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Friday, November 28, 2025Regular season · NBA Cup · 11 games
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11 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed DEN by 15 at halftime and won 139–136.

Final · Cup
CLE123
ATL130
Q1 ATL +10; Q2 ATL -2; Q3 ATL +7; Q4 ATL +7
Final · Cup
PHI115
BKN103
Q1 PHI +8; Q2 PHI +15; Q3 PHI +12; Q4 PHI +12
Final · Cup
CHI116
CHA123
Q1 CHA +3; Q2 CHA +5; Q3 CHA -1; Q4 CHA +7
Final · Cup
ORL112
DET109
Q1 ORL -2; Q2 ORL +1; Q3 ORL +5; Q4 ORL +3
Final · Cup
WAS86
IND119
Q1 IND +6; Q2 IND +12; Q3 IND +21; Q4 IND +33
Final · Cup
MIL109
NYK118
Q1 NYK -4; Q2 NYK -1; Q3 NYK +4; Q4 NYK +9
Final · Cup
SAS139
DEN136
Q1 SAS +8; Q2 SAS -15; Q3 SAS -1; Q4 SAS +3
Final · Cup
PHX119
OKC123
Q1 OKC 0; Q2 OKC +4; Q3 OKC +12; Q4 OKC +4
Final · Cup
SAC119
UTA128
Q1 UTA +3; Q2 UTA +11; Q3 UTA +17; Q4 UTA +9
Final · Cup
MEM112
LAC107
Q1 MEM -11; Q2 MEM -13; Q3 MEM -3; Q4 MEM +5
Final · Cup
DAL119
LAL129
Q1 LAL +6; Q2 LAL -2; Q3 LAL +4; Q4 LAL +10
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 · NBA Cup · SAS @ DEN

Devin Vassell drops 35 in 15-point comeback win over Denver

Denver led by 15 at the half. Final: 139–136. Jamal Murray scored 37 for Denver in the loss.

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the comeback, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+8-15-1+3SAS AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
SAS41184436139
DEN33413032136
Who led
Devin VassellPoints, last 10 games: 16, 4, 15, 11, 16, 10, 15, 17, 23, 35SAS35 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Julian ChampagniePoints, last 10 games: 14, 0, 6, 14, 12, 9, 20, 10, 12, 25SAS25 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 23, 23, 15, 23, 34, 16, 26, 23, 29, 37DEN37 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Cameron JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 0, 12, 5, 2, 19, 14, 9, 20, 18, 28DEN28 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 11 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Indiana by 33.

ORL over DET3SAS over DEN3OKC over PHX4MEM over LAC5ATL over CLE7CHA over CHI7NYK over MIL9UTA over SAC9LAL over DAL10PHI over BKN12IND over WAS33Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+9.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.8Season avg19.6Last 5

19.6 points a game over his last five games, against 9.8 in 17 earlier games. Today: 15 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.1Season avg14.7Last 3

14.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.1 in 17 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.2Season avg29Today

29 minutes today, against 14.2 a game in 8 earlier games. Line: 20 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Donovan Mitchell leads the day with 42

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.
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 29, 28, 31, 30, 37, 21, 32, 37, 17, 42CLE @ ATL · L
30.6 PPG season to date · +12.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Mike Bibby SAC, Jan 29, 2006: 42 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
42 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Cade CunninghamPoints, last 10 games: 33, 31, 34, 26, 46, 25, 29, 24, 42, 39DET vs ORL · L
28.8 PPG season to date · +10.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Russell Westbrook OKC, Feb 26, 2015: 39 PTS · 14 REB · 11 AST
39 PTS · 13 REB · 11 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 9 games: 10, 27, 30, 18, 34, 27, 20, 19, 39LAC vs MEM · L
24.9 PPG season to date · +15.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high39 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Austin ReavesPoints, last 10 games: 21, 26, 24, 13, 31, 25, 26, 22, 31, 38LAL vs DAL · W
28.5 PPG season to date · +10.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 23, 23, 15, 23, 34, 16, 26, 23, 29, 37DEN vs SAS · L
24.0 PPG season to date · +13.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 35, 28, 30, 33, 23, 33, 31, 37, 40, 37OKC vs PHX · W
32.9 PPG season to date · +4.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 3 REB · 8 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
Desmond BaneORL+4.1 22.4 last 10 · 18.3 season
Collin GillespiePHX+2.3 15.0 last 10 · 12.7 season
Jaylen WellsMEM+2.2 13.4 last 10 · 11.2 season
Bobby PortisMIL+2.1 12.9 last 10 · 10.8 season
Anthony BlackORL+2.0 15.0 last 10 · 13.0 season
Cold
Devin BookerPHX−3.6 22.2 last 10 · 25.8 season
DeMar DeRozanSAC−2.6 15.5 last 10 · 18.1 season
Kentavious Caldwell-PopeMEM−1.8 5.5 last 10 · 7.3 season
Ajay MitchellOKC−1.7 13.5 last 10 · 15.2 season
Cedric CowardMEM−1.7 11.7 last 10 · 13.3 season