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Saturday, March 29, 2025Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BKN trailed WAS by 8 at halftime and won 115–112.

Final · Box score
Kings91
Magic121
Q1 ORL +17; Q2 ORL +15; Q3 ORL +32; Q4 ORL +30
Final · Box score
Nets115
Wizards112
Q1 BKN -5; Q2 BKN -8; Q3 BKN -3; Q4 BKN +3
Final · Box score
Heat118
Sixers95
Q1 MIA +5; Q2 MIA +9; Q3 MIA +21; Q4 MIA +23
Final · Box score
Mavs120
Bulls119
Q1 DAL -4; Q2 DAL +3; Q3 DAL +2; Q4 DAL +1
Final · Box score
Lakers134
Grizzlies127
Q1 LAL +11; Q2 LAL +11; Q3 LAL +3; Q4 LAL +7
Final · Box score
Pacers111
Thunder132
Q1 OKC +2; Q2 OKC +12; Q3 OKC +22; Q4 OKC +21
Final · Box score
Celtics121
Spurs111
Q1 BOS +9; Q2 BOS +12; Q3 BOS +13; Q4 BOS +10
On this day · 2023–24Mar 29, 2024: 12 games. Top scorer: Jalen Brunson (Knicks-Spurs), 61 points.
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The lead · Nets-Wizards

Brooklyn fights back from 8 down against Washington

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander goes for 33 points

Game flow · BKN margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5-8-3+3BKN AHEAD ↑WAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets23283133115
Wizards28312627112
Who led
Jalen WilsonPoints, last 10 games: 2, 15, 13, 0, 0, 13, 8, 10, 8, 20BKN20 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Tyrese MartinPoints, last 10 games: 5, 19, 5, 16, 9, 4, 9, 6, 6, 20BKN20 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Colby JonesPoints, last 10 games: 0, 0, 2, 24, 4, 6, 2, 8, 12, 20WAS20 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
AJ JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 3, 9, 8, 12, 14, 9, 17, 9, 2, 20WAS20 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Lead changes
Mavs-Bulls12
Nets-Wizards11
Lakers-Grizzlies8
Pacers-Thunder7
Celtics-Spurs2
Heat-Sixers1
Kings-Magic0
Shot of the night

Timme's layup with 8.1 seconds left puts the Nets ahead, 115-112 final

The night in charts
Lakers-Grizzlies combined for 261, 18 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-GrizzliesLakers 134, Grizzlies 127
261
Pacers-ThunderPacers 111, Thunder 132
243
Mavs-BullsMavs 120, Bulls 119
239
Celtics-SpursCeltics 121, Spurs 111
232
Nets-WizardsNets 115, Wizards 112
227
Heat-SixersHeat 118, Sixers 95
213
Kings-MagicKings 91, Magic 121
212
2 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Mavs-BullsMavs 120, Bulls 119
+1 DAL
Nets-WizardsNets 115, Wizards 112
+3 BKN
Lakers-GrizzliesLakers 134, Grizzlies 127
+7 LAL
Celtics-SpursCeltics 121, Spurs 111
+10 BOS
Pacers-ThunderPacers 111, Thunder 132
+21 OKC
Heat-SixersHeat 118, Sixers 95
+23 MIA
Kings-MagicKings 91, Magic 121
+30 ORL
BKN rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nets-WizardsBKN won · Nets 115, Wizards 112
8 pts
Mavs-BullsDAL won · Mavs 120, Bulls 119
4 pts
Keldon Johnson shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Keldon JohnsonSAS · 23 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST
75% (9-12)
DortOKC · 22 PTS, 5 REB, 2 STL, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
EdeyMEM · 14 PTS, 11 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
70% (7-10)
KornetBOS · 16 REB, 15 PTS, 4 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
BaneMEM · 29 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB, 2 STL
67% (12-18)
Final · Mavs-Bulls
Mavs 120Bulls 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs30283131120
Bulls34213232119
The story
Kai Jones had 15 points as Dallas beat Chicago 120-119

Nikola Vucevic led Chicago with 25 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST 15 PTS, 7 REB, 4 STL, 3 AST · 7-8 FG

The swing

Down 4 after the first, the Mavericks took the second 28-21.

DAL lead by quarter
200 −4+3+2+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Matas Buzelis led the game in fantasy with 51.3 FPTS (28 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST)

Final · Nets-Wizards
Nets 115Wizards 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets23283133115
Wizards28312627112
The story
Cameron Johnson's 18 points carried Brooklyn past Washington, 115-112

For Washington, Alexandre Sarr had 12 PTS, 4 REB 18 PTS, 9 REB, 7 AST · 5-10 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

The Nets trailed by 3 going into the fourth, then won it 33-27.

BKN lead by quarter
200 −5−8−3+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Spurs
Celtics 121Spurs 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics36283027121
Spurs27252930111
The story
Boston beat San Antonio 121-111 behind 29 points and 10 rebounds from Jayson Tatum

Stephon Castle paced San Antonio: 22 PTS, 8 AST, 2 REB 29 PTS, 10 REB, 8 AST · 10-22 FG, 2-9 3PT

The swing

A 36-27 first quarter did the most damage for the Celtics.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +9+12+13+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
20.4Season avg31.8Last 5

31.8 points a game over his last five games, against 20.4 in 66 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.2Season avg4.0Last 3

4.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.2 in 60 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.8Season avg42Today

42 minutes today, against 15.8 a game in 20 earlier games. Line: 20 points, 1 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · Mavs-Bulls

Dallas wins a tight one over Chicago

120–119. Neither team led by more than 4 at any break. Klay Thompson led Dallas with 20 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist.

The whole night · final margins
DAL over CHI1BKN over WAS3LAL over MEM7BOS over SAS10OKC over IND21MIA over PHI23ORL over SAC30Final margin, points. Pink = DAL over CHI.
Top performances

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander leads the day with 33

Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 40, 25, 34, 48, 31, 30, 26, 32, 37, 33Thunder-Pacers · W
32.9 PPG season to date · +0.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Austin ReavesPoints, last 10 games: 28, 37, 28, 30, 22, 25, 18, 24, 30, 31Lakers-Grizzlies · W
20.1 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Tyler HerroPoints, last 10 games: 31, 19, 8, 20, 29, 8, 29, 20, 36, 30Heat-Sixers · W
23.7 PPG season to date · +6.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 16, 35, 40, 33, 28, 20, 26, 30, 25, 29Celtics-Spurs · W
27.2 PPG season to date · +1.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 10 REB · 8 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 22, 45, 33, 21, 31, 34, 32, 34, 25, 29Lakers-Grizzlies · W
27.8 PPG season to date · +1.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 8 REB · 9 AST
Desmond BanePoints, last 10 games: 10, 17, 12, 22, 44, 20, 10, 21, 3, 29Grizzlies-Lakers · L
18.9 PPG season to date · +10.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Quentin GrimesPHI+14.0 27.9 last 10 · 13.9 season
Coby WhiteCHI+8.8 29.2 last 10 · 20.4 season
Austin ReavesLAL+7.2 27.3 last 10 · 20.1 season
Deni AvdijaPOR+7.2 23.2 last 10 · 16.0 season
Spencer DinwiddieDAL+6.7 17.8 last 10 · 11.1 season
Cold
Domantas SabonisSAC−7.7 11.2 last 10 · 18.9 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
Zach LaVineSAC−5.8 17.1 last 10 · 22.9 season