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Thursday, March 12, 2026Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed SAS by 16 at halftime and won 136–131.

Final · Box score
Sixers109
Pistons131
Q1 DET +9; Q2 DET +9; Q3 DET +23; Q4 DET +22
Final · Box score
Suns123
Pacers108
Q1 Suns 0; Q2 PHX +6; Q3 PHX +8; Q4 PHX +15
Final · OT · Box score
Wizards131
Magic136
Q1 ORL +10; Q2 ORL +7; Q3 ORL +15; Q4 Magic 0; OT1 ORL +5
Final · Box score
Nets97
Hawks108
Q1 ATL +9; Q2 ATL +7; Q3 ATL +3; Q4 ATL +11
Final · Box score
Bucks105
Heat112
Q1 MIA +10; Q2 MIA +8; Q3 MIA +8; Q4 MIA +7
Final · Box score
Mavs120
Grizzlies112
Q1 DAL +12; Q2 DAL +11; Q3 DAL +2; Q4 DAL +8
Final · Box score
Nuggets136
Spurs131
Q1 DEN -12; Q2 DEN -16; Q3 DEN -12; Q4 DEN +5
Final · Box score
Celtics102
Thunder104
Q1 OKC -1; Q2 OKC -3; Q3 OKC -3; Q4 OKC +2
Final · Box score
Bulls130
Lakers142
Q1 Lakers 0; Q2 LAL +5; Q3 LAL +10; Q4 LAL +12
On this day · 2024–25Mar 12, 2025: 9 games. Top scorer: Trae Young (Hawks-Hornets), 35 points.
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The lead · Nuggets-Spurs

Jamal Murray drops 39 in 16-point comeback win over San Antonio

Luka Doncic goes for 51 points

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-12-16-12+5DEN AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets25284142136
Spurs37323725131
Who led
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 21, 2, 39, 25, 45, 28, 12, 21, 30, 39DEN39 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 35, 30, 23, 35, 22, 28, 38, 32, 16, 31DEN31 PTS · 20 REB · 12 AST
Stephon CastlePoints, last 10 games: 16, 13, 18, 13, 15, 11, 6, 23, 18, 30SAS30 PTS · 11 REB · 10 AST
De'Aaron FoxPoints, last 10 games: 10, 20, 14, 7, 11, 29, 19, 20, 25, 27SAS27 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Second story · Celtics-Thunder

OKC takes over late to edge Boston

Down 3 after three, OKC won the fourth 24–19. Final: 104–102. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led OKC with 35 points, 6 rebounds and 9 assists.

The whole night · final margins
OKC over BOS2ORL over WAS5DEN over SAS5MIA over MIL7DAL over MEM8ATL over BKN11LAL over CHI12PHX over IND15DET over PHI22Final margin, points. Pink = OKC over BOS.
Lead changes
Celtics-Thunder19
Suns-Pacers7
Nets-Hawks7
Wizards-Magic2
Nuggets-Spurs1
Sixers-Pistons0
Bucks-Heat0
Mavs-Grizzlies0
The night in charts
Bulls-Lakers combined for 272, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Bulls-LakersBulls 130, Lakers 142
272
Wizards-MagicWizards 131, Magic 136 · OT
267
Nuggets-SpursNuggets 136, Spurs 131
267
Sixers-PistonsSixers 109, Pistons 131
240
Mavs-GrizzliesMavs 120, Grizzlies 112
232
Suns-PacersSuns 123, Pacers 108
231
Bucks-HeatBucks 105, Heat 112
217
Celtics-ThunderCeltics 102, Thunder 104
206
Nets-HawksNets 97, Hawks 108
205
3 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Celtics-ThunderCeltics 102, Thunder 104
+2 OKC
Wizards-MagicWizards 131, Magic 136 · OT
+5 ORL
Nuggets-SpursNuggets 136, Spurs 131
+5 DEN
Bucks-HeatBucks 105, Heat 112
+7 MIA
Mavs-GrizzliesMavs 120, Grizzlies 112
+8 DAL
Nets-HawksNets 97, Hawks 108
+11 ATL
Bulls-LakersBulls 130, Lakers 142
+12 LAL
Suns-PacersSuns 123, Pacers 108
+15 PHX
Sixers-PistonsSixers 109, Pistons 131
+22 DET
DEN erased a 16-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nuggets-SpursDEN won · Nuggets 136, Spurs 131
16 pts
Celtics-ThunderOKC won · Celtics 102, Thunder 104
3 pts
Ayton shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
AytonLAL · 23 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST
77% (10-13)
GaffordDAL · 22 PTS, 14 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
75% (9-12)
SGAOKC · 35 PTS, 9 AST, 6 REB, 3 BLK
72% (13-18)
Duncan RobinsonDET · 19 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
ReavesLAL · 30 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB, 1 STL
65% (13-20)
Final · Celtics-Thunder
Celtics 102Thunder 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics28312419102
Thunder27292424104
The story
Oklahoma City beat Boston 104-102 behind 35 points and 9 assists from Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

Jaylen Brown paced Boston: 34 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB 35 PTS, 9 AST, 6 REB, 3 BLK · 13-18 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

A 24-19 fourth quarter erased a 3-point hole for the Thunder.

OKC lead by quarter
200 −1−3−3+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Spurs
Nuggets 136Spurs 131
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets25284142136
Spurs37323725131
The story
Nikola Jokic had a 31-20-12 triple-double as Denver beat San Antonio 136-131

Stephon Castle led San Antonio with 30 PTS, 11 REB, 10 AST 31 PTS, 20 REB, 12 AST, 3 STL · 9-17 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

Down 12 after the third, the Nuggets took the fourth 42-25.

DEN lead by quarter
200 −12−16−12+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wizards-Magic
Wizards 131Magic 136
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Wizards263025428131
Magic3627332713136
The story
Tristan Da Silva's 26 points carried Orlando past Washington, 136-131 in OT

For Washington, Bilal Coulibaly had 29 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST 26 PTS, 7 REB, 4 STL, 2 AST · 10-18 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 36-26, was where the Magic built it.

ORL lead by quarter
200 +10+7+150+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+14.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
20.0Season avg34.6Last 5

34.6 points a game over his last five games, against 20.0 in 58 earlier games. Today: 21 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.5Season avg19.3Last 3

19.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.5 in 60 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.3Season avg38Today

38 minutes today, against 14.3 a game in 56 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Luka Doncic leads the day with 51

Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 22, 41, 26, 28, 27, 27, 44, 35, 31, 51Lakers-Bulls · W
32.9 PPG season to date · +18.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Dwyane Wade MIA, Mar 14, 2009: 50 PTS · 10 REB · 9 AST
Season high51 PTS · 10 REB · 9 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 31, 21, 19, 5, 17, 27, 32, 30, 27, 43Suns-Pacers · W
25.3 PPG season to date · +18.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Russell Westbrook OKC, Jun 19, 2012: 43 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Season high43 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 21, 2, 39, 25, 45, 28, 12, 21, 30, 39Nuggets-Spurs · W
25.7 PPG season to date · +13.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Jalen GreenPoints, last 10 games: 16, 13, 13, 9, 20, 12, 25, 24, 25, 36Suns-Pacers · W
16.5 PPG season to date · +20.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 29, 30, 34, 20, 36, 30, 26, 27, 35, 35Thunder-Celtics · W
31.8 PPG season to date · +3.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Khris MiddletonPoints, last 10 games: 6, 17, 10, 4, 9, 19, 7, 6, 16, 35Mavs-Grizzlies · W
11.3 PPG season to date · +24.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Bam AdebayoMIA+8.0 28.0 last 10 · 20.0 season
Precious AchiuwaSAC+7.2 15.9 last 10 · 8.7 season
Joel EmbiidPHI+5.5 32.1 last 10 · 26.6 season
Nique CliffordSAC+5.3 12.9 last 10 · 7.6 season
Jaylin WilliamsOKC+5.1 12.6 last 10 · 7.5 season
Cold
Deni AvdijaPOR−7.3 17.0 last 10 · 24.3 season
Julius RandleMIN−7.0 14.1 last 10 · 21.1 season
Cam ThomasMIL−6.1 7.9 last 10 · 14.0 season
Nikola VucevicBOS−5.3 10.3 last 10 · 15.6 season
Miles BridgesCHA−4.7 12.8 last 10 · 17.5 season