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Sunday, March 8, 2026Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NOP trailed WAS by 3 after the first quarter and won 138–118.

Final · Box score
Celtics109
Cavs98
Q1 BOS +9; Q2 BOS +20; Q3 BOS +17; Q4 BOS +11
Final · Box score
Knicks97
Lakers110
Q1 LAL +8; Q2 LAL +5; Q3 LAL +19; Q4 LAL +13
Final · Box score
Pistons110
Heat121
Q1 MIA +18; Q2 MIA +19; Q3 MIA +23; Q4 MIA +11
Final · Box score
Mavs92
Raptors122
Q1 TOR +7; Q2 TOR +13; Q3 TOR +22; Q4 TOR +30
Final · Box score
Wizards118
Pelicans138
Q1 NOP -3; Q2 NOP +2; Q3 NOP +9; Q4 NOP +20
Final · Box score
Magic130
Bucks91
Q1 ORL +10; Q2 ORL +12; Q3 ORL +30; Q4 ORL +39
Final · Box score
Rockets120
Spurs145
Q1 SAS -1; Q2 SAS +12; Q3 SAS +16; Q4 SAS +25
Final · Box score
Pacers111
Blazers131
Q1 Blazers 0; Q2 POR +17; Q3 POR +20; Q4 POR +20
Final · Box score
Bulls110
Kings126
Q1 SAC +5; Q2 SAC +14; Q3 SAC +15; Q4 SAC +16
Final · Box score
Hornets99
Suns111
Q1 PHX -2; Q2 PHX +2; Q3 PHX +4; Q4 PHX +12
On this day · 2024–25Mar 8, 2025: 8 games. Top scorer: Jayson Tatum (Celtics-Lakers), 40 points.
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The lead · Wizards-Pelicans

New Orleans routs Washington by 20

Victor Wembanyama goes for 29 points

Game flow · NOP margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3+2+9+20NOP AHEAD ↑WAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards35302825118
Pelicans32353536138
Who led
Trey Murphy IIIPoints, last 10 games: 27, 44, 26, 21, 19, 16, 21, 21, 22, 24NOP24 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Saddiq BeyPoints, last 10 games: 22, 20, 18, 42, 24, 14, 18, 20, 19, 23NOP23 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Tre JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 14, 11, 8, 14, 8, 5, 9, 15, 20WAS20 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Will RileyPoints, last 10 games: 6, 12, 11, 18, 14, 19, 7, 19, 13, 19WAS19 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Ten games, by the margins

Closest finish: 11. Widest: Orlando by 39.

BOS over CLE11MIA over DET11PHX over CHA12LAL over NYK13SAC over CHI16NOP over WAS20POR over IND20SAS over HOU25TOR over DAL30ORL over MIL39Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Hornets-Suns15
Pacers-Blazers13
Bulls-Kings10
Wizards-Pelicans6
Mavs-Raptors2
Celtics-Cavs1
Pistons-Heat1
Knicks-Lakers0
Magic-Bucks0
The night in charts
Rockets-Spurs combined for 265, 9 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-SpursRockets 120, Spurs 145
265
Wizards-PelicansWizards 118, Pelicans 138
256
Pacers-BlazersPacers 111, Blazers 131
242
Bulls-KingsBulls 110, Kings 126
236
Pistons-HeatPistons 110, Heat 121
231
Magic-BucksMagic 130, Bucks 91
221
Mavs-RaptorsMavs 92, Raptors 122
214
Hornets-SunsHornets 99, Suns 111
210
Celtics-CavsCeltics 109, Cavs 98
207
Knicks-LakersKnicks 97, Lakers 110
207
BOS won the closest game by 11
Closest finishes
Celtics-CavsCeltics 109, Cavs 98
+11 BOS
Pistons-HeatPistons 110, Heat 121
+11 MIA
Hornets-SunsHornets 99, Suns 111
+12 PHX
Knicks-LakersKnicks 97, Lakers 110
+13 LAL
Bulls-KingsBulls 110, Kings 126
+16 SAC
Wizards-PelicansWizards 118, Pelicans 138
+20 NOP
Pacers-BlazersPacers 111, Blazers 131
+20 POR
Rockets-SpursRockets 120, Spurs 145
+25 SAS
Mavs-RaptorsMavs 92, Raptors 122
+30 TOR
Magic-BucksMagic 130, Bucks 91
+39 ORL
NOP rallied from 3 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wizards-PelicansNOP won · Wizards 118, Pelicans 138
3 pts
Hornets-SunsPHX won · Hornets 99, Suns 111
2 pts
Rockets-SpursSAS won · Rockets 120, Spurs 145
1 pt
Gafford shot 10-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GaffordDAL · 21 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
100% (10-10)
DurenDET · 24 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
83% (10-12)
PaoloORL · 33 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
75% (12-16)
SextonCHI · 28 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB
75% (9-12)
JruePOR · 21 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
Final · Bulls-Kings
Bulls 110Kings 126
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls25263821110
Kings30353922126
The story
Maxime Raynaud's 26 points and 11 rebounds carried Sacramento past Chicago, 126-110

For Chicago, Josh Giddey had 15 PTS, 12 REB, 10 AST 26 PTS, 11 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST · 10-20 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 35-26, was where the Kings built it.

SAC lead by quarter
200 +5+14+15+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Russell Westbrook was the fantasy play: 58.7 FPTS on 23 PTS, 12 AST, 11 REB

Final · Rockets-Spurs
Rockets 120Spurs 145
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets33243726120
Spurs32374135145
The story
San Antonio beat Houston 145-120 behind 20 points and 10 assists from De'Aaron Fox

Kevin Durant paced Houston: 23 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST 20 PTS, 10 AST, 2 REB · 9-15 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

A 37-24 second quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Spurs.

SAS lead by quarter
300 −1+12+16+25 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Mavs-Raptors
Mavs 92Raptors 122
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2915222692
Raptors36213134122
The story
RJ Barrett had 31 points as Toronto beat Dallas 122-92

Daniel Gafford led Dallas with 21 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST 31 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST · 13-19 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

The Raptors won the third 31-22, their biggest quarter edge.

TOR lead by quarter
300 +7+13+22+30 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Cooper Flagg led the game in fantasy with 47.1 FPTS (17 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST)

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.6Season avg19.4Last 5

19.4 points a game over his last five games, against 8.6 in 56 earlier games. Today: 13 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.5Season avg19.0Last 3

19.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.5 in 48 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 25 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.8Season avg23Today

23 minutes today, against 8.8 a game in 37 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 2 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Luka Doncic leads the day with 35

Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 38, 25, 22, 41, 26, 28, 27, 27, 44, 35Lakers-Knicks · W
32.5 PPG season to date · +2.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Paolo BancheroPoints, last 10 games: 30, 26, 16, 36, 19, 24, 37, 16, 25, 33Magic-Bucks · W
22.2 PPG season to date · +11.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
RJ BarrettPoints, last 10 games: 20, 16, 13, 7, 21, 12, 21, 20, 25, 31Raptors-Mavs · W
18.6 PPG season to date · +12.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 24, 27, 31, 21, 19, 5, 17, 27, 32, 30Suns-Hornets · W
24.9 PPG season to date · +5.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 14, 29, 35, 32, 30, 17, 32, 20, 23, 30Cavs-Celtics · L
28.6 PPG season to date · +1.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Malik MonkPoints, last 10 games: 18, 14, 19, 10, 7, 8, 10, 13, 18, 30Kings-Bulls · W
12.7 PPG season to date · +17.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Precious AchiuwaSAC+7.2 15.9 last 10 · 8.7 season
GG JacksonMEM+6.8 17.8 last 10 · 11.0 season
Cooper FlaggDAL+5.7 25.9 last 10 · 20.2 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−7.0 17.3 last 10 · 24.3 season
Austin ReavesLAL−5.4 18.1 last 10 · 23.5 season
Nikola VucevicBOS−5.3 10.3 last 10 · 15.6 season
James HardenCLE−5.1 19.1 last 10 · 24.2 season
Giannis AntetokounmpoMIL−4.5 23.0 last 10 · 27.5 season