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Anthony Edwards is back for the Timberwolves tonight as they take on Jalen Brunson and the Knicks in Madison Square Garden.<\/p>\n
Enjoy the best of\u00a0Wednesday\u2019s electric slate<\/a>\u00a0with the NBA.com live blog, featuring all of the meaningful moments, performances, observations, news, notes and highlights from around the league.<\/p>\n What we know about Wednesday night\u2019s games:<\/p>\n We\u2019ve got a special ESPN doubleheader, featuring Timberwolves-Knicks (7:30 ET<\/a>) and Lakers-Spurs (10 ET<\/a>). 6:40 PM \/ NOVEMBER 5, 2025<\/p>\n Shai stays consistent Shai Gilgeous-Alexander brings a special scoring streak into Portland to face the Trail Blazers tonight.<\/p>\n Shai Gilgeous-Alexander leads the 8-0 Thunder to face the Portland Trail Blazers tonight, building on a near-unprecedented streak of scoring consistency.<\/p>\n He\u2019s looking for his 81st consecutive game with 20+ points, trailing only Wilt Chamberlain. The Big Dipper did it twice\u00a0\u2013 over 60 years ago \u2013 putting up 126 games of scoring brilliance from 1961-63 and 92 from \u201863-64.<\/p>\n SGA showed off his bag against the Clippers last night.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n He\u2019s almost impossible to knock off balance, all hips and elbows with surprising core strength. He\u2019s always got an angle to get off a shot, with his trusty step back as the ultimate counter.<\/p>\n He\u2019s never hurried, always a threat, and always working. Just look at him move, grooving in hops and starts and smooth transitions. No one\u2019s harder to keep out of the lane.<\/p>\n Plus, if you bring a double, he brings the vision of an elite point guard, following in the footsteps of his fellow Kentucky alums like Rajon Rondo and John Wall.<\/p>\n He\u2019s averaging a career-high 33.1 ppg and shooting a career-best 61.3 percent from two-point range. He\u2019s at his customary 90 percent from the line, and the three-ball isn\u2019t even really falling yet, at 32.1 percent.<\/p>\n It\u2019s skill deployed with algebraic efficiency and ceaseless creativity.<\/p>\n \u201cI just put in the work. I take care of my body. I get enough rest, and I do it all over again,\u201d Gilgeous-Alexander said of his consistency after last night\u2019s win. \u201cI found a formula that works for me, and I try to hammer it home.\u201d<\/p>\n 6:00 PM \/ NOVEMBER 5, 2025<\/p>\n Welcome to an 11-game night in the NBA! Luka Don\u010di\u0107 and the Lakers take on the San Antonio Spurs tonight on ESPN.<\/p>\n We\u2019ve got an ESPN doubleheader for you tonight, headlined by Luka Don\u010di\u0107 and the Los Angeles Lakers traveling to San Antonio to take on Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs (10 ET<\/a>).<\/p>\n It\u2019s two of the top players in the Association and two teams playing at the top of their games. Let\u2019s dive in.<\/p>\n Don\u010di\u0107 is averaging a cool 41.3 ppg so far on the young season, shooting 55 percent from the field, including a sterling 78 percent mark from two-point range. He\u2019s also pulling down 11.5 rebounds and dishing out 8.3 assists.<\/p>\n Along with Austin Reaves (31.1 ppg, 9.3 ast), who is out tonight, Luka\u2019s served as the fulcrum for a talented crew of veteran role players, including Deandre Ayton, Marcus Smart \u00a0Rui Hachimura and Jake LaRavia.<\/p>\n The Lakers have posted a +3.1 net rating so far this season, good for ninth in the Association.<\/p>\n They\u2019re tops in field goal percentage (52.8 percent), fifth in offensive rating (117.7) and third in points in the paint (57.3).<\/p>\n But they haven\u2019t faced a force around the rim like Victor Wembanyama.<\/p>\n Wembanyama (26.7 ppg, 13.7 reb, 4.7 blk) is a singular presence in the post, blocking and making shots with an awe-inspiring 8-foot wingspan. Can he bother Luka\u2019s float game? Can Ayton and Jared Vanderbilt, both mobile pivots, slow him down?<\/p>\n The Spurs have run out to a 5-1 start and the fourth-best net rating in the league at +8.8 behind Wemby.<\/p>\n He\u2019s received help along the way from second-year guard Stephon Castle (20.0 ppg) and Dylan Harper (14.0 ppg, fifth on the latest Kia Rookie Ladder<\/a>), both of whom are talented, athletic slashers.<\/p>\n It\u2019s a special matchup tonight.<\/p>\n
\nLuka Don\u010di\u0107 will be back for Los Angeles tonight as they face Victor Wembanyama and San Antonio.
\nShai Gilgeous-Alexander, trailing only Wilt Chamberlain, seeks to extend a 81-game streak of scoring 20+ points as the undefeated Thunder take on the Trail Blazers (10 ET<\/a>).
\nJoel Embiid is out for the Sixers tonight, while Darius Garland is back for the Cavaliers. Anthony Edwards is also expected to be in action<\/a> for the Timberwolves.<\/p>\n
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