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Sunday, February 22, 2026Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: GSW trailed DEN by 6 after three quarters and won 128–117.

Final · Box score
Cavs113
Thunder121
Q1 OKC +15; Q2 OKC +9; Q3 OKC +3; Q4 OKC +8
Final · Box score
Nets104
Hawks115
Q1 ATL +2; Q2 ATL +4; Q3 ATL +2; Q4 ATL +11
Final · Box score
Nuggets117
Warriors128
Q1 GSW +12; Q2 GSW +9; Q3 GSW -6; Q4 GSW +11
Final · Box score
Raptors122
Bucks94
Q1 TOR -5; Q2 TOR +9; Q3 TOR +19; Q4 TOR +28
Final · Box score
Mavs134
Pacers130
Q1 DAL +3; Q2 DAL +5; Q3 DAL +8; Q4 DAL +4
Final · Box score
Hornets129
Wizards112
Q1 CHA +1; Q2 CHA +5; Q3 CHA +21; Q4 CHA +17
Final · Box score
Celtics111
Lakers89
Q1 Celtics 0; Q2 BOS +10; Q3 BOS +13; Q4 BOS +22
Final · Box score
Sixers135
Wolves108
Q1 PHI +9; Q2 PHI +10; Q3 PHI +16; Q4 PHI +27
Final · Box score
Knicks105
Bulls99
Q1 NYK -2; Q2 NYK -1; Q3 NYK +5; Q4 NYK +6
Final · Box score
Blazers92
Suns77
Q1 Blazers 0; Q2 POR +7; Q3 POR +14; Q4 POR +15
Final · Box score
Magic111
Clippers109
Q1 ORL +4; Q2 ORL +4; Q3 ORL -1; Q4 ORL +2
On this day · 2024–25Feb 22, 2025: 5 games. Top scorer: Luka Doncic (Lakers-Nuggets), 32 points.
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The lead · Nuggets-Warriors

Golden State handles Denver by 11

Nikola Jokic posts a triple-double

Game flow · GSW margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+12+9-6+11GSW AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets27403416117
Warriors39371933128
Who led
Moses MoodyPoints, last 10 games: 10, 26, 11, 12, 6, 25, 15, 17, 11, 23GSW23 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Al HorfordPoints, last 10 games: 10, 9, 13, 10, 13, 4, 16, 6, 5, 22GSW22 PTS · 1 REB · 7 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 31, 16, 24, 30, 22, 22, 26, 22, 32, 35DEN35 PTS · 20 REB · 12 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 20, 12, 32, 39, 28, 17, 23, 20, 25, 21DEN21 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Hornets-Wizards13
Nets-Hawks10
Mavs-Pacers8
Knicks-Bulls8
Celtics-Lakers5
Cavs-Thunder4
Nuggets-Warriors2
Sixers-Wolves2
The night in charts
Mavs-Pacers combined for 264, 19 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-PacersMavs 134, Pacers 130
264
Nuggets-WarriorsNuggets 117, Warriors 128
245
Sixers-WolvesSixers 135, Wolves 108
243
Hornets-WizardsHornets 129, Wizards 112
241
Cavs-ThunderCavs 113, Thunder 121
234
Magic-ClippersMagic 111, Clippers 109
220
Nets-HawksNets 104, Hawks 115
219
Raptors-BucksRaptors 122, Bucks 94
216
Knicks-BullsKnicks 105, Bulls 99
204
Celtics-LakersCeltics 111, Lakers 89
200
Blazers-SunsBlazers 92, Suns 77
169
2 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Magic-ClippersMagic 111, Clippers 109
+2 ORL
Mavs-PacersMavs 134, Pacers 130
+4 DAL
Knicks-BullsKnicks 105, Bulls 99
+6 NYK
Cavs-ThunderCavs 113, Thunder 121
+8 OKC
Nets-HawksNets 104, Hawks 115
+11 ATL
Nuggets-WarriorsNuggets 117, Warriors 128
+11 GSW
Blazers-SunsBlazers 92, Suns 77
+15 POR
Hornets-WizardsHornets 129, Wizards 112
+17 CHA
Celtics-LakersCeltics 111, Lakers 89
+22 BOS
Sixers-WolvesSixers 135, Wolves 108
+27 PHI
Raptors-BucksRaptors 122, Bucks 94
+28 TOR
GSW rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nuggets-WarriorsGSW won · Nuggets 117, Warriors 128
6 pts
Raptors-BucksTOR won · Raptors 122, Bucks 94
5 pts
Knicks-BullsNYK won · Knicks 105, Bulls 99
2 pts
Magic-ClippersORL won · Magic 111, Clippers 109
1 pt
Middleton shot 11-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MiddletonDAL · 25 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST, 1 STL
73% (11-15)
Kevin Porter Jr.MIL · 21 PTS, 10 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB
73% (8-11)
HorfordGSW · 22 PTS, 7 AST, 3 STL, 2 BLK
73% (8-11)
PritchardBOS · 30 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB
71% (10-14)
MarshallDAL · 17 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Final · Magic-Clippers
Magic 111Clippers 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic29283123111
Clippers25283620109
The story
Desmond Bane had 36 points as Orlando beat LA 111-109

Bennedict Mathurin led LA with 21 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST 36 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST · 13-19 FG, 4-6 3PT

The swing

The Magic won the first 29-25, their biggest quarter edge.

ORL lead by quarter
200 +4+4−1+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kawhi Leonard led the game in fantasy with 65.6 FPTS (37 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST)

Final · Nuggets-Warriors
Nuggets 117Warriors 128
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets27403416117
Warriors39371933128
The story
Al Horford's 22 points carried Golden State past Denver, 128-117

For Denver, Christian Braun had 18 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 22 PTS, 7 AST, 3 STL, 1 REB · 8-11 FG, 6-7 3PT

The swing

The Warriors trailed by 6 going into the fourth, then won it 33-16.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +12+9−6+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hornets-Wizards
Hornets 129Wizards 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets38234424129
Wizards37192828112
The story
Charlotte beat Washington 129-112 behind 37 points from LaMelo Ball

Bilal Coulibaly paced Washington: 17 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST 37 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST · 12-20 FG, 10-15 3PT

The swing

A 44-28 third quarter did the most damage for the Hornets.

CHA lead by quarter
300 +1+5+21+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
19.8Season avg28.6Last 5

28.6 points a game over his last five games, against 19.8 in 55 earlier games. Today: 36 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.1Season avg4.3Last 3

4.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.1 in 48 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.7Season avg31Today

31 minutes today, against 9.7 a game in 29 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · Raptors-Bucks

Toronto routs Milwaukee by 28

Toronto led by 9 at halftime and won 122–94. Immanuel Quickley led Toronto with 32 points, 3 rebounds and 9 assists.

The whole night · final margins
ORL over LAC2DAL over IND4NYK over CHI6OKC over CLE8ATL over BKN11GSW over DEN11POR over PHX15CHA over WAS17BOS over LAL22PHI over MIN27TOR over MIL28Final margin, points. Pink = TOR over MIL.
Top performances

Tyrese Maxey leads the day with 39

Tyrese MaxeyPoints, last 10 games: 18, 29, 14, 26, 29, 30, 32, 28, 27, 39Sixers-Wolves · W
29.0 PPG season to date · +10.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
LaMelo BallPoints, last 10 games: 22, 16, 24, 20, 19, 20, 24, 11, 18, 37Hornets-Wizards · W
19.4 PPG season to date · +17.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 25, 29, 25, 31, 41, 24, 27, 23, 31, 37Clippers-Magic · L
28.0 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Desmond BanePoints, last 10 games: 32, 25, 7, 23, 22, 25, 31, 17, 34, 36Magic-Clippers · W
20.1 PPG season to date · +16.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 31, 16, 24, 30, 22, 22, 26, 22, 32, 35Nuggets-Warriors · L
28.8 PPG season to date · +6.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Luka Doncic DAL, Aug 4, 2020: 34 PTS · 20 REB · 12 AST
35 PTS · 20 REB · 12 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 33, 20, 21, 30, 33, 29, 26, 24, 23, 32Celtics-Lakers · W
29.2 PPG season to date · +2.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 8 REB · 7 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+5.5 20.3 last 10 · 14.8 season
Jarace WalkerIND+5.5 16.3 last 10 · 10.8 season
Desmond BaneORL+5.1 25.2 last 10 · 20.1 season
Cold
Deni AvdijaPOR−6.9 17.5 last 10 · 24.4 season
Austin ReavesLAL−6.4 18.8 last 10 · 25.2 season
James HardenCLE−5.6 19.0 last 10 · 24.6 season
Josh GiddeyCHI−5.3 12.8 last 10 · 18.1 season
Stephen CurryGSW−4.4 22.8 last 10 · 27.2 season