NBA and NHL and College football results for Friday, November 6, 2026: the day in numbers
Ajay Mitchell had never scored like this in any game in our records, which go back to 2024. He scored 35 points on 14-of-20 shooting as OKC beat MEM 128-97. That's 17 points above his 17.8 season average. His 4 threes were also a high in our records, from a player averaging 0.6 a game. ClutchPoints reported the night as a career high and said Mitchell has stepped up since becoming a full-time starter. OKC is now 7-2 and has won three straight. MEM fell to 6-3 and has lost three in a row.
NBA
Mitchell had the best night compared with his own numbers, but Luka Doncic had the biggest line. He scored 53 points on 17-of-33 shooting as LAL beat POR 124-118. That's 14.5 points above his 38.5 average, which was already the highest among the day's standout players. LAL is 8-2 and has won four straight. The loss ended POR's three-game winning streak and dropped them to 6-2. The two teams combined for 242 points, well above the season average of 226.8.
ATL beat WSH 139-132, a combined 271 points. That's 44.2 above the season average and the highest total of the night by far. Kyshawn George scored 33 points for WSH, his most since October 24, 2025. That was 16 points above his 17.3 average, and he added 7 assists and 5 threes. ATL's scoring came from players who usually do much less. Luguentz Dort scored 25 points on 9-of-15 shooting with 5 threes, his most points since March 10, 2025. That was 16 points above his 8.9 average. Nickeil Alexander-Walker scored 28. Dyson Daniels had 12 assists, well above his 4.6 average, plus 13 points and 9 rebounds. ATL is 6-4 and has won three straight. WSH is 4-5 after two straight losses.
TOR beat MIL 121-107 behind two players who had far more than usual. Jamal Shead had 16 assists, his most in any game in our records, which go back to 2024. He averaged 5.4 coming in. Alijah Martin scored 27 points on 9-of-11 shooting with 6 threes. He averaged 3.3 points before the game, so this was 24 points above his average, the biggest jump by anyone on the day. MIL is 1-8 and has lost five straight.
The day's only upset by records came in CLE, where the Cavaliers beat PHI 119-95. PHI dropped to 8-2, and its five-game winning streak ended. CLE is now 5-4.
BOS beat CHA 119-80. The 199 combined points were 27.8 below the season average. Jayson Tatum had 34 points, 8 rebounds and 9 assists on 9-of-16 shooting, 7 points above his 27.0 average. CHA is 3-7 and has lost six straight.
SA won its seventh straight game, 124-109 at SAC, and is now 7-2. Victor Wembanyama had 30 points and 14 rebounds on 10-of-18 shooting with 4 threes, above his 1.5 average from deep. SAC is 1-8.
UTAH lost its seventh straight game, 112-100 at DAL, and is now 1-8. Lauri Markkanen made 8 threes, his most since January 7, 2025, and nearly three times his 3.0 average. For DAL, Morez Johnson Jr. had 17 rebounds and 13 points. He averaged 3.1 rebounds coming in. In NO, MIN won 115-109 and ended NO's four-game winning streak. MIN has now won three straight.
NHL
From our database: over the last 10 seasons, teams playing the second night of a back-to-back against a rested opponent have won 42% of 2,651 games. Last night, teams in that spot went 1-1.
MIN beat SJ 4-1 and is now 12-3-3 with three straight wins. Kirill Kaprizov had 4 points (1 goal, 3 assists), more than double his 1.5 average. Quinn Hughes added a goal and 2 assists. SJ has lost four straight.
BUF beat CBJ 5-2. Owen Power had 3 assists, his most points since March 17, 2025, after averaging 0.7 points a game. Josh Norris scored twice after averaging 0.1 goals a game. BUF is 8-5-3.
ANA won its fourth straight game, 5-3 at CGY. Ville Husso stopped all 10 shots he faced. The 8 combined goals were 1.6 above the season average of 6.4.
College football
SMU beat VT 51-28. The 79 combined points were 25.7 above the season average of 53.3. SMU is now 7-2, and VT dropped to 6-3.
ARIZ beat TCU 29-28 and improved to 7-2. TCU fell to 4-5.
UNM beat NEV 31-3 and has won six straight, improving to 8-1. Holding NEV to 3 points kept the combined score at 34, the lowest of the day. ILL beat NEB 24-13 for its fourth straight win, and the loss was NEB's fourth straight. ECU beat USF 20-17 for its second straight win. Both of those games totaled 37 points.
Numbers to know
24: how many points Alijah Martin scored above his 3.3 average, the biggest jump on the day.
271: the combined score of WSH-ATL, 44.2 above the NBA season average.
7: SA's winning streak, and UTAH's losing streak.
1-8: the record shared by UTAH, MIL and SAC.
8-1: UNM's record after its sixth straight win.
Sources
Context beyond our own data comes from:
NBA final scores
| Game | Final | Records now |
|---|---|---|
| WSH @ ATL | 132-139 | WSH 4-5 (L2) · ATL 6-4 (W3) |
| BOS @ CHA | 119-80 | BOS 7-2 (W2) · CHA 3-7 (L6) |
| PHI @ CLE | 95-119 | PHI 8-2 (L1) · CLE 5-4 (W1) |
| UTAH @ DAL | 100-112 | UTAH 1-8 (L7) · DAL 5-4 (W1) |
| OKC @ MEM | 128-97 | OKC 7-2 (W3) · MEM 6-3 (L3) |
| TOR @ MIL | 121-107 | TOR 5-4 (W1) · MIL 1-8 (L5) |
| MIN @ NO | 115-109 | MIN 7-3 (W3) · NO 4-5 (L1) |
| POR @ LAL | 118-124 | POR 6-2 (L1) · LAL 8-2 (W4) |
| SA @ SAC | 124-109 | SA 7-2 (W7) · SAC 1-8 (L2) |
NBA standout games
| Player | Line |
|---|---|
| Ajay Mitchell OKC vs MEM | 35 pts, 1 reb, 5 ast (14-20 FG, 4 3PM) scoring leader, 17 points over his season average |
| Kyshawn George WSH vs ATL | 33 pts, 4 reb, 7 ast (10-19 FG, 5 3PM) scoring leader, 16 points over his season average |
| Luka Doncic LAL vs POR | 53 pts, 5 reb, 5 ast (17-33 FG, 5 3PM) scoring leader |
| Jayson Tatum BOS vs CHA | 34 pts, 8 reb, 9 ast (9-16 FG, 5 3PM) scoring leader |
| Victor Wembanyama SA vs SAC | 30 pts, 14 reb, 2 ast (10-18 FG, 4 3PM) scoring leader |
| Nickeil Alexander-Walker ATL vs WSH | 28 pts, 2 reb, 2 ast (7-20 FG, 4 3PM) scoring leader |
| Luguentz Dort ATL vs WSH | 25 pts, 7 reb, 4 ast (9-15 FG, 5 3PM) 16 points over his season average |
| Dyson Daniels ATL vs WSH | 13 pts, 9 reb, 12 ast (6-9 FG, 0 3PM) 12+ assists |
| Morez Johnson Jr. DAL vs UTAH | 13 pts, 17 reb, 2 ast (5-8 FG, 1 3PM) 15+ rebounds |
| Jamal Shead TOR vs MIL | 10 pts, 3 reb, 16 ast (4-10 FG, 1 3PM) 12+ assists |
| Alijah Martin TOR vs MIL | 27 pts, 4 reb, 1 ast (9-11 FG, 6 3PM) 24 points over his season average |
| Lauri Markkanen UTAH vs DAL | 24 pts, 8 reb, 1 ast (8-20 FG, 8 3PM) 7+ threes |
NHL final scores
| Game | Final | Records now |
|---|---|---|
| CBJ @ BUF | 2-5 | CBJ 7-8-0 (L1) · BUF 8-5-3 (W1) |
| SJ @ MIN | 1-4 | SJ 7-10-1 (L4) · MIN 12-3-3 (W3) |
| ANA @ CGY | 5-3 | ANA 9-7-1 (W4) · CGY 7-9-1 (L2) |
NHL standout games
| Player | Line |
|---|---|
| Ville Husso ANA vs CGY | 10 saves on 10 shots, shutout shutout |
| Josh Norris BUF vs CBJ | 2 G, 0 A, 3 shots two goals |
| Owen Power BUF vs CBJ | 0 G, 3 A, 3 shots 3-point night |
| Kirill Kaprizov MIN vs SJ | 1 G, 3 A, 3 shots 4-point night |
| Quinn Hughes MIN vs SJ | 1 G, 2 A, 2 shots 3-point night |
College football final scores
| Game | Final | Records now |
|---|---|---|
| TCU @ ARIZ | 28-29 | TCU 4-5 (L1) · ARIZ 7-2 (W1) |
| VT @ SMU | 28-51 | VT 6-3 (L1) · SMU 7-2 (W1) |
| NEB @ ILL | 13-24 | NEB 5-4 (L4) · ILL 6-3 (W4) |
| USF @ ECU | 17-20 | USF 6-3 (L1) · ECU 5-4 (W2) |
| UNM @ NEV | 31-3 | UNM 8-1 (W6) · NEV 3-6 (L2) |
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