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

Final · Box score
Thunder132
Wizards111
Q1 Thunder 0; Q2 Thunder +5; Q3 Thunder +7; Q4 Thunder +21
Final · Box score
Grizzlies101
Hornets124
Q1 Hornets +4; Q2 Hornets +12; Q3 Hornets +22; Q4 Hornets +23
Final · Box score
Cavs111
Pelicans106
Q1 Cavs +6; Q2 Cavs -3; Q3 Cavs -12; Q4 Cavs +5
Final · Box score
Lakers105
Magic104
Q1 Lakers +7; Q2 Lakers -3; Q3 Lakers -5; Q4 Lakers +1
Final · Box score
Warriors110
Hawks126
Q1 Hawks -1; Q2 Hawks +2; Q3 Hawks +21; Q4 Hawks +16
Final · Box score
Heat122
Rockets123
Q1 Rockets +3; Q2 Rockets +1; Q3 Rockets -9; Q4 Rockets +1
Final · Box score
Pacers119
Spurs134
Q1 Spurs +13; Q2 Spurs +13; Q3 Spurs +15; Q4 Spurs +15
Final · OT · Box score
Clippers138
Mavs131
Q1 Clippers -10; Q2 Clippers -9; Q3 Clippers +1; Q4 Clippers 0; OT1 Clippers +7
Final · Box score
Sixers126
Jazz116
Q1 Sixers +4; Q2 Sixers -6; Q3 Sixers +1; Q4 Sixers +10
Final · Box score
Bucks108
Suns105
Q1 Bucks -11; Q2 Bucks +5; Q3 Bucks -1; Q4 Bucks +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 · Cavs margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+6-3-12+5Cavs AHEAD ↑Pelicans AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs34192335111
Pelicans28283218106
Who led
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 32, 20, 23, 30, 17, 25, 24, 26, 19, 27Cavs27 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 22, 18, 19, 21, 30, 17, 13, 27, 36, 20Cavs20 PTS · 6 REB · 10 AST
Zion WilliamsonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 23, 19, 20, 19, 21, 27, 14, 15, 25Pelicans25 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Saddiq BeyPoints, last 10 games: 18, 20, 19, 23, 9, 5, 23, 25, 20, 19Pelicans19 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 Lakers
Heat-RocketsHeat 122, Rockets 123
+1 Rockets
Bucks-SunsBucks 108, Suns 105
+3 Bucks
Cavs-PelicansCavs 111, Pelicans 106
+5 Cavs
Clippers-MavsClippers 138, Mavs 131 · OT
+7 Clippers
Sixers-JazzSixers 126, Jazz 116
+10 Sixers
Pacers-SpursPacers 119, Spurs 134
+15 Spurs
Warriors-HawksWarriors 110, Hawks 126
+16 Hawks
Thunder-WizardsThunder 132, Wizards 111
+21 Thunder
Grizzlies-HornetsGrizzlies 101, Hornets 124
+23 Hornets
Cavs erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Cavs-PelicansCavs won · Cavs 111, Pelicans 106
12 pts
Bucks-SunsBucks won · Bucks 108, Suns 105
11 pts
Clippers-MavsClippers won · Clippers 138, Mavs 131 · OT
10 pts
Heat-RocketsRockets won · Heat 122, Rockets 123
9 pts
Sixers-JazzSixers 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 JohnsonSpurs · 24 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST
83% (10-12)
MobleyCavs · 18 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
80% (8-10)
Jarace WalkerPacers · 21 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
ZionPelicans · 25 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
DanielsHawks · 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.

Rockets 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.

Bucks 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.

Clippers 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.

Lakers over Magic1Rockets over Heat1Bucks over Suns3Cavs over Pelicans5Clippers over Mavs7Sixers over Jazz10Spurs over Pacers15Hawks over Warriors16Thunder over Wizards21Hornets over Grizzlies23Final 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 Kings, 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 Kings, 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 AdebayoHeat+9.6 30.0 last 10 · 20.4 season
Cody WilliamsJazz+8.1 15.5 last 10 · 7.4 season
Quentin GrimesSixers+8.0 21.9 last 10 · 13.9 season
Maxime RaynaudKings+7.2 18.9 last 10 · 11.7 season
Will RileyWizards+6.3 15.2 last 10 · 8.9 season
Cold
Mikal BridgesKnicks−6.3 8.4 last 10 · 14.7 season
Deni AvdijaBlazers−5.9 18.3 last 10 · 24.2 season
Cam ThomasBucks−5.5 8.0 last 10 · 13.5 season
Nikola VucevicCeltics−5.3 10.3 last 10 · 15.6 season
Dennis SchroderCavs−5.0 6.2 last 10 · 11.2 season