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Thursday, March 5, 2026Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ORL trailed DAL by 7 after the first quarter and won 115–114.

Final · Box score
Mavs114
Magic115
Q1 ORL -7; Q2 ORL -2; Q3 ORL +3; Q4 ORL +1
Final · Box score
Jazz122
Wizards112
Q1 UTA +14; Q2 UTA +18; Q3 UTA +9; Q4 UTA +10
Final · OT · Box score
Warriors115
Rockets113
Q1 GSW +10; Q2 GSW +4; Q3 GSW -1; Q4 Warriors 0; OT1 GSW +2
Final · Box score
Nets110
Heat126
Q1 MIA +5; Q2 MIA +4; Q3 MIA +12; Q4 MIA +16
Final · Box score
Raptors107
Wolves115
Q1 MIN +4; Q2 MIN +1; Q3 MIN +14; Q4 MIN +8
Final · Box score
Pistons106
Spurs121
Q1 SAS +15; Q2 SAS +16; Q3 SAS +8; Q4 SAS +15
Final · Box score
Bulls105
Suns103
Q1 CHI +4; Q2 CHI +5; Q3 CHI +6; Q4 CHI +2
Final · Box score
Lakers113
Nuggets120
Q1 DEN +10; Q2 DEN +10; Q3 DEN +7; Q4 DEN +7
Final · Box score
Pelicans133
Kings123
Q1 NOP -4; Q2 NOP +4; Q3 NOP +14; Q4 NOP +10
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The lead · Mavs-Magic

Orlando holds off Dallas, 115–114

Victor Wembanyama goes for 38 points

Game flow · ORL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-2+3+1ORL AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs33292626114
Magic26343124115
Who led
Tristan Da SilvaPoints, last 10 games: 3, 5, 12, 5, 13, 13, 8, 19, 8, 19ORL19 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Jalen SuggsPoints, last 10 games: 20, 15, 12, 7, 16, 9, 3, 14, 10, 17ORL17 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 4, 5, 19, 9, 11, 9, 17, 8, 7, 24DAL24 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Khris MiddletonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 8, 18, 25, 6, 17, 10, 4, 9, 19DAL19 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 9 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Miami by 16.

ORL over DAL1GSW over HOU2CHI over PHX2DEN over LAL7MIN over TOR8UTA over WAS10NOP over SAC10SAS over DET15MIA over BKN16Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Lead changes
Pelicans-Kings15
Warriors-Rockets12
Mavs-Magic9
Nets-Heat8
Raptors-Wolves7
Jazz-Wizards6
Pistons-Spurs0
Bulls-Suns0
Lakers-Nuggets0
Shot of the night

Jr.'s dunk with 1.4 seconds left puts the Magic ahead, 115-114 final

The night in charts
Pelicans-Kings combined for 256, 20 more than any other game
Points by game
Pelicans-KingsPelicans 133, Kings 123
256
Nets-HeatNets 110, Heat 126
236
Jazz-WizardsJazz 122, Wizards 112
234
Lakers-NuggetsLakers 113, Nuggets 120
233
Mavs-MagicMavs 114, Magic 115
229
Warriors-RocketsWarriors 115, Rockets 113 · OT
228
Pistons-SpursPistons 106, Spurs 121
227
Raptors-WolvesRaptors 107, Wolves 115
222
Bulls-SunsBulls 105, Suns 103
208
3 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Mavs-MagicMavs 114, Magic 115
+1 ORL
Warriors-RocketsWarriors 115, Rockets 113 · OT
+2 GSW
Bulls-SunsBulls 105, Suns 103
+2 CHI
Lakers-NuggetsLakers 113, Nuggets 120
+7 DEN
Raptors-WolvesRaptors 107, Wolves 115
+8 MIN
Jazz-WizardsJazz 122, Wizards 112
+10 UTA
Pelicans-KingsPelicans 133, Kings 123
+10 NOP
Pistons-SpursPistons 106, Spurs 121
+15 SAS
Nets-HeatNets 110, Heat 126
+16 MIA
ORL rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Mavs-MagicORL won · Mavs 114, Magic 115
7 pts
Pelicans-KingsNOP won · Pelicans 133, Kings 123
4 pts
Warriors-RocketsGSW won · Warriors 115, Rockets 113 · OT
1 pt
Hayes shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HayesLAL · 19 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST
80% (8-10)
AchiuwaSAC · 29 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST, 2 BLK
75% (12-16)
ZionNOP · 23 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
CoulibalyWAS · 17 PTS, 3 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
70% (7-10)
JokicDEN · 28 PTS, 13 AST, 12 REB, 1 STL
67% (10-15)
Final · Mavs-Magic
Mavs 114Magic 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs33292626114
Magic26343124115
The story
Paolo Banchero's 16 points and 12 rebounds carried Orlando past Dallas, 115-114

For Dallas, P.J. Washington had 18 PTS, 5 REB 16 PTS, 12 REB, 6 AST · 7-17 FG, 1-6 3PT

The swing

The Magic trailed by 7 going into the second, then won it 34-29.

ORL lead by quarter
200 −7−2+3+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Cooper Flagg was the fantasy play: 46.5 FPTS on 18 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB

Final · Warriors-Rockets
Warriors 115Rockets 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Warriors3021302014115
Rockets2027351912113
The story
De'Anthony Melton had 23 points as Golden State beat Houston 115-113 in OT

Kevin Durant led Houston with 23 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 23 PTS, 6 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST · 10-22 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

The Warriors won the first 30-20, their biggest quarter edge.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +10+4−10+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Amen Thompson led the game in fantasy with 49.0 FPTS (18 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST)

Final · Bulls-Suns
Bulls 105Suns 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls24312822105
Suns20302726103
The story
Chicago beat Phoenix 105-103 behind 30 points from Collin Sexton

Devin Booker paced Phoenix: 27 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 30 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB · 11-19 FG, 2-7 3PT

The swing

A 24-20 first quarter did the most damage for the Bulls.

CHI lead by quarter
200 +4+5+6+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.3Season avg18.0Last 5

18.0 points a game over his last five games, against 8.3 in 55 earlier games. Today: 29 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.8Season avg16.0Last 3

16.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.8 in 53 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.4Season avg42Today

42 minutes today, against 16.4 a game in 50 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

Victor Wembanyama leads the day with 38

Victor WembanyamaPoints, last 10 games: 40, 26, 17, 28, 21, 12, 12, 25, 10, 38Spurs-Pistons · W
23.7 PPG season to date · +14.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 16 REB · 3 AST
Airious BaileyPoints, last 10 games: 16, 13, 15, 20, 4, 23, 13, 18, 12, 32Jazz-Wizards · W
12.4 PPG season to date · +19.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high32 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Reed SheppardPoints, last 10 games: 16, 17, 13, 10, 15, 28, 20, 14, 19, 30Rockets-Warriors · L
13.4 PPG season to date · +16.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Collin SextonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 15, 11, 2, 8, 10, 10, 22, 20, 30Bulls-Suns · W
14.4 PPG season to date · +15.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Precious AchiuwaPoints, last 10 games: 8, 6, 14, 14, 22, 6, 29, 8, 18, 29Kings-Pelicans · L
8.6 PPG season to date · +20.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high29 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
De'Aaron FoxPoints, last 10 games: 8, 27, 15, 18, 10, 20, 14, 7, 11, 29Spurs-Pistons · W
18.8 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Precious AchiuwaSAC+6.8 15.4 last 10 · 8.6 season
Cooper FlaggDAL+6.2 26.5 last 10 · 20.3 season
GG JacksonMEM+6.0 17.0 last 10 · 11.0 season
Joel EmbiidPHI+5.5 32.1 last 10 · 26.6 season
Isaiah CollierUTA+5.4 16.8 last 10 · 11.4 season
Cold
Deni AvdijaPOR−6.9 17.5 last 10 · 24.4 season
Austin ReavesLAL−6.5 17.1 last 10 · 23.6 season
Luka DoncicLAL−5.5 26.8 last 10 · 32.3 season
Josh GiddeyCHI−4.9 12.8 last 10 · 17.7 season
Kevin HuerterDET−4.9 5.2 last 10 · 10.1 season