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Jalen Brunson and the New York Knicks host the Orlando Magic in the opening game of our ESPN doubleheader at 7 ET.<\/p>\n
Enjoy the best of\u00a0Wednesday\u2019s 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 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander faces Luka Don\u010di\u0107 \u2014 No. 1 and No. 5 on our Kia MVP ladder<\/a> \u2014 as the defending champion Thunder host the Lakers at 9:30 ET on ESPN. 6:30 PM \/ NOVEMBER 12, 2025<\/p>\n Norman Powell is heating up in Miami<\/p>\n The Miami Heat stand at 7-4, third in the Eastern Conference, playing at the league\u2019s fastest pace.<\/p>\n Norman Powell (24.5 ppg, 4.3 reb, 2.4 ast) has been a major reason for their success.<\/p>\n He\u2019s shooting 46 \/ 46 \/ 93 from the field so far this season, stepping for the injured Tyler Herro and continuing a scoring run that\u2019s boosted him into the upper echelon of the league.<\/p>\n Now 32, Powell has raised his scoring average in each of the last three seasons. He currently ranks 18th in the league in points per game, between Pascal Siakam and Zach LaVine, and could garner All-Star attention.<\/p>\n Check the video above \u2014 Powell is quick off the catch. He\u2019s consistently able to gain an advantage with his decisiveness, then capitalize with his skill, whether it\u2019s from 3-point range, in the lane or at the rim.<\/p>\n He doesn\u2019t quite have the explosive leaping ability of his Raptors days<\/a>, but he\u2019s more than made up for it with craft and aggression.<\/p>\n It\u2019s a style that\u2019s in keeping with the uptempo Heat, who seek to make it two straight over the Cleveland Cavaliers after taking a thrilling 140-138 win<\/a> in overtime on Monday.<\/p>\n \u201cOur mentality, our focus, our internal belief as a team, is going to be more positive and higher expectations that the media would want to put on us,\u201d Powell said earlier this season, crediting head coach Erik Spoelstra for imparting focus and resilience to the group. \u201cThere\u2019s no moral victories, but we like the progression.\u201d<\/p>\n 6:00 PM \/ NOVEMBER 12, 2025<\/p>\n Welcome to a 12-game night in the NBA! Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Thunder host Luka Don\u010di\u0107 and the Lakers at 9:30 ET tonight on ESPN.<\/p>\n Two Western Conference powers lead our Wednesday night slate, as the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder, led by reigning Kia MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, take on Luka Don\u010di\u0107 and the Los Angeles Lakers at 9:30 ET on ESPN.<\/p>\n The Thunder have been rolling to start the season, surging to the top of the NBA with an 11-1 record. They\u2019re fifth in offensive rating (119.4), first in defensive rating (105.4) and first in net rating (+14.0).<\/p>\n Last year, their net rating stood at +12.8 \u2014 the best mark by any team in NBA history.<\/p>\n Oh, and they\u2019re still missing All-Star wing Jaylen Williams and defensive stalwart Luguentz Dort.<\/p>\n It\u2019s a special machine.<\/p>\n SGA\u2019s stats are eerily similar to last season\u2019s MVP run \u2014 32.8 ppg, 5.2 reb and 6.4 ast on 52 percent shooting vs. 32.7 ppg, 5.0 and 6.4 ast on, yes, 52 percent shooting. There\u2019s no more consistent star in the NBA.<\/p>\n Center Chet Holmgren has taken a step forward this season, though, upping his scoring and rebounding while making a blistering 73 percent of his two-point shots. Ajay Mitchell has stepped in to provide 17.0 ppg and wild energy, making up for some of J-Dub\u2019s offensive juice. Former Laker and 2020 NBA Champion Alex Caruso is as tough on defense as ever; Aaron Wiggins is a consistent two-way threat.<\/p>\n But the Lakers, with a record standing at 8-3, have the pieces to give them trouble.<\/p>\n Luka (37.1 ppg, 9.4 reb, 9.1 ast) has been an unparalleled offensive force for much of this season, building chemistry with potential All-Star Austin Reaves (30.3 ppg).<\/p>\n Rui Hachimura, Jake LaRavia and Marcus Smart provide size and two-way potential all around the floor, while Deandre Ayton is one of the fewer centers who might be more talented than Holmgren.<\/p>\n It\u2019s a thrilling matchup. Get locked in and enjoy.<\/p>\n Here\u2019s tonight\u2019s complete schedule:<\/p>\n Milwaukee Bucks vs. Charlotte Hornets, 7 ET<\/a> \u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Jalen Brunson and the New York Knicks host the Orlando Magic in the opening game of our ESPN…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":288056,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[64],"tags":[151472,3014,355,6407,99,3781,32090,151473],"class_list":{"0":"post-288055","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nba","8":"tag-lakers-thunder","9":"tag-luka-doncic","10":"tag-nba","11":"tag-shai-gilgeous-alexander","12":"tag-sports","13":"tag-steph-curry","14":"tag-victor-wembanyama","15":"tag-warriors-spurs"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/288055","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=288055"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/288055\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/288056"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=288055"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=288055"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=288055"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nThe Magic, fresh off a brilliant buzzer-beater from Desmond Bane<\/a>, travel to New York to take on Jalen Brunson and the Knicks at 7 ET on ESPN.
\nThe Heat, led by Norman Powell<\/a>, and Cavaliers square off again after a 140-138 overtime thriller on Monday.
\nCade Cunningham is questionable for Detroit, as are Ja Morant and Anthony Davis for Memphis and Dallas. Giannis Antetokounmpo is out for the Bucks; so are Donovan Mitchell and LaMelo Ball for the Cavaliers and Hornets. Cooper Flagg is available for the Mavericks.<\/p>\n
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\nChicago Bulls vs. Detroit Pistons, 7 ET<\/a>
\nOrlando Magic vs. New York Knicks, 7 ET, ESPN<\/a>
\nMemphis Grizzlies vs. Boston Celtics, 7:30 ET<\/a>
\nCleveland Cavaliers vs. Miami Heat, 7:30 ET<\/a>
\nWashington Wizards vs. Houston Rockets, 8 ET<\/a>
\nPortland Trail Blazers vs. New Orleans Pelicans, 8 ET<\/a>
\nGolden State Warriors vs. San Antonio Spurs, 8 ET<\/a>
\nPhoenix Suns vs. Dallas Mavericks, 8:30 ET<\/a>
\nLos Angeles Lakers vs. Oklahoma City Thunder, 9:30 ET, ESPN<\/a>
\nAtlanta Hawks at Sacramento Kings, 10 ET<\/a>
\nDenver Nuggets vs. Los Angeles Clippers, 10:30 ET<\/a><\/p>\n