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Tuesday, April 1, 2025Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Wolves trailed Nuggets by 6 after the first quarter and won 140–139.

Final · Box score
Blazers127
Hawks113
Q1 Blazers -1; Q2 Blazers +3; Q3 Blazers +13; Q4 Blazers +14
Final · Box score
Suns123
Bucks133
Q1 Bucks +12; Q2 Bucks +3; Q3 Bucks +12; Q4 Bucks +10
Final · Box score
Sixers91
Knicks105
Q1 Knicks +9; Q2 Knicks +17; Q3 Knicks +10; Q4 Knicks +14
Final · Box score
Raptors118
Bulls137
Q1 Bulls +7; Q2 Bulls +13; Q3 Bulls +23; Q4 Bulls +19
Final · Box score
Warriors134
Grizzlies125
Q1 Warriors +13; Q2 Warriors +8; Q3 Warriors 0; Q4 Warriors +9
Final · Box score
Magic116
Spurs105
Q1 Magic -5; Q2 Magic 0; Q3 Magic -5; Q4 Magic +11
Final · 2OT · Box score
Wolves140
Nuggets139
Q1 Wolves -6; Q2 Wolves -1; Q3 Wolves +5; Q4 Wolves 0; OT1 Wolves 0; OT2 Wolves +1
On this day · 2023–24Apr 1, 2024: 6 games. Top scorer: Devin Booker (Suns-Pelicans), 52 points.
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The lead · Wolves-Nuggets

Anthony Edwards scores 34, Minnesota wins in double overtime

Stephen Curry goes for 52 points

Game flow · Wolves margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.End OT1Final0-6-1+500+1Wolves AHEAD ↑Nuggets AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Wolves262632281315140
Nuggets322126331314139
Who led
Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 29, 28, 41, 38, 29, 17, 17, 20, 25, 34Wolves34 PTS · 10 REB · 8 AST
Julius RandlePoints, last 10 games: 25, 22, 11, 17, 17, 20, 9, 25, 26, 26Wolves26 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 22, 31, 24, 35, 34, 28, 40, 39, 27, 61Nuggets61 PTS · 10 REB · 10 AST
Aaron GordonPoints, last 10 games: 27, 5, 17, 38, 26, 23, 13, 7, 6, 30Nuggets30 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Second story · Magic-Spurs

San Antonio's skid reaches five

Orlando won 116–105; the Spurs fall to 31–44. Paolo Banchero led Orlando with 24 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists.

Streak strip · Spurs
Wvs Pelicans119–115L@ Lakers109–125Wvs Knicks120–105Wvs Sixers128–120W@ Raptors123–89L@ Pistons96–122L@ Cavs116–124Lvs Celtics111–121Lvs Warriors106–148Lvs Magic105–116
Lead changes
Wolves-Nuggets21
Warriors-Grizzlies14
Magic-Spurs13
Blazers-Hawks7
Raptors-Bulls5
Suns-Bucks4
Sixers-Knicks0
The night in charts
Wolves-Nuggets combined for 279, 20 more than any other game
Points by game
Wolves-NuggetsWolves 140, Nuggets 139 · OT
279
Warriors-GrizzliesWarriors 134, Grizzlies 125
259
Suns-BucksSuns 123, Bucks 133
256
Raptors-BullsRaptors 118, Bulls 137
255
Blazers-HawksBlazers 127, Hawks 113
240
Magic-SpursMagic 116, Spurs 105
221
Sixers-KnicksSixers 91, Knicks 105
196
Wolves won the closest game by 1
Closest finishes
Wolves-NuggetsWolves 140, Nuggets 139 · OT
+1 MIN
Warriors-GrizzliesWarriors 134, Grizzlies 125
+9 Warriors
Suns-BucksSuns 123, Bucks 133
+10 Bucks
Magic-SpursMagic 116, Spurs 105
+11 Magic
Blazers-HawksBlazers 127, Hawks 113
+14 Blazers
Sixers-KnicksSixers 91, Knicks 105
+14 Knicks
Raptors-BullsRaptors 118, Bulls 137
+19 Bulls
MIN rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wolves-NuggetsWolves won · Wolves 140, Nuggets 139 · OT
6 pts
Magic-SpursMagic won · Magic 116, Spurs 105
5 pts
Blazers-HawksBlazers won · Blazers 127, Hawks 113
1 pt
Daniels shot 11-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DanielsHawks · 22 PTS, 10 REB, 3 STL, 2 BLK
85% (11-13)
CamaraBlazers · 18 PTS, 2 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
80% (8-10)
RollinsBucks · 23 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
80% (8-10)
Brook LopezBucks · 22 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST, 1 BLK
77% (10-13)
VucevicBulls · 22 PTS, 10 REB, 7 AST, 1 BLK
75% (9-12)
Final · Wolves-Nuggets
Wolves 140Nuggets 139
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Wolves262632281315140
Nuggets322126331314139
The story
Nickeil Alexander-Walker had 26 points and 8 assists as Minnesota beat Denver 140-139 in OT

Aaron Gordon led Denver with 30 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST 26 PTS, 8 REB, 8 AST · 8-16 FG, 5-11 3PT

The swing

Down 1 after the second, the Timberwolves took the third 32-26.

Wolves lead by quarter
200 −6−1+500+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Final · Warriors-Grizzlies
Warriors 134Grizzlies 125
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors45292931134
Grizzlies32343722125
The story
Jimmy Butler's 27 points carried Golden State past Memphis, 134-125

For Memphis, Zach Edey had 16 REB, 10 PTS 27 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL · 7-11 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 45-32, was where the Warriors built it.

Warriors lead by quarter
200 +13+80+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Hawks
Blazers 127Hawks 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers26314030127
Hawks27273029113
The story
Portland beat Atlanta 127-113 behind a 32-15-10 triple-double from Deni Avdija

Trae Young paced Atlanta: 29 PTS, 15 AST, 4 REB 32 PTS, 15 REB, 10 AST · 11-21 FG, 3-8 3PT

The swing

A 40-30 third quarter did the most damage for the Trail Blazers.

Blazers lead by quarter
200 −1+3+13+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
17.6Season avg29.8Last 5

29.8 points a game over his last five games, against 17.6 in 68 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.5Season avg20.3Last 3

20.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.5 in 74 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 27 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.8Season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 11.8 a game in 25 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Nikola Jokic leads the day with 61

Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 22, 31, 24, 35, 34, 28, 40, 39, 27, 61Nuggets-Wolves · L
29.7 PPG season to date · +31.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: James Harden Rockets, Jan 30, 2018: 60 PTS · 10 REB · 11 AST
Career high61 PTS · 10 REB · 10 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 40, 32, 24, 11, 28, 20, 17, 23, 13, 52Warriors-Grizzlies · W
24.4 PPG season to date · +28.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Kobe Bryant Lakers, Dec 15, 2006: 53 PTS · 10 REB · 8 AST
52 PTS · 10 REB · 8 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 22, 19, 27, 41, 17, 19, 14, 10, 28, 39Suns-Bucks · L
25.5 PPG season to date · +13.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 3 REB · 11 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 24, 34, 21, 20, 28, 32, 31, 30, 31, 37Bucks-Suns · W
30.4 PPG season to date · +6.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 5 REB · 11 AST
Ja MorantPoints, last 10 games: 25, 24, 31, 32, 29, 28, 44, 22, 26, 36Grizzlies-Warriors · L
22.7 PPG season to date · +13.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 29, 28, 41, 38, 29, 17, 17, 20, 25, 34Wolves-Nuggets · W
27.3 PPG season to date · +6.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 10 REB · 8 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Quentin GrimesSixers+13.9 28.0 last 10 · 14.1 season
Deni AvdijaBlazers+8.6 25.1 last 10 · 16.5 season
Ja MorantGrizzlies+7.0 29.7 last 10 · 22.7 season
OG AnunobyKnicks+6.5 24.3 last 10 · 17.8 season
Justin EdwardsSixers+6.4 16.7 last 10 · 10.3 season
Cold
Domantas SabonisKings−6.7 12.3 last 10 · 19.0 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
Zach LaVineKings−5.5 17.4 last 10 · 22.9 season