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Wednesday, March 22, 2017Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: UTA trailed NYK by 8 after the first quarter and won 108–101.

Final · Box score
Hornets109
Magic102
Q1 CHA -6; Q2 CHA -6; Q3 CHA -5; Q4 CHA +7
Final · Box score
Pacers100
Celtics109
Q1 BOS +2; Q2 BOS +7; Q3 BOS +14; Q4 BOS +9
Final · Box score
Pistons95
Bulls117
Q1 CHI +9; Q2 CHI +6; Q3 CHI +18; Q4 CHI +22
Final · Box score
Sixers97
Thunder122
Q1 OKC +7; Q2 OKC +13; Q3 OKC +25; Q4 OKC +25
Final · Box score
Hawks100
Wizards104
Q1 WAS -4; Q2 WAS -6; Q3 Wizards 0; Q4 WAS +4
Final · Box score
Cavs113
Nuggets126
Q1 DEN +3; Q2 DEN +14; Q3 DEN +11; Q4 DEN +13
Final · Box score
Bucks116
Kings98
Q1 MIL +1; Q2 MIL +19; Q3 MIL +15; Q4 MIL +18
Final · Box score
Knicks101
Jazz108
Q1 UTA -8; Q2 UTA -4; Q3 UTA -3; Q4 UTA +7
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The lead · Knicks-Jazz

Rudy Gobert scores 35, Utah rallies past New York

Giannis Antetokounmpo goes for 32 points

Game flow · UTA margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-4-3+7UTA AHEAD ↑NYK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks34212026101
Jazz26252136108
Who led
Rudy GobertPoints, last 10 games: 11, 16, 15, 23, 11, 12, 20, 13, 16, 35UTA35 PTS · 15 REB · 1 AST
Gordon HaywardPoints, last 10 games: 23, 23, 23, 9, 27, 25, 13, 14, 38, 19UTA19 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Kristaps PorzingisPoints, last 10 games: 20, 18, 24, 14, 13, 18, 19, 11, 18, 24NYK24 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 20, 28, 12, 26, 11, 17, 16, 22, 18, 17NYK17 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
Second story · the whole slate

OKC posts the night's biggest win

OKC beat Philadelphia by 25, the widest margin of 8 games.

WAS over ATL4CHA over ORL7UTA over NYK7BOS over IND9DEN over CLE13MIL over SAC18CHI over DET22OKC over PHI25Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Hawks-Wizards12
Sixers-Thunder11
Bucks-Kings9
Pistons-Bulls8
Pacers-Celtics7
Hornets-Magic5
Knicks-Jazz5
Cavs-Nuggets4
The night in charts
Cavs-Nuggets combined for 239, 20 more than any other game
Points by game
Cavs-NuggetsCavs 113, Nuggets 126
239
Sixers-ThunderSixers 97, Thunder 122
219
Bucks-KingsBucks 116, Kings 98
214
Pistons-BullsPistons 95, Bulls 117
212
Hornets-MagicHornets 109, Magic 102
211
Knicks-JazzKnicks 101, Jazz 108
209
Pacers-CelticsPacers 100, Celtics 109
209
Hawks-WizardsHawks 100, Wizards 104
204
WAS won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Hawks-WizardsHawks 100, Wizards 104
+4 WAS
Knicks-JazzKnicks 101, Jazz 108
+7 UTA
Hornets-MagicHornets 109, Magic 102
+7 CHA
Pacers-CelticsPacers 100, Celtics 109
+9 BOS
Cavs-NuggetsCavs 113, Nuggets 126
+13 DEN
Bucks-KingsBucks 116, Kings 98
+18 MIL
Pistons-BullsPistons 95, Bulls 117
+22 CHI
Sixers-ThunderSixers 97, Thunder 122
+25 OKC
UTA rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Knicks-JazzUTA won · Knicks 101, Jazz 108
8 pts
Hornets-MagicCHA won · Hornets 109, Magic 102
6 pts
Hawks-WizardsWAS won · Hawks 100, Wizards 104
6 pts
Gobert shot 13-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GobertUTA · 35 PTS, 15 REB, 4 BLK, 1 AST
87% (13-15)
MiroticCHI · 28 PTS, 5 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
80% (12-15)
Deron WilliamsCLE · 19 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
80% (8-10)
JokicDEN · 16 PTS, 10 REB, 7 AST
80% (8-10)
ZellerCHA · 15 PTS, 6 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
70% (7-10)
Final · Hawks-Wizards
Hawks 100Wizards 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks20262133100
Wizards16242737104
The story
Bradley Beal had 28 points as Washington beat Atlanta 104-100

Tim Hardaway Jr. led Atlanta with 29 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB 28 PTS, 9 REB, 4 STL, 2 AST · 10-21 FG, 4-9 3PT

The swing

Down 6 after the second, the Wizards took the third 27-21.

WAS lead by quarter
200 −4−60+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Knicks-Jazz
Knicks 101Jazz 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks34212026101
Jazz26252136108
The story
Utah beat New York 108-101 behind 19 points from Gordon Hayward

Willy Hernangomez paced New York: 11 REB, 9 PTS 19 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST · 6-17 FG, 1-7 3PT

The swing

A 36-26 fourth quarter erased a 3-point hole for the Jazz.

UTA lead by quarter
200 −8−4−3+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sixers-Thunder
Sixers 97Thunder 122
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers2228202797
Thunder29343227122
The story
Russell Westbrook's a 18-11-14 triple-double carried Oklahoma City past Philadelphia, 122-97

For Philadelphia, Dario Saric had 12 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST 18 PTS, 14 AST, 11 REB · 6-6 FG

The swing

The third quarter, 32-20, was where the Thunder built it.

OKC lead by quarter
300 +7+13+25+25 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.7Season avg22.2Last 5

22.2 points a game over his last five games, against 13.7 in 56 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.6Season avg15.3Last 3

15.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.6 in 50 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 21 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.3Season avg31.0Today

31 minutes today, against 13.3 a game in 21 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Paul George leads the day with 37

Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 34, 36, 21, 18, 28, 22, 39, 18, 19, 37Pacers-Celtics · L
22.5 PPG season to date · +14.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Rudy GobertPoints, last 10 games: 11, 16, 15, 23, 11, 12, 20, 13, 16, 35Jazz-Knicks · W
13.5 PPG season to date · +21.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high35 PTS · 15 REB · 1 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 28, 43, 32, 27, 22, 28, 26, 21, 46, 33Cavs-Nuggets · L
25.6 PPG season to date · +7.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 24, 32, 21, 18, 18, 16, 26, 9, 22, 32Bucks-Kings · W
23.0 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 14 REB · 5 AST
Tim Hardaway Jr.Points, last 10 games: 24, 19, 16, 20, 8, 17, 18, 22, 11, 29Hawks-Wizards · L
14.1 PPG season to date · +15.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 27, 23, 38, 26, 20, 24, 24, 18, 19, 28Wizards-Hawks · W
23.1 PPG season to date · +4.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Dario SaricPHI+6.8 19.4 last 10 · 12.6 season
Ricky RubioMIN+5.9 16.0 last 10 · 10.1 season
Kyrie IrvingCLE+5.0 30.6 last 10 · 25.6 season
Frank KaminskyCHA+4.9 16.6 last 10 · 11.7 season
Jusuf NurkicPOR+4.8 14.3 last 10 · 9.5 season
Cold
Lou WilliamsHOU−6.1 11.7 last 10 · 17.8 season
Myles TurnerIND−5.9 8.7 last 10 · 14.6 season
Wesley MatthewsDAL−5.5 8.7 last 10 · 14.2 season
Zach LaVineMIN−5.4 13.5 last 10 · 18.9 season
Emmanuel MudiayDEN−5.0 6.0 last 10 · 11.0 season