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Sunday, March 29, 2026Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed GSW by 7 at halftime and won 116–93.

Final · Box score
Clippers127
Bucks113
Q1 LAC +4; Q2 LAC +11; Q3 LAC +22; Q4 LAC +14
Final · Box score
Heat118
Pacers135
Q1 IND -2; Q2 IND +4; Q3 IND +1; Q4 IND +17
Final · Box score
Kings99
Nets116
Q1 BKN +13; Q2 BKN +23; Q3 BKN +13; Q4 BKN +17
Final · Box score
Celtics114
Hornets99
Q1 BOS +6; Q2 BOS +14; Q3 BOS +14; Q4 BOS +15
Final · Box score
Wizards88
Blazers123
Q1 POR +9; Q2 POR +11; Q3 POR +25; Q4 POR +35
Final · Box score
Magic87
Raptors139
Q1 TOR +18; Q2 TOR +27; Q3 TOR +45; Q4 TOR +52
Final · Box score
Rockets134
Pelicans102
Q1 Rockets 0; Q2 HOU +21; Q3 HOU +21; Q4 HOU +32
Final · Box score
Knicks100
Thunder111
Q1 OKC +3; Q2 OKC +1; Q3 OKC +6; Q4 OKC +11
Final · Box score
Warriors93
Nuggets116
Q1 DEN -5; Q2 DEN -7; Q3 DEN +12; Q4 DEN +23
On this day · 2024–25Mar 29, 2025: 7 games. Top scorer: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Thunder-Pacers), 33 points.
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The lead · Warriors-Nuggets

Denver rolls past Golden State, 116–93

Alperen Sengun goes for 36 points

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5-7+12+23DEN AHEAD ↑GSW AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors2825211993
Nuggets23234030116
Who led
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 31, 24, 8, 29, 22, 22, 23, 23, 33, 25DEN25 PTS · 15 REB · 8 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 39, 5, 12, 19, 31, 22, 21, 53, 31, 20DEN20 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Brandin PodziemskiPoints, last 10 games: 25, 25, 10, 10, 15, 5, 20, 22, 22, 23GSW23 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Kristaps PorzingisPoints, last 10 games: 9, 17, 20, 30, 11, 5, 22, 17, 28, 23GSW23 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Heat-Pacers

Indiana upsets Miami

Indiana (16–58) beat Miami (39–35) 135–118. Pascal Siakam led Indiana with 30 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists.

The whole night · final margins
OKC over NYK11LAC over MIL14BOS over CHA15IND over MIA17BKN over SAC17DEN over GSW23HOU over NOP32POR over WAS35TOR over ORL52Final margin, points. Pink = IND over MIA.
Lead changes
Heat-Pacers16
Warriors-Nuggets11
Clippers-Bucks6
Rockets-Pelicans5
Celtics-Hornets3
Knicks-Thunder2
Kings-Nets1
Magic-Raptors1
Wizards-Blazers0
The night in charts
Heat-Pacers combined for 253, 13 more than any other game
Points by game
Heat-PacersHeat 118, Pacers 135
253
Clippers-BucksClippers 127, Bucks 113
240
Rockets-PelicansRockets 134, Pelicans 102
236
Magic-RaptorsMagic 87, Raptors 139
226
Kings-NetsKings 99, Nets 116
215
Celtics-HornetsCeltics 114, Hornets 99
213
Wizards-BlazersWizards 88, Blazers 123
211
Knicks-ThunderKnicks 100, Thunder 111
211
Warriors-NuggetsWarriors 93, Nuggets 116
209
OKC won the closest game by 11
Closest finishes
Knicks-ThunderKnicks 100, Thunder 111
+11 OKC
Clippers-BucksClippers 127, Bucks 113
+14 LAC
Celtics-HornetsCeltics 114, Hornets 99
+15 BOS
Heat-PacersHeat 118, Pacers 135
+17 IND
Kings-NetsKings 99, Nets 116
+17 BKN
Warriors-NuggetsWarriors 93, Nuggets 116
+23 DEN
Rockets-PelicansRockets 134, Pelicans 102
+32 HOU
Wizards-BlazersWizards 88, Blazers 123
+35 POR
Magic-RaptorsMagic 87, Raptors 139
+52 TOR
DEN rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Warriors-NuggetsDEN won · Warriors 93, Nuggets 116
7 pts
Heat-PacersIND won · Heat 118, Pacers 135
2 pts
Mathurin shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MathurinLAC · 28 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
John CollinsLAC · 22 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
69% (9-13)
BarnesTOR · 23 PTS, 15 AST, 5 REB, 3 STL
64% (9-14)
Kobe BrownIND · 18 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
LarssonMIA · 15 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST
64% (7-11)
Final · Warriors-Nuggets
Warriors 93Nuggets 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors2825211993
Nuggets23234030116
The story
Denver beat Golden State 116-93 behind 25 points and 15 rebounds from Nikola Jokic

Brandin Podziemski paced Golden State: 23 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 25 PTS, 15 REB, 8 AST · 10-20 FG, 4-8 3PT

The swing

A 40-21 third quarter erased a 7-point hole for the Nuggets.

DEN lead by quarter
300 −5−7+12+23 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Pelicans
Rockets 134Pelicans 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets29393333134
Pelicans29183322102
The story
Kevin Durant had 20 points as Houston beat New Orleans 134-102

Dejounte Murray led New Orleans with 19 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB 20 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB · 7-16 FG, 1-7 3PT

The swing

The Rockets won the second 39-18, their biggest quarter edge.

HOU lead by quarter
400 0+21+21+32 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Magic-Raptors
Magic 87Raptors 139
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic2023251987
Raptors38324326139
The story
Scottie Barnes' 23 points and 15 assists carried Toronto past Orlando, 139-87

For Orlando, Jalen Suggs had 13 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB 23 PTS, 15 AST, 5 REB, 3 STL · 9-14 FG, 2-2 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 38-20, was where the Raptors built it.

TOR lead by quarter
600 +18+27+45+52 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.8Season avg17.0Last 5

17.0 points a game over his last five games, against 7.8 in 61 earlier games. Today: 36 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.3Season avg17.3Last 3

17.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.3 in 63 earlier games. Today: 15 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
6.9Season avg33Today

33 minutes today, against 6.9 a game in 39 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 6 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Alperen Sengun leads the day with 36

Alperen SengunPoints, last 10 games: 16, 14, 10, 27, 15, 19, 33, 30, 14, 36Rockets-Pelicans · W
20.7 PPG season to date · +15.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 13 REB · 7 AST
Gary Trent Jr.Points, last 10 games: 0, 3, 9, 5, 4, 11, 20, 0, 18, 36Bucks-Clippers · L
8.2 PPG season to date · +28.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 20, 24, 20, 21, 24, 13, 16, 19, 26, 32Celtics-Hornets · W
20.9 PPG season to date · +12.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 28, 28, 29, 30, 17, 23, 32, 26, 32Knicks-Thunder · L
26.3 PPG season to date · +5.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Tyler HerroPoints, last 10 games: 33, 25, 10, 20, 21, 25, 18, 18, 11, 31Heat-Pacers · L
21.2 PPG season to date · +10.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Pascal SiakamPoints, last 10 games: 30, 30, 29, 26, 22, 14, 37, 20, 11, 30Pacers-Heat · W
23.8 PPG season to date · +6.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Brice SensabaughUTA+9.3 23.8 last 10 · 14.5 season
Cody WilliamsUTA+9.0 16.8 last 10 · 7.8 season
Gui SantosGSW+7.7 16.6 last 10 · 8.9 season
Bam AdebayoMIA+7.1 27.2 last 10 · 20.1 season
Matas BuzelisCHI+6.3 22.7 last 10 · 16.4 season
Cold
Dennis SchroderCLE−5.9 5.1 last 10 · 11.0 season
Cam ThomasMIL−5.5 8.0 last 10 · 13.5 season
Nikola VucevicBOS−5.3 10.3 last 10 · 15.6 season
Jordan PooleNOP−5.0 7.9 last 10 · 12.9 season
Alexandre SarrWAS−4.9 11.4 last 10 · 16.3 season