For the second time in the last six days, the Pacers showed up in the clutch. On the same night, four teams were separated by just one game in a heated race for the West no. 2 spot.
OBI TOPPIN WINS IT FOR PACERS; LAKERS GONE STREAKING
- Indiana Pacers (38-29) def. Minnesota Timberwolves (40-30), 132-130: Obi Toppin was the hero for the short-handed Pacers, draining the game-winning, leaning corner triple that ended the Timberwolves’ eight-game winning run in overtime.
[ALSO READ: Obi Toppin drills winning triple as Pacers stun Twolves, snap Minnesota’s eight-game run]
- Indy, the Modern-day Clutch City?: In a span of a week, two of the wildest game-winners of the season took place as Tyrese Haliburton’s four-point play was followed by Toppin’s insane game-winning triple.
Obi Toppin 🤝 Tyrese Haliburton
— NBA (@NBA)
That's TWO game-winning fading triples from the corner for the @Pacers in the last 7 days 🔥🔥
March 18, 2025
- New York Knicks (43-24) def. Miami Heat (29-39), 116-95: Mikal Bridges and Karl-Anthony Towns combined for 51 points, helping the Knicks hand the Heat their first eight-game losing skid under the Erik Spoelstra era.
- All Hart: Josh Hart stuffed the stat sheet with 12 points, 13 rebounds, and 11 assists for his eighth triple-double of the season, matching Walt Frazier’s single-season franchise record.
All Hart 📈
— NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA)
Josh Hart is tied with Walt Frazier for most Knicks’ single-season triple-doubles 🗽
March 18, 2025
- LA Lakers (42-25) def. San Antonio Spurs (28-39), 125-109: Austin Reaves unleashed his sixth 30-point game of the season, as the Lakers went streaking after losing four straight.
- Detroit Pistons (38-31) def. New Orleans Pelicans (18-51), 127-81: Cade Cunningham and the Pistons scored their second largest road win in franchise history, thanks to a 46-point rout of the Pelicans.
- Chicago Bulls (29-39) def. Utah Jazz (14-54), 111-97: Coby White bannered five starters in double figures with 26 points for a fourth Bulls victory in the last five games.
RED-HOT ROCKETS COMPLETE COMEBACK; NUGGETS SLOW DOWN WARRIORS
- Houston Rockets (44-25) def. Philadelphia 76ers (23-45), 144-137: The red-hot Rockets tied their biggest comeback in the play-by-play era, claiming a seventh straight win after overcoming a 25-point deficit and the Sixers in overtime.
- Double “J’s”: Jalen Green and Jabari Parker each dropped 30 points as Houston survived Quinten Grimes' career-game of 46 points, 13 rebounds, and eight threes.
- Denver Nuggets (44-25) def. Golden State Warriors (39-29), 114-105: Despite missing superstars Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray, the Nuggets rode on Aaron Gordon’s hot hand and Russell Westbrook’s 203rd career triple-double to stall the Warriors.
[ALSO READ: Without Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray, Nuggets cool off Warriors to stay in West no. 2 race]
- Phoenix Suns (32-37) def. Toronto Raptors (24-45), 129-89: Devin Booker netted 27 points and the Suns recorded their first 40-point winning margin since 2009, crushing the Raptors to move just one game back of the West Play-in territory.
- Portland Trail Blazers (30-39) def. Washington Wizards (15-52), 112-97: Anfernee Simmons dropped his fifth 30-point game of the month of March alone, lifting the Trail Blazers to back-to-back wins at the Wizards’ expense.
- Sacramento Kings (34-33) def. Memphis Grizzlies (43-26), 132-122: Despite losing Domantas Sabonis due to an ankle injury, Malik Monk, Zach LaVine, and DeMar Derozan help the Kings arrest a four-game skid after spoiling Desmond Bane’s season-high 44 points.
