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Tuesday, November 25, 2025Regular season · NBA Cup · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed LAC by 1 after the first quarter and won 135–118.

Final · Cup
ATL113
WAS132
Q1 WAS +22; Q2 WAS +22; Q3 WAS +33; Q4 WAS +19
Final · Cup
ORL144
PHI103
Q1 ORL 0; Q2 ORL +26; Q3 ORL +38; Q4 ORL +41
Final · Cup
LAC118
LAL135
Q1 LAL -1; Q2 LAL +3; Q3 LAL +5; Q4 LAL +17
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 · 2024–25Nov 25, 2024: 9 games. Top scorer: LaMelo Ball (CHA vs ORL), 44 points.
The lead · NBA Cup · LAC @ LAL

Luka Doncic scores 43 as Lakers beat Clippers

Lakers won 135–118. Luka Doncic: 43 points, 9 rebounds, 13 assists.

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1+3+5+17LAL AHEAD ↑LAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
LAC38282725118
LAL37322937135
Who led
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 29, 35, 22, 38, 19, 24, 41, 37, 33, 43LAL43 PTS · 9 REB · 13 AST
Austin ReavesPoints, last 10 games: 28, 21, 26, 24, 13, 31, 25, 26, 22, 31LAL31 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 13, 35, 23, 41, 37, 28, 31, 55, 19, 29LAC29 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 8 games: 10, 27, 30, 18, 34, 27, 20, 19LAC19 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Second story · ATL @ WAS · Cup

Washington leads Atlanta wire to wire

Washington was ahead at every break and won 132–113. Best quarter: the first, 45–23. CJ McCollum led Washington with 46 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists.

The whole night · final margins
LAL over LAC17WAS over ATL19ORL over PHI41Final margin, points. Pink = WAS over ATL.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+6.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
5.5Season avg12.2Last 5

12.2 points a game over his last five games, against 5.5 in 13 earlier games. Today: 13 points in 18 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.5Season avg18.0Last 3

18.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.5 in 13 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.3Season avg22Today

22 minutes today, against 7.3 a game in 3 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

CJ McCollum leads the day with 46

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.
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 3, 25, 25, 42, 10, 17, 14, 20, 18, 46WAS vs ATL · W
18.2 PPG season to date · +29.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: LeBron James CLE, Mar 29, 2006: 46 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Season high46 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 29, 35, 22, 38, 19, 24, 41, 37, 33, 43LAL vs LAC · W
35.2 PPG season to date · +8.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: James Harden HOU, Dec 31, 2018: 43 PTS · 10 REB · 13 AST
43 PTS · 9 REB · 13 AST
Austin ReavesPoints, last 10 games: 28, 21, 26, 24, 13, 31, 25, 26, 22, 31LAL vs LAC · W
27.9 PPG season to date · +3.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Anthony BlackPoints, last 10 games: 4, 8, 17, 2, 18, 21, 12, 11, 14, 31ORL @ PHI · W
12.8 PPG season to date · +19.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high31 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 13, 35, 23, 41, 37, 28, 31, 55, 19, 29LAC @ LAL · L
27.9 PPG season to date · +1.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Alexandre SarrPoints, last 10 games: 10, 19, 31, 20, 17, 15, 25, 9, 16, 27WAS vs ATL · W
18.7 PPG season to date · +8.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST