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2025–26 season archive
Wednesday, March 18, 2026Regular season · 9 games
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Final
GSW99
BOS120
Final
OKC121
BKN92
Final
POR127
IND119
Final
TOR139
CHI109
Final
UTA111
MIN147
Final
LAC109
NOP124
Final
ATL135
DAL120
Final
DEN118
MEM125
Final
LAL124
HOU116
The lead · LAC @ NOP

New Orleans rallies from 14 down to beat Clippers

Trailing by 14 after one, New Orleans outscored the Clippers 98–69 the rest of the way. Final: 124–109. Saddiq Bey led New Orleans with 25 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists.

Game flow · NOP 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.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-140+11+15NOP AHEAD ↑LAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
LAC40202524109
NOP26343628124
Who led
Saddiq BeyNOP25 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Trey Murphy IIINOP23 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Kawhi LeonardLAC25 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
John CollinsLAC18 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+15.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.7Season avg28.8Last 5

28.8 points a game over his last five games, against 13.7 in 64 earlier games. Today: 41 points in 37 minutes.

Our take: Start everywhere
Losing minutes
−13.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.1Season avg11.3Last 3

11.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.1 in 68 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 10 minutes.

Our take: Bench until the minutes return
Stepped-up role
+15.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.7Season avg26Today

26 minutes today, against 10.7 a game in 32 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 4 rebounds, 0 assists.

Our take: Add in deep leagues
Second story · LAL @ HOU

Lakers extend win streak to 7

124–116 over Houston. Record: 44–25. Luka Doncic led Lakers with 40 points, 9 rebounds and 10 assists.

Streak strip · LAL
Wvs SAC128–104Wvs NOP110–101L@ DEN113–120Wvs IND128–117Wvs NYK110–97Wvs MIN120–106Wvs CHI142–130Wvs DEN127–125W@ HOU100–92W@ HOU124–116LAL: last 10 games through Mar 18, oldest first. Pink = win.
Top performances

Brice Sensabaugh leads the day with 41

Brice SensabaughUTA @ MIN · L
14.2 PPG season to date
41 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Luka DoncicLAL @ HOU · W
33.0 PPG season to date
40 PTS · 9 REB · 10 AST
Deni AvdijaPOR @ IND · W
24.2 PPG season to date
32 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Jaylen BrownBOS vs GSW · W
28.5 PPG season to date
32 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
LeBron JamesLAL @ HOU · W
21.4 PPG season to date
30 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Nikola JokicDEN @ MEM · L
28.2 PPG season to date
29 PTS · 14 REB · 9 AST