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Thursday, February 27, 2025Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: GSW trailed ORL by 14 at halftime and won 121–115.

Final
GSW121
ORL115
Q1 GSW -11; Q2 GSW -14; Q3 GSW +5; Q4 GSW +6
Final
DEN112
MIL121
Q1 MIL 0; Q2 MIL -3; Q3 MIL +3; Q4 MIL +9
Final
CHA96
DAL103
Q1 DAL +1; Q2 DAL +1; Q3 DAL +6; Q4 DAL +7
Final
NOP124
PHX116
Q1 NOP +5; Q2 NOP -1; Q3 NOP -3; Q4 NOP +8
Final
MIN102
LAL111
Q1 LAL +16; Q2 LAL +11; Q3 LAL +11; Q4 LAL +9
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 27, 2024: 11 games. Top scorer: Luka Doncic (DAL @ CLE), 45 points.
The lead · GSW @ ORL

Stephen Curry scores 56 as Golden State beats Orlando

Golden State won 121–115. Stephen Curry: 56 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists. Paolo Banchero scored 41 for Orlando in the loss.

Game flow · GSW 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 Q3Final0-11-14+5+6GSW AHEAD ↑ORL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
GSW23294029121
ORL34322128115
Who led
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 32, 37, 34, 38, 25, 27, 20, 30, 15, 56GSW56 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Quinten PostPoints, last 10 games: 10, 6, 18, 13, 5, 0, 9, 10, 8, 18GSW18 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Paolo BancheroPoints, last 10 games: 23, 18, 17, 31, 24, 36, 21, 19, 26, 41ORL41 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Franz WagnerPoints, last 10 games: 31, 14, 33, 37, 16, 25, 25, 23, 19, 27ORL27 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Second story · NOP @ PHX

New Orleans makes it three straight

New Orleans beat Phoenix 124–116 and moved to 16–43. Zion Williamson led New Orleans with 27 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists.

Streak strip · NOP
L@ DEN113–125L@ DEN119–144L@ SAC118–123L@ OKC101–137Lvs SAC111–119Wvs SAC140–133L@ DAL103–111Wvs SAS114–96Wvs SAS109–103W@ PHX124–116NOP: last 10 games through Feb 27, oldest first. Pink = win.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+9.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
4.2Season avg13.6Last 5

13.6 points a game over his last five games, against 4.2 in 19 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 29 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.2Season avg10.0Last 3

10.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.2 in 56 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
6.7Season avg31Today

31 minutes today, against 6.7 a game in 10 earlier games. Line: 20 points, 11 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Stephen Curry leads the day with 56

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.
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 32, 37, 34, 38, 25, 27, 20, 30, 15, 56GSW @ ORL · W
24.0 PPG season to date · +32.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Anthony Edwards MIN, Jan 17, 2026: 55 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Season high56 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Paolo BancheroPoints, last 10 games: 23, 18, 17, 31, 24, 36, 21, 19, 26, 41ORL vs GSW · L
23.7 PPG season to date · +18.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Mitch Richmond SAC, Jan 4, 1996: 41 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
41 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 34, 19, 47, 24, 17, 17, 29, 31, 28, 36PHX vs NOP · L
26.4 PPG season to date · +9.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 33, 26, 42, 24, 18, 26, 40, 25, 27, 33LAL vs MIN · W
24.9 PPG season to date · +8.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 17 REB · 6 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 27, 38, 28, 26, 40, 26, 29, 12, 18, 32DEN @ MIL · L
29.2 PPG season to date · +2.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Kevin Durant OKC, Jan 25, 2014: 32 PTS · 14 REB · 10 AST
32 PTS · 14 REB · 10 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 36, 35, 39, 35, 30, 23, 18, 23, 27, 28MIL vs DEN · W
30.9 PPG season to date · −3.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 19 REB · 7 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
Stephen CurryGSW+7.4 31.4 last 10 · 24.0 season
Josh GiddeyCHI+6.9 19.9 last 10 · 13.0 season
Aaron WigginsOKC+6.3 17.6 last 10 · 11.3 season
Jaden McDanielsMIN+5.5 17.5 last 10 · 12.0 season
Trae YoungATL+4.7 28.6 last 10 · 23.9 season
Cold
LaMelo BallCHA−8.6 17.7 last 10 · 26.3 season
Nikola VucevicCHI−4.6 14.5 last 10 · 19.1 season
Luka DoncicLAL−4.4 21.8 last 10 · 26.2 season
De'Aaron FoxSAS−4.4 19.6 last 10 · 24.0 season
Gradey DickTOR−4.4 10.3 last 10 · 14.7 season