Motorcade in control. Detroit on a roll.
Make that 12 straight wins for the Pistons.
5 STORIES IN TODAY’S EDITION 🏀
Nov. 23, 2025
Historic Heat: A Cade clinic extends Pistons streak, the Beard breaks Clips’ scoring record
West Wins: Russ & Kings overcome Jokić’s 44, Grizzlies hold off Klay & Mavs
East Flex: Franz fuels Magic past Knicks, Porziņģis powers Hawks, Giddey triple-doubles
Surging Sunday Squads: The Raptors, Thunder, Lakers, Suns and Spurs all look to stay hot
More On League Pass: Miami’s potent offense faces Philly and a sizzling Tyrese Maxey
BUT FIRST … ⏰
A full day of hoops…
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1. HISTORIC HEAT: DETROIT EXTENDS STREAK, HARDEN GOES OFF
The last time a Pistons team got hot enough to win 12 in a row, they ended up raising a championship banner.
Pistons 129, Bucks 116: Cade Cunningham (29 pts, 8 reb, 10 ast) nearly had a triple-double as Detroit’s 12th straight win matches its longest streak since its championship year of 2003-04, and ends a 13-game skid against the Bucks. | Recap
Luka, Ice & Cade: Cunningham joins Luka Dončić and Trae Young as the only players since 2000 with 6+ consecutive regular season games with 25+ points and 10+ assists
Even Better: The NBA’s hottest team got healthier with the returns of Jaden Ivey – who scored 10 in his first game back since Jan. 1 – and Tobias Harris (18 pts, 5 reb, 4 ast)
”We’re an elite team when we can get out in transition,” said head coach J.B. Bickerstaff of his team’s 10 steals and 15 forced turnovers for 30 points
Buck Up: Ryan Rollins (24 pts, 5 reb, 7 ast) has led Milwaukee in scoring in each game Giannis has missed, averaging 28.0 ppg in those outings
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The Clippers and Hornets got Saturday started with a 1 ET tip in Charlotte.
And before 11 a.m. LA-time, James Harden had already tied his career-high and the Clippers’ franchise record for 1st-quarter points, with 27.
Clippers 131, Hornets 116: The Beard finished with more points than any Clipper in history, netting a season-high 55, with 10 3s to match his career-high. LA never trailed after Harden’s hot 1st quarter, overpowering Charlotte and Kon Knueppel’s career-high six 3s for 26 points. | Recap
Franchise Man: Harden is now the only player to hold the single-game scoring record for multiple franchises, pairing this with his Rockets-best 61 points in 2019 (March 22 & Jan. 23)
50+ Club: Harden joins Steph, LeBron and Kobe as the only players with a 55+ point game at age 36 or older. His 25th 50+ point game ties Kobe for 3rd-most ever
2. WEST WINS: RUSS & KINGS OVERPOWER JOKIĆ, GRIZZ EDGE MAVS
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Russell Westbrook and Nikola Jokić typically go back and forth against each other in the triple-double record books.
Saturday night, they went back and forth in the clutch.
Kings 128, Nuggets 123: Dennis Schröder (21 pts, 7 ast) sparked a 13-point comeback and Russell Westbrook (21 pts, 6 reb, 11 ast) closed out the road win, as Sacramento survived Nikola Jokić’s 20-point 4th quarter and 44-point effort. | Recap
Joker’s Push: Jokić (13 reb, 7 ast) scored Denver’s final 15 points over the last 5 minutes of the game
Royal Response: But Westbrook scored 15 of his own in the 4th, capped by a clutch fadeaway with 36 seconds left, before DeMar DeRozan (17 pts) iced the game with an and-1 middy
Count On Cam: Stepping up for Aaron Gordon (hamstring), Cameron Johnson had his best scoring night as a Nugget (20 pts)
Light The Beam: With six scorers in double figures, the Kings snap an 8-game losing streak and now have marquee wins over the Nuggets, Warriors and Bucks
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Grizzlies 102, Mavericks 96: Santi Aldama’s final bucket in a team-leading 20-point effort put Memphis up for good in the final minute as the Grizzlies won consecutive games for the first time this season. | Recap
Klay’s Day: Klay Thompson splashed a season-high 22 points off the bench to lead Dallas, matching his season-best 6 triples
Youth Ranks: Coming off a career night, Cooper Flagg (12 pts, 7 reb) outscored Cedric Coward (9 pts) in a battle of top rookies. 2024 top-10 pick Zach Edey (12 pts, 15 reb) got his first double-double in four games this season
3. EAST FLEX: FRANZ FUELS MAGIC, HAWKS & BULLS DUB
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Welcoming in New York’s 3rd-ranked offense on Saturday, Orlando and its standout defense chose to fight fire with fire.
Magic 133, Knicks 121: Franz Wagner (37 pts, 6 reb, 7 ast), Desmond Bane (27 pts, 5 ast) and Jalen Suggs (26 pts) all scored season-highs in the Magic’s highest scoring game this year, earning their eighth win in their last 11 outings. | Recap
Triple Threat: Wagner, Bane and Suggs are the first Magic trio to score 25+ points in the same game since 2019
Stat-urday: Wagner was 1 point shy of matching his career high, while setting season-bests with 7 assists and 4 triples
Brunson’s Best: Jalen Brunson’s (33 pts, 11 ast) 15th career 30+ point double-double wasn’t enough to keep New York from falling to 1-5 on the road
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Hawks 115, Pelicans 98: In his highest-scoring game as a Hawk, Kristaps Porziņģis led all scorers with 30 points, and Jalen Johnson (18 pts, 11 reb, 9 ast) narrowly missed a triple-double as Atlanta topped New Orleans. | Recap
Rolling Rookie: Derik Queen led NOLA (20 pts, 9 reb, 3 ast) joined Zion Williamson as the only Pelicans rookies to collect three straight 20+ point, 5+ rebound games
Bulls 121, Wizards 120: Josh Giddey (18 pts, 12 reb, 11 ast) recorded his fourth triple-double of the season, and Nikola Vučević added a game-high 28 points and 12 rebounds as the Bulls came back from 16 down to hold on late. | Recap
Comeback Coby: Coby White (20 pts, 6 ast) has scored 20+ points in all 3 of his games this season
Wonderful Wiz: Cam Whitmore and Corey Kispert led Washington with 20 points apiece, while Kyshawn George stuffed the stat sheet (17 pts, 12 reb, 7 ast, 4 stl)
4. STREAKING SQUADS HEADLINE SUNDAY’S LEAGUE PASS SLATE
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It’s a new day in Toronto. And early in the season, they’ve sent that message.
The Raptors won 30 games in 2024-25, but as December nears, they already boast more than a third of that total (11-5 record). And right now, the wins just keep on piling up.
Tonight (6 ET, League Pass), the 2nd-place Raptors will look to extend their six-game win streak and earn their 11th win in 12 games as they face the Nets.
Move It: Toronto ranks 2nd in both fastbreak ppg (21.2) and NetRtg (+13.7) during its last six games, while also boasting a 31.1 Opp 3P%
Tight Trio: Brandon Ingram (21.1 ppg), RJ Barrett (19.6) and Scottie Barnes (19.4) all clicked on Friday, each scoring 20+ points together for the first time in 2025-26
Later this evening (7 ET, League Pass), OKC puts its league-best record to the test. But opposing the defending champs is the only team that has solved them this season – the Blazers.
Hopes For History: With a win, the Thunder can join the 2024-25 Cavaliers, 2015-16 Warriors, 2002-03 Mavs and 1996-97 Bulls as the only squads in the last 30 years to start a season 17-1
Looking Back: After their singular loss on Nov. 5, OKC has stifled opponents on the regular, owning a league-best 100.0 DefRtg
Shai Shine: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has led the way offensively, averaging 31.9 ppg, including four 30-pieces in his last five outings
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The Lake Show rolls on. LeBron James is back in the fold, and the Lakers pay a visit to the Jazz tonight (8 ET, League Pass), hunting their fourth straight victory.
Follow-Up? Making his long-anticipated debut Tuesday in his 23rd season, James put up 12 assists and 11 points on 4-for-7 shooting
Deadly As Dončić: While the 21-time All-Star was out, Luka Dončić steered the ship offensively, and leads the NBA with 34.6 ppg and four 40-point games
Legendary Lore: His latest 40-piece on Nov. 15 was the 50th of his career, becoming the 4th player in NBA history to reach the mark at 26 or younger, joining Wilt Chamberlain (182), Michael Jordan (89) and Bob McAdoo (55)
Rounding out the group of streaking squads are the Suns and Spurs, hitting the hardwood in the Valley (8 ET, League Pass). Phoenix can secure an eighth win in its last nine.
Spread The Wealth: Dating back to Nov. 6, six different Suns are averaging double-digit scoring, led by Devin Booker (23.1 ppg)
Spurs Stepping Up: San Antonio has won three in a row without Victor Wembanyama (calf), as De’Aaron Fox has produced a steady 26 ppg since Nov. 14
5. MORE ON LEAGUE PASS: ELITE OFFENSES CLASH
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To open Sunday’s slate on League Pass, two of the league’s most explosive offenses go head-to-head as Miami visits Philly (1 ET), with both squads coming off monster outings.
The Heat – powered by the league’s fastest attack – are fresh off a 143-107 NBA Cup win over the Bulls, boasting a league-best 124.8 ppg.
The Sixers – fueled by one of the game’s fastest guards – are coming off a 123-114 OT win over the Bucks on Thursday, which saw Tyrese Maxey erupt for a career-high 54 points.
To The Max: The outburst highlights a historic start for Maxey, as he’s just the fourth ever player to tally 500+ pts and 100+ ast in his first 15 games of a season, joining Luka Dončić (2022-23), James Harden (2019-20) and Allen Iverson (2005-06).
And like Iverson, Maxey carves up defenses with special shiftiness and shotmaking.
Maxey shakes free for the dribble handoff and, with one crossover, explodes into the lane. At full speed, he glides past the charge attempt with a smooth Euro for the and-1.
Maxey’s 33.4 ppg trails only Luka for the most in the NBA. Nearly one-third of those points come off drives, blowing past defenders for a career-best 11.0 ppg.
“He’s got a unique double-threat,” said Sixers coach Nick Nurse on Thursday. “Which is the speed, getting past people, and then the really deep shooting range … He’s just really talented – and his confidence continues to grow.”
That confidence has carried into his jumper, specifically from deep, as Maxey’s shooting 42.1% from 3, up from 33.7% last year.
His go-to? Using speed – and elite brakes – to create separation, leading to 10.5 ppg off pull-ups and a career-high 4.1 triples per game.
Maxey sells the drive with a sudden first step. Once Bobby Portis bites, he steps back on a dime for a deep 3.
High-Speed Heat: While Philly leans on Maxey’s burst, Miami attacks with top-to-bottom tempo. No team plays faster than the Heat, who lead the league in pace and rank sixth in total passes.
That pace creates easy transition buckets, where Miami’s pouring in 32.6 ppg – the second-most in the NBA.
In just two seconds (and two dribbles), the Heat go 94 feet to create a 2-on-1, ending in a Bam Adebayo lob – adding to their NBA-best 30.6 assists per game.
But it’s not just pace and passing — it’s balance and poise. Despite Miami’s constant motion, it’s averaging the 9th-fewest turnovers in the NBA, leading to the second-best assist/turnover ratio in the league.
And when a team plays that clean, everyone eats. While boasting the league’s top offense, the Heat are the only squad with eight players averaging 10+ ppg (min. 10 GP).
Even in the half-court, Miami can spin it. Five passes around the arc gives everyone a touch, capped by a 3 from Bam (19.7 ppg).
Three more games tip off today on League Pass, including a James Harden encore as the Clippers visit the Cavs (6 ET).
Magic at Celtics (6 ET)
Hornets at Hawks (6 ET)