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Wednesday, March 8, 2017Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed SAC by 22 after the first quarter and won 114–104.

Final · Box score
Bulls91
Magic98
Q1 ORL -3; Q2 ORL -10; Q3 Magic 0; Q4 ORL +7
Final · Box score
Nets105
Hawks110
Q1 ATL -4; Q2 ATL -4; Q3 ATL +1; Q4 ATL +5
Final · Box score
Hornets101
Heat108
Q1 MIA -4; Q2 Heat 0; Q3 MIA -5; Q4 MIA +7
Final · Box score
Jazz115
Rockets108
Q1 UTA +8; Q2 UTA +11; Q3 UTA +7; Q4 UTA +7
Final · Box score
Pistons98
Pacers115
Q1 IND +7; Q2 IND +8; Q3 IND +17; Q4 IND +17
Final · Box score
Knicks93
Bucks104
Q1 MIL +2; Q2 MIL -1; Q3 MIL +3; Q4 MIL +11
Final · Box score
Clippers91
Wolves107
Q1 MIN +12; Q2 MIN +3; Q3 MIN +14; Q4 MIN +16
Final · Box score
Raptors94
Pelicans87
Q1 TOR -4; Q2 TOR -1; Q3 TOR +4; Q4 TOR +7
Final · Box score
Kings104
Spurs114
Q1 SAS -22; Q2 SAS -15; Q3 SAS -4; Q4 SAS +10
Final · Box score
Wizards123
Nuggets113
Q1 WAS +7; Q2 WAS +17; Q3 WAS +12; Q4 WAS +10
Final · Box score
Celtics99
Warriors86
Q1 BOS -3; Q2 BOS -4; Q3 BOS -2; Q4 BOS +13
On this day · 2015–16Mar 8, 2016: 6 games. Top scorer: Damian Lillard (Blazers-Wizards), 41 points.
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The lead · Kings-Spurs

San Antonio storms back from 22 down to beat Sacramento

Giannis Antetokounmpo goes for 32 points

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-22-15-4+10SAS AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings37262318104
Spurs15333432114
Who led
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 10 games: 3, 4, 2, 2, 6, 6, 9, 5, 9, 19SAS19 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
David LeePoints, last 10 games: 10, 12, 6, 2, 6, 18, 0, 4, 6, 18SAS18 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Tyreke EvansPoints, last 10 games: 0, 7, 15, 4, 15, 11, 13, 15, 12, 26SAC26 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Skal LabissierePoints, last 10 games: 3, 2, 0, 12, 8, 4, 10, 0, 10, 15SAC15 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Hornets-Heat11
Wizards-Nuggets9
Celtics-Warriors9
Bulls-Magic8
Raptors-Pelicans7
Nets-Hawks5
Knicks-Bucks4
Jazz-Rockets4
Pistons-Pacers2
Clippers-Wolves1
The night in charts
Wizards-Nuggets combined for 236, 13 more than any other game
Points by game
Wizards-NuggetsWizards 123, Nuggets 113
236
Jazz-RocketsJazz 115, Rockets 108
223
Kings-SpursKings 104, Spurs 114
218
Nets-HawksNets 105, Hawks 110
215
Pistons-PacersPistons 98, Pacers 115
213
Hornets-HeatHornets 101, Heat 108
209
Clippers-WolvesClippers 91, Wolves 107
198
Knicks-BucksKnicks 93, Bucks 104
197
Bulls-MagicBulls 91, Magic 98
189
Celtics-WarriorsCeltics 99, Warriors 86
185
Raptors-PelicansRaptors 94, Pelicans 87
181
ATL won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Nets-HawksNets 105, Hawks 110
+5 ATL
Bulls-MagicBulls 91, Magic 98
+7 ORL
Jazz-RocketsJazz 115, Rockets 108
+7 UTA
Hornets-HeatHornets 101, Heat 108
+7 MIA
Raptors-PelicansRaptors 94, Pelicans 87
+7 TOR
Wizards-NuggetsWizards 123, Nuggets 113
+10 WAS
Kings-SpursKings 104, Spurs 114
+10 SAS
Knicks-BucksKnicks 93, Bucks 104
+11 MIL
Celtics-WarriorsCeltics 99, Warriors 86
+13 BOS
Clippers-WolvesClippers 91, Wolves 107
+16 MIN
Pistons-PacersPistons 98, Pacers 115
+17 IND
SAS erased a 22-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Kings-SpursSAS won · Kings 104, Spurs 114
22 pts
Bulls-MagicORL won · Bulls 91, Magic 98
10 pts
Hornets-HeatMIA won · Hornets 101, Heat 108
5 pts
Celtics-WarriorsBOS won · Celtics 99, Warriors 86
4 pts
Raptors-PelicansTOR won · Raptors 94, Pelicans 87
4 pts
Jordan shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
JordanLAC · 20 PTS, 13 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
82% (9-11)
D-RoseNYK · 26 PTS, 6 AST, 1 REB
81% (13-16)
LabissiereSAC · 15 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
CapelaHOU · 19 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST
69% (9-13)
ValanciunasTOR · 25 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
69% (9-13)
Final · Nets-Hawks
Nets 105Hawks 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets27233025105
Hawks23233529110
The story
Atlanta beat Brooklyn 110-105 behind 31 points from Dennis Schroder

Brook Lopez paced Brooklyn: 18 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 31 PTS, 5 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB · 10-21 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

A 35-30 third quarter erased a 4-point hole for the Hawks.

ATL lead by quarter
200 −4−4+1+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bulls-Magic
Bulls 91Magic 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls2231241491
Magic1924342198
The story
Elfrid Payton had a 22-14-14 triple-double as Orlando beat Chicago 98-91

Jimmy Butler led Chicago with 21 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB 22 PTS, 14 REB, 14 AST · 8-12 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 10 after the second, the Magic took the third 34-24.

ORL lead by quarter
200 −3−100+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Kings-Spurs
Kings 104Spurs 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings37262318104
Spurs15333432114
The story
Manu Ginobili's 19 points carried San Antonio past Sacramento, 114-104

For Sacramento, Skal Labissiere had 15 PTS, 6 REB 19 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL · 7-15 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

The Spurs trailed by 4 going into the fourth, then won it 32-18.

SAS lead by quarter
200 −22−15−4+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Tyreke Evans was the fantasy play: 39.9 FPTS on 26 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.6Season avg21.0Last 5

21.0 points a game over his last five games, against 13.6 in 61 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 29 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.4Season avg10.1Last 3

10.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.4 in 46 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.4Season avg32.1Today

32 minutes today, against 13.4 a game in 53 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · Bulls-Magic

Orlando climbs out of a 10-point hole against Chicago

Down 10 at the half, the Magic won the third quarter 34–24 and the game 98–91. Elfrid Payton led Orlando with 22 points, 14 rebounds and 14 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Magic-Bulls
Elfrid Payton · ORLJimmy Butler · CHIPTS2221REB144AST149Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 35

James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 30, 40, 38, 13, 24, 25, 26, 33, 39, 35Rockets-Jazz · L
29.1 PPG season to date · +6.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 29, 24, 34, 12, 34, 30, 26, 27, 28, 33Hornets-Heat · L
23.2 PPG season to date · +10.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 8, 33, 33, 28, 9, 15, 24, 21, 24, 32Bucks-Knicks · W
23.3 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 13 REB · 7 AST
Dennis SchroderPoints, last 10 games: 20, 22, 15, 11, 21, 17, 17, 18, 23, 31Hawks-Nets · W
17.7 PPG season to date · +13.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
John WallPoints, last 10 games: 15, 20, 29, 23, 12, 12, 30, 19, 25, 30Wizards-Nuggets · W
22.8 PPG season to date · +7.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 36, 22, 26, 24, 26, 37, 29, 21, 24, 29Wolves-Clippers · W
24.1 PPG season to date · +5.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Dario SaricPHI+6.5 18.1 last 10 · 11.6 season
Seth CurryDAL+6.4 19.3 last 10 · 12.9 season
Russell WestbrookOKC+6.2 38.3 last 10 · 32.1 season
Frank KaminskyCHA+6.1 17.6 last 10 · 11.5 season
Al-Farouq AminuPOR+4.8 13.7 last 10 · 8.9 season
Cold
Zach LaVineMIN−5.4 13.5 last 10 · 18.9 season
Ersan IlyasovaATL−4.8 8.9 last 10 · 13.8 season
Josh RichardsonMIA−4.5 5.2 last 10 · 9.8 season
Tim FrazierNOP−4.5 3.3 last 10 · 7.8 season
Deron WilliamsCLE−4.5 7.9 last 10 · 12.4 season