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Sunday, March 15, 2026Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Knicks trailed Warriors by 14 after the first quarter and won 110–107.

Final · Box score
Wolves103
Thunder116
Q1 Thunder +1; Q2 Thunder -6; Q3 Thunder +4; Q4 Thunder +13
Final · Box score
Mavs130
Cavs120
Q1 Mavs +4; Q2 Mavs +1; Q3 Mavs +14; Q4 Mavs +10
Final · Box score
Pacers123
Bucks134
Q1 Bucks -8; Q2 Bucks -3; Q3 Bucks +6; Q4 Bucks +11
Final · Box score
Pistons108
Raptors119
Q1 Raptors +1; Q2 Raptors -5; Q3 Raptors +12; Q4 Raptors +11
Final · Box score
Blazers103
Sixers109
Q1 Sixers +3; Q2 Sixers -1; Q3 Sixers +6; Q4 Sixers +6
Final · Box score
Warriors107
Knicks110
Q1 Knicks -14; Q2 Knicks -9; Q3 Knicks +3; Q4 Knicks +3
Final · Box score
Jazz111
Kings116
Q1 Kings -2; Q2 Kings +5; Q3 Kings +1; Q4 Kings +5
On this day · 2024–25Mar 15, 2025: 8 games. Top scorer: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Thunder-Pistons), 48 points.
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The lead · Warriors-Knicks

Jalen Brunson scores 30, New York rallies past Golden State

DeMar DeRozan goes for 41 points

Game flow · Knicks margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-14-9+3+3Knicks AHEAD ↑Warriors AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors35192627107
Knicks21243827110
Who led
Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 10 games: 27, 24, 26, 16, 9, 24, 28, 28, 29, 30Knicks30 PTS · 1 REB · 9 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 14, 17, 12, 21, 17, 17, 25, 35, 21, 17Knicks17 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Brandin PodziemskiPoints, last 10 games: 16, 19, 9, 22, 26, 17, 14, 9, 25, 25Warriors25 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Quinten PostPoints, last 10 games: 12, 0, 6, 12, 8, 9, 3, 10, 7, 22Warriors22 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Seven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 3. Widest: Thunder by 13.

Knicks over Warriors3Kings over Jazz5Sixers over Blazers6Mavs over Cavs10Bucks over Pacers11Raptors over Pistons11Thunder over Wolves13Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Pistons-Raptors17
Blazers-Sixers13
Mavs-Cavs11
Jazz-Kings10
Warriors-Knicks8
Wolves-Thunder4
The night in charts
Pacers-Bucks combined for 257, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Pacers-BucksPacers 123, Bucks 134
257
Mavs-CavsMavs 130, Cavs 120
250
Pistons-RaptorsPistons 108, Raptors 119
227
Jazz-KingsJazz 111, Kings 116
227
Wolves-ThunderWolves 103, Thunder 116
219
Warriors-KnicksWarriors 107, Knicks 110
217
Blazers-SixersBlazers 103, Sixers 109
212
2 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Warriors-KnicksWarriors 107, Knicks 110
+3 Knicks
Jazz-KingsJazz 111, Kings 116
+5 Kings
Blazers-SixersBlazers 103, Sixers 109
+6 Sixers
Mavs-CavsMavs 130, Cavs 120
+10 Mavs
Pistons-RaptorsPistons 108, Raptors 119
+11 Raptors
Pacers-BucksPacers 123, Bucks 134
+11 Bucks
Wolves-ThunderWolves 103, Thunder 116
+13 Thunder
Knicks erased a 14-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Warriors-KnicksKnicks won · Warriors 107, Knicks 110
14 pts
Pacers-BucksBucks won · Pacers 123, Bucks 134
8 pts
Wolves-ThunderThunder won · Wolves 103, Thunder 116
6 pts
Pistons-RaptorsRaptors won · Pistons 108, Raptors 119
5 pts
Jazz-KingsKings won · Jazz 111, Kings 116
2 pts
Poeltl shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PoeltlRaptors · 21 PTS, 18 REB, 5 AST, 1 BLK
75% (9-12)
Tobias HarrisPistons · 21 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST
75% (9-12)
DurenPistons · 20 PTS, 11 REB
73% (8-11)
NesmithPacers · 32 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
71% (10-14)
ChetThunder · 21 PTS, 9 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
69% (9-13)
Final · Warriors-Knicks
Warriors 107Knicks 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors35192627107
Knicks21243827110
The story
Karl-Anthony Towns had 17 points and 12 rebounds as New York beat Golden State 110-107

Gary Payton II led Golden State with 19 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST 17 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST · 7-12 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

Down 9 after the second, the Knicks took the third 38-26.

Knicks lead by quarter
200 −14−9+3+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Jazz-Kings
Jazz 111Kings 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz28213923111
Kings26283527116
The story
Precious Achiuwa's 20 points and 11 rebounds carried Sacramento past Utah, 116-111

For Utah, Isaiah Collier had 21 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 20 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST · 10-15 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The Kings trailed by 2 going into the second, then won it 28-21.

Kings lead by quarter
200 −2+5+1+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Mavs-Cavs
Mavs 130Cavs 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs35254030130
Cavs31282734120
The story
Dallas beat Cleveland 130-120 behind 27 points and 10 assists from Cooper Flagg

Donovan Mitchell paced Cleveland: 26 PTS, 11 AST 27 PTS, 10 AST, 6 REB · 10-17 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

A 40-27 third quarter did the most damage for the Mavericks.

Mavs lead by quarter
200 +4+1+14+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

P.J. Washington topped the game at 55.7 FPTS: 20 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+14.6points, today vs 2024–25 avg
Points per game
9.42024–25 avg24Today

24 points today in 23 minutes, against 9.4 a game in 2024–25 (50 games).

Losing minutes
−10.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.4Season avg12.7Last 3

12.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.4 in 52 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.9Season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 15.9 a game in 18 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 1 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

DeMar DeRozan leads the day with 41

DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 19, 15, 7, 9, 17, 15, 12, 39, 27, 41Kings-Jazz · W
18.8 PPG season to date · +22.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Stephon Marbury Suns, Jan 17, 2003: 41 PTS · 4 REB · 11 AST
Season high41 PTS · 4 REB · 11 AST
Cody WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 6, 4, 3, 9, 13, 13, 12, 10, 19, 34Jazz-Kings · L
7.0 PPG season to date · +27.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high34 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Brandon IngramPoints, last 10 games: 15, 20, 24, 31, 14, 11, 9, 22, 36, 34Raptors-Pistons · W
21.9 PPG season to date · +12.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 1 REB · 0 AST
Cade CunninghamPoints, last 10 games: 29, 25, 29, 10, 26, 26, 21, 8, 17, 33Pistons-Raptors · L
24.9 PPG season to date · +8.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Julius RandlePoints, last 10 games: 13, 4, 14, 23, 17, 14, 14, 11, 10, 32Wolves-Thunder · L
21.1 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Aaron NesmithPoints, last 10 games: 12, 7, 11, 3, 2, 7, 9, 29, 12, 32Pacers-Bucks · L
13.5 PPG season to date · +18.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high32 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Bam AdebayoHeat+8.7 28.7 last 10 · 20.0 season
Precious AchiuwaKings+7.6 16.8 last 10 · 9.2 season
Isaiah CollierJazz+5.9 17.5 last 10 · 11.6 season
Joel EmbiidSixers+5.5 32.1 last 10 · 26.6 season
Matas BuzelisBulls+5.5 21.4 last 10 · 15.9 season
Cold
Deni AvdijaBlazers−7.9 16.2 last 10 · 24.1 season
Cam ThomasBucks−6.4 7.3 last 10 · 13.7 season
Julius RandleWolves−5.9 15.2 last 10 · 21.1 season
Payton PritchardCeltics−5.4 11.2 last 10 · 16.6 season
Nikola VucevicCeltics−5.3 10.3 last 10 · 15.6 season