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Saturday, March 15, 2025Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: WAS trailed DEN by 14 after the first quarter and won 126–123.

Final
BOS115
BKN113
Q1 BOS +3; Q2 BOS +12; Q3 BOS +5; Q4 BOS +2
Final
OKC113
DET107
Q1 OKC +1; Q2 OKC +1; Q3 OKC +14; Q4 OKC +6
Final
CHI114
HOU117
Q1 HOU -7; Q2 HOU -5; Q3 HOU +2; Q4 HOU +3
Final
MIA91
MEM125
Q1 MEM +11; Q2 MEM +15; Q3 MEM +27; Q4 MEM +34
Final
IND119
MIL126
Q1 MIL +8; Q2 MIL +5; Q3 MIL +18; Q4 MIL +7
Final
NYK94
GSW97
Q1 GSW +1; Q2 GSW +4; Q3 GSW +3; Q4 GSW +3
Final
NOP115
SAS119
Q1 SAS -1; Q2 SAS 0; Q3 SAS +9; Q4 SAS +4
Final
WAS126
DEN123
Q1 WAS -14; Q2 WAS -9; Q3 WAS 0; Q4 WAS +3
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 15, 2024: 6 games. Top scorer: Zion Williamson (NOP vs LAC), 34 points.
The lead · WAS @ DEN

Alexandre Sarr scores 34, Washington rallies past Denver

Washington trailed by 14 after one and won 126–123. Nikola Jokic scored 40 for Denver in the loss.

Game flow · WAS 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.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-14-90+3WAS AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
WAS30333231126
DEN44282328123
Who led
Alexandre SarrPoints, last 10 games: 9, 22, 10, 9, 21, 10, 16, 8, 19, 34WAS34 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
KyShawn GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 12, 7, 8, 10, 23, 5, 13, 12, 9, 19WAS19 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 32, 23, 20, 22, 31, 24, 35, 34, 28, 40DEN40 PTS · 13 REB · 9 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 20, 31, 26, 24, 19, 17, 34, 12, 26, 24DEN24 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Five close finishes and one Grizzlies rout

Five of 8 games were decided by four points or fewer. Memphis beat Miami by 34.

BOS over BKN2HOU over CHI3GSW over NYK3WAS over DEN3SAS over NOP4OKC over DET6MIL over IND7MEM over MIA34Final 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
+10.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
19.3Season avg29.6Last 5

29.6 points a game over his last five games, against 19.3 in 59 earlier games. Today: 23 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.4Season avg16.3Last 3

16.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.4 in 59 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.3Season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 19.3 a game in 45 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 13 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander leads the day with 48

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.
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 39, 27, 31, 31, 51, 41, 40, 25, 34, 48OKC @ DET · W
33.0 PPG season to date · +15.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Allen Iverson PHI, Jun 6, 2001: 48 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
48 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 32, 23, 20, 22, 31, 24, 35, 34, 28, 40DEN vs WAS · L
29.1 PPG season to date · +11.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Kobe Bryant LAL, Mar 6, 2007: 40 PTS · 13 REB · 8 AST
40 PTS · 13 REB · 9 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 27, 28, 29, 26, 32, 37, 30, 19, 24, 34MIL vs IND · W
30.6 PPG season to date · +3.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 10 REB · 7 AST
Alexandre SarrPoints, last 10 games: 9, 22, 10, 9, 21, 10, 16, 8, 19, 34WAS @ DEN · W
12.3 PPG season to date · +22.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high34 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Jaren Jackson Jr.Points, last 10 games: 13, 18, 16, 22, 28, 18, 42, 0, 13, 31MEM vs MIA · W
22.7 PPG season to date · +8.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Aaron NesmithPoints, last 10 games: 12, 7, 27, 16, 21, 14, 9, 9, 16, 30IND @ MIL · L
11.2 PPG season to date · +19.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high30 PTS · 4 REB · 2 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
Stephon CastleSAS+6.8 20.5 last 10 · 13.7 season
Coby WhiteCHI+6.3 25.7 last 10 · 19.4 season
Ja MorantMEM+6.3 28.6 last 10 · 22.3 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
Nikola VucevicCHI−5.6 13.1 last 10 · 18.7 season