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Wednesday, February 25, 2026Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 12 points, by DET (vs OKC) and SAS (vs TOR).

Final · Box score
Thunder116
Pistons124
Q1 DET -12; Q2 DET +6; Q3 DET +14; Q4 DET +8
Final · Box score
Warriors133
Grizzlies112
Q1 GSW +3; Q2 GSW +21; Q3 GSW +20; Q4 GSW +21
Final · Box score
Spurs110
Raptors107
Q1 SAS +1; Q2 SAS -2; Q3 SAS -12; Q4 SAS +3
Final · Box score
Kings97
Rockets128
Q1 HOU +11; Q2 HOU +27; Q3 HOU +32; Q4 HOU +31
Final · Box score
Cavs116
Bucks118
Q1 Bucks 0; Q2 MIL -1; Q3 MIL -1; Q4 MIL +2
Final · Box score
Celtics84
Nuggets103
Q1 DEN -3; Q2 DEN -1; Q3 DEN +10; Q4 DEN +19
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The lead · Spurs-Raptors

San Antonio climbs out of a 12-point hole against Toronto

Alperen Sengun posts a triple-double

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+1-2-12+3SAS AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs30272132110
Raptors29303117107
Who led
Devin VassellPoints, last 10 games: 16, 5, 12, 17, 9, 8, 12, 8, 28, 21SAS21 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
De'Aaron FoxPoints, last 10 games: 14, 15, 17, 15, 8, 27, 15, 18, 10, 20SAS20 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Brandon IngramPoints, last 10 games: 35, 19, 25, 33, 13, 13, 31, 22, 15, 20TOR20 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Immanuel QuickleyPoints, last 10 games: 13, 17, 23, 24, 13, 18, 14, 32, 17, 20TOR20 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Thunder-Pistons

Detroit climbs back to beat OKC

OKC led by 12 after one. Detroit won it 124–116. Cade Cunningham led Detroit with 29 points, 4 rebounds and 13 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Pistons-Thunder
Cade Cunningham · DETJaylin Williams · OKCPTS2930REB411AST134Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Celtics-Nuggets18
Cavs-Bucks13
Thunder-Pistons11
Spurs-Raptors10
Warriors-Grizzlies2
Kings-Rockets1
Shot of the night

Jr.'s fadeaway with 20 seconds left breaks the tie, 118-116 final

The night in charts
Warriors-Grizzlies combined for 245, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-GrizzliesWarriors 133, Grizzlies 112
245
Thunder-PistonsThunder 116, Pistons 124
240
Cavs-BucksCavs 116, Bucks 118
234
Kings-RocketsKings 97, Rockets 128
225
Spurs-RaptorsSpurs 110, Raptors 107
217
Celtics-NuggetsCeltics 84, Nuggets 103
187
2 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Cavs-BucksCavs 116, Bucks 118
+2 MIL
Spurs-RaptorsSpurs 110, Raptors 107
+3 SAS
Thunder-PistonsThunder 116, Pistons 124
+8 DET
Celtics-NuggetsCeltics 84, Nuggets 103
+19 DEN
Warriors-GrizzliesWarriors 133, Grizzlies 112
+21 GSW
Kings-RocketsKings 97, Rockets 128
+31 HOU
DET erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Thunder-PistonsDET won · Thunder 116, Pistons 124
12 pts
Spurs-RaptorsSAS won · Spurs 110, Raptors 107
12 pts
Celtics-NuggetsDEN won · Celtics 84, Nuggets 103
3 pts
Cavs-BucksMIL won · Cavs 116, Bucks 118
1 pt
Duren shot 12-of-17 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DurenDET · 29 PTS, 15 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
71% (12-17)
SengunHOU · 26 PTS, 13 REB, 11 AST, 3 BLK
69% (9-13)
CadeDET · 29 PTS, 13 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL
69% (11-16)
Jarrett AllenCLE · 27 PTS, 11 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
67% (10-15)
GG JacksonMEM · 24 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
67% (8-12)
Final · Cavs-Bucks
Cavs 116Bucks 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs33303122116
Bucks33293125118
The story
Kevin Porter Jr.'s 20 points carried Milwaukee past Cleveland, 118-116

For Cleveland, Jarrett Allen had 27 PTS, 11 REB 20 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST, 5 STL · 10-16 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The Bucks trailed by 1 going into the fourth, then won it 25-22.

MIL lead by quarter
200 0−1−1+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Spurs-Raptors
Spurs 110Raptors 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs30272132110
Raptors29303117107
The story
Victor Wembanyama had 12 points as San Antonio beat Toronto 110-107

Jakob Poeltl led Toronto with 15 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 12 PTS, 8 REB, 5 BLK, 3 AST · 3-12 FG, 1-6 3PT

The swing

Down 12 after the third, the Spurs took the fourth 32-17.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +1−2−12+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Thunder-Pistons
Thunder 116Pistons 124
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder34182836116
Pistons22363630124
The story
Detroit beat Oklahoma City 124-116 behind 29 points and 13 assists from Cade Cunningham

Jaylin Williams paced Oklahoma City: 30 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST 29 PTS, 13 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL, 3 BLK · 11-16 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

A 36-18 second quarter erased a 12-point hole for the Pistons.

DET lead by quarter
200 −12+6+14+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.3Season avg21.8Last 5

21.8 points a game over his last five games, against 10.3 in 35 earlier games. Today: 24 points in 26 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
35.4Season avg22.0Last 3

22.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 35.4 in 53 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
4.7Season avg21Today

21 minutes today, against 4.7 a game in 3 earlier games. Line: 5 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Nikola Jokic leads the day with 30

Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 16, 24, 30, 22, 22, 26, 22, 32, 35, 30Nuggets-Celtics · W
28.8 PPG season to date · +1.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 12 REB · 6 AST
Jaylin WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 5, 24, 6, 11, 11, 7, 7, 10, 2, 30Thunder-Pistons · L
6.8 PPG season to date · +23.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high30 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Cade CunninghamPoints, last 10 games: 18, 29, 30, 11, 33, 28, 42, 18, 16, 29Pistons-Thunder · W
25.4 PPG season to date · +3.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 13 AST
Jalen DurenPoints, last 10 games: 14, 23, 21, 21, 19, 4, 15, 26, 25, 29Pistons-Thunder · W
18.2 PPG season to date · +11.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 15 REB · 2 AST
Reed SheppardPoints, last 10 games: 11, 9, 7, 16, 16, 17, 13, 10, 15, 28Rockets-Kings · W
12.9 PPG season to date · +15.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Jarrett AllenPoints, last 10 games: 40, 10, 29, 22, 21, 15, 26, 11, 19, 27Cavs-Bucks · L
15.1 PPG season to date · +12.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jarrett AllenCLE+6.9 22.0 last 10 · 15.1 season
Isaiah CollierUTA+6.4 17.2 last 10 · 10.8 season
GG JacksonMEM+6.3 17.0 last 10 · 10.7 season
Joel EmbiidPHI+5.9 32.5 last 10 · 26.6 season
Nique CliffordSAC+5.4 12.2 last 10 · 6.8 season
Cold
Deni AvdijaPOR−6.9 17.5 last 10 · 24.4 season
Austin ReavesLAL−5.9 19.1 last 10 · 25.0 season
Josh GiddeyCHI−5.4 12.4 last 10 · 17.8 season
James HardenCLE−5.3 19.2 last 10 · 24.5 season
Kevin HuerterDET−4.4 5.7 last 10 · 10.1 season