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Sunday, March 16, 2025Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ORL trailed CLE by 13 after the first quarter and won 108–103.

Final · Box score
Magic108
Cavs103
Q1 ORL -13; Q2 ORL -13; Q3 ORL -1; Q4 ORL +5
Final · Box score
Sixers130
Mavs125
Q1 PHI +4; Q2 PHI -4; Q3 PHI +12; Q4 PHI +5
Final · Box score
Suns96
Lakers107
Q1 LAL +16; Q2 LAL +17; Q3 LAL +12; Q4 LAL +11
Final · Box score
Hawks114
Nets122
Q1 BKN +6; Q2 BKN -6; Q3 BKN -1; Q4 BKN +8
Final · Box score
Raptors102
Blazers105
Q1 POR -8; Q2 Blazers 0; Q3 POR -5; Q4 POR +3
Final · Box score
Hornets88
Clippers123
Q1 LAC +11; Q2 LAC +24; Q3 LAC +33; Q4 LAC +35
Final · Box score
Jazz102
Wolves128
Q1 MIN +14; Q2 MIN +11; Q3 MIN +23; Q4 MIN +26
Final · Box score
Thunder121
Bucks105
Q1 OKC -2; Q2 OKC +12; Q3 OKC +18; Q4 OKC +16
On this day · 2023–24Mar 16, 2024: 9 games. Top scorer: Jalen Brunson (Knicks-Kings), 42 points.
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The lead · Magic-Cavs

Orlando fights back from 13 down against Cleveland

Luka Doncic goes for 33 points

Game flow · ORL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-13-13-1+5ORL AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic25223526108
Cavs38222320103
Who led
Paolo BancheroPoints, last 10 games: 26, 41, 23, 41, 20, 29, 25, 34, 43, 24ORL24 PTS · 11 REB · 7 AST
Franz WagnerPoints, last 10 games: 19, 27, 25, 28, 18, 18, 15, 27, 16, 22ORL22 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 26, 27, 33, 11, 41, 28, 26, 24, 15, 23CLE23 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Jarrett AllenPoints, last 10 games: 8, 10, 12, 25, 4, 14, 11, 23, 16, 20CLE20 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Magic-Cavs19
Sixers-Mavs11
Hawks-Nets4
Thunder-Bucks4
Suns-Lakers2
Raptors-Blazers2
Jazz-Wolves2
Hornets-Clippers2
The night in charts
Sixers-Mavs combined for 255, 19 more than any other game
Points by game
Sixers-MavsSixers 130, Mavs 125
255
Hawks-NetsHawks 114, Nets 122
236
Jazz-WolvesJazz 102, Wolves 128
230
Thunder-BucksThunder 121, Bucks 105
226
Hornets-ClippersHornets 88, Clippers 123
211
Magic-CavsMagic 108, Cavs 103
211
Raptors-BlazersRaptors 102, Blazers 105
207
Suns-LakersSuns 96, Lakers 107
203
3 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Raptors-BlazersRaptors 102, Blazers 105
+3 POR
Sixers-MavsSixers 130, Mavs 125
+5 PHI
Magic-CavsMagic 108, Cavs 103
+5 ORL
Hawks-NetsHawks 114, Nets 122
+8 BKN
Suns-LakersSuns 96, Lakers 107
+11 LAL
Thunder-BucksThunder 121, Bucks 105
+16 OKC
Jazz-WolvesJazz 102, Wolves 128
+26 MIN
Hornets-ClippersHornets 88, Clippers 123
+35 LAC
ORL erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Magic-CavsORL won · Magic 108, Cavs 103
13 pts
Raptors-BlazersPOR won · Raptors 102, Blazers 105
8 pts
Hawks-NetsBKN won · Hawks 114, Nets 122
6 pts
Sixers-MavsPHI won · Sixers 130, Mavs 125
4 pts
Thunder-BucksOKC won · Thunder 121, Bucks 105
2 pts
Hayes shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HayesLAL · 19 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
HartensteinOKC · 24 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST
73% (11-15)
Jarrett AllenCLE · 20 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
PoeltlTOR · 19 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
69% (9-13)
WashingtonDAL · 29 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
65% (11-17)
Final · Raptors-Blazers
Raptors 102Blazers 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors27253020102
Blazers19332528105
The story
Toumani Camara's 21 points carried Portland past Toronto, 105-102

For Toronto, Scottie Barnes had 16 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST 21 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST · 8-16 FG, 5-10 3PT

The swing

The Trail Blazers trailed by 8 going into the second, then won it 33-25.

POR lead by quarter
200 −80−5+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Magic-Cavs
Magic 108Cavs 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic25223526108
Cavs38222320103
The story
Paolo Banchero had 24 points and 11 rebounds as Orlando beat Cleveland 108-103

Jarrett Allen led Cleveland with 20 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST 24 PTS, 11 REB, 7 AST · 6-22 FG, 3-8 3PT

The swing

Down 13 after the second, the Magic took the third 35-23.

ORL lead by quarter
200 −13−13−1+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Thunder-Bucks
Thunder 121Bucks 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder24293929121
Bucks26153331105
The story
Oklahoma City beat Milwaukee 121-105 behind 31 points and 8 assists from Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

Damian Lillard paced Milwaukee: 19 PTS, 2 AST 31 PTS, 8 AST, 2 REB · 11-27 FG, 0-5 3PT

The swing

A 29-15 second quarter erased a 2-point hole for the Thunder.

OKC lead by quarter
200 −2+12+18+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Giannis Antetokounmpo topped the game at 58.4 FPTS: 21 PTS, 12 REB, 10 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.1Season avg19.8Last 5

19.8 points a game over his last five games, against 7.1 in 25 earlier games. Today: 11 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.6Season avg5.7Last 3

5.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.6 in 57 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
6.3Season avg24Today

24 minutes today, against 6.3 a game in 20 earlier games. Line: 2 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · Raptors-Blazers

Portland turns it around against Toronto

From 8 down after one to a 3-point win: 105–102. Anfernee Simons led Portland with 22 points, 1 rebound and 4 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Blazers-Raptors
Anfernee Simons · PORJakob Poeltl · TORPTS2219REB18AST43Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Top performances

Anthony Edwards leads the day with 41

Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 17, 18, 44, 18, 29, 13, 25, 29, 28, 41Wolves-Jazz · W
27.4 PPG season to date · +13.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Latrell Sprewell GSW, Mar 10, 1997: 41 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
41 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 19, 21, 31, 29, 30, 32, 34, 22, 45, 33Lakers-Suns · W
27.5 PPG season to date · +5.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 11 REB · 8 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 18, 13, 21, 50, 27, 29, 25, 24, 25, 31Clippers-Hornets · W
22.5 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 10 REB · 7 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 27, 31, 31, 51, 41, 40, 25, 34, 48, 31Thunder-Bucks · W
33.0 PPG season to date · −2.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
P.J. WashingtonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 19, 25, 22, 6, 24, 17, 0, 4, 29Mavs-Sixers · L
14.3 PPG season to date · +15.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 11, 17, 19, 12, 28, 22, 36, 35, 17, 28Hawks-Nets · L
24.0 PPG season to date · +4.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 12 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Quentin GrimesPHI+9.6 22.3 last 10 · 12.7 season
Josh GiddeyCHI+8.7 22.5 last 10 · 13.8 season
Stephon CastleSAS+6.8 20.5 last 10 · 13.7 season
Naji MarshallDAL+6.6 19.3 last 10 · 12.7 season
Coby WhiteCHI+6.3 25.7 last 10 · 19.4 season
Cold
LaMelo BallCHA−6.7 18.7 last 10 · 25.4 season
De'Aaron FoxSAS−6.1 17.4 last 10 · 23.5 season
Tyrese MaxeyPHI−6.1 20.2 last 10 · 26.3 season
Domantas SabonisSAC−5.7 13.7 last 10 · 19.4 season
Nikola VucevicCHI−5.6 13.1 last 10 · 18.7 season