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Thursday, March 6, 2025Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: GSW trailed BKN by 20 after the first quarter and won 121–119.

Final · Box score
Bulls125
Magic123
Q1 CHI -2; Q2 CHI +3; Q3 CHI -5; Q4 CHI +2
Final · Box score
Pacers118
Hawks124
Q1 ATL -10; Q2 ATL -7; Q3 ATL -8; Q4 ATL +6
Final · Box score
Warriors121
Nets119
Q1 GSW -20; Q2 GSW -5; Q3 GSW -3; Q4 GSW +2
Final · Box score
Sixers105
Celtics123
Q1 BOS +11; Q2 BOS +18; Q3 BOS +18; Q4 BOS +18
Final · Box score
Rockets109
Pelicans97
Q1 HOU -3; Q2 HOU -3; Q3 HOU +15; Q4 HOU +12
Final · OT · Box score
Knicks109
Lakers113
Q1 LAL +4; Q2 LAL -9; Q3 LAL -8; Q4 Lakers 0; OT1 LAL +4
On this day · 2023–24Mar 6, 2024: 8 games. Top scorer: De'Aaron Fox (Kings-Lakers), 44 points.
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The lead · Warriors-Nets

Stephen Curry scores 40 as Golden State beats Brooklyn

Luka Doncic goes for 32 points

Game flow · GSW margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-20-5-3+2GSW AHEAD ↑BKN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors15403135121
Nets35252930119
Who led
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 25, 27, 20, 30, 15, 56, 29, 21, 28, 40GSW40 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 20, 21, 19, 17, 18, 6, 5, 13, 19, 25GSW25 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Cameron JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 16, 18, 23, 17, 19, 14, 13, 17, 26BKN26 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Cam ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 43, 16, 18, 34, 23, 25, 24, 16, 24, 23BKN23 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Second story · Pacers-Hawks

Atlanta climbs back to beat Indiana

Indiana led by 10 after one. Atlanta won it 124–118. Georges Niang led Atlanta with 24 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Hawks-Pacers
Georges Niang · ATLPascal Siakam · INDPTS2435REB69AST33Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Bulls-Magic18
Pacers-Hawks10
Warriors-Nets5
Knicks-Lakers2
Rockets-Pelicans1
Sixers-Celtics0
The night in charts
Bulls-Magic combined for 248, 6 more than any other game
Points by game
Bulls-MagicBulls 125, Magic 123
248
Pacers-HawksPacers 118, Hawks 124
242
Warriors-NetsWarriors 121, Nets 119
240
Sixers-CelticsSixers 105, Celtics 123
228
Knicks-LakersKnicks 109, Lakers 113 · OT
222
Rockets-PelicansRockets 109, Pelicans 97
206
3 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Warriors-NetsWarriors 121, Nets 119
+2 GSW
Bulls-MagicBulls 125, Magic 123
+2 CHI
Knicks-LakersKnicks 109, Lakers 113 · OT
+4 LAL
Pacers-HawksPacers 118, Hawks 124
+6 ATL
Rockets-PelicansRockets 109, Pelicans 97
+12 HOU
Sixers-CelticsSixers 105, Celtics 123
+18 BOS
GSW erased a 20-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Warriors-NetsGSW won · Warriors 121, Nets 119
20 pts
Pacers-HawksATL won · Pacers 118, Hawks 124
10 pts
Knicks-LakersLAL won · Knicks 109, Lakers 113 · OT
9 pts
Bulls-MagicCHI won · Bulls 125, Magic 123
5 pts
Rockets-PelicansHOU won · Rockets 109, Pelicans 97
3 pts
KCP shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KCPORL · 19 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
80% (8-10)
SengunHOU · 22 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB, 3 STL
79% (11-14)
Amen ThompsonHOU · 21 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
77% (10-13)
SiakamIND · 35 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST
67% (12-18)
NiangATL · 24 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST
67% (10-15)
Final · Warriors-Nets
Warriors 121Nets 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors15403135121
Nets35252930119
The story
Jimmy Butler had 25 points as Golden State beat Brooklyn 121-119

Nicolas Claxton led Brooklyn with 10 AST, 9 REB, 8 PTS 25 PTS, 6 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB · 7-13 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

Down 20 after the first, the Warriors took the second 40-25.

GSW lead by quarter
200 −20−5−3+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bulls-Magic
Bulls 125Magic 123
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls33362729125
Magic35313522123
The story
Josh Giddey's 19 points and 13 rebounds carried Chicago past Orlando, 125-123

For Orlando, Franz Wagner had 18 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB 19 PTS, 13 REB, 9 AST · 6-14 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

The Bulls trailed by 5 going into the fourth, then won it 29-22.

CHI lead by quarter
200 −2+3−5+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Knicks-Lakers
Knicks 109Lakers 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Knicks2733241510109
Lakers3120252314113
The story
Los Angeles beat New York 113-109 in OT behind 31 points and 12 rebounds from LeBron James

Jalen Brunson paced New York: 39 PTS, 10 AST, 4 REB 31 PTS, 12 REB, 8 AST · 11-23 FG, 2-8 3PT

The swing

A 23-15 fourth quarter erased a 8-point hole for the Lakers.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +4−9−80+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
24.1Season avg34.8Last 5

34.8 points a game over his last five games, against 24.1 in 53 earlier games. Today: 40 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
34.3Season avg26.3Last 3

26.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 34.3 in 53 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 32 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
6.1Season avg30Today

30 minutes today, against 6.1 a game in 15 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Coby White leads the day with 44

Coby WhitePoints, last 10 games: 5, 7, 11, 20, 15, 19, 24, 26, 25, 44Bulls-Magic · W
18.9 PPG season to date · +25.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Michael Jordan CHI, Jan 2, 1998: 44 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Career high44 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 25, 27, 20, 30, 15, 56, 29, 21, 28, 40Warriors-Nets · W
24.4 PPG season to date · +15.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Lamond Murray CLE, Jan 2, 2002: 40 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
40 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 10 games: 8, 36, 22, 26, 22, 34, 23, 31, 25, 39Knicks-Lakers · L
26.3 PPG season to date · +12.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
Pascal SiakamPoints, last 10 games: 24, 15, 16, 12, 19, 15, 36, 20, 18, 35Pacers-Hawks · L
20.8 PPG season to date · +14.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 40, 33, 32, 15, 25, 19, 27, 46, 16, 35Celtics-Sixers · W
26.9 PPG season to date · +8.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 14, 16, 14, 32, 19, 21, 31, 29, 30, 32Lakers-Knicks · W
26.8 PPG season to date · +5.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 7 REB · 12 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+6.2 17.7 last 10 · 11.5 season
Josh GiddeyCHI+5.9 19.2 last 10 · 13.3 season
Jamal MurrayDEN+5.8 27.2 last 10 · 21.4 season
Bam AdebayoMIA+5.2 22.7 last 10 · 17.5 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