FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, March 26, 2025Regular season · 6 games
← Mar 25CalendarMar 27 →

6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Clippers trailed Knicks by 13 after the first quarter and won 126–113.

Final · Box score
Wizards119
Sixers114
Q1 Wizards +16; Q2 Wizards +9; Q3 Wizards +12; Q4 Wizards +5
Final · Box score
Raptors116
Nets86
Q1 Raptors +14; Q2 Raptors +17; Q3 Raptors +25; Q4 Raptors +30
Final · Box score
Lakers120
Pacers119
Q1 Lakers -5; Q2 Lakers +13; Q3 Lakers +3; Q4 Lakers +1
Final · Box score
Clippers126
Knicks113
Q1 Clippers -13; Q2 Clippers -1; Q3 Clippers +10; Q4 Clippers +13
Final · Box score
Bucks117
Nuggets127
Q1 Nuggets +11; Q2 Nuggets +3; Q3 Nuggets +8; Q4 Nuggets +10
Final · Box score
Celtics132
Suns102
Q1 Celtics +4; Q2 Celtics +19; Q3 Celtics +27; Q4 Celtics +30
On this day · 2023–24Mar 26, 2024: 4 games. Top scorer: Anthony Davis (Lakers-Bucks), 34 points.
Mar 26 in other seasons2026202320222021201920182017201620152014201320122011201020092008200720062005200420032002200120001999199819971996
The lead · Clippers-Knicks

Clippers climb out of a 13-point hole against New York

Nikola Jokic posts a triple-double

Game flow · Clippers margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-13-1+10+13Clippers AHEAD ↑Knicks AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers20344032126
Knicks33222929113
Who led
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 27, 29, 25, 24, 25, 31, 22, 30, 17, 29Clippers29 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 21, 20, 17, 29, 25, 23, 33, 23, 25, 27Clippers27 PTS · 10 REB · 7 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 23, 26, 21, 29, 23, 32, 24, 31, 26, 34Knicks34 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
OG AnunobyPoints, last 10 games: 11, 24, 23, 23, 9, 14, 25, 23, 35, 28Knicks28 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Lead changes
Lakers-Pacers8
Clippers-Knicks3
Bucks-Nuggets2
Wizards-Sixers1
Raptors-Nets0
Celtics-Suns0
Shot of the night

LeBron's tip-in at the buzzer puts the Lakers ahead, 120-119 final

The night in charts
Bucks-Nuggets combined for 244, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Bucks-NuggetsBucks 117, Nuggets 127
244
Lakers-PacersLakers 120, Pacers 119
239
Clippers-KnicksClippers 126, Knicks 113
239
Celtics-SunsCeltics 132, Suns 102
234
Wizards-SixersWizards 119, Sixers 114
233
Raptors-NetsRaptors 116, Nets 86
202
2 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Lakers-PacersLakers 120, Pacers 119
+1 Lakers
Wizards-SixersWizards 119, Sixers 114
+5 Wizards
Bucks-NuggetsBucks 117, Nuggets 127
+10 Nuggets
Clippers-KnicksClippers 126, Knicks 113
+13 Clippers
Raptors-NetsRaptors 116, Nets 86
+30 Raptors
Celtics-SunsCeltics 132, Suns 102
+30 Celtics
Clippers erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Clippers-KnicksClippers won · Clippers 126, Knicks 113
13 pts
Lakers-PacersLakers won · Lakers 120, Pacers 119
5 pts
Claxton shot 10-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ClaxtonNets · 22 PTS, 11 REB, 5 BLK, 1 AST
71% (10-14)
Orlando RobinsonRaptors · 23 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
71% (10-14)
Brook LopezBucks · 26 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK
71% (12-17)
KDSuns · 30 PTS, 2 AST, 1 REB
69% (11-16)
PorzingisCeltics · 30 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
67% (10-15)
Final · Lakers-Pacers
Lakers 120Pacers 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers28402725120
Pacers33223727119
The story
Luka Doncic's 34 points carried Los Angeles past Indiana, 120-119

For Indiana, Tyrese Haliburton had 18 AST, 16 PTS 34 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST · 11-21 FG, 6-10 3PT

The swing

The Lakers trailed by 5 going into the second, then won it 40-22.

Lakers lead by quarter
200 −5+13+3+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wizards-Sixers
Wizards 119Sixers 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards45223022119
Sixers29292729114
The story
Alexandre Sarr had 24 points as Washington beat Philadelphia 119-114

Quentin Grimes led Philadelphia with 22 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB 24 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST · 10-17 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

The Wizards won the first 45-29, their biggest quarter edge.

Wizards lead by quarter
200 +16+9+12+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Justin Edwards led the game in fantasy with 47.0 FPTS (19 PTS, 10 REB)

Final · Clippers-Knicks
Clippers 126Knicks 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers20344032126
Knicks33222929113
The story
LA beat New York 126-113 behind 29 points from James Harden

OG Anunoby paced New York: 28 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 29 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST · 8-16 FG, 6-9 3PT

The swing

A 34-22 second quarter erased a 13-point hole for the Clippers.

Clippers lead by quarter
200 −13−1+10+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Karl-Anthony Towns topped the game at 60.8 FPTS: 34 PTS, 14 REB, 4 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+15.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.8Season avg29.4Last 5

29.4 points a game over his last five games, against 13.8 in 67 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.3Season avg4.0Last 3

4.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.3 in 38 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.5Season avg32Today

32 minutes today, against 8.5 a game in 10 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · Lakers-Pacers

Lakers edge Indiana by one

Indiana won the fourth 27–25, but Lakers held on, 120–119. Luka Doncic led Lakers with 34 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists.

The whole night · final margins
Lakers over Pacers1Wizards over Sixers5Nuggets over Bucks10Clippers over Knicks13Raptors over Nets30Celtics over Suns30Final margin, points. Pink = Lakers over Pacers.
Top performances

Nikola Jokic leads the day with 39

Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 23, 20, 22, 31, 24, 35, 34, 28, 40, 39Nuggets-Bucks · W
29.3 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Sam Cassell Bucks, Dec 9, 2002: 39 PTS · 10 REB · 10 AST
39 PTS · 10 REB · 10 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 23, 26, 21, 29, 23, 32, 24, 31, 26, 34Knicks-Clippers · L
24.6 PPG season to date · +9.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 32, 34, 22, 45, 33, 21, 31, 34, 32, 34Lakers-Pacers · W
27.9 PPG season to date · +6.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Kristaps PorzingisPoints, last 10 games: 17, 29, 17, 15, 11, 24, 25, 27, 16, 30Celtics-Suns · W
19.7 PPG season to date · +10.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 21, 35, 19, 22, 21, 14, 26, 42, 38, 30Suns-Celtics · L
26.9 PPG season to date · +3.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 27, 29, 25, 24, 25, 31, 22, 30, 17, 29Clippers-Knicks · W
22.6 PPG season to date · +6.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Quentin GrimesSixers+13.1 27.0 last 10 · 13.9 season
Naji MarshallMavs+10.7 24.2 last 10 · 13.5 season
Coby WhiteBulls+10.3 30.6 last 10 · 20.3 season
Josh GiddeyBulls+7.9 22.0 last 10 · 14.1 season
Ja MorantGrizzlies+6.3 28.6 last 10 · 22.3 season
Cold
Domantas SabonisKings−7.5 11.4 last 10 · 18.9 season
De'Aaron FoxSpurs−6.1 17.4 last 10 · 23.5 season
Tyrese MaxeySixers−6.1 20.2 last 10 · 26.3 season
Norman PowellClippers−5.5 17.1 last 10 · 22.6 season
Gradey DickRaptors−5.3 9.1 last 10 · 14.4 season