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Monday, April 7, 2025Regular season · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAC trailed DET by 10 at halftime and won 127–117.

Final · Box score
Kings127
Pistons117
Q1 SAC +1; Q2 SAC -10; Q3 SAC +3; Q4 SAC +10
Final · Box score
Sixers105
Heat117
Q1 MIA +1; Q2 MIA +8; Q3 Heat 0; Q4 MIA +12
On this day · 2023–24Apr 7, 2024: 13 games. Top scorer: Tyrese Maxey (Sixers-Spurs), 52 points.
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The lead · Kings-Pistons

Zach LaVine scores 43 as Sacramento beats Detroit

Domantas Sabonis posts a triple-double

Game flow · SAC margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+1-10+3+10SAC AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings38243530127
Pistons37352223117
Who led
Zach LaVinePoints, last 10 games: 16, 14, 19, 29, 10, 20, 18, 25, 37, 43SAC43 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 22, 20, 10, 21, 21, 31, 29, 22, 28, 37SAC37 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Cade CunninghamPoints, last 10 games: 31, 28, 27, 38, 11, 24, 25, 35, 25, 35DET35 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Tim Hardaway Jr.Points, last 10 games: 8, 10, 0, 12, 32, 20, 23, 23, 9, 19DET19 PTS · 0 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Sixers-Heat11
Kings-Pistons5
The night in charts
Kings-Pistons combined for 244, 22 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-PistonsKings 127, Pistons 117
244
Sixers-HeatSixers 105, Heat 117
222
SAC won the closest game by 10
Closest finishes
Kings-PistonsKings 127, Pistons 117
+10 SAC
Sixers-HeatSixers 105, Heat 117
+12 MIA
Sabonis shot 7-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
SabonisSAC · 19 PTS, 15 REB, 10 AST, 1 BLK
64% (7-11)
BonaPHI · 16 PTS, 11 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
64% (7-11)
CadeDET · 35 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
62% (13-21)
LaVineSAC · 43 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
57% (16-28)
HerroMIA · 20 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
57% (8-14)
Final · Kings-Pistons
Kings 127Pistons 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings38243530127
Pistons37352223117
The story
DeMar DeRozan had 37 points as Sacramento beat Detroit 127-117

Ausar Thompson led Detroit with 15 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB 37 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST · 14-26 FG, 1-6 3PT

The swing

Down 10 after the second, the Kings took the third 35-22.

SAC lead by quarter
200 +1−10+3+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sixers-Heat
Sixers 105Heat 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers28253022105
Heat29322234117
The story
Kel'el Ware's 19 points and 17 rebounds carried Miami past Philadelphia, 117-105

For Philadelphia, Adem Bona had 16 PTS, 11 REB 19 PTS, 17 REB, 2 AST · 8-16 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 34-22, was where the Heat built it.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +1+80+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Quentin Grimes was the fantasy play: 49.6 FPTS on 29 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.4Season avg24.4Last 5

24.4 points a game over his last five games, against 14.4 in 72 earlier games. Today: 29 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.0Season avg16.3Last 3

16.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.0 in 64 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.4Season avg35Today

35 minutes today, against 14.4 a game in 54 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 11 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · Sixers-Heat

Miami takes care of Philadelphia

A 12-point win, 117–105. Duncan Robinson led Miami with 21 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist.

Top-scorer duel · Heat-Sixers
Duncan Robinson · MIAQuentin Grimes · PHIPTS2129REB28AST16Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Top performances

Zach LaVine leads the day with 43

Zach LaVinePoints, last 10 games: 16, 14, 19, 29, 10, 20, 18, 25, 37, 43Kings-Pistons · W
23.3 PPG season to date · +20.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Kobe Bryant LAL, Mar 22, 2005: 43 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Season high43 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 22, 20, 10, 21, 21, 31, 29, 22, 28, 37Kings-Pistons · W
22.5 PPG season to date · +14.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Cade CunninghamPoints, last 10 games: 31, 28, 27, 38, 11, 24, 25, 35, 25, 35Pistons-Kings · L
25.9 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Quentin GrimesPoints, last 10 games: 46, 28, 25, 26, 22, 15, 26, 24, 28, 29Sixers-Heat · L
14.6 PPG season to date · +14.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Lonnie Walker IVPoints, last 10 games: 17, 25, 11, 3, 10, 23, 11, 4, 18, 29Sixers-Heat · L
11.2 PPG season to date · +18.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Duncan RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 6, 0, 22, 14, 4, 3, 6, 16, 21Heat-Sixers · W
11.1 PPG season to date · +10.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Quentin GrimesPHI+12.3 26.9 last 10 · 14.6 season
Deni AvdijaPOR+9.9 26.8 last 10 · 16.9 season
OG AnunobyNYK+9.5 27.6 last 10 · 18.1 season
Coby WhiteCHI+7.9 28.6 last 10 · 20.7 season
Ja MorantMEM+7.3 30.2 last 10 · 22.9 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
Terry RozierMIA−4.6 6.3 last 10 · 10.9 season