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Tuesday, March 11, 2025Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Cavs trailed Nets by 13 at halftime and won 109–104.

Final · Box score
Nets104
Cavs109
Q1 Cavs -3; Q2 Cavs -13; Q3 Cavs -8; Q4 Cavs +5
Final · Box score
Wizards103
Pistons123
Q1 Pistons +14; Q2 Pistons +17; Q3 Pistons +19; Q4 Pistons +20
Final · Box score
Bucks114
Pacers115
Q1 Pacers +4; Q2 Pacers +2; Q3 Pacers 0; Q4 Pacers +1
Final · Box score
Clippers120
Pelicans127
Q1 Pelicans +7; Q2 Pelicans +10; Q3 Pelicans +8; Q4 Pelicans +7
On this day · 2023–24Mar 11, 2024: 6 games. Top scorer: Kevin Durant (Suns-Cavs), 37 points.
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The lead · Nets-Cavs

Darius Garland scores 30 in Cleveland win over Brooklyn

James Harden goes for 25 points

Game flow · Cavs margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3-13-8+5Cavs AHEAD ↑Nets AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets29342318104
Cavs26242831109
Who led
Darius GarlandPoints, last 10 games: 15, 18, 9, 20, 13, 19, 15, 20, 13, 30Cavs30 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Jarrett AllenPoints, last 10 games: 10, 13, 8, 10, 12, 25, 4, 14, 11, 23Cavs23 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Cam ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 18, 34, 23, 25, 24, 16, 24, 23, 16, 27Nets27 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Cameron JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 23, 17, 19, 14, 13, 17, 26, 18, 17Nets17 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Second story · Bucks-Pacers

Indiana wins a tight one over Milwaukee

115–114. Neither team led by more than 4 at any break. Pascal Siakam led Indiana with 25 points, 12 rebounds and 5 assists.

The whole night · final margins
Pacers over Bucks1Cavs over Nets5Pelicans over Clippers7Pistons over Wizards20Final margin, points. Pink = Pacers over Bucks.
Lead changes
Bucks-Pacers21
Nets-Cavs8
Clippers-Pelicans4
Wizards-Pistons0
The night in charts
Clippers-Pelicans combined for 247, 18 more than any other game
Points by game
Clippers-PelicansClippers 120, Pelicans 127
247
Bucks-PacersBucks 114, Pacers 115
229
Wizards-PistonsWizards 103, Pistons 123
226
Nets-CavsNets 104, Cavs 109
213
2 of 4 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bucks-PacersBucks 114, Pacers 115
+1 Pacers
Nets-CavsNets 104, Cavs 109
+5 Cavs
Clippers-PelicansClippers 120, Pelicans 127
+7 Pelicans
Wizards-PistonsWizards 103, Pistons 123
+20 Pistons
Brook Lopez shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Brook LopezBucks · 23 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
82% (9-11)
ZubacClippers · 19 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST, 4 BLK
75% (9-12)
MobleyCavs · 21 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST, 1 BLK
69% (9-13)
SiakamPacers · 25 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
67% (10-15)
GiannisBucks · 19 PTS, 17 REB, 7 AST, 1 BLK
64% (9-14)
Final · Bucks-Pacers
Bucks 114Pacers 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks28273326114
Pacers32253127115
The story
Pascal Siakam's 25 points and 12 rebounds carried Indiana past Milwaukee, 115-114

For Milwaukee, Brook Lopez had 23 PTS, 7 REB 25 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST · 10-15 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 32-28, was where the Pacers built it.

Pacers lead by quarter
200 +4+20+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Giannis Antetokounmpo was the fantasy play: 49.9 FPTS on 19 PTS, 17 REB, 7 AST

Final · Nets-Cavs
Nets 104Cavs 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets29342318104
Cavs26242831109
The story
Jarrett Allen had 23 points and 13 rebounds as Cleveland beat Brooklyn 109-104

Cameron Johnson led Brooklyn with 17 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST 23 PTS, 13 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST · 7-12 FG

The swing

Down 8 after the third, the Cavaliers took the fourth 31-18.

Cavs lead by quarter
200 −3−13−8+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Pelicans
Clippers 120Pelicans 127
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers21303930120
Pelicans28333729127
The story
New Orleans beat LA 127-120 behind a 22-10-12 triple-double from Zion Williamson

Ivica Zubac paced LA: 19 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST 22 PTS, 12 AST, 10 REB · 8-13 FG

The swing

A 28-21 first quarter did the most damage for the Pelicans.

Pelicans lead by quarter
200 +7+10+8+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
James HardenClippers
+8.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
22.2Season avg30.4Last 5

30.4 points a game over his last five games, against 22.2 in 61 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.1Season avg9.0Last 3

9.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.1 in 53 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.0Season avg33Today

33 minutes today, against 19.0 a game in 38 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 5 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Darius Garland leads the day with 30

Darius GarlandPoints, last 10 games: 15, 18, 9, 20, 13, 19, 15, 20, 13, 30Cavs-Nets · W
21.0 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 10, 25, 25, 17, 21, 33, 21, 20, 17, 29Clippers-Pelicans · L
18.6 PPG season to date · +10.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Cade CunninghamPoints, last 10 games: 38, 32, 21, 11, 15, 29, 37, 31, 28, 27Pistons-Wizards · W
25.7 PPG season to date · +1.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 8 REB · 10 AST
Cam ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 18, 34, 23, 25, 24, 16, 24, 23, 16, 27Nets-Cavs · L
24.0 PPG season to date · +3.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 31, 18, 30, 18, 13, 21, 50, 27, 29, 25Clippers-Pelicans · L
22.3 PPG season to date · +2.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 4 REB · 17 AST
Pascal SiakamPoints, last 10 games: 12, 19, 15, 36, 20, 18, 35, 23, 13, 25Pacers-Bucks · W
20.8 PPG season to date · +4.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Josh GiddeyBulls+8.7 22.5 last 10 · 13.8 season
Quentin GrimesSixers+7.3 19.4 last 10 · 12.1 season
Jaden McDanielsWolves+6.2 18.8 last 10 · 12.6 season
Anfernee SimonsBlazers+5.9 25.4 last 10 · 19.5 season
Donte DiVincenzoWolves+5.7 17.3 last 10 · 11.6 season
Cold
LaMelo BallHornets−8.1 17.5 last 10 · 25.6 season
De'Aaron FoxSpurs−6.5 16.9 last 10 · 23.4 season
Tyrese MaxeySixers−6.1 20.2 last 10 · 26.3 season
Gradey DickRaptors−5.3 9.1 last 10 · 14.4 season
Domantas SabonisKings−4.9 14.6 last 10 · 19.5 season