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NBA Daily Recap, February 11 – Memphis spoils KD-night, KAT-Hart dual show for Knicks and more

Let's take a look at what happened on Tuesday in the NBA.

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Here’s the NBA Daily Recap for Feb. 11, 2025, where we witnessed only four matchups. We are moving towards the All-Star Weekend in two days. The 2025 NBA All-Star event will be played on Feb. 14-16 in San Francisco.

From Kevin Durant’s NBA milestone to Detroit Pistons’ record-breaking first-half outburst, let’s go through the key highlights from the NBA action on Tuesday.

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76ers 103-106 Raptors

Philadelphia 76ers suffered a disappointing defeat against the Raptors, who played without Brandon Ingram, Jakob Poeltl, and RJ Barrett. Tyrese Maxey produced his worst performance of the season with only 5 points on eight shot attempts. Paul George finished with 14 points and the Sixers lost four in a row.

The 76ers had a two-point lead at halftime after a dominant 2nd quarter. Scottie Barnes led the Raptors with 33 points and 10 rebounds. Immanuel Quickley added 23 points and 5 assists while Gradey Dick had 17. Toronto snapped a four-game losing streak and will go on a four-game homestand.

EMBIID WITH A CRUCIAL TURNOVER 😭

Raptors steal the W in Philly 👀 pic.twitter.com/rZvbu8E8Ys
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) February 12, 2025

Pacers 115-128 Knicks

Karl-Anthony Towns highlighted a 40-point performance, including 12 rebounds as the New York Knicks overcame the Indiana Pacers on Tuesday night. Josh Hart contributed 30 points and 10 rebounds and the Knicks won their first road game against the Pacers since April 2023. Towns charged first half and Josh Hart carried the advantage in second half.

Pascal Siakam led Indiana with 24 points. Thomas Bryant, who played in place of Myles Turner, added 18 points and nine rebounds. Bennedict Mathurin also chipped in with 18 points. Pacers now lost three of their last four games.

Bulls 92-132 Pistons

Detroit Pistons dropped their biggest first-half lead (71-29) in the NBA history to beat Chicago Bulls with 40 points, one of the biggest wins in franchise history. Malik Beasley finished with 24 points off the bench and set the Pistons franchise record for 3s in a season.

Cade Cunningham scored 20 points, 7 assists and 6 rebounds and Tobias Harris added 18. Ausar Thompson chipped in with 16 points while Isaiah Stewart and Marcus Sasser dropped 14 points a piece. Only two players recorded in double-figure for the Bulls, who lost third straight game. It was Chicago’s 6th biggest home-defeat in the NBA.

The three that gave @mbeasy5 the most in a season in franchise history‼️ pic.twitter.com/KLFKydtwBD
— Detroit Pistons (@DetroitPistons) February 12, 2025

Suns 112-119 Grizzlies

Memphis Grizzlies spoiled Kevin Durant’s record-breaking night with a clinical night. KD reached the 30,000 points in third quarter to become the 8th player in NBA history. He tallied 34 points and a career-high 5 blocks. Memphis outscored Phoenix 36-26 in the opening quarter. Durant charged the Suns with 17 points in the 2nd period but couldn’t prevail the defeat.

Ja Morant scored 26 points, 7 rebounds and six assists for the Grizzlies, who are 8-2 in their last ten. Desmond Bane chipped in with 20 points while Jaren Jackson Jr. added 17. Bol Bol led the Suns with 18 points, 14 rebounds and a career-high 5 blocks while Devin Booker, who made a franchise record this month, scored 17 points and 9 assists.

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A native of Jaipur, Rajasthan, journalist, and a complete soccer and basketball fan, he found the huge interest with basketball by watching videos of Allen Iverson and Tony Parker, but fell head over heels in love with the sport during the Warriors’ championship era (2015-2018). A sports game addict since his late PS1, he’s also passionate about the Eagles, Inter Miami and the Fever. He’s fortunate to have seen all his favorite teams win championships. He also has a special love for cricket and football (soccer), where he is a fan of Royal Challengers Bangalore and Barcelona.