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Monday, March 16, 2026Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed LAC by 8 after the first quarter and won 119–115.

Final · Box score
Magic112
Hawks124
Q1 ATL +13; Q2 ATL +17; Q3 ATL +21; Q4 ATL +12
Final · Box score
Warriors125
Wizards117
Q1 GSW +11; Q2 GSW +7; Q3 GSW +12; Q4 GSW +8
Final · Box score
Blazers114
Nets95
Q1 POR +15; Q2 POR +24; Q3 POR +26; Q4 POR +19
Final · Box score
Suns112
Celtics120
Q1 BOS -1; Q2 BOS +4; Q3 BOS +5; Q4 BOS +8
Final · Box score
Grizzlies107
Bulls132
Q1 CHI +2; Q2 CHI +4; Q3 CHI +11; Q4 CHI +25
Final · Box score
Mavs111
Pelicans129
Q1 NOP +6; Q2 NOP +13; Q3 NOP +17; Q4 NOP +18
Final · Box score
Lakers100
Rockets92
Q1 LAL +1; Q2 LAL -6; Q3 LAL +3; Q4 LAL +8
Final · Box score
Spurs119
Clippers115
Q1 SAS -8; Q2 SAS +14; Q3 SAS +10; Q4 SAS +4
On this day · 2024–25Mar 16, 2025: 8 games. Top scorer: Anthony Edwards (Wolves-Jazz), 41 points.
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The lead · Spurs-Clippers

San Antonio climbs back to beat Clippers

Nickeil Alexander-Walker goes for 41 points

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8+14+10+4SAS AHEAD ↑LAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs29372627119
Clippers37153033115
Who led
Stephon CastlePoints, last 10 games: 18, 13, 15, 11, 6, 23, 18, 30, 15, 23SAS23 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Victor WembanyamaPoints, last 10 games: 12, 12, 25, 10, 38, 27, 29, 39, 32, 21SAS21 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Darius GarlandPoints, last 10 games: 22, 23, 20, 12, 12, 21, 23, 21, 25, 25LAC25 PTS · 2 REB · 10 AST
Jordan MillerPoints, last 10 games: 19, 12, 4, 11, 14, 2, 14, 14, 6, 22LAC22 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Lakers-Rockets

Lakers make it six straight

Lakers beat Houston 100–92 and moved to 43–25. Luka Doncic led Lakers with 36 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists.

Streak strip · LAL
W@ GSW129–101Wvs SAC128–104Wvs NOP110–101L@ DEN113–120Wvs IND128–117Wvs NYK110–97Wvs MIN120–106Wvs CHI142–130Wvs DEN127–125W@ HOU100–92
Lead changes
Grizzlies-Bulls22
Lakers-Rockets13
Warriors-Wizards9
Suns-Celtics7
Mavs-Pelicans4
Magic-Hawks3
Spurs-Clippers1
Blazers-Nets0
The night in charts
Warriors-Wizards combined for 242, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-WizardsWarriors 125, Wizards 117
242
Mavs-PelicansMavs 111, Pelicans 129
240
Grizzlies-BullsGrizzlies 107, Bulls 132
239
Magic-HawksMagic 112, Hawks 124
236
Spurs-ClippersSpurs 119, Clippers 115
234
Suns-CelticsSuns 112, Celtics 120
232
Blazers-NetsBlazers 114, Nets 95
209
Lakers-RocketsLakers 100, Rockets 92
192
SAS won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Spurs-ClippersSpurs 119, Clippers 115
+4 SAS
Warriors-WizardsWarriors 125, Wizards 117
+8 GSW
Suns-CelticsSuns 112, Celtics 120
+8 BOS
Lakers-RocketsLakers 100, Rockets 92
+8 LAL
Magic-HawksMagic 112, Hawks 124
+12 ATL
Mavs-PelicansMavs 111, Pelicans 129
+18 NOP
Blazers-NetsBlazers 114, Nets 95
+19 POR
Grizzlies-BullsGrizzlies 107, Bulls 132
+25 CHI
SAS rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Spurs-ClippersSAS won · Spurs 119, Clippers 115
8 pts
Lakers-RocketsLAL won · Lakers 100, Rockets 92
6 pts
Suns-CelticsBOS won · Suns 112, Celtics 120
1 pt
Zion shot 11-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ZionNOP · 27 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
85% (11-13)
Jordan MillerLAC · 22 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST
77% (10-13)
MeltonGSW · 27 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
71% (12-17)
CoulibalyWAS · 21 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
TraeWAS · 21 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Final · Magic-Hawks
Magic 112Hawks 124
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic21293329112
Hawks34333720124
The story
Jalen Johnson had a 24-15-13 triple-double as Atlanta beat Orlando 124-112

Paolo Banchero led Orlando with 18 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST 24 PTS, 15 REB, 13 AST · 10-19 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

The Hawks won the first 34-21, their biggest quarter edge.

ATL lead by quarter
300 +13+17+21+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Mavs-Pelicans
Mavs 111Pelicans 129
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs26283225111
Pelicans32353626129
The story
Trey Murphy III's 17 points carried New Orleans past Dallas, 129-111

For Dallas, Cooper Flagg had 21 PTS, 8 AST, 7 REB 17 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST · 7-15 FG, 2-9 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 35-28, was where the Pelicans built it.

NOP lead by quarter
200 +6+13+17+18 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Naji Marshall was the fantasy play: 53.1 FPTS on 32 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST

Final · Grizzlies-Bulls
Grizzlies 107Bulls 132
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies27302921107
Bulls29323635132
The story
Chicago beat Memphis 132-107 behind a 16-15-13 triple-double from Josh Giddey

Cam Spencer paced Memphis: 12 PTS, 7 AST 16 PTS, 15 REB, 13 AST, 3 STL · 6-12 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

A 35-21 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Bulls.

CHI lead by quarter
300 +2+4+11+25 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
17.4Season avg28.0Last 5

28.0 points a game over his last five games, against 17.4 in 19 earlier games. Today: 21 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.3Season avg15.0Last 3

15.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.3 in 67 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.2Season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 19.2 a game in 58 earlier games. Line: 21 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Jaylen Brown leads the day with 41

Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 23, 28, 27, 20, 24, 23, 8, 34, 16, 41Celtics-Suns · W
28.4 PPG season to date · +12.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Karl Malone UTA, Mar 3, 1997: 41 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
41 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Nickeil Alexander-WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 20, 17, 16, 15, 23, 24, 29, 18, 20, 41Hawks-Magic · W
20.3 PPG season to date · +21.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Jayson Tatum BOS, Dec 25, 2022: 41 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Career high41 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 19, 5, 17, 27, 32, 30, 27, 43, 31, 40Suns-Celtics · L
25.7 PPG season to date · +14.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Stephen Curry GSW, Jan 6, 2017: 40 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
40 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 26, 28, 27, 27, 44, 35, 31, 51, 30, 36Lakers-Rockets · W
32.9 PPG season to date · +3.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Naji MarshallPoints, last 10 games: 36, 4, 6, 13, 8, 14, 5, 17, 25, 32Mavs-Pelicans · L
15.3 PPG season to date · +16.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Kristaps PorzingisPoints, last 10 games: 25, 16, 4, 9, 13, 12, 9, 17, 20, 30Warriors-Wizards · W
17.2 PPG season to date · +13.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high30 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Bam AdebayoMIA+8.7 28.7 last 10 · 20.0 season
Precious AchiuwaSAC+7.6 16.8 last 10 · 9.2 season
Matas BuzelisCHI+6.7 22.8 last 10 · 16.1 season
Isaiah CollierUTA+5.9 17.5 last 10 · 11.6 season
Joel EmbiidPHI+5.5 32.1 last 10 · 26.6 season
Cold
Deni AvdijaPOR−7.7 16.3 last 10 · 24.0 season
Cam ThomasMIL−6.4 7.3 last 10 · 13.7 season
Julius RandleMIN−5.9 15.2 last 10 · 21.1 season
Nikola VucevicBOS−5.3 10.3 last 10 · 15.6 season
Mikal BridgesNYK−4.8 10.0 last 10 · 14.8 season