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2025–26 season archive
Monday, March 9, 2026Regular season · 5 games
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Final
PHI101
CLE115
Final
MEM115
BKN126
Final
DEN126
OKC129
Final
GSW116
UTA119
Final
NYK118
LAC126
The lead · DEN @ OKC

SGA pours in 35, OKC beats Denver

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander finished with 35 points in a 129–126 win.

Game flow · OKC margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3+6+3+3OKC AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
DEN40203333126
OKC37293033129
Who led
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderOKC35 PTS · 9 REB · 15 AST
Jaylin WilliamsOKC29 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Nikola JokicDEN32 PTS · 14 REB · 13 AST
Tim Hardaway Jr.DEN28 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Second story · GSW @ UTA

Utah leads Golden State wire to wire

Utah was ahead at every break and won 119–116. Best quarter: the third, 32–29. Brice Sensabaugh led Utah with 21 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
OKC over DEN3UTA over GSW3LAC over NYK8BKN over MEM11CLE over PHI14Final margin, points. Pink = UTA over GSW.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+6.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.2Season avg14.0Last 5

14.0 points a game over his last five games, against 7.2 in 52 earlier games. Today: 15 points in 33 minutes.

Our take: Start everywhere
Losing minutes
−13.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.3Season avg9.7Last 3

9.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.3 in 51 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 16 minutes.

Our take: Bench until the minutes return
Stepped-up role
+22.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.7Season avg43Today

43 minutes today, against 20.7 a game in 50 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 3 rebounds, 7 assists.

Our take: Worth a pickup
Top performances

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander leads the day with 35

Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderOKC vs DEN · W
31.7 PPG season to date
35 PTS · 9 REB · 15 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsNYK @ LAC · L
20.0 PPG season to date
35 PTS · 12 REB · 7 AST
Nikola JokicDEN @ OKC · L
28.9 PPG season to date
32 PTS · 14 REB · 13 AST
Jaylin WilliamsOKC vs DEN · W
7.5 PPG season to date
29 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Kawhi LeonardLAC vs NYK · W
27.9 PPG season to date
29 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Jalen BrunsonNYK @ LAC · L
26.2 PPG season to date
28 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST