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Tuesday, March 31, 2026Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed CLE by 2 after the first quarter and won 127–113.

Final · Box score
Suns111
Magic115
Q1 ORL +7; Q2 ORL +14; Q3 Magic 0; Q4 ORL +4
Final · Box score
Hornets117
Nets86
Q1 CHA +17; Q2 CHA +13; Q3 CHA +26; Q4 CHA +31
Final · Box score
Raptors116
Pistons127
Q1 DET +6; Q2 DET +5; Q3 DET +19; Q4 DET +11
Final · Box score
Knicks94
Rockets111
Q1 HOU +16; Q2 HOU +13; Q3 HOU +20; Q4 HOU +17
Final · Box score
Mavs99
Bucks123
Q1 MIL +7; Q2 MIL +14; Q3 MIL +20; Q4 MIL +24
Final · Box score
Cavs113
Lakers127
Q1 LAL -2; Q2 LAL +12; Q3 LAL +27; Q4 LAL +14
Final · Box score
Blazers114
Clippers104
Q1 POR +3; Q2 POR +16; Q3 POR +17; Q4 POR +10
On this day · 2024–25Mar 31, 2025: 8 games. Top scorer: Jordan Poole (Wizards-Heat), 35 points.
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The lead · Cavs-Lakers

Luka Doncic scores 42 as Lakers beat Cleveland

Kevin Durant goes for 27 points

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-35-25-15-5+5+15+25+35TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2+12+27+14LAL AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs34193030113
Lakers32334517127
Who led
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 51, 30, 36, 40, 60, 33, 32, 43, 41, 42LAL42 PTS · 5 REB · 12 AST
Austin ReavesPoints, last 10 games: 32, 15, 14, 18, 26, 24, 25, 26, 19, 19LAL19 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Jarrett AllenPoints, last 10 games: 15, 26, 11, 19, 27, 25, 20, 8, 18, 18CLE18 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 17, 13, 27, 36, 20, 26, 18, 17, 13, 17CLE17 PTS · 0 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Suns-Magic

Orlando handles Phoenix by 4

The Magic won the second quarter 42–35. Final: 115–111. Desmond Bane led Orlando with 21 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists.

The whole night · final margins
ORL over PHX4POR over LAC10DET over TOR11LAL over CLE14HOU over NYK17MIL over DAL24CHA over BKN31Final margin, points. Pink = ORL over PHX.
Lead changes
Blazers-Clippers8
Suns-Magic4
Cavs-Lakers3
Hornets-Nets2
Knicks-Rockets1
Raptors-Pistons0
The night in charts
Raptors-Pistons combined for 243, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Raptors-PistonsRaptors 116, Pistons 127
243
Cavs-LakersCavs 113, Lakers 127
240
Suns-MagicSuns 111, Magic 115
226
Mavs-BucksMavs 99, Bucks 123
222
Blazers-ClippersBlazers 114, Clippers 104
218
Knicks-RocketsKnicks 94, Rockets 111
205
Hornets-NetsHornets 117, Nets 86
203
ORL won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Suns-MagicSuns 111, Magic 115
+4 ORL
Blazers-ClippersBlazers 114, Clippers 104
+10 POR
Raptors-PistonsRaptors 116, Pistons 127
+11 DET
Cavs-LakersCavs 113, Lakers 127
+14 LAL
Knicks-RocketsKnicks 94, Rockets 111
+17 HOU
Mavs-BucksMavs 99, Bucks 123
+24 MIL
Hornets-NetsHornets 117, Nets 86
+31 CHA
Duren shot 12-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DurenDET · 31 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
92% (12-13)
Jarrett AllenCLE · 18 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
82% (9-11)
SheppardHOU · 20 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
67% (8-12)
AytonLAL · 18 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
62% (8-13)
EasonHOU · 17 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
60% (6-10)
Final · Suns-Magic
Suns 111Magic 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns21353817111
Magic28422421115
The story
Orlando beat Phoenix 115-111 behind 20 points from Jalen Suggs

Royce O'Neale paced Phoenix: 14 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST 20 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST, 4 STL · 6-11 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

A 28-21 first quarter did the most damage for the Magic.

ORL lead by quarter
200 +7+140+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Devin Booker topped the game at 48.1 FPTS: 34 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB

Final · Cavs-Lakers
Cavs 113Lakers 127
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs34193030113
Lakers32334517127
The story
Austin Reaves had 19 points as Los Angeles beat Cleveland 127-113

Jarrett Allen led Cleveland with 18 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST 19 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST · 6-16 FG, 2-9 3PT

The swing

The Lakers won the third 45-30, their biggest quarter edge.

LAL lead by quarter
300 −2+12+27+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Mavs-Bucks
Mavs 99Bucks 123
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs3120192999
Bucks38272533123
The story
Ryan Rollins' 24 points and 9 assists carried Milwaukee past Dallas, 123-99

For Dallas, Cooper Flagg had 19 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST 24 PTS, 9 AST, 7 REB · 8-14 FG, 4-9 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 38-31, was where the Bucks built it.

MIL lead by quarter
300 +7+14+20+24 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.2Season avg17.4Last 5

17.4 points a game over his last five games, against 8.2 in 62 earlier games. Today: 13 points in 23 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.3Season avg6.0Last 3

6.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.3 in 61 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 1 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.3Season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 19.3 a game in 65 earlier games. Line: 21 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Luka Doncic leads the day with 42

Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 51, 30, 36, 40, 60, 33, 32, 43, 41, 42Lakers-Cavs · W
33.8 PPG season to date · +8.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Allen Iverson PHI, Dec 10, 2005: 42 PTS · 5 REB · 12 AST
42 PTS · 5 REB · 12 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 31, 40, 34, 22, 14, 25, 22, 26, 36, 34Suns-Magic · L
25.8 PPG season to date · +8.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Jalen DurenPoints, last 10 games: 30, 20, 36, 24, 23, 20, 26, 30, 10, 31Pistons-Raptors · W
19.5 PPG season to date · +11.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Jrue HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 5, 11, 15, 12, 9, 11, 13, 23, 11, 30Blazers-Clippers · W
16.1 PPG season to date · +14.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Deni AvdijaPoints, last 10 games: 25, 18, 32, 25, 23, 18, 18, 20, 20, 28Blazers-Clippers · W
23.9 PPG season to date · +4.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 11 REB · 8 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 32, 18, 18, 25, 27, 40, 30, 25, 20, 27Rockets-Knicks · W
25.9 PPG season to date · +1.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Cody WilliamsUTA+10.1 18.2 last 10 · 8.1 season
Brice SensabaughUTA+9.7 24.2 last 10 · 14.5 season
Gui SantosGSW+7.7 16.6 last 10 · 8.9 season
Luka DoncicLAL+7.0 40.8 last 10 · 33.8 season
Bam AdebayoMIA+7.0 27.1 last 10 · 20.1 season
Cold
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
Dennis SchroderCLE−4.9 5.9 last 10 · 10.8 season
Alexandre SarrWAS−4.9 11.4 last 10 · 16.3 season