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Tuesday, March 3, 2026Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIN trailed MEM by 9 after the first quarter and won 117–110.

Final · Box score
Mavs90
Hornets117
Q1 CHA +8; Q2 CHA +9; Q3 CHA +20; Q4 CHA +27
Final · Box score
Pistons109
Cavs113
Q1 CLE -2; Q2 CLE +6; Q3 CLE +9; Q4 CLE +4
Final · Box score
Wizards109
Magic126
Q1 ORL +3; Q2 ORL +3; Q3 ORL +16; Q4 ORL +17
Final · Box score
Nets98
Heat124
Q1 MIA +6; Q2 MIA +15; Q3 MIA +16; Q4 MIA +26
Final · Box score
Knicks111
Raptors95
Q1 NYK +1; Q2 NYK +10; Q3 NYK +5; Q4 NYK +16
Final · Box score
Thunder116
Bulls108
Q1 OKC +4; Q2 OKC +1; Q3 OKC +11; Q4 OKC +8
Final · Box score
Grizzlies110
Wolves117
Q1 MIN -9; Q2 MIN -5; Q3 MIN +7; Q4 MIN +7
Final · Box score
Spurs131
Sixers91
Q1 SAS +7; Q2 SAS +25; Q3 SAS +49; Q4 SAS +40
Final · Box score
Pelicans101
Lakers110
Q1 LAL -2; Q2 LAL +3; Q3 LAL -2; Q4 LAL +9
Final · Box score
Suns114
Kings103
Q1 PHX -8; Q2 PHX +4; Q3 PHX +15; Q4 PHX +11
On this day · 2024–25Mar 3, 2025: 7 games. Top scorer: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Thunder-Rockets), 51 points.
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The lead · Grizzlies-Wolves

Anthony Edwards hits seven threes, Minnesota tops Memphis

Bam Adebayo goes for 23 points

Game flow · MIN margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-5+7+7MIN AHEAD ↑MEM AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies32302028110
Wolves23343228117
Who led
Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 35, 23, 30, 14, 40, 28, 34, 31, 21, 41MIN41 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Julius RandlePoints, last 10 games: 24, 17, 18, 41, 13, 18, 13, 4, 14, 23MIN23 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Jaylen WellsPoints, last 10 games: 13, 10, 17, 13, 25, 12, 8, 12, 18, 19MEM19 PTS · 1 REB · 0 AST
Cedric CowardPoints, last 10 games: 13, 8, 17, 13, 8, 14, 5, 11, 2, 15MEM15 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Suns-Kings

Phoenix turns it around against Sacramento

From 8 down after one to an 11-point win: 114–103. Jalen Green led Phoenix with 20 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist.

Top-scorer duel · Suns-Kings
Jalen Green · PHXMaxime Raynaud · SACPTS2022REB410AST14Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Pelicans-Lakers18
Thunder-Bulls6
Suns-Kings6
Grizzlies-Wolves5
Pistons-Cavs4
Nets-Heat4
Knicks-Raptors4
Wizards-Magic2
Mavs-Hornets1
Spurs-Sixers0
The night in charts
Wizards-Magic combined for 235, 8 more than any other game
Points by game
Wizards-MagicWizards 109, Magic 126
235
Grizzlies-WolvesGrizzlies 110, Wolves 117
227
Thunder-BullsThunder 116, Bulls 108
224
Pistons-CavsPistons 109, Cavs 113
222
Nets-HeatNets 98, Heat 124
222
Spurs-SixersSpurs 131, Sixers 91
222
Suns-KingsSuns 114, Kings 103
217
Pelicans-LakersPelicans 101, Lakers 110
211
Mavs-HornetsMavs 90, Hornets 117
207
Knicks-RaptorsKnicks 111, Raptors 95
206
CLE won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Pistons-CavsPistons 109, Cavs 113
+4 CLE
Grizzlies-WolvesGrizzlies 110, Wolves 117
+7 MIN
Thunder-BullsThunder 116, Bulls 108
+8 OKC
Pelicans-LakersPelicans 101, Lakers 110
+9 LAL
Suns-KingsSuns 114, Kings 103
+11 PHX
Knicks-RaptorsKnicks 111, Raptors 95
+16 NYK
Wizards-MagicWizards 109, Magic 126
+17 ORL
Nets-HeatNets 98, Heat 124
+26 MIA
Mavs-HornetsMavs 90, Hornets 117
+27 CHA
Spurs-SixersSpurs 131, Sixers 91
+40 SAS
MIN rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Grizzlies-WolvesMIN won · Grizzlies 110, Wolves 117
9 pts
Suns-KingsPHX won · Suns 114, Kings 103
8 pts
Pistons-CavsCLE won · Pistons 109, Cavs 113
2 pts
Pelicans-LakersLAL won · Pelicans 101, Lakers 110
2 pts
Raynaud shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
RaynaudSAC · 22 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
83% (10-12)
HarperSAS · 22 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST
73% (8-11)
PaoloORL · 37 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB
71% (15-21)
BaneORL · 25 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB
70% (7-10)
Jabari WalkerPHI · 20 PTS, 7 REB
70% (7-10)
Final · Pistons-Cavs
Pistons 109Cavs 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons27213229109
Cavs25293524113
The story
Cleveland beat Detroit 113-109 behind 22 points from Jaylon Tyson

Jalen Duren paced Detroit: 24 PTS, 14 REB 22 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB · 8-15 FG, 5-12 3PT

The swing

A 29-21 second quarter erased a 2-point hole for the Cavaliers.

CLE lead by quarter
200 −2+6+9+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Ausar Thompson topped the game at 46.2 FPTS: 16 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST

Final · Grizzlies-Wolves
Grizzlies 110Wolves 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies32302028110
Wolves23343228117
The story
Julius Randle had 23 points and 11 rebounds as Minnesota beat Memphis 117-110

Rayan Rupert led Memphis with 13 PTS, 6 REB 23 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST · 7-15 FG, 0-4 3PT

The swing

Down 5 after the second, the Timberwolves took the third 32-20.

MIN lead by quarter
200 −9−5+7+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Mavs-Hornets
Mavs 90Hornets 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2325241890
Hornets31263525117
The story
LaMelo Ball's 15 points and 9 assists carried Charlotte past Dallas, 117-90

For Dallas, Brandon Williams had 18 PTS, 4 REB 15 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB, 5 STL · 5-19 FG, 4-13 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 35-24, was where the Hornets built it.

CHA lead by quarter
300 +8+9+20+27 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.1Season avg16.6Last 5

16.6 points a game over his last five games, against 8.1 in 54 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.3Season avg24.0Last 3

24.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.3 in 44 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 31 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.0Season avg30Today

30 minutes today, against 12.0 a game in 51 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 12 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Anthony Edwards leads the day with 41

Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 35, 23, 30, 14, 40, 28, 34, 31, 21, 41Wolves-Grizzlies · W
29.7 PPG season to date · +11.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Tyler Herro MIA, Dec 15, 2022: 41 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
41 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Paolo BancheroPoints, last 10 games: 23, 11, 17, 30, 26, 16, 36, 19, 24, 37Magic-Wizards · W
22.1 PPG season to date · +15.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high37 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Brandon IngramPoints, last 10 games: 25, 33, 13, 13, 31, 22, 15, 20, 24, 31Raptors-Knicks · L
22.0 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 30, 24, 10, 38, 25, 22, 41, 26, 28, 27Lakers-Pelicans · W
32.4 PPG season to date · −5.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 10 REB · 7 AST
Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 10 games: 31, 40, 8, 33, 20, 19, 20, 27, 24, 26Knicks-Raptors · W
26.7 PPG season to date · −0.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 2 REB · 10 AST
Desmond BanePoints, last 10 games: 22, 25, 31, 17, 34, 36, 22, 30, 17, 25Magic-Wizards · W
20.4 PPG season to date · +4.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Nique CliffordSAC+6.2 13.5 last 10 · 7.3 season
Jarace WalkerIND+5.9 16.9 last 10 · 11.0 season
Isaiah CollierUTA+5.8 16.8 last 10 · 11.0 season
Desmond BaneORL+5.5 25.9 last 10 · 20.4 season
Joel EmbiidPHI+5.5 32.1 last 10 · 26.6 season
Cold
Deni AvdijaPOR−6.9 17.5 last 10 · 24.4 season
Austin ReavesLAL−6.7 17.1 last 10 · 23.8 season
Luka DoncicLAL−5.3 27.1 last 10 · 32.4 season
Michael Porter Jr.BKN−5.1 19.0 last 10 · 24.1 season
Josh GiddeyCHI−4.9 12.8 last 10 · 17.7 season