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Tuesday, April 7, 2026Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Rockets trailed Suns by 16 after the first quarter and won 119–105.

Final · Box score
Wolves124
Pacers104
Q1 Wolves +8; Q2 Wolves +10; Q3 Wolves +25; Q4 Wolves +20
Final · Box score
Bulls129
Wizards98
Q1 Bulls +20; Q2 Bulls +29; Q3 Bulls +37; Q4 Bulls +31
Final · Box score
Bucks90
Nets96
Q1 Nets +1; Q2 Nets +6; Q3 Nets +8; Q4 Nets +6
Final · Box score
Heat95
Raptors121
Q1 Raptors +5; Q2 Raptors +13; Q3 Raptors +18; Q4 Raptors +26
Final · Box score
Hornets102
Celtics113
Q1 Celtics -11; Q2 Celtics -6; Q3 Celtics +3; Q4 Celtics +11
Final · Box score
Jazz137
Pelicans156
Q1 Pelicans -10; Q2 Pelicans -8; Q3 Pelicans +15; Q4 Pelicans +19
Final · Box score
Kings105
Warriors110
Q1 Warriors -1; Q2 Warriors +13; Q3 Warriors +4; Q4 Warriors +5
Final · Box score
Mavs103
Clippers116
Q1 Clippers +13; Q2 Clippers +10; Q3 Clippers +5; Q4 Clippers +13
Final · Box score
Thunder123
Lakers87
Q1 Thunder +7; Q2 Thunder +18; Q3 Thunder +31; Q4 Thunder +36
Final · Box score
Rockets119
Suns105
Q1 Rockets -16; Q2 Rockets -3; Q3 Rockets -3; Q4 Rockets +14
On this day · 2024–25Apr 7, 2025: 2 games. Top scorer: Zach LaVine (Kings-Pistons), 43 points.
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The lead · Rockets-Suns

Houston storms back from 16 down to beat Phoenix

Jeremiah Fears goes for 40 points

Game flow · Rockets margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-16-3-3+14Rockets AHEAD ↑Suns AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets21332738119
Suns37202721105
Who led
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 27, 40, 30, 25, 20, 27, 19, 25, 31, 24Rockets24 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Amen ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 23, 11, 18, 14, 17, 18, 21, 18, 22Rockets22 PTS · 11 REB · 8 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 22, 14, 25, 22, 26, 36, 34, 22, 30, 31Suns31 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Mark WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 6, 11, 9, 6, 2, 4, 10, 12, 14, 19Suns19 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Lead changes
Kings-Warriors18
Hornets-Celtics10
Jazz-Pelicans6
Rockets-Suns6
Heat-Raptors4
Bucks-Nets3
Mavs-Clippers2
Bulls-Wizards1
Wolves-Pacers1
Thunder-Lakers0
The night in charts
Jazz-Pelicans combined for 293, 65 more than any other game
Points by game
Jazz-PelicansJazz 137, Pelicans 156
293
Wolves-PacersWolves 124, Pacers 104
228
Bulls-WizardsBulls 129, Wizards 98
227
Rockets-SunsRockets 119, Suns 105
224
Mavs-ClippersMavs 103, Clippers 116
219
Heat-RaptorsHeat 95, Raptors 121
216
Hornets-CelticsHornets 102, Celtics 113
215
Kings-WarriorsKings 105, Warriors 110
215
Thunder-LakersThunder 123, Lakers 87
210
Bucks-NetsBucks 90, Nets 96
186
Warriors won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Kings-WarriorsKings 105, Warriors 110
+5 Warriors
Bucks-NetsBucks 90, Nets 96
+6 Nets
Hornets-CelticsHornets 102, Celtics 113
+11 Celtics
Mavs-ClippersMavs 103, Clippers 116
+13 Clippers
Rockets-SunsRockets 119, Suns 105
+14 Rockets
Jazz-PelicansJazz 137, Pelicans 156
+19 Pelicans
Wolves-PacersWolves 124, Pacers 104
+20 MIN
Heat-RaptorsHeat 95, Raptors 121
+26 Raptors
Bulls-WizardsBulls 129, Wizards 98
+31 Bulls
Thunder-LakersThunder 123, Lakers 87
+36 Thunder
Rockets erased a 16-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Rockets-SunsRockets won · Rockets 119, Suns 105
16 pts
Hornets-CelticsCeltics won · Hornets 102, Celtics 113
11 pts
Jazz-PelicansPelicans won · Jazz 137, Pelicans 156
10 pts
Kings-WarriorsWarriors won · Kings 105, Warriors 110
1 pt
Bagley shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BagleyMavs · 21 PTS, 9 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
CoulibalyWizards · 19 PTS, 3 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
ReidMIN · 17 PTS, 2 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
HachimuraLakers · 15 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
PeavyPelicans · 20 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
69% (9-13)
Final · Hornets-Celtics
Hornets 102Celtics 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets31302615102
Celtics20353523113
The story
Boston beat Charlotte 113-102 behind 35 points from Jaylen Brown

Miles Bridges paced Charlotte: 13 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST 35 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST · 13-29 FG, 3-10 3PT

The swing

A 35-26 third quarter erased a 6-point hole for the Celtics.

Celtics lead by quarter
200 −11−6+3+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

LaMelo Ball topped the game at 53.0 FPTS: 36 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB

Final · Rockets-Suns
Rockets 119Suns 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets21332738119
Suns37202721105
The story
Amen Thompson's 22 points and 11 rebounds carried Houston past Phoenix, 119-105

For Phoenix, Devin Booker had 31 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB 22 PTS, 11 REB, 8 AST, 3 STL · 10-16 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Rockets trailed by 3 going into the fourth, then won it 38-21.

Rockets lead by quarter
200 −16−3−3+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Jazz-Pelicans
Jazz 137Pelicans 156
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz34352741137
Pelicans24375045156
The story
Jordan Poole had 34 points as New Orleans beat Utah 156-137

John Konchar led Utah with 12 PTS, 10 REB, 10 AST 34 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB · 12-23 FG, 7-16 3PT

The swing

Down 8 after the second, the Pelicans took the third 50-27.

Pelicans lead by quarter
200 −10−8+15+19 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.4Season avg24.0Last 5

24.0 points a game over his last five games, against 13.4 in 79 earlier games. Today: 40 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.8Season avg12.7Last 3

12.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.8 in 61 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 23 minutes.

Stepped-up role
Pat SpencerWarriors
+23.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.9Season avg41Today

41 minutes today, against 17.9 a game in 62 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Thunder posts the night's biggest win

Thunder beat Lakers by 36, the widest margin of 10 games.

Warriors over Kings5Nets over Bucks6Celtics over Hornets11Clippers over Mavs13Rockets over Suns14Pelicans over Jazz19Wolves over Pacers20Raptors over Heat26Bulls over Wizards31Thunder over Lakers36Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

Jeremiah Fears leads the day with 40

Jeremiah FearsPoints, last 10 games: 8, 7, 21, 13, 10, 12, 21, 28, 19, 40Pelicans-Jazz · W
13.7 PPG season to date · +26.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Donovan Mitchell Jazz, Feb 2, 2018: 40 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Career high40 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
LaMelo BallPoints, last 10 games: 29, 20, 22, 20, 19, 14, 15, 18, 35, 36Hornets-Celtics · L
20.0 PPG season to date · +16.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 41, 32, 30, 29, 31, 29, 43, 26, 26, 35Celtics-Hornets · W
28.8 PPG season to date · +6.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 25, 34, 28, 27, 28, 20, 23, 24, 26, 34Clippers-Mavs · W
28.1 PPG season to date · +6.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Jordan PoolePoints, last 10 games: 3, 23, 12, 3, 11, 4, 5, 12, 0, 34Pelicans-Jazz · W
13.5 PPG season to date · +21.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Kennedy ChandlerPoints, last 10 games: 19, 13, 14, 16, 11, 12, 16, 2, 5, 31Jazz-Pelicans · L
13.9 PPG season to date · +19.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high31 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Daniss JenkinsPistons+10.4 19.9 last 10 · 9.5 season
Brice SensabaughJazz+9.3 24.4 last 10 · 15.1 season
Cody WilliamsJazz+8.9 17.5 last 10 · 8.6 season
Gui SantosWarriors+7.6 16.9 last 10 · 9.3 season
Will RileyWizards+7.5 17.6 last 10 · 10.1 season
Cold
Nikola VucevicCeltics−7.1 8.1 last 10 · 15.2 season
Cam ThomasBucks−5.5 8.0 last 10 · 13.5 season
Derrick WhiteCeltics−5.3 11.4 last 10 · 16.7 season
Franz WagnerMagic−4.9 15.6 last 10 · 20.5 season
Alexandre SarrWizards−4.9 11.4 last 10 · 16.3 season