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Monday, March 23, 2026Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: GSW trailed DAL by 10 at halftime and won 137–131.

Final · Box score
Lakers110
Pistons113
Q1 DET -4; Q2 DET +13; Q3 DET +2; Q4 DET +3
Final · Box score
Spurs136
Heat111
Q1 SAS +7; Q2 SAS +18; Q3 SAS +27; Q4 SAS +25
Final · Box score
Pacers128
Magic126
Q1 IND +10; Q2 IND -5; Q3 IND +8; Q4 IND +2
Final · Box score
Thunder123
Sixers103
Q1 OKC +10; Q2 OKC +22; Q3 OKC +18; Q4 OKC +20
Final · Box score
Grizzlies107
Hawks146
Q1 ATL +10; Q2 ATL +25; Q3 ATL +41; Q4 ATL +39
Final · Box score
Rockets124
Bulls132
Q1 CHI +20; Q2 CHI +17; Q3 CHI +8; Q4 CHI +8
Final · Box score
Raptors143
Jazz127
Q1 TOR +6; Q2 TOR +10; Q3 TOR +29; Q4 TOR +16
Final · OT · Box score
Warriors137
Mavs131
Q1 GSW +3; Q2 GSW -10; Q3 Warriors 0; Q4 Warriors 0; OT1 GSW +6
Final · Box score
Nets99
Blazers134
Q1 POR +5; Q2 POR +18; Q3 POR +24; Q4 POR +35
Final · Box score
Bucks96
Clippers129
Q1 LAC +4; Q2 LAC +24; Q3 LAC +41; Q4 LAC +33
On this day · 2024–25Mar 23, 2025: 8 games. Top scorer: Andrew Wiggins (Heat-Hornets), 42 points.
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The lead · Warriors-Mavs

Golden State rallies from ten down at the half, wins in overtime

Alperen Sengun posts a triple-double

Game flow · GSW margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0+3-1000+6GSW AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Warriors3429352811137
Mavs314225285131
Who led
Moses MoodyPoints, last 10 games: 25, 15, 17, 11, 23, 24, 14, 12, 10, 23GSW23 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Kristaps PorzingisPoints, last 10 games: 9, 13, 12, 9, 17, 20, 30, 11, 5, 22GSW22 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Cooper FlaggPoints, last 10 games: 16, 17, 14, 13, 25, 27, 21, 17, 18, 32DAL32 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Daniel GaffordPoints, last 10 games: 14, 8, 10, 12, 21, 14, 22, 24, 7, 20DAL20 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Lead changes
Lakers-Pistons11
Pacers-Magic7
Warriors-Mavs7
Thunder-Sixers4
Raptors-Jazz4
Bucks-Clippers4
Grizzlies-Hawks3
Rockets-Bulls3
Nets-Blazers3
The night in charts
Raptors-Jazz combined for 270, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Raptors-JazzRaptors 143, Jazz 127
270
Warriors-MavsWarriors 137, Mavs 131 · OT
268
Rockets-BullsRockets 124, Bulls 132
256
Pacers-MagicPacers 128, Magic 126
254
Grizzlies-HawksGrizzlies 107, Hawks 146
253
Spurs-HeatSpurs 136, Heat 111
247
Nets-BlazersNets 99, Blazers 134
233
Thunder-SixersThunder 123, Sixers 103
226
Bucks-ClippersBucks 96, Clippers 129
225
Lakers-PistonsLakers 110, Pistons 113
223
2 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Pacers-MagicPacers 128, Magic 126
+2 IND
Lakers-PistonsLakers 110, Pistons 113
+3 DET
Warriors-MavsWarriors 137, Mavs 131 · OT
+6 GSW
Rockets-BullsRockets 124, Bulls 132
+8 CHI
Raptors-JazzRaptors 143, Jazz 127
+16 TOR
Thunder-SixersThunder 123, Sixers 103
+20 OKC
Spurs-HeatSpurs 136, Heat 111
+25 SAS
Bucks-ClippersBucks 96, Clippers 129
+33 LAC
Nets-BlazersNets 99, Blazers 134
+35 POR
Grizzlies-HawksGrizzlies 107, Hawks 146
+39 ATL
GSW erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Warriors-MavsGSW won · Warriors 137, Mavs 131 · OT
10 pts
Pacers-MagicIND won · Pacers 128, Magic 126
5 pts
Lakers-PistonsDET won · Lakers 110, Pistons 113
4 pts
Sengun shot 16-of-19 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
SengunHOU · 33 PTS, 13 REB, 10 AST, 2 STL
84% (16-19)
CamaraPOR · 35 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
83% (10-12)
BarnesTOR · 20 PTS, 10 AST, 7 REB, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
SandersLAC · 19 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
Alexander-WalkerATL · 26 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
Final · Lakers-Pistons
Lakers 110Pistons 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers27253523110
Pistons23422424113
The story
Detroit beat Los Angeles 113-110 behind 30 points and 8 assists from Daniss Jenkins

LeBron James paced Los Angeles: 12 PTS, 10 AST, 9 REB 30 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB · 11-18 FG, 4-5 3PT

The swing

A 42-25 second quarter erased a 4-point hole for the Pistons.

DET lead by quarter
200 −4+13+2+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Luka Doncic topped the game at 56.9 FPTS: 32 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST

Final · Warriors-Mavs
Warriors 137Mavs 131
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Warriors3429352811137
Mavs314225285131
The story
Moses Moody had 23 points as Golden State beat Dallas 137-131 in OT

Daniel Gafford led Dallas with 20 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST 23 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL · 8-20 FG, 4-11 3PT

The swing

Down 10 after the second, the Warriors took the third 35-25.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +3−1000+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Cooper Flagg led the game in fantasy with 50.3 FPTS (32 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB)

Final · Rockets-Bulls
Rockets 124Bulls 132
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets21273937124
Bulls41243037132
The story
Josh Giddey's 15 points and 13 assists carried Chicago past Houston, 132-124

For Houston, Amen Thompson had 23 PTS, 3 REB 15 PTS, 13 AST, 7 REB · 4-14 FG, 3-8 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 41-21, was where the Bulls built it.

CHI lead by quarter
200 +20+17+8+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+15.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.2Season avg29.4Last 5

29.4 points a game over his last five games, against 14.2 in 65 earlier games. Today: 24 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.5Season avg16.7Last 3

16.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.5 in 66 earlier games. Today: 15 points in 21 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.9Season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 17.9 a game in 60 earlier games. Line: 30 points, 4 rebounds, 8 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Atlanta posts the night's biggest win

Atlanta beat Memphis by 39, the widest margin of 10 games.

IND over ORL2DET over LAL3GSW over DAL6CHI over HOU8TOR over UTA16OKC over PHI20SAS over MIA25LAC over MIL33POR over BKN35ATL over MEM39Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

Kevin Durant leads the day with 40

Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 20, 23, 29, 11, 32, 18, 18, 25, 27, 40Rockets-Bulls · L
25.9 PPG season to date · +14.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Anthony Peeler VAN, Feb 4, 1997: 40 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Ties season high40 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Paolo BancheroPoints, last 10 games: 25, 33, 25, 18, 27, 18, 32, 20, 16, 39Magic-Pacers · L
22.5 PPG season to date · +16.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high39 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Airious BaileyPoints, last 10 games: 18, 12, 32, 9, 21, 8, 17, 33, 25, 37Jazz-Raptors · L
13.4 PPG season to date · +24.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high37 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Pascal SiakamPoints, last 10 games: 27, 19, 18, 30, 30, 29, 26, 22, 14, 37Pacers-Magic · W
24.0 PPG season to date · +13.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
VJ EdgecombePoints, last 10 games: 23, 6, 21, 10, 16, 18, 9, 38, 22, 35Sixers-Thunder · L
16.0 PPG season to date · +19.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Toumani CamaraPoints, last 10 games: 16, 7, 11, 5, 7, 18, 17, 6, 16, 35Blazers-Nets · W
13.0 PPG season to date · +22.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high35 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Bam AdebayoMIA+9.1 29.4 last 10 · 20.3 season
Cody WilliamsUTA+8.1 15.5 last 10 · 7.4 season
Quentin GrimesPHI+8.0 21.9 last 10 · 13.9 season
Airious BaileyUTA+7.8 21.2 last 10 · 13.4 season
Maxime RaynaudSAC+7.6 19.5 last 10 · 11.9 season
Cold
Mikal BridgesNYK−6.0 8.7 last 10 · 14.7 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
Cade CunninghamDET−4.4 20.1 last 10 · 24.5 season