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Tuesday, March 17, 2026Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIN trailed PHX by 3 after the first quarter and won 116–104.

Final · Box score
Heat106
Hornets136
Q1 CHA +2; Q2 CHA +2; Q3 CHA +8; Q4 CHA +30
Final · Box score
Thunder113
Magic108
Q1 OKC +4; Q2 OKC +1; Q3 OKC +6; Q4 OKC +5
Final · Box score
Pistons130
Wizards117
Q1 Pistons 0; Q2 DET +6; Q3 DET +17; Q4 DET +13
Final · Box score
Pacers110
Knicks136
Q1 NYK +4; Q2 NYK +8; Q3 NYK +14; Q4 NYK +26
Final · Box score
Cavs123
Bucks116
Q1 CLE +13; Q2 CLE -1; Q3 CLE -2; Q4 CLE +7
Final · Box score
Suns104
Wolves116
Q1 MIN -3; Q2 MIN +1; Q3 MIN +6; Q4 MIN +12
Final · Box score
Sixers96
Nuggets124
Q1 DEN +16; Q2 DEN +32; Q3 DEN +29; Q4 DEN +28
Final · Box score
Spurs132
Kings104
Q1 SAS +17; Q2 SAS +31; Q3 SAS +31; Q4 SAS +28
On this day · 2024–25Mar 17, 2025: 10 games. Top scorer: Quentin Grimes (Sixers-Rockets), 46 points.
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The lead · Suns-Wolves

Julius Randle scores 32 in Minnesota win over Phoenix

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander goes for 40 points

Game flow · MIN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3+1+6+12MIN AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns39242318104
Wolves36282824116
Who led
Julius RandlePoints, last 10 games: 4, 14, 23, 17, 14, 14, 11, 10, 32, 32MIN32 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Nah'Shon HylandPoints, last 10 games: 3, 18, 6, 3, 9, 11, 10, 11, 3, 22MIN22 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 5, 17, 27, 32, 30, 27, 43, 31, 40, 34PHX34 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Oso IghodaroPoints, last 10 games: 8, 14, 10, 13, 2, 8, 6, 5, 4, 16PHX16 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Cavs-Bucks

Cleveland handles Milwaukee by 7

The Cavaliers won the fourth quarter 38–29. Final: 123–116. Evan Mobley led Cleveland with 27 points, 15 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
OKC over ORL5CLE over MIL7MIN over PHX12DET over WAS13NYK over IND26DEN over PHI28SAS over SAC28CHA over MIA30Final margin, points. Pink = CLE over MIL.
Lead changes
Heat-Hornets19
Cavs-Bucks16
Suns-Wolves10
Pacers-Knicks9
Thunder-Magic5
Pistons-Wizards5
Sixers-Nuggets0
Spurs-Kings0
The night in charts
Pistons-Wizards combined for 247, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Pistons-WizardsPistons 130, Wizards 117
247
Pacers-KnicksPacers 110, Knicks 136
246
Heat-HornetsHeat 106, Hornets 136
242
Cavs-BucksCavs 123, Bucks 116
239
Spurs-KingsSpurs 132, Kings 104
236
Thunder-MagicThunder 113, Magic 108
221
Suns-WolvesSuns 104, Wolves 116
220
Sixers-NuggetsSixers 96, Nuggets 124
220
OKC won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Thunder-MagicThunder 113, Magic 108
+5 OKC
Cavs-BucksCavs 123, Bucks 116
+7 CLE
Suns-WolvesSuns 104, Wolves 116
+12 MIN
Pistons-WizardsPistons 130, Wizards 117
+13 DET
Pacers-KnicksPacers 110, Knicks 136
+26 NYK
Sixers-NuggetsSixers 96, Nuggets 124
+28 DEN
Spurs-KingsSpurs 132, Kings 104
+28 SAS
Heat-HornetsHeat 106, Hornets 136
+30 CHA
MIN rallied from 3 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Suns-WolvesMIN won · Suns 104, Wolves 116
3 pts
Cavs-BucksCLE won · Cavs 123, Bucks 116
2 pts
Hart shot 12-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HartNYK · 33 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
92% (12-13)
OGNYK · 26 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
77% (10-13)
DurenDET · 36 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
76% (13-17)
CarringtonWAS · 30 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST
75% (12-16)
HardenCLE · 27 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
Final · Thunder-Magic
Thunder 113Magic 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder26253428113
Magic22282929108
The story
Chet Holmgren had 20 points and 12 rebounds as Oklahoma City beat Orlando 113-108

Jalen Suggs led Orlando with 14 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST 20 PTS, 12 REB, 1 AST · 8-14 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The Thunder won the third 34-29, their biggest quarter edge.

OKC lead by quarter
200 +4+1+6+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Cavs-Bucks
Cavs 123Bucks 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs37202838123
Bucks24342929116
The story
Cleveland beat Milwaukee 123-116 behind 27 points and 15 rebounds from Evan Mobley

Kevin Porter Jr. paced Milwaukee: 25 PTS, 10 AST, 3 REB 27 PTS, 15 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST · 12-21 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

A 37-24 first quarter did the most damage for the Cavaliers.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +13−1−2+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Heat-Hornets
Heat 106Hornets 136
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat24333118106
Hornets26333740136
The story
LaMelo Ball's 30 points and 13 assists carried Charlotte past Miami, 136-106

For Miami, Tyler Herro had 20 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST 30 PTS, 13 AST, 6 REB · 11-22 FG, 4-12 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 40-18, was where the Hornets built it.

CHA lead by quarter
300 +2+2+8+30 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
25.7Season avg35.0Last 5

35.0 points a game over his last five games, against 25.7 in 52 earlier games. Today: 34 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.0Season avg8.7Last 3

8.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.0 in 53 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.0Season avg30Today

30 minutes today, against 11.0 a game in 34 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander leads the day with 40

Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 34, 20, 36, 30, 26, 27, 35, 35, 20, 40Thunder-Magic · W
31.7 PPG season to date · +8.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Michael Redd MIL, Apr 29, 2006: 40 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
40 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Jalen DurenPoints, last 10 games: 16, 24, 7, 17, 24, 26, 14, 30, 20, 36Pistons-Wizards · W
19.0 PPG season to date · +17.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high36 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 5, 17, 27, 32, 30, 27, 43, 31, 40, 34Suns-Wolves · L
25.8 PPG season to date · +8.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Josh HartPoints, last 10 games: 10, 12, 10, 12, 10, 18, 8, 12, 7, 33Knicks-Pacers · W
12.1 PPG season to date · +21.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Paolo BancheroPoints, last 10 games: 24, 37, 16, 25, 33, 25, 18, 27, 18, 32Magic-Thunder · L
22.4 PPG season to date · +9.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Maxime RaynaudPoints, last 10 games: 22, 16, 22, 10, 26, 18, 4, 23, 8, 32Kings-Spurs · L
11.4 PPG season to date · +20.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high32 PTS · 9 REB · 3 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+8.0 17.2 last 10 · 9.2 season
Maxime RaynaudSAC+6.7 18.1 last 10 · 11.4 season
Matas BuzelisCHI+6.7 22.8 last 10 · 16.1 season
Isaiah CollierUTA+5.9 17.5 last 10 · 11.6 season
Cold
Deni AvdijaPOR−7.7 16.3 last 10 · 24.0 season
Cam ThomasMIL−6.4 7.3 last 10 · 13.7 season
Nikola VucevicBOS−5.3 10.3 last 10 · 15.6 season
Mikal BridgesNYK−4.8 10.0 last 10 · 14.8 season
Donovan MitchellCLE−4.7 23.3 last 10 · 28.0 season