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Thursday, March 13, 2025Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Bulls trailed Nets by 10 after three quarters and won 116–110.

Final · Box score
Wizards129
Pistons125
Q1 Wizards 0; Q2 Wizards +7; Q3 Wizards -5; Q4 Wizards +4
Final · Box score
Lakers106
Bucks126
Q1 Bucks +4; Q2 Bucks +8; Q3 Bucks +20; Q4 Bucks +20
Final · Box score
Nets110
Bulls116
Q1 Bulls +1; Q2 Bulls -3; Q3 Bulls -10; Q4 Bulls +6
Final · Box score
Magic113
Pelicans93
Q1 Magic +9; Q2 Magic +30; Q3 Magic +23; Q4 Magic +20
Final · Box score
Kings104
Warriors130
Q1 Warriors +12; Q2 Warriors +10; Q3 Warriors +13; Q4 Warriors +26
On this day · 2023–24Mar 13, 2024: 9 games. Top scorer: DeMar DeRozan (Bulls-Pacers), 46 points.
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The lead · Nets-Bulls

Chicago climbs out of a 10-point hole against Brooklyn

Luka Doncic goes for 45 points

Game flow · Bulls margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+1-3-10+6Bulls AHEAD ↑Nets AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets30352718110
Bulls31312034116
Who led
Coby WhitePoints, last 10 games: 20, 15, 19, 24, 26, 25, 44, 21, 29, 31Bulls31 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Kevin HuerterPoints, last 10 games: 2, 9, 14, 23, 13, 15, 13, 11, 13, 18Bulls18 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Cam ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 34, 23, 25, 24, 16, 24, 23, 16, 27, 24Nets24 PTS · 6 REB · 10 AST
Tyrese MartinPoints, last 10 games: 15, 3, 5, 23, 9, 17, 7, 14, 5, 19Nets19 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Wizards-Pistons

Washington upsets Detroit

Washington (13–51) beat Detroit (37–29) 129–125. Alexandre Sarr led Washington with 19 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
Wizards over Pistons4Bulls over Nets6Bucks over Lakers20Magic over Pelicans20Warriors over Kings26Final margin, points. Pink = Wizards over Pistons.
Lead changes
Wizards-Pistons17
Nets-Bulls11
Lakers-Bucks3
Magic-Pelicans1
Kings-Warriors0
The night in charts
Wizards-Pistons combined for 254, 20 more than any other game
Points by game
Wizards-PistonsWizards 129, Pistons 125
254
Kings-WarriorsKings 104, Warriors 130
234
Lakers-BucksLakers 106, Bucks 126
232
Nets-BullsNets 110, Bulls 116
226
Magic-PelicansMagic 113, Pelicans 93
206
Wizards won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Wizards-PistonsWizards 129, Pistons 125
+4 Wizards
Nets-BullsNets 110, Bulls 116
+6 Bulls
Lakers-BucksLakers 106, Bucks 126
+20 Bucks
Magic-PelicansMagic 113, Pelicans 93
+20 Magic
Kings-WarriorsKings 104, Warriors 130
+26 Warriors
Bulls erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nets-BullsBulls won · Nets 110, Bulls 116
10 pts
Wizards-PistonsWizards won · Wizards 129, Pistons 125
5 pts
Duren shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DurenPistons · 18 PTS, 14 REB, 1 BLK
80% (8-10)
KumingaWarriors · 18 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
WagnerMagic · 27 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
65% (11-17)
PaoloMagic · 34 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST, 4 STL
64% (14-22)
ClaxtonNets · 18 PTS, 14 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
62% (8-13)
Final · Wizards-Pistons
Wizards 129Pistons 125
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards31382733129
Pistons31313924125
The story
Washington won 129-125 despite 38 points and 10 assists from Cade Cunningham

Khris Middleton paced Washington: 16 PTS, 8 AST, 7 REB 38 PTS, 10 AST, 3 REB · 9-25 FG, 0-7 3PT

The swing

A 33-24 fourth quarter erased a 5-point hole for the Wizards.

Wizards lead by quarter
200 0+7−5+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nets-Bulls
Nets 110Bulls 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets30352718110
Bulls31312034116
The story
Coby White had 31 points as Chicago beat Brooklyn 116-110

Nicolas Claxton led Brooklyn with 18 PTS, 14 REB, 5 AST 31 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST · 12-24 FG, 3-8 3PT

The swing

Down 10 after the third, the Bulls took the fourth 34-18.

Bulls lead by quarter
200 +1−3−10+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Cam Thomas led the game in fantasy with 50.7 FPTS (24 PTS, 10 AST, 6 REB)

Final · Lakers-Bucks
Lakers 106Bucks 126
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers29341924106
Bucks33383124126
The story
Giannis Antetokounmpo's 24 points and 12 rebounds carried Milwaukee past Los Angeles, 126-106

For Los Angeles, Austin Reaves had 28 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST 24 PTS, 12 REB, 9 AST · 8-17 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 31-19, was where the Bucks built it.

Bucks lead by quarter
200 +4+8+20+20 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
19.1Season avg30.0Last 5

30.0 points a game over his last five games, against 19.1 in 58 earlier games. Today: 31 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.2Season avg8.7Last 3

8.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.2 in 55 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.9Season avg30Today

30 minutes today, against 7.9 a game in 35 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Luka Doncic leads the day with 45

Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 32, 19, 21, 31, 29, 30, 32, 34, 22, 45Lakers-Bucks · L
27.4 PPG season to date · +18.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Carmelo Anthony Nuggets, Dec 10, 2008: 45 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Ties season high45 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Cade CunninghamPoints, last 10 games: 32, 21, 11, 15, 29, 37, 31, 28, 27, 38Pistons-Wizards · L
25.9 PPG season to date · +12.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
Paolo BancheroPoints, last 10 games: 21, 19, 26, 41, 23, 41, 20, 29, 25, 34Magic-Pelicans · W
24.6 PPG season to date · +9.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Coby WhitePoints, last 10 games: 20, 15, 19, 24, 26, 25, 44, 21, 29, 31Bulls-Nets · W
19.3 PPG season to date · +11.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Austin ReavesPoints, last 10 games: 8, 32, 23, 20, 23, 6, 8, 16, 17, 28Lakers-Bucks · L
18.9 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Franz WagnerPoints, last 10 games: 25, 23, 19, 27, 25, 28, 18, 18, 15, 27Magic-Pelicans · W
24.6 PPG season to date · +2.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 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+8.7 21.1 last 10 · 12.4 season
Coby WhiteBulls+6.1 25.4 last 10 · 19.3 season
Jaden McDanielsWolves+5.7 18.3 last 10 · 12.6 season
Miles BridgesHornets+5.2 26.6 last 10 · 21.4 season
Cold
LaMelo BallHornets−7.9 17.6 last 10 · 25.5 season
De'Aaron FoxSpurs−6.1 17.4 last 10 · 23.5 season
Tyrese MaxeySixers−6.1 20.2 last 10 · 26.3 season
CJ McCollumPelicans−5.5 15.7 last 10 · 21.2 season
Gradey DickRaptors−5.3 9.1 last 10 · 14.4 season