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Wednesday, April 16, 2025Play-in tournament · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed SAC by 2 after the first quarter and won 120–106.

Final · Play-in · Box score
Heat109
Bulls90
Q1 MIA +11; Q2 MIA +24; Q3 MIA +14; Q4 MIA +19
Final · Play-in · Box score
Mavs120
Kings106
Q1 DAL -2; Q2 DAL +23; Q3 DAL +18; Q4 DAL +14
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The lead · Play-in · Mavs-Kings

Dallas handles Sacramento by 14

Anthony Davis goes for 27 points

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2+23+18+14DAL AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs27442821120
Kings29193325106
Who led
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 26, 12, 15, 18, 12, 34, 27, 13, 23, 27DAL27 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 6, 12, 20, 13, 17, 2, 14, 6, 7, 23DAL23 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 21, 31, 29, 22, 28, 37, 22, 16, 8, 33SAC33 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Zach LaVinePoints, last 10 games: 10, 20, 18, 25, 37, 43, 27, 26, 16, 20SAC20 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Second story · Heat-Bulls · Play-in

Miami never trails at a break against Chicago

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 109–90. Tyler Herro led Miami with 38 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Heat-Bulls
Tyler Herro · MIAJosh Giddey · CHIPTS3825REB510AST44Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Mavs-Kings10
Heat-Bulls0
The night in charts
Mavs-Kings combined for 226, 27 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-KingsMavs 120, Kings 106
226
Heat-BullsHeat 109, Bulls 90
199
DAL won the closest game by 14
Closest finishes
Mavs-KingsMavs 120, Kings 106
+14 DAL
Heat-BullsHeat 109, Bulls 90
+19 MIA
Klay shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KlayDAL · 23 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
HerroMIA · 38 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
68% (13-19)
DeRozanSAC · 33 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
46% (13-28)
VucevicCHI · 16 PTS, 12 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
46% (6-13)
GiddeyCHI · 25 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST, 1 BLK
43% (9-21)
Final · Mavs-Kings
Mavs 120Kings 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs27442821120
Kings29193325106
The story
Klay Thompson had 23 points as Dallas beat Sacramento 120-106

Domantas Sabonis led Sacramento with 13 REB, 11 PTS, 5 AST 23 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST · 8-11 FG, 5-7 3PT

The swing

Down 2 after the first, the Mavericks took the second 44-19.

DAL lead by quarter
300 −2+23+18+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Heat-Bulls
Heat 109Bulls 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat39321721109
Bulls2819271690
The story
Andrew Wiggins' 20 points carried Miami past Chicago, 109-90

For Chicago, Josh Giddey had 25 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST 20 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST · 8-20 FG, 4-9 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 32-19, was where the Heat built it.

MIA lead by quarter
300 +11+24+14+19 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+14.1points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
23.9Reg. season avg38Today

38 points today in 37 minutes, against 23.9 a game in the regular season (77 games).

Stepped-up role
+16.1minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
18.9Reg. season avg35Today

35 minutes today, against 18.9 a game in the regular season (80 games). Line: 9 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists.

Cooling off
−8.1points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
19.1Reg. season avg11Today

11 points today in 37 minutes, against 19.1 a game in the regular season (70 games).

Top performances

Tyler Herro leads the day with 38

Tyler HerroPoints, last 10 games: 20, 36, 30, 27, 25, 35, 20, 30, 22, 38Heat-Bulls · W
38 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 21, 31, 29, 22, 28, 37, 22, 16, 8, 33Kings-Mavs · L
33 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 26, 12, 15, 18, 12, 34, 27, 13, 23, 27Mavs-Kings · W
27 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Josh GiddeyPoints, last 10 games: 15, 26, 25, 8, 15, 17, 15, 23, 28, 25Bulls-Heat · L
25 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 6, 12, 20, 13, 17, 2, 14, 6, 7, 23Mavs-Kings · W
23 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Zach LaVinePoints, last 10 games: 10, 20, 18, 25, 37, 43, 27, 26, 16, 20Kings-Mavs · L
20 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST