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Wednesday, March 18, 2026Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NOP trailed LAC by 14 after the first quarter and won 124–109.

Final · Box score
Warriors99
Celtics120
Q1 BOS +13; Q2 BOS +13; Q3 BOS +16; Q4 BOS +21
Final · Box score
Thunder121
Nets92
Q1 OKC +17; Q2 OKC +36; Q3 OKC +36; Q4 OKC +29
Final · Box score
Blazers127
Pacers119
Q1 POR +4; Q2 POR +17; Q3 POR +19; Q4 POR +8
Final · Box score
Raptors139
Bulls109
Q1 TOR +15; Q2 TOR +27; Q3 TOR +32; Q4 TOR +30
Final · Box score
Jazz111
Wolves147
Q1 MIN +12; Q2 MIN +14; Q3 MIN +26; Q4 MIN +36
Final · Box score
Clippers109
Pelicans124
Q1 NOP -14; Q2 Pelicans 0; Q3 NOP +11; Q4 NOP +15
Final · Box score
Hawks135
Mavs120
Q1 ATL +7; Q2 ATL +11; Q3 ATL +19; Q4 ATL +15
Final · Box score
Nuggets118
Grizzlies125
Q1 MEM +1; Q2 Grizzlies 0; Q3 MEM +8; Q4 MEM +7
Final · Box score
Lakers124
Rockets116
Q1 LAL +9; Q2 LAL +12; Q3 LAL -3; Q4 LAL +8
On this day · 2024–25Mar 18, 2025: 4 games. Top scorer: Kawhi Leonard (Clippers-Cavs), 33 points.
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The lead · Clippers-Pelicans

New Orleans rallies from 14 down to beat Clippers

Luka Doncic goes for 40 points

Game flow · NOP margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-140+11+15NOP AHEAD ↑LAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers40202524109
Pelicans26343628124
Who led
Saddiq BeyPoints, last 10 games: 24, 14, 18, 20, 19, 23, 9, 5, 23, 25NOP25 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Trey Murphy IIIPoints, last 10 games: 19, 16, 21, 21, 22, 24, 28, 14, 17, 23NOP23 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 23, 23, 29, 30, 28, 29, 45, 28, 31, 25LAC25 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
John CollinsPoints, last 10 games: 22, 15, 17, 12, 11, 12, 15, 10, 11, 18LAC18 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Nuggets-Grizzlies21
Jazz-Wolves8
Lakers-Rockets8
Warriors-Celtics5
Clippers-Pelicans3
Blazers-Pacers0
Raptors-Bulls0
Hawks-Mavs0
The night in charts
Jazz-Wolves combined for 258, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Jazz-WolvesJazz 111, Wolves 147
258
Hawks-MavsHawks 135, Mavs 120
255
Raptors-BullsRaptors 139, Bulls 109
248
Blazers-PacersBlazers 127, Pacers 119
246
Nuggets-GrizzliesNuggets 118, Grizzlies 125
243
Lakers-RocketsLakers 124, Rockets 116
240
Clippers-PelicansClippers 109, Pelicans 124
233
Warriors-CelticsWarriors 99, Celtics 120
219
Thunder-NetsThunder 121, Nets 92
213
MEM won the closest game by 7
Closest finishes
Nuggets-GrizzliesNuggets 118, Grizzlies 125
+7 MEM
Blazers-PacersBlazers 127, Pacers 119
+8 POR
Lakers-RocketsLakers 124, Rockets 116
+8 LAL
Clippers-PelicansClippers 109, Pelicans 124
+15 NOP
Hawks-MavsHawks 135, Mavs 120
+15 ATL
Warriors-CelticsWarriors 99, Celtics 120
+21 BOS
Thunder-NetsThunder 121, Nets 92
+29 OKC
Raptors-BullsRaptors 139, Bulls 109
+30 TOR
Jazz-WolvesJazz 111, Wolves 147
+36 MIN
NOP erased a 14-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Clippers-PelicansNOP won · Clippers 109, Pelicans 124
14 pts
Lakers-RocketsLAL won · Lakers 124, Rockets 116
3 pts
LeBron shot 13-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
LeBronLAL · 30 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
93% (13-14)
GaffordDAL · 24 PTS, 8 REB, 1 BLK
90% (9-10)
AytonLAL · 16 PTS, 4 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
80% (8-10)
GobertMIN · 21 PTS, 12 REB, 2 BLK, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
KawhiLAC · 25 PTS, 8 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
75% (9-12)
Final · Lakers-Rockets
Lakers 124Rockets 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers35322235124
Rockets26293724116
The story
LeBron James had 30 points as Los Angeles beat Houston 124-116

Alperen Sengun led Houston with 27 PTS, 10 AST, 4 REB 30 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST · 13-14 FG, 2-2 3PT

The swing

Down 3 after the third, the Lakers took the fourth 35-24.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +9+12−3+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Pelicans
Clippers 109Pelicans 124
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers40202524109
Pelicans26343628124
The story
Trey Murphy III's 23 points carried New Orleans past LA, 124-109

For LA, Kawhi Leonard had 25 PTS, 8 REB 23 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL · 7-17 FG, 4-12 3PT

The swing

The Pelicans trailed by 14 going into the second, then won it 34-20.

NOP lead by quarter
200 −140+11+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Jazz-Wolves
Jazz 111Wolves 147
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz31272627111
Wolves43293837147
The story
Minnesota beat Utah 147-111 behind 23 points from Ayo Dosunmu

Isaiah Collier paced Utah: 14 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB 23 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST, 3 STL · 7-13 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

A 43-31 first quarter did the most damage for the Timberwolves.

MIN lead by quarter
400 +12+14+26+36 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+15.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.7Season avg28.8Last 5

28.8 points a game over his last five games, against 13.7 in 64 earlier games. Today: 41 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.1Season avg11.3Last 3

11.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.1 in 68 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.7Season avg26Today

26 minutes today, against 10.7 a game in 32 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 4 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · Lakers-Rockets

Lakers extend win streak to 7

124–116 over Houston. Record: 44–25. Luka Doncic led Lakers with 40 points, 9 rebounds and 10 assists.

Streak strip · LAL
Wvs SAC128–104Wvs NOP110–101L@ DEN113–120Wvs IND128–117Wvs NYK110–97Wvs MIN120–106Wvs CHI142–130Wvs DEN127–125W@ HOU100–92W@ HOU124–116
Top performances

Brice Sensabaugh leads the day with 41

Brice SensabaughPoints, last 10 games: 10, 8, 7, 14, 17, 21, 29, 31, 22, 41Jazz-Wolves · L
14.2 PPG season to date · +27.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Michael Redd MIL, Dec 7, 2007: 41 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
41 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 28, 27, 27, 44, 35, 31, 51, 30, 36, 40Lakers-Rockets · W
33.0 PPG season to date · +7.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander OKC, May 26, 2025: 40 PTS · 9 REB · 10 AST
40 PTS · 9 REB · 10 AST
Deni AvdijaPoints, last 10 games: 26, 11, 15, 0, 18, 22, 17, 25, 18, 32Blazers-Pacers · W
24.2 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 28, 27, 20, 24, 23, 8, 34, 16, 41, 32Celtics-Warriors · W
28.5 PPG season to date · +3.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 21, 15, 22, 24, 21, 16, 18, 17, 18, 30Lakers-Rockets · W
21.4 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 35, 22, 28, 38, 32, 16, 31, 24, 8, 29Nuggets-Grizzlies · L
28.2 PPG season to date · +0.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 14 REB · 9 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
Matas BuzelisCHI+7.0 23.2 last 10 · 16.2 season
Maxime RaynaudSAC+6.7 18.1 last 10 · 11.4 season
Brice SensabaughUTA+5.8 20.0 last 10 · 14.2 season
Cold
Cam ThomasMIL−6.4 7.3 last 10 · 13.7 season
Deni AvdijaPOR−5.8 18.4 last 10 · 24.2 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