FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, March 11, 2026Regular season · 6 games
← Mar 10CalendarMar 12 →

6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NYK trailed UTA by 15 after the first quarter and won 134–117.

Final · Box score
Cavs122
Magic128
Q1 ORL +3; Q2 Magic 0; Q3 ORL +7; Q4 ORL +6
Final · Box score
Raptors111
Pelicans122
Q1 NOP -1; Q2 NOP +2; Q3 NOP +10; Q4 NOP +11
Final · Box score
Knicks134
Jazz117
Q1 NYK -15; Q2 NYK -9; Q3 NYK +2; Q4 NYK +17
Final · Box score
Rockets93
Nuggets129
Q1 DEN +4; Q2 DEN +6; Q3 DEN +24; Q4 DEN +36
Final · Box score
Hornets117
Kings109
Q1 CHA -4; Q2 CHA -3; Q3 CHA +5; Q4 CHA +8
Final · Box score
Wolves128
Clippers153
Q1 LAC +11; Q2 LAC +9; Q3 LAC +11; Q4 LAC +25
On this day · 2024–25Mar 11, 2025: 4 games. Top scorer: Darius Garland (Cavs-Nets), 30 points.
Mar 11 in other seasons20242023202220212020201920182017201620152014201320122011201020092008200720062005200420032002200120001999199819971996
The lead · Knicks-Jazz

New York completes 15-point comeback against Utah

Kawhi Leonard goes for 45 points

Game flow · NYK margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-15-9+2+17NYK AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks26304038134
Jazz41242923117
Who led
Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 20, 27, 24, 26, 16, 9, 24, 28, 28NYK28 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Jordan ClarksonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 0, 4, 8, 0, 0, 7, 9, 0, 27NYK27 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Brice SensabaughPoints, last 10 games: 9, 26, 20, 10, 8, 7, 14, 17, 21, 29UTA29 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Airious BaileyPoints, last 10 games: 15, 20, 4, 23, 13, 18, 12, 32, 9, 21UTA21 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Hornets-Kings

Charlotte beats Sacramento, 117–109

Charlotte led 90–85 after three and won by 8. LaMelo Ball led Charlotte with 30 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists.

The whole night · final margins
ORL over CLE6CHA over SAC8NOP over TOR11NYK over UTA17LAC over MIN25DEN over HOU36Final margin, points. Pink = CHA over SAC.
Lead changes
Cavs-Magic12
Raptors-Pelicans8
Hornets-Kings8
Knicks-Jazz4
Rockets-Nuggets3
The night in charts
Wolves-Clippers combined for 281, 30 more than any other game
Points by game
Wolves-ClippersWolves 128, Clippers 153
281
Knicks-JazzKnicks 134, Jazz 117
251
Cavs-MagicCavs 122, Magic 128
250
Raptors-PelicansRaptors 111, Pelicans 122
233
Hornets-KingsHornets 117, Kings 109
226
Rockets-NuggetsRockets 93, Nuggets 129
222
ORL won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Cavs-MagicCavs 122, Magic 128
+6 ORL
Hornets-KingsHornets 117, Kings 109
+8 CHA
Raptors-PelicansRaptors 111, Pelicans 122
+11 NOP
Knicks-JazzKnicks 134, Jazz 117
+17 NYK
Wolves-ClippersWolves 128, Clippers 153
+25 LAC
Rockets-NuggetsRockets 93, Nuggets 129
+36 DEN
NYK erased a 15-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Knicks-JazzNYK won · Knicks 134, Jazz 117
15 pts
Hornets-KingsCHA won · Hornets 117, Kings 109
4 pts
Raptors-PelicansNOP won · Raptors 111, Pelicans 122
1 pt
Braun shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BraunDEN · 19 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
DeRozanSAC · 39 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB, 2 STL
77% (17-22)
KawhiLAC · 45 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
75% (15-20)
Miles BridgesCHA · 26 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
73% (11-15)
OGNYK · 22 PTS, 2 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
Final · Knicks-Jazz
Knicks 134Jazz 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks26304038134
Jazz41242923117
The story
New York beat Utah 134-117 behind 28 points and 8 assists from Jalen Brunson

Brice Sensabaugh paced Utah: 29 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST 28 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL · 7-16 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

A 38-23 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Knicks.

NYK lead by quarter
200 −15−9+2+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Clippers
Wolves 128Clippers 153
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves27383330128
Clippers38363544153
The story
Anthony Edwards had 36 points in a 153-128 loss to LA

Darius Garland led LA with 21 PTS, 6 AST 36 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB · 11-17 FG, 3-8 3PT

The swing

The Clippers won the fourth 44-30, their biggest quarter edge.

LAC lead by quarter
300 +11+9+11+25 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Nuggets
Rockets 93Nuggets 129
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets2027222493
Nuggets24294036129
The story
Nikola Jokic's a 16-12-13 triple-double carried Denver past Houston, 129-93

For Houston, Amen Thompson had 16 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST 16 PTS, 13 AST, 12 REB, 5 STL · 6-12 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 40-22, was where the Nuggets built it.

DEN lead by quarter
400 +4+6+24+36 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.7Season avg16.0Last 5

16.0 points a game over his last five games, against 8.7 in 58 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 29 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.5Season avg10.0Last 3

10.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.5 in 55 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.9Season avg28Today

28 minutes today, against 8.9 a game in 14 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 1 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Kawhi Leonard leads the day with 45

Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 23, 31, 37, 23, 23, 29, 30, 28, 29, 45Clippers-Wolves · W
28.3 PPG season to date · +17.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Jimmy Butler MIA, Apr 19, 2022: 45 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
45 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 13, 20, 19, 15, 7, 9, 17, 15, 12, 39Kings-Hornets · L
18.4 PPG season to date · +20.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high39 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 40, 28, 34, 31, 21, 41, 22, 34, 14, 36Wolves-Clippers · L
29.4 PPG season to date · +6.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Desmond BanePoints, last 10 games: 34, 36, 22, 30, 17, 25, 14, 30, 18, 35Magic-Cavs · W
20.6 PPG season to date · +14.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 13, 16, 18, 20, 20, 22, 18, 19, 21, 30Cavs-Magic · L
24.3 PPG season to date · +5.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
LaMelo BallPoints, last 10 games: 37, 16, 20, 15, 15, 18, 21, 22, 14, 30Hornets-Kings · W
19.4 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Bam AdebayoMIA+7.6 27.6 last 10 · 20.0 season
Precious AchiuwaSAC+7.2 15.9 last 10 · 8.7 season
GG JacksonMEM+5.7 17.0 last 10 · 11.3 season
Cooper FlaggDAL+5.6 25.7 last 10 · 20.1 season
Desmond BaneORL+5.5 26.1 last 10 · 20.6 season
Cold
Deni AvdijaPOR−7.3 17.0 last 10 · 24.3 season
Julius RandleMIN−7.0 14.1 last 10 · 21.1 season
Austin ReavesLAL−5.4 18.3 last 10 · 23.7 season
Nikola VucevicBOS−5.3 10.3 last 10 · 15.6 season
Cam ThomasMIL−5.2 9.1 last 10 · 14.3 season