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Thursday, February 20, 2025Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ORL trailed ATL by 12 after the first quarter and won 114–108.

Final
MEM113
IND127
Q1 IND -5; Q2 IND +19; Q3 IND +11; Q4 IND +14
Final
BOS124
PHI104
Q1 BOS +8; Q2 BOS +16; Q3 BOS +26; Q4 BOS +20
Final
ORL114
ATL108
Q1 ORL -12; Q2 ORL +1; Q3 ORL +9; Q4 ORL +6
Final
CLE110
BKN97
Q1 CLE +5; Q2 CLE -2; Q3 CLE +6; Q4 CLE +13
Final · OT
CHI111
NYK113
Q1 NYK -2; Q2 NYK +7; Q3 NYK +2; Q4 NYK 0; OT1 NYK +2
Final
LAC110
MIL116
Q1 MIL -1; Q2 MIL +7; Q3 MIL -9; Q4 MIL +6
Final
CHA115
DEN129
Q1 DEN +8; Q2 DEN +8; Q3 DEN +3; Q4 DEN +14
Final
PHX109
SAS120
Q1 SAS +10; Q2 SAS +6; Q3 SAS +15; Q4 SAS +11
Final
LAL110
POR102
Q1 LAL +13; Q2 LAL +8; Q3 LAL +1; Q4 LAL +8
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
The lead · ORL @ ATL

Paolo Banchero scores 36, Orlando rallies past Atlanta

Orlando trailed by 12 after one and won 114–108. Trae Young scored 38 for Atlanta in the loss.

Game flow · ORL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-12+1+9+6ORL AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
ORL21383124114
ATL33252327108
Who led
Paolo BancheroPoints, last 10 games: 17, 21, 9, 18, 23, 18, 17, 31, 24, 36ORL36 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Franz WagnerPoints, last 10 games: 29, 24, 37, 21, 31, 14, 33, 37, 16, 25ORL25 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 21, 15, 34, 34, 32, 24, 35, 19, 38, 38ATL38 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Caris LeVertPoints, last 10 games: 7, 9, 2, 10, 0, 0, 9, 18, 20, 13ATL13 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Nine games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Boston by 20.

NYK over CHI2ORL over ATL6MIL over LAC6LAL over POR8SAS over PHX11CLE over BKN13IND over MEM14DEN over CHA14BOS over PHI20Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+8.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
21.0Season avg29.2Last 5

29.2 points a game over his last five games, against 21.0 in 48 earlier games. Today: 34 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.9Season avg14.0Last 3

14.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.9 in 52 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.9Season avg46Today

46 minutes today, against 21.9 a game in 33 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 9 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 40

Sparkline: points in his last 10 games, tonight in pink. Black tag: most points in a game this season to date, or in his career when his whole career is in our box scores (after 5+ games). Plus/minus: points tonight against his average before tonight.
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 22, 31, 24, 33, 26, 42, 24, 18, 26, 40LAL @ POR · W
24.7 PPG season to date · +15.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Karl Malone UTA, Nov 20, 1999: 40 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
40 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 21, 15, 34, 34, 32, 24, 35, 19, 38, 38ATL vs ORL · L
24.0 PPG season to date · +14.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Miles BridgesPoints, last 10 games: 27, 24, 24, 15, 25, 30, 7, 19, 29, 36CHA @ DEN · L
20.2 PPG season to date · +16.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 13 REB · 7 AST
Paolo BancheroPoints, last 10 games: 17, 21, 9, 18, 23, 18, 17, 31, 24, 36ORL @ ATL · W
23.1 PPG season to date · +13.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 18, 33, 31, 20, 20, 10, 30, 17, 55, 34DEN vs CHA · W
21.3 PPG season to date · +13.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 18, 24, 14, 11, 22, 27, 9, 40, 44, 32NYK vs CHI · W
24.9 PPG season to date · +7.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 18 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Points per game in each player's last 10 games minus his season average through tonight. Regular season, players with 20+ games and 20+ minutes a game.
Hot
Anthony EdwardsMIN+5.7 33.2 last 10 · 27.5 season
Aaron WigginsOKC+5.7 16.6 last 10 · 10.9 season
Isaiah CollierUTA+5.7 12.5 last 10 · 6.8 season
Jamal MurrayDEN+5.5 26.8 last 10 · 21.3 season
Trae YoungATL+5.0 29.0 last 10 · 24.0 season
Cold
LaMelo BallCHA−6.2 21.1 last 10 · 27.3 season
Dennis SchroderDET−4.8 9.1 last 10 · 13.9 season
Nikola VucevicCHI−4.3 14.9 last 10 · 19.2 season
Julian ChampagnieSAS−4.2 5.8 last 10 · 10.0 season
Kevin HuerterCHI−4.1 3.5 last 10 · 7.6 season