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Friday, March 7, 2025Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MEM trailed DAL by 9 after the first quarter and won 122–111.

Final · Box score
Cavs118
Hornets117
Q1 Cavs 0; Q2 CLE +11; Q3 CLE +4; Q4 CLE +1
Final · Box score
Grizzlies122
Mavs111
Q1 MEM -9; Q2 MEM -3; Q3 MEM -5; Q4 MEM +11
Final · Box score
Jazz109
Raptors118
Q1 TOR +1; Q2 TOR +11; Q3 TOR +14; Q4 TOR +9
Final · Box score
Wolves106
Heat104
Q1 MIN +8; Q2 Wolves 0; Q3 Wolves 0; Q4 MIN +2
Final · Box score
Blazers89
Thunder107
Q1 OKC +5; Q2 OKC +18; Q3 OKC +7; Q4 OKC +18
Final · OT · Box score
Suns141
Nuggets149
Q1 DEN +9; Q2 DEN +12; Q3 DEN +11; Q4 Nuggets 0; OT1 DEN +8
Final · Box score
Spurs109
Kings127
Q1 SAC -6; Q2 SAC +14; Q3 SAC +19; Q4 SAC +18
Final · Box score
Knicks95
Clippers105
Q1 LAC +6; Q2 LAC +6; Q3 LAC +1; Q4 LAC +10
On this day · 2023–24Mar 7, 2024: 7 games. Top scorer: Anthony Edwards (Wolves-Pacers), 44 points.
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The lead · Grizzlies-Mavs

Ja Morant scores 31, Memphis rallies past Dallas

Nikola Jokic posts a triple-double

Game flow · MEM margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-3-5+11MEM AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies22283933122
Mavs31224117111
Who led
Ja MorantPoints, last 10 games: 26, 16, 26, 12, 23, 21, 29, 25, 24, 31MEM31 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Desmond BanePoints, last 10 games: 20, 23, 23, 16, 7, 25, 24, 35, 15, 27MEM27 PTS · 16 REB · 6 AST
Brandon WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 2, 2, 0, 0, 6, 12, 11, 5, 14, 31DAL31 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Naji MarshallPoints, last 10 games: 10, 12, 15, 9, 9, 3, 7, 18, 22, 29DAL29 PTS · 17 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Spurs-Kings

Sacramento beats San Antonio, 127–109

Sacramento led 95–76 after three and won by 18. Zach LaVine led Sacramento with 36 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
CLE over CHA1MIN over MIA2DEN over PHX8TOR over UTA9LAC over NYK10MEM over DAL11OKC over POR18SAC over SAS18Final margin, points. Pink = SAC over SAS.
Lead changes
Wolves-Heat11
Knicks-Clippers10
Cavs-Hornets7
Spurs-Kings7
Blazers-Thunder4
Suns-Nuggets4
Jazz-Raptors0
The night in charts
Suns-Nuggets combined for 290, 54 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-NuggetsSuns 141, Nuggets 149 · OT
290
Spurs-KingsSpurs 109, Kings 127
236
Cavs-HornetsCavs 118, Hornets 117
235
Grizzlies-MavsGrizzlies 122, Mavs 111
233
Jazz-RaptorsJazz 109, Raptors 118
227
Wolves-HeatWolves 106, Heat 104
210
Knicks-ClippersKnicks 95, Clippers 105
200
Blazers-ThunderBlazers 89, Thunder 107
196
2 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Cavs-HornetsCavs 118, Hornets 117
+1 CLE
Wolves-HeatWolves 106, Heat 104
+2 MIN
Suns-NuggetsSuns 141, Nuggets 149 · OT
+8 DEN
Jazz-RaptorsJazz 109, Raptors 118
+9 TOR
Knicks-ClippersKnicks 95, Clippers 105
+10 LAC
Grizzlies-MavsGrizzlies 122, Mavs 111
+11 MEM
Blazers-ThunderBlazers 89, Thunder 107
+18 OKC
Spurs-KingsSpurs 109, Kings 127
+18 SAC
MEM rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Grizzlies-MavsMEM won · Grizzlies 122, Mavs 111
9 pts
Spurs-KingsSAC won · Spurs 109, Kings 127
6 pts
Kessler shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KesslerUTA · 25 REB, 18 PTS, 8 BLK
73% (8-11)
BraunDEN · 25 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
FilipowskiUTA · 17 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
RichardsPHX · 18 PTS, 5 REB, 1 BLK
69% (9-13)
Brandon WilliamsDAL · 31 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB, 1 STL
67% (10-15)
Final · Cavs-Hornets
Cavs 118Hornets 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs27362431118
Hornets27253134117
The story
Evan Mobley's 19 points and 10 rebounds carried Cleveland past Charlotte, 118-117

For Charlotte, Jusuf Nurkic had 15 REB, 12 PTS, 5 AST 19 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST · 6-13 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 36-25, was where the Cavaliers built it.

CLE lead by quarter
200 0+11+4+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Heat
Wolves 106Heat 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves33192826106
Heat25272824104
The story
Minnesota beat Miami 106-104 behind 13 points and 10 rebounds from Julius Randle

Tyler Herro paced Miami: 22 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB 13 PTS, 10 REB, 9 AST · 4-9 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 33-25 first quarter did the most damage for the Timberwolves.

MIN lead by quarter
200 +800+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Bam Adebayo topped the game at 52.1 FPTS: 29 PTS, 13 REB, 4 AST

Final · Suns-Nuggets
Suns 141Nuggets 149
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Suns2828353416141
Nuggets3731342324149
The story
Christian Braun had 25 points as Denver beat Phoenix 149-141 in OT

Kevin Durant led Phoenix with 29 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST 25 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST · 8-11 FG, 4-5 3PT

The swing

The Nuggets won the first 37-28, their biggest quarter edge.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +9+12+110+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.2Season avg24.0Last 5

24.0 points a game over his last five games, against 13.2 in 59 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 26 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.6Season avg16.7Last 3

16.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.6 in 61 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.2Season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 11.2 a game in 32 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Miles Bridges leads the day with 46

Miles BridgesPoints, last 10 games: 29, 36, 17, 23, 9, 20, 18, 35, 23, 46Hornets-Cavs · L
20.8 PPG season to date · +25.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Blake Griffin LAC, Dec 8, 2014: 45 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Career high46 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Zach LaVinePoints, last 10 games: 17, 23, 32, 13, 42, 22, 20, 22, 20, 36Kings-Spurs · W
23.8 PPG season to date · +12.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 17, 17, 29, 31, 28, 36, 17, 17, 17, 34Suns-Nuggets · L
26.0 PPG season to date · +8.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Immanuel QuickleyPoints, last 10 games: 23, 15, 23, 23, 10, 18, 23, 24, 15, 34Raptors-Jazz · W
17.2 PPG season to date · +17.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 40, 26, 29, 12, 18, 32, 23, 20, 22, 31Nuggets-Suns · W
28.9 PPG season to date · +2.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Giannis Antetokounmpo MIL, Apr 3, 2025: 35 PTS · 17 REB · 20 AST
31 PTS · 21 REB · 22 AST
Ja MorantPoints, last 10 games: 26, 16, 26, 12, 23, 21, 29, 25, 24, 31Grizzlies-Mavs · W
21.2 PPG season to date · +10.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jaden McDanielsMIN+6.8 19.3 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
Bam AdebayoMIA+5.7 23.4 last 10 · 17.7 season
Donte DiVincenzoMIN+5.3 16.8 last 10 · 11.5 season
Cold
LaMelo BallCHA−9.1 16.7 last 10 · 25.8 season
Tyrese MaxeyPHI−6.1 20.2 last 10 · 26.3 season
De'Aaron FoxSAS−5.4 18.2 last 10 · 23.6 season
Gradey DickTOR−5.3 9.1 last 10 · 14.4 season
Domantas SabonisSAC−4.9 14.6 last 10 · 19.5 season