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2025–26 season archive
Saturday, March 7, 2026Regular season · 6 games
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Final
ORL119
MIN92
Final
PHI116
ATL125
Final
BKN107
DET105
Final
LAC123
MEM120
Final
UTA99
MIL113
Final
GSW97
OKC104
The lead · LAC @ MEM

Clippers overcome 18-point deficit, beat Memphis 123–120

The Clippers trailed by 18 after one and finished 100–79. Kawhi Leonard led Clippers with 28 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists.

Game flow · LAC 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 Q3Final0-18-1-1+3LAC AHEAD ↑MEM AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
LAC23353134123
MEM41183130120
Who led
Kawhi LeonardLAC28 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Bennedict MathurinLAC21 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Ty JeromeMEM23 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Taylor HendricksMEM18 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+7.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.3Season avg14.0Last 5

14.0 points a game over his last five games, against 6.3 in 44 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 26 minutes.

Our take: Start in most leagues
Losing minutes
−18.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.3Season avg3.0Last 3

3.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.3 in 53 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 5 minutes.

Our take: Bench until the minutes return
Stepped-up role
+20.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.9Season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 16.9 a game in 51 earlier games. Line: 22 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists.

Our take: Worth a pickup
Second story · the whole slate

Two comebacks from 15 or more down

Winners erased deficits of 15 or more points at a quarter break two times in 6 games.

BKN over DET2LAC over MEM3OKC over GSW7ATL over PHI9MIL over UTA14ORL over MIN27Final margin, points. Pink = winner came back from 15+ down at a break.
Top performances

Jalen Johnson leads the day with 35

Jalen JohnsonATL vs PHI · W
22.9 PPG season to date
35 PTS · 10 REB · 7 AST
Anthony EdwardsMIN vs ORL · L
29.6 PPG season to date
34 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Tyrese MaxeyPHI @ ATL · L
29.0 PPG season to date
31 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Michael Porter Jr.BKN @ DET · W
24.3 PPG season to date
30 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Desmond BaneORL @ MIN · W
20.4 PPG season to date
30 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Kawhi LeonardLAC @ MEM · W
27.9 PPG season to date
28 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST