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Friday, February 20, 2026Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MEM trailed UTA by 12 at halftime and won 123–114.

Final · Box score
Cavs118
Hornets113
Q1 CLE +10; Q2 CLE +6; Q3 CLE +1; Q4 CLE +5
Final · Box score
Jazz114
Grizzlies123
Q1 MEM -4; Q2 MEM -12; Q3 MEM -1; Q4 MEM +9
Final · Box score
Pacers118
Wizards131
Q1 WAS -5; Q2 WAS -11; Q3 Wizards 0; Q4 WAS +13
Final · Box score
Heat128
Hawks97
Q1 MIA +13; Q2 MIA +6; Q3 MIA +12; Q4 MIA +31
Final · Box score
Mavs111
Wolves122
Q1 MIN +15; Q2 MIN +12; Q3 MIN +8; Q4 MIN +11
Final · Box score
Bucks139
Pelicans118
Q1 MIL -5; Q2 MIL +6; Q3 MIL +7; Q4 MIL +21
Final · Box score
Nets86
Thunder105
Q1 OKC -2; Q2 OKC +17; Q3 OKC +10; Q4 OKC +19
Final · Box score
Clippers122
Lakers125
Q1 LAL +11; Q2 LAL +7; Q3 LAL +4; Q4 LAL +3
Final · Box score
Nuggets157
Blazers103
Q1 DEN +14; Q2 DEN +29; Q3 DEN +40; Q4 DEN +54
On this day · 2024–25Feb 20, 2025: 9 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (Lakers-Blazers), 40 points.
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The lead · Jazz-Grizzlies

Memphis rallies from 12 down to beat Utah

Luka Doncic goes for 38 points

Game flow · MEM margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4-12-1+9MEM AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz32352126114
Grizzlies28273236123
Who led
Olivier-Maxence ProsperPoints, last 10 games: 8, 4, 2, 13, 3, 8, 13, 25, 14, 23MEM23 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
GG JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 4, 19, 13, 16, 15, 11, 6, 21, 20MEM20 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Isaiah CollierPoints, last 10 games: 12, 10, 19, 17, 25, 20, 13, 12, 15, 24UTA24 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Kyle FilipowskiPoints, last 10 games: 12, 14, 6, 16, 15, 9, 16, 4, 15, 20UTA20 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Lead changes
Cavs-Hornets18
Pacers-Wizards11
Bucks-Pelicans9
Clippers-Lakers9
Nets-Thunder6
Jazz-Grizzlies2
Mavs-Wolves2
Nuggets-Blazers2
Heat-Hawks0
The night in charts
Nuggets-Blazers combined for 260, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-BlazersNuggets 157, Blazers 103
260
Bucks-PelicansBucks 139, Pelicans 118
257
Pacers-WizardsPacers 118, Wizards 131
249
Clippers-LakersClippers 122, Lakers 125
247
Jazz-GrizzliesJazz 114, Grizzlies 123
237
Mavs-WolvesMavs 111, Wolves 122
233
Cavs-HornetsCavs 118, Hornets 113
231
Heat-HawksHeat 128, Hawks 97
225
Nets-ThunderNets 86, Thunder 105
191
2 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Clippers-LakersClippers 122, Lakers 125
+3 LAL
Cavs-HornetsCavs 118, Hornets 113
+5 CLE
Jazz-GrizzliesJazz 114, Grizzlies 123
+9 MEM
Mavs-WolvesMavs 111, Wolves 122
+11 MIN
Pacers-WizardsPacers 118, Wizards 131
+13 WAS
Nets-ThunderNets 86, Thunder 105
+19 OKC
Bucks-PelicansBucks 139, Pelicans 118
+21 MIL
Heat-HawksHeat 128, Hawks 97
+31 MIA
Nuggets-BlazersNuggets 157, Blazers 103
+54 DEN
MEM erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Jazz-GrizzliesMEM won · Jazz 114, Grizzlies 123
12 pts
Pacers-WizardsWAS won · Pacers 118, Wizards 131
11 pts
Bucks-PelicansMIL won · Bucks 139, Pelicans 118
5 pts
Nets-ThunderOKC won · Nets 86, Thunder 105
2 pts
Alondes Williams shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Alondes WilliamsWAS · 25 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST, 2 BLK
82% (9-11)
GobertMIN · 22 PTS, 17 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
82% (9-11)
ZionNOP · 32 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST
76% (13-17)
Jarrett AllenCLE · 26 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
73% (11-15)
CooperWAS · 18 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB
73% (8-11)
Final · Clippers-Lakers
Clippers 122Lakers 125
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers30353027122
Lakers41312726125
The story
Austin Reaves had 29 points as Los Angeles beat LA 125-122

Kawhi Leonard led LA with 31 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB 29 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST · 9-15 FG, 4-5 3PT

The swing

The Lakers won the first 41-30, their biggest quarter edge.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +11+7+4+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Cavs-Hornets
Cavs 118Hornets 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs30293128118
Hornets20333624113
The story
Donovan Mitchell's 32 points carried Cleveland past Charlotte, 118-113

For Charlotte, Ryan Kalkbrenner had 13 REB, 12 PTS 32 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB · 9-22 FG, 2-7 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 30-20, was where the Cavaliers built it.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +10+6+1+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kon Knueppel was the fantasy play: 49.7 FPTS on 33 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST

Final · Pacers-Wizards
Pacers 118Wizards 131
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers27412426118
Wizards22353539131
The story
Washington beat Indiana 131-118 behind 25 points and 10 rebounds from Alondes Williams

Jarace Walker paced Indiana: 12 PTS, 12 REB, 6 AST 25 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST · 9-11 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

A 39-26 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Wizards.

WAS lead by quarter
200 −5−110+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.7Season avg17.4Last 5

17.4 points a game over his last five games, against 6.7 in 33 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 29 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.6Season avg8.3Last 3

8.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.6 in 47 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+28.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.8Season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 8.8 a game in 25 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Nine games, by the margins

Closest finish: 3. Widest: Denver by 54.

LAL over LAC3CLE over CHA5MEM over UTA9MIN over DAL11WAS over IND13OKC over BKN19MIL over NOP21MIA over ATL31DEN over POR54Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Anthony Edwards leads the day with 40

Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 20, 26, 33, 39, 30, 35, 23, 30, 14, 40Wolves-Mavs · W
29.5 PPG season to date · +10.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Kobe Bryant LAL, Feb 19, 2003: 40 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
40 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 38, 32, 33, 46, 29, 37, 30, 24, 10, 38Lakers-Clippers · W
33.0 PPG season to date · +5.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 6 REB · 11 AST
Kon KnueppelPoints, last 10 games: 10, 34, 13, 17, 24, 23, 20, 18, 15, 33Hornets-Cavs · L
19.1 PPG season to date · +14.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 21, 31, 16, 24, 30, 22, 22, 26, 22, 32Nuggets-Blazers · W
28.6 PPG season to date · +3.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 45, 25, 16, 14, 29, 35, 32, 30, 17, 32Cavs-Hornets · W
28.8 PPG season to date · +3.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Zion WilliamsonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 21, 21, 11, 14, 20, 29, 18, 25, 32Pelicans-Bucks · L
21.9 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Joel EmbiidPHI+6.5 33.1 last 10 · 26.6 season
Isaiah CollierUTA+6.0 16.7 last 10 · 10.7 season
Jarrett AllenCLE+5.2 20.1 last 10 · 14.9 season
Jarace WalkerIND+5.0 15.7 last 10 · 10.7 season
Cooper FlaggDAL+4.9 25.3 last 10 · 20.4 season
Cold
Austin ReavesLAL−7.2 18.4 last 10 · 25.6 season
James HardenCLE−5.3 19.4 last 10 · 24.7 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