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Friday, March 27, 2026Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAC trailed IND by 21 after the first quarter and won 114–113.

Final · Box score
Clippers114
Pacers113
Q1 LAC -21; Q2 LAC -10; Q3 LAC -2; Q4 LAC +1
Final · Box score
Hawks102
Celtics109
Q1 BOS -3; Q2 BOS -5; Q3 BOS +5; Q4 BOS +7
Final · Box score
Heat128
Cavs149
Q1 CLE +13; Q2 CLE +35; Q3 CLE +22; Q4 CLE +21
Final · Box score
Rockets119
Grizzlies109
Q1 HOU +2; Q2 HOU +7; Q3 HOU +5; Q4 HOU +10
Final · Box score
Bulls113
Thunder131
Q1 OKC -3; Q2 OKC -5; Q3 OKC +7; Q4 OKC +18
Final · Box score
Pelicans106
Raptors119
Q1 TOR +4; Q2 TOR +15; Q3 TOR +15; Q4 TOR +13
Final · Box score
Jazz129
Nuggets135
Q1 DEN +11; Q2 Nuggets 0; Q3 DEN -7; Q4 DEN +6
Final · Box score
Wizards126
Warriors131
Q1 GSW +13; Q2 GSW +12; Q3 GSW -2; Q4 GSW +5
Final · Box score
Mavs100
Blazers93
Q1 DAL +10; Q2 DAL +5; Q3 DAL +3; Q4 DAL +7
Final · Box score
Nets99
Lakers116
Q1 LAL +5; Q2 LAL +2; Q3 LAL +1; Q4 LAL +17
On this day · 2024–25Mar 27, 2025: 8 games. Top scorer: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Thunder-Grizzlies), 37 points.
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The lead · Clippers-Pacers

Darius Garland drops 30 in 21-point comeback win over Indiana

Nikola Jokic posts a triple-double

Game flow · LAC margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-21-10-2+1LAC AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers21293628114
Pacers42182825113
Who led
Darius GarlandPoints, last 10 games: 21, 23, 21, 25, 25, 13, 41, 15, 24, 30LAC30 PTS · 0 REB · 5 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 28, 29, 45, 28, 31, 25, 34, 28, 27, 28LAC28 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Aaron NesmithPoints, last 10 games: 9, 29, 12, 32, 14, 15, 5, 19, 14, 26IND26 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Obi ToppinPoints, last 10 games: 2, 4, 17, 9, 11, 15, 11, 8, 15, 20IND20 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Ten games, by the margins

Closest finish: 1. Widest: Cleveland by 21.

LAC over IND1GSW over WAS5DEN over UTA6BOS over ATL7DAL over POR7HOU over MEM10TOR over NOP13LAL over BKN17OKC over CHI18CLE over MIA21Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Bulls-Thunder13
Nets-Lakers10
Hawks-Celtics6
Mavs-Blazers6
Jazz-Nuggets5
Rockets-Grizzlies3
Clippers-Pacers2
Pelicans-Raptors1
Heat-Cavs0
Shot of the night

Kawhi's jumper with 1 second left puts the Clippers ahead, 114-113 final

The night in charts
Heat-Cavs combined for 277, 13 more than any other game
Points by game
Heat-CavsHeat 128, Cavs 149
277
Jazz-NuggetsJazz 129, Nuggets 135
264
Wizards-WarriorsWizards 126, Warriors 131
257
Bulls-ThunderBulls 113, Thunder 131
244
Rockets-GrizzliesRockets 119, Grizzlies 109
228
Clippers-PacersClippers 114, Pacers 113
227
Pelicans-RaptorsPelicans 106, Raptors 119
225
Nets-LakersNets 99, Lakers 116
215
Hawks-CelticsHawks 102, Celtics 109
211
Mavs-BlazersMavs 100, Blazers 93
193
2 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Clippers-PacersClippers 114, Pacers 113
+1 LAC
Wizards-WarriorsWizards 126, Warriors 131
+5 GSW
Jazz-NuggetsJazz 129, Nuggets 135
+6 DEN
Hawks-CelticsHawks 102, Celtics 109
+7 BOS
Mavs-BlazersMavs 100, Blazers 93
+7 DAL
Rockets-GrizzliesRockets 119, Grizzlies 109
+10 HOU
Pelicans-RaptorsPelicans 106, Raptors 119
+13 TOR
Nets-LakersNets 99, Lakers 116
+17 LAL
Bulls-ThunderBulls 113, Thunder 131
+18 OKC
Heat-CavsHeat 128, Cavs 149
+21 CLE
LAC erased a 21-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Clippers-PacersLAC won · Clippers 114, Pacers 113
21 pts
Jazz-NuggetsDEN won · Jazz 129, Nuggets 135
7 pts
Hawks-CelticsBOS won · Hawks 102, Celtics 109
5 pts
Bulls-ThunderOKC won · Bulls 113, Thunder 131
5 pts
Wizards-WarriorsGSW won · Wizards 126, Warriors 131
2 pts
Poeltl shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PoeltlTOR · 18 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
82% (9-11)
JokicDEN · 33 PTS, 15 REB, 12 AST, 1 STL
81% (13-16)
ProsperMEM · 31 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
80% (12-15)
Jarrett AllenCLE · 18 PTS, 10 REB, 1 BLK
80% (8-10)
KoncharUTA · 16 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
80% (8-10)
Final · Clippers-Pacers
Clippers 114Pacers 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers21293628114
Pacers42182825113
The story
Kawhi Leonard had 28 points as LA beat Indiana 114-113

Aaron Nesmith led Indiana with 26 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 28 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL · 13-26 FG, 1-6 3PT

The swing

Down 21 after the first, the Clippers took the second 29-18.

LAC lead by quarter
200 −21−10−2+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Jazz-Nuggets
Jazz 129Nuggets 135
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz26364324129
Nuggets37253637135
The story
Jamal Murray's 31 points and 14 assists carried Denver past Utah, 135-129

For Utah, Kyle Filipowski had 25 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST 31 PTS, 14 AST, 6 REB · 9-18 FG, 5-10 3PT

The swing

The Nuggets trailed by 7 going into the fourth, then won it 37-24.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +110−7+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nets-Lakers
Nets 99Lakers 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets3029251599
Lakers35262431116
The story
Los Angeles beat Brooklyn 116-99 behind 26 points from Austin Reaves

Nicolas Claxton paced Brooklyn: 16 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST 26 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST · 7-13 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

A 31-15 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Lakers.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +5+2+1+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.3Season avg26.2Last 5

26.2 points a game over his last five games, against 14.3 in 66 earlier games. Today: 13 points in 26 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.4Season avg17.0Last 3

17.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.4 in 62 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 24 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.0Season avg41Today

41 minutes today, against 20.0 a game in 24 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Luka Doncic leads the day with 41

Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 31, 51, 30, 36, 40, 60, 33, 32, 43, 41Lakers-Nets · W
33.7 PPG season to date · +7.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Tracy McGrady ORL, Feb 17, 2004: 41 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
41 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Payton PritchardPoints, last 10 games: 18, 18, 14, 4, 19, 19, 19, 10, 14, 36Celtics-Hawks · W
16.9 PPG season to date · +19.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 16, 31, 24, 8, 29, 22, 22, 23, 23, 33Nuggets-Jazz · W
27.9 PPG season to date · +5.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Kobe Bryant LAL, Nov 1, 2002: 33 PTS · 15 REB · 12 AST
33 PTS · 15 REB · 12 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 30, 39, 5, 12, 19, 31, 22, 21, 53, 31Nuggets-Jazz · W
25.5 PPG season to date · +5.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 14 AST
Olivier-Maxence ProsperPoints, last 10 games: 11, 9, 17, 13, 19, 14, 10, 8, 17, 31Grizzlies-Rockets · L
9.7 PPG season to date · +21.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high31 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Darius GarlandPoints, last 10 games: 21, 23, 21, 25, 25, 13, 41, 15, 24, 30Clippers-Pacers · W
19.2 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 0 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Cody WilliamsUTA+10.1 18.1 last 10 · 8.0 season
Bam AdebayoMIA+7.9 28.1 last 10 · 20.2 season
Airious BaileyUTA+7.7 21.2 last 10 · 13.5 season
Quentin GrimesPHI+7.7 21.6 last 10 · 13.9 season
Brice SensabaughUTA+7.6 21.9 last 10 · 14.3 season
Cold
Dennis SchroderCLE−5.9 5.1 last 10 · 11.0 season
Mikal BridgesNYK−5.6 9.1 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
Alexandre SarrWAS−4.9 11.4 last 10 · 16.3 season