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Tuesday, February 24, 2026Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 8 points, by PHI (vs IND) and ORL (vs LAL).

Final
PHI135
IND114
Q1 PHI -8; Q2 PHI +10; Q3 PHI +21; Q4 PHI +21
Final
WAS98
ATL119
Q1 ATL +15; Q2 ATL +17; Q3 ATL +36; Q4 ATL +21
Final
DAL123
BKN114
Q1 DAL +7; Q2 DAL +12; Q3 DAL +8; Q4 DAL +9
Final
NYK94
CLE109
Q1 CLE +9; Q2 CLE +6; Q3 CLE +18; Q4 CLE +15
Final
OKC116
TOR107
Q1 OKC -7; Q2 OKC +9; Q3 OKC +18; Q4 OKC +9
Final
CHA131
CHI99
Q1 CHA 0; Q2 CHA +1; Q3 CHA +27; Q4 CHA +32
Final
MIA117
MIL128
Q1 MIL +1; Q2 MIL +5; Q3 MIL -4; Q4 MIL +11
Final
GSW109
NOP113
Q1 NOP +12; Q2 NOP +7; Q3 NOP +5; Q4 NOP +4
Final
BOS97
PHX81
Q1 BOS -5; Q2 BOS +4; Q3 BOS +23; Q4 BOS +16
Final
MIN124
POR121
Q1 MIN +6; Q2 MIN +3; Q3 MIN +2; Q4 MIN +3
Final
ORL110
LAL109
Q1 ORL -8; Q2 ORL -3; Q3 ORL -1; Q4 ORL +1
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 24, 2025: 8 games. Top scorer: Zach LaVine (SAC vs CHA), 42 points.
The lead · ORL @ LAL

Paolo Banchero scores 36 as Orlando wins in Los Angeles

Final: 110–109. Paolo Banchero made 12 of 22 shots from the field.

Game flow · ORL 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.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-3-1+1ORL AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
ORL25282631110
LAL33232429109
Who led
Paolo BancheroPoints, last 10 games: 19, 17, 22, 23, 11, 17, 30, 26, 16, 36ORL36 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Desmond BanePoints, last 10 games: 25, 7, 23, 22, 25, 31, 17, 34, 36, 22ORL22 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 33, 46, 29, 37, 30, 24, 10, 38, 25, 22LAL22 PTS · 9 REB · 15 AST
Deandre AytonPoints, last 10 games: 6, 10, 28, 13, 7, 10, 6, 13, 4, 21LAL21 PTS · 13 REB · 0 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Hornets rout

Three of 11 games were decided by four points or fewer. Charlotte beat Chicago by 32.

ORL over LAL1MIN over POR3NOP over GSW4DAL over BKN9OKC over TOR9MIL over MIA11CLE over NYK15BOS over PHX16PHI over IND21ATL over WAS21CHA over CHI32Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+8.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.2Season avg14.8Last 5

14.8 points a game over his last five games, against 6.2 in 46 earlier games. Today: 15 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.8Season avg22.7Last 3

22.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.8 in 44 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 24 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.9Season avg30Today

30 minutes today, against 9.9 a game in 12 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Paolo Banchero leads the day with 36

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.
Paolo BancheroPoints, last 10 games: 19, 17, 22, 23, 11, 17, 30, 26, 16, 36ORL @ LAL · W
21.8 PPG season to date · +14.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 33, 39, 30, 35, 23, 30, 14, 40, 28, 34MIN @ POR · W
29.6 PPG season to date · +4.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Tyrese MaxeyPoints, last 10 games: 29, 14, 26, 29, 30, 32, 28, 27, 39, 32PHI @ IND · W
29.1 PPG season to date · +3.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
Kevin Porter Jr.Points, last 10 games: 0, 9, 18, 23, 28, 18, 12, 25, 21, 32MIL vs MIA · W
18.2 PPG season to date · +14.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high32 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Matas BuzelisPoints, last 10 games: 2, 22, 18, 21, 18, 15, 4, 15, 15, 32CHI vs CHA · L
15.3 PPG season to date · +17.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high32 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Jaden McDanielsPoints, last 10 games: 20, 29, 19, 6, 2, 18, 21, 7, 19, 29MIN @ POR · W
15.2 PPG season to date · +14.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 2 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
Isaiah CollierUTA+6.4 17.2 last 10 · 10.8 season
Joel EmbiidPHI+5.9 32.5 last 10 · 26.6 season
Jarrett AllenCLE+5.6 20.5 last 10 · 14.9 season
Isaiah JoeOKC+5.6 16.6 last 10 · 11.0 season
Cason WallaceOKC+5.6 14.2 last 10 · 8.6 season
Cold
Deni AvdijaPOR−6.9 17.5 last 10 · 24.4 season
Austin ReavesLAL−5.9 19.1 last 10 · 25.0 season
Josh GiddeyCHI−5.4 12.4 last 10 · 17.8 season
James HardenCLE−5.3 19.2 last 10 · 24.5 season
Stephen CurryGSW−4.4 22.8 last 10 · 27.2 season