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Tuesday, April 8, 2025Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Bucks trailed Wolves by 20 after three quarters and won 110–103.

Final · Box score
Grizzlies124
Hornets100
Q1 Grizzlies +15; Q2 Grizzlies +19; Q3 Grizzlies +23; Q4 Grizzlies +24
Final · Box score
Bulls113
Cavs135
Q1 Cavs +1; Q2 Cavs +20; Q3 Cavs +13; Q4 Cavs +22
Final · Box score
Wizards98
Pacers104
Q1 Pacers -14; Q2 Pacers 0; Q3 Pacers -1; Q4 Pacers +6
Final · Box score
Hawks112
Magic119
Q1 Magic -1; Q2 Magic +9; Q3 Magic +8; Q4 Magic +7
Final · Box score
Pelicans114
Nets119
Q1 Nets +2; Q2 Nets +1; Q3 Nets +18; Q4 Nets +5
Final · OT · Box score
Celtics119
Knicks117
Q1 Celtics -3; Q2 Celtics -6; Q3 Celtics +5; Q4 Celtics 0; OT1 Celtics +2
Final · Box score
Wolves103
Bucks110
Q1 Bucks -5; Q2 Bucks -11; Q3 Bucks -20; Q4 Bucks +7
Final · Box score
Lakers120
Thunder136
Q1 Thunder 0; Q2 Thunder +8; Q3 Thunder -1; Q4 Thunder +16
Final · Box score
Warriors133
Suns95
Q1 Warriors +13; Q2 Warriors +26; Q3 Warriors +34; Q4 Warriors +38
Final · Box score
Spurs117
Clippers122
Q1 Clippers +2; Q2 Clippers +2; Q3 Clippers +13; Q4 Clippers +5
The lead · Wolves-Bucks

Giannis Antetokounmpo drops 23 in 20-point comeback win over Minnesota

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander goes for 42 points

Game flow · Bucks margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5-11-20+7Bucks AHEAD ↑Wolves AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves28283413103
Bucks23222540110
Who led
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 20, 28, 32, 31, 30, 31, 37, 35, 36, 23Bucks23 PTS · 13 REB · 10 AST
Kevin Porter Jr.Points, last 10 games: 18, 5, 12, 2, 28, 9, 8, 24, 20, 21Bucks21 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 38, 29, 17, 17, 20, 25, 34, 28, 37, 25Wolves25 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Donte DiVincenzoPoints, last 10 games: 11, 19, 11, 13, 9, 13, 6, 2, 13, 24Wolves24 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Wizards-Pacers

Indiana climbs out of a 14-point hole against Washington

Down 14 after one, the Pacers won the fourth quarter 32–25 and the game 104–98. Pascal Siakam led Indiana with 24 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Pacers-Wizards
Pascal Siakam · PacersAlexandre Sarr · WizardsPTS2420REB1012AST36Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Lakers-Thunder20
Wizards-Pacers9
Spurs-Clippers8
Hawks-Magic7
Celtics-Knicks7
Bulls-Cavs5
Pelicans-Nets4
Wolves-Bucks3
Grizzlies-Hornets0
The night in charts
Lakers-Thunder combined for 256, 8 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-ThunderLakers 120, Thunder 136
256
Bulls-CavsBulls 113, Cavs 135
248
Spurs-ClippersSpurs 117, Clippers 122
239
Celtics-KnicksCeltics 119, Knicks 117 · OT
236
Pelicans-NetsPelicans 114, Nets 119
233
Hawks-MagicHawks 112, Magic 119
231
Warriors-SunsWarriors 133, Suns 95
228
Grizzlies-HornetsGrizzlies 124, Hornets 100
224
Wolves-BucksWolves 103, Bucks 110
213
Wizards-PacersWizards 98, Pacers 104
202
3 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Celtics-KnicksCeltics 119, Knicks 117 · OT
+2 Celtics
Pelicans-NetsPelicans 114, Nets 119
+5 Nets
Spurs-ClippersSpurs 117, Clippers 122
+5 Clippers
Wizards-PacersWizards 98, Pacers 104
+6 Pacers
Hawks-MagicHawks 112, Magic 119
+7 Magic
Wolves-BucksWolves 103, Bucks 110
+7 Bucks
Lakers-ThunderLakers 120, Thunder 136
+16 Thunder
Bulls-CavsBulls 113, Cavs 135
+22 Cavs
Grizzlies-HornetsGrizzlies 124, Hornets 100
+24 Grizzlies
Warriors-SunsWarriors 133, Suns 95
+38 Warriors
Bucks erased a 20-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wolves-BucksBucks won · Wolves 103, Bucks 110
20 pts
Wizards-PacersPacers won · Wizards 98, Pacers 104
14 pts
Celtics-KnicksCeltics won · Celtics 119, Knicks 117 · OT
6 pts
Hawks-MagicMagic won · Hawks 112, Magic 119
1 pt
Lakers-ThunderThunder won · Lakers 120, Thunder 136
1 pt
Barnes shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BarnesSpurs · 24 PTS, 5 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST
80% (8-10)
MatkovicPelicans · 17 PTS, 4 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
TimmeNets · 16 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
KATKnicks · 34 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
67% (14-21)
ZubacClippers · 24 PTS, 20 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
65% (11-17)
Final · Celtics-Knicks
Celtics 119Knicks 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Celtics2725312412119
Knicks3028202910117
The story
Jayson Tatum had 32 points as Boston beat New York 119-117 in OT

Jalen Brunson led New York with 27 PTS, 10 AST 32 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST · 11-22 FG, 4-11 3PT

The swing

Down 6 after the second, the Celtics took the third 31-20.

Celtics lead by quarter
200 −3−6+50+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Karl-Anthony Towns led the game in fantasy with 60.3 FPTS (34 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST)

Final · Wizards-Pacers
Wizards 98Pacers 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards3513252598
Pacers21272432104
The story
Pascal Siakam's 24 points and 10 rebounds carried Indiana past Washington, 104-98

For Washington, Justin Champagnie had 20 PTS, 13 REB 24 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST · 11-19 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The Pacers trailed by 14 going into the second, then won it 27-13.

Pacers lead by quarter
200 −140−1+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Alexandre Sarr was the fantasy play: 49.9 FPTS on 20 PTS, 12 REB, 6 AST

Final · Wolves-Bucks
Wolves 103Bucks 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves28283413103
Bucks23222540110
The story
Milwaukee beat Minnesota 110-103 behind 21 points from Kevin Porter Jr.

Anthony Edwards paced Minnesota: 25 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST 21 PTS, 5 AST, 5 STL, 4 REB · 6-9 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

A 40-13 fourth quarter erased a 20-point hole for the Bucks.

Bucks lead by quarter
200 −5−11−20+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
5.8Season avg15.4Last 5

15.4 points a game over his last five games, against 5.8 in 40 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.7Season avg11.3Last 3

11.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.7 in 50 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.6Season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 7.6 a game in 33 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 1 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander leads the day with 42

Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 30, 26, 32, 37, 33, 27, 33, 22, 26, 42Thunder-Lakers · W
32.7 PPG season to date · +9.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Allen Iverson Sixers, Mar 31, 2003: 42 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
42 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 24, 31, 26, 34, 14, 10, 25, 30, 19, 34Knicks-Celtics · L
24.4 PPG season to date · +9.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Kristaps PorzingisPoints, last 10 games: 11, 24, 25, 27, 16, 30, 11, 19, 15, 34Celtics-Knicks · W
19.7 PPG season to date · +14.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high34 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Paolo BancheroPoints, last 10 games: 31, 30, 30, 32, 35, 24, 26, 24, 33, 33Magic-Hawks · W
26.1 PPG season to date · +7.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 28, 20, 26, 30, 25, 29, 25, 16, 23, 32Celtics-Knicks · W
27.0 PPG season to date · +5.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Onyeka OkongwuPoints, last 10 games: 22, 14, 14, 15, 13, 12, 20, 6, 27, 30Hawks-Magic · L
13.5 PPG season to date · +16.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high30 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Quentin GrimesSixers+12.3 26.9 last 10 · 14.6 season
Deni AvdijaBlazers+9.9 26.8 last 10 · 16.9 season
OG AnunobyKnicks+8.4 26.4 last 10 · 18.0 season
Coby WhiteBulls+7.9 28.6 last 10 · 20.7 season
Ja MorantGrizzlies+7.6 30.6 last 10 · 23.0 season
Cold
De'Aaron FoxSpurs−6.1 17.4 last 10 · 23.5 season
Tyrese MaxeySixers−6.1 20.2 last 10 · 26.3 season
Jaylen BrownCeltics−5.5 16.7 last 10 · 22.2 season
Norman PowellClippers−5.4 16.7 last 10 · 22.1 season
Gradey DickRaptors−5.3 9.1 last 10 · 14.4 season