Immaculate still in 2025 are the Detroit Pistons and the Sacramento Kings after keeping their respective winning streak alive, while both the Minnesota Timberwolves and Chicago Bulls completed a pair of emphatic comebacks at home.
SURGING PISTONS, PACERS, KINGS EXTEND WINNING RUNS
- Detroit Pistons (18-18) def. Portland Trail Blazers (12-23), 118-115: Make it four straight wins for the Pistons after an insane 22-point comeback win against the Trail Blazers.
- Welcome to the Cade County: Cade Cunningham continued his fine play, dropping 32 points, nine assists, and six rebounds as Detroit now won seven of its last eight games.
- Indiana Pacers (19-18) def. Brooklyn Nets (13-23), 113-99: The Pacers scored their third straight win on the road after taking care of business against the Nets.
- Sacramento Kings (18-19) def. Miami Heat (17-17), 118-116: Domantas Sabonis posted his fifth triple-double of the season in a marathon double-overtime Kings squeaker over the Heat.
- Orlando Magic (22-16) def. New York Knicks (24-13), 103-94: Cole Anthony paced the Magic in the offensive end to hand the Knicks reeling to a third straight loss.
TIMBERWOLVES, BULLS COMPLETE COMEBACK; SUNS, GRIZZLIES, BUCKS END SKID
- Minnesota Timberwolves (18-17) def. LA Clippers (20-15), 118-116: Anthony Edwards erupted for 28 of his 37 points in the second half, as the Timberwolves erased a 19-point deficit to foil the Clippers and end a three-game skid.
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- Chicago Bulls (17-19) def. San Antonio Spurs (18-18), 118-114: Zach LaVine bannered a gutsy Bulls rally to fend off the Spurs and made it back-to-back wins.
- Undenia-Bull: LaVine flirted with a triple-double with 35 points, 10 rebounds, and eight assists for Chicago’s fourth win in their last five games.
- Phoenix Suns (16-18) def. Philadelphia 76ers (14-20), 109-99: Bradley and Kevin Durant combined for 48 points to help the Suns snap a four-game skid at the 76ers’ expense.
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- Memphis Grizzlies (24-13) def. Dallas Mavericks (20-16), 119-104: The Grizzlies snapped a two-game skid and went on to send the Mavericks to a fifth straight setback.
- Take off, Triple J: Jaren Jackson Jr. stuffed the stat sheet with 35 points, 13 rebounds, five assists, and three steals as Memphis kept within striking distance of the second-running Houston Rockets (23-12) in the loaded West.
- Milwaukee Bucks (18-16) def. Toronto Raptors (17-15), 128-115: Damian Lillard had 25 points, Giannis Antetokounpo finished with a triple-double as the Bucks put an end in a two-game skid.
