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Friday, March 28, 2025Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: GSW trailed NOP by 7 after the first quarter and won 111–95.

Final · Box score
Cavs122
Pistons133
Q1 DET +5; Q2 DET +5; Q3 DET +18; Q4 DET +11
Final · Box score
Clippers132
Nets100
Q1 LAC -1; Q2 LAC +20; Q3 LAC +36; Q4 LAC +32
Final · Box score
Hornets97
Raptors108
Q1 TOR +12; Q2 TOR +2; Q3 TOR +11; Q4 TOR +11
Final · Box score
Knicks116
Bucks107
Q1 NYK +6; Q2 NYK +11; Q3 NYK +8; Q4 NYK +9
Final · Box score
Suns109
Wolves124
Q1 MIN +6; Q2 MIN +12; Q3 MIN +17; Q4 MIN +15
Final · Box score
Warriors111
Pelicans95
Q1 GSW -7; Q2 GSW -3; Q3 GSW +1; Q4 GSW +16
Final · Box score
Jazz93
Nuggets129
Q1 DEN +11; Q2 DEN +10; Q3 DEN +21; Q4 DEN +36
On this day · 2023–24Mar 28, 2024: 2 games. Top scorer: Dejounte Murray (Hawks-Celtics), 44 points.
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The lead · Warriors-Pelicans

Golden State handles New Orleans by 16

Nikola Jokic goes for 27 points

Game flow · GSW margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-3+1+16GSW AHEAD ↑NOP AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors21293328111
Pelicans2825291395
Who led
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 21, 28, 40, 32, 24, 11, 28, 20, 17, 23GSW23 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 26, 15, 6, 11, 23, 24, 16, 25, 11, 18GSW18 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Bruce BrownPoints, last 10 games: 0, 5, 12, 0, 19, 2, 15, 14, 12, 18NOP18 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Yves MissiPoints, last 10 games: 2, 10, 14, 10, 9, 12, 13, 5, 16, 12NOP12 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Seven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 9. Widest: Denver by 36.

NYK over MIL9DET over CLE11TOR over CHA11MIN over PHX15GSW over NOP16LAC over BKN32DEN over UTA36Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Warriors-Pelicans9
Cavs-Pistons6
Hornets-Raptors5
Clippers-Nets2
Knicks-Bucks1
Suns-Wolves1
Jazz-Nuggets0
The night in charts
Cavs-Pistons combined for 255, 22 more than any other game
Points by game
Cavs-PistonsCavs 122, Pistons 133
255
Suns-WolvesSuns 109, Wolves 124
233
Clippers-NetsClippers 132, Nets 100
232
Knicks-BucksKnicks 116, Bucks 107
223
Jazz-NuggetsJazz 93, Nuggets 129
222
Warriors-PelicansWarriors 111, Pelicans 95
206
Hornets-RaptorsHornets 97, Raptors 108
205
NYK won the closest game by 9
Closest finishes
Knicks-BucksKnicks 116, Bucks 107
+9 NYK
Cavs-PistonsCavs 122, Pistons 133
+11 DET
Hornets-RaptorsHornets 97, Raptors 108
+11 TOR
Suns-WolvesSuns 109, Wolves 124
+15 MIN
Warriors-PelicansWarriors 111, Pelicans 95
+16 GSW
Clippers-NetsClippers 132, Nets 100
+32 LAC
Jazz-NuggetsJazz 93, Nuggets 129
+36 DEN
GSW rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Warriors-PelicansGSW won · Warriors 111, Pelicans 95
7 pts
Clippers-NetsLAC won · Clippers 132, Nets 100
1 pt
Poeltl shot 12-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PoeltlTOR · 24 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
86% (12-14)
GillespiePHX · 22 PTS, 10 AST, 5 REB, 1 STL
82% (9-11)
KawhiLAC · 31 PTS, 6 REB, 4 STL, 2 AST
71% (10-14)
MPJDEN · 20 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 4 BLK
70% (7-10)
RollinsMIL · 20 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST
67% (8-12)
Final · Hornets-Raptors
Hornets 97Raptors 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets2027252597
Raptors32173425108
The story
Jakob Poeltl's 24 points and 12 rebounds carried Toronto past Charlotte, 108-97

For Charlotte, Mark Williams had 18 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST 24 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST · 12-14 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 32-20, was where the Raptors built it.

TOR lead by quarter
200 +12+2+11+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Nets
Clippers 132Nets 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers26423727132
Nets27212131100
The story
Kawhi Leonard had 31 points as LA beat Brooklyn 132-100

Keon Johnson led Brooklyn with 13 PTS, 2 AST 31 PTS, 6 REB, 4 STL, 2 AST · 10-14 FG, 5-6 3PT

The swing

Down 1 after the first, the Clippers took the second 42-21.

LAC lead by quarter
400 −1+20+36+32 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Jazz-Nuggets
Jazz 93Nuggets 129
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz1532182893
Nuggets26312943129
The story
Denver beat Utah 129-93 behind 20 points from Michael Porter Jr.

Kyle Filipowski paced Utah: 18 PTS, 13 REB 20 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 4 BLK · 7-10 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

A 43-28 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Nuggets.

DEN lead by quarter
400 +11+10+21+36 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
17.3Season avg28.4Last 5

28.4 points a game over his last five games, against 17.3 in 66 earlier games. Today: 31 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.4Season avg12.7Last 3

12.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.4 in 55 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.9Season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 12.9 a game in 46 earlier games. Line: 20 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Donovan Mitchell leads the day with 38

Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 26, 24, 15, 23, 18, 26, 7, 16, 25, 38Cavs-Pistons · L
24.0 PPG season to date · +14.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Tim Hardaway Jr.Points, last 10 games: 6, 13, 11, 10, 11, 8, 10, 0, 12, 32Pistons-Cavs · W
10.6 PPG season to date · +21.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 20, 17, 29, 25, 23, 33, 23, 25, 27, 31Clippers-Nets · W
20.5 PPG season to date · +10.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
OG AnunobyPoints, last 10 games: 24, 23, 23, 9, 14, 25, 23, 35, 28, 31Knicks-Bucks · W
17.5 PPG season to date · +13.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 30, 19, 24, 34, 21, 20, 28, 32, 31, 30Bucks-Knicks · L
30.2 PPG season to date · −0.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 20, 22, 31, 24, 35, 34, 28, 40, 39, 27Nuggets-Jazz · W
29.2 PPG season to date · −2.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 14 REB · 6 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
Norman PowellLAC−6.4 16.0 last 10 · 22.4 season
De'Aaron FoxSAS−6.1 17.4 last 10 · 23.5 season
Tyrese MaxeyPHI−6.1 20.2 last 10 · 26.3 season
Gradey DickTOR−5.3 9.1 last 10 · 14.4 season