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Wednesday, March 5, 2025Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed SAC by 13 after the first quarter and won 116–110.

Final · Box score
Blazers118
Celtics128
Q1 BOS +5; Q2 BOS +11; Q3 BOS +20; Q4 BOS +10
Final · Box score
Wolves125
Hornets110
Q1 MIN +11; Q2 MIN +7; Q3 MIN +14; Q4 MIN +15
Final · Box score
Heat107
Cavs112
Q1 CLE +4; Q2 CLE +4; Q3 CLE +4; Q4 CLE +5
Final · Box score
Jazz122
Wizards125
Q1 Wizards 0; Q2 WAS +7; Q3 WAS +5; Q4 WAS +3
Final · Box score
Mavs107
Bucks137
Q1 MIL +13; Q2 MIL +19; Q3 MIL +27; Q4 MIL +30
Final · Box score
Kings110
Nuggets116
Q1 DEN -13; Q2 DEN -10; Q3 DEN -9; Q4 DEN +6
Final · Box score
Thunder120
Grizzlies103
Q1 OKC +2; Q2 OKC +6; Q3 OKC +13; Q4 OKC +17
Final · Box score
Pistons115
Clippers123
Q1 LAC +6; Q2 Clippers 0; Q3 LAC +2; Q4 LAC +8
On this day · 2023–24Mar 5, 2024: 9 games. Top scorer: Alperen Sengun (Rockets-Spurs), 45 points.
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The lead · Kings-Nuggets

Denver climbs out of a 13-point hole against Sacramento

Payton Pritchard goes for 43 points

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-13-10-9+6DEN AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings42232817110
Nuggets29262932116
Who led
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 14, 14, 4, 8, 17, 7, 10, 8, 12, 25DEN25 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 30, 17, 55, 34, 19, 16, 20, 31, 26, 24DEN24 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 11, 42, 24, 20, 34, 18, 19, 21, 20, 35SAC35 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Zach LaVinePoints, last 10 games: 22, 17, 23, 32, 13, 42, 22, 20, 22, 20SAC20 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Second story · Jazz-Wizards

Washington holds off Utah, 125–122

Washington led 96–91 after three and held on to win by three. KyShawn George led Washington with 23 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
WAS over UTA3CLE over MIA5DEN over SAC6LAC over DET8BOS over POR10MIN over CHA15OKC over MEM17MIL over DAL30Final margin, points. Pink = WAS over UTA.
Lead changes
Blazers-Celtics15
Pistons-Clippers15
Heat-Cavs10
Thunder-Grizzlies8
Kings-Nuggets7
Jazz-Wizards3
Wolves-Hornets1
The night in charts
Jazz-Wizards combined for 247, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Jazz-WizardsJazz 122, Wizards 125
247
Blazers-CelticsBlazers 118, Celtics 128
246
Mavs-BucksMavs 107, Bucks 137
244
Pistons-ClippersPistons 115, Clippers 123
238
Wolves-HornetsWolves 125, Hornets 110
235
Kings-NuggetsKings 110, Nuggets 116
226
Thunder-GrizzliesThunder 120, Grizzlies 103
223
Heat-CavsHeat 107, Cavs 112
219
2 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Jazz-WizardsJazz 122, Wizards 125
+3 WAS
Heat-CavsHeat 107, Cavs 112
+5 CLE
Kings-NuggetsKings 110, Nuggets 116
+6 DEN
Pistons-ClippersPistons 115, Clippers 123
+8 LAC
Blazers-CelticsBlazers 118, Celtics 128
+10 BOS
Wolves-HornetsWolves 125, Hornets 110
+15 MIN
Thunder-GrizzliesThunder 120, Grizzlies 103
+17 OKC
Mavs-BucksMavs 107, Bucks 137
+30 MIL
Dame shot 11-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DameMIL · 34 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
73% (11-15)
PritchardBOS · 43 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST
70% (14-20)
MobleyCLE · 16 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
JuzangUTA · 27 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
67% (10-15)
SarrWAS · 21 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 2 BLK
67% (8-12)
Final · Jazz-Wizards
Jazz 122Wizards 125
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz32233631122
Wizards32303429125
The story
Alexandre Sarr had 21 points as Washington beat Utah 125-122

Kyle Filipowski led Utah with 23 PTS, 13 REB 21 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST · 8-12 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The Wizards won the second 30-23, their biggest quarter edge.

WAS lead by quarter
200 0+7+5+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Johnny Juzang led the game in fantasy with 42.9 FPTS (27 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST)

Final · Kings-Nuggets
Kings 110Nuggets 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings42232817110
Nuggets29262932116
The story
Russell Westbrook's 25 points carried Denver past Sacramento, 116-110

For Sacramento, Jonas Valanciunas had 19 PTS, 13 REB, 6 AST 25 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST · 10-20 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

The Nuggets trailed by 9 going into the fourth, then won it 32-17.

DEN lead by quarter
200 −13−10−9+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

DeMar DeRozan was the fantasy play: 48.7 FPTS on 35 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST

Final · Blazers-Celtics
Blazers 118Celtics 128
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers26292736118
Celtics31353626128
The story
Boston beat Portland 128-118 behind 41 points from Derrick White

Anfernee Simons paced Portland: 30 PTS, 6 AST 41 PTS, 3 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST · 14-26 FG, 9-17 3PT

The swing

A 36-27 third quarter did the most damage for the Celtics.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +5+11+20+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.6Season avg16.0Last 5

16.0 points a game over his last five games, against 7.6 in 51 earlier games. Today: 23 points in 29 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.6Season avg13.0Last 3

13.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.6 in 54 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.6Season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 8.6 a game in 20 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists.

Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 50

James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 18, 32, 24, 31, 18, 30, 18, 13, 21, 50Clippers-Pistons · W
22.1 PPG season to date · +28.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Jamal Mashburn NOH, Feb 21, 2003: 50 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Season high50 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Payton PritchardPoints, last 10 games: 25, 5, 10, 28, 3, 20, 18, 6, 11, 43Celtics-Blazers · W
14.4 PPG season to date · +29.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Kevin Durant OKC, Feb 2, 2011: 43 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Career high43 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 32, 24, 21, 37, 39, 27, 31, 31, 51, 41Thunder-Grizzlies · W
32.8 PPG season to date · +8.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Trae Young ATL, Mar 30, 2022: 41 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
41 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Derrick WhitePoints, last 10 games: 17, 13, 19, 16, 19, 22, 18, 16, 17, 41Celtics-Blazers · W
16.7 PPG season to date · +24.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Glen Rice CHH, Apr 5, 1997: 41 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Career high41 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Cade CunninghamPoints, last 10 games: 20, 29, 25, 38, 32, 21, 11, 15, 29, 37Pistons-Clippers · L
25.5 PPG season to date · +11.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 7 REB · 10 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 11, 42, 24, 20, 34, 18, 19, 21, 20, 35Kings-Nuggets · L
22.2 PPG season to date · +13.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jaden McDanielsMIN+6.5 19.0 last 10 · 12.5 season
Quentin GrimesPHI+6.5 18.1 last 10 · 11.6 season
Josh GiddeyCHI+6.0 19.2 last 10 · 13.2 season
Jamal MurrayDEN+5.8 27.2 last 10 · 21.4 season
Caris LeVertATL+5.2 16.8 last 10 · 11.6 season
Cold
LaMelo BallCHA−8.3 17.9 last 10 · 26.2 season
Tyrese MaxeyPHI−6.1 20.2 last 10 · 26.3 season
Gradey DickTOR−5.3 9.1 last 10 · 14.4 season
Domantas SabonisSAC−4.9 14.6 last 10 · 19.5 season
Nikola VucevicCHI−4.6 14.5 last 10 · 19.1 season