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2025–26 season archive
Thursday, February 26, 2026Regular season · 10 games
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Final
CHA133
IND109
Final
MIA117
PHI124
Final
WAS96
ATL126
Final
SAS126
BKN110
Final
HOU113
ORL108
Final
POR121
CHI112
Final
SAC130
DAL121
Final
LAL110
PHX113
Final
NOP129
UTA118
Final
MIN94
LAC88
The lead · HOU @ ORL

Kevin Durant scores 40 as Houston beats Orlando

Houston won 113–108. Kevin Durant: 40 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists.

Game flow · HOU 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 Q3Final0-7-10+1+5HOU AHEAD ↑ORL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
HOU22213832113
ORL29242728108
Who led
Kevin DurantHOU40 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Reed SheppardHOU20 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Desmond BaneORL30 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Paolo BancheroORL19 PTS · 8 REB · 9 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Atlanta posts the night's biggest win

Atlanta beat Washington by 30, the widest margin of 10 games.

PHX over LAL3HOU over ORL5MIN over LAC6PHI over MIA7POR over CHI9SAC over DAL9NOP over UTA11SAS over BKN16CHA over IND24ATL over WAS30Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+9.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.7Season avg17.0Last 5

17.0 points a game over his last five games, against 7.7 in 52 earlier games. Today: 29 points in 33 minutes.

Our take: Start everywhere
Losing minutes
−11.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.9Season avg10.3Last 3

10.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.9 in 17 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 17 minutes.

Our take: Bench until the minutes return
Stepped-up role
+20.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.8Season avg31Today

31 minutes today, against 10.8 a game in 31 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists.

Our take: Worth a pickup
Top performances

Saddiq Bey leads the day with 42

Saddiq BeyNOP @ UTA · W
17.2 PPG season to date
42 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Luka DoncicLAL @ PHX · L
32.7 PPG season to date
41 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Kevin DurantHOU @ ORL · W
26.1 PPG season to date
40 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Naji MarshallDAL vs SAC · L
15.6 PPG season to date
36 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Brandon MillerCHA @ IND · W
20.9 PPG season to date
33 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Corey KispertATL vs WAS · W
10.0 PPG season to date
33 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST