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Wednesday, April 2, 2025Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Cavs trailed Knicks by 7 at halftime and won 124–105.

Final · Box score
Knicks105
Cavs124
Q1 Cavs -6; Q2 Cavs -7; Q3 Cavs +6; Q4 Cavs +19
Final · Box score
Hornets105
Pacers119
Q1 Pacers +7; Q2 Pacers +8; Q3 Pacers +14; Q4 Pacers +14
Final · Box score
Kings111
Wizards116
Q1 Wizards 0; Q2 Wizards +3; Q3 Wizards +14; Q4 Wizards +5
Final · Box score
Heat124
Celtics103
Q1 Heat +7; Q2 Heat +14; Q3 Heat +10; Q4 Heat +21
Final · Box score
Jazz105
Rockets143
Q1 Rockets +7; Q2 Rockets +24; Q3 Rockets +27; Q4 Rockets +38
Final · Box score
Hawks118
Mavs120
Q1 Mavs -2; Q2 Mavs -5; Q3 Mavs +5; Q4 Mavs +2
Final · Box score
Spurs113
Nuggets106
Q1 Spurs +12; Q2 Spurs +12; Q3 Spurs +3; Q4 Spurs +7
Final · Box score
Pistons103
Thunder119
Q1 Thunder +14; Q2 Thunder +6; Q3 Thunder +16; Q4 Thunder +16
Final · Box score
Pelicans98
Clippers114
Q1 Clippers +6; Q2 Clippers +12; Q3 Clippers +11; Q4 Clippers +16
On this day · 2023–24Apr 2, 2024: 9 games. Top scorer: Nikola Jokic (Nuggets-Spurs), 42 points.
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The lead · Knicks-Cavs

Cleveland beats New York, 124–105

Anthony Davis goes for 34 points

Game flow · Cavs margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6-7+6+19Cavs AHEAD ↑Knicks AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks34262520105
Cavs28253833124
Who led
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 15, 23, 18, 26, 7, 16, 25, 38, 24, 27Cavs27 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Jarrett AllenPoints, last 10 games: 20, 8, 10, 6, 18, 14, 29, 8, 25, 21Cavs21 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 29, 23, 32, 24, 31, 26, 34, 14, 10, 25Knicks25 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
OG AnunobyPoints, last 10 games: 9, 14, 25, 23, 35, 28, 31, 28, 27, 23Knicks23 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Houston posts the night's biggest win

Houston beat Utah by 38, the widest margin of 9 games.

Mavs over Hawks2Wizards over Kings5Spurs over Nuggets7Pacers over Hornets14Thunder over Pistons16Clippers over Pelicans16Cavs over Knicks19Heat over Celtics21Rockets over Jazz38Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Hawks-Mavs13
Kings-Wizards7
Heat-Celtics4
Knicks-Cavs2
Jazz-Rockets2
Spurs-Nuggets2
Pistons-Thunder1
Pelicans-Clippers1
Shot of the night

AD's floater with 3.1 seconds left breaks the tie, 120-118 final

The night in charts
Jazz-Rockets combined for 248, 10 more than any other game
Points by game
Jazz-RocketsJazz 105, Rockets 143
248
Hawks-MavsHawks 118, Mavs 120
238
Knicks-CavsKnicks 105, Cavs 124
229
Kings-WizardsKings 111, Wizards 116
227
Heat-CelticsHeat 124, Celtics 103
227
Hornets-PacersHornets 105, Pacers 119
224
Pistons-ThunderPistons 103, Thunder 119
222
Spurs-NuggetsSpurs 113, Nuggets 106
219
Pelicans-ClippersPelicans 98, Clippers 114
212
2 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Hawks-MavsHawks 118, Mavs 120
+2 Mavs
Kings-WizardsKings 111, Wizards 116
+5 Wizards
Spurs-NuggetsSpurs 113, Nuggets 106
+7 Spurs
Hornets-PacersHornets 105, Pacers 119
+14 Pacers
Pistons-ThunderPistons 103, Thunder 119
+16 Thunder
Pelicans-ClippersPelicans 98, Clippers 114
+16 Clippers
Knicks-CavsKnicks 105, Cavs 124
+19 Cavs
Heat-CelticsHeat 124, Celtics 103
+21 Heat
Jazz-RocketsJazz 105, Rockets 143
+38 Rockets
Cavs rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Knicks-CavsCavs won · Knicks 105, Cavs 124
7 pts
Hawks-MavsMavs won · Hawks 118, Mavs 120
5 pts
Jarrett Allen shot 10-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Jarrett AllenCavs · 21 PTS, 8 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
91% (10-11)
Miles BridgesHornets · 18 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
Kyle AndersonHeat · 19 PTS, 1 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
CollierJazz · 22 PTS, 10 AST, 5 REB, 1 BLK
64% (7-11)
KawhiClippers · 28 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
61% (11-18)
Final · Hawks-Mavs
Hawks 118Mavs 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks34382422118
Mavs32353419120
The story
Spencer Dinwiddie's 14 points and 10 assists carried Dallas past Atlanta, 120-118

For Atlanta, Trae Young had 25 PTS, 12 AST, 4 REB 14 PTS, 10 AST, 4 REB · 5-11 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The Mavericks trailed by 5 going into the third, then won it 34-24.

Mavs lead by quarter
200 −2−5+5+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Kings-Wizards
Kings 111Wizards 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings26262534111
Wizards26293625116
The story
Washington beat Sacramento 116-111 behind 19 points from AJ Johnson

Domantas Sabonis paced Sacramento: 18 PTS, 16 REB, 7 AST 19 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB · 7-14 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

A 36-25 third quarter did the most damage for the Wizards.

Wizards lead by quarter
200 0+3+14+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

DeMar DeRozan topped the game at 51.9 FPTS: 29 PTS, 8 AST, 7 REB

Final · Spurs-Nuggets
Spurs 113Nuggets 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs33332225113
Nuggets21333121106
The story
Chris Paul had 17 points and 8 assists as San Antonio beat Denver 113-106

Jalen Pickett led Denver with 17 PTS, 11 REB, 10 AST 17 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB · 7-15 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

The Spurs won the first 33-21, their biggest quarter edge.

Spurs lead by quarter
200 +12+12+3+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Russell Westbrook led the game in fantasy with 58.7 FPTS (30 PTS, 11 REB, 6 AST)

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
17.8Season avg27.4Last 5

27.4 points a game over his last five games, against 17.8 in 69 earlier games. Today: 23 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.0Season avg9.3Last 3

9.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.0 in 62 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.1Season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 12.1 a game in 51 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 17 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Anthony Davis leads the day with 34

Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 24, 36, 42, 4, 26, 12, 15, 18, 12, 34Mavs-Hawks · W
25.0 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 15 REB · 2 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 34, 48, 31, 30, 26, 32, 37, 33, 27, 33Thunder-Pistons · W
32.8 PPG season to date · +0.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 22, 12, 12, 18, 14, 14, 6, 17, 12, 30Nuggets-Spurs · L
13.4 PPG season to date · +16.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 22, 27, 22, 22, 20, 10, 21, 21, 31, 29Kings-Wizards · L
22.2 PPG season to date · +6.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 29, 25, 23, 33, 23, 25, 27, 31, 21, 28Clippers-Pelicans · W
20.8 PPG season to date · +7.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 15, 23, 18, 26, 7, 16, 25, 38, 24, 27Cavs-Knicks · W
24.0 PPG season to date · +3.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 5 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
Norman PowellClippers−8.3 14.1 last 10 · 22.4 season
De'Aaron FoxSpurs−6.1 17.4 last 10 · 23.5 season
Tyrese MaxeySixers−6.1 20.2 last 10 · 26.3 season
Domantas SabonisKings−5.6 13.4 last 10 · 19.0 season
Gradey DickRaptors−5.3 9.1 last 10 · 14.4 season