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Saturday, March 15, 2025Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: WAS trailed DEN by 14 after the first quarter and won 126–123.

Final · Box score
Celtics115
Nets113
Q1 BOS +3; Q2 BOS +12; Q3 BOS +5; Q4 BOS +2
Final · Box score
Thunder113
Pistons107
Q1 OKC +1; Q2 OKC +1; Q3 OKC +14; Q4 OKC +6
Final · Box score
Bulls114
Rockets117
Q1 HOU -7; Q2 HOU -5; Q3 HOU +2; Q4 HOU +3
Final · Box score
Heat91
Grizzlies125
Q1 MEM +11; Q2 MEM +15; Q3 MEM +27; Q4 MEM +34
Final · Box score
Pacers119
Bucks126
Q1 MIL +8; Q2 MIL +5; Q3 MIL +18; Q4 MIL +7
Final · Box score
Knicks94
Warriors97
Q1 GSW +1; Q2 GSW +4; Q3 GSW +3; Q4 GSW +3
Final · Box score
Pelicans115
Spurs119
Q1 SAS -1; Q2 Spurs 0; Q3 SAS +9; Q4 SAS +4
Final · Box score
Wizards126
Nuggets123
Q1 WAS -14; Q2 WAS -9; Q3 Wizards 0; Q4 WAS +3
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The lead · Wizards-Nuggets

Alexandre Sarr scores 34, Washington rallies past Denver

Nikola Jokic goes for 40 points

Game flow · WAS margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-14-90+3WAS AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards30333231126
Nuggets44282328123
Who led
Alexandre SarrPoints, last 10 games: 9, 22, 10, 9, 21, 10, 16, 8, 19, 34WAS34 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
KyShawn GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 12, 7, 8, 10, 23, 5, 13, 12, 9, 19WAS19 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 32, 23, 20, 22, 31, 24, 35, 34, 28, 40DEN40 PTS · 13 REB · 9 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 20, 31, 26, 24, 19, 17, 34, 12, 26, 24DEN24 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Five close finishes and one Grizzlies rout

Five of 8 games were decided by four points or fewer. Memphis beat Miami by 34.

BOS over BKN2HOU over CHI3GSW over NYK3WAS over DEN3SAS over NOP4OKC over DET6MIL over IND7MEM over MIA34Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Lead changes
Bulls-Rockets16
Knicks-Warriors13
Pelicans-Spurs11
Celtics-Nets7
Thunder-Pistons6
Pacers-Bucks2
Heat-Grizzlies0
The night in charts
Wizards-Nuggets combined for 249, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Wizards-NuggetsWizards 126, Nuggets 123
249
Pacers-BucksPacers 119, Bucks 126
245
Pelicans-SpursPelicans 115, Spurs 119
234
Bulls-RocketsBulls 114, Rockets 117
231
Celtics-NetsCeltics 115, Nets 113
228
Thunder-PistonsThunder 113, Pistons 107
220
Heat-GrizzliesHeat 91, Grizzlies 125
216
Knicks-WarriorsKnicks 94, Warriors 97
191
5 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Celtics-NetsCeltics 115, Nets 113
+2 BOS
Bulls-RocketsBulls 114, Rockets 117
+3 HOU
Knicks-WarriorsKnicks 94, Warriors 97
+3 GSW
Wizards-NuggetsWizards 126, Nuggets 123
+3 WAS
Pelicans-SpursPelicans 115, Spurs 119
+4 SAS
Thunder-PistonsThunder 113, Pistons 107
+6 OKC
Pacers-BucksPacers 119, Bucks 126
+7 MIL
Heat-GrizzliesHeat 91, Grizzlies 125
+34 MEM
WAS erased a 14-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wizards-NuggetsWAS won · Wizards 126, Nuggets 123
14 pts
Bulls-RocketsHOU won · Bulls 114, Rockets 117
7 pts
Pelicans-SpursSAS won · Pelicans 115, Spurs 119
1 pt
Giannis shot 14-of-19 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GiannisMIL · 34 PTS, 10 REB, 7 AST, 3 BLK
74% (14-19)
JJJMEM · 31 PTS, 6 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
72% (13-18)
NesmithIND · 30 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
69% (11-16)
SGAOKC · 48 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL
65% (17-26)
PritchardBOS · 22 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Wizards-Nuggets
Wizards 126Nuggets 123
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards30333231126
Nuggets44282328123
The story
KyShawn George had 19 points as Washington beat Denver 126-123

Russell Westbrook led Denver with 22 PTS, 11 AST, 4 REB 19 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL · 6-11 FG, 4-8 3PT

The swing

Down 9 after the second, the Wizards took the third 32-23.

WAS lead by quarter
200 −14−90+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bulls-Rockets
Bulls 114Rockets 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls29361831114
Rockets22382532117
The story
Houston beat Chicago 117-114 behind 24 points and 15 rebounds from Alperen Sengun

Coby White paced Chicago: 23 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST 24 PTS, 15 REB, 4 AST · 9-18 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 25-18 third quarter erased a 5-point hole for the Rockets.

HOU lead by quarter
200 −7−5+2+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Thunder-Pistons
Thunder 113Pistons 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder24313622113
Pistons23312330107
The story
Isaiah Hartenstein's 12 points and 10 rebounds carried Oklahoma City past Detroit, 113-107

For Detroit, Tobias Harris had 18 PTS, 7 REB 12 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST, 3 BLK · 5-9 FG

The swing

The third quarter, 36-23, was where the Thunder built it.

OKC lead by quarter
200 +1+1+14+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
19.3Season avg29.6Last 5

29.6 points a game over his last five games, against 19.3 in 59 earlier games. Today: 23 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.4Season avg16.3Last 3

16.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.4 in 59 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.3Season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 19.3 a game in 45 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 13 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander leads the day with 48

Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 39, 27, 31, 31, 51, 41, 40, 25, 34, 48Thunder-Pistons · W
33.0 PPG season to date · +15.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Allen Iverson PHI, Jun 6, 2001: 48 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
48 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 32, 23, 20, 22, 31, 24, 35, 34, 28, 40Nuggets-Wizards · L
29.1 PPG season to date · +11.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Kobe Bryant LAL, Mar 6, 2007: 40 PTS · 13 REB · 8 AST
40 PTS · 13 REB · 9 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 27, 28, 29, 26, 32, 37, 30, 19, 24, 34Bucks-Pacers · W
30.6 PPG season to date · +3.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 10 REB · 7 AST
Alexandre SarrPoints, last 10 games: 9, 22, 10, 9, 21, 10, 16, 8, 19, 34Wizards-Nuggets · W
12.3 PPG season to date · +22.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high34 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Jaren Jackson Jr.Points, last 10 games: 13, 18, 16, 22, 28, 18, 42, 0, 13, 31Grizzlies-Heat · W
22.7 PPG season to date · +8.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Aaron NesmithPoints, last 10 games: 12, 7, 27, 16, 21, 14, 9, 9, 16, 30Pacers-Bucks · L
11.2 PPG season to date · +19.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high30 PTS · 4 REB · 2 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
Stephon CastleSAS+6.8 20.5 last 10 · 13.7 season
Coby WhiteCHI+6.3 25.7 last 10 · 19.4 season
Ja MorantMEM+6.3 28.6 last 10 · 22.3 season
Cold
De'Aaron FoxSAS−6.1 17.4 last 10 · 23.5 season
Tyrese MaxeyPHI−6.1 20.2 last 10 · 26.3 season
LaMelo BallCHA−5.8 19.8 last 10 · 25.6 season
Domantas SabonisSAC−5.7 13.7 last 10 · 19.4 season
Nikola VucevicCHI−5.6 13.1 last 10 · 18.7 season