Thursday’s 11-game slate across Euroleague, NBA and NBA W delivered a clear split between blowouts and possession-pressure finishes. Crvena zvezda beat Bayern 103-73, Real Madrid handled Fenerbahce 95-76, and Houston went into Milwaukee and won 132-100. At the other end of the margin spectrum, Paris edged Maccabi Tel Aviv 99-94, New York beat Chicago 133-127, Golden State defeated Minnesota 119-114, and San Antonio left Utah with a 117-111 win.
Euroleague: Crvena zvezda and Real Madrid create separation
Crvena zvezda produced the largest Euroleague margin of the night with a 103-73 home win over Bayern. The 30-point gap stood out not only because of the final score, but because Crvena zvezda crossed 100 points while holding Bayern to 73, a combination that reflects control on both ends of the floor.
Real Madrid also won comfortably, beating Fenerbahce 95-76. The 19-point margin came in a matchup between two major Euroleague names, and Real Madrid’s ability to keep Fenerbahce below 80 while scoring 95 gave the result a one-sided shape.
Paris earned the tightest Euroleague win of the night, defeating Maccabi Tel Aviv 99-94 on the road. Unlike the Crvena zvezda and Real Madrid results, this game was decided by late-possession execution, with Paris reaching 99 points and surviving a Maccabi Tel Aviv offense that still produced 94.
NBA: Road offenses shape the night
The highest-scoring NBA game came in Chicago, where New York beat the Bulls 133-127. Both teams cleared 120 points, but New York’s six-point edge on the road separated a game defined by offensive volume rather than defensive suppression.
Houston delivered the NBA’s largest margin, beating Milwaukee 132-100. The Rockets scored the most points by any NBA team on the slate and paired that with a 32-point road margin. Milwaukee’s 100 points were not enough to keep the game competitive because Houston’s offense created separation far beyond a normal road win.
Golden State won another close road game, defeating Minnesota 119-114. The Warriors’ five-point margin placed the game among the night’s tighter NBA results, with both teams landing in the mid-to-high 110s and Golden State finishing with just enough scoring cushion.
Denver beat New Orleans 104-91, one of the lower-scoring NBA games of the night. The Nuggets’ 13-point road win came with New Orleans held under 100, a notable contrast to the high totals in Chicago, Milwaukee and Minnesota.
San Antonio beat Utah 117-111 in another competitive road result. The Spurs’ six-point win matched the New York-Chicago margin and reinforced a broader NBA pattern on the night: several visiting teams won games that remained within a narrow late-game range.
Dallas and the Lakers win with defensive control
Dallas produced one of the clearest home results in the NBA slate, beating Oklahoma City 120-96. The Mavericks’ 24-point margin came with Oklahoma City held below 100, making it one of the strongest two-way scorelines of the night.
The Los Angeles Lakers beat the Los Angeles Clippers 103-87 in the lowest-scoring NBA game on the board. The Lakers held the Clippers to 87 points and won by 16, creating separation without needing the offensive totals seen elsewhere across the league.
NBA W: Atlanta Dream W contain Golden State Valkyries W
Atlanta Dream W beat Golden State Valkyries W 80-69 in the lone NBA W matchup. Atlanta Dream W held Golden State Valkyries W below 70 points and won by 11, making defensive control the defining feature of the result.
What the slate showed
The night’s most dominant scorelines came from Crvena zvezda, Houston and Dallas, each winning by at least 24 points. Real Madrid and the Los Angeles Lakers also created comfortable margins while keeping opponents to 76 and 87 points, respectively.
The close-game tier belonged to Paris, New York, Golden State and San Antonio, all of whom won by six points or fewer. Those results carried a different profile than the blowouts: each required road scoring and late-game stability rather than early separation alone.
Across 11 games, the slate featured five road wins in the NBA, three double-digit Euroleague results, and one NBA W game decided by defensive containment. The range of outcomes gave Thursday a broad competitive profile, from Crvena zvezda’s 30-point Euroleague win to Paris’ five-point escape at Maccabi Tel Aviv.