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Monday, March 24, 2025Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHI trailed DEN by 8 after the first quarter and won 129–119.

Final · Box score
Wolves103
Pacers119
Q1 IND +2; Q2 IND +6; Q3 IND +22; Q4 IND +16
Final · Box score
Lakers106
Magic118
Q1 ORL -4; Q2 ORL -2; Q3 ORL +14; Q4 ORL +12
Final · Box score
Raptors112
Wizards104
Q1 TOR -4; Q2 TOR +2; Q3 TOR +2; Q4 TOR +8
Final · Box score
Mavs120
Nets101
Q1 DAL +15; Q2 DAL +14; Q3 DAL +19; Q4 DAL +19
Final · Box score
Sixers99
Pelicans112
Q1 NOP +6; Q2 NOP +9; Q3 NOP +15; Q4 NOP +13
Final · Box score
Bulls129
Nuggets119
Q1 CHI -8; Q2 Bulls 0; Q3 Bulls 0; Q4 CHI +10
Final · Box score
Bucks106
Suns108
Q1 PHX -5; Q2 PHX -4; Q3 PHX +3; Q4 PHX +2
Final · Box score
Celtics113
Kings95
Q1 BOS +1; Q2 BOS +5; Q3 BOS +10; Q4 BOS +18
On this day · 2023–24Mar 24, 2024: 6 games. Top scorer: Anthony Davis (Lakers-Pacers), 36 points.
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The lead · Bulls-Nuggets

Coby White goes for 37 in Chicago win over Denver

Kevin Durant goes for 38 points

Game flow · CHI margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-800+10CHI AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls27383034129
Nuggets35303024119
Who led
Coby WhitePoints, last 10 games: 44, 21, 29, 31, 23, 26, 24, 35, 36, 37CHI37 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Josh GiddeyPoints, last 10 games: 25, 21, 19, 18, 19, 26, 29, 22, 15, 26CHI26 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 24, 19, 17, 34, 12, 26, 24, 10, 39, 28DEN28 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Peyton WatsonPoints, last 10 games: 0, 16, 0, 4, 2, 13, 12, 12, 9, 24DEN24 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Bucks-Suns

Phoenix holds off Milwaukee, 108–106

Phoenix led 81–78 after three and held on to win by two. Kevin Durant led Phoenix with 38 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists.

The whole night · final margins
PHX over MIL2TOR over WAS8CHI over DEN10ORL over LAL12NOP over PHI13IND over MIN16BOS over SAC18DAL over BKN19Final margin, points. Pink = PHX over MIL.
Lead changes
Bucks-Suns15
Bulls-Nuggets13
Celtics-Kings12
Raptors-Wizards11
Lakers-Magic8
Sixers-Pelicans6
Wolves-Pacers0
Mavs-Nets0
Shot of the night

Booker's jumper with 2.1 seconds left breaks the tie, 108-106 final

The night in charts
Bulls-Nuggets combined for 248, 24 more than any other game
Points by game
Bulls-NuggetsBulls 129, Nuggets 119
248
Lakers-MagicLakers 106, Magic 118
224
Wolves-PacersWolves 103, Pacers 119
222
Mavs-NetsMavs 120, Nets 101
221
Raptors-WizardsRaptors 112, Wizards 104
216
Bucks-SunsBucks 106, Suns 108
214
Sixers-PelicansSixers 99, Pelicans 112
211
Celtics-KingsCeltics 113, Kings 95
208
PHX won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Bucks-SunsBucks 106, Suns 108
+2 PHX
Raptors-WizardsRaptors 112, Wizards 104
+8 TOR
Bulls-NuggetsBulls 129, Nuggets 119
+10 CHI
Lakers-MagicLakers 106, Magic 118
+12 ORL
Sixers-PelicansSixers 99, Pelicans 112
+13 NOP
Wolves-PacersWolves 103, Pacers 119
+16 IND
Celtics-KingsCeltics 113, Kings 95
+18 BOS
Mavs-NetsMavs 120, Nets 101
+19 DAL
CHI rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bulls-NuggetsCHI won · Bulls 129, Nuggets 119
8 pts
Bucks-SunsPHX won · Bucks 106, Suns 108
5 pts
Lakers-MagicORL won · Lakers 106, Magic 118
4 pts
Raptors-WizardsTOR won · Raptors 112, Wizards 104
4 pts
Poeltl shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PoeltlTOR · 21 PTS, 11 REB, 3 BLK, 2 STL
77% (10-13)
ClaxtonBKN · 19 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
GiddeyCHI · 26 PTS, 9 AST, 7 REB, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
ToppinIND · 20 PTS, 1 REB, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
BlackORL · 17 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Final · Bucks-Suns
Bucks 106Suns 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks30282028106
Suns25292727108
The story
Devin Booker had 19 points and 12 assists as Phoenix beat Milwaukee 108-106

Brook Lopez led Milwaukee with 23 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST 19 PTS, 12 AST, 7 REB · 7-18 FG, 0-5 3PT

The swing

Down 4 after the second, the Suns took the third 27-20.

PHX lead by quarter
200 −5−4+3+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bulls-Nuggets
Bulls 129Nuggets 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls27383034129
Nuggets35303024119
The story
Josh Giddey's 26 points and 9 assists carried Chicago past Denver, 129-119

For Denver, Jamal Murray had 28 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB 26 PTS, 9 AST, 7 REB · 8-11 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 34-24, was where the Bulls built it.

CHI lead by quarter
200 −800+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Lakers-Magic
Lakers 106Magic 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers30301828106
Magic26323426118
The story
Orlando beat Los Angeles 118-106 behind 32 points and 9 assists from Franz Wagner

Luka Doncic paced Los Angeles: 32 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST 32 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB · 13-26 FG, 3-10 3PT

The swing

A 34-18 third quarter erased a 2-point hole for the Magic.

ORL lead by quarter
200 −4−2+14+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
20.0Season avg31.6Last 5

31.6 points a game over his last five games, against 20.0 in 64 earlier games. Today: 37 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.7Season avg20.0Last 3

20.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.7 in 51 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 24 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.4Season avg27Today

27 minutes today, against 7.4 a game in 27 earlier games. Line: 2 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Durant leads the day with 38

Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 29, 21, 35, 19, 22, 21, 14, 26, 42, 38Suns-Bucks · W
26.8 PPG season to date · +11.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Coby WhitePoints, last 10 games: 44, 21, 29, 31, 23, 26, 24, 35, 36, 37Bulls-Nuggets · W
20.3 PPG season to date · +17.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Franz WagnerPoints, last 10 games: 28, 18, 18, 15, 27, 16, 22, 20, 21, 32Magic-Lakers · W
24.3 PPG season to date · +7.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 30, 32, 34, 22, 45, 33, 21, 31, 34, 32Lakers-Magic · L
27.7 PPG season to date · +4.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 37, 30, 19, 24, 34, 21, 20, 28, 32, 31Bucks-Suns · L
30.2 PPG season to date · +0.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Paolo BancheroPoints, last 10 games: 41, 20, 29, 25, 34, 43, 24, 31, 30, 30Magic-Lakers · W
25.5 PPG season to date · +4.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 7 REB · 1 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+10.3 30.6 last 10 · 20.3 season
Naji MarshallDAL+9.5 22.6 last 10 · 13.1 season
Josh GiddeyCHI+7.9 22.0 last 10 · 14.1 season
Deni AvdijaPOR+7.1 23.0 last 10 · 15.9 season
Cold
Domantas SabonisSAC−6.9 12.2 last 10 · 19.1 season
De'Aaron FoxSAS−6.1 17.4 last 10 · 23.5 season
Tyrese MaxeyPHI−6.1 20.2 last 10 · 26.3 season
Norman PowellLAC−5.5 17.2 last 10 · 22.7 season
Gradey DickTOR−5.3 9.1 last 10 · 14.4 season