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2025–26 season archive
Tuesday, April 14, 2026Play-in tournament · 2 games
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Final · OT · Play-in
MIA126
CHA127
Final · Play-in
POR114
PHX110
The lead · Play-in · MIA @ CHA

LaMelo Ball scores 30, Charlotte wins in overtime

Tied 114–114 after regulation. Final: 127–126.

Game flow · CHA 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+2-2+60+1CHA AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
MIA2430293112126
CHA2626372513127
Who led
LaMelo BallCHA30 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST
Miles BridgesCHA28 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Davion MitchellMIA28 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Andrew WigginsMIA27 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Fantasy anglePlay-in games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+18.7points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
9.3Reg. season avg28Today

28 points today in 48 minutes, against 9.3 a game in the regular season (70 games).

Our take: Start everywhere
Stepped-up role
+19.8minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.2Reg. season avg42Today

42 minutes today, against 22.2 a game in the regular season (77 games). Line: 12 points, 19 rebounds, 4 assists.

Our take: Worth a pickup
Cooling off
−14.1points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
20.1Reg. season avg6Today

6 points today in 11 minutes, against 20.1 a game in the regular season (73 games).

Our take: Consider benching
Second story · POR @ PHX · Play-in

Portland beats Phoenix, 114–110

Portland led 83–82 after three and won by 4. Deni Avdija led Portland with 41 points, 7 rebounds and 12 assists.

Top-scorer duel · POR vs PHX
Deni Avdija · PORJalen Green · PHXPTS4135REB75AST122Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Top performances

Deni Avdija leads the day with 41

Deni AvdijaPOR @ PHX · W
41 PTS · 7 REB · 12 AST
Jalen GreenPHX vs POR · L
35 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
LaMelo BallCHA vs MIA · W
30 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST
Miles BridgesCHA vs MIA · W
28 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Davion MitchellMIA @ CHA · L
28 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Andrew WigginsMIA @ CHA · L
27 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST