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Friday, March 25, 2016Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed LAL by 7 after the first quarter and won 116–105.

Final · 2OT · Box score
Wolves132
Wizards129
Q1 MIN -2; Q2 Wolves 0; Q3 MIN -4; Q4 Wolves 0; OT1 Wolves 0; OT2 MIN +3
Final · Box score
Hornets105
Pistons112
Q1 DET +12; Q2 DET +16; Q3 DET +22; Q4 DET +7
Final · Box score
Bucks90
Hawks101
Q1 ATL +8; Q2 ATL +5; Q3 ATL +4; Q4 ATL +11
Final · Box score
Raptors109
Rockets112
Q1 HOU +8; Q2 HOU -4; Q3 HOU +1; Q4 HOU +3
Final · Box score
Magic97
Heat108
Q1 MIA -3; Q2 MIA -3; Q3 MIA +16; Q4 MIA +11
Final · Box score
Grizzlies104
Spurs110
Q1 SAS +14; Q2 SAS +13; Q3 SAS +4; Q4 SAS +6
Final · Box score
Suns94
Kings116
Q1 SAC -2; Q2 SAC +10; Q3 SAC +22; Q4 SAC +22
Final · Box score
Mavs120
Warriors128
Q1 GSW +7; Q2 GSW +14; Q3 GSW +13; Q4 GSW +8
Final · Box score
Nuggets116
Lakers105
Q1 DEN -7; Q2 DEN +12; Q3 DEN +6; Q4 DEN +11
On this day · 2014–15Mar 25, 2015: 13 games. Top scorer: Brook Lopez (Nets-Hornets), 34 points.
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The lead · Nuggets-Lakers

Denver beats Lakers, 116–105

Stephen Curry goes for 33 points

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7+12+6+11DEN AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets24342533116
Lakers31153128105
Who led
D.J. AugustinPoints, last 10 games: 10, 4, 17, 13, 12, 17, 24, 8, 9, 20DEN20 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Jusuf NurkicPoints, last 10 games: 16, 4, 4, 2, 17, 10, 10, 11, 5, 18DEN18 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 22, 15, 13, 5, 12, 26, 14, 20, 17, 28LAL28 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Jordan ClarksonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 25, 24, 5, 12, 12, 8, 22, 13, 20LAL20 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Magic-Heat8
Suns-Kings6
Mavs-Warriors6
Bucks-Hawks2
Grizzlies-Spurs2
Nuggets-Lakers1
The night in charts
Wolves-Wizards combined for 261, 13 more than any other game
Points by game
Wolves-WizardsWolves 132, Wizards 129
261
Mavs-WarriorsMavs 120, Warriors 128
248
Raptors-RocketsRaptors 109, Rockets 112
221
Nuggets-LakersNuggets 116, Lakers 105
221
Hornets-PistonsHornets 105, Pistons 112
217
Grizzlies-SpursGrizzlies 104, Spurs 110
214
Suns-KingsSuns 94, Kings 116
210
Magic-HeatMagic 97, Heat 108
205
Bucks-HawksBucks 90, Hawks 101
191
2 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Raptors-RocketsRaptors 109, Rockets 112
+3 HOU
Wolves-WizardsWolves 132, Wizards 129
+3 MIN
Grizzlies-SpursGrizzlies 104, Spurs 110
+6 SAS
Hornets-PistonsHornets 105, Pistons 112
+7 DET
Mavs-WarriorsMavs 120, Warriors 128
+8 GSW
Bucks-HawksBucks 90, Hawks 101
+11 ATL
Nuggets-LakersNuggets 116, Lakers 105
+11 DEN
Magic-HeatMagic 97, Heat 108
+11 MIA
Suns-KingsSuns 94, Kings 116
+22 SAC
DEN rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nuggets-LakersDEN won · Nuggets 116, Lakers 105
7 pts
Raptors-RocketsHOU won · Raptors 109, Rockets 112
4 pts
Wolves-WizardsMIN won · Wolves 132, Wizards 129
4 pts
Magic-HeatMIA won · Magic 97, Heat 108
3 pts
Suns-KingsSAC won · Suns 94, Kings 116
2 pts
Aldridge shot 12-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
AldridgeSAS · 32 PTS, 12 REB, 3 BLK, 2 STL
75% (12-16)
BeasleyHOU · 21 PTS, 5 REB, 2 BLK, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
DiengMIN · 18 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST, 2 BLK
73% (8-11)
GortatWAS · 19 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
DragicMIA · 22 PTS, 8 AST, 4 STL
69% (9-13)
Final · Wolves-Wizards
Wolves 132Wizards 129
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Wolves273523241211132
Wizards29332720128129
The story
Karl-Anthony Towns had 27 points and 10 rebounds as Minnesota beat Washington 132-129 in OT

Bradley Beal led Washington with 26 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB 27 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST · 12-21 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

Down 4 after the third, the Timberwolves took the fourth 24-20.

MIN lead by quarter
200 −20−400+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Fantasy angle

John Wall led the game in fantasy with 53.1 FPTS (22 PTS, 16 AST, 3 REB)

Final · Raptors-Rockets
Raptors 109Rockets 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors21372031109
Rockets29252533112
The story
James Harden's a 32-10-13 triple-double carried Houston past Toronto, 112-109

For Toronto, Jonas Valanciunas had 18 REB, 16 PTS, 2 AST 32 PTS, 13 AST, 10 REB · 11-22 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 29-21, was where the Rockets built it.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +8−4+1+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Mavs-Warriors
Mavs 120Warriors 128
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs33253131120
Warriors40323026128
The story
Golden State beat Dallas 128-120 behind 19 points and 10 assists from Draymond Green

Wesley Matthews paced Dallas: 26 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST 19 PTS, 10 AST, 7 REB · 7-11 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

A 40-33 first quarter did the most damage for the Warriors.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +7+14+13+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.2Season avg15.6Last 5

15.6 points a game over his last five games, against 6.2 in 41 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 18 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.8Season avg7.5Last 3

7.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.8 in 60 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+29.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.4Season avg39.0Today

39 minutes today, against 9.4 a game in 37 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · Wolves-Wizards

Minnesota needs two overtimes to survive Washington

Tied 109–109 after regulation. Minnesota won the final period 11–8 for a 132–129 win. Karl-Anthony Towns led Minnesota with 27 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Wolves-Wizards
Karl-Anthony Towns · MINBradley Beal · WASPTS2726REB104AST55Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Top performances

Klay Thompson leads the day with 40

Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 37, 20, 18, 19, 39, 15, 17, 32, 40Warriors-Mavs · W
22.4 PPG season to date · +17.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Jalen Brunson NYK, Feb 1, 2024: 40 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
40 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 12, 34, 35, 27, 34, 31, 14, 19, 33, 33Warriors-Mavs · W
30.2 PPG season to date · +2.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 29, 32, 12, 15, 33, 29, 25, 24, 26, 32Rockets-Raptors · W
28.5 PPG season to date · +3.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Russell Westbrook OKC, Jan 13, 2011: 32 PTS · 10 REB · 13 AST
32 PTS · 10 REB · 13 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 23, 29, 26, 24, 17, 22, 26, 18, 8, 32Spurs-Grizzlies · W
17.9 PPG season to date · +14.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 31, 40, 29, 31, 22, 20, 31, 24, 19, 29Kings-Suns · W
27.1 PPG season to date · +1.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 35, 16, 26, 25, 16, 21, 15, 6, 14, 29Hornets-Pistons · L
21.1 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Devin BookerPHX+9.9 22.8 last 10 · 12.9 season
Bojan BogdanovicBKN+7.9 18.9 last 10 · 11.0 season
Victor OladipoORL+7.4 23.4 last 10 · 16.0 season
Dirk NowitzkiDAL+6.3 25.1 last 10 · 18.8 season
Jrue HolidayNOP+6.1 22.8 last 10 · 16.7 season
Cold
Terrence JonesHOU−4.7 4.1 last 10 · 8.8 season
Jimmy ButlerCHI−4.3 17.1 last 10 · 21.4 season
Kevin MartinSAS−4.2 5.7 last 10 · 9.9 season
Trey BurkeUTA−4.1 6.6 last 10 · 10.7 season
Ersan IlyasovaORL−4.1 6.4 last 10 · 10.5 season