Introduction

The NBA's Haves and Have-Nots

There's a widening gulf between the Top 5 and the Bottom 8

3:00

In NBA News...

Headlines from the last week. Real news, with a dash of absurdity.

5:00

Two-Man Lineup Data Leaders

(Shout-out to two Celtics: Neemias Queta and Payton Pritchard, currently 8th in +/- NBA among 2-man lineups).

7:02

HOU @ CLE

Rockets 114, Cavs 104

Rockets too big, Cavs missing shooters

8:40 

CHA @ IND

Pacers 127, Hornets 118

2nd win for Indiana!

10:20

TOR @ PHI

Raptors 121, Sixers 112

12:45

GS @ MIA

Heat 110, Warriors 96

14:18

WAS @ MIN

Wolves 120, Wizards 109

Worst team ever watch: Philadelphia Process Sixers 10-72 in 2016

16:56

DEN @ NOP

Nuggets 125, Pelicans 118

Jokic sneezes out a triple-double and Peyton Watson goes for a career-high 32.

19:12

SAC @ OKC

Thunder 113, Kings 99

Ho-hum, OKC moves to 15-1.

21:58

NYK @ DAL

Knicks 113, Mavs 111

Mavs in mid-disintegration.

23:40

CHI @ POR

Bulls 122, Blazers 121

Vucevic buzzer-beater. Blazers missing guards. 

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A relaxing trip through the NBA box scores, for the night of November 12th, 2025.

Introduction: 

B-Ball Paul Reed to the Rescue in Detroit

Best and Worst teams

Team field-goal percentage is through the roof.

4:31

MEM @ BOS

Celtics 131, Grizzlies 95

Celtics finally get an easy one. No Ja.

7:18 

MIL @ CHA

Hornets 111, Bucks 100

No Giannis and Hornets get a win.

8:33

CHI @ DET

Pistons 124, Bulls 113

Entire Pistons starting 5 was out, but Paul Reed was in.

10:08

ORL @ NYK

Magic 124, Knicks 107

Magic take off as Banchero goes out.

12:12

CLE @ MIA

Cavs 130, Heat 116

Cavs bench comes to life.

15:05

GS @ SA

Warriors 125, Spurs 120

Curry drops 46 in old fashioned 3rd quarter.

18:08

WAS @ HOU

Rockets 135, Wizards 112

Rockets just obliterating teams.

20:15

PHX @ DAL

Suns 124, Mavs 114

Mavs in turmoil.

23:10

LAL @ OKC

Thunder 121, Lakers 92

Statement made. Don't mess with OKC.

26:05

POR @ NOP

Blazers 125, Pelicans 117

Pelicans woes continue.

28:04

ATL @ SAC

Hawks 133, Kings 100

42 assists for Atlanta. Enjoying the ball movement without Trae.

30:33

DEN @ LAC

Nuggets 130, Clippers 116

Jokic drops 55 in 33 minutes.

Welcome back to Wednesday Night Boxes.

For the night of Wednesday, November 5th, 2025.

Episode 3. Kept it going so far.

Introduction

Playing Fast, But Not Loose!

NBA’s increased pace this season:

98.8 possessions per game to 100.1 this year so far. Hard to sustain. New season, fresh legs.

Free-Throw Attempts are way up this season:

21.6 per game last season to 26.0 per game so far. The officiating emphasis and the pace are two reasons. We'll see if this trend continues over time.

Offensive Rebounding has ticked up from last year:

11.1 to 11.5 per game.

This could be related to the free-throw increase.

On to the box scores:

5:40

In Cleveland, Cavs 132, Sixers 121

Cleveland is Intact! (Cavs beat Sixers in Garland’s Return. Embiid was absent on the second night of the B2B.)

7:07

In Detroit, Pistons 114, Jazz 103

Pistons surge With Jalen Duren, hold off Jazz (Duren 22-22 doing his best Moses Malone impersonation.)

8:25

In Indiana, Nets 112, Pacers 103

Brooklyn has a win! (Along with Mamdani! Nets and Pacers now 1-7)

10:00

In Boston, Celtics 136, Wizards 107

Celtics roar back to life (Jaylen Brown sparkles in blowout over the Wizards)

12:02

IN NYC, Knicks 137, Wolves 114

Knicks spoil Edwards' return in lopsided win (Knicks offense clicking in Win over Wolves)

13:00

In Memphis, Rockets 124, Grizzlies 109

Rockets coast in Memphis (Ja Morant questions hang above Grizzlies as they drop 4 in a row)

16:04

In Dallas, Pelicans 101, Mavs 99

Mavs crumbling without Anthony Davis or Derrick Lively (Home loss to Pelicans)

17:43

In Denver, Nuggets 122, Heat 112

Jokic and Denver Keep Rolling (33-15-16 in Domination Over Heat)

19:06

In LA, Lakers 118, Spurs 116

Lakers Stifle Spurs and Wemby (Up to 7-2)

22:06

In Portland, Blazers 121, Thunder 119

Thunder Suffer First Loss against Resilient Blazers (Now 8-1)

25:03

In Sacramento, Kings 121, Warriors 116

Kings hold off Injured Warriors (Westbrook turns back time; no Steph, Jimmy or Draymond)

Intro: Wembanyama!

League Leaders

Maxey, PHI 37.4 ppg

Jokic, DEN 14.5 rpg

Jokic, DEN 11.3 apg

Wemby, SA 1.3 win shares

Via basketball-reference

5:00

Cavs @ Celtics

Halftime: Celtics 75, Cavs 60.

At half, Celtics were 14 of 28 from deep. Hauser made his first 4 3s.

The two teams combined to shoot 109 3s overall.

Boston 21 of 57, Cleveland 17 of 52

Final: Celtics 125, Cavs 105

9:00

Rockets @ Raptors

Most intriguing matchup of the night. The supersized Rockets versus the speedy Raptors.

Rockets outrebounded Raptors 52-23.

Final: Rockets 139, Raptors 121

10:47

Hawks @ Nets

Can the Nets lose by less than 20? Can Jalen Johnson and Kristaps Porzingis play a game together?

Instead of finally getting healthy the Hawks lost Trae Young to a knee sprain when a teammate toppled into him under the hoop. I always say, if you're a small point guard, avoid going anywhere near the hoop on defense. But Trae found himself there, under the hoop, and some other Hawk fell into him and now the Hawk fans are wondering if this team will ever be healthy together.

When will the Nets win a game? The schedule says...maybe next week!

Final: Hawks 117, Nets 112

12:52

Magic @ Pistons

The Magic needed this one to get back on track. Like last season, Orlando's shooting problems persist. Desmond Bane is but one man. Magic needs a shooting magician.

Final: Pistons 135, Magic 116

14:46

Kings @ Bulls

The UnbeataBulls! Just remove Coby White from the lineup and this Bulls team has caught fire! Okay, wins against the bottom half don't necessarily mean much yet...but still...these Bulls!

Final: Bulls 126, Kings 113

16:08

Pacers @ Mavs

Point guard-less Pacers versus point guard-less Mavs. This is why you don't buy season tickets to any team. Because some nights, most of the good players are injured. Even a week into the season.

Final: Mavs 107, Pacers 105

19:10

Lakers @ Wolves

Luka-less Lebron-less Lakers? Ant-less Wolves?

Austin Reaves to the rescue. Reaves' buzzer beater helps Lakers topple Wolves.

Final: Lakers 116, Wolves 115.

20:57

Pelicans @ Nuggets

The Pelicans have talent. The Pelicans have panache. The Pelicans have Zion. Except his hamstring isn't quite right. Nuggets in a laugher.

Final: Nuggets 122, Blazers 88

22:16

Blazers @ Jazz

Jrue Holiday still got it. Defense? Anyone?

Final: Blazers 136, Jazz 134

23:40

Memphis @ Phoenix

In the desert, they can't remember your name. Morant bucket propels Grizzlies over the sad Suns

Final: Grizzlies 114, Suns 113

This first episode details opening night of the NBA season for most teams - Wednesday, October 22, 2025.

Timestamps:

Opening: VJ Edgecombe's debut

East Boxes

BOS-PHI 1:30

NYK-CLE 3:50

ATL-TOR 5:56

ORL-MIA 7:18

CHI-DET 8:30

MIL-WAS 10:10

CHA-BKN 11:17

West Boxes

UTA-LAC 13:04

MEM-NOP 16:04

DAL-SAS 17:56

PHX-SAC 19:54

POR-MIN 22:05

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