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Sunday, March 9, 2025Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MEM trailed NOP by 7 at halftime and won 107–104.

Final · Box score
Nuggets103
Thunder127
Q1 OKC -1; Q2 OKC +1; Q3 OKC +3; Q4 OKC +24
Final · Box score
Suns125
Mavs116
Q1 PHX +8; Q2 PHX +6; Q3 PHX +11; Q4 PHX +9
Final · Box score
Grizzlies107
Pelicans104
Q1 MEM -1; Q2 MEM -7; Q3 MEM +10; Q4 MEM +3
Final · Box score
Jazz122
Sixers126
Q1 PHI -5; Q2 PHI +7; Q3 PHI +18; Q4 PHI +4
Final · Box score
Cavs112
Bucks100
Q1 CLE +2; Q2 CLE +10; Q3 CLE +7; Q4 CLE +12
Final · Box score
Spurs124
Wolves141
Q1 MIN +8; Q2 MIN +8; Q3 MIN +15; Q4 MIN +17
Final · Box score
Pistons119
Blazers112
Q1 DET +3; Q2 DET +6; Q3 DET +11; Q4 DET +7
Final · OT · Box score
Kings110
Clippers111
Q1 LAC -3; Q2 LAC +2; Q3 LAC -3; Q4 Clippers 0; OT1 LAC +1
On this day · 2023–24Mar 9, 2024: 7 games. Top scorer: Kevin Durant (Suns-Celtics), 45 points.
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The lead · Grizzlies-Pelicans

Ja Morant scores 32 as Memphis wins in New Orleans

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander goes for 40 points

Game flow · MEM margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1-7+10+3MEM AHEAD ↑NOP AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies26313218107
Pelicans27371525104
Who led
Ja MorantPoints, last 10 games: 16, 26, 12, 23, 21, 29, 25, 24, 31, 32MEM32 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Desmond BanePoints, last 10 games: 23, 23, 16, 7, 25, 24, 35, 15, 27, 30MEM30 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
Trey Murphy IIIPoints, last 10 games: 20, 15, 24, 18, 10, 20, 19, 26, 13, 27NOP27 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Karlo MatkovicPoints, last 10 games: 9, 19, 8, 17, 2, 6, 5, 6, 11, 13NOP13 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 8 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: OKC by 24.

LAC over SAC1MEM over NOP3PHI over UTA4DET over POR7PHX over DAL9CLE over MIL12MIN over SAS17OKC over DEN24Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Lead changes
Kings-Clippers23
Suns-Mavs7
Grizzlies-Pelicans7
Jazz-Sixers5
Pistons-Blazers4
Nuggets-Thunder3
Cavs-Bucks2
Spurs-Wolves0
Shot of the night

Kawhi's jumper at the buzzer of OT puts the Clippers ahead, 111-110 final

The night in charts
Spurs-Wolves combined for 265, 17 more than any other game
Points by game
Spurs-WolvesSpurs 124, Wolves 141
265
Jazz-SixersJazz 122, Sixers 126
248
Suns-MavsSuns 125, Mavs 116
241
Pistons-BlazersPistons 119, Blazers 112
231
Nuggets-ThunderNuggets 103, Thunder 127
230
Kings-ClippersKings 110, Clippers 111 · OT
221
Cavs-BucksCavs 112, Bucks 100
212
Grizzlies-PelicansGrizzlies 107, Pelicans 104
211
3 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Kings-ClippersKings 110, Clippers 111 · OT
+1 LAC
Grizzlies-PelicansGrizzlies 107, Pelicans 104
+3 MEM
Jazz-SixersJazz 122, Sixers 126
+4 PHI
Pistons-BlazersPistons 119, Blazers 112
+7 DET
Suns-MavsSuns 125, Mavs 116
+9 PHX
Cavs-BucksCavs 112, Bucks 100
+12 CLE
Spurs-WolvesSpurs 124, Wolves 141
+17 MIN
Nuggets-ThunderNuggets 103, Thunder 127
+24 OKC
MEM rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Grizzlies-PelicansMEM won · Grizzlies 107, Pelicans 104
7 pts
Jazz-SixersPHI won · Jazz 122, Sixers 126
5 pts
Kings-ClippersLAC won · Kings 110, Clippers 111 · OT
3 pts
Nuggets-ThunderOKC won · Nuggets 103, Thunder 127
1 pt
Beal shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BealPHX · 19 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
DurenDET · 18 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
Tobias HarrisDET · 20 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
69% (9-13)
AntMIN · 25 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
67% (10-15)
FoxSAS · 22 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB
67% (8-12)
Final · Kings-Clippers
Kings 110Clippers 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Kings2326262213110
Clippers2031212514111
The story
James Harden had 29 points and 11 assists as LA beat Sacramento 111-110 in OT

Jonas Valanciunas led Sacramento with 17 REB, 9 PTS, 7 AST 29 PTS, 11 AST, 9 REB · 10-19 FG, 3-11 3PT

The swing

Down 3 after the first, the Clippers took the second 31-26.

LAC lead by quarter
200 −3+2−30+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

DeMar DeRozan led the game in fantasy with 56.9 FPTS (31 PTS, 10 AST, 7 REB)

Final · Grizzlies-Pelicans
Grizzlies 107Pelicans 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies26313218107
Pelicans27371525104
The story
Desmond Bane's 30 points and 8 assists carried Memphis past New Orleans, 107-104

For New Orleans, Trey Murphy III had 27 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 30 PTS, 9 REB, 8 AST · 13-23 FG, 2-8 3PT

The swing

The Grizzlies trailed by 7 going into the third, then won it 32-15.

MEM lead by quarter
200 −1−7+10+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Thunder
Nuggets 103Thunder 127
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets29312320103
Thunder28332541127
The story
Oklahoma City beat Denver 127-103 behind 26 points and 8 assists from Jalen Williams

Michael Porter Jr. paced Denver: 24 PTS, 15 REB 26 PTS, 9 REB, 8 AST · 7-14 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

A 41-20 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Thunder.

OKC lead by quarter
300 −1+1+3+24 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.0Season avg20.4Last 5

20.4 points a game over his last five games, against 8.0 in 53 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.5Season avg9.0Last 3

9.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.5 in 52 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.8Season avg42Today

42 minutes today, against 19.8 a game in 61 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 17 rebounds, 7 assists.

Top performances

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander leads the day with 40

Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 24, 21, 37, 39, 27, 31, 31, 51, 41, 40Thunder-Nuggets · W
32.9 PPG season to date · +7.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Karl Malone UTA, Mar 7, 1998: 40 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
40 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Naji MarshallPoints, last 10 games: 12, 15, 9, 9, 3, 7, 18, 22, 29, 34Mavs-Suns · L
12.1 PPG season to date · +22.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 9 REB · 10 AST
Anfernee SimonsPoints, last 10 games: 8, 25, 28, 16, 14, 27, 34, 30, 14, 34Blazers-Pistons · L
19.3 PPG season to date · +14.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Ja MorantPoints, last 10 games: 16, 26, 12, 23, 21, 29, 25, 24, 31, 32Grizzlies-Pelicans · W
21.5 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high32 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 24, 20, 34, 18, 19, 21, 20, 35, 22, 31Kings-Clippers · L
22.3 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 10 AST
Desmond BanePoints, last 10 games: 23, 23, 16, 7, 25, 24, 35, 15, 27, 30Grizzlies-Pelicans · W
18.9 PPG season to date · +11.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Josh GiddeyCHI+7.2 20.7 last 10 · 13.5 season
Quentin GrimesPHI+7.1 18.9 last 10 · 11.8 season
Jaden McDanielsMIN+6.2 18.8 last 10 · 12.6 season
Donte DiVincenzoMIN+5.7 17.3 last 10 · 11.6 season
Caris LeVertATL+5.7 17.5 last 10 · 11.8 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 18.1 last 10 · 23.6 season
Gradey DickTOR−5.3 9.1 last 10 · 14.4 season
Nikola JokicDEN−5.1 23.7 last 10 · 28.8 season