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Saturday, April 5, 2025Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIL trailed MIA by 8 after the first quarter and won 121–115.

Final · Box score
Knicks121
Hawks105
Q1 NYK +7; Q2 NYK +25; Q3 NYK +28; Q4 NYK +16
Final · Box score
Grizzlies109
Pistons103
Q1 MEM +3; Q2 MEM -1; Q3 MEM -2; Q4 MEM +6
Final · Box score
Wolves114
Sixers109
Q1 MIN +4; Q2 MIN +4; Q3 MIN +1; Q4 MIN +5
Final · OT · Box score
Bucks121
Heat115
Q1 MIL -8; Q2 Bucks 0; Q3 MIL -7; Q4 Bucks 0; OT1 MIL +6
Final · Box score
Mavs104
Clippers135
Q1 LAC +12; Q2 LAC +9; Q3 LAC +23; Q4 LAC +31
On this day · 2023–24Apr 5, 2024: 12 games. Top scorer: De'Aaron Fox (Kings-Celtics), 40 points.
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The lead · Bucks-Heat

Giannis Antetokounmpo scores 36 as Milwaukee wins in Miami

Rudy Gobert goes for 23 points

Game flow · MIL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-80-70+6MIL AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Bucks2235243010121
Heat302731234115
Who led
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 21, 20, 28, 32, 31, 30, 31, 37, 35, 36MIL36 PTS · 15 REB · 10 AST
Kevin Porter Jr.Points, last 10 games: 2, 3, 18, 5, 12, 2, 28, 9, 8, 24MIL24 PTS · 12 REB · 8 AST
Bam AdebayoPoints, last 10 games: 30, 16, 11, 27, 12, 16, 28, 21, 26, 31MIA31 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Alec BurksPoints, last 10 games: 4, 0, 6, 17, 11, 20, 3, 10, 2, 24MIA24 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Grizzlies-Pistons

Memphis handles Detroit by 6

The Grizzlies won the fourth quarter 34–26. Final: 109–103. Desmond Bane led Memphis with 38 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
MIN over PHI5MEM over DET6MIL over MIA6NYK over ATL16LAC over DAL31Final margin, points. Pink = MEM over DET.
Lead changes
Wolves-Sixers15
Grizzlies-Pistons12
Bucks-Heat12
Knicks-Hawks1
The night in charts
Mavs-Clippers combined for 239, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-ClippersMavs 104, Clippers 135
239
Bucks-HeatBucks 121, Heat 115 · OT
236
Knicks-HawksKnicks 121, Hawks 105
226
Wolves-SixersWolves 114, Sixers 109
223
Grizzlies-PistonsGrizzlies 109, Pistons 103
212
MIN won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Wolves-SixersWolves 114, Sixers 109
+5 MIN
Grizzlies-PistonsGrizzlies 109, Pistons 103
+6 MEM
Bucks-HeatBucks 121, Heat 115 · OT
+6 MIL
Knicks-HawksKnicks 121, Hawks 105
+16 NYK
Mavs-ClippersMavs 104, Clippers 135
+31 LAC
MIL rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bucks-HeatMIL won · Bucks 121, Heat 115 · OT
8 pts
Grizzlies-PistonsMEM won · Grizzlies 109, Pistons 103
2 pts
Zubac shot 11-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ZubacLAC · 25 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
100% (11-11)
GobertMIN · 23 PTS, 19 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
91% (10-11)
Mikal BridgesNYK · 20 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB
69% (9-13)
KATNYK · 30 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST
67% (10-15)
BaneMEM · 38 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST
65% (15-23)
Final · Wolves-Sixers
Wolves 114Sixers 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves27282831114
Sixers23283127109
The story
Anthony Edwards' 37 points carried Minnesota past Philadelphia, 114-109

For Philadelphia, Guerschon Yabusele had 19 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST 37 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST · 12-21 FG, 6-13 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 27-23, was where the Timberwolves built it.

MIN lead by quarter
200 +4+4+1+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bucks-Heat
Bucks 121Heat 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Bucks2235243010121
Heat302731234115
The story
Kevin Porter Jr. had 24 points and 12 rebounds as Milwaukee beat Miami 121-115 in OT

Kyle Anderson led Miami with 14 REB, 12 PTS, 3 AST 24 PTS, 12 REB, 8 AST · 8-16 FG, 2-2 3PT

The swing

Down 8 after the first, the Bucks took the second 35-27.

MIL lead by quarter
200 −80−70+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Mavs-Clippers
Mavs 104Clippers 135
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs21313022104
Clippers33284430135
The story
LA beat Dallas 135-104 behind 29 points and 14 assists from James Harden

Kai Jones paced Dallas: 18 PTS, 7 REB 29 PTS, 14 AST, 7 REB · 10-19 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

A 44-30 third quarter did the most damage for the Clippers.

LAC lead by quarter
400 +12+9+23+31 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.1Season avg21.4Last 5

21.4 points a game over his last five games, against 11.1 in 72 earlier games. Today: 9 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.3Season avg13.7Last 3

13.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.3 in 61 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.8Season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 13.8 a game in 52 earlier games. Line: 3 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Desmond Bane leads the day with 38

Desmond BanePoints, last 10 games: 44, 20, 10, 21, 3, 29, 12, 19, 17, 38Grizzlies-Pistons · W
19.0 PPG season to date · +19.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 41, 38, 29, 17, 17, 20, 25, 34, 28, 37Wolves-Sixers · W
27.4 PPG season to date · +9.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 21, 20, 28, 32, 31, 30, 31, 37, 35, 36Bucks-Heat · W
30.5 PPG season to date · +5.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Paul George IND, Apr 20, 2017: 36 PTS · 15 REB · 9 AST
36 PTS · 15 REB · 10 AST
Bam AdebayoPoints, last 10 games: 30, 16, 11, 27, 12, 16, 28, 21, 26, 31Heat-Bucks · L
18.0 PPG season to date · +13.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 23, 32, 24, 31, 26, 34, 14, 10, 25, 30Knicks-Hawks · W
24.4 PPG season to date · +5.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 22, 30, 17, 29, 17, 24, 20, 21, 13, 29Clippers-Mavs · W
22.5 PPG season to date · +6.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 7 REB · 14 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Quentin GrimesPHI+12.4 26.8 last 10 · 14.4 season
Deni AvdijaPOR+9.9 26.8 last 10 · 16.9 season
OG AnunobyNYK+7.9 25.8 last 10 · 17.9 season
Ja MorantMEM+7.3 30.2 last 10 · 22.9 season
Coby WhiteCHI+7.0 27.5 last 10 · 20.5 season
Cold
Norman PowellLAC−6.7 15.3 last 10 · 22.0 season
De'Aaron FoxSAS−6.1 17.4 last 10 · 23.5 season
Tyrese MaxeyPHI−6.1 20.2 last 10 · 26.3 season
Gradey DickTOR−5.3 9.1 last 10 · 14.4 season
Zach LaVineSAC−4.6 18.2 last 10 · 22.8 season