The Houston Rockets continued their strong play on Sunday by rallying for a 117-113 overtime win over the Orlando Magic.
Houston (9-3) trailed by 11 points in the fourth quarter before fighting back and sending the game to overtime on Alperen Sengun’s basket just before time expired.
Kevin Durant had 35 points and Sengun scored 30 to go along with 12 rebounds and eight assists for the Rockets, who have won four in a row and nine of 10 after opening the season with back-to-back losses.
Orlando (7-7) had their season-high three-game winning streak end despite having all five starters score in double figures.
Franz Wagner (29), Desmond Bane (26), Anthony Black (18), Wendell Carter Jr. (15) and Tristan da Silva (13) combined for 101 of the Magic’s 113 points.
’til the clock hits 0, we FIGHT #AllFire pic.twitter.com/ghx8O1OvQh
— Houston Rockets (@HoustonRockets) November 17, 2025
Surging Hawks use huge fourth quarter to cool Suns
The Atlanta Hawks put on a dominant performance in the fourth quarter to cool off the Phoenix Suns and push their season-best winning streak to five games with a 124-122 victory.
Phoenix (8-6) was in search of a sixth straight win and led by 18 points after three quarters, but Atlanta (9-5) outscored the Suns 47-27 in the fourth.
Onyeka Okongwu had 27 points, Nickeil Alexander-Walker scored 26 and Jalen Johnson added 25 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists as the Hawks won for the eighth time in 10 games.
Dillon Brooks led the Suns with 34 points and Devin Booker contributed 27 points and seven assists for Phoenix, who lost for just the second time in nine contests after beginning the season with a 1-4 record.
8 minutes can change everything pic.twitter.com/wljfu2fo7D
— Atlanta HaWWWWWks (@ATLHawks) November 17, 2025
Warriors spoil Borrego’s debut as Pelicans interim coach
A head coaching change didn’t help the New Orleans Pelicans, who lost 124-106 to the Golden State Warriors in their first game since firing Willie Green.
New Orleans let Green go on Saturday after they lost 10 of their first 12 games in his fifth season as the team’s head coach.
Former Charlotte Hornets head coach James Borrego took over on an interim basis, but it wasn’t enough to spark the Pelicans (2-11) as they dropped their fifth straight game.
Moses Moody led the way with career highs of 32 points and eight three-pointers for Golden State, who posted their season-best third consecutive victory to improve to 9-6.
Trey Murphy III had 20 points, eight rebounds and three steals for New Orleans.
CAREER night for @googlecloud || Player of the Game pic.twitter.com/SpsUnlOncp
— Golden State Warriors (@warriors) November 17, 2025
