LeBron James and the Lakers are dueling with the Clippers in the second half of our ‘NBA Coast 2 Coast’ doubleheader on NBC and Peacock.
Enjoy the best of Tuesday’s 10-game slate with the NBA.com live blog, featuring all of the meaningful moments, performances, observations, news, notes and highlights.
What we know about Tuesday’s games:
- The Magic defeated the 76ers 144-103 in the first half of our ‘NBA Coast 2 Coast’ doubleheader on NBC and Peacock.
- Now, we’ve got Clippers-Lakers (11 ET). The Lakers could win West Group B with a victory tonight.
- CJ McCollum (46 pts) led the Wizards to a 132-113 win over the Hawks to keep stay alive in the Emirates NBA Cup 2025.
1:15 AM / NOVEMBER 26, 2025
Lakers open up a double-digit lead
108-97 Lakers with 9:15 to go in the fourth quarter.
Luka has 39 points; James Harden’s countered with 27 for the Clippers.
The Luka, LeBron connection in action.
📺 NBC (PT/Select MT) and Peacock pic.twitter.com/uqfcT9FmE6
— NBA on NBC and Peacock (@NBAonNBC) November 26, 2025
Los Angeles stand up. It’s a battle on NBC and Peacock.
1:00 AM / NOVEMBER 26, 2025
Clippers and Lakers dueling through the third
95-93 Lakers with 27 seconds to go in the quarter. It’s been a back-and-forth affair with plenty of star power.
Who will take control of West Group B? Get to NBC or Peacock to find out!
Luka ripped it from Harden!
📺 NBC (PT/Select MT) and Peacock pic.twitter.com/Vlw6IRuf5G
— NBA on NBC and Peacock (@NBAonNBC) November 26, 2025
12:26 AM / NOVEMBER 26, 2025
A view from the rafters in Los Angeles
Second half up next pic.twitter.com/WRO8UZo0Hr
— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) November 26, 2025
12:18 AM / NOVEMBER 26, 2025
Luka’s Lakers lead at the half
69-66 in our marquee nightcap on NBC and Peacock.
Dončić’s been a force tonight, putting up 32 points on 17 shots.
32 IN THE FIRST HALF FOR LUKA 🔥
Lakers lead the Clippers, 69-66 on NBC & Peacock (check your local listings) as both teams seek 3-0 in West Group B!
Watch here: https://t.co/OYaotGpeKv pic.twitter.com/10wcdVVkNf
— NBA (@NBA) November 26, 2025
12:10 AM / NOVEMBER 26, 2025
Harden on a heater
James Harden starting to cook…
He’s got 16 in the first half of a pivotal @emirates NBA Cup clash in LA!
🏆 LAL clinches West Group B with win
🏆 LAC moves atop West Group B with win pic.twitter.com/TUhTFR9H4M
— NBA (@NBA) November 26, 2025
11:26 PM / NOVEMBER 25, 2025
Luka Magic lights up Los Angeles
The Don’s already put up 14 points as the Lakers jump out to a 23-17 lead over the Lakers and NBC and Peacock.
LUKA FROM WAY DOWNTOWN AND LEBRON IS LOVING IT!
📺 NBC (PT/Select MT) and Peacock pic.twitter.com/0h0UiUHquV
— NBA on NBC and Peacock (@NBAonNBC) November 26, 2025
11:00 PM / NOVEMBER 25, 2025
Lakers-Clippers about to tip on NBC and Peacock
Luka Dončić is ready to continue his historic start to the season.
Luka has been off to a HISTORIC start this season!
📺 NBC (PT/Select MT) and Peacock pic.twitter.com/QEsS7JjlA0
— NBA on NBC and Peacock (@NBAonNBC) November 26, 2025
Both teams are undefeated in the Emirates NBA Cup 2025.
It ought to be a good one as our ‘NBA Coast 2 Coast’ doubleheader rolls on.
THE BATTLE OF TWO CROSSTOWN RIVALS!
📺 NBC (PT/Select MT) and Peacock pic.twitter.com/F8gWwn27B4
— NBA on NBC and Peacock (@NBAonNBC) November 26, 2025
10:40 PM / NOVEMBER 25, 2025
Magic win as Anthony Black casts a spell
Orlando takes it 144-103 over Philadelphia behind Anthony Black’s career-high 31 points on 12-of-17 shooting, including four 3-pointers.
a career night for AB !
31 PTS*
12-17 FG
4-6 3P
+31 +/-
28 MIN off the bench
*marks a career-high pic.twitter.com/B86Su8b8Pr
— Orlando Magic (@OrlandoMagic) November 26, 2025
They put up 80 points in the paint and got 82 from their bench in the runaway victory.
MAGIC DEPTH TAKES OVER 🪄
Led by Anthony Black’s 31… Orlando scored an NBA season-high 82 bench points tonight!
ORL: 3-0 with +61 diff in East Group B pic.twitter.com/SdBmVIq3ei
— NBA (@NBA) November 26, 2025
Tyrese Maxey led the 76ers with 20 points.
The Magic are now 3-0 and sitting at the top of East Group B.
10:23 PM / NOVEMBER 25, 2025
A new season high in points for the Magic
135-94 Magic with 4:42 to go on Peacock. They’ve led by as many as 46 tonight as they seek to go 3-0 in the Emirates NBA Cup.
Jase Richardson. three ball. pic.twitter.com/giqFT2jfbP
— Orlando Magic (@OrlandoMagic) November 26, 2025
9:31 PM / NOVEMBER 25, 2025
Black Magic
Anthony Black had a heck of a half for Orlando.
The Magic are up 86-60 over the 76ers after the first half, seeking to go to 4-0 in East Group B.
ANTHONY BLACK CAREER-HIGH 27 POINTS… AND IT’S ONLY HALFTIME 🤯
Watch here: https://t.co/ml4yYShfUl pic.twitter.com/sMi3UfdWrj
— NBA (@NBA) November 26, 2025
The @OrlandoMagic scored 86 points tonight during the first half at Philadelphia, setting a new franchise record for points in ANY half.
The old mark for a 1st half was 81, set on April 5, 2019 vs Atlanta.
The record for any half is 83, set on December 30, 1990 vs Denver (2nd).
— Orlando Magic PR (@Magic_PR) November 26, 2025
9:20 PM / NOVEMBER 25, 2025
Wizards ride a McCollum masterpiece to victory
The Wizards defeated the Hawks 132-113, winning the first Emirates NBA Cup game in franchise history to stay alive in this year’s tournament.
CJ McCollum finished with 46 points — the third-highest scoring game of his career.
46 POINTS FROM CJ TONIGHT 🔥@CJMcCollum was on fire from the jump and finished 10-13 from deep and 17-25 from the floor in the Wizards’ East Group A win! pic.twitter.com/PWDi8SZC74
— NBA (@NBA) November 26, 2025
9:08 PM / NOVEMBER 25, 2025
McCollum mania
CJ’s now up to 46 points as the Wizards expand their lead to 132-101 with 4:28 to go. A night indeed.
His career high is 50, which he’s achieved twice.
HAVE YOURSELF A NIGHT, CJ 🧙♂️
📊 42 PTS ⚡️ 10 3PM pic.twitter.com/T7hulItYrj
— Washington Wizards (@WashWizards) November 26, 2025
8:56 PM / NOVEMBER 25, 2025
Anthony Black is en fuego
The third-year guard out of Arkansas has 20 points, including 15 of the last 19 for the Magic, helping his team to a 54-43 lead with 7:21 to go in the half. He’s set his new career high for a half.
COUNT ITTTTTT pic.twitter.com/HWWDsSZl3j
— Orlando Magic (@OrlandoMagic) November 26, 2025
8:37 PM / NOVEMBER 25, 2025
Maxey on the run
21-17 Sixers with 3:45 to go in the first, as Tyrese Maxey — the subject of tonight’s mini-profile — gets rolling in tonight’s NBA Cup action.
watch those pockets. 🥷 pic.twitter.com/wieyBHNUgR
— Philadelphia 76ers (@sixers) November 26, 2025
Desmond Bane finished this slick reverse layup earlier.
— Orlando Magic (@OrlandoMagic) November 26, 2025
8:15 PM / NOVEMBER 25, 2025
McCollum madness
77-55 Washington at the half, as CJ McCollum goes on a scoring binge.
McCollum is currently 144th on the all-time NBA scoring list, entering tonight with 15,678 career points, in between Jeff Hornacek and Larry Nance.
CJ MCOLLUM HAS 27 POINTS.
AT HALFTIME.
He’s 10-13 from the field and 7-8 from deep 🚨 pic.twitter.com/wXUvEcAwR4
— NBA (@NBA) November 26, 2025
7:50 PM / NOVEMBER 25, 2025
Wizards shooting the lights out
Washington’s now 10-of-15 from three-point range, opening up a 59-39 lead on Atlanta with 6:48 to go in the second quarter.
2Q underway on NBA League Pass: https://t.co/D0iOlox4sD
— NBA (@NBA) November 26, 2025
7:15 PM / NOVEMBER 25, 2025
Wizards racing out against Hawks
Washington’s opened the game on a 15-2 against the Hawks, sparked by CJ McCollum.
3 THREES in 3 minutes for CJ 🔥
McCollum opens tonight’s East Group A action on fire! pic.twitter.com/eFLvnLZ9PU
— NBA (@NBA) November 26, 2025
6:30 PM / NOVEMBER 25, 2025
The adaptation of Maxey
Tyrese Maxey has started the season like a house on fire.
🔋 League leader in minutes played
💨 Most miles run per game in NBA
🔥 Averaging 2nd-most PPG
It’s been nonstop energy and buckets from Tyrese Maxey this season! His 76ers take on the Magic tonight in @emirates NBA Cup East Group B action.
📺 8:00pm/et on NBC and Peacock pic.twitter.com/f9IPtiegnS
— NBA (@NBA) November 25, 2025
As the Sixers get healthy, will his game change?
Tyrese is now tasked with adapting to the return of Paul George and Jared McCain, who open up varied offensive options for Philadelphia, while Joel Embiid, Kelly Oubre and VJ Edgecombe remain out.
Among players with more than 14 games played, Maxey is 10th in the NBA in drives per game, attacking the rim 14.9 per game.
He’s fourth in the league in shots on these drives — 8.3 FGA — but doesn’t pass nearly as much, dishing the ball 4.1 times, which is lower than anyone else in the Top 24, including Zion Williamson (4.8), Ja Morant (4.8), LaMelo Ball (4.5) and Paolo Banchero (4.3).
Cam Thomas, No. 25, is at 2.9 passes on drives per game.
Can Maxey find George and McCain readily, as well as Embiid when he returns, while maintaining his hot streak as a scorer?
Watch his pick-and-rolls tonight against the Magic, who boast the NBA’s 10th best defensive rating at 116.8 and allow the fifth-lowest shooting percentage at shots at the rim at 59.1.
It’ll be a good test for the Kentucky product, who, while he’s been an unstoppable scorer, may seek to adapt into more of a floor general as his talented teammates find their rhythm.
6:00 PM / NOVEMBER 25, 2025
Welcome to ‘NBA Coast 2 Coast Tuesday!’
Franz Wagner and the Magic host the 76ers to continue Emirates NBA Cup play in the opening contest of our opening ‘NBA Coast 2 Coast Tuesday’ doubleheader on NBC and Peacock.
We’ve got two rising Eastern Conference squads and the Battle for Los Angeles tonight in our ‘Coast 2 Coast Tuesday’ doubleheader on NBC and Peacock as the 2025 Emirates NBA Cup continues.
In the opener, Tyrese Maxey and the Philadelphia 76ers head to Orlando to take on Franz Wagner and the Magic (8 ET).
Orlando’s gotten hot without Paolo Banchero, who’s missed the last six games, going 4-2 as they rise to seventh in the East.
In Paolo’s absence, Desmond Bane has found his shooting stroke, scoring 21.3 ppg while shooting 43/40/97 from the field, as has Tristan Da Silva (13.3 ppg, 5.2 reb).
They’re seeking a 3-0 record in East Group B as they strive to advance to the Knockout Rounds.
“We’ve got a deep team,” said Bane after Orlando lost to Houston Sunday. “We’ve got trust in everybody — next man up mentality.”
The Sixers are reincorporating Paul George and Jared McCain while adapting to the losses of Joel Embiid, Kelly Oubre and VJ Edgecombe.
Andre Drummond is there, though, and a force on the glass as always. In Sunday’s loss to the Heat, he dropped 14 points and 24 rebounds.
He’s put up 92 games with 20+ rebounds in his career, which is the most among active players.
In the nightcap, Luka Dončić and the Los Angeles Lakers host James Harden and the LA Clippers (11 ET).
The Lakers hold a 156-87 all-time edge over the Clippers, dating back to the time the latter franchise played in Buffalo.
Will the Clippers bolster their win total tonight?
James Harden’s been on a heater, averaging 34.0 points, 4.6 rebounds and 6.8 assists over his last five games, while Kawhi Leonard is settling back after returning against the Cavaliers on Sunday.
They’ll face Dončić, LeBron James and Austin Reaves in an all-star matchup in Tinseltown.
Here’s tonight’s complete slate:
