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Saturday, February 21, 2026Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NYK trailed HOU by 16 after three quarters and won 108–106.

Final · 2OT
ORL110
PHX113
Q1 PHX -4; Q2 PHX -8; Q3 PHX +4; Q4 PHX 0; OT1 PHX 0; OT2 PHX +3
Final
PHI111
NOP126
Q1 NOP -5; Q2 NOP -8; Q3 NOP +6; Q4 NOP +15
Final
DET126
CHI110
Q1 DET -2; Q2 DET +3; Q3 DET +21; Q4 DET +16
Final
MEM120
MIA136
Q1 MIA +6; Q2 MIA +5; Q3 MIA +18; Q4 MIA +16
Final
SAC122
SAS139
Q1 SAS +4; Q2 SAS +8; Q3 SAS +11; Q4 SAS +17
Final
HOU106
NYK108
Q1 NYK +6; Q2 NYK -1; Q3 NYK -16; Q4 NYK +2
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 · 2024–25Feb 21, 2025: 9 games. Top scorer: Anthony Edwards (MIN @ HOU), 37 points.
The lead · HOU @ NYK

New York storms back from 16 down to beat Houston

The Knicks trailed by 16 after three and won 108–106. Karl-Anthony Towns led New York with 25 points, 7 rebounds and 1 assist.

Game flow · NYK 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+6-1-16+2NYK AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
HOU21333715106
NYK27262233108
Who led
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 8, 14, 11, 19, 24, 11, 22, 21, 21, 25NYK25 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 10 games: 26, 12, 21, 42, 12, 31, 40, 8, 33, 20NYK20 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 24, 31, 13, 15, 31, 20, 26, 21, 35, 30HOU30 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Jabari Smith Jr.Points, last 10 games: 14, 19, 19, 13, 17, 22, 13, 16, 15, 21HOU21 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Second story · ORL @ PHX

Phoenix needs two overtimes to survive Orlando

Tied 96–96 after regulation. Phoenix won the final period 10–7 for a 113–110 win. Grayson Allen led Phoenix with 27 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists.

Top-scorer duel · PHX vs ORL
Grayson Allen · PHXDesmond Bane · ORLPTS2734REB74AST23Top 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
7.2Season avg16.8Last 5

16.8 points a game over his last five games, against 7.2 in 29 earlier games. Today: 9 points in 26 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.1Season avg20.7Last 3

20.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.1 in 49 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.3Season avg33Today

33 minutes today, against 11.3 a game in 25 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Desmond Bane leads the day with 34

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.
Desmond BanePoints, last 10 games: 23, 32, 25, 7, 23, 22, 25, 31, 17, 34ORL @ PHX · L
19.8 PPG season to date · +14.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 24, 31, 13, 15, 31, 20, 26, 21, 35, 30HOU @ NYK · L
26.1 PPG season to date · +4.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Victor WembanyamaPoints, last 10 games: 28, 16, 25, 22, 29, 16, 40, 26, 17, 28SAS vs SAC · W
24.3 PPG season to date · +3.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 15 REB · 6 AST
GG JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 4, 19, 13, 16, 15, 11, 6, 21, 20, 28MEM @ MIA · L
10.1 PPG season to date · +18.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Andrew WigginsPoints, last 10 games: 10, 16, 10, 17, 14, 26, 11, 26, 13, 28MIA vs MEM · W
16.1 PPG season to date · +12.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Tyrese MaxeyPoints, last 10 games: 40, 18, 29, 14, 26, 29, 30, 32, 28, 27PHI @ NOP · L
28.9 PPG season to date · −1.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 3 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
Joel EmbiidPHI+6.5 33.1 last 10 · 26.6 season
Isaiah CollierUTA+6.0 16.7 last 10 · 10.7 season
Jarrett AllenCLE+5.2 20.1 last 10 · 14.9 season
Jarace WalkerIND+5.0 15.7 last 10 · 10.7 season
Cooper FlaggDAL+4.9 25.3 last 10 · 20.4 season
Cold
Austin ReavesLAL−7.2 18.4 last 10 · 25.6 season
James HardenCLE−5.3 19.4 last 10 · 24.7 season
Stephen CurryGSW−4.4 22.8 last 10 · 27.2 season
Kevin HuerterDET−4.3 6.0 last 10 · 10.3 season
Josh GiddeyCHI−4.3 14.1 last 10 · 18.4 season