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Tuesday, March 4, 2025Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Suns trailed Clippers by 19 after three quarters and won 119–117.

Final · Box score
Rockets102
Pacers115
Q1 Pacers 0; Q2 Pacers +10; Q3 Pacers +7; Q4 Pacers +13
Final · Box score
Raptors114
Magic113
Q1 Raptors 0; Q2 Raptors -5; Q3 Raptors +7; Q4 Raptors +1
Final · Box score
Bucks127
Hawks121
Q1 Bucks +4; Q2 Bucks 0; Q3 Bucks -3; Q4 Bucks +6
Final · Box score
Warriors114
Knicks102
Q1 Warriors -1; Q2 Warriors -8; Q3 Warriors +1; Q4 Warriors +12
Final · Box score
Cavs139
Bulls117
Q1 Cavs -5; Q2 Cavs -1; Q3 Cavs +2; Q4 Cavs +22
Final · Box score
Sixers112
Wolves126
Q1 Wolves +2; Q2 Wolves +4; Q3 Wolves +3; Q4 Wolves +14
Final · Box score
Nets113
Spurs127
Q1 Spurs +6; Q2 Spurs +5; Q3 Spurs +19; Q4 Spurs +14
Final · Box score
Clippers117
Suns119
Q1 Suns +6; Q2 Suns -16; Q3 Suns -19; Q4 Suns +2
Final · Box score
Pelicans115
Lakers136
Q1 Lakers +13; Q2 Lakers +10; Q3 Lakers +18; Q4 Lakers +21
On this day · 2023–24Mar 4, 2024: 6 games. Top scorer: Damian Lillard (Bucks-Clippers), 41 points.
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The lead · Clippers-Suns

Kevin Durant scores 34, Phoenix holds off Clippers

Paolo Banchero goes for 41 points

Game flow · Suns margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+6-16-19+2Suns AHEAD ↑Clippers AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers24413022117
Suns30192743119
Who led
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 34, 37, 22, 27, 15, 26, 28, 17, 26, 34Suns34 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 24, 17, 17, 29, 31, 28, 36, 17, 17, 17Suns17 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Ivica ZubacPoints, last 10 games: 26, 12, 10, 20, 22, 13, 10, 27, 12, 35Clippers35 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 23, 18, 32, 24, 31, 18, 30, 18, 13, 21Clippers21 PTS · 6 REB · 15 AST
Second story · Warriors-Knicks

Golden State rallies from 8 down to beat New York

Trailing by 8 at the half, Golden State outscored the Knicks 67–47 the rest of the way. Final: 114–102. Stephen Curry led Golden State with 28 points, 7 rebounds and 9 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Warriors-Knicks
Stephen Curry · WarriorsOG Anunoby · KnicksPTS2829REB73AST93Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Bucks-Hawks26
Raptors-Magic15
Warriors-Knicks15
Cavs-Bulls9
Sixers-Wolves9
Rockets-Pacers7
Clippers-Suns5
Nets-Spurs2
Pelicans-Lakers1
Shot of the night

Walter's three at the buzzer puts the Raptors ahead, 114-113 final

The night in charts
Cavs-Bulls combined for 256, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Cavs-BullsCavs 139, Bulls 117
256
Pelicans-LakersPelicans 115, Lakers 136
251
Bucks-HawksBucks 127, Hawks 121
248
Nets-SpursNets 113, Spurs 127
240
Sixers-WolvesSixers 112, Wolves 126
238
Clippers-SunsClippers 117, Suns 119
236
Raptors-MagicRaptors 114, Magic 113
227
Rockets-PacersRockets 102, Pacers 115
217
Warriors-KnicksWarriors 114, Knicks 102
216
2 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Raptors-MagicRaptors 114, Magic 113
+1 Raptors
Clippers-SunsClippers 117, Suns 119
+2 Suns
Bucks-HawksBucks 127, Hawks 121
+6 Bucks
Warriors-KnicksWarriors 114, Knicks 102
+12 Warriors
Rockets-PacersRockets 102, Pacers 115
+13 Pacers
Sixers-WolvesSixers 112, Wolves 126
+14 MIN
Nets-SpursNets 113, Spurs 127
+14 Spurs
Pelicans-LakersPelicans 115, Lakers 136
+21 Lakers
Cavs-BullsCavs 139, Bulls 117
+22 Cavs
Suns erased a 19-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Clippers-SunsSuns won · Clippers 117, Suns 119
19 pts
Warriors-KnicksWarriors won · Warriors 114, Knicks 102
8 pts
Raptors-MagicRaptors won · Raptors 114, Magic 113
5 pts
Cavs-BullsCavs won · Cavs 139, Bulls 117
5 pts
Bucks-HawksBucks won · Bucks 127, Hawks 121
3 pts
Jarrett Allen shot 10-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Jarrett AllenCavs · 25 PTS, 17 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
91% (10-11)
RichardsSuns · 16 PTS, 7 REB
80% (8-10)
ZubacClippers · 35 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
79% (15-19)
ZionPelicans · 37 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
74% (17-23)
Alexander-WalkerMIN · 20 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
73% (8-11)
Final · Raptors-Magic
Raptors 114Magic 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors22273134114
Magic22321940113
The story
Scottie Barnes had 17 points and 13 rebounds as Toronto beat Orlando 114-113

Franz Wagner led Orlando with 28 PTS, 5 REB 17 PTS, 13 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL · 6-13 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

Down 5 after the second, the Raptors took the third 31-19.

Raptors lead by quarter
200 0−5+7+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Suns
Clippers 117Suns 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers24413022117
Suns30192743119
The story
Ivica Zubac had 35 points and 10 rebounds, but Phoenix won 119-117

For Phoenix, Devin Booker had 17 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB 35 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST · 15-19 FG

The swing

The Suns trailed by 19 going into the fourth, then won it 43-22.

Suns lead by quarter
200 +6−16−19+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bucks-Hawks
Bucks 127Hawks 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks37292635127
Hawks33332926121
The story
Milwaukee beat Atlanta 127-121 behind a 26-12-10 triple-double from Giannis Antetokounmpo

Trae Young paced Atlanta: 28 PTS, 13 AST, 2 REB 26 PTS, 12 REB, 10 AST · 9-18 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

A 35-26 fourth quarter erased a 3-point hole for the Bucks.

Bucks lead by quarter
200 +40−3+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
5.9Season avg18.2Last 5

18.2 points a game over his last five games, against 5.9 in 43 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 28 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.4minutes, last 3 vs 2023–24 avg
Minutes per game
24.72023–24 avg13.3Last 3

13.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.7 in 2023–24 (31 games). Today: 7 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
AJ LawsonRaptors
+21.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
4.8Season avg26Today

26 minutes today, against 4.8 a game in 6 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Paolo Banchero leads the day with 41

Paolo BancheroPoints, last 10 games: 17, 31, 24, 36, 21, 19, 26, 41, 23, 41Magic-Raptors · L
24.2 PPG season to date · +17.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: James Harden Rockets, Feb 2, 2017: 41 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
41 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Devin VassellPoints, last 10 games: 7, 8, 13, 6, 5, 20, 9, 20, 15, 37Spurs-Nets · W
15.9 PPG season to date · +21.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high37 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Zion WilliamsonPoints, last 10 games: 28, 40, 17, 33, 29, 22, 18, 27, 24, 37Pelicans-Lakers · L
24.8 PPG season to date · +12.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Ivica ZubacPoints, last 10 games: 26, 12, 10, 20, 22, 13, 10, 27, 12, 35Clippers-Suns · L
15.8 PPG season to date · +19.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high35 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 24, 18, 26, 40, 25, 27, 33, 28, 17, 34Lakers-Pelicans · W
24.9 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 34, 37, 22, 27, 15, 26, 28, 17, 26, 34Suns-Clippers · W
26.9 PPG season to date · +7.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Quentin GrimesSixers+6.5 18.1 last 10 · 11.6 season
Josh GiddeyBulls+6.0 19.2 last 10 · 13.2 season
Caris LeVertHawks+5.2 16.8 last 10 · 11.6 season
Donte DiVincenzoWolves+4.9 16.2 last 10 · 11.3 season
Jaden McDanielsWolves+4.8 17.1 last 10 · 12.3 season
Cold
LaMelo BallHornets−8.8 17.3 last 10 · 26.1 season
Tyrese MaxeySixers−6.1 20.2 last 10 · 26.3 season
Dennis SchroderPistons−5.4 8.0 last 10 · 13.4 season
Gradey DickRaptors−5.3 9.1 last 10 · 14.4 season
Domantas SabonisKings−4.9 14.6 last 10 · 19.5 season