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Wednesday, March 4, 2026Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ATL trailed MIL by 13 after the first quarter and won 131–113.

Final · Box score
Thunder103
Knicks100
Q1 OKC +2; Q2 OKC +10; Q3 OKC -3; Q4 OKC +3
Final · Box score
Hornets118
Celtics89
Q1 CHA +12; Q2 CHA +21; Q3 CHA +23; Q4 CHA +29
Final · Box score
Jazz102
Sixers106
Q1 PHI +7; Q2 PHI +5; Q3 PHI -1; Q4 PHI +4
Final · Box score
Blazers122
Grizzlies114
Q1 POR +4; Q2 Blazers 0; Q3 POR +4; Q4 POR +8
Final · Box score
Hawks131
Bucks113
Q1 ATL -13; Q2 ATL -5; Q3 ATL +9; Q4 ATL +18
Final · Box score
Pacers107
Clippers130
Q1 LAC +17; Q2 LAC +12; Q3 LAC +25; Q4 LAC +23
On this day · 2024–25Mar 4, 2025: 9 games. Top scorer: Paolo Banchero (Magic-Raptors), 41 points.
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The lead · Hawks-Bucks

Atlanta climbs out of a 13-point hole against Milwaukee

Jrue Holiday goes for 35 points

Game flow · ATL margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-13-5+9+18ATL AHEAD ↑MIL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks25413233131
Bucks38331824113
Who led
Nickeil Alexander-WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 23, 13, 23, 10, 14, 20, 17, 16, 15, 23ATL23 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Onyeka OkongwuPoints, last 10 games: 16, 14, 18, 8, 22, 13, 10, 10, 25, 21ATL21 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 34, 21, 31, 25, 21, 21, 19, 22, 19, 24MIL24 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Kyle KuzmaPoints, last 10 games: 3, 15, 14, 14, 3, 19, 17, 17, 10, 16MIL16 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Blazers-Grizzlies16
Jazz-Sixers8
Thunder-Knicks6
Hawks-Bucks6
Hornets-Celtics0
The night in charts
Hawks-Bucks combined for 244, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Hawks-BucksHawks 131, Bucks 113
244
Pacers-ClippersPacers 107, Clippers 130
237
Blazers-GrizzliesBlazers 122, Grizzlies 114
236
Jazz-SixersJazz 102, Sixers 106
208
Hornets-CelticsHornets 118, Celtics 89
207
Thunder-KnicksThunder 103, Knicks 100
203
2 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Thunder-KnicksThunder 103, Knicks 100
+3 OKC
Jazz-SixersJazz 102, Sixers 106
+4 PHI
Blazers-GrizzliesBlazers 122, Grizzlies 114
+8 POR
Hawks-BucksHawks 131, Bucks 113
+18 ATL
Pacers-ClippersPacers 107, Clippers 130
+23 LAC
Hornets-CelticsHornets 118, Celtics 89
+29 CHA
ATL erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hawks-BucksATL won · Hawks 131, Bucks 113
13 pts
Thunder-KnicksOKC won · Thunder 103, Knicks 100
3 pts
Jazz-SixersPHI won · Jazz 102, Sixers 106
1 pt
Robert Williams III shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Robert Williams IIIPOR · 20 PTS, 11 REB, 3 BLK, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
MathurinLAC · 23 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
DanielsATL · 14 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK
70% (7-10)
JruePOR · 35 PTS, 11 AST, 5 REB, 1 STL
68% (13-19)
GiannisMIL · 24 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
67% (10-15)
Final · Thunder-Knicks
Thunder 103Knicks 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder25252726103
Knicks23174020100
The story
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 26 points and 8 assists as Oklahoma City beat New York 103-100

Karl-Anthony Towns led New York with 17 PTS, 17 REB 26 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB · 9-16 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The Thunder won the second 25-17, their biggest quarter edge.

OKC lead by quarter
200 +2+10−3+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Jalen Brunson led the game in fantasy with 43.1 FPTS (16 PTS, 15 AST, 3 REB)

Final · Jazz-Sixers
Jazz 102Sixers 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz22263519102
Sixers29242924106
The story
Philadelphia beat Utah 106-102 behind 25 points from Tyrese Maxey

Keyonte George paced Utah: 30 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST 25 PTS, 6 AST, 3 BLK, 2 REB · 8-22 FG, 2-10 3PT

The swing

A 29-22 first quarter did the most damage for the 76ers.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +7+5−1+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hawks-Bucks
Hawks 131Bucks 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks25413233131
Bucks38331824113
The story
Onyeka Okongwu's 21 points carried Atlanta past Milwaukee, 131-113

For Milwaukee, Giannis Antetokounmpo had 24 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST 21 PTS, 8 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST · 9-14 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

The Hawks trailed by 5 going into the third, then won it 32-18.

ATL lead by quarter
200 −13−5+9+18 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Ryan Rollins was the fantasy play: 49.6 FPTS on 13 PTS, 12 AST, 8 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.0Season avg23.0Last 5

23.0 points a game over his last five games, against 16.0 in 33 earlier games. Today: 35 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−19.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.7Season avg2.7Last 3

2.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.7 in 52 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.4Season avg32Today

32 minutes today, against 13.4 a game in 53 earlier games. Line: 5 points, 5 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · Thunder-Knicks

OKC takes over late to edge New York

Down 3 after three, OKC won the fourth 26–20. Final: 103–100. Chet Holmgren led OKC with 28 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
OKC over NYK3PHI over UTA4POR over MEM8ATL over MIL18LAC over IND23CHA over BOS29Final margin, points. Pink = OKC over NYK.
Top performances

Jrue Holiday leads the day with 35

Jrue HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 13, 23, 31, 19, 6, 22, 10, 25, 23, 35Blazers-Grizzlies · W
16.6 PPG season to date · +19.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 5 REB · 11 AST
Jerami GrantPoints, last 10 games: 15, 10, 18, 6, 23, 21, 27, 21, 4, 30Blazers-Grizzlies · W
18.8 PPG season to date · +11.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Keyonte GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 30, 43, 23, 19, 19, 26, 5, 17, 36, 30Jazz-Sixers · L
24.0 PPG season to date · +6.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 31, 41, 24, 27, 23, 31, 37, 23, 23, 29Clippers-Pacers · W
27.9 PPG season to date · +1.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Pascal SiakamPoints, last 10 games: 21, 26, 20, 25, 27, 19, 18, 30, 30, 29Pacers-Clippers · L
24.0 PPG season to date · +5.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Derrick WhitePoints, last 10 games: 19, 9, 10, 12, 22, 20, 12, 21, 18, 29Celtics-Hornets · L
17.3 PPG season to date · +11.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Nique CliffordSAC+6.2 13.5 last 10 · 7.3 season
GG JacksonMEM+6.0 17.0 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
Jarace WalkerIND+5.1 16.2 last 10 · 11.1 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