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Thursday, March 20, 2025Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHI trailed SAC by 11 after the first quarter and won 128–116.

Final · Box score
Knicks98
Hornets115
Q1 CHA +8; Q2 CHA +10; Q3 CHA +13; Q4 CHA +17
Final · OT · Box score
Nets99
Pacers105
Q1 IND -5; Q2 IND -10; Q3 IND -4; Q4 Pacers 0; OT1 IND +6
Final · Box score
Raptors114
Warriors117
Q1 GSW +3; Q2 GSW +6; Q3 GSW +1; Q4 GSW +3
Final · Box score
Bulls128
Kings116
Q1 CHI -11; Q2 CHI -9; Q3 CHI +3; Q4 CHI +12
Final · Box score
Bucks118
Lakers89
Q1 MIL +15; Q2 MIL +11; Q3 MIL +22; Q4 MIL +29
On this day · 2023–24Mar 20, 2024: 8 games. Top scorer: Chet Holmgren (Thunder-Jazz), 35 points.
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The lead · Bulls-Kings

Coby White scores 35 as Chicago wins in Sacramento

Kevin Huerter goes for 25 points

Game flow · CHI margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-11-9+3+12CHI AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls28273736128
Kings39252527116
Who led
Coby WhitePoints, last 10 games: 26, 25, 44, 21, 29, 31, 23, 26, 24, 35CHI35 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Kevin HuerterPoints, last 10 games: 13, 15, 13, 11, 13, 18, 9, 17, 15, 25CHI25 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Malik MonkPoints, last 10 games: 13, 13, 16, 13, 21, 7, 18, 28, 22, 34SAC34 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Trey LylesPoints, last 10 games: 5, 9, 4, 6, 2, 3, 11, 5, 13, 22SAC22 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Nets-Pacers

Indiana rallies from ten down at the half, wins in overtime

Brooklyn led 52–42 at the break. It was 91–91 after regulation, and Indiana won the extra time 14–8. Final: 105–99. Bennedict Mathurin led Indiana with 28 points, 16 rebounds and 3 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Pacers-Nets
Bennedict Mathurin · INDD'Angelo Russell · BKNPTS2822REB161AST36Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Nets-Pacers17
Raptors-Warriors14
Bulls-Kings8
Knicks-Hornets2
Bucks-Lakers0
The night in charts
Bulls-Kings combined for 244, 13 more than any other game
Points by game
Bulls-KingsBulls 128, Kings 116
244
Raptors-WarriorsRaptors 114, Warriors 117
231
Knicks-HornetsKnicks 98, Hornets 115
213
Bucks-LakersBucks 118, Lakers 89
207
Nets-PacersNets 99, Pacers 105 · OT
204
GSW won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Raptors-WarriorsRaptors 114, Warriors 117
+3 GSW
Nets-PacersNets 99, Pacers 105 · OT
+6 IND
Bulls-KingsBulls 128, Kings 116
+12 CHI
Knicks-HornetsKnicks 98, Hornets 115
+17 CHA
Bucks-LakersBucks 118, Lakers 89
+29 MIL
CHI erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bulls-KingsCHI won · Bulls 128, Kings 116
11 pts
Nets-PacersIND won · Nets 99, Pacers 105 · OT
10 pts
Turner shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
TurnerIND · 23 PTS, 10 REB, 5 BLK, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
JamesLAL · 17 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
BarnesTOR · 29 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST, 1 BLK
69% (11-16)
VucevicCHI · 24 PTS, 14 REB, 8 AST
64% (9-14)
MonkSAC · 34 PTS, 5 AST, 1 REB
63% (12-19)
Final · Raptors-Warriors
Raptors 114Warriors 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors30313122114
Warriors33342624117
The story
Jimmy Butler's a 16-11-12 triple-double carried Golden State past Toronto, 117-114

For Toronto, Scottie Barnes had 29 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST 16 PTS, 12 AST, 11 REB · 4-15 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 33-30, was where the Warriors built it.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +3+6+1+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nets-Pacers
Nets 99Pacers 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Nets28241920899
Pacers2319252414105
The story
Bennedict Mathurin had 28 points and 16 rebounds as Indiana beat Brooklyn 105-99 in OT

Ziaire Williams led Brooklyn with 22 PTS, 5 REB 28 PTS, 16 REB, 3 AST · 10-17 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

Down 10 after the second, the Pacers took the third 25-19.

IND lead by quarter
200 −5−10−40+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Bulls-Kings
Bulls 128Kings 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls28273736128
Kings39252527116
The story
Chicago beat Sacramento 128-116 behind 24 points and 14 rebounds from Nikola Vucevic

Malik Monk paced Sacramento: 34 PTS, 5 AST 24 PTS, 14 REB, 8 AST · 9-14 FG, 4-5 3PT

The swing

A 37-25 third quarter erased a 9-point hole for the Bulls.

CHI lead by quarter
200 −11−9+3+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.0Season avg16.4Last 5

16.4 points a game over his last five games, against 7.0 in 45 earlier games. Today: 15 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.0Season avg17.3Last 3

17.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.0 in 55 earlier games. Today: 9 points in 26 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
5.0Season avg30Today

30 minutes today, against 5.0 a game in 20 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Coby White leads the day with 35

Coby WhitePoints, last 10 games: 26, 25, 44, 21, 29, 31, 23, 26, 24, 35Bulls-Kings · W
19.8 PPG season to date · +15.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Malik MonkPoints, last 10 games: 13, 13, 16, 13, 21, 7, 18, 28, 22, 34Kings-Bulls · L
18.1 PPG season to date · +16.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Scottie BarnesPoints, last 10 games: 24, 10, 17, 22, 18, 14, 20, 16, 16, 29Raptors-Warriors · L
19.7 PPG season to date · +9.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Bennedict MathurinPoints, last 10 games: 8, 10, 30, 5, 17, 5, 6, 22, 23, 28Pacers-Nets · W
16.3 PPG season to date · +11.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 16 REB · 3 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 26, 32, 37, 30, 19, 24, 34, 21, 20, 28Bucks-Lakers · W
30.2 PPG season to date · −2.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
LaMelo BallPoints, last 10 games: 13, 20, 25, 28, 13, 15, 25, 27, 16, 25Hornets-Knicks · W
25.4 PPG season to date · −0.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 5 REB · 8 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
Coby WhiteCHI+8.6 28.4 last 10 · 19.8 season
Naji MarshallDAL+8.2 21.0 last 10 · 12.8 season
Stephon CastleSAS+6.4 20.4 last 10 · 14.0 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
Domantas SabonisSAC−5.9 13.3 last 10 · 19.2 season
Gradey DickTOR−5.3 9.1 last 10 · 14.4 season
Fred VanVleetHOU−4.8 9.4 last 10 · 14.2 season