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2025–26 season archive
Saturday, April 4, 2026Regular season · 3 games
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Final · OT
SAS134
DEN136
Final
WAS136
MIA152
Final
DET116
PHI93
The lead · SAS @ DEN

Nikola Jokic scores 40, Denver wins in overtime

Tied 124–124 after regulation. Final: 136–134.

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (5 points, including overtime), so swings inside a period don't show.
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-7-7-40+2DEN AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
SAS4329242810134
DEN3629273212136
Who led
Nikola JokicDEN40 PTS · 8 REB · 13 AST
Christian BraunDEN21 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Victor WembanyamaSAS34 PTS · 18 REB · 7 AST
Stephon CastleSAS20 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Second story · WAS @ MIA

Miami leads Washington wire to wire

Miami was ahead at every break and won 152–136. Best quarter: the third, 45–34. Jaime Jaquez Jr. led Miami with 32 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists.

The whole night · final margins
DEN over SAS2MIA over WAS16DET over PHI23Final margin, points. Pink = MIA over WAS.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+11.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.6Season avg21.0Last 5

21.0 points a game over his last five games, against 9.6 in 68 earlier games. Today: 31 points in 37 minutes.

Our take: Start everywhere
Losing minutes
−8.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.1Season avg22.7Last 3

22.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.1 in 9 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Our take: Bench until the minutes return
Stepped-up role
+13.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.1Season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 22.1 a game in 72 earlier games. Line: 24 points, 19 rebounds, 2 assists.

Our take: Add in deep leagues
Top performances

Nikola Jokic leads the day with 40

Nikola JokicDEN vs SAS · W
27.9 PPG season to date
40 PTS · 8 REB · 13 AST
Victor WembanyamaSAS @ DEN · L
24.9 PPG season to date
34 PTS · 18 REB · 7 AST
Jaime Jaquez Jr.MIA vs WAS · W
15.2 PPG season to date
32 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Will RileyWAS @ MIA · L
10.0 PPG season to date
31 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Kel'el WareMIA vs WAS · W
11.1 PPG season to date
24 PTS · 19 REB · 2 AST
Tyrese MaxeyPHI vs DET · L
28.6 PPG season to date
23 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST