL +2; Q2 ATL +7; Q3 ATL +4; Q4 ATL +10
Final · Box score
Pacers105
Wizards112
Q1 WAS +2; Q2 WAS +12; Q3 WAS +8; Q4 WAS +7
Final · Box score
Pistons126
Knicks111
Q1 DET +2; Q2 DET +10; Q3 DET +11; Q4 DET +15
Final · Box score
Raptors110
Bulls101
Q1 TOR +2; Q2 TOR +8; Q3 TOR +9; Q4 TOR +9
Final · Box score
Suns94
Spurs121
Q1 SAS +5; Q2 SAS +12; Q3 SAS +27; Q4 SAS +27
Final · Box score
Celtics121
Warriors110
Q1 BOS +4; Q2 BOS +23; Q3 BOS +29; Q4 BOS +11
Final · Box score
Magic131
Kings94
Q1 ORL -10; Q2 ORL +9; Q3 ORL +18; Q4 ORL +37
Final · Box score
Nuggets114
Clippers115
Q1 LAC +1; Q2 LAC -7; Q3 LAC +1; Q4 LAC +1
On this day · 2024–25Feb 19, 2025: 1 game. Top scorer: Miles Bridges (Hornets-Lakers), 29 points.
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The lead · Magic-Kings

Paolo Banchero scores 30, Orlando rallies past Sacramento

Cade Cunningham goes for 42 points

Game flow · ORL margin at each break
-45-35-25-15-5+5+15+25+35+45TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10+9+18+37ORL AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic18463829131
Kings2827291094
Who led
Paolo BancheroPoints, last 10 games: 37, 31, 20, 19, 17, 22, 23, 11, 17, 30ORL30 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Anthony BlackPoints, last 10 games: 14, 26, 25, 11, 10, 18, 21, 26, 13, 20ORL20 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Maxime RaynaudPoints, last 10 games: 4, 8, 14, 14, 6, 12, 14, 21, 7, 17SAC17 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
Keegan MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 10, 17, 15, 26, 2, 11, 7, 23, 12, 15SAC15 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Orlando posts the night's biggest win

Orlando beat Sacramento by 37, the widest margin of 10 games.

LAC over DEN1HOU over CHA4WAS over IND7TOR over CHI9ATL over PHI10BOS over GSW11DET over NYK15SAS over PHX27CLE over BKN28ORL over SAC37Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Nuggets-Clippers13
Pacers-Wizards9
Celtics-Warriors7
Magic-Kings6
Suns-Spurs5
Rockets-Hornets3
Raptors-Bulls2
Pistons-Knicks1
Nets-Cavs0
The night in charts
Pistons-Knicks combined for 237, 6 more than any other game
Points by game
Pistons-KnicksPistons 126, Knicks 111
237
Celtics-WarriorsCeltics 121, Warriors 110
231
Nuggets-ClippersNuggets 114, Clippers 115
229
Magic-KingsMagic 131, Kings 94
225
Hawks-SixersHawks 117, Sixers 107
224
Pacers-WizardsPacers 105, Wizards 112
217
Suns-SpursSuns 94, Spurs 121
215
Raptors-BullsRaptors 110, Bulls 101
211
Rockets-HornetsRockets 105, Hornets 101
206
Nets-CavsNets 84, Cavs 112
196
2 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Nuggets-ClippersNuggets 114, Clippers 115
+1 LAC
Rockets-HornetsRockets 105, Hornets 101
+4 HOU
Pacers-WizardsPacers 105, Wizards 112
+7 WAS
Raptors-BullsRaptors 110, Bulls 101
+9 TOR
Hawks-SixersHawks 117, Sixers 107
+10 ATL
Celtics-WarriorsCeltics 121, Warriors 110
+11 BOS
Pistons-KnicksPistons 126, Knicks 111
+15 DET
Suns-SpursSuns 94, Spurs 121
+27 SAS
Nets-CavsNets 84, Cavs 112
+28 CLE
Magic-KingsMagic 131, Kings 94
+37 ORL
ORL erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Magic-KingsORL won · Magic 131, Kings 94
10 pts
Rockets-HornetsHOU won · Rockets 105, Hornets 101
9 pts
Nuggets-ClippersLAC won · Nuggets 114, Clippers 115
7 pts
Castle shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
CastleSAS · 20 PTS, 4 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB
73% (8-11)
KDHOU · 35 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK
70% (14-20)
Grant WilliamsCHA · 20 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
HarperSAS · 17 PTS, 1 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
RaynaudSAC · 17 PTS, 14 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
62% (8-13)
Final · Nuggets-Clippers
Nuggets 114Clippers 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets24282537114
Clippers25203337115
The story
Bennedict Mathurin had 38 points as LA beat Denver 115-114

Jamal Murray led Denver with 20 PTS, 8 REB, 8 AST 38 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL · 12-22 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

Down 7 after the second, the Clippers took the third 33-25.

LAC lead by quarter
200 +1−7+1+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Hornets
Rockets 105Hornets 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets24292725105
Hornets33192623101
The story
Houston beat Charlotte 105-101 behind 35 points from Kevin Durant

Brandon Miller paced Charlotte: 17 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB 35 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK · 14-20 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

A 29-19 second quarter erased a 9-point hole for the Rockets.

HOU lead by quarter
200 −9+1+2+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pistons-Knicks
Pistons 126Knicks 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons28303236126
Knicks26223132111
The story
Paul Reed's 18 points carried Detroit past New York, 126-111

For New York, Karl-Anthony Towns had 21 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST 18 PTS, 7 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST · 7-9 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 30-22, was where the Pistons built it.

DET lead by quarter
200 +2+10+11+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.3Season avg15.8Last 5

15.8 points a game over his last five games, against 6.3 in 32 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 25 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.2Season avg18.0Last 3

18.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.2 in 44 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 21 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.5Season avg33Today

33 minutes today, against 9.5 a game in 36 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Cade Cunningham leads the day with 42

Cade CunninghamPoints, last 10 games: 22, 26, 29, 18, 29, 30, 11, 33, 28, 42Pistons-Knicks · W
25.7 PPG season to date · +16.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Luka Doncic DAL, Jun 2, 2021: 42 PTS · 8 REB · 14 AST
42 PTS · 8 REB · 13 AST
Bennedict MathurinPoints, last 10 games: 14, 23, 2, 16, 15, 14, 25, 9, 16, 38Clippers-Nuggets · W
18.1 PPG season to date · +20.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high38 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 33, 24, 31, 13, 15, 31, 20, 26, 21, 35Rockets-Hornets · W
26.0 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 26, 12, 21, 42, 12, 31, 40, 8, 33Knicks-Pistons · L
27.1 PPG season to date · +6.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Jalen JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 32, 23, 15, 19, 33, 29, 22, 31, 19, 32Hawks-Sixers · W
23.5 PPG season to date · +8.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Brandon IngramPoints, last 10 games: 20, 13, 27, 35, 19, 25, 33, 13, 13, 31Raptors-Bulls · W
22.0 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Joel EmbiidPHI+6.5 33.1 last 10 · 26.6 season
Jarace WalkerIND+6.4 17.1 last 10 · 10.7 season
Saddiq BeyNOP+5.2 21.8 last 10 · 16.6 season
Nolan TraoréBKN+5.1 12.6 last 10 · 7.5 season
Isaiah CollierUTA+5.1 15.5 last 10 · 10.4 season
Cold
Austin ReavesLAL−6.3 19.1 last 10 · 25.4 season
Josh GiddeyCHI−4.9 13.3 last 10 · 18.2 season
Stephen CurryGSW−4.4 22.8 last 10 · 27.2 season
Kevin HuerterDET−4.3 6.0 last 10 · 10.3 season
Quentin GrimesPHI−4.2 8.5 last 10 · 12.7 season