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Wednesday, March 14, 2018Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: WAS trailed BOS by 14 after the first quarter and won 125–124.

Final · Box score
Bucks117
Magic126
Q1 ORL +16; Q2 ORL +9; Q3 ORL +11; Q4 ORL +9
Final · 2OT · Box score
Wizards125
Celtics124
Q1 WAS -14; Q2 WAS -7; Q3 WAS +1; Q4 Wizards 0; OT1 Wizards 0; OT2 WAS +1
Final · OT · Box score
Heat119
Kings123
Q1 SAC -7; Q2 SAC +7; Q3 SAC +12; Q4 Kings 0; OT1 SAC +4
Final · Box score
Lakers106
Warriors117
Q1 GSW +3; Q2 Warriors 0; Q3 GSW +7; Q4 GSW +11
On this day · 2016–17Mar 14, 2017: 5 games. Top scorer: Stephen Curry (Warriors-Sixers), 29 points.
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The lead · Wizards-Celtics

Bradley Beal scores 34, Washington wins in double overtime

Giannis Antetokounmpo goes for 38 points

Game flow · WAS margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.End OT1Final0-14-7+100+1WAS AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Wizards23292925910125
Celtics3722212699124
Who led
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 24, 21, 8, 23, 22, 30, 16, 14, 19, 34WAS34 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Markieff MorrisPoints, last 10 games: 8, 14, 16, 15, 12, 16, 17, 4, 27, 20WAS20 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Marcus MorrisPoints, last 10 games: 13, 15, 5, 13, 15, 21, 7, 17, 10, 31BOS31 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Terry RozierPoints, last 10 games: 13, 11, 14, 15, 14, 17, 13, 13, 16, 21BOS21 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Second story · Heat-Kings

Sacramento needs overtime to survive Miami

Tied 111–111 after regulation. Sacramento won the final period 12–8 for a 123–119 win. Buddy Hield led Sacramento with 24 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Kings-Heat
Buddy Hield · SACGoran Dragic · MIAPTS2433REB62AST33Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Wizards-Celtics6
Heat-Kings6
The night in charts
Wizards-Celtics combined for 249, 6 more than any other game
Points by game
Wizards-CelticsWizards 125, Celtics 124
249
Bucks-MagicBucks 117, Magic 126
243
Heat-KingsHeat 119, Kings 123
242
Lakers-WarriorsLakers 106, Warriors 117
223
2 of 4 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Wizards-CelticsWizards 125, Celtics 124
+1 WAS
Heat-KingsHeat 119, Kings 123
+4 SAC
Bucks-MagicBucks 117, Magic 126
+9 ORL
Lakers-WarriorsLakers 106, Warriors 117
+11 GSW
WAS erased a 14-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wizards-CelticsWAS won · Wizards 125, Celtics 124
14 pts
Heat-KingsSAC won · Heat 119, Kings 123
7 pts
Randle shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
RandleLAL · 22 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST
80% (8-10)
FoxSAC · 20 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB
64% (9-14)
James JohnsonMIA · 18 PTS, 10 REB, 7 AST, 2 STL
64% (7-11)
AugustinORL · 32 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
60% (9-15)
Jabari ParkerMIL · 14 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
60% (6-10)
Final · Wizards-Celtics
Wizards 125Celtics 124
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Wizards23292925910125
Celtics3722212699124
The story
Otto Porter Jr. had 18 points and 11 rebounds as Washington beat Boston 125-124 in OT

Marcus Morris led Boston with 31 PTS, 9 REB 18 PTS, 11 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST · 5-12 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

Down 7 after the second, the Wizards took the third 29-21.

WAS lead by quarter
200 −14−7+100+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Final · Heat-Kings
Heat 119Kings 123
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Heat312127328119
Kings2435322012123
The story
Buddy Hield's 24 points carried Sacramento past Miami, 123-119 in OT

For Miami, Goran Dragic had 33 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB 24 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST · 9-16 FG, 2-7 3PT

The swing

The Kings trailed by 7 going into the second, then won it 35-21.

SAC lead by quarter
200 −7+7+120+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

James Johnson was the fantasy play: 47.5 FPTS on 18 PTS, 10 REB, 7 AST

Final · Lakers-Warriors
Lakers 106Warriors 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers23322724106
Warriors26293428117
The story
Golden State beat Los Angeles 117-106 behind 26 points from Kevin Durant

Lonzo Ball paced Los Angeles: 11 AST, 8 PTS, 6 REB 26 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB · 10-19 FG, 1-7 3PT

The swing

A 34-27 third quarter did the most damage for the Warriors.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +30+7+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Brook Lopez topped the game at 47.2 FPTS: 20 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.5Season avg23.0Last 5

23.0 points a game over his last five games, against 12.5 in 59 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−6.0minutes, last 2 vs 2016–17 avg
Minutes per game
22.22016–17 avg16.2Last 2

16.2 minutes a game over his last two games, against 22.2 in 2016–17 (81 games). Today: 2 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.4Season avg47.7Today

48 minutes today, against 24.4 a game in 67 earlier games. Line: 21 points, 5 rebounds, 9 assists.

Top performances

Giannis Antetokounmpo leads the day with 38

Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 20, 23, 11, 24, 35, 18, 30, 28, 20, 38Bucks-Magic · L
27.3 PPG season to date · +10.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 10 REB · 7 AST
Jonathon SimmonsPoints, last 10 games: 19, 13, 4, 11, 4, 9, 25, 24, 10, 35Magic-Bucks · W
14.0 PPG season to date · +21.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high35 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 24, 21, 8, 23, 22, 30, 16, 14, 19, 34Wizards-Celtics · W
23.3 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Goran DragicPoints, last 10 games: 6, 21, 19, 13, 17, 16, 7, 10, 23, 33Heat-Kings · L
17.5 PPG season to date · +15.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high33 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
D.J. AugustinPoints, last 10 games: 10, 11, 20, 16, 10, 9, 12, 19, 9, 32Magic-Bucks · W
9.9 PPG season to date · +22.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Marcus MorrisPoints, last 10 games: 13, 15, 5, 13, 15, 21, 7, 17, 10, 31Celtics-Wizards · L
12.7 PPG season to date · +18.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Andrew HarrisonMEM+6.3 15.6 last 10 · 9.2 season
Julius RandleLAL+5.9 21.6 last 10 · 15.7 season
Jarell MartinMEM+5.8 13.2 last 10 · 7.4 season
Damian LillardPOR+5.6 32.5 last 10 · 26.9 season
Josh HartLAL+5.6 12.2 last 10 · 6.6 season
Cold
Kevin LoveCLE−7.6 10.3 last 10 · 17.9 season
Rodney HoodCLE−5.6 9.7 last 10 · 15.3 season
Avery BradleyLAC−5.4 8.9 last 10 · 14.3 season
Gerald GreenHOU−4.7 6.6 last 10 · 11.3 season
Wesley JohnsonLAC−4.6 1.1 last 10 · 5.7 season