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Monday, April 6, 2026Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed POR by 14 at halftime and won 137–132.

Final · Box score
Knicks108
Hawks105
Q1 NYK +1; Q2 NYK -4; Q3 NYK +2; Q4 NYK +3
Final · Box score
Pistons107
Magic123
Q1 ORL +2; Q2 ORL +14; Q3 ORL +22; Q4 ORL +16
Final · Box score
Cavs142
Grizzlies126
Q1 CLE -12; Q2 CLE +4; Q3 CLE +11; Q4 CLE +16
Final · Box score
Sixers102
Spurs115
Q1 SAS +1; Q2 SAS +7; Q3 SAS +7; Q4 SAS +13
Final · OT · Box score
Blazers132
Nuggets137
Q1 DEN -4; Q2 DEN -14; Q3 DEN -14; Q4 Nuggets 0; OT1 DEN +5
On this day · 2024–25Apr 6, 2025: 11 games. Top scorer: Nikola Jokic (Nuggets-Pacers), 41 points.
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The lead · Blazers-Nuggets

Nikola Jokic posts 35-14-13 as Denver tops Portland

Joel Embiid goes for 34 points

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-4-14-140+5DEN AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Blazers353729247132
Nuggets3127293812137
Who led
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 29, 22, 22, 23, 23, 33, 25, 15, 40, 35DEN35 PTS · 14 REB · 13 AST
Aaron GordonPoints, last 10 games: 0, 27, 12, 16, 12, 16, 17, 6, 15, 23DEN23 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Toumani CamaraPoints, last 10 games: 17, 6, 16, 35, 10, 8, 23, 17, 23, 30POR30 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Deni AvdijaPoints, last 10 games: 32, 25, 23, 18, 18, 20, 20, 28, 26, 26POR26 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Lead changes
Sixers-Spurs17
Knicks-Hawks11
Cavs-Grizzlies6
Blazers-Nuggets3
Pistons-Magic2
The night in charts
Blazers-Nuggets combined for 269, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Blazers-NuggetsBlazers 132, Nuggets 137 · OT
269
Cavs-GrizzliesCavs 142, Grizzlies 126
268
Pistons-MagicPistons 107, Magic 123
230
Sixers-SpursSixers 102, Spurs 115
217
Knicks-HawksKnicks 108, Hawks 105
213
2 of 5 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Knicks-HawksKnicks 108, Hawks 105
+3 NYK
Blazers-NuggetsBlazers 132, Nuggets 137 · OT
+5 DEN
Sixers-SpursSixers 102, Spurs 115
+13 SAS
Pistons-MagicPistons 107, Magic 123
+16 ORL
Cavs-GrizzliesCavs 142, Grizzlies 126
+16 CLE
DEN erased a 14-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Blazers-NuggetsDEN won · Blazers 132, Nuggets 137 · OT
14 pts
Cavs-GrizzliesCLE won · Cavs 142, Grizzlies 126
12 pts
Knicks-HawksNYK won · Knicks 108, Hawks 105
4 pts
Prosper shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ProsperMEM · 24 PTS, 3 REB, 1 STL
83% (10-12)
MobleyCLE · 24 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST
82% (9-11)
KATNYK · 21 PTS, 12 REB, 6 AST, 2 STL
75% (9-12)
SchroderCLE · 22 PTS, 11 AST, 5 REB
67% (8-12)
EllisCLE · 19 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Knicks-Hawks
Knicks 108Hawks 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks32212827108
Hawks31262226105
The story
New York beat Atlanta 108-105 behind 30 points and 13 assists from Jalen Brunson

CJ McCollum paced Atlanta: 17 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB 30 PTS, 13 AST, 3 REB · 11-26 FG, 3-8 3PT

The swing

A 28-22 third quarter erased a 4-point hole for the Knicks.

NYK lead by quarter
200 +1−4+2+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Nuggets
Blazers 132Nuggets 137
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Blazers353729247132
Nuggets3127293812137
The story
Aaron Gordon had 23 points as Denver beat Portland 137-132 in OT

Deni Avdija led Portland with 26 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB 23 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST · 8-14 FG, 4-9 3PT

The swing

Down 14 after the third, the Nuggets took the fourth 38-24.

DEN lead by quarter
200 −4−14−140+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Sixers-Spurs
Sixers 102Spurs 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers28273017102
Spurs29333023115
The story
Stephon Castle's a 19-10-13 triple-double carried San Antonio past Philadelphia, 115-102

For Philadelphia, VJ Edgecombe had 14 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST 19 PTS, 13 AST, 10 REB · 6-13 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 33-27, was where the Spurs built it.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +1+7+7+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.4Season avg19.2Last 5

19.2 points a game over his last five games, against 9.4 in 68 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.7Season avg13.7Last 3

13.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.7 in 60 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.3Season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 21.3 a game in 3 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · Cavs-Grizzlies

Cleveland fights back from 12 down against Memphis

Final: 142–126, after trailing by 12 after one. Evan Mobley led Cleveland with 24 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Cavs-Grizzlies
Evan Mobley · CLEOlivier-Maxence Prosper · MEMPTS2424REB63AST40Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Top performances

Nickeil Alexander-Walker leads the day with 36

Nickeil Alexander-WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 21, 17, 26, 21, 20, 27, 17, 32, 21, 36Hawks-Knicks · L
20.8 PPG season to date · +15.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 29, 22, 22, 23, 23, 33, 25, 15, 40, 35Nuggets-Blazers · W
28.0 PPG season to date · +7.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Luka Doncic DAL, Jan 12, 2023: 35 PTS · 14 REB · 13 AST
35 PTS · 14 REB · 13 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 24, 35, 33, 27, 26, 35, 29, 26, 19, 34Sixers-Spurs · L
26.9 PPG season to date · +7.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Paolo BancheroPoints, last 10 games: 16, 39, 36, 30, 9, 19, 11, 10, 23, 31Magic-Pistons · W
22.3 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 10 games: 29, 30, 17, 23, 32, 26, 32, 12, 17, 30Knicks-Hawks · W
26.0 PPG season to date · +4.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 3 REB · 13 AST
Toumani CamaraPoints, last 10 games: 17, 6, 16, 35, 10, 8, 23, 17, 23, 30Blazers-Nuggets · L
13.4 PPG season to date · +16.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Brice SensabaughUTA+10.7 25.7 last 10 · 15.0 season
Daniss JenkinsDET+10.4 19.9 last 10 · 9.5 season
Will RileyWAS+8.7 18.9 last 10 · 10.2 season
Cody WilliamsUTA+7.8 16.3 last 10 · 8.5 season
Gui SantosGSW+7.6 16.9 last 10 · 9.3 season
Cold
Nikola VucevicBOS−6.6 8.8 last 10 · 15.4 season
Cam ThomasMIL−5.5 8.0 last 10 · 13.5 season
Jordan PooleNOP−5.0 7.9 last 10 · 12.9 season
Franz WagnerORL−4.9 15.6 last 10 · 20.5 season
Alexandre SarrWAS−4.9 11.4 last 10 · 16.3 season