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Thursday, March 27, 2025Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHI trailed LAL by 16 after three quarters and won 119–117.

Final · Box score
Spurs116
Cavs124
Q1 CLE +6; Q2 CLE +5; Q3 CLE +3; Q4 CLE +8
Final · Box score
Mavs101
Magic92
Q1 DAL +2; Q2 DAL -7; Q3 DAL +7; Q4 DAL +9
Final · Box score
Pacers162
Wizards109
Q1 IND +14; Q2 IND +22; Q3 IND +37; Q4 IND +53
Final · Box score
Hawks112
Heat122
Q1 MIA -10; Q2 MIA +5; Q3 MIA +13; Q4 MIA +10
Final · Box score
Lakers117
Bulls119
Q1 CHI +10; Q2 CHI -1; Q3 CHI -16; Q4 CHI +2
Final · Box score
Grizzlies104
Thunder125
Q1 OKC -1; Q2 OKC +4; Q3 OKC +2; Q4 OKC +21
Final · Box score
Rockets121
Jazz110
Q1 HOU +3; Q2 HOU +2; Q3 HOU +9; Q4 HOU +11
Final · Box score
Blazers107
Kings128
Q1 SAC +9; Q2 SAC +18; Q3 SAC +18; Q4 SAC +21
On this day · 2023–24Mar 27, 2024: 12 games. Top scorer: Jordan Poole (Wizards-Nets), 38 points.
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The lead · Lakers-Bulls

Chicago storms back from 16 down to beat Lakers

Donovan Mitchell goes for 25 points

Game flow · CHI margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+10-1-16+2CHI AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers22373226117
Bulls32261744119
Who led
Coby WhitePoints, last 10 games: 21, 29, 31, 23, 26, 24, 35, 36, 37, 26CHI26 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Josh GiddeyPoints, last 10 games: 21, 19, 18, 19, 26, 29, 22, 15, 26, 25CHI25 PTS · 14 REB · 11 AST
Austin ReavesPoints, last 10 games: 17, 28, 37, 28, 30, 22, 25, 18, 24, 30LAL30 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 34, 22, 45, 33, 21, 31, 34, 32, 34, 25LAL25 PTS · 10 REB · 8 AST
Second story · Hawks-Heat

Miami climbs back to beat Atlanta

Atlanta led by 10 after one. Miami won it 122–112. Tyler Herro led Miami with 36 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Heat-Hawks
Tyler Herro · MIATrae Young · ATLPTS3629REB32AST412Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Grizzlies-Thunder22
Spurs-Cavs15
Mavs-Magic8
Lakers-Bulls4
Blazers-Kings4
Hawks-Heat2
Rockets-Jazz1
Pacers-Wizards0
Shot of the night

Giddey's floater at the buzzer puts the Bulls ahead, 119-117 final

The night in charts
Pacers-Wizards combined for 271, 31 more than any other game
Points by game
Pacers-WizardsPacers 162, Wizards 109
271
Spurs-CavsSpurs 116, Cavs 124
240
Lakers-BullsLakers 117, Bulls 119
236
Blazers-KingsBlazers 107, Kings 128
235
Hawks-HeatHawks 112, Heat 122
234
Rockets-JazzRockets 121, Jazz 110
231
Grizzlies-ThunderGrizzlies 104, Thunder 125
229
Mavs-MagicMavs 101, Magic 92
193
CHI won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Lakers-BullsLakers 117, Bulls 119
+2 CHI
Spurs-CavsSpurs 116, Cavs 124
+8 CLE
Mavs-MagicMavs 101, Magic 92
+9 DAL
Hawks-HeatHawks 112, Heat 122
+10 MIA
Rockets-JazzRockets 121, Jazz 110
+11 HOU
Grizzlies-ThunderGrizzlies 104, Thunder 125
+21 OKC
Blazers-KingsBlazers 107, Kings 128
+21 SAC
Pacers-WizardsPacers 162, Wizards 109
+53 IND
CHI erased a 16-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Lakers-BullsCHI won · Lakers 117, Bulls 119
16 pts
Hawks-HeatMIA won · Hawks 112, Heat 122
10 pts
Mavs-MagicDAL won · Mavs 101, Magic 92
7 pts
Grizzlies-ThunderOKC won · Grizzlies 104, Thunder 125
1 pt
Jarrett Allen shot 10-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Jarrett AllenCLE · 29 PTS, 15 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
91% (10-11)
HayesLAL · 19 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
82% (9-11)
SabonisSAC · 22 PTS, 19 REB, 6 AST, 1 STL
82% (9-11)
HerroMIA · 36 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
76% (13-17)
LaVineSAC · 29 PTS, 2 REB
72% (13-18)
Final · Lakers-Bulls
Lakers 117Bulls 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers22373226117
Bulls32261744119
The story
Josh Giddey had a 25-14-11 triple-double as Chicago beat Los Angeles 119-117

Luka Doncic led Los Angeles with 25 PTS, 10 REB, 8 AST 25 PTS, 14 REB, 11 AST · 8-19 FG, 4-9 3PT

The swing

Down 16 after the third, the Bulls took the fourth 44-26.

CHI lead by quarter
200 +10−1−16+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Spurs-Cavs
Spurs 116Cavs 124
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs24253433116
Cavs30243238124
The story
Jarrett Allen's 29 points and 15 rebounds carried Cleveland past San Antonio, 124-116

For San Antonio, Stephon Castle had 22 PTS, 11 REB, 8 AST 29 PTS, 15 REB · 10-11 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 30-24, was where the Cavaliers built it.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +6+5+3+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hawks-Heat
Hawks 112Heat 122
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks32232532112
Heat22383329122
The story
Miami beat Atlanta 122-112 behind 36 points from Tyler Herro

Caris LeVert paced Atlanta: 17 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 36 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB · 13-17 FG, 4-6 3PT

The swing

A 38-23 second quarter erased a 10-point hole for the Heat.

MIA lead by quarter
200 −10+5+13+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Trae Young topped the game at 53.4 FPTS: 29 PTS, 12 AST, 2 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
20.3Season avg31.6Last 5

31.6 points a game over his last five games, against 20.3 in 65 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.1Season avg7.3Last 3

7.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.1 in 69 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.8Season avg30Today

30 minutes today, against 8.8 a game in 29 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander leads the day with 37

Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 41, 40, 25, 34, 48, 31, 30, 26, 32, 37Thunder-Grizzlies · W
32.9 PPG season to date · +4.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Tyler HerroPoints, last 10 games: 21, 31, 19, 8, 20, 29, 8, 29, 20, 36Heat-Hawks · W
23.6 PPG season to date · +12.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Paolo BancheroPoints, last 10 games: 29, 25, 34, 43, 24, 31, 30, 30, 32, 35Magic-Mavs · L
25.9 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Alperen SengunPoints, last 10 games: 14, 20, 16, 24, 13, 22, 8, 17, 18, 33Rockets-Jazz · W
19.2 PPG season to date · +14.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Austin ReavesPoints, last 10 games: 17, 28, 37, 28, 30, 22, 25, 18, 24, 30Lakers-Bulls · L
19.9 PPG season to date · +10.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Jarrett AllenPoints, last 10 games: 11, 23, 16, 20, 8, 10, 6, 18, 14, 29Cavs-Spurs · W
13.7 PPG season to date · +15.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 15 REB · 0 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Quentin GrimesPHI+13.1 27.0 last 10 · 13.9 season
Naji MarshallDAL+8.6 21.9 last 10 · 13.3 season
Coby WhiteCHI+8.4 28.8 last 10 · 20.4 season
Josh GiddeyCHI+7.7 22.0 last 10 · 14.3 season
Deni AvdijaPOR+7.2 23.2 last 10 · 16.0 season
Cold
Domantas SabonisSAC−7.0 12.0 last 10 · 19.0 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 17.1 last 10 · 22.6 season
Gradey DickTOR−5.3 9.1 last 10 · 14.4 season