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Friday, March 16, 2018Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAC trailed GSW by 7 after the first quarter and won 98–93.

Final · Box score
Celtics92
Magic83
Q1 BOS +9; Q2 BOS +17; Q3 BOS +23; Q4 BOS +9
Final · Box score
Nets116
Sixers120
Q1 PHI -3; Q2 PHI -3; Q3 PHI +5; Q4 PHI +4
Final · OT · Box score
Mavs115
Raptors122
Q1 TOR +2; Q2 TOR -6; Q3 TOR -6; Q4 Raptors 0; OT1 TOR +7
Final · Box score
Clippers113
Thunder121
Q1 OKC -3; Q2 OKC +7; Q3 OKC +5; Q4 OKC +8
Final · Box score
Kings98
Warriors93
Q1 SAC -7; Q2 SAC -2; Q3 Kings 0; Q4 SAC +5
Final · Box score
Heat92
Lakers91
Q1 MIA +1; Q2 Heat 0; Q3 MIA +3; Q4 MIA +1
On this day · 2016–17Mar 16, 2017: 6 games. Top scorer: Will Barton (Nuggets-Clippers), 35 points.
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The lead · Kings-Warriors

Sacramento upsets Golden State

Joel Embiid goes for 24 points

Game flow · SAC margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-20+5SAC AHEAD ↑GSW AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings2928182398
Warriors3623161893
Who led
Buddy HieldPoints, last 10 games: 6, 16, 9, 12, 20, 0, 18, 3, 24, 22SAC22 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Skal LabissierePoints, last 10 games: 10, 8, 20, 6, 11, 12, 14, 14, 8, 15SAC15 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Quinn CookPoints, last 10 games: 0, 6, 3, 4, 0, 2, 8, 4, 13, 25GSW25 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Nick YoungPoints, last 10 games: 16, 3, 0, 16, 0, 12, 3, 0, 18, 16GSW16 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Mavs-Raptors

Toronto flips a halftime deficit, wins in overtime

Dallas led 60–54 at the break. Tied 106–106 after regulation, Toronto won the extra time 16–9. Final: 122–115. DeMar DeRozan led Toronto with 29 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Raptors-Mavs
DeMar DeRozan · TORHarrison Barnes · DALPTS2927REB45AST63Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Nets-Sixers21
Heat-Lakers16
Mavs-Raptors12
Kings-Warriors5
Clippers-Thunder1
Shot of the night

Dragic's jumper with 15 seconds left puts the Heat ahead, 92-91 final

The night in charts
Mavs-Raptors combined for 237, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-RaptorsMavs 115, Raptors 122
237
Nets-SixersNets 116, Sixers 120
236
Clippers-ThunderClippers 113, Thunder 121
234
Kings-WarriorsKings 98, Warriors 93
191
Heat-LakersHeat 92, Lakers 91
183
Celtics-MagicCeltics 92, Magic 83
175
3 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Heat-LakersHeat 92, Lakers 91
+1 MIA
Nets-SixersNets 116, Sixers 120
+4 PHI
Kings-WarriorsKings 98, Warriors 93
+5 SAC
Mavs-RaptorsMavs 115, Raptors 122
+7 TOR
Clippers-ThunderClippers 113, Thunder 121
+8 OKC
Celtics-MagicCeltics 92, Magic 83
+9 BOS
SAC rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Kings-WarriorsSAC won · Kings 98, Warriors 93
7 pts
Mavs-RaptorsTOR won · Mavs 115, Raptors 122
6 pts
Clippers-ThunderOKC won · Clippers 113, Thunder 121
3 pts
Nets-SixersPHI won · Nets 116, Sixers 120
3 pts
Cook shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
CookGSW · 25 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
77% (10-13)
BareaDAL · 18 PTS, 6 AST, 1 REB
67% (8-12)
SimmonsPHI · 21 PTS, 12 AST, 8 REB, 3 STL
59% (10-17)
BrewerOKC · 22 PTS, 6 STL, 3 AST, 1 REB
58% (7-12)
DragicMIA · 30 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST
56% (10-18)
Final · Heat-Lakers
Heat 92Lakers 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2525241892
Lakers2426212091
The story
Kelly Olynyk had 17 points as Miami beat Los Angeles 92-91

Brook Lopez led Los Angeles with 18 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST 17 PTS, 5 REB, 3 STL · 7-14 FG, 3-8 3PT

The swing

The Heat won the third 24-21, their biggest quarter edge.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +10+3+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Julius Randle led the game in fantasy with 44.4 FPTS (25 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST)

Final · Nets-Sixers
Nets 116Sixers 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets33252335116
Sixers30253134120
The story
Philadelphia beat Brooklyn 120-116 behind 21 points and 12 assists from Ben Simmons

Rondae Hollis-Jefferson paced Brooklyn: 21 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST 21 PTS, 12 AST, 8 REB, 3 STL · 10-17 FG

The swing

A 31-23 third quarter erased a 3-point hole for the 76ers.

PHI lead by quarter
200 −3−3+5+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Mavs-Raptors
Mavs 115Raptors 122
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Mavs273324229115
Raptors2925242816122
The story
DeMar DeRozan's 29 points carried Toronto past Dallas, 122-115 in OT

For Dallas, Harrison Barnes had 27 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 29 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB · 8-23 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

It went to overtime, and the Raptors took it 16-9.

TOR lead by quarter
200 +2−6−60+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
4.3Season avg14.8Last 5

14.8 points a game over his last five games, against 4.3 in 60 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.3Season avg23.0Last 3

23.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.3 in 68 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 32 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+27.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.9Season avg40.2Today

40 minutes today, against 12.9 a game in 19 earlier games. Line: 25 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Goran Dragic leads the day with 30

Goran DragicPoints, last 10 games: 21, 19, 13, 17, 16, 7, 10, 23, 33, 30Heat-Lakers · W
17.6 PPG season to date · +12.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 21, 23, 19, 25, 42, 23, 9, 15, 24, 29Raptors-Mavs · W
23.7 PPG season to date · +5.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Harrison BarnesPoints, last 10 games: 9, 21, 26, 26, 18, 15, 25, 14, 30, 27Mavs-Raptors · L
18.7 PPG season to date · +8.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Julius RandlePoints, last 10 games: 19, 25, 25, 21, 12, 18, 36, 26, 22, 25Lakers-Heat · L
15.9 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Quinn CookPoints, last 10 games: 0, 6, 3, 4, 0, 2, 8, 4, 13, 25Warriors-Kings · L
4.8 PPG season to date · +21.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high25 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 23, 17, 23, 19, 18, 17, 21, 29, 29, 24Sixers-Nets · W
23.6 PPG season to date · +0.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 19 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Julius RandleLAL+7.0 22.9 last 10 · 15.9 season
Andrew HarrisonMEM+6.3 15.6 last 10 · 9.2 season
Jarell MartinMEM+5.6 13.1 last 10 · 7.5 season
Josh HartLAL+5.6 12.2 last 10 · 6.6 season
Taurean PrinceATL+5.5 18.7 last 10 · 13.2 season
Cold
Kevin LoveCLE−7.6 10.3 last 10 · 17.9 season
Rodney HoodCLE−6.3 8.8 last 10 · 15.1 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−4.5 1.1 last 10 · 5.6 season