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Friday, March 13, 2026Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: POR trailed UTA by 10 after the first quarter and won 124–114.

Final · Box score
Cavs138
Mavs105
Q1 CLE +17; Q2 CLE +17; Q3 CLE +25; Q4 CLE +33
Final · Box score
Grizzlies110
Pistons126
Q1 DET +2; Q2 DET +7; Q3 DET +14; Q4 DET +16
Final · Box score
Knicks101
Pacers92
Q1 NYK +3; Q2 NYK +11; Q3 NYK +2; Q4 NYK +9
Final · Box score
Suns115
Raptors122
Q1 TOR +2; Q2 TOR -3; Q3 TOR -6; Q4 TOR +7
Final · Box score
Pelicans105
Rockets107
Q1 HOU +4; Q2 HOU +8; Q3 HOU +8; Q4 HOU +2
Final · Box score
Wolves127
Warriors117
Q1 MIN +3; Q2 MIN +21; Q3 MIN +13; Q4 MIN +10
Final · Box score
Jazz114
Blazers124
Q1 POR -10; Q2 POR +8; Q3 POR +6; Q4 POR +10
Final · Box score
Bulls108
Clippers119
Q1 LAC +5; Q2 LAC +6; Q3 LAC +7; Q4 LAC +11
On this day · 2024–25Mar 13, 2025: 5 games. Top scorer: Luka Doncic (Lakers-Bucks), 45 points.
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The lead · Jazz-Blazers

Portland climbs out of a 10-point hole against Utah

Donovan Clingan goes for 21 points

Game flow · POR margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10+8+6+10POR AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz38203125114
Blazers28382929124
Who led
Jrue HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 6, 22, 10, 25, 23, 35, 20, 21, 4, 25POR25 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Scoot HendersonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 19, 12, 8, 11, 8, 4, 28, 17, 25POR25 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Brice SensabaughPoints, last 10 games: 26, 20, 10, 8, 7, 14, 17, 21, 29, 31UTA31 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Cody WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 2, 6, 4, 3, 9, 13, 13, 12, 10, 19UTA19 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Cleveland posts the night's biggest win

Cleveland beat Dallas by 33, the widest margin of 8 games.

HOU over NOP2TOR over PHX7NYK over IND9MIN over GSW10POR over UTA10LAC over CHI11DET over MEM16CLE over DAL33Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Suns-Raptors12
Pelicans-Rockets9
Wolves-Warriors8
Knicks-Pacers6
Bulls-Clippers6
Grizzlies-Pistons5
Cavs-Mavs2
Jazz-Blazers1
Shot of the night

KD's jumper with 7.6 seconds left puts the Rockets ahead, 107-105 final

The night in charts
Wolves-Warriors combined for 244, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Wolves-WarriorsWolves 127, Warriors 117
244
Cavs-MavsCavs 138, Mavs 105
243
Jazz-BlazersJazz 114, Blazers 124
238
Suns-RaptorsSuns 115, Raptors 122
237
Grizzlies-PistonsGrizzlies 110, Pistons 126
236
Bulls-ClippersBulls 108, Clippers 119
227
Pelicans-RocketsPelicans 105, Rockets 107
212
Knicks-PacersKnicks 101, Pacers 92
193
HOU won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Pelicans-RocketsPelicans 105, Rockets 107
+2 HOU
Suns-RaptorsSuns 115, Raptors 122
+7 TOR
Knicks-PacersKnicks 101, Pacers 92
+9 NYK
Wolves-WarriorsWolves 127, Warriors 117
+10 MIN
Jazz-BlazersJazz 114, Blazers 124
+10 POR
Bulls-ClippersBulls 108, Clippers 119
+11 LAC
Grizzlies-PistonsGrizzlies 110, Pistons 126
+16 DET
Cavs-MavsCavs 138, Mavs 105
+33 CLE
POR erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Jazz-BlazersPOR won · Jazz 114, Blazers 124
10 pts
Suns-RaptorsTOR won · Suns 115, Raptors 122
6 pts
Tre Jones shot 10-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Tre JonesCHI · 21 PTS, 2 AST, 1 REB
91% (10-11)
DurenDET · 30 PTS, 13 REB, 2 BLK, 1 STL
80% (12-15)
MobleyCLE · 29 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
80% (12-15)
Dejounte MurrayNOP · 35 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
78% (14-18)
ZionNOP · 21 PTS, 5 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
Final · Pelicans-Rockets
Pelicans 105Rockets 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pelicans24252333105
Rockets28292327107
The story
Kevin Durant had 32 points as Houston beat New Orleans 107-105

Dejounte Murray led New Orleans with 35 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST 32 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST · 13-24 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

The Rockets won the first 28-24, their biggest quarter edge.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +4+8+8+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Jazz-Blazers
Jazz 114Blazers 124
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz38203125114
Blazers28382929124
The story
Jrue Holiday's 25 points and 8 assists carried Portland past Utah, 124-114

For Utah, Brice Sensabaugh had 31 PTS, 3 REB 25 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB · 10-16 FG, 4-9 3PT

The swing

The Trail Blazers trailed by 10 going into the second, then won it 38-20.

POR lead by quarter
200 −10+8+6+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Warriors
Wolves 127Warriors 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves31383127127
Warriors28203930117
The story
Minnesota beat Golden State 127-117 behind 18 points from Rudy Gobert

Kristaps Porzingis paced Golden State: 20 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST 18 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST · 5-5 FG

The swing

A 38-20 second quarter did the most damage for the Timberwolves.

MIN lead by quarter
300 +3+21+13+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.5Season avg28.8Last 5

28.8 points a game over his last five games, against 16.5 in 18 earlier games. Today: 34 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.0Season avg11.3Last 3

11.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.0 in 59 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.3Season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 9.3 a game in 30 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Anthony Edwards leads the day with 42

Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 28, 34, 31, 21, 41, 22, 34, 14, 36, 42Wolves-Warriors · W
29.7 PPG season to date · +12.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Kevin Durant OKC, Jan 11, 2013: 42 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
42 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Brandon IngramPoints, last 10 games: 22, 15, 20, 24, 31, 14, 11, 9, 22, 36Raptors-Suns · W
21.7 PPG season to date · +14.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Dejounte MurrayPoints, last 8 games: 13, 17, 17, 15, 15, 19, 27, 35Pelicans-Rockets · L
19.8 PPG season to date · +17.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Jalen GreenPoints, last 10 games: 13, 13, 9, 20, 12, 25, 24, 25, 36, 34Suns-Raptors · L
17.4 PPG season to date · +17.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 21, 40, 32, 30, 23, 20, 23, 29, 11, 32Rockets-Pelicans · W
26.0 PPG season to date · +6.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Brice SensabaughPoints, last 10 games: 26, 20, 10, 8, 7, 14, 17, 21, 29, 31Jazz-Blazers · L
13.6 PPG season to date · +17.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 3 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
Matas BuzelisCHI+5.5 21.4 last 10 · 15.9 season
Isaiah CollierUTA+5.4 16.9 last 10 · 11.5 season
Cold
Deni AvdijaPOR−8.4 15.7 last 10 · 24.1 season
Julius RandleMIN−7.1 13.8 last 10 · 20.9 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