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Thursday, April 2, 2026Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Hornets trailed Suns by 8 after the first quarter and won 127–107.

Final · Box score
Suns107
Hornets127
Q1 Hornets -8; Q2 Hornets +6; Q3 Hornets +15; Q4 Hornets +20
Final · Box score
Wolves108
Pistons113
Q1 Pistons -1; Q2 Pistons 0; Q3 Pistons -1; Q4 Pistons +5
Final · Box score
Lakers96
Thunder139
Q1 Thunder +23; Q2 Thunder +31; Q3 Thunder +45; Q4 Thunder +43
Final · Box score
Cavs118
Warriors111
Q1 Cavs +4; Q2 Cavs +7; Q3 Cavs +4; Q4 Cavs +7
Final · Box score
Pelicans106
Blazers118
Q1 Blazers +3; Q2 Blazers -5; Q3 Blazers +7; Q4 Blazers +12
Final · Box score
Spurs118
Clippers99
Q1 Spurs +8; Q2 Spurs +24; Q3 Spurs +9; Q4 Spurs +19
On this day · 2024–25Apr 2, 2025: 9 games. Top scorer: Anthony Davis (Mavs-Hawks), 34 points.
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The lead · Suns-Hornets

Charlotte climbs out of an 8-point hole against Phoenix

Deni Avdija goes for 26 points

Game flow · Hornets margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8+6+15+20Hornets AHEAD ↑Suns AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns41192720107
Hornets33333625127
Who led
Miles BridgesPoints, last 10 games: 22, 14, 11, 13, 9, 17, 11, 14, 19, 25Hornets25 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Kon KnueppelPoints, last 10 games: 20, 22, 17, 9, 14, 26, 11, 13, 8, 20Hornets20 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Jalen GreenPoints, last 10 games: 21, 9, 17, 24, 20, 21, 31, 21, 8, 25Suns25 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 40, 34, 22, 14, 25, 22, 26, 36, 34, 22Suns22 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Second story · Pelicans-Blazers

Portland makes it three straight

Portland beat New Orleans 118–106 and moved to 40–38. Jrue Holiday led Portland with 27 points, 5 rebounds and 9 assists.

Streak strip · Blazers
W@ Nets114–95W@ Pacers127–119W@ Wolves108–104L@ Nuggets112–128Wvs Nets134–99Wvs Bucks130–99Lvs Mavs93–100Wvs Wizards123–88W@ Clippers114–104Wvs Pelicans118–106
Lead changes
Wolves-Pistons12
Cavs-Warriors7
Suns-Hornets5
Spurs-Clippers3
Pelicans-Blazers2
Lakers-Thunder0
The night in charts
Lakers-Thunder combined for 235, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-ThunderLakers 96, Thunder 139
235
Suns-HornetsSuns 107, Hornets 127
234
Cavs-WarriorsCavs 118, Warriors 111
229
Pelicans-BlazersPelicans 106, Blazers 118
224
Wolves-PistonsWolves 108, Pistons 113
221
Spurs-ClippersSpurs 118, Clippers 99
217
Pistons won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Wolves-PistonsWolves 108, Pistons 113
+5 Pistons
Cavs-WarriorsCavs 118, Warriors 111
+7 Cavs
Pelicans-BlazersPelicans 106, Blazers 118
+12 Blazers
Spurs-ClippersSpurs 118, Clippers 99
+19 Spurs
Suns-HornetsSuns 107, Hornets 127
+20 Hornets
Lakers-ThunderLakers 96, Thunder 139
+43 Thunder
Hornets rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Suns-HornetsHornets won · Suns 107, Hornets 127
8 pts
Pelicans-BlazersBlazers won · Pelicans 106, Blazers 118
5 pts
Wolves-PistonsPistons won · Wolves 108, Pistons 113
1 pt
Fears shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
FearsPelicans · 21 PTS, 2 REB, 2 STL, 2 BLK
70% (7-10)
FoxSpurs · 22 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL
69% (9-13)
HarperSpurs · 19 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
SantosWarriors · 25 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
64% (9-14)
StrusCavs · 24 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST
64% (9-14)
Final · Wolves-Pistons
Wolves 108Pistons 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves31232628108
Pistons30242534113
The story
Jalen Duren had 22 points and 14 rebounds as Detroit beat Minnesota 113-108

Julius Randle led Minnesota with 27 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST 22 PTS, 14 REB, 4 AST · 8-15 FG

The swing

Down 1 after the third, the Pistons took the fourth 34-28.

Pistons lead by quarter
200 −10−1+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pelicans-Blazers
Pelicans 106Blazers 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pelicans32331625106
Blazers35252830118
The story
Jrue Holiday's 27 points and 9 assists carried Portland past New Orleans, 118-106

For New Orleans, Jeremiah Fears had 21 PTS, 2 REB 27 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB · 10-22 FG, 7-15 3PT

The swing

The Trail Blazers trailed by 5 going into the third, then won it 28-16.

Blazers lead by quarter
200 +3−5+7+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Hornets
Suns 107Hornets 127
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns41192720107
Hornets33333625127
The story
Charlotte beat Phoenix 127-107 behind 25 points from Miles Bridges

Mark Williams paced Phoenix: 12 PTS, 4 REB 25 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST · 10-16 FG, 4-8 3PT

The swing

A 33-19 second quarter erased a 8-point hole for the Hornets.

Hornets lead by quarter
200 −8+6+15+20 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
Gui SantosWarriors
+12.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.9Season avg21.6Last 5

21.6 points a game over his last five games, against 8.9 in 64 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
Kobe SandersClippers
−12.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.0Season avg8.0Last 3

8.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.0 in 62 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.6Season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 19.6 a game in 66 earlier games. Line: 26 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists.

Top performances

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander leads the day with 28

Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 20, 40, 20, 40, 22, 33, 25, 30, 47, 28Thunder-Lakers · W
31.6 PPG season to date · −3.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Jrue HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 11, 15, 12, 9, 11, 13, 23, 11, 30, 27Blazers-Pelicans · W
16.3 PPG season to date · +10.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Julius RandlePoints, last 10 games: 10, 32, 32, 21, 19, 9, 24, 11, 24, 27Wolves-Pistons · L
21.1 PPG season to date · +6.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Deni AvdijaPoints, last 10 games: 18, 32, 25, 23, 18, 18, 20, 20, 28, 26Blazers-Pelicans · W
23.9 PPG season to date · +2.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Daniss JenkinsPoints, last 10 games: 15, 9, 22, 30, 19, 19, 13, 15, 21, 26Pistons-Wolves · W
9.3 PPG season to date · +17.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Jalen GreenPoints, last 10 games: 21, 9, 17, 24, 20, 21, 31, 21, 8, 25Suns-Hornets · L
18.2 PPG season to date · +7.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Brice SensabaughJazz+10.6 25.3 last 10 · 14.7 season
Cody WilliamsJazz+9.9 18.1 last 10 · 8.2 season
Gui SantosWarriors+8.2 17.4 last 10 · 9.2 season
Will RileyWizards+7.4 17.0 last 10 · 9.6 season
Precious AchiuwaKings+7.0 16.9 last 10 · 9.9 season
Cold
Cam ThomasBucks−5.5 8.0 last 10 · 13.5 season
Nikola VucevicCeltics−5.3 10.3 last 10 · 15.6 season
Nikola JokicNuggets−5.3 22.4 last 10 · 27.7 season
Jordan PoolePelicans−5.0 7.9 last 10 · 12.9 season
Alexandre SarrWizards−4.9 11.4 last 10 · 16.3 season