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Sunday, March 23, 2025Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: OKC trailed LAC by 10 after the first quarter and won 103–101.

Final · Box score
Pelicans130
Pistons136
Q1 DET +9; Q2 DET +9; Q3 DET +2; Q4 DET +6
Final · Box score
Cavs120
Jazz91
Q1 CLE +6; Q2 CLE +6; Q3 CLE +24; Q4 CLE +29
Final · Box score
Sixers119
Hawks132
Q1 ATL +11; Q2 ATL +12; Q3 ATL +23; Q4 ATL +13
Final · Box score
Hornets105
Heat122
Q1 MIA -6; Q2 MIA +10; Q3 MIA +21; Q4 MIA +17
Final · Box score
Celtics129
Blazers116
Q1 BOS +10; Q2 BOS +13; Q3 BOS +12; Q4 BOS +13
Final · Box score
Spurs123
Raptors89
Q1 SAS +20; Q2 SAS +22; Q3 SAS +34; Q4 SAS +34
Final · Box score
Nuggets116
Rockets111
Q1 Nuggets 0; Q2 Nuggets 0; Q3 DEN +17; Q4 DEN +5
Final · Box score
Thunder103
Clippers101
Q1 OKC -10; Q2 OKC +6; Q3 OKC +4; Q4 OKC +2
On this day · 2023–24Mar 23, 2024: 8 games. Top scorer: Jalen Green (Rockets-Jazz), 41 points.
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The lead · Thunder-Clippers

OKC rallies from 10 down to beat Clippers

Andrew Wiggins goes for 42 points

Game flow · OKC margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10+6+4+2OKC AHEAD ↑LAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder24332422103
Clippers34172624101
Who led
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 31, 51, 41, 40, 25, 34, 48, 31, 30, 26OKC26 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Aaron WigginsPoints, last 10 games: 8, 16, 30, 4, 8, 0, 9, 26, 11, 19OKC19 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 33, 21, 20, 17, 29, 25, 23, 33, 23, 25LAC25 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 50, 27, 29, 25, 24, 25, 31, 22, 30, 17LAC17 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Lead changes
Pelicans-Pistons12
Nuggets-Rockets9
Thunder-Clippers8
Cavs-Jazz6
Celtics-Blazers6
Hornets-Heat5
Spurs-Raptors4
Sixers-Hawks2
The night in charts
Pelicans-Pistons combined for 266, 15 more than any other game
Points by game
Pelicans-PistonsPelicans 130, Pistons 136
266
Sixers-HawksSixers 119, Hawks 132
251
Celtics-BlazersCeltics 129, Blazers 116
245
Hornets-HeatHornets 105, Heat 122
227
Nuggets-RocketsNuggets 116, Rockets 111
227
Spurs-RaptorsSpurs 123, Raptors 89
212
Cavs-JazzCavs 120, Jazz 91
211
Thunder-ClippersThunder 103, Clippers 101
204
2 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Thunder-ClippersThunder 103, Clippers 101
+2 OKC
Nuggets-RocketsNuggets 116, Rockets 111
+5 DEN
Pelicans-PistonsPelicans 130, Pistons 136
+6 DET
Sixers-HawksSixers 119, Hawks 132
+13 ATL
Celtics-BlazersCeltics 129, Blazers 116
+13 BOS
Hornets-HeatHornets 105, Heat 122
+17 MIA
Cavs-JazzCavs 120, Jazz 91
+29 CLE
Spurs-RaptorsSpurs 123, Raptors 89
+34 SAS
OKC erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Thunder-ClippersOKC won · Thunder 103, Clippers 101
10 pts
Hornets-HeatMIA won · Hornets 105, Heat 122
6 pts
Vassell shot 11-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
VassellSAS · 25 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
79% (11-14)
WigginsMIA · 42 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
76% (16-21)
DurenDET · 22 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST
73% (8-11)
Jarrett AllenCLE · 18 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
BarnesTOR · 22 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST, 2 STL
73% (8-11)
Final · Thunder-Clippers
Thunder 103Clippers 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder24332422103
Clippers34172624101
The story
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's 26 points and 8 assists carried Oklahoma City past LA, 103-101

For LA, Kawhi Leonard had 25 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST 26 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB · 7-29 FG, 1-7 3PT

The swing

The Thunder trailed by 10 going into the second, then won it 33-17.

OKC lead by quarter
200 −10+6+4+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Rockets
Nuggets 116Rockets 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets27303920116
Rockets27302232111
The story
Denver beat Houston 116-111 behind 39 points from Jamal Murray

Jalen Green paced Houston: 30 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB 39 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB · 15-28 FG, 4-6 3PT

The swing

A 39-22 third quarter did the most damage for the Nuggets.

DEN lead by quarter
200 00+17+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Alperen Sengun topped the game at 57.8 FPTS: 17 PTS, 14 REB, 10 AST

Final · Pelicans-Pistons
Pelicans 130Pistons 136
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pelicans27323239130
Pistons36322543136
The story
CJ McCollum had 40 points in a 136-130 loss to Detroit

Ronald Holland II led Detroit with 26 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB 40 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB · 16-28 FG, 5-12 3PT

The swing

The Pistons won the first 36-27, their biggest quarter edge.

DET lead by quarter
200 +9+9+2+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+17.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.6Season avg30.6Last 5

30.6 points a game over his last five games, against 13.6 in 66 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.1Season avg5.7Last 3

5.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.1 in 57 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.5Season avg38Today

38 minutes today, against 11.5 a game in 46 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 15 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · Hornets-Heat

Miami beats Charlotte, 122–105

Miami led 96–75 after three and won by 17. Andrew Wiggins led Miami with 42 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists.

The whole night · final margins
OKC over LAC2DEN over HOU5DET over NOP6ATL over PHI13BOS over POR13MIA over CHA17CLE over UTA29SAS over TOR34Final margin, points. Pink = MIA over CHA.
Top performances

Andrew Wiggins leads the day with 42

Andrew WigginsPoints, last 10 games: 20, 23, 15, 22, 19, 22, 23, 8, 30, 42Heat-Hornets · W
18.4 PPG season to date · +24.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Deron Williams BKN, Mar 8, 2013: 42 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Season high42 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 10, 13, 17, 23, 9, 26, 3, 18, 15, 40Pelicans-Pistons · L
21.1 PPG season to date · +19.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Jamal Crawford NYK, Jan 25, 2005: 40 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
40 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 26, 24, 19, 17, 34, 12, 26, 24, 10, 39Nuggets-Rockets · W
21.6 PPG season to date · +17.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 27, 46, 16, 35, 40, 33, 28, 20, 26, 30Celtics-Blazers · W
27.2 PPG season to date · +2.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 9 REB · 9 AST
Jalen GreenPoints, last 10 games: 9, 14, 15, 29, 23, 28, 30, 26, 6, 30Rockets-Nuggets · L
21.3 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Tyler HerroPoints, last 10 games: 22, 21, 21, 31, 19, 8, 20, 29, 8, 29Heat-Hornets · W
23.5 PPG season to date · +5.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Quentin GrimesPHI+14.0 27.8 last 10 · 13.8 season
Coby WhiteCHI+9.4 29.4 last 10 · 20.0 season
Naji MarshallDAL+9.3 22.2 last 10 · 12.9 season
Josh GiddeyCHI+7.8 21.8 last 10 · 14.0 season
Deni AvdijaPOR+7.1 23.0 last 10 · 15.9 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
Norman PowellLAC−5.5 17.2 last 10 · 22.7 season
Gradey DickTOR−5.3 9.1 last 10 · 14.4 season