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Tuesday, March 18, 2025Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAC trailed CLE by 8 after the first quarter and won 132–119.

Final · Box score
Hawks134
Hornets102
Q1 ATL +7; Q2 ATL +13; Q3 ATL +26; Q4 ATL +32
Final · Box score
Nets96
Celtics104
Q1 BOS -5; Q2 BOS -5; Q3 BOS +1; Q4 BOS +8
Final · Box score
Bucks93
Warriors104
Q1 GSW +5; Q2 GSW +14; Q3 GSW +2; Q4 GSW +11
Final · Box score
Cavs119
Clippers132
Q1 LAC -8; Q2 LAC -5; Q3 LAC +4; Q4 LAC +13
On this day · 2023–24Mar 18, 2024: 8 games. Top scorer: Jalen Brunson (Knicks-Warriors), 34 points.
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The lead · Cavs-Clippers

Kawhi Leonard scores 33 in Clippers win over Cleveland

Ivica Zubac goes for 28 points

Game flow · LAC margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-5+4+13LAC AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs45282917119
Clippers37313826132
Who led
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 17, 21, 33, 21, 20, 17, 29, 25, 23, 33LAC33 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Ivica ZubacPoints, last 10 games: 12, 35, 22, 16, 22, 19, 26, 18, 17, 28LAC28 PTS · 20 REB · 1 AST
Max StrusPoints, last 10 games: 2, 14, 11, 11, 3, 17, 10, 9, 10, 24CLE24 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 27, 33, 11, 41, 28, 26, 24, 15, 23, 18CLE18 PTS · 4 REB · 11 AST
Second story · Nets-Celtics

Boston makes it three straight

Boston beat Brooklyn 104–96 and moved to 50–19. Kristaps Porzingis led Boston with 25 points, 13 rebounds and 3 assists.

Streak strip · BOS
Lvs CLE116–123Wvs DEN110–103Wvs POR128–118Wvs PHI123–105Wvs LAL111–101Wvs UTA114–108Lvs OKC112–118W@ MIA103–91W@ BKN115–113Wvs BKN104–96
Lead changes
Nets-Celtics13
Cavs-Clippers13
Bucks-Warriors4
Hawks-Hornets0
The night in charts
Cavs-Clippers combined for 251, 15 more than any other game
Points by game
Cavs-ClippersCavs 119, Clippers 132
251
Hawks-HornetsHawks 134, Hornets 102
236
Nets-CelticsNets 96, Celtics 104
200
Bucks-WarriorsBucks 93, Warriors 104
197
BOS won the closest game by 8
Closest finishes
Nets-CelticsNets 96, Celtics 104
+8 BOS
Bucks-WarriorsBucks 93, Warriors 104
+11 GSW
Cavs-ClippersCavs 119, Clippers 132
+13 LAC
Hawks-HornetsHawks 134, Hornets 102
+32 ATL
LAC rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Cavs-ClippersLAC won · Cavs 119, Clippers 132
8 pts
Nets-CelticsBOS won · Nets 96, Celtics 104
5 pts
Daniels shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DanielsATL · 22 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST, 3 STL
83% (10-12)
ZubacLAC · 28 PTS, 20 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
72% (13-18)
De'Andre HunterCLE · 17 PTS, 1 REB
70% (7-10)
Brook LopezMIL · 16 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
PorzingisBOS · 25 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK
69% (9-13)
Final · Nets-Celtics
Nets 96Celtics 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets2623212696
Celtics21232733104
The story
Boston beat Brooklyn 104-96 behind 25 points and 13 rebounds from Kristaps Porzingis

D'Angelo Russell paced Brooklyn: 18 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB 25 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK · 9-13 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

A 33-26 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Celtics.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −5−5+1+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bucks-Warriors
Bucks 93Warriors 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks2717321793
Warriors32262026104
The story
Jimmy Butler's 24 points and 10 assists carried Golden State past Milwaukee, 104-93

For Milwaukee, Damian Lillard had 16 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB 24 PTS, 10 AST, 8 REB · 6-13 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 26-17, was where the Warriors built it.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +5+14+2+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Giannis Antetokounmpo was the fantasy play: 55.3 FPTS on 20 PTS, 9 REB, 7 AST

Final · Cavs-Clippers
Cavs 119Clippers 132
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs45282917119
Clippers37313826132
The story
James Harden had 22 points and 9 assists as LA beat Cleveland 132-119

Darius Garland led Cleveland with 17 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB 22 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB · 5-18 FG, 2-11 3PT

The swing

Down 5 after the second, the Clippers took the third 38-29.

LAC lead by quarter
200 −8−5+4+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
5.6Season avg13.0Last 5

13.0 points a game over his last five games, against 5.6 in 32 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.8Season avg16.7Last 3

16.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.8 in 47 earlier games. Today: 11 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+11.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.2Season avg21Today

21 minutes today, against 9.2 a game in 22 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Kawhi Leonard leads the day with 33

Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 17, 21, 33, 21, 20, 17, 29, 25, 23, 33Clippers-Cavs · W
19.6 PPG season to date · +14.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high33 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 17, 19, 12, 28, 22, 36, 35, 17, 28, 31Hawks-Hornets · W
24.1 PPG season to date · +7.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Ivica ZubacPoints, last 10 games: 12, 35, 22, 16, 22, 19, 26, 18, 17, 28Clippers-Cavs · W
16.4 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 20 REB · 1 AST
Kristaps PorzingisPoints, last 10 games: 18, 19, 17, 17, 29, 17, 15, 11, 24, 25Celtics-Nets · W
19.3 PPG season to date · +5.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 5, 13, 19, 25, 26, 15, 6, 11, 23, 24Warriors-Bucks · W
17.1 PPG season to date · +7.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 8 REB · 10 AST
Max StrusPoints, last 10 games: 2, 14, 11, 11, 3, 17, 10, 9, 10, 24Cavs-Clippers · L
9.4 PPG season to date · +15.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high24 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Quentin GrimesPHI+12.8 26.0 last 10 · 13.2 season
Josh GiddeyCHI+8.7 22.5 last 10 · 13.8 season
Coby WhiteCHI+7.3 26.8 last 10 · 19.5 season
Stephon CastleSAS+6.8 20.6 last 10 · 13.8 season
Naji MarshallDAL+6.6 19.3 last 10 · 12.7 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−5.9 13.3 last 10 · 19.2 season
Nikola VucevicCHI−5.7 12.9 last 10 · 18.6 season