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Friday, November 28, 2025Regular season · NBA Cup · 11 games
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Final · Cup
CLE123
ATL130
Final · Cup
PHI115
BKN103
Final · Cup
CHI116
CHA123
Final · Cup
ORL112
DET109
Final · Cup
WAS86
IND119
Final · Cup
MIL109
NYK118
Final · Cup
SAS139
DEN136
Final · Cup
PHX119
OKC123
Final · Cup
SAC119
UTA128
Final · Cup
MEM112
LAC107
Final · Cup
DAL119
LAL129
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 VassellSAS35 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Julian ChampagnieSAS25 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Jamal MurrayDEN37 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Cameron JohnsonDEN28 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.

Our take: Start everywhere
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.

Our take: Bench until the minutes return
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.

Our take: Add in deep leagues
Top performances

Donovan Mitchell leads the day with 42

Donovan MitchellCLE @ ATL · L
30.6 PPG season to date
42 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Cade CunninghamDET vs ORL · L
28.8 PPG season to date
39 PTS · 13 REB · 11 AST
Kawhi LeonardLAC vs MEM · L
24.9 PPG season to date
39 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Austin ReavesLAL vs DAL · W
28.5 PPG season to date
38 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Jamal MurrayDEN vs SAS · L
24.0 PPG season to date
37 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderOKC vs PHX · W
32.9 PPG season to date
37 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST