Nightly Pulse: NBA news & highlights from Feb. 12
Keep up with the NBA news and highlights tonight with all 30 teams in action. Catch it all with the Nightly Pulse.
š± Knicks scratch out win in OT over Hawks
This game had it all. Huge performances from stars like Karl-Anthony Towns, Jalen Brunson and Trae Young. A late comeback. A wild finish to force OT. And an unbelivably entertaining extra period at the Garden.
The Hawks mounted a six-point comeback with under 10 seconds remaining in the fourth to force overtime. A stunned Knicks team stumbled in the early going of the extra frame and fell behind by five points as the Hawks seemed to have all the momentum working in their favor.
The Knicks got up off the deck thanks to captain Jalen Brunson who had his fingerprints all over New Yorkās OT surge.
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Nightly Pulse: NBA news & highlights from Feb. 12
Keep up with the NBA news and highlights tonight with all 30 teams in action. Catch it all with the Nightly Pulse.
NBA.com Staff
February 13, 2025 12:29 AM
šNBA scores tonight
Pacers 134, Wizards 130
Magic 102, Hornets 86
Celtics 116, Spurs 103
Cavaliers 131, Raptors 108
Nets 100, 76ers 96
Knicks 149, Hawks 148
Thunder 115, Heat 101
Kings 119, Pelicans 111
Bucks 103, Timberwolves 101
Pistons 128, Bulls 110
Rockets 119, Suns 111
Lakers at Jazz (Live, NBA League Pass)
Trail Blazers at Nuggets (Live, NBA League Pass)
Warriors at Mavericks (Live, ESPN)
Grizzlies at Clippers (Live, NBA League Pass)
š± Knicks scratch out win in OT over Hawks
This game had it all. Huge performances from stars like Karl-Anthony Towns, Jalen Brunson and Trae Young. A late comeback. A wild finish to force OT. And an unbelivably entertaining extra period at the Garden.
The Hawks mounted a six-point comeback with under 10 seconds remaining in the fourth to force overtime. A stunned Knicks team stumbled in the early going of the extra frame and fell behind by five points as the Hawks seemed to have all the momentum working in their favor.
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ā Atlanta Hawks (@ATLHawks)Ā February 13, 2025
The Knicks got up off the deck thanks to captain Jalen Brunson who had his fingerprints all over New Yorkās OT surge.
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ā NEW YORK KNICKS (@nyknicks)Ā February 13, 2025
He helped ice the game with a go-ahead pullup J with 11.0 seconds remaining.
Anytime the Knicks and Hawks get together, you know itās going to be a good time. And tonight was no different.
š¦ Bucks get gritty W before the All-Star Break
The Bucks went into Minnesota without either Giannis Antetokounmpo or Damian Lillard and still left with the win tonight.
Solid efforts from Kyle Kuzma and Taurean Prince paced the starting lineup for the Bucks, but it was Gary Trent who played the hero with a team-high 21 points off the bench, 11 of which came in the fourth quarter.
The recently acquired Kevin Porter Jr. also made his mark with a clutch bucket late as part of his 11 points.
š¤Æ Wild finish at MSG
Trae Young has a history of putting on a show at Madison Square Garden and tonight was no different. Ice Traeās Hawks trailed by six points with 10 seconds remaining and a win probability next to zero.
Young didnāt blink. He dished a pass out to Georges Niang to pull the Hawks within three. Then, Dyson Daniels stole the inbound and got to the line. He gathered his miss on the second FT and got it out to Young, who was fouled and sunk the tying free throws to send it to overtime.
Young had 16 of his 34 points in the fourth quarter and has dished out 18 assists.
Catch the thrilling finish now on NBA League Pass.
š¤Æ Wild finish at MSG
Trae Young has a history of putting on a show at Madison Square Garden and tonight was no different. Ice Traeās Hawks trailed by six points with 10 seconds remaining and a win probability next to zero.
Young didnāt blink. He dished a pass out to Georges Niang to pull the Hawks within three. Then, Dyson Daniels stole the inbound and got to the line. He gathered his miss on the second FT and got it out to Young, who was fouled and sunk the tying free throws to send it to overtime.
Young had 16 of his 34 points in the fourth quarter and has dished out 18 assists.
Catch the thrilling finish now on NBA League Pass.
Per theĀ Knicks PR team, Towns joins an illustrious list of Knicks to go for 40 in back-to-back games. That list includes Bernard King, Patrick Ewing, Carmelo Anthony and teammate Jalen Brunson.
Catch the end of Knicks vs Hawks on NBA League Pass.
šøļø Spida Slam
Donovan Mitchell put what might be the exclamation point on tonightās game against the Raptors with this drive through the lane for the jam. Spida is up to 21 points to go with six boards and five assists. The Cavs lead by 19 with just under five to go.
š¦ Unicorn sighting
Kristaps PorziÅÄ£is gave Victor Wembanyama his full menu of post moves to get past Wemby for one of the toughest buckets youāll see tonight. PorziÅÄ£is has started a perfect 3-for-3 from the floor to help the Celtics to a 13-point first-quarter lead.
š°NBA news storylines tonight
Full slate:Ā All 30 teams are in action tonight, which is one of the four times this season where this will happen. Hoops fans will be treated to a feast of NBA action starting at 7:30 Eastern and going all the way to the final tip at 10:30 when the Clippers host the Grizzlies
Winning streaks on the line:Ā The Nuggets, Thunder and Lakers all enter Wednesdayās action with winning streaks of at least six games. They happen to comprise three of the top four teams in the Western Conference standings as the All-Star break looms. The Nuggets will take on the Trail Blazers, the Thunder will face the Heat and the Lakers take on the Jazz.
Steph looks to extend scoring streak:Ā Stephen Curry has been on a roll, having scored 30+ points in each of his last four outings. He joins a historic list including LeBron James, Michael Jordan and Karl Malone among NBA players 36-or-older to score 30+ points in four straight. Heāll need to do that three more times to tie Jamesā record of seven consecutive such games.
