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Thursday, March 22, 2018Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NOP trailed LAL by 11 after three quarters and won 128–125.

Final · Box score
Grizzlies79
Hornets140
Q1 CHA +23; Q2 CHA +33; Q3 CHA +55; Q4 CHA +61
Final · Box score
Sixers118
Magic98
Q1 PHI +9; Q2 PHI +21; Q3 PHI +30; Q4 PHI +20
Final · OT · Box score
Pistons96
Rockets100
Q1 HOU -6; Q2 HOU -2; Q3 HOU +3; Q4 Rockets 0; OT1 HOU +4
Final · Box score
Lakers125
Pelicans128
Q1 NOP -4; Q2 NOP -2; Q3 NOP -11; Q4 NOP +3
Final · Box score
Jazz119
Mavs112
Q1 UTA +3; Q2 UTA +7; Q3 UTA +15; Q4 UTA +7
Final · Box score
Hawks90
Kings105
Q1 SAC -3; Q2 SAC +5; Q3 SAC +9; Q4 SAC +15
On this day · 2016–17Mar 22, 2017: 8 games. Top scorer: Paul George (Pacers-Celtics), 37 points.
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The lead · Lakers-Pelicans

Anthony Davis scores 33, New Orleans holds off Lakers

Kemba Walker goes for 46 points

Game flow · NOP margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4-2-11+3NOP AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers44293517125
Pelicans40312631128
Who led
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 41, 17, 25, 31, 21, 26, 34, 37, 28, 33NOP33 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Jrue HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 19, 23, 4, 18, 25, 24, 19, 7, 10, 26NOP26 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Kentavious Caldwell-PopePoints, last 10 games: 18, 16, 10, 17, 20, 10, 13, 6, 12, 28LAL28 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Julius RandlePoints, last 10 games: 25, 21, 12, 18, 36, 26, 22, 25, 21, 23LAL23 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Pistons-Rockets12
Sixers-Magic6
Hawks-Kings6
Jazz-Mavs4
Grizzlies-Hornets0
The night in charts
Lakers-Pelicans combined for 253, 22 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-PelicansLakers 125, Pelicans 128
253
Jazz-MavsJazz 119, Mavs 112
231
Grizzlies-HornetsGrizzlies 79, Hornets 140
219
Sixers-MagicSixers 118, Magic 98
216
Pistons-RocketsPistons 96, Rockets 100
196
Hawks-KingsHawks 90, Kings 105
195
2 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Lakers-PelicansLakers 125, Pelicans 128
+3 NOP
Pistons-RocketsPistons 96, Rockets 100
+4 HOU
Jazz-MavsJazz 119, Mavs 112
+7 UTA
Hawks-KingsHawks 90, Kings 105
+15 SAC
Sixers-MagicSixers 118, Magic 98
+20 PHI
Grizzlies-HornetsGrizzlies 79, Hornets 140
+61 CHA
NOP erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Lakers-PelicansNOP won · Lakers 125, Pelicans 128
11 pts
Pistons-RocketsHOU won · Pistons 96, Rockets 100
6 pts
Hawks-KingsSAC won · Hawks 90, Kings 105
3 pts
Jrue shot 12-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
JrueNOP · 26 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
75% (12-16)
Brook LopezLAL · 23 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
KembaCHA · 46 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
72% (13-18)
Isaiah TaylorATL · 18 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
InglesUTA · 18 PTS, 10 AST, 6 REB
70% (7-10)
Final · Lakers-Pelicans
Lakers 125Pelicans 128
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers44293517125
Pelicans40312631128
The story
Rajon Rondo's 24 points and 10 assists carried New Orleans past Los Angeles, 128-125

For Los Angeles, Lonzo Ball had 12 REB, 9 AST, 6 PTS 24 PTS, 10 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB · 11-18 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The Pelicans trailed by 11 going into the fourth, then won it 31-17.

NOP lead by quarter
200 −4−2−11+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pistons-Rockets
Pistons 96Rockets 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Pistons27231820896
Rockets2127231712100
The story
James Harden had 21 points as Houston beat Detroit 100-96 in OT

Andre Drummond led Detroit with 20 REB, 17 PTS 21 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST · 4-20 FG, 0-8 3PT

The swing

Down 2 after the second, the Rockets took the third 23-18.

HOU lead by quarter
200 −6−2+30+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Blake Griffin led the game in fantasy with 50.5 FPTS (21 PTS, 10 REB, 10 AST)

Final · Grizzlies-Hornets
Grizzlies 79Hornets 140
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies1428152279
Hornets37383728140
The story
Charlotte beat Memphis 140-79 behind 15 points from Dwayne Bacon

Tyreke Evans paced Memphis: 16 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST 15 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB · 6-14 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 37-14 first quarter did the most damage for the Hornets.

CHA lead by quarter
700 +23+33+55+61 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.1Season avg21.0Last 5

21.0 points a game over his last five games, against 13.1 in 70 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 28 minutes.

Losing minutes
−19.0minutes, last 3 vs 2016–17 avg
Minutes per game
29.72016–17 avg10.7Last 3

10.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.7 in 2016–17 (80 games). Today: 3 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.1Season avg31.2Today

31 minutes today, against 12.1 a game in 48 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists.

Second story · Pistons-Rockets

Houston needs overtime to survive Detroit

Tied 88–88 after regulation. Houston won the final period 12–8 for a 100–96 win. Eric Gordon led Houston with 22 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Rockets-Pistons
Eric Gordon · HOUBlake Griffin · DETPTS2221REB310AST510Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Top performances

Kemba Walker leads the day with 46

Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 27, 5, 21, 11, 22, 24, 10, 24, 24, 46Hornets-Grizzlies · W
22.9 PPG season to date · +23.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Jerry Stackhouse DET, Mar 15, 2001: 46 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
46 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 41, 17, 25, 31, 21, 26, 34, 37, 28, 33Pelicans-Lakers · W
28.2 PPG season to date · +4.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Kentavious Caldwell-PopePoints, last 10 games: 18, 16, 10, 17, 20, 10, 13, 6, 12, 28Lakers-Pelicans · L
13.7 PPG season to date · +14.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 27, 19, 20, 12, 27, 13, 23, 28, 24, 26Jazz-Mavs · W
20.0 PPG season to date · +6.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Jrue HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 19, 23, 4, 18, 25, 24, 19, 7, 10, 26Pelicans-Lakers · W
19.1 PPG season to date · +7.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Rajon RondoPoints, last 10 games: 13, 6, 11, 4, 12, 6, 4, 19, 2, 24Pelicans-Lakers · W
8.2 PPG season to date · +16.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 2 REB · 10 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Brook LopezLAL+7.6 20.7 last 10 · 13.1 season
Dillon BrooksMEM+7.2 17.4 last 10 · 10.2 season
Julius RandleLAL+6.9 22.9 last 10 · 16.0 season
Taurean PrinceATL+5.6 19.0 last 10 · 13.4 season
Josh HartLAL+5.6 12.2 last 10 · 6.6 season
Cold
Rodney HoodCLE−6.3 8.8 last 10 · 15.1 season
Reggie JacksonDET−5.6 8.5 last 10 · 14.1 season
Courtney LeeNYK−5.5 6.7 last 10 · 12.2 season
Avery BradleyLAC−5.4 8.9 last 10 · 14.3 season
Justin HolidayCHI−4.9 7.5 last 10 · 12.4 season