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Thursday, March 16, 2017Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BKN trailed NYK by 7 at halftime and won 121–110.

Final · Box score
Jazz83
Cavs91
Q1 CLE +9; Q2 CLE +2; Q3 Cavs 0; Q4 CLE +8
Final · Box score
Thunder123
Raptors102
Q1 OKC +5; Q2 OKC +10; Q3 OKC +27; Q4 OKC +21
Final · Box score
Grizzlies103
Hawks91
Q1 MEM -2; Q2 MEM +3; Q3 MEM +13; Q4 MEM +12
Final · Box score
Nets121
Knicks110
Q1 BKN -5; Q2 BKN -7; Q3 BKN +5; Q4 BKN +11
Final · Box score
Clippers114
Nuggets129
Q1 DEN +8; Q2 DEN +13; Q3 DEN +23; Q4 DEN +15
Final · Box score
Magic92
Warriors122
Q1 GSW +14; Q2 GSW +17; Q3 GSW +32; Q4 GSW +30
On this day · 2015–16Mar 16, 2016: 9 games. Top scorer: Stephen Curry (Warriors-Knicks), 34 points.
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The lead · Nets-Knicks

Brooklyn takes care of New York

Russell Westbrook posts a triple-double

Game flow · BKN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5-7+5+11BKN AHEAD ↑NYK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets28263829121
Knicks33282623110
Who led
Brook LopezPoints, last 10 games: 17, 9, 24, 17, 26, 8, 18, 25, 25, 24BKN24 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Rondae Hollis-JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 7, 5, 12, 12, 6, 4, 14, 6, 20BKN20 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Kyle O'QuinnPoints, last 10 games: 9, 4, 4, 7, 2, 11, 4, 2, 2, 23NYK23 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 16, 19, 20, 28, 12, 26, 11, 17, 16, 22NYK22 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Grizzlies-Hawks21
Jazz-Cavs12
Nets-Knicks8
Clippers-Nuggets2
Thunder-Raptors0
Magic-Warriors0
The night in charts
Clippers-Nuggets combined for 243, 12 more than any other game
Points by game
Clippers-NuggetsClippers 114, Nuggets 129
243
Nets-KnicksNets 121, Knicks 110
231
Thunder-RaptorsThunder 123, Raptors 102
225
Magic-WarriorsMagic 92, Warriors 122
214
Grizzlies-HawksGrizzlies 103, Hawks 91
194
Jazz-CavsJazz 83, Cavs 91
174
CLE won the closest game by 8
Closest finishes
Jazz-CavsJazz 83, Cavs 91
+8 CLE
Nets-KnicksNets 121, Knicks 110
+11 BKN
Grizzlies-HawksGrizzlies 103, Hawks 91
+12 MEM
Clippers-NuggetsClippers 114, Nuggets 129
+15 DEN
Thunder-RaptorsThunder 123, Raptors 102
+21 OKC
Magic-WarriorsMagic 92, Warriors 122
+30 GSW
BKN rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nets-KnicksBKN won · Nets 121, Knicks 110
7 pts
Grizzlies-HawksMEM won · Grizzlies 103, Hawks 91
2 pts
Redick shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
RedickLAC · 22 PTS, 5 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
80% (8-10)
GobertUTA · 20 PTS, 19 REB, 2 STL, 2 BLK
77% (10-13)
BartonDEN · 35 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
67% (12-18)
O'QuinnNYK · 23 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
67% (10-15)
CP3LAC · 18 PTS, 14 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
Final · Grizzlies-Hawks
Grizzlies 103Hawks 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies26292325103
Hawks2824132691
The story
Memphis beat Atlanta 103-91 behind 22 points and 12 assists from Mike Conley

Taurean Prince paced Atlanta: 16 PTS, 6 REB 22 PTS, 12 AST, 4 REB · 8-20 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

A 23-13 third quarter did the most damage for the Grizzlies.

MEM lead by quarter
200 −2+3+13+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Nuggets
Clippers 114Nuggets 129
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers19273434114
Nuggets27324426129
The story
Nikola Jokic's a 17-14-10 triple-double carried Denver past LA, 129-114

For LA, Chris Paul had 18 PTS, 14 AST 17 PTS, 14 REB, 10 AST · 7-12 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 44-34, was where the Nuggets built it.

DEN lead by quarter
300 +8+13+23+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Thunder-Raptors
Thunder 123Raptors 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder29293926123
Raptors24242232102
The story
Victor Oladipo had 23 points as Oklahoma City beat Toronto 123-102

DeMar DeRozan led Toronto with 22 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST 23 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST · 9-15 FG, 3-3 3PT

The swing

The Thunder won the third 39-22, their biggest quarter edge.

OKC lead by quarter
300 +5+10+27+21 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.3Season avg15.2Last 5

15.2 points a game over his last five games, against 9.3 in 67 earlier games. Today: 10 points in 25 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.4Season avg3.2Last 3

3.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.4 in 52 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.1Season avg29.3Today

29 minutes today, against 12.1 a game in 44 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · Grizzlies-Hawks

Memphis makes it three straight

Memphis beat Atlanta 103–91 and moved to 39–30. Mike Conley led Memphis with 22 points, 4 rebounds and 12 assists.

Streak strip · MEM
W@ DEN105–98Wvs PHX130–112L@ DAL100–104L@ HOU108–123Lvs BKN109–122Lvs LAC98–114Lvs ATL90–107Wvs MIL113–93W@ CHI98–91W@ ATL103–91
Top performances

Will Barton leads the day with 35

Will BartonPoints, last 10 games: 6, 15, 13, 9, 9, 8, 7, 2, 22, 35Nuggets-Clippers · W
13.6 PPG season to date · +21.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high35 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 18, 24, 28, 38, 30, 29, 24, 30, 16, 33Cavs-Jazz · W
26.0 PPG season to date · +7.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 21, 16, 13, 29, 13, 25, 30, 28, 29Warriors-Magic · W
22.1 PPG season to date · +7.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 27, 19, 25, 23, 31, 24, 23, 26, 29, 25Warriors-Magic · W
25.0 PPG season to date · +0.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 1 REB · 9 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 41, 43, 45, 48, 29, 58, 23, 33, 25, 24Thunder-Raptors · W
31.7 PPG season to date · −7.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Luka Doncic DAL, Mar 15, 2021: 25 PTS · 10 REB · 16 AST
24 PTS · 10 REB · 16 AST
Brook LopezPoints, last 10 games: 17, 9, 24, 17, 26, 8, 18, 25, 25, 24Nets-Knicks · W
20.5 PPG season to date · +3.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Dario SaricPHI+7.8 20.2 last 10 · 12.4 season
Frank KaminskyCHA+6.4 17.9 last 10 · 11.5 season
Ricky RubioMIN+5.7 15.7 last 10 · 10.0 season
Russell WestbrookOKC+5.2 36.9 last 10 · 31.7 season
Jusuf NurkicPOR+5.2 14.4 last 10 · 9.2 season
Cold
Jimmy ButlerCHI−6.2 17.0 last 10 · 23.2 season
DeMarcus CousinsNOP−6.0 20.7 last 10 · 26.7 season
Zach LaVineMIN−5.4 13.5 last 10 · 18.9 season
Brandon JenningsWAS−5.3 2.5 last 10 · 7.8 season
Wesley MatthewsDAL−5.0 9.4 last 10 · 14.4 season