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Friday, March 14, 2025Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIN trailed ORL by 9 after three quarters and won 118–111.

Final
BOS103
MIA91
Q1 BOS +7; Q2 BOS 0; Q3 BOS +1; Q4 BOS +12
Final
IND112
PHI100
Q1 IND -8; Q2 IND -4; Q3 IND +3; Q4 IND +12
Final
LAC121
ATL98
Q1 LAC -2; Q2 LAC -8; Q3 LAC +19; Q4 LAC +23
Final
DAL96
HOU133
Q1 HOU +2; Q2 HOU +13; Q3 HOU +29; Q4 HOU +37
Final
CLE133
MEM124
Q1 CLE +7; Q2 CLE +17; Q3 CLE +20; Q4 CLE +9
Final
ORL111
MIN118
Q1 MIN +3; Q2 MIN +4; Q3 MIN -9; Q4 MIN +7
Final
CHA145
SAS134
Q1 CHA +11; Q2 CHA +26; Q3 CHA +26; Q4 CHA +11
Final
LAL126
DEN131
Q1 DEN -8; Q2 DEN +4; Q3 DEN +3; Q4 DEN +5
Final
TOR126
UTA118
Q1 TOR +7; Q2 TOR -2; Q3 TOR +3; Q4 TOR +8
Final
SAC106
PHX122
Q1 PHX +14; Q2 PHX +5; Q3 PHX +15; Q4 PHX +16
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 14, 2024: 6 games. Top scorer: Jalen Brunson (NYK @ POR), 45 points.
The lead · ORL @ MIN

Minnesota fights back late to top Orlando

Orlando led 87–78 after three. Minnesota won the fourth 40–24 and the game 118–111. Anthony Edwards led Minnesota with 28 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists. Paolo Banchero scored 43 for Orlando in the loss.

Game flow · MIN margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+3+4-9+7MIN AHEAD ↑ORL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
ORL30282924111
MIN33291640118
Who led
Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 29, 17, 18, 44, 18, 29, 13, 25, 29, 28MIN28 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Julius RandlePoints, last 10 games: 20, 28, 6, 20, 16, 25, 13, 14, 25, 22MIN22 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Paolo BancheroPoints, last 10 games: 19, 26, 41, 23, 41, 20, 29, 25, 34, 43ORL43 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Caleb HoustanPoints, last 10 games: 3, 1, 6, 3, 2, 3, 3, 5, 3, 18ORL18 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Second story · LAL @ DEN

Denver climbs back to beat Lakers

Lakers led by 8 after one. Denver won it 131–126. Nikola Jokic led Denver with 28 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists.

Top-scorer duel · DEN vs LAL
Nikola Jokic · DENAustin Reaves · LALPTS2837REB78AST513Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+14.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.3Season avg20.4Last 5

20.4 points a game over his last five games, against 6.3 in 24 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 26 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.9Season avg7.7Last 3

7.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.9 in 56 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+27.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.5Season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 12.5 a game in 33 earlier games. Line: 24 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Ja Morant leads the day with 44

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.
Ja MorantPoints, last 10 games: 23, 21, 29, 25, 24, 31, 32, 29, 28, 44MEM vs CLE · L
22.3 PPG season to date · +22.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Russell Westbrook OKC, Mar 5, 2015: 43 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Season high44 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Paolo BancheroPoints, last 10 games: 19, 26, 41, 23, 41, 20, 29, 25, 34, 43ORL @ MIN · L
25.1 PPG season to date · +18.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Shaquille O'Neal LAL, Mar 19, 2000: 43 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
43 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Austin ReavesPoints, last 10 games: 32, 23, 20, 23, 6, 8, 16, 17, 28, 37LAL @ DEN · L
19.2 PPG season to date · +18.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 8 REB · 13 AST
Dalton KnechtPoints, last 10 games: 5, 0, 8, 19, 13, 11, 9, 19, 10, 32LAL @ DEN · L
9.6 PPG season to date · +22.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Tari EasonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 12, 12, 14, 16, 20, 12, 6, 15, 30HOU vs DAL · W
12.2 PPG season to date · +18.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high30 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 18, 32, 23, 20, 22, 31, 24, 35, 34, 28DEN vs LAL · W
29.0 PPG season to date · −1.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 7 REB · 5 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+8.7 22.5 last 10 · 13.8 season
Quentin GrimesPHI+8.7 21.1 last 10 · 12.4 season
Ja MorantMEM+6.3 28.6 last 10 · 22.3 season
Coby WhiteCHI+6.1 25.4 last 10 · 19.3 season
Naji MarshallDAL+5.6 18.1 last 10 · 12.5 season
Cold
De'Aaron FoxSAS−6.1 17.4 last 10 · 23.5 season
Tyrese MaxeyPHI−6.1 20.2 last 10 · 26.3 season
LaMelo BallCHA−5.8 19.8 last 10 · 25.6 season
Domantas SabonisSAC−5.7 13.7 last 10 · 19.4 season
CJ McCollumNOP−5.5 15.7 last 10 · 21.2 season