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Monday, February 24, 2025Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIN trailed OKC by 22 after three quarters and won 131–128.

Final · Box score
Clippers97
Pistons106
Q1 DET +6; Q2 DET +2; Q3 DET +10; Q4 DET +9
Final · Box score
Nuggets125
Pacers116
Q1 DEN +8; Q2 DEN +6; Q3 DEN +17; Q4 DEN +9
Final · Box score
Bulls142
Sixers110
Q1 CHI +9; Q2 CHI +17; Q3 CHI +39; Q4 CHI +32
Final · Box score
Nets99
Wizards107
Q1 WAS +10; Q2 WAS +8; Q3 WAS -2; Q4 WAS +8
Final · Box score
Heat86
Hawks98
Q1 ATL +1; Q2 ATL +8; Q3 ATL +8; Q4 ATL +12
Final · OT · Box score
Wolves131
Thunder128
Q1 MIN -4; Q2 MIN -19; Q3 MIN -22; Q4 Wolves 0; OT1 MIN +3
Final · Box score
Blazers114
Jazz112
Q1 POR -1; Q2 POR +10; Q3 POR +4; Q4 POR +2
Final · Box score
Hornets88
Kings130
Q1 SAC +11; Q2 SAC +20; Q3 SAC +16; Q4 SAC +42
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The lead · Wolves-Thunder

Minnesota needs overtime to survive OKC

Nikola Jokic goes for 19 assists

Game flow · MIN margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-4-19-220+3MIN AHEAD ↑OKC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Wolves2817354110131
Thunder323238197128
Who led
Jaden McDanielsPoints, last 10 games: 22, 12, 12, 30, 10, 10, 21, 21, 17, 27MIN27 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Naz ReidPoints, last 10 games: 30, 22, 15, 23, 10, 22, 27, 22, 22, 22MIN22 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 34, 50, 25, 32, 31, 32, 24, 21, 37, 39OKC39 PTS · 10 REB · 8 AST
Jalen WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 26, 13, 27, 25, 16, 18, 20, 18, 18, 27OKC27 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Second story · Nets-Wizards

Washington gets past Brooklyn

107–99, with Washington ahead 67–59 at halftime. Jordan Poole led Washington with 26 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
POR over UTA2MIN over OKC3WAS over BKN8DET over LAC9DEN over IND9ATL over MIA12CHI over PHI32SAC over CHA42Final margin, points. Pink = WAS over BKN.
Lead changes
Clippers-Pistons17
Wolves-Thunder9
Heat-Hawks8
Blazers-Jazz8
Nets-Wizards6
Nuggets-Pacers3
Bulls-Sixers1
Hornets-Kings1
The night in charts
Wolves-Thunder combined for 259, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Wolves-ThunderWolves 131, Thunder 128 · OT
259
Bulls-SixersBulls 142, Sixers 110
252
Nuggets-PacersNuggets 125, Pacers 116
241
Blazers-JazzBlazers 114, Jazz 112
226
Hornets-KingsHornets 88, Kings 130
218
Nets-WizardsNets 99, Wizards 107
206
Clippers-PistonsClippers 97, Pistons 106
203
Heat-HawksHeat 86, Hawks 98
184
2 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Blazers-JazzBlazers 114, Jazz 112
+2 POR
Wolves-ThunderWolves 131, Thunder 128 · OT
+3 MIN
Nets-WizardsNets 99, Wizards 107
+8 WAS
Clippers-PistonsClippers 97, Pistons 106
+9 DET
Nuggets-PacersNuggets 125, Pacers 116
+9 DEN
Heat-HawksHeat 86, Hawks 98
+12 ATL
Bulls-SixersBulls 142, Sixers 110
+32 CHI
Hornets-KingsHornets 88, Kings 130
+42 SAC
MIN erased a 22-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wolves-ThunderMIN won · Wolves 131, Thunder 128 · OT
22 pts
Nets-WizardsWAS won · Nets 99, Wizards 107
2 pts
Blazers-JazzPOR won · Blazers 114, Jazz 112
1 pt
LaVine shot 16-of-19 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
LaVineSAC · 42 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
84% (16-19)
GiddeyCHI · 25 PTS, 16 REB, 6 AST, 3 BLK
73% (8-11)
OkongwuATL · 17 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
ShannonMIN · 17 PTS, 10 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
Tobias HarrisDET · 20 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST
69% (9-13)
Final · Blazers-Jazz
Blazers 114Jazz 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers32292528114
Jazz33183130112
The story
Anfernee Simons' 28 points carried Portland past Utah, 114-112

For Utah, Keyonte George had 21 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST 28 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB · 10-23 FG, 3-13 3PT

The swing

The Trail Blazers trailed by 1 going into the second, then won it 29-18.

POR lead by quarter
200 −1+10+4+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kyle Filipowski was the fantasy play: 49.7 FPTS on 20 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST

Final · Wolves-Thunder
Wolves 131Thunder 128
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Wolves2817354110131
Thunder323238197128
The story
Jaden McDaniels had 27 points and 10 rebounds as Minnesota beat Oklahoma City 131-128 in OT

Jalen Williams led Oklahoma City with 27 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST 27 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST · 9-16 FG

The swing

Down 22 after the third, the Timberwolves took the fourth 41-19.

MIN lead by quarter
200 −4−19−220+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the game in fantasy with 60.5 FPTS (39 PTS, 10 REB, 8 AST)

Final · Hornets-Kings
Hornets 88Kings 130
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets2322271688
Kings34312342130
The story
Sacramento beat Charlotte 130-88 behind 13 points and 10 assists from Malik Monk

Jusuf Nurkic paced Charlotte: 12 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST 13 PTS, 10 AST, 4 REB · 5-14 FG, 2-8 3PT

The swing

A 42-16 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Kings.

SAC lead by quarter
500 +11+20+16+42 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.7Season avg23.0Last 5

23.0 points a game over his last five games, against 14.7 in 57 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.2Season avg21.3Last 3

21.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.2 in 53 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 19 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.2Season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 15.2 a game in 55 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Zach LaVine leads the day with 42

Zach LaVinePoints, last 10 games: 25, 21, 13, 22, 22, 17, 23, 32, 13, 42Kings-Hornets · W
23.8 PPG season to date · +18.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Terry Rozier CHA, Dec 23, 2020: 42 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Season high42 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 34, 50, 25, 32, 31, 32, 24, 21, 37, 39Thunder-Wolves · L
32.4 PPG season to date · +6.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 10 REB · 8 AST
Cade CunninghamPoints, last 10 games: 40, 22, 30, 38, 19, 20, 29, 25, 38, 32Pistons-Clippers · W
25.8 PPG season to date · +6.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Anfernee SimonsPoints, last 10 games: 16, 13, 22, 30, 21, 17, 26, 8, 25, 28Blazers-Jazz · W
18.7 PPG season to date · +9.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Jaden McDanielsPoints, last 10 games: 22, 12, 12, 30, 10, 10, 21, 21, 17, 27Wolves-Thunder · W
12.0 PPG season to date · +15.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Jalen WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 26, 13, 27, 25, 16, 18, 20, 18, 18, 27Thunder-Wolves · L
21.0 PPG season to date · +6.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Nick Smith Jr.CHA+7.0 15.5 last 10 · 8.5 season
Naz ReidMIN+6.6 21.5 last 10 · 14.9 season
Josh GiddeyCHI+6.4 19.3 last 10 · 12.9 season
Trae YoungATL+6.3 30.3 last 10 · 24.0 season
Jaden McDanielsMIN+6.2 18.2 last 10 · 12.0 season
Cold
LaMelo BallCHA−8.6 17.7 last 10 · 26.3 season
Nikola VucevicCHI−4.6 14.5 last 10 · 19.1 season
Dennis SchroderDET−4.2 9.5 last 10 · 13.7 season
Jake LaRaviaSAC−4.2 2.5 last 10 · 6.7 season
Luka DoncicLAL−3.8 22.9 last 10 · 26.7 season