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Thursday, March 19, 2026Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed MIA by 13 after the first quarter and won 134–126.

Final · Box score
Magic111
Hornets130
Q1 CHA +2; Q2 CHA +19; Q3 CHA +33; Q4 CHA +19
Final · Box score
Pistons117
Wizards95
Q1 DET +21; Q2 DET +8; Q3 DET +10; Q4 DET +22
Final · Box score
Cavs115
Bulls110
Q1 CLE +10; Q2 CLE +16; Q3 CLE +20; Q4 CLE +5
Final · Box score
Lakers134
Heat126
Q1 LAL -13; Q2 LAL -6; Q3 LAL +9; Q4 LAL +8
Final · Box score
Clippers99
Pelicans105
Q1 NOP +2; Q2 NOP +3; Q3 NOP +3; Q4 NOP +6
Final · Box score
Suns100
Spurs101
Q1 SAS -2; Q2 SAS -7; Q3 SAS -6; Q4 SAS +1
Final · Box score
Bucks96
Jazz128
Q1 UTA +11; Q2 UTA +20; Q3 UTA +21; Q4 UTA +32
Final · Box score
Sixers139
Kings118
Q1 PHI +12; Q2 PHI +9; Q3 PHI +18; Q4 PHI +21
On this day · 2024–25Mar 19, 2025: 11 games. Top scorer: Devin Booker (Suns-Bulls), 41 points.
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The lead · Lakers-Heat

Luka Doncic scores 60 as Lakers beat Miami

VJ Edgecombe goes for 38 points

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-13-6+9+8LAL AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers29303837134
Heat42232338126
Who led
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 27, 27, 44, 35, 31, 51, 30, 36, 40, 60LAL60 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 15, 22, 24, 21, 16, 18, 17, 18, 30, 19LAL19 PTS · 15 REB · 10 AST
Bam AdebayoPoints, last 10 games: 29, 24, 23, 21, 24, 24, 83, 21, 20, 28MIA28 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Tyler HerroPoints, last 10 games: 14, 25, 18, 22, 25, 33, 25, 10, 20, 21MIA21 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Lead changes
Clippers-Pelicans14
Suns-Spurs6
Lakers-Heat5
Sixers-Kings5
Magic-Hornets3
Cavs-Bulls3
Bucks-Jazz1
Shot of the night

Wemby's jumper with 1.1 seconds left puts the Spurs ahead, 101-100 final

The night in charts
Lakers-Heat combined for 260, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-HeatLakers 134, Heat 126
260
Sixers-KingsSixers 139, Kings 118
257
Magic-HornetsMagic 111, Hornets 130
241
Cavs-BullsCavs 115, Bulls 110
225
Bucks-JazzBucks 96, Jazz 128
224
Pistons-WizardsPistons 117, Wizards 95
212
Clippers-PelicansClippers 99, Pelicans 105
204
Suns-SpursSuns 100, Spurs 101
201
2 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Suns-SpursSuns 100, Spurs 101
+1 SAS
Cavs-BullsCavs 115, Bulls 110
+5 CLE
Clippers-PelicansClippers 99, Pelicans 105
+6 NOP
Lakers-HeatLakers 134, Heat 126
+8 LAL
Magic-HornetsMagic 111, Hornets 130
+19 CHA
Sixers-KingsSixers 139, Kings 118
+21 PHI
Pistons-WizardsPistons 117, Wizards 95
+22 DET
Bucks-JazzBucks 96, Jazz 128
+32 UTA
LAL erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Lakers-HeatLAL won · Lakers 134, Heat 126
13 pts
Suns-SpursSAS won · Suns 100, Spurs 101
7 pts
Davion Mitchell shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Davion MitchellMIA · 16 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
IghodaroPHX · 15 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
LeBronLAL · 19 PTS, 15 REB, 10 AST
67% (8-12)
RaynaudSAC · 30 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
65% (11-17)
ReedDET · 17 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
64% (7-11)
Final · Suns-Spurs
Suns 100Spurs 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns26332021100
Spurs24282128101
The story
Victor Wembanyama's 34 points and 12 rebounds carried San Antonio past Phoenix, 101-100

For Phoenix, Collin Gillespie had 24 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB 34 PTS, 12 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST · 10-20 FG, 2-7 3PT

The swing

The Spurs trailed by 6 going into the fourth, then won it 28-21.

SAS lead by quarter
200 −2−7−6+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Lakers-Heat
Lakers 134Heat 126
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers29303837134
Heat42232338126
The story
LeBron James had a 19-15-10 triple-double as Los Angeles beat Miami 134-126

Bam Adebayo led Miami with 28 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST 19 PTS, 15 REB, 10 AST · 8-12 FG

The swing

Down 6 after the second, the Lakers took the third 38-23.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −13−6+9+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sixers-Kings
Sixers 139Kings 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers45263632139
Kings33292729118
The story
Philadelphia beat Sacramento 139-118 behind 32 points from Justin Edwards

Maxime Raynaud paced Sacramento: 30 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST 32 PTS, 4 AST · 11-18 FG, 7-11 3PT

The swing

A 45-33 first quarter did the most damage for the 76ers.

PHI lead by quarter
300 +12+9+18+21 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+15.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
20.0Season avg35.2Last 5

35.2 points a game over his last five games, against 20.0 in 60 earlier games. Today: 28 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.8Season avg13.3Last 3

13.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.8 in 69 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.8Season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 19.8 a game in 60 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · Suns-Spurs

San Antonio takes over late to edge Phoenix

Down 6 after three, San Antonio won the fourth 28–21. Final: 101–100. Victor Wembanyama led San Antonio with 34 points, 12 rebounds and 1 assist.

The whole night · final margins
SAS over PHX1CLE over CHI5NOP over LAC6LAL over MIA8CHA over ORL19PHI over SAC21DET over WAS22UTA over MIL32Final margin, points. Pink = SAS over PHX.
Top performances

Luka Doncic leads the day with 60

Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 27, 27, 44, 35, 31, 51, 30, 36, 40, 60Lakers-Heat · W
33.4 PPG season to date · +27.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Kemba Walker CHA, Nov 17, 2018: 60 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Season high60 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
VJ EdgecombePoints, last 10 games: 23, 19, 23, 6, 21, 10, 16, 18, 9, 38Sixers-Kings · W
15.6 PPG season to date · +22.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high38 PTS · 7 REB · 11 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 20, 22, 18, 19, 21, 30, 17, 13, 27, 36Cavs-Bulls · W
24.2 PPG season to date · +12.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Victor WembanyamaPoints, last 10 games: 25, 10, 38, 27, 29, 39, 32, 21, 18, 34Spurs-Suns · W
24.3 PPG season to date · +9.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Airious BaileyPoints, last 10 games: 23, 13, 18, 12, 32, 9, 21, 8, 17, 33Jazz-Bucks · W
12.8 PPG season to date · +20.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high33 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Justin EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 2, 9, 5, 14, 0, 12, 19, 21, 11, 32Sixers-Kings · W
6.3 PPG season to date · +26.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 0 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Bam AdebayoMIA+9.5 29.7 last 10 · 20.2 season
Maxime RaynaudSAC+7.2 18.9 last 10 · 11.7 season
Cody WilliamsUTA+7.0 14.3 last 10 · 7.3 season
Precious AchiuwaSAC+6.2 15.5 last 10 · 9.3 season
Will RileyWAS+6.1 15.0 last 10 · 8.9 season
Cold
Deni AvdijaPOR−5.8 18.4 last 10 · 24.2 season
Cam ThomasMIL−5.7 8.0 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