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Saturday, March 8, 2025Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHA trailed BKN by 15 at halftime and won 105–102.

Final
BKN102
CHA105
Q1 CHA -2; Q2 CHA -15; Q3 CHA -6; Q4 CHA +3
Final
NOP117
HOU146
Q1 HOU +11; Q2 HOU +16; Q3 HOU +26; Q4 HOU +29
Final
IND118
ATL120
Q1 ATL +20; Q2 ATL +17; Q3 ATL +7; Q4 ATL +2
Final
WAS118
TOR117
Q1 WAS -6; Q2 WAS +4; Q3 WAS +6; Q4 WAS +1
Final
CHI114
MIA109
Q1 CHI -12; Q2 CHI -7; Q3 CHI -11; Q4 CHI +5
Final
ORL111
MIL109
Q1 ORL +14; Q2 ORL +13; Q3 ORL +14; Q4 ORL +2
Final
LAL101
BOS111
Q1 BOS 0; Q2 BOS +4; Q3 BOS +20; Q4 BOS +10
Final
DET110
GSW115
Q1 GSW +2; Q2 GSW -3; Q3 GSW -3; Q4 GSW +5
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
On this day · 2023–24Mar 8, 2024: 8 games. Top scorer: D'Angelo Russell (LAL vs MIL), 44 points.
The lead · BKN @ CHA

Charlotte erases 15-point lead, steals one from Brooklyn

Brooklyn led 58–43 at halftime. Charlotte won the second half 62–44 to take it 105–102. Miles Bridges led Charlotte with 26 points, 12 rebounds and 5 assists.

Game flow · CHA margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the comeback, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2-15-6+3CHA AHEAD ↑BKN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
BKN28302420102
CHA26173329105
Who led
Miles BridgesPoints, last 10 games: 36, 17, 23, 9, 20, 18, 35, 23, 46, 26CHA26 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Nick Smith Jr.Points, last 10 games: 16, 14, 13, 9, 12, 12, 6, 11, 9, 19CHA19 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
D'Angelo RussellPoints, last 10 games: 18, 10, 5, 17, 11, 22, 3, 12, 7, 28BKN28 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Ziaire WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 6, 10, 11, 19, 18, 5, 11, 7, 10, 19BKN19 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Four close finishes and one Rockets rout

Four of 8 games were decided by four points or fewer. Houston beat New Orleans by 29.

WAS over TOR1ATL over IND2ORL over MIL2CHA over BKN3CHI over MIA5GSW over DET5BOS over LAL10HOU over NOP29Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+9.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
17.7Season avg26.8Last 5

26.8 points a game over his last five games, against 17.7 in 60 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.1Season avg11.7Last 3

11.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.1 in 50 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.2Season avg32Today

32 minutes today, against 10.2 a game in 8 earlier games. Line: 7 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Jayson Tatum leads the day with 40

Sparkline: points in his last 10 games, tonight in pink. Black tag: most points in a game this season to date, or in his career when his whole career is in our box scores (after 5+ games). Plus/minus: points tonight against his average before tonight.
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 33, 32, 15, 25, 19, 27, 46, 16, 35, 40BOS vs LAL · W
27.1 PPG season to date · +13.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Shaquille O'Neal LAL, Jun 7, 2002: 40 PTS · 12 REB · 8 AST
40 PTS · 12 REB · 8 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 30, 23, 18, 23, 27, 28, 29, 26, 32, 37MIL vs ORL · L
30.9 PPG season to date · +6.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 38, 38, 38, 11, 17, 19, 12, 28, 22, 36ATL vs IND · W
23.8 PPG season to date · +12.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 16, 14, 32, 19, 21, 31, 29, 30, 32, 34LAL @ BOS · L
27.0 PPG season to date · +7.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Jordan PoolePoints, last 10 games: 19, 45, 21, 16, 42, 11, 16, 26, 24, 34WAS @ TOR · W
21.3 PPG season to date · +13.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 27, 20, 30, 15, 56, 29, 21, 28, 40, 32GSW vs DET · W
24.5 PPG season to date · +7.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Points per game in each player's last 10 games minus his season average through tonight. Regular season, players with 20+ games and 20+ minutes a game.
Hot
Josh GiddeyCHI+7.2 20.7 last 10 · 13.5 season
Jaden McDanielsMIN+6.8 19.3 last 10 · 12.5 season
Quentin GrimesPHI+6.2 17.7 last 10 · 11.5 season
Caris LeVertATL+5.7 17.5 last 10 · 11.8 season
Donte DiVincenzoMIN+5.3 16.8 last 10 · 11.5 season
Cold
LaMelo BallCHA−9.1 16.7 last 10 · 25.8 season
Tyrese MaxeyPHI−6.1 20.2 last 10 · 26.3 season
De'Aaron FoxSAS−5.4 18.2 last 10 · 23.6 season
Gradey DickTOR−5.3 9.1 last 10 · 14.4 season
Domantas SabonisSAC−4.9 14.6 last 10 · 19.5 season