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2025–26 season archive
Saturday, February 7, 2026Regular season · 10 games
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Final
WAS113
BKN127
Final
HOU112
OKC106
Final
DAL125
SAS138
Final
UTA117
ORL120
Final
CHA126
ATL119
Final
DEN136
CHI120
Final
GSW99
LAL105
Final
PHI109
PHX103
Final
MEM115
POR122
Final
CLE132
SAC126
The lead · UTA @ ORL

Orlando climbs back to beat Utah

Utah led by 11 at the half. Orlando won it 120–117. Paolo Banchero led Orlando with 23 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists.

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.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+3-11-7+3ORL AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
UTA30352923117
ORL33213333120
Who led
Paolo BancheroORL23 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Desmond BaneORL22 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Lauri MarkkanenUTA27 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Jaren Jackson Jr.UTA22 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Second story · MEM @ POR

Portland climbs out of an 8-point hole against Memphis

Down 8 after three, the Trail Blazers won the fourth quarter 34–19 and the game 122–115. Jerami Grant led Portland with 29 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists.

Top-scorer duel · POR vs MEM
Jerami Grant · POROlivier-Maxence Prosper · MEMPTS2925REB55AST30Top 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
+12.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
20.4Season avg33.0Last 5

33.0 points a game over his last five games, against 20.4 in 47 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 26 minutes.

Our take: Start everywhere
Losing minutes
−11.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
34.3Season avg23.3Last 3

23.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 34.3 in 25 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 24 minutes.

Our take: Bench until the minutes return
Stepped-up role
+29.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.5Season avg45Today

45 minutes today, against 15.5 a game in 42 earlier games. Line: 27 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists.

Our take: Worth a pickup
Top performances

Stephon Castle leads the day with 40

Stephon CastleSAS vs DAL · W
17.1 PPG season to date
40 PTS · 12 REB · 12 AST
Donovan MitchellCLE @ SAC · W
28.9 PPG season to date
35 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Joel EmbiidPHI @ PHX · W
26.6 PPG season to date
33 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Jalen JohnsonATL vs CHA · L
23.4 PPG season to date
31 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
Nique CliffordSAC vs CLE · L
6.5 PPG season to date
30 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Tyrese MaxeyPHI @ PHX · W
28.8 PPG season to date
29 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST