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Wednesday, March 19, 2025Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DET trailed MIA by 10 after the first quarter and won 116–113.

Final · Box score
Mavs131
Pacers135
Q1 IND +12; Q2 IND +11; Q3 IND -1; Q4 IND +4
Final · Box score
Rockets116
Magic108
Q1 HOU +5; Q2 HOU +4; Q3 HOU +16; Q4 HOU +8
Final · Box score
Pistons116
Heat113
Q1 DET -10; Q2 DET -2; Q3 DET -5; Q4 DET +3
Final · Box score
Pelicans119
Wolves115
Q1 NOP -6; Q2 NOP +1; Q3 NOP +5; Q4 NOP +4
Final · Box score
Sixers100
Thunder133
Q1 OKC +16; Q2 OKC +14; Q3 OKC +29; Q4 OKC +33
Final · Box score
Knicks105
Spurs120
Q1 SAS +9; Q2 SAS +24; Q3 SAS +11; Q4 SAS +15
Final · Box score
Wizards112
Jazz128
Q1 UTA -4; Q2 UTA +1; Q3 UTA +9; Q4 UTA +16
Final · Box score
Nuggets108
Lakers120
Q1 LAL +17; Q2 LAL +14; Q3 LAL +28; Q4 LAL +12
Final · Box score
Bulls121
Suns127
Q1 PHX +9; Q2 PHX +12; Q3 PHX +15; Q4 PHX +6
Final · Box score
Grizzlies99
Blazers115
Q1 POR +9; Q2 POR +13; Q3 POR +7; Q4 POR +16
Final · Box score
Cavs119
Kings123
Q1 SAC -7; Q2 SAC -9; Q3 SAC +2; Q4 SAC +4
On this day · 2023–24Mar 19, 2024: 5 games. Top scorer: Jalen Green (Rockets-Wizards), 42 points.
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The lead · Pistons-Heat

Cade Cunningham posts 25-12-11 as Detroit tops Miami

Deni Avdija goes for 31 points

Game flow · DET margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10-2-5+3DET AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons22363028116
Heat32283320113
Who led
Cade CunninghamPoints, last 10 games: 15, 29, 37, 31, 28, 27, 38, 11, 24, 25DET25 PTS · 12 REB · 11 AST
Malik BeasleyPoints, last 10 games: 18, 15, 14, 17, 10, 14, 8, 15, 11, 16DET16 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Bam AdebayoPoints, last 10 games: 19, 34, 29, 22, 23, 6, 9, 18, 12, 30MIA30 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
Tyler HerroPoints, last 10 games: 22, 16, 22, 21, 21, 31, 19, 8, 20, 29MIA29 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Lead changes
Pelicans-Wolves22
Pistons-Heat18
Rockets-Magic5
Wizards-Jazz3
Mavs-Pacers2
Bulls-Suns2
Knicks-Spurs1
Sixers-Thunder0
Nuggets-Lakers0
Grizzlies-Blazers0
Shot of the night

Cade's three with 2.2 seconds left breaks the tie, 116-113 final

The night in charts
Mavs-Pacers combined for 266, 18 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-PacersMavs 131, Pacers 135
266
Bulls-SunsBulls 121, Suns 127
248
Cavs-KingsCavs 119, Kings 123
242
Wizards-JazzWizards 112, Jazz 128
240
Pelicans-WolvesPelicans 119, Wolves 115
234
Sixers-ThunderSixers 100, Thunder 133
233
Pistons-HeatPistons 116, Heat 113
229
Nuggets-LakersNuggets 108, Lakers 120
228
Knicks-SpursKnicks 105, Spurs 120
225
Rockets-MagicRockets 116, Magic 108
224
Grizzlies-BlazersGrizzlies 99, Blazers 115
214
4 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Pistons-HeatPistons 116, Heat 113
+3 DET
Mavs-PacersMavs 131, Pacers 135
+4 IND
Pelicans-WolvesPelicans 119, Wolves 115
+4 NOP
Cavs-KingsCavs 119, Kings 123
+4 SAC
Bulls-SunsBulls 121, Suns 127
+6 PHX
Rockets-MagicRockets 116, Magic 108
+8 HOU
Nuggets-LakersNuggets 108, Lakers 120
+12 LAL
Knicks-SpursKnicks 105, Spurs 120
+15 SAS
Wizards-JazzWizards 112, Jazz 128
+16 UTA
Grizzlies-BlazersGrizzlies 99, Blazers 115
+16 POR
Sixers-ThunderSixers 100, Thunder 133
+33 OKC
DET erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pistons-HeatDET won · Pistons 116, Heat 113
10 pts
Cavs-KingsSAC won · Cavs 119, Kings 123
9 pts
Pelicans-WolvesNOP won · Pelicans 119, Wolves 115
6 pts
Wizards-JazzUTA won · Wizards 112, Jazz 128
4 pts
Mavs-PacersIND won · Mavs 131, Pacers 135
1 pt
Mamukelashvili shot 13-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MamukelashviliSAS · 34 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
93% (13-14)
Colby JonesWAS · 24 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
82% (9-11)
BitadzeORL · 19 PTS, 8 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
80% (8-10)
ZionNOP · 29 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB, 3 STL
75% (12-16)
FilipowskiUTA · 21 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST
73% (8-11)
Final · Pistons-Heat
Pistons 116Heat 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons22363028116
Heat32283320113
The story
Tobias Harris had 13 points as Detroit beat Miami 116-113

Tyler Herro led Miami with 29 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST 13 PTS, 5 REB, 4 BLK, 2 AST · 6-9 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 10 after the first, the Pistons took the second 36-28.

DET lead by quarter
200 −10−2−5+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bulls-Suns
Bulls 121Suns 127
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls22293337121
Suns31323628127
The story
Kevin Durant's 26 points and 8 assists carried Phoenix past Chicago, 127-121

For Chicago, Nikola Vucevic had 24 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 26 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB · 8-15 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 31-22, was where the Suns built it.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +9+12+15+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sixers-Thunder
Sixers 100Thunder 133
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers26301826100
Thunder42283330133
The story
Oklahoma City beat Philadelphia 133-100 behind a 19-17-11 triple-double from Jaylin Williams

Quentin Grimes paced Philadelphia: 28 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB 19 PTS, 17 REB, 11 AST · 7-11 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

A 42-26 first quarter did the most damage for the Thunder.

OKC lead by quarter
400 +16+14+29+33 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+20.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.2Season avg33.2Last 5

33.2 points a game over his last five games, against 13.2 in 64 earlier games. Today: 28 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.0Season avg9.0Last 3

9.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.0 in 44 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+27.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.9Season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 8.9 a game in 41 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Four games go down to the wire

Four of 11 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: OKC by 33.

DET over MIA3IND over DAL4NOP over MIN4SAC over CLE4PHX over CHI6HOU over ORL8LAL over DEN12SAS over NYK15UTA over WAS16POR over MEM16OKC over PHI33Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Top performances

Devin Booker leads the day with 41

Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 17, 17, 34, 24, 26, 19, 22, 19, 27, 41Suns-Bulls · W
25.9 PPG season to date · +15.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Michael Jordan WAS, Jan 26, 2002: 41 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
41 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Sandro MamukelashviliPoints, last 10 games: 5, 0, 7, 8, 3, 0, 13, 10, 10, 34Spurs-Knicks · W
5.8 PPG season to date · +28.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high34 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 24, 11, 19, 12, 23, 26, 21, 29, 23, 32Knicks-Spurs · L
24.4 PPG season to date · +7.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Deni AvdijaPoints, last 10 games: 18, 5, 30, 9, 12, 34, 27, 19, 15, 31Blazers-Grizzlies · W
15.6 PPG season to date · +15.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 16 REB · 8 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 31, 29, 30, 32, 34, 22, 45, 33, 21, 31Lakers-Nuggets · W
27.4 PPG season to date · +3.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Evan MobleyPoints, last 10 games: 17, 17, 20, 16, 19, 13, 21, 22, 17, 31Cavs-Kings · L
18.8 PPG season to date · +12.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Quentin GrimesPHI+15.1 28.5 last 10 · 13.4 season
Josh GiddeyCHI+9.1 23.0 last 10 · 13.9 season
Naji MarshallDAL+8.2 21.0 last 10 · 12.8 season
Coby WhiteCHI+7.8 27.3 last 10 · 19.5 season
Stephon CastleSAS+6.4 20.4 last 10 · 14.0 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
Gradey DickTOR−5.3 9.1 last 10 · 14.4 season