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Saturday, March 21, 2026Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CLE trailed NOP by 12 after three quarters and won 111–106.

Final · Box score
Thunder132
Wizards111
Q1 Thunder 0; Q2 OKC +5; Q3 OKC +7; Q4 OKC +21
Final · Box score
Grizzlies101
Hornets124
Q1 CHA +4; Q2 CHA +12; Q3 CHA +22; Q4 CHA +23
Final · Box score
Cavs111
Pelicans106
Q1 CLE +6; Q2 CLE -3; Q3 CLE -12; Q4 CLE +5
Final · Box score
Lakers105
Magic104
Q1 LAL +7; Q2 LAL -3; Q3 LAL -5; Q4 LAL +1
Final · Box score
Warriors110
Hawks126
Q1 ATL -1; Q2 ATL +2; Q3 ATL +21; Q4 ATL +16
Final · Box score
Heat122
Rockets123
Q1 HOU +3; Q2 HOU +1; Q3 HOU -9; Q4 HOU +1
Final · Box score
Pacers119
Spurs134
Q1 SAS +13; Q2 SAS +13; Q3 SAS +15; Q4 SAS +15
Final · OT · Box score
Clippers138
Mavs131
Q1 LAC -10; Q2 LAC -9; Q3 LAC +1; Q4 Clippers 0; OT1 LAC +7
Final · Box score
Sixers126
Jazz116
Q1 PHI +4; Q2 PHI -6; Q3 PHI +1; Q4 PHI +10
Final · Box score
Bucks108
Suns105
Q1 MIL -11; Q2 MIL +5; Q3 MIL -1; Q4 MIL +3
On this day · 2024–25Mar 21, 2025: 10 games. Top scorer: Kevin Durant (Suns-Cavs), 42 points.
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The lead · Cavs-Pelicans

Cleveland fights back late to top New Orleans

Bam Adebayo goes for 32 points

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+6-3-12+5CLE AHEAD ↑NOP AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs34192335111
Pelicans28283218106
Who led
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 32, 20, 23, 30, 17, 25, 24, 26, 19, 27CLE27 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 22, 18, 19, 21, 30, 17, 13, 27, 36, 20CLE20 PTS · 6 REB · 10 AST
Zion WilliamsonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 23, 19, 20, 19, 21, 27, 14, 15, 25NOP25 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Saddiq BeyPoints, last 10 games: 18, 20, 19, 23, 9, 5, 23, 25, 20, 19NOP19 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Lead changes
Sixers-Jazz19
Heat-Rockets16
Thunder-Wizards15
Clippers-Mavs14
Bucks-Suns9
Cavs-Pelicans4
Warriors-Hawks4
Grizzlies-Hornets2
Pacers-Spurs0
Shot of the night

Thompson's tip-in at the buzzer puts the Rockets ahead, 123-122 final

The night in charts
Clippers-Mavs combined for 269, 16 more than any other game
Points by game
Clippers-MavsClippers 138, Mavs 131 · OT
269
Pacers-SpursPacers 119, Spurs 134
253
Heat-RocketsHeat 122, Rockets 123
245
Thunder-WizardsThunder 132, Wizards 111
243
Sixers-JazzSixers 126, Jazz 116
242
Warriors-HawksWarriors 110, Hawks 126
236
Grizzlies-HornetsGrizzlies 101, Hornets 124
225
Cavs-PelicansCavs 111, Pelicans 106
217
Bucks-SunsBucks 108, Suns 105
213
Lakers-MagicLakers 105, Magic 104
209
4 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Lakers-MagicLakers 105, Magic 104
+1 LAL
Heat-RocketsHeat 122, Rockets 123
+1 HOU
Bucks-SunsBucks 108, Suns 105
+3 MIL
Cavs-PelicansCavs 111, Pelicans 106
+5 CLE
Clippers-MavsClippers 138, Mavs 131 · OT
+7 LAC
Sixers-JazzSixers 126, Jazz 116
+10 PHI
Pacers-SpursPacers 119, Spurs 134
+15 SAS
Warriors-HawksWarriors 110, Hawks 126
+16 ATL
Thunder-WizardsThunder 132, Wizards 111
+21 OKC
Grizzlies-HornetsGrizzlies 101, Hornets 124
+23 CHA
CLE erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Cavs-PelicansCLE won · Cavs 111, Pelicans 106
12 pts
Bucks-SunsMIL won · Bucks 108, Suns 105
11 pts
Clippers-MavsLAC won · Clippers 138, Mavs 131 · OT
10 pts
Heat-RocketsHOU won · Heat 122, Rockets 123
9 pts
Sixers-JazzPHI won · Sixers 126, Jazz 116
6 pts
Keldon Johnson shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Keldon JohnsonSAS · 24 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST
83% (10-12)
MobleyCLE · 18 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
80% (8-10)
Jarace WalkerIND · 21 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
ZionNOP · 25 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
DanielsATL · 28 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST, 4 STL
71% (12-17)
Final · Heat-Rockets
Heat 122Rockets 123
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat29343326122
Rockets32322336123
The story
Houston beat Miami 123-122 behind 23 points and 14 assists from Reed Sheppard

Tyler Herro paced Miami: 25 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST 23 PTS, 14 AST, 4 STL, 2 REB · 8-12 FG, 5-8 3PT

The swing

A 36-26 fourth quarter erased a 9-point hole for the Rockets.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +3+1−9+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bucks-Suns
Bucks 108Suns 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks15422427108
Suns26263023105
The story
Ryan Rollins' 26 points and 10 rebounds carried Milwaukee past Phoenix, 108-105

For Phoenix, Devin Booker had 14 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB 26 PTS, 10 REB, 7 AST, 3 STL · 10-19 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

The Bucks trailed by 11 going into the second, then won it 42-26.

MIL lead by quarter
200 −11+5−1+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Mavs
Clippers 138Mavs 131
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Clippers3231372216138
Mavs423027239131
The story
Kawhi Leonard had 34 points as LA beat Dallas 138-131 in OT

Cooper Flagg led Dallas with 18 PTS, 10 REB, 8 AST 34 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB · 12-22 FG, 5-9 3PT

The swing

Down 9 after the second, the Clippers took the third 37-27.

LAC lead by quarter
200 −10−9+10+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+16.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
20.2Season avg36.8Last 5

36.8 points a game over his last five games, against 20.2 in 61 earlier games. Today: 32 points in 45 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.7Season avg17.7Last 3

17.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.7 in 58 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.0Season avg38Today

38 minutes today, against 17.0 a game in 62 earlier games. Line: 21 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Hornets rout

Three of 10 games were decided by four points or fewer. Charlotte beat Memphis by 23.

LAL over ORL1HOU over MIA1MIL over PHX3CLE over NOP5LAC over DAL7PHI over UTA10SAS over IND15ATL over GSW16OKC over WAS21CHA over MEM23Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Top performances

Darius Garland leads the day with 41

Darius GarlandPoints, last 10 games: 20, 12, 12, 21, 23, 21, 25, 25, 13, 41Clippers-Mavs · W
18.9 PPG season to date · +22.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: De'Aaron Fox SAC, Mar 12, 2022: 41 PTS · 3 REB · 11 AST
Season high41 PTS · 3 REB · 11 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 36, 30, 26, 27, 35, 35, 20, 40, 20, 40Thunder-Wizards · W
31.6 PPG season to date · +8.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Mike Bibby SAC, Feb 4, 2005: 40 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
40 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 23, 29, 30, 28, 29, 45, 28, 31, 25, 34Clippers-Mavs · W
28.3 PPG season to date · +5.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 27, 44, 35, 31, 51, 30, 36, 40, 60, 33Lakers-Magic · W
33.4 PPG season to date · −0.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Bam AdebayoPoints, last 10 games: 24, 23, 21, 24, 24, 83, 21, 20, 28, 32Heat-Rockets · L
20.4 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 21 REB · 4 AST
LaMelo BallPoints, last 10 games: 15, 18, 21, 22, 14, 30, 17, 30, 20, 29Hornets-Grizzlies · W
19.7 PPG season to date · +9.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Bam AdebayoMIA+9.6 30.0 last 10 · 20.4 season
Cody WilliamsUTA+8.1 15.5 last 10 · 7.4 season
Quentin GrimesPHI+8.0 21.9 last 10 · 13.9 season
Maxime RaynaudSAC+7.2 18.9 last 10 · 11.7 season
Will RileyWAS+6.3 15.2 last 10 · 8.9 season
Cold
Mikal BridgesNYK−6.3 8.4 last 10 · 14.7 season
Deni AvdijaPOR−5.9 18.3 last 10 · 24.2 season
Cam ThomasMIL−5.5 8.0 last 10 · 13.5 season
Nikola VucevicBOS−5.3 10.3 last 10 · 15.6 season
Dennis SchroderCLE−5.0 6.2 last 10 · 11.2 season