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2025–26 season archive
Tuesday, February 24, 2026Regular season · 11 games
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Final
PHI135
IND114
Final
WAS98
ATL119
Final
DAL123
BKN114
Final
NYK94
CLE109
Final
OKC116
TOR107
Final
CHA131
CHI99
Final
MIA117
MIL128
Final
GSW109
NOP113
Final
BOS97
PHX81
Final
MIN124
POR121
Final
ORL110
LAL109
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 BancheroORL36 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Desmond BaneORL22 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
Luka DoncicLAL22 PTS · 9 REB · 15 AST
Deandre AytonLAL21 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.

Our take: Start everywhere
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.

Our take: Bench until the minutes return
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.

Our take: Worth a pickup
Top performances

Paolo Banchero leads the day with 36

Paolo BancheroORL @ LAL · W
21.8 PPG season to date
36 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Anthony EdwardsMIN @ POR · W
29.6 PPG season to date
34 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Tyrese MaxeyPHI @ IND · W
29.1 PPG season to date
32 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
Kevin Porter Jr.MIL vs MIA · W
18.2 PPG season to date
32 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Matas BuzelisCHI vs CHA · L
15.3 PPG season to date
32 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Jaden McDanielsMIN @ POR · W
15.2 PPG season to date
29 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST