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Wednesday, April 16, 2025Play-in tournament · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed SAC by 2 after the first quarter and won 120–106.

Final · Play-in
MIA109
CHI90
Q1 MIA +11; Q2 MIA +24; Q3 MIA +14; Q4 MIA +19
Final · Play-in
DAL120
SAC106
Q1 DAL -2; Q2 DAL +23; Q3 DAL +18; Q4 DAL +14
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 · 2023–24Apr 16, 2024: 2 games. Top scorer: Zion Williamson (NOP vs LAL), 40 points.
The lead · Play-in · DAL @ SAC

Dallas handles Sacramento by 14

The Mavericks won the second quarter 44–19. Final: 120–106. Anthony Davis led Dallas with 27 points, 9 rebounds and 1 assist.

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2+23+18+14DAL AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
DAL27442821120
SAC29193325106
Who led
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 26, 12, 15, 18, 12, 34, 27, 13, 23, 27DAL27 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 6, 12, 20, 13, 17, 2, 14, 6, 7, 23DAL23 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 21, 31, 29, 22, 28, 37, 22, 16, 8, 33SAC33 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Zach LaVinePoints, last 10 games: 10, 20, 18, 25, 37, 43, 27, 26, 16, 20SAC20 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Second story · MIA @ CHI · Play-in

Miami never trails at a break against Chicago

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 109–90. Tyler Herro led Miami with 38 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists.

Top-scorer duel · MIA vs CHI
Tyler Herro · MIAJosh Giddey · CHIPTS3825REB510AST44Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Fantasy anglePlay-in games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+14.1points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
23.9Reg. season avg38Today

38 points today in 37 minutes, against 23.9 a game in the regular season (77 games).

Stepped-up role
+16.1minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
18.9Reg. season avg35Today

35 minutes today, against 18.9 a game in the regular season (80 games). Line: 9 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists.

Cooling off
−8.1points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
19.1Reg. season avg11Today

11 points today in 37 minutes, against 19.1 a game in the regular season (70 games).

Top performances

Tyler Herro leads the day with 38

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.
Tyler HerroPoints, last 10 games: 20, 36, 30, 27, 25, 35, 20, 30, 22, 38MIA @ CHI · W
38 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 21, 31, 29, 22, 28, 37, 22, 16, 8, 33SAC vs DAL · L
33 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 26, 12, 15, 18, 12, 34, 27, 13, 23, 27DAL @ SAC · W
27 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Josh GiddeyPoints, last 10 games: 15, 26, 25, 8, 15, 17, 15, 23, 28, 25CHI vs MIA · L
25 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 6, 12, 20, 13, 17, 2, 14, 6, 7, 23DAL @ SAC · W
23 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Zach LaVinePoints, last 10 games: 10, 20, 18, 25, 37, 43, 27, 26, 16, 20SAC vs DAL · L
20 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST