Detroit (United States), November 25, 2025 – Fans of the Detroit Pistons Those connected to the cabal can start dreaming again. Just two years after its record 28-game losing streak, the Michigan franchise tied another record, but this time decidedly positive: beat the Indiana Pacers (who have an opposite score with only two seasonal victories in 17 matches) 122-117Detroit won its thirteenth straight victory – its fifteenth of the season – matching the Pistons’ record from 1989-1990 and 2003-2004, seasons that culminated with the NBA title. The Pacers, however, tried to spoil the party for Cade Cunningham (24 points and 11 rebounds) and his teammates, coming back after an 18-point deficit at the start of the fourth quarter which brought them back to three (120-117), Benedict Mathurin even missing an equalizing three-pointer before LeVert’s free throws finally put the Pistons maroons out of the fire. Simone Fontecchio’s Miami Heat also had a good run, recording their fifth straight victory (the eighth in nine home games) by beating the Dallas Mavericks 106-102. A better return to the field after recovering from an ankle injury couldn’t have happened since Tyler Hierrowho scored 24 points on 12 of 18 shooting. Kel’el Ware (20 points and 18 rebounds) was definitely not a positive player for the Heat, while Simone Fontecchio had a somewhat lackluster game (8 points on 2 of 8 from the field and 0 of 7 from long distance).
Still in the East, it then breaks away the eighth consecutive victory for the Toronto Raptorswho prevailed over Cleveland Cavaliers 110-99A victory sealed by Brandon Ingram’s 37 points (a season high), including 15 in a third quarter where the Canadians took off. Karl-Anthony Towns also scored 37 points and 12 rebounds, the star of the game in the New York Knicks’ second win of the season in the Big Apple derby against the Brooklyn Nets (their fourteenth loss in 17 games), a 113–100 victory.
On the NBA’s western front, the trio of Steph Curry (31 points with 6 three-pointers), Buddy Hield (20 points coming off the bench) and Jimmy Butler (18 points) led the team to victory. Warriors of the Golden Statewho have beat the Utah Jazz 134-117. However, the long-awaited return to Phoenix as the opponent of Kevin Durant (who will also be absent against the Golden State Warriors, another of his former teams, for personal reasons) did not take place: despite his absence, the Houston Rockets, however, managed to achieve victory by 114-92 thanks to the 50 points accumulated by the Thompson-Holiday duo. THE Denver Nuggets who, driven by the tenth triple-double of the season from Nikola Jokic (17 points, 16 assists and 10 rebounds) and the Murray-Watson duo (56 points in total), beat the Memphis Grizzlies 125-115Finally, in the rich night program, there were also victories for the Sacramento Kings (117-112 after overtime against the Minnesota Timberwolves, with DeMar DeRozan at 33 points), the Portland Trail Blazers (115-103 against the Milwaukee Bucks) and the New Orleans Pelicans (143-130 against the Chicago Bulls).
