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Friday, March 24, 2017Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed MIN by 13 at halftime and won 130–119.

Final · Box score
Cavs112
Hornets105
Q1 CLE +2; Q2 CLE +6; Q3 CLE +5; Q4 CLE +7
Final · Box score
Nuggets125
Pacers117
Q1 DEN +8; Q2 DEN +11; Q3 DEN +19; Q4 DEN +8
Final · Box score
Pistons87
Magic115
Q1 ORL +4; Q2 ORL +18; Q3 ORL +30; Q4 ORL +28
Final · Box score
Nets108
Wizards129
Q1 WAS +9; Q2 WAS +21; Q3 WAS +16; Q4 WAS +21
Final · Box score
Suns120
Celtics130
Q1 BOS +13; Q2 BOS +23; Q3 BOS +17; Q4 BOS +10
Final · Box score
Sixers117
Bulls107
Q1 PHI -4; Q2 PHI +13; Q3 PHI +22; Q4 PHI +10
Final · Box score
Pelicans107
Rockets117
Q1 HOU -5; Q2 HOU -1; Q3 HOU +1; Q4 HOU +10
Final · Box score
Hawks97
Bucks100
Q1 MIL +8; Q2 MIL +2; Q3 MIL -2; Q4 MIL +3
Final · Box score
Kings100
Warriors114
Q1 GSW +7; Q2 GSW +7; Q3 GSW +20; Q4 GSW +14
Final · OT · Box score
Wolves119
Lakers130
Q1 LAL -1; Q2 LAL -13; Q3 LAL -8; Q4 Lakers 0; OT1 LAL +11
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The lead · Wolves-Lakers

Jordan Clarkson scores 35, Lakers win in overtime

Devin Booker goes for 70 points

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-1-13-80+11LAL AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Wolves2740212110119
Lakers2628262921130
Who led
Jordan ClarksonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 22, 19, 30, 19, 18, 21, 19, 5, 35LAL35 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Julius RandlePoints, last 10 games: 5, 13, 13, 21, 7, 32, 4, 10, 19, 23LAL23 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Andrew WigginsPoints, last 10 games: 17, 20, 24, 11, 15, 21, 26, 25, 22, 36MIN36 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 24, 29, 23, 35, 39, 17, 31, 33, 25, 25MIN25 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Ten games, by the margins

Closest finish: 3. Widest: Orlando by 28.

MIL over ATL3CLE over CHA7DEN over IND8BOS over PHX10PHI over CHI10HOU over NOP10LAL over MIN11GSW over SAC14WAS over BKN21ORL over DET28Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Wolves-Lakers13
Pelicans-Rockets6
Cavs-Hornets4
Kings-Warriors4
Nets-Wizards3
Pistons-Magic1
Sixers-Bulls1
Nuggets-Pacers0
Suns-Celtics0
The night in charts
Suns-Celtics combined for 250, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-CelticsSuns 120, Celtics 130
250
Wolves-LakersWolves 119, Lakers 130
249
Nuggets-PacersNuggets 125, Pacers 117
242
Nets-WizardsNets 108, Wizards 129
237
Pelicans-RocketsPelicans 107, Rockets 117
224
Sixers-BullsSixers 117, Bulls 107
224
Cavs-HornetsCavs 112, Hornets 105
217
Kings-WarriorsKings 100, Warriors 114
214
Pistons-MagicPistons 87, Magic 115
202
Hawks-BucksHawks 97, Bucks 100
197
MIL won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Hawks-BucksHawks 97, Bucks 100
+3 MIL
Cavs-HornetsCavs 112, Hornets 105
+7 CLE
Nuggets-PacersNuggets 125, Pacers 117
+8 DEN
Pelicans-RocketsPelicans 107, Rockets 117
+10 HOU
Sixers-BullsSixers 117, Bulls 107
+10 PHI
Suns-CelticsSuns 120, Celtics 130
+10 BOS
Wolves-LakersWolves 119, Lakers 130
+11 LAL
Kings-WarriorsKings 100, Warriors 114
+14 GSW
Nets-WizardsNets 108, Wizards 129
+21 WAS
Pistons-MagicPistons 87, Magic 115
+28 ORL
LAL erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wolves-LakersLAL won · Wolves 119, Lakers 130
13 pts
Pelicans-RocketsHOU won · Pelicans 107, Rockets 117
5 pts
Sixers-BullsPHI won · Sixers 117, Bulls 107
4 pts
Hawks-BucksMIL won · Hawks 97, Bucks 100
2 pts
Long shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
LongPHI · 18 PTS, 7 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
80% (8-10)
PortisCHI · 17 PTS, 11 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
Aaron GordonORL · 16 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
EllisIND · 17 PTS, 4 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
HorfordBOS · 15 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
Final · Hawks-Bucks
Hawks 97Bucks 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks2122312397
Bucks29162728100
The story
Giannis Antetokounmpo's 34 points and 13 rebounds carried Milwaukee past Atlanta, 100-97

For Atlanta, Dennis Schroder had 28 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST 34 PTS, 13 REB, 5 AST, 3 BLK · 13-22 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 29-21, was where the Bucks built it.

MIL lead by quarter
200 +8+2−2+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Celtics
Suns 120Celtics 130
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns16273740120
Celtics29373133130
The story
Boston beat Phoenix 130-120 behind 34 points from Isaiah Thomas

Alan Williams paced Phoenix: 14 REB, 9 PTS 34 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB · 10-20 FG, 3-9 3PT

The swing

A 29-16 first quarter did the most damage for the Celtics.

BOS lead by quarter
300 +13+23+17+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Lakers
Wolves 119Lakers 130
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Wolves2740212110119
Lakers2628262921130
The story
Julius Randle had 23 points and 12 rebounds as Los Angeles beat Minnesota 130-119 in OT

Ricky Rubio led Minnesota with 19 PTS, 15 AST, 3 REB 23 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST · 8-14 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The Lakers won the overtime 21-10.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −1−13−80+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Karl-Anthony Towns led the game in fantasy with 55.8 FPTS (25 PTS, 14 REB, 4 AST)

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.8Season avg15.4Last 5

15.4 points a game over his last five games, against 7.8 in 22 earlier games. Today: 10 points in 27 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.5Season avg11.4Last 3

11.4 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.5 in 63 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.5Season avg34.2Today

34 minutes today, against 14.5 a game in 51 earlier games. Line: 3 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Devin Booker leads the day with 70

Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 16, 25, 23, 36, 28, 19, 10, 11, 28, 70Suns-Celtics · L
21.6 PPG season to date · +49.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Damian Lillard POR, Feb 26, 2023: 71 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Career high70 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 33, 39, 35, 19, 38, 18, 41, 40, 39, 38Rockets-Pelicans · W
29.5 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 7 REB · 17 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 21, 16, 5, 23, 14, 28, 23, 37, 16, 36Bulls-Sixers · L
23.6 PPG season to date · +12.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 7 REB · 11 AST
Andrew WigginsPoints, last 10 games: 17, 20, 24, 11, 15, 21, 26, 25, 22, 36Wolves-Lakers · L
23.1 PPG season to date · +13.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Jordan ClarksonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 22, 19, 30, 19, 18, 21, 19, 5, 35Lakers-Wolves · W
14.8 PPG season to date · +20.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high35 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 32, 21, 18, 18, 16, 26, 9, 22, 32, 34Bucks-Hawks · W
23.1 PPG season to date · +11.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 13 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Dario SaricPHI+7.9 20.7 last 10 · 12.8 season
Ricky RubioMIN+6.5 16.8 last 10 · 10.3 season
Brandon IngramLAL+5.8 14.8 last 10 · 9.0 season
Buddy HieldSAC+5.8 15.6 last 10 · 9.8 season
Jordan ClarksonLAL+5.4 20.2 last 10 · 14.8 season
Cold
Lou WilliamsHOU−6.0 11.7 last 10 · 17.7 season
Wesley MatthewsDAL−5.8 8.2 last 10 · 14.0 season
Zach LaVineMIN−5.4 13.5 last 10 · 18.9 season
Emmanuel MudiayDEN−5.0 6.0 last 10 · 11.0 season
Carmelo AnthonyNYK−5.0 17.7 last 10 · 22.7 season