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Saturday, March 7, 2026Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Clippers trailed Grizzlies by 18 after the first quarter and won 123–120.

Final · Box score
Magic119
Wolves92
Q1 Magic -3; Q2 Magic +10; Q3 Magic +12; Q4 Magic +27
Final · Box score
Sixers116
Hawks125
Q1 Hawks -10; Q2 Hawks -7; Q3 Hawks +3; Q4 Hawks +9
Final · Box score
Nets107
Pistons105
Q1 Nets -13; Q2 Nets -16; Q3 Nets -11; Q4 Nets +2
Final · Box score
Clippers123
Grizzlies120
Q1 Clippers -18; Q2 Clippers -1; Q3 Clippers -1; Q4 Clippers +3
Final · Box score
Jazz99
Bucks113
Q1 Bucks +11; Q2 Bucks +7; Q3 Bucks +7; Q4 Bucks +14
Final · Box score
Warriors97
Thunder104
Q1 Thunder +6; Q2 Thunder +13; Q3 Thunder +3; Q4 Thunder +7
On this day · 2024–25Mar 7, 2025: 8 games. Top scorer: Miles Bridges (Hornets-Cavs), 46 points.
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The lead · Clippers-Grizzlies

Clippers overcome 18-point deficit, beat Memphis 123–120

Giannis Antetokounmpo goes for 27 points

Game flow · Clippers margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-18-1-1+3Clippers AHEAD ↑Grizzlies AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers23353134123
Grizzlies41183130120
Who led
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 24, 27, 23, 31, 37, 23, 23, 29, 30, 28Clippers28 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Bennedict MathurinPoints, last 10 games: 16, 38, 26, 21, 14, 9, 17, 23, 8, 21Clippers21 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Ty JeromePoints, last 10 games: 20, 19, 28, 13, 19, 19, 17, 22, 14, 23Grizzlies23 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Taylor HendricksPoints, last 10 games: 15, 10, 9, 4, 12, 14, 11, 19, 8, 18Grizzlies18 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Clippers-Grizzlies18
Sixers-Hawks8
Nets-Pistons5
Jazz-Bucks4
Magic-Wolves2
Warriors-Thunder0
The night in charts
Clippers-Grizzlies combined for 243, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Clippers-GrizzliesClippers 123, Grizzlies 120
243
Sixers-HawksSixers 116, Hawks 125
241
Nets-PistonsNets 107, Pistons 105
212
Jazz-BucksJazz 99, Bucks 113
212
Magic-WolvesMagic 119, Wolves 92
211
Warriors-ThunderWarriors 97, Thunder 104
201
2 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Nets-PistonsNets 107, Pistons 105
+2 Nets
Clippers-GrizzliesClippers 123, Grizzlies 120
+3 Clippers
Warriors-ThunderWarriors 97, Thunder 104
+7 Thunder
Sixers-HawksSixers 116, Hawks 125
+9 Hawks
Jazz-BucksJazz 99, Bucks 113
+14 Bucks
Magic-WolvesMagic 119, Wolves 92
+27 Magic
Clippers erased a 18-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Clippers-GrizzliesClippers won · Clippers 123, Grizzlies 120
18 pts
Nets-PistonsNets won · Nets 107, Pistons 105
16 pts
Sixers-HawksHawks won · Sixers 116, Hawks 125
10 pts
Magic-WolvesMagic won · Magic 119, Wolves 92
3 pts
Daniels shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DanielsHawks · 15 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
OubreSixers · 24 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
67% (10-15)
GiannisBucks · 27 PTS, 9 REB, 8 AST, 4 STL
64% (9-14)
Jalen JohnsonHawks · 35 PTS, 10 REB, 7 AST, 2 STL
63% (12-19)
GrimesSixers · 26 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
60% (9-15)
Final · Nets-Pistons
Nets 107Pistons 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets19272734107
Pistons32302221105
The story
Michael Porter Jr. had 30 points and 13 rebounds as Brooklyn beat Detroit 107-105

Tobias Harris led Detroit with 18 PTS, 10 REB 30 PTS, 13 REB, 1 AST · 10-25 FG, 3-12 3PT

The swing

Down 11 after the third, the Nets took the fourth 34-21.

Nets lead by quarter
200 −13−16−11+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Grizzlies
Clippers 123Grizzlies 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers23353134123
Grizzlies41183130120
The story
Kawhi Leonard's 28 points carried LA past Memphis, 123-120

For Memphis, Taylor Hendricks had 18 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST 28 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST · 8-15 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

The Clippers trailed by 18 going into the second, then won it 35-18.

Clippers lead by quarter
200 −18−1−1+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Ty Jerome was the fantasy play: 44.9 FPTS on 23 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB

Final · Sixers-Hawks
Sixers 116Hawks 125
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers38352122116
Hawks28383128125
The story
Atlanta beat Philadelphia 125-116 behind 24 points from Nickeil Alexander-Walker

Quentin Grimes paced Philadelphia: 26 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 24 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB · 8-15 FG, 4-9 3PT

The swing

A 31-21 third quarter erased a 7-point hole for the Hawks.

Hawks lead by quarter
200 −10−7+3+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.3Season avg14.0Last 5

14.0 points a game over his last five games, against 6.3 in 44 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 26 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.3Season avg3.0Last 3

3.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.3 in 53 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
Gui SantosWarriors
+20.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.9Season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 16.9 a game in 51 earlier games. Line: 22 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Two comebacks from 15 or more down

Winners erased deficits of 15 or more points at a quarter break two times in 6 games.

Nets over Pistons2Clippers over Grizzlies3Thunder over Warriors7Hawks over Sixers9Bucks over Jazz14Magic over Wolves27Final margin, points. Pink = winner came back from 15+ down at a break.
Top performances

Jalen Johnson leads the day with 35

Jalen JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 31, 19, 32, 16, 26, 5, 8, 20, 35Hawks-Sixers · W
22.9 PPG season to date · +12.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 10 REB · 7 AST
Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 30, 14, 40, 28, 34, 31, 21, 41, 22, 34Wolves-Magic · L
29.6 PPG season to date · +4.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Tyrese MaxeyPoints, last 10 games: 32, 28, 27, 39, 32, 28, 33, 21, 25, 31Sixers-Hawks · L
29.0 PPG season to date · +2.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Michael Porter Jr.Points, last 10 games: 14, 22, 18, 26, 25, 18, 26, 9, 27, 30Nets-Pistons · W
24.3 PPG season to date · +5.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Desmond BanePoints, last 10 games: 31, 17, 34, 36, 22, 30, 17, 25, 14, 30Magic-Wolves · W
20.4 PPG season to date · +9.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 24, 27, 23, 31, 37, 23, 23, 29, 30, 28Clippers-Grizzlies · W
27.9 PPG season to date · +0.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Precious AchiuwaKings+6.8 15.4 last 10 · 8.6 season
GG JacksonGrizzlies+6.8 17.8 last 10 · 11.0 season
Cooper FlaggMavs+6.0 26.3 last 10 · 20.3 season
Joel EmbiidSixers+5.5 32.1 last 10 · 26.6 season
Isaiah CollierJazz+5.4 16.8 last 10 · 11.4 season
Cold
Deni AvdijaBlazers−6.9 17.5 last 10 · 24.4 season
Austin ReavesLakers−6.1 17.4 last 10 · 23.5 season
Jalen BrunsonKnicks−6.0 20.2 last 10 · 26.2 season
Nikola VucevicCeltics−5.3 10.3 last 10 · 15.6 season
Josh GiddeyBulls−4.9 12.8 last 10 · 17.7 season