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Wednesday, March 25, 2026Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Celtics trailed Thunder by 11 after the first quarter and won 119–109.

Final · OT · Box score
Hawks130
Pistons129
Q1 Hawks +8; Q2 Hawks +18; Q3 Hawks +3; Q4 Hawks 0; OT1 Hawks +1
Final · Box score
Lakers137
Pacers130
Q1 Lakers +17; Q2 Lakers +16; Q3 Lakers +20; Q4 Lakers +7
Final · Box score
Bulls137
Sixers157
Q1 Sixers +12; Q2 Sixers +19; Q3 Sixers +38; Q4 Sixers +20
Final · Box score
Thunder109
Celtics119
Q1 Celtics -11; Q2 Celtics -4; Q3 Celtics +5; Q4 Celtics +10
Final · Box score
Heat120
Cavs103
Q1 Heat +9; Q2 Heat +17; Q3 Heat 0; Q4 Heat +17
Final · Box score
Spurs123
Grizzlies98
Q1 Spurs +19; Q2 Spurs +13; Q3 Spurs +34; Q4 Spurs +25
Final · Box score
Wizards133
Jazz110
Q1 Wizards +13; Q2 Wizards +27; Q3 Wizards +29; Q4 Wizards +23
Final · OT · Box score
Rockets108
Wolves110
Q1 Wolves +4; Q2 Wolves +1; Q3 Wolves +2; Q4 Wolves 0; OT1 Wolves +2
Final · Box score
Mavs135
Nuggets142
Q1 Nuggets +1; Q2 Nuggets +9; Q3 Nuggets +11; Q4 Nuggets +7
Final · Box score
Nets106
Warriors109
Q1 Warriors -5; Q2 Warriors -8; Q3 Warriors -9; Q4 Warriors +3
Final · Box score
Bucks99
Blazers130
Q1 Blazers +15; Q2 Blazers +22; Q3 Blazers +23; Q4 Blazers +31
Final · Box score
Raptors94
Clippers119
Q1 Clippers +14; Q2 Clippers +14; Q3 Clippers +19; Q4 Clippers +25
On this day · 2024–25Mar 25, 2025: 8 games. Top scorer: Naji Marshall (Mavs-Knicks), 38 points.
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The lead · Thunder-Celtics

Jaylen Brown scores 31, Boston rallies past Thunder

Nikola Jokic posts a triple-double

Game flow · Celtics margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-11-4+5+10Celtics AHEAD ↑Thunder AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder31223026109
Celtics20293931119
Who led
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 24, 23, 8, 34, 16, 41, 32, 30, 29, 31Celtics31 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 9 games: 15, 20, 24, 20, 21, 24, 13, 16, 19Celtics19 PTS · 12 REB · 7 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 26, 27, 35, 35, 20, 40, 20, 40, 22, 33Thunder33 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Luguentz DortPoints, last 10 games: 5, 4, 16, 8, 6, 6, 3, 5, 2, 14Thunder14 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 12 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Portland by 31.

Hawks over Pistons1Wolves over Rockets2Warriors over Nets3Lakers over Pacers7Nuggets over Mavs7Celtics over Thunder10Heat over Cavs17Sixers over Bulls20Wizards over Jazz23Spurs over Grizzlies25Clippers over Raptors25Blazers over Bucks31Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Lead changes
Mavs-Nuggets18
Hawks-Pistons13
Rockets-Wolves8
Nets-Warriors8
Heat-Cavs4
Thunder-Celtics3
Raptors-Clippers3
Lakers-Pacers0
Bulls-Sixers0
Spurs-Grizzlies0
Wizards-Jazz0
Bucks-Blazers0
Shot of the night

Randle's jumper with 8.8 seconds left in OT breaks the tie, 110-108 final

The night in charts
Bulls-Sixers combined for 294, 17 more than any other game
Points by game
Bulls-SixersBulls 137, Sixers 157
294
Mavs-NuggetsMavs 135, Nuggets 142
277
Lakers-PacersLakers 137, Pacers 130
267
Hawks-PistonsHawks 130, Pistons 129 · OT
259
Wizards-JazzWizards 133, Jazz 110
243
Bucks-BlazersBucks 99, Blazers 130
229
Thunder-CelticsThunder 109, Celtics 119
228
Heat-CavsHeat 120, Cavs 103
223
Spurs-GrizzliesSpurs 123, Grizzlies 98
221
Rockets-WolvesRockets 108, Wolves 110 · OT
218
Nets-WarriorsNets 106, Warriors 109
215
Raptors-ClippersRaptors 94, Clippers 119
213
3 of 12 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Hawks-PistonsHawks 130, Pistons 129 · OT
+1 Hawks
Rockets-WolvesRockets 108, Wolves 110 · OT
+2 MIN
Nets-WarriorsNets 106, Warriors 109
+3 Warriors
Lakers-PacersLakers 137, Pacers 130
+7 Lakers
Mavs-NuggetsMavs 135, Nuggets 142
+7 Nuggets
Thunder-CelticsThunder 109, Celtics 119
+10 Celtics
Heat-CavsHeat 120, Cavs 103
+17 Heat
Bulls-SixersBulls 137, Sixers 157
+20 Sixers
Wizards-JazzWizards 133, Jazz 110
+23 Wizards
Spurs-GrizzliesSpurs 123, Grizzlies 98
+25 Spurs
Raptors-ClippersRaptors 94, Clippers 119
+25 Clippers
Bucks-BlazersBucks 99, Blazers 130
+31 Blazers
Celtics erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Thunder-CelticsCeltics won · Thunder 109, Celtics 119
11 pts
Nets-WarriorsWarriors won · Nets 106, Warriors 109
9 pts
SGA shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
SGAThunder · 33 PTS, 8 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
83% (10-12)
Ausar ThompsonPistons · 18 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 4 STL
82% (9-11)
HayesLakers · 21 PTS, 10 REB, 2 STL, 2 BLK
82% (9-11)
McConnellPacers · 17 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
ReeseWizards · 26 PTS, 17 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
75% (12-16)
Final · Hawks-Pistons
Hawks 130Pistons 129
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Hawks373625239130
Pistons292640268129
The story
Atlanta beat Detroit 130-129 in OT behind 27 points and 12 assists from Jalen Johnson

Ausar Thompson paced Detroit: 18 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB 27 PTS, 12 AST, 8 REB · 9-18 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

A 36-26 second quarter did the most damage for the Hawks.

Hawks lead by quarter
200 +8+18+30+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Rockets-Wolves
Rockets 108Wolves 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Rockets1924252713108
Wolves2321262515110
The story
Julius Randle's 24 points carried Minnesota past Houston, 110-108 in OT

For Houston, Kevin Durant had 30 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB 24 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST · 11-27 FG, 0-4 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 23-19, was where the Timberwolves built it.

Wolves lead by quarter
200 +4+1+20+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Alperen Sengun was the fantasy play: 52.7 FPTS on 30 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST

Final · Mavs-Nuggets
Mavs 135Nuggets 142
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs33264135135
Nuggets34344331142
The story
Peyton Watson had 21 points as Denver beat Dallas 142-135

P.J. Washington led Dallas with 19 PTS, 15 REB 21 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST · 7-10 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

The Nuggets won the second 34-26, their biggest quarter edge.

Nuggets lead by quarter
200 +1+9+11+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+13.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.4Season avg20.6Last 5

20.6 points a game over his last five games, against 7.4 in 57 earlier games. Today: 24 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.4Season avg19.3Last 3

19.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.4 in 65 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 19 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.3Season avg45Today

45 minutes today, against 18.3 a game in 61 earlier games. Line: 19 points, 3 rebounds, 10 assists.

Top performances

Jamal Murray leads the day with 53

Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 21, 30, 39, 5, 12, 19, 31, 22, 21, 53Nuggets-Mavs · W
25.4 PPG season to date · +28.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Stephen Curry Warriors, Apr 12, 2021: 53 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Season high53 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 35, 31, 51, 30, 36, 40, 60, 33, 32, 43Lakers-Pacers · W
33.6 PPG season to date · +9.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Allen Iverson Sixers, Dec 9, 2005: 43 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
43 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Ryan RollinsPoints, last 10 games: 15, 14, 16, 22, 20, 19, 15, 26, 13, 36Bucks-Blazers · L
17.1 PPG season to date · +19.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high36 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 38, 29, 37, 40, 24, 35, 33, 27, 26, 35Sixers-Bulls · W
26.9 PPG season to date · +8.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 26, 27, 35, 35, 20, 40, 20, 40, 22, 33Thunder-Celtics · L
31.5 PPG season to date · +1.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 24, 23, 8, 34, 16, 41, 32, 30, 29, 31Celtics-Thunder · W
28.6 PPG season to date · +2.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Cody WilliamsJazz+9.3 17.0 last 10 · 7.7 season
Bam AdebayoHeat+8.5 28.8 last 10 · 20.3 season
Quentin GrimesSixers+7.7 21.6 last 10 · 13.9 season
Airious BaileyJazz+7.5 20.9 last 10 · 13.4 season
Brice SensabaughJazz+7.1 21.4 last 10 · 14.3 season
Cold
Dennis SchroderCavs−6.5 4.5 last 10 · 11.0 season
Mikal BridgesKnicks−6.1 8.6 last 10 · 14.7 season
Cam ThomasBucks−5.5 8.0 last 10 · 13.5 season
Nikola VucevicCeltics−5.3 10.3 last 10 · 15.6 season
Nikola JokicNuggets−4.8 23.0 last 10 · 27.8 season