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Monday, March 31, 2025Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed MEM by 7 after the first quarter and won 117–103.

Final · Box score
Jazz106
Hornets110
Q1 CHA +7; Q2 CHA +7; Q3 CHA +2; Q4 CHA +4
Final · Box score
Kings109
Pacers111
Q1 IND -1; Q2 IND -6; Q3 IND -5; Q4 IND +2
Final · Box score
Clippers96
Magic87
Q1 LAC -6; Q2 LAC -2; Q3 LAC +3; Q4 LAC +9
Final · Box score
Heat120
Wizards94
Q1 MIA +13; Q2 MIA +11; Q3 MIA +17; Q4 MIA +26
Final · Box score
Celtics117
Grizzlies103
Q1 BOS -7; Q2 BOS +5; Q3 BOS +7; Q4 BOS +14
Final · Box score
Bulls117
Thunder145
Q1 OKC +11; Q2 OKC +34; Q3 OKC +40; Q4 OKC +28
Final · Box score
Nets113
Mavs109
Q1 BKN -4; Q2 BKN -5; Q3 BKN -3; Q4 BKN +4
Final · Box score
Rockets98
Lakers104
Q1 LAL -3; Q2 Lakers 0; Q3 LAL +5; Q4 LAL +6
On this day · 2023–24Mar 31, 2024: 10 games. Top scorer: Luka Doncic (Mavs-Rockets), 47 points.
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The lead · Celtics-Grizzlies

Boston makes it nine straight

Bam Adebayo goes for 28 points

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7+5+7+14BOS AHEAD ↑MEM AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics25412625117
Grizzlies32292418103
Who led
Al HorfordPoints, last 10 games: 19, 12, 14, 18, 9, 4, 5, 14, 16, 26BOS26 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 35, 40, 33, 28, 20, 26, 30, 25, 29, 25BOS25 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Ja MorantPoints, last 10 games: 29, 25, 24, 31, 32, 29, 28, 44, 22, 26MEM26 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Santi AldamaPoints, last 10 games: 17, 9, 15, 6, 16, 16, 9, 10, 8, 21MEM21 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Thunder rout

Three of 8 games were decided by four points or fewer. OKC beat Chicago by 28.

IND over SAC2CHA over UTA4BKN over DAL4LAL over HOU6LAC over ORL9BOS over MEM14MIA over WAS26OKC over CHI28Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Lead changes
Nets-Mavs19
Clippers-Magic15
Rockets-Lakers11
Kings-Pacers10
Celtics-Grizzlies9
Heat-Wizards1
Bulls-Thunder1
Jazz-Hornets0
The night in charts
Bulls-Thunder combined for 262, 40 more than any other game
Points by game
Bulls-ThunderBulls 117, Thunder 145
262
Nets-MavsNets 113, Mavs 109
222
Kings-PacersKings 109, Pacers 111
220
Celtics-GrizzliesCeltics 117, Grizzlies 103
220
Jazz-HornetsJazz 106, Hornets 110
216
Heat-WizardsHeat 120, Wizards 94
214
Rockets-LakersRockets 98, Lakers 104
202
Clippers-MagicClippers 96, Magic 87
183
3 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Kings-PacersKings 109, Pacers 111
+2 IND
Jazz-HornetsJazz 106, Hornets 110
+4 CHA
Nets-MavsNets 113, Mavs 109
+4 BKN
Rockets-LakersRockets 98, Lakers 104
+6 LAL
Clippers-MagicClippers 96, Magic 87
+9 LAC
Celtics-GrizzliesCeltics 117, Grizzlies 103
+14 BOS
Heat-WizardsHeat 120, Wizards 94
+26 MIA
Bulls-ThunderBulls 117, Thunder 145
+28 OKC
BOS rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Celtics-GrizzliesBOS won · Celtics 117, Grizzlies 103
7 pts
Kings-PacersIND won · Kings 109, Pacers 111
6 pts
Clippers-MagicLAC won · Clippers 96, Magic 87
6 pts
Nets-MavsBKN won · Nets 113, Mavs 109
5 pts
Rockets-LakersLAL won · Rockets 98, Lakers 104
3 pts
Zubac shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ZubacLAC · 20 REB, 18 PTS, 5 AST
70% (7-10)
Miles BridgesCHA · 26 PTS, 10 REB, 8 AST, 1 STL
65% (11-17)
SGAOKC · 27 PTS, 12 AST, 2 BLK
64% (9-14)
ToppinIND · 19 PTS, 7 REB
64% (7-11)
J-DubOKC · 23 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
60% (9-15)
Final · Kings-Pacers
Kings 109Pacers 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings28322623109
Pacers27272730111
The story
Aaron Nesmith had 24 points as Indiana beat Sacramento 111-109

Domantas Sabonis led Sacramento with 25 PTS, 16 REB 24 PTS, 6 REB · 7-16 FG, 1-8 3PT

The swing

Down 5 after the third, the Pacers took the fourth 30-23.

IND lead by quarter
200 −1−6−5+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

DeMar DeRozan led the game in fantasy with 50.6 FPTS (31 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB)

Final · Jazz-Hornets
Jazz 106Hornets 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz21263128106
Hornets28262630110
The story
Miles Bridges' 26 points and 10 rebounds carried Charlotte past Utah, 110-106

For Utah, Brice Sensabaugh had 19 PTS, 5 AST 26 PTS, 10 REB, 8 AST · 11-17 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 28-21, was where the Hornets built it.

CHA lead by quarter
200 +7+7+2+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nets-Mavs
Nets 113Mavs 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets25332629113
Mavs29342422109
The story
Brooklyn beat Dallas 113-109 behind 18 points and 11 assists from D'Angelo Russell

Klay Thompson paced Dallas: 13 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB 18 PTS, 11 AST, 5 REB · 5-10 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

A 29-22 fourth quarter erased a 3-point hole for the Nets.

BKN lead by quarter
200 −4−5−3+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.1Season avg19.0Last 5

19.0 points a game over his last five games, against 8.1 in 72 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.1Season avg7.3Last 3

7.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.1 in 70 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.1Season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 17.1 a game in 21 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Jordan Poole leads the day with 35

Jordan PoolePoints, last 10 games: 19, 9, 2, 18, 25, 23, 18, 18, 12, 35Wizards-Heat · L
20.5 PPG season to date · +14.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 23, 22, 27, 22, 22, 20, 10, 21, 21, 31Kings-Pacers · L
22.1 PPG season to date · +9.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Isaiah JoePoints, last 10 games: 11, 11, 19, 21, 14, 0, 14, 7, 19, 31Thunder-Bulls · W
10.1 PPG season to date · +21.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high31 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Bam AdebayoPoints, last 10 games: 9, 18, 12, 30, 16, 11, 27, 12, 16, 28Heat-Wizards · W
17.7 PPG season to date · +10.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 25, 34, 48, 31, 30, 26, 32, 37, 33, 27Thunder-Bulls · W
32.8 PPG season to date · −5.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 0 REB · 12 AST
Tyler HerroPoints, last 10 games: 19, 8, 20, 29, 8, 29, 20, 36, 30, 27Heat-Wizards · W
23.7 PPG season to date · +3.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Quentin GrimesPHI+14.0 27.9 last 10 · 13.9 season
Deni AvdijaPOR+9.0 25.3 last 10 · 16.3 season
Coby WhiteCHI+6.8 27.0 last 10 · 20.2 season
Ja MorantMEM+6.6 29.0 last 10 · 22.4 season
OG AnunobyNYK+6.3 23.9 last 10 · 17.6 season
Cold
Domantas SabonisSAC−6.7 12.3 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
Zach LaVineSAC−5.5 17.4 last 10 · 22.9 season