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Monday, March 25, 2024Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ATL trailed BOS by 22 after the first quarter and won 120–118.

Final · Box score
Hornets92
Cavs115
Q1 Cavs 0; Q2 CLE +14; Q3 CLE +12; Q4 CLE +23
Final · Box score
Celtics118
Hawks120
Q1 ATL -22; Q2 ATL -18; Q3 ATL -6; Q4 ATL +2
Final · Box score
Pistons99
Knicks124
Q1 NYK +19; Q2 NYK +17; Q3 NYK +29; Q4 NYK +25
Final · Box score
Nets96
Raptors88
Q1 BKN +2; Q2 BKN +4; Q3 BKN -1; Q4 BKN +8
Final · Box score
Wizards107
Bulls105
Q1 WAS +14; Q2 WAS +4; Q3 Wizards 0; Q4 WAS +2
Final · Box score
Blazers92
Rockets110
Q1 HOU +3; Q2 HOU -4; Q3 HOU +9; Q4 HOU +18
Final · Box score
Suns102
Spurs104
Q1 SAS +7; Q2 SAS -3; Q3 SAS +1; Q4 SAS +2
Final · Box score
Grizzlies103
Nuggets128
Q1 DEN +15; Q2 DEN +25; Q3 DEN +23; Q4 DEN +25
Final · Box score
Mavs115
Jazz105
Q1 DAL -4; Q2 DAL -5; Q3 Mavs 0; Q4 DAL +10
Final · Box score
Sixers96
Kings108
Q1 SAC +6; Q2 SAC +12; Q3 SAC +15; Q4 SAC +12
Final · Box score
Pacers133
Clippers116
Q1 IND -5; Q2 IND +3; Q3 IND +8; Q4 IND +17
On this day · 2022–23Mar 25, 2023: 6 games. Top scorer: Tyrese Maxey (Sixers-Suns), 37 points.
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The lead · Celtics-Hawks

Atlanta storms back from 22 down to beat Boston

Luka Doncic posts a triple-double

Game flow · ATL margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-22-18-6+2ATL AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics44302222118
Hawks22343430120
Who led
De'Andre HunterPoints, last 10 games: 17, 12, 12, 11, 27, 20, 8, 22, 11, 24ATL24 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Bogdan BogdanovicPoints, last 10 games: 5, 23, 16, 25, 8, 11, 17, 16, 12, 22ATL22 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 26, 15, 29, 26, 38, 26, 30, 31, 26, 37BOS37 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 29, 21, 41, 27, 27, 37, 31, 21, 33, 24BOS24 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Pacers-Clippers12
Mavs-Jazz9
Nets-Raptors8
Blazers-Rockets8
Celtics-Hawks7
Suns-Spurs7
Hornets-Cavs4
Wizards-Bulls4
Sixers-Kings2
Pistons-Knicks0
The night in charts
Pacers-Clippers combined for 249, 11 more than any other game
Points by game
Pacers-ClippersPacers 133, Clippers 116
249
Celtics-HawksCeltics 118, Hawks 120
238
Grizzlies-NuggetsGrizzlies 103, Nuggets 128
231
Pistons-KnicksPistons 99, Knicks 124
223
Mavs-JazzMavs 115, Jazz 105
220
Wizards-BullsWizards 107, Bulls 105
212
Hornets-CavsHornets 92, Cavs 115
207
Suns-SpursSuns 102, Spurs 104
206
Sixers-KingsSixers 96, Kings 108
204
Blazers-RocketsBlazers 92, Rockets 110
202
Nets-RaptorsNets 96, Raptors 88
184
3 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Celtics-HawksCeltics 118, Hawks 120
+2 ATL
Wizards-BullsWizards 107, Bulls 105
+2 WAS
Suns-SpursSuns 102, Spurs 104
+2 SAS
Nets-RaptorsNets 96, Raptors 88
+8 BKN
Mavs-JazzMavs 115, Jazz 105
+10 DAL
Sixers-KingsSixers 96, Kings 108
+12 SAC
Pacers-ClippersPacers 133, Clippers 116
+17 IND
Blazers-RocketsBlazers 92, Rockets 110
+18 HOU
Hornets-CavsHornets 92, Cavs 115
+23 CLE
Pistons-KnicksPistons 99, Knicks 124
+25 NYK
Grizzlies-NuggetsGrizzlies 103, Nuggets 128
+25 DEN
ATL erased a 22-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Celtics-HawksATL won · Celtics 118, Hawks 120
22 pts
Mavs-JazzDAL won · Mavs 115, Jazz 105
5 pts
Pacers-ClippersIND won · Pacers 133, Clippers 116
5 pts
Blazers-RocketsHOU won · Blazers 92, Rockets 110
4 pts
Suns-SpursSAS won · Suns 102, Spurs 104
3 pts
Braun shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BraunDEN · 17 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST
80% (8-10)
KDPHX · 29 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST, 1 STL
71% (12-17)
WatfordBKN · 19 PTS, 7 REB
70% (7-10)
GeorgeLAC · 26 PTS, 3 AST, 2 STL, 1 REB
67% (12-18)
MobleyCLE · 17 PTS, 8 AST, 7 REB, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
Final · Celtics-Hawks
Celtics 118Hawks 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics44302222118
Hawks22343430120
The story
Dejounte Murray had 19 points and 15 assists as Atlanta beat Boston 120-118

Jaylen Brown led Boston with 24 PTS, 4 REB 19 PTS, 15 AST, 5 REB, 3 STL · 8-22 FG, 2-9 3PT

The swing

Down 18 after the second, the Hawks took the third 34-22.

ATL lead by quarter
200 −22−18−6+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Jayson Tatum led the game in fantasy with 62.1 FPTS (37 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST)

Final · Suns-Spurs
Suns 102Spurs 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns22282428102
Spurs29182829104
The story
San Antonio beat Phoenix 104-102 behind 26 points and 18 rebounds from Jeremy Sochan

Kevin Durant paced Phoenix: 29 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST 26 PTS, 18 REB, 1 AST · 10-19 FG, 1-7 3PT

The swing

A 29-22 first quarter did the most damage for the Spurs.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +7−3+1+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Devin Booker topped the game at 57.7 FPTS: 36 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST

Final · Pistons-Knicks
Pistons 99Knicks 124
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons1725243399
Knicks36233629124
The story
Jalen Brunson's 28 points carried New York past Detroit, 124-99

For Detroit, Marcus Sasser had 24 PTS, 6 AST 28 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB · 10-20 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 36-17, was where the Knicks built it.

NYK lead by quarter
300 +19+17+29+25 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
19.5Season avg32.4Last 5

32.4 points a game over his last five games, against 19.5 in 70 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.4Season avg13.0Last 3

13.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.4 in 45 earlier games. Today: 13 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.6Season avg43Today

43 minutes today, against 16.6 a game in 57 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 11 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: New York by 25.

ATL over BOS2WAS over CHI2SAS over PHX2BKN over TOR8DAL over UTA10SAC over PHI12IND over LAC17HOU over POR18CLE over CHA23NYK over DET25DEN over MEM25Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Top performances

Donte DiVincenzo leads the day with 40

Donte DiVincenzoPoints, last 10 games: 21, 11, 15, 16, 12, 15, 18, 11, 31, 40Knicks-Pistons · W
14.9 PPG season to date · +25.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Michael Redd MIL, Apr 29, 2006: 40 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Career high40 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 26, 15, 29, 26, 38, 26, 30, 31, 26, 37Celtics-Hawks · L
27.3 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 35, 24, 27, 23, 21, 23, 18, 30, 32, 36Suns-Spurs · L
27.4 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Lauri MarkkanenPoints, last 10 games: 16, 20, 21, 26, 11, 18, 25, 22, 21, 34Jazz-Mavs · L
23.2 PPG season to date · +11.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Pascal SiakamPoints, last 10 games: 24, 20, 18, 17, 28, 19, 25, 25, 36, 31Pacers-Clippers · W
21.9 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 38, 39, 35, 39, 27, 21, 37, 18, 34, 29Mavs-Jazz · W
34.0 PPG season to date · −5.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Grant Hill DET, Feb 28, 1997: 29 PTS · 12 REB · 12 AST
29 PTS · 12 REB · 13 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jalen GreenHOU+8.0 27.6 last 10 · 19.6 season
Gary Trent Jr.TOR+7.7 20.8 last 10 · 13.1 season
Deandre AytonPOR+7.1 22.9 last 10 · 15.8 season
Ayo DosunmuCHI+6.3 18.1 last 10 · 11.8 season
GG JacksonMEM+5.8 19.3 last 10 · 13.5 season
Cold
Bojan BogdanovicNYK−9.1 7.2 last 10 · 16.3 season
Tim Hardaway Jr.DAL−6.8 8.5 last 10 · 15.3 season
Shaedon SharpePOR−6.2 9.7 last 10 · 15.9 season
Jonas ValanciunasNOP−5.7 6.8 last 10 · 12.5 season
Gordon HaywardOKC−5.2 5.3 last 10 · 10.5 season