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Wednesday, March 12, 2025Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed DAL by 8 after the first quarter and won 126–116.

Final · Box score
Hornets110
Hawks123
Q1 ATL +1; Q2 ATL +3; Q3 ATL +11; Q4 ATL +13
Final · Box score
Thunder118
Celtics112
Q1 OKC +3; Q2 OKC +3; Q3 Thunder 0; Q4 OKC +6
Final · Box score
Sixers105
Raptors118
Q1 TOR +6; Q2 TOR +14; Q3 TOR +3; Q4 TOR +13
Final · Box score
Suns104
Rockets111
Q1 HOU +5; Q2 HOU +5; Q3 HOU +9; Q4 HOU +7
Final · Box score
Jazz115
Grizzlies122
Q1 MEM +6; Q2 MEM +14; Q3 MEM +4; Q4 MEM +7
Final · Box score
Clippers119
Heat104
Q1 LAC +10; Q2 LAC +5; Q3 LAC +8; Q4 LAC +15
Final · Box score
Mavs116
Spurs126
Q1 SAS -8; Q2 SAS +2; Q3 SAS +10; Q4 SAS +10
Final · Box score
Wolves115
Nuggets95
Q1 MIN +8; Q2 MIN +9; Q3 MIN +14; Q4 MIN +20
Final · OT · Box score
Knicks114
Blazers113
Q1 NYK +5; Q2 NYK +2; Q3 Knicks 0; Q4 Knicks 0; OT1 NYK +1
On this day · 2023–24Mar 12, 2024: 7 games. Top scorer: Jayson Tatum (Celtics-Jazz), 38 points.
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The lead · Mavs-Spurs

San Antonio rallies from 8 down to beat Dallas

Miles Bridges goes for 31 points

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8+2+10+10SAS AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs28342529116
Spurs20443329126
Who led
De'Aaron FoxPoints, last 10 games: 13, 15, 7, 20, 20, 15, 16, 22, 14, 32SAS32 PTS · 9 REB · 11 AST
Jeremy SochanPoints, last 10 games: 8, 4, 12, 7, 18, 17, 2, 9, 5, 18SAS18 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Brandon WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 0, 0, 6, 12, 11, 5, 14, 31, 13, 19DAL19 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Dante ExumPoints, last 10 games: 4, 5, 8, 12, 4, 5, 3, 12, 10, 17DAL17 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Nine games, by the margins

Closest finish: 1. Widest: Minnesota by 20.

NYK over POR1OKC over BOS6HOU over PHX7MEM over UTA7SAS over DAL10ATL over CHA13TOR over PHI13LAC over MIA15MIN over DEN20Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Knicks-Blazers42
Thunder-Celtics10
Suns-Rockets8
Hornets-Hawks7
Mavs-Spurs5
Sixers-Raptors4
Clippers-Heat1
Wolves-Nuggets0
Shot of the night

Bridges's three at the buzzer of OT puts the Knicks ahead, 114-113 final

The night in charts
Mavs-Spurs combined for 242, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-SpursMavs 116, Spurs 126
242
Jazz-GrizzliesJazz 115, Grizzlies 122
237
Hornets-HawksHornets 110, Hawks 123
233
Thunder-CelticsThunder 118, Celtics 112
230
Knicks-BlazersKnicks 114, Blazers 113 · OT
227
Sixers-RaptorsSixers 105, Raptors 118
223
Clippers-HeatClippers 119, Heat 104
223
Suns-RocketsSuns 104, Rockets 111
215
Wolves-NuggetsWolves 115, Nuggets 95
210
NYK won the closest game by 1
Closest finishes
Knicks-BlazersKnicks 114, Blazers 113 · OT
+1 NYK
Thunder-CelticsThunder 118, Celtics 112
+6 OKC
Suns-RocketsSuns 104, Rockets 111
+7 HOU
Jazz-GrizzliesJazz 115, Grizzlies 122
+7 MEM
Mavs-SpursMavs 116, Spurs 126
+10 SAS
Hornets-HawksHornets 110, Hawks 123
+13 ATL
Sixers-RaptorsSixers 105, Raptors 118
+13 TOR
Clippers-HeatClippers 119, Heat 104
+15 LAC
Wolves-NuggetsWolves 115, Nuggets 95
+20 MIN
Kennard shot 11-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KennardMEM · 30 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
79% (11-14)
ZubacLAC · 26 PTS, 14 REB, 1 AST
75% (12-16)
RandleMIN · 25 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
75% (9-12)
BogdanovicLAC · 30 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST
69% (11-16)
KDPHX · 19 PTS, 7 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
67% (8-12)
Final · Knicks-Blazers
Knicks 114Blazers 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Knicks262229298114
Blazers212531297113
The story
Karl-Anthony Towns had 21 points as New York beat Portland 114-113 in OT

Scoot Henderson led Portland with 30 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST 21 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST · 8-12 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The Knicks won the first 26-21, their biggest quarter edge.

NYK lead by quarter
200 +5+200+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Thunder-Celtics
Thunder 118Celtics 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder33302530118
Celtics30302824112
The story
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's 34 points carried Oklahoma City past Boston, 118-112

For Boston, Jayson Tatum had 33 PTS, 8 REB, 8 AST 34 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB · 11-20 FG, 2-7 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 30-24, was where the Thunder built it.

OKC lead by quarter
200 +3+30+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Derrick White was the fantasy play: 54.1 FPTS on 22 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST

Final · Hornets-Hawks
Hornets 110Hawks 123
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets29202932110
Hawks30223734123
The story
Atlanta beat Charlotte 123-110 behind 15 points from Caris LeVert

Mark Williams paced Charlotte: 14 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST 15 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST · 5-9 FG, 4-8 3PT

The swing

A 37-29 third quarter did the most damage for the Hawks.

ATL lead by quarter
200 +1+3+11+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.1Season avg25.0Last 5

25.0 points a game over his last five games, against 12.1 in 61 earlier games. Today: 29 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.9Season avg10.0Last 3

10.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.9 in 41 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+30.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.0Season avg43Today

43 minutes today, against 13.0 a game in 9 earlier games. Line: 25 points, 12 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Trae Young leads the day with 35

Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 38, 38, 11, 17, 19, 12, 28, 22, 36, 35Hawks-Hornets · W
24.0 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 7 REB · 12 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 12, 18, 32, 23, 20, 22, 31, 24, 35, 34Nuggets-Wolves · L
29.0 PPG season to date · +5.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 37, 39, 27, 31, 31, 51, 41, 40, 25, 34Thunder-Celtics · W
32.8 PPG season to date · +1.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 32, 15, 25, 19, 27, 46, 16, 35, 40, 33Celtics-Thunder · L
27.2 PPG season to date · +5.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Mikal BridgesPoints, last 10 games: 14, 14, 28, 15, 5, 15, 6, 22, 15, 33Knicks-Blazers · W
17.5 PPG season to date · +15.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
De'Aaron FoxPoints, last 10 games: 13, 15, 7, 20, 20, 15, 16, 22, 14, 32Spurs-Mavs · W
23.5 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 9 REB · 11 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Josh GiddeyCHI+8.7 22.5 last 10 · 13.8 season
Quentin GrimesPHI+8.7 21.1 last 10 · 12.4 season
Jaden McDanielsMIN+5.7 18.3 last 10 · 12.6 season
Miles BridgesCHA+5.2 26.6 last 10 · 21.4 season
Caris LeVertATL+5.1 17.0 last 10 · 11.9 season
Cold
LaMelo BallCHA−7.9 17.6 last 10 · 25.5 season
De'Aaron FoxSAS−6.1 17.4 last 10 · 23.5 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