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Thursday, March 25, 2021Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Knicks trailed Wizards by 15 at halftime and won 106–102.

Final · Box score
Blazers125
Heat122
Q1 Blazers +7; Q2 Blazers +1; Q3 Blazers 0; Q4 Blazers +3
Final · Box score
Wizards102
Knicks106
Q1 Knicks -5; Q2 Knicks -15; Q3 Knicks -11; Q4 Knicks +4
Final · Box score
Clippers98
Spurs85
Q1 Clippers +3; Q2 Clippers -6; Q3 Clippers +4; Q4 Clippers +13
Final · Box score
Sixers109
Lakers101
Q1 Sixers +3; Q2 Sixers 0; Q3 Sixers +18; Q4 Sixers +8
Final · Box score
Warriors119
Kings141
Q1 Kings -2; Q2 Kings +11; Q3 Kings +20; Q4 Kings +22
The lead · Wizards-Knicks

New York erases 15-point lead, steals one from Washington

De'Aaron Fox goes for 44 points

Game flow · Knicks margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5-15-11+4Knicks AHEAD ↑Wizards AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards25351824102
Knicks20252239106
Who led
Alec BurksPoints, last 10 games: 4, 9, 17, 15, 12, 19, 21, 20, 20, 27Knicks27 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
RJ BarrettPoints, last 10 games: 15, 21, 22, 32, 23, 17, 17, 19, 21, 24Knicks24 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 23, 33, 21, 19, 37, 29, 43, 17, 22, 26Wizards26 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Rui HachimuraPoints, last 10 games: 9, 11, 9, 29, 22, 17, 12, 20, 11, 21Wizards21 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Clippers-Spurs

San Antonio's skid reaches four

Clippers won 98–85; the Spurs fall to 22–20. Reggie Jackson led Clippers with 28 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists.

Streak strip · Spurs
L@ Mavs104–115Wvs Magic104–77L@ Sixers99–134W@ Pistons109–99W@ Bulls106–99W@ Cavs116–110L@ Bucks113–120Lvs Hornets97–100Lvs Clippers101–134Lvs Clippers85–98
Lead changes
Clippers-Spurs10
Sixers-Lakers7
Warriors-Kings4
Wizards-Knicks1
The night in charts
Warriors-Kings combined for 260, 13 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-KingsWarriors 119, Kings 141
260
Blazers-HeatBlazers 125, Heat 122
247
Sixers-LakersSixers 109, Lakers 101
210
Wizards-KnicksWizards 102, Knicks 106
208
Clippers-SpursClippers 98, Spurs 85
183
2 of 5 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Blazers-HeatBlazers 125, Heat 122
+3 Blazers
Wizards-KnicksWizards 102, Knicks 106
+4 Knicks
Sixers-LakersSixers 109, Lakers 101
+8 Sixers
Clippers-SpursClippers 98, Spurs 85
+13 Clippers
Warriors-KingsWarriors 119, Kings 141
+22 Kings
Knicks erased a 15-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wizards-KnicksKnicks won · Wizards 102, Knicks 106
15 pts
Clippers-SpursClippers won · Clippers 98, Spurs 85
6 pts
Warriors-KingsKings won · Warriors 119, Kings 141
2 pts
Bam shot 13-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BamHeat · 29 PTS, 9 REB, 7 AST, 5 BLK
81% (13-16)
Tobias HarrisSixers · 17 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
80% (8-10)
FoxKings · 44 PTS, 7 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB
73% (16-22)
KanterBlazers · 18 PTS, 16 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
HolmesKings · 25 PTS, 11 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
71% (10-14)
Final · Blazers-Heat
Blazers 125Heat 122
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers31283234125
Heat24343331122
The story
CJ McCollum's 35 points and 8 assists carried Portland past Miami, 125-122

For Miami, Tyler Herro had 29 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB 35 PTS, 8 AST, 1 REB · 14-25 FG, 6-14 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 31-24, was where the Trail Blazers built it.

Blazers lead by quarter
200 +7+10+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Bam Adebayo was the fantasy play: 63.3 FPTS on 29 PTS, 9 REB, 7 AST

Final · Wizards-Knicks
Wizards 102Knicks 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards25351824102
Knicks20252239106
The story
RJ Barrett had 24 points and 10 rebounds as New York beat Washington 106-102

Rui Hachimura led Washington with 21 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST 24 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL · 7-22 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

Down 11 after the third, the Knicks took the fourth 39-24.

Knicks lead by quarter
200 −5−15−11+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Russell Westbrook led the game in fantasy with 58.1 FPTS (18 REB, 13 PTS, 9 AST)

Final · Warriors-Kings
Warriors 119Kings 141
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors37242533119
Kings35373435141
The story
Sacramento beat Golden State 141-119 behind 25 points and 11 rebounds from Richaun Holmes

Andrew Wiggins paced Golden State: 26 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST 25 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST · 10-14 FG

The swing

A 37-24 second quarter erased a 2-point hole for the Kings.

Kings lead by quarter
300 −2+11+20+22 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
Jordan PooleWarriors
+11.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.8Season avg22.0Last 5

22.0 points a game over his last five games, against 10.8 in 23 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.1Season avg14.7Last 3

14.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.1 in 38 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.5Season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 20.5 a game in 42 earlier games. Line: 28 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

De'Aaron Fox leads the day with 44

De'Aaron FoxPoints, last 10 games: 32, 30, 32, 29, 28, 29, 16, 30, 37, 44Kings-Warriors · W
24.6 PPG season to date · +19.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Mo Williams Cavs, Feb 11, 2009: 44 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Career high44 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 30, 28, 22, 16, 10, 11, 32, 13, 16, 35Blazers-Heat · W
24.4 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 1 REB · 8 AST
Bam AdebayoPoints, last 10 games: 19, 19, 16, 11, 14, 15, 20, 29, 16, 29Heat-Blazers · L
19.4 PPG season to date · +9.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Tyler HerroPoints, last 10 games: 2, 17, 4, 22, 15, 11, 15, 11, 7, 29Heat-Blazers · L
15.5 PPG season to date · +13.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Reggie JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 12, 5, 18, 12, 5, 7, 3, 9, 28Clippers-Spurs · W
9.1 PPG season to date · +19.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Danny GreenPoints, last 10 games: 3, 9, 12, 16, 3, 18, 18, 11, 11, 28Sixers-Lakers · W
9.6 PPG season to date · +18.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Anthony EdwardsWolves+8.3 25.2 last 10 · 16.9 season
Norman PowellRaptors+6.2 25.8 last 10 · 19.6 season
De'Aaron FoxKings+6.1 30.7 last 10 · 24.6 season
Kyle KuzmaLakers+4.4 16.8 last 10 · 12.4 season
Montrezl HarrellLakers+4.3 19.2 last 10 · 14.9 season
Cold
Gordon HaywardHornets−4.9 15.2 last 10 · 20.1 season
Bradley BealWizards−4.7 27.0 last 10 · 31.7 season
Eric BledsoePelicans−4.6 6.7 last 10 · 11.3 season
Domantas SabonisPacers−3.7 16.4 last 10 · 20.1 season
Wendell Carter Jr.Bulls−3.6 7.3 last 10 · 10.9 season