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2025–26 season archive
Sunday, November 16, 2025Regular season · 8 games
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Final
LAC118
BOS121
Final
SAC110
SAS123
Final
BKN129
WAS106
Final · OT
ORL113
HOU117
Final
GSW124
NOP106
Final · OT
POR133
DAL138
Final
ATL124
PHX122
Final · 2OT
CHI147
UTA150
The lead · ATL @ PHX

Atlanta storms back from 18 down to beat Phoenix

The Hawks trailed by 18 after three and won 124–122. Onyeka Okongwu led Atlanta with 27 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists.

Game flow · ATL 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+4-1-18+2ATL AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
ATL25322047124
PHX21373727122
Who led
Onyeka OkongwuATL27 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Nickeil Alexander-WalkerATL26 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Dillon BrooksPHX34 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Devin BookerPHX27 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Four close finishes and one Nets rout

Four of 8 games were decided by four points or fewer. Brooklyn beat Washington by 23.

ATL over PHX2BOS over LAC3UTA over CHI3HOU over ORL4DAL over POR5SAS over SAC13GSW over NOP18BKN over WAS23Final 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
+8.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
19.8Season avg27.8Last 5

27.8 points a game over his last five games, against 19.8 in 12 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 31 minutes.

Our take: Start everywhere
Losing minutes
−8.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.5Season avg21.7Last 3

21.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.5 in 12 earlier games. Today: 21 points in 38 minutes.

Our take: Bench until the minutes return
Stepped-up role
+18.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.8Season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 21.8 a game in 13 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists.

Our take: Worth a pickup
Top performances

Lauri Markkanen leads the day with 47

Lauri MarkkanenUTA vs CHI · W
30.6 PPG season to date
47 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
James HardenLAC @ BOS · L
26.0 PPG season to date
37 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Shaedon SharpePOR @ DAL · L
22.1 PPG season to date
36 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Kevin DurantHOU vs ORL · W
25.9 PPG season to date
35 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Michael Porter Jr.BKN @ WAS · W
24.1 PPG season to date
34 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Dillon BrooksPHX vs ATL · L
22.0 PPG season to date
34 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST