Live Updates: Celtics and 76ers renew rivalry, Jokić and Westbrook face off in Nuggets-Kings
Jaylen Brown and the Celtics are facing off with the 76ers to open our ‘NBA Coast 2 Coast’ doubleheader on NBC and Peacock.
Enjoy the best of Tuesday’s slate with the NBA.com live blog, featuring all of the meaningful moments, performances, observations, news, notes and highlights from around the league.
What we know about Tuesday night’s games:
9:00 PM / NOVEMBER 11, 2025
Bona sends that one to Lancaster
The Sixers center is eighth in the league in blocks at 1.7 per game.
45-35 Sixers with 3:29 to go in the half.
Big-time swat by Adem Bona 🖐️
🏀 BOS/PHI on NBC & Peacock
📺 Check your local listings
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— NBA (@NBA) November 12, 2025
8:57 PM / NOVEMBER 11, 2025
The Thunder are booming
54-38 Oklahoma City with 5:34 left in the second quarter.
23-5 Thunder run after this 3 from Ous 🏃♂️ pic.twitter.com/bkqKDQM0aN
— OKC THUNDER (@okcthunder) November 12, 2025
8:49 PM / NOVEMBER 11, 2025
Noah Clowney with force
The slam registered a 63.0 Dunk Score — but the Raptors have a 60-52 lead at the half.
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— Brooklyn Nets (@BrooklynNets) November 12, 2025
8:47 PM / NOVEMBER 11, 2025
Russ is ready for tonight
Good vibes as the Kings prepare to host the Nuggets in the second half of our ‘NBA Coast 2 Coast’ doubleheader on NBC and Peacock.
Russ from the deep corner… with a smile 😃
Westbrook faces his former Nuggets squad tonight!
🏀 DEN/SAC at 8:00pm/pt on NBC & Peacock
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— NBA (@NBA) November 12, 2025
8:39 PM / NOVEMBER 11, 2025
Maxey’s rolling early
The Philly floor general is on pace for another 30+ point night. 23-22 Philly after one.
Maxey from deep? Money.
He’s got a game-high 8 PTS so far on NBC & Peacock!
🏀 BOS/PHI on NBC & Peacock
📺 Check your local listings
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— NBA (@NBA) November 12, 2025
Check out our mini-feature on Tyrese, who’s been an answer for the Sixers all season.
8:33 PM / NOVEMBER 11, 2025
Shai stays consistent
8 points for the reigning Kia NBA MVP. The Thunder are up 26-23 with 1:45 to go in the first.
“Shai’s not gonna be slowed down!!”
He gets to the hole in a HURRY for the and-1 finish ⚡️
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— NBA (@NBA) November 12, 2025
8:28 PM / NOVEMBER 11, 2025
VC breaks down his dream dunk contest
Would be an incredible group. Maybe Ausar and Amen Thompson?
When Vince Carter talks about the dunk contest, you listen! 👂
He shares the 8 players he wants to see in the dunk contest this year. pic.twitter.com/EgvReJdoBZ
— NBA on NBC and Peacock (@NBAonNBC) November 12, 2025
8:20 PM / NOVEMBER 11, 2025
Curry gets it popping
Steph has 7 quick points after missing the last three games due to illness.
18-14 Thunder with 5:19 left in the first.
Back to cookin’ 👨🍳
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— Golden State Warriors (@warriors) November 12, 2025
8:11 PM / NOVEMBER 11, 2025
The Knicks ball movement pays off
Chemistry at work amongst the Knicks’ starting lineup.
New York’s up 42-30 over Memphis as the second quarter gets underway.
THERE GOES THAT MAN 😈 pic.twitter.com/8JcdWauZQk
— NEW YORK KNICKS (@nyknicks) November 12, 2025
The Captain ended the quarter with a buzzer-beating floater.
JALEN BRUNSON 1Q BUZZER BEATER 💥
Knicks rip off a 12-0 run to close the quarter!
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— NBA (@NBA) November 12, 2025
8:08 PM / NOVEMBER 11, 2025
Spread love, it’s the Brooklyn way
BROOKLYN IS UP IN HERE 👑🗣️ pic.twitter.com/Nx7GvjBeNY
— Brooklyn Nets (@BrooklynNets) November 12, 2025
Check out the Nets’ new intro, featuring The Notorious B.I.G., for Biggie Night. Lil’ Kim will perform at halftime.
I’m poppin out tomorrow for my home team the @BrooklynNets at the @barclayscenter 🏀 It’s Biggie Night, so you already know the vibes everytime we rep the legend it’s all good babyyy bae baeee 👑 Brooklyn, we ouuutssiiideee 💥 Get ready for a fun-filled night! Let’s make it one… pic.twitter.com/us3H0nUkYK
— Lil’ Kim (@LilKim) November 11, 2025
8:00 PM / NOVEMBER 11, 2025
KAT with the cat-quick drive
The Knicks are debuting their City Edition jerseys and commemorative court tonight.
CHILLLLLL KAT 🤯🫨 pic.twitter.com/aknd2tk64W
— NEW YORK KNICKS (@nyknicks) November 12, 2025
7:55 PM / NOVEMBER 11, 2025
Highlights: Jaylen Brown against Philly
JB goes up against Quentin Grimes, Kelly Oubre Jr. and the Sixers wings tonight, averaging 28.5 ppg versus Philly this season.
7:45 PM / NOVEMBER 11, 2025
Rest in peace to two greats
Once a Knick, always a Knick 🧡💙
Lenny Wilkens and Michael Ray Richardson, you are missed. pic.twitter.com/iXbqHDbuf1
— NEW YORK KNICKS (@nyknicks) November 12, 2025
Born in Brooklyn, Lenny Wilkens had his final coaching job with the Knicks in the 2004-05 season.
Micheal Ray Richardson made three straight All-Star teams with New York from 1979-1982, earning two All-Defensive First Team nods along the way.
7:00 PM / NOVEMBER 11, 2025
A legendary voice introduces a legendary matchup
MARV ALBERT GETS YOU READY FOR 76ERS-CELTICS!
Tune-in to the game on NBC (ET/CT/Select MT) and Peacock at 8pm ET! pic.twitter.com/1o0C3Y2N2c
— NBA on NBC and Peacock (@NBAonNBC) November 11, 2025
6:15 PM / NOVEMBER 11, 2025
Maxey to the max
No one covers more ground than Tyrese Maxey — literally. He’s running 2.9 miles per game, 0.3 more than any other player in the Association.
Few make more threes — he’s third in 3-pointers made this season at 41. He attacks the basket with abandon, ranking 12th in the NBA with 15.0 drives per game.
Almost no one scores more points. He’s second on the scoring list at 33.2 ppg, trailing only former Kia NBA Most Valuable Player Giannis Antetokounmpo.
Oh, and he’s averaging a career-high 8.2 assists per game.
Last time out, he put up his sixth 30+ point game of the season — tied for third in the NBA — in a 111-108 loss to the Pistons, receiving “MVP!” chants from the Philly faithful.
It’s effort reminiscent of franchise icon Allen Iverson, who averaged 31.1 ppg in his MVP season in 2000-01.
Iverson could get buckets in any way you wanted. He could get in the lane, go left or right, using lightning quickness backed by resilient, effervescent toughness.
Sounds like Maxey.
As you watch the video above, check the number of ways he can score — the defense has to watch him at all times, and he can power through contact at the rim, as he does in the final play with a forceful lefty slam.
AI was likely better in isolation. He posted 1.16 points per possession in isolation in his MVP season, while Maxey stands at 0.70 so far this season.
Iverson operated from a standstill more often than Maxey, reacting to the spacing of a more compressed game by using his trademark crossover to take on larger defenders and punch above his weight as a slasher.
But Tyrese, in tune with the modern game, boasts a devastating three-point shot in his skillset. He’s shooting 44.1 percent from deep, knocking down 4.1 of 9.3 3PA per game.
Philly’s lucky to have him. Could Maxey take them all the way to the NBA Finals, as Iverson did?
He’ll have to keep up a dizzying pace. But the possibility seems on the table.
6:00 PM / NOVEMBER 11, 2025
Welcome to a six-game Tuesday!
Russell Westbrook and the Kings will host Nikola Jokić and the Nuggets in the second half of tonight’s ‘NBA Coast 2 Coast’ doubleheader on NBC and Peacock.
It’s ‘Coast 2 Coast Tuesday,’ and we’re bringing you a doubleheader rich with rivalry and history on NBC and Peacock, as Jaylen Brown and the Celtics take on Tyrese Maxey and the Philadelphia 76ers (8 ET), followed by Nikola Jokić and the Nuggets taking on Russell Westbrook and the Kings (11 ET).
The Celtics and 76ers have faced off 473 times in the regular season, but they’ve never been separated by fewer points than they have this season. Both of their first two contests have been decided by just a single point.
The Sixers won 117-116 on opening night; the Celtics got their revenge on Halloween 109-108. They’ll renew their rivalry tonight.
Watch the offensive flow — the Sixers are leading the league with 7.0 blocks per game, while the Celtics are topping the Association with 31.3 points off pull-up jumpers, as well as screen assists, with 9.8 per game.
With Joel Embiid out, Boston’s challenging Andre Drummond and Adem Bona down low, it may be to Philly’s advantage.
Russell Westbrook and Nikola Jokić rank No. 1 and No. 3 on the all-time list for triple-doubles in NBA history, with Oscar Robertson between them, serving as all-around offensive engines for their teams.
After playing together last season — and dueling while putting up a combined 60 points, 26 rebounds and 20 assists in a 130-124 Nuggets win on Nov. 3 — they’ll face off in the nightcap of tonight’s doubleheader, seeking to lead talented supporting casts featuring stars like Zach LaVine, DeMar DeRozan, Aaron Gordon and Jamal Murray.
“He sits in a category of his own,” Westbrook said last year of Jokić. “He’s so unselfish. He loves [to] make the game easy for his teammates.”
There should be some beautiful basketball on tap tonight.
Check out the complete schedule below:
- Toronto Raptors vs. Brooklyn Nets, 7:30 ET
- Memphis Grizzlies vs. New York Knicks, 7:30 ET
- Boston Celtics vs. Philadelphia 76ers, 8 ET (NBC, Peacock)
- Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Golden State Warriors, 8 ET
- Indiana Pacers vs. Utah Jazz, 9 ET
- Denver Nuggets vs. Sacramento Kings, 11 ET (NBC, Peacock)
5:45 PM / NOVEMBER 11, 2025
We love this game
In case you missed it, we’re coming off a spectacular night of clutch moments.
MONDAY. NIGHT. MADNESS. 🤩🤯
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— NBA (@NBA) November 11, 2025
