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Sunday, February 23, 2025Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIL trailed MIA by 14 after the first quarter and won 120–113.

Final
NYK105
BOS118
Q1 BOS +19; Q2 BOS +21; Q3 BOS +7; Q4 BOS +13
Final
DAL102
GSW126
Q1 GSW +15; Q2 GSW +17; Q3 GSW +25; Q4 GSW +24
Final
LAC111
IND129
Q1 IND +7; Q2 IND +11; Q3 IND +18; Q4 IND +18
Final
DET148
ATL143
Q1 DET +3; Q2 DET +8; Q3 DET +9; Q4 DET +5
Final
MIA113
MIL120
Q1 MIL -14; Q2 MIL -10; Q3 MIL -8; Q4 MIL +7
Final
WAS90
ORL110
Q1 ORL -2; Q2 ORL +2; Q3 ORL +17; Q4 ORL +20
Final
PHX109
TOR127
Q1 TOR +4; Q2 TOR +15; Q3 TOR +6; Q4 TOR +18
Final
MEM123
CLE129
Q1 CLE +4; Q2 CLE +6; Q3 CLE +5; Q4 CLE +6
Final
SAS96
NOP114
Q1 NOP -4; Q2 NOP -13; Q3 NOP -4; Q4 NOP +18
Final
OKC130
MIN123
Q1 OKC +12; Q2 OKC -2; Q3 OKC +7; Q4 OKC +7
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
On this day · 2023–24Feb 23, 2024: 10 games. Top scorer: Michael Porter Jr. (DEN @ POR), 34 points.
The lead · MIA @ MIL

Milwaukee fights back from 14 down against Miami

Final: 120–113, after trailing by 14 after one. Damian Lillard led Milwaukee with 28 points, 3 rebounds and 8 assists. Tyler Herro scored 40 for Miami in the loss.

Game flow · MIL 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 Q3Final0-14-10-8+7MIL AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MIA37282820113
MIL23323035120
Who led
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 35, 20, 22, 15, 29, 23, 43, 38, 15, 28MIL28 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 34, 25, 36, 35, 39, 35, 30, 23, 18, 23MIL23 PTS · 16 REB · 7 AST
Tyler HerroPoints, last 10 games: 30, 22, 11, 23, 30, 15, 14, 40, 28, 40MIA40 PTS · 7 REB · 11 AST
Bam AdebayoPoints, last 10 games: 26, 21, 30, 23, 18, 18, 22, 27, 19, 24MIA24 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Second story · SAS @ NOP

New Orleans turns it around against San Antonio

From 13 down at the half to an 18-point win: 114–96. Zion Williamson led New Orleans with 22 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists.

Top-scorer duel · NOP vs SAS
Zion Williamson · NOPJulian Champagnie · SASPTS2218REB94AST34Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+9.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
24.0Season avg33.6Last 5

33.6 points a game over his last five games, against 24.0 in 52 earlier games. Today: 38 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.3Season avg8.0Last 3

8.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.3 in 56 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.1Season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 19.1 a game in 39 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 12 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Tyler Herro 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.
Tyler HerroPoints, last 10 games: 30, 22, 11, 23, 30, 15, 14, 40, 28, 40MIA @ MIL · L
24.2 PPG season to date · +16.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: James Harden HOU, Jan 30, 2016: 40 PTS · 7 REB · 11 AST
Ties season high40 PTS · 7 REB · 11 AST
Cade CunninghamPoints, last 10 games: 32, 40, 22, 30, 38, 19, 20, 29, 25, 38DET @ ATL · W
25.7 PPG season to date · +12.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 7 REB · 12 AST
Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 15, 34, 34, 32, 24, 35, 19, 38, 38, 38ATL vs DET · L
24.2 PPG season to date · +14.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 2 REB · 13 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 29, 34, 50, 25, 32, 31, 32, 24, 21, 37OKC @ MIN · W
32.3 PPG season to date · +4.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 34, 24, 12, 31, 33, 23, 21, 26, 27, 33CLE vs MEM · W
24.2 PPG season to date · +9.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 21, 14, 25, 7, 22, 23, 18, 32, 24, 31LAC @ IND · L
21.7 PPG season to date · +9.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 11 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
Aaron WigginsOKC+7.7 18.7 last 10 · 11.0 season
Trae YoungATL+6.5 30.7 last 10 · 24.2 season
Anthony EdwardsMIN+6.4 34.1 last 10 · 27.7 season
Jaden McDanielsMIN+6.1 17.8 last 10 · 11.7 season
Bam AdebayoMIA+5.9 22.8 last 10 · 16.9 season
Cold
LaMelo BallCHA−7.6 19.1 last 10 · 26.7 season
Nikola VucevicCHI−4.6 14.5 last 10 · 19.1 season
Jake LaRaviaSAC−4.1 2.7 last 10 · 6.8 season
Dennis SchroderDET−4.0 9.8 last 10 · 13.8 season
Luka DoncicLAL−3.8 22.9 last 10 · 26.7 season