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Saturday, March 24, 2018Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed MEM by 11 after the first quarter and won 100–93.

Final · Box score
Wolves108
Sixers120
Q1 PHI +8; Q2 PHI +7; Q3 PHI +27; Q4 PHI +12
Final · Box score
Bulls95
Pistons117
Q1 DET +14; Q2 DET +19; Q3 DET +19; Q4 DET +22
Final · Box score
Suns99
Magic105
Q1 ORL +3; Q2 ORL -8; Q3 ORL +3; Q4 ORL +6
Final · Box score
Pelicans91
Rockets114
Q1 HOU +13; Q2 HOU +27; Q3 HOU +22; Q4 HOU +23
Final · Box score
Lakers100
Grizzlies93
Q1 LAL -11; Q2 LAL -5; Q3 Lakers 0; Q4 LAL +7
Final · Box score
Hornets102
Mavs98
Q1 CHA -5; Q2 CHA +6; Q3 CHA +9; Q4 CHA +4
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The lead · Lakers-Grizzlies

Lakers climb out of an 11-point hole against Memphis

Andre Drummond goes for 20 rebounds

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-11-50+7LAL AHEAD ↑MEM AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers17351929100
Grizzlies2829142293
Who led
Kyle KuzmaPoints, last 10 games: 11, 11, 20, 14, 14, 26, 11, 27, 22, 25LAL25 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Julius RandlePoints, last 10 games: 21, 12, 18, 36, 26, 22, 25, 21, 23, 20LAL20 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Andrew HarrisonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 2, 28, 9, 17, 14, 20, 19, 2, 20MEM20 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Marc GasolPoints, last 10 games: 22, 22, 23, 17, 9, 17, 21, 14, 5, 18MEM18 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Suns-Magic

Orlando fights back from 8 down against Phoenix

Final: 105–99, after trailing by 8 at the half. Aaron Gordon led Orlando with 29 points, 11 rebounds and 8 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Magic-Suns
Aaron Gordon · ORLJosh Jackson · PHXPTS2918REB112AST85Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Hornets-Mavs7
Suns-Magic4
Lakers-Grizzlies2
Bulls-Pistons0
Pelicans-Rockets0
The night in charts
Wolves-Sixers combined for 228, 16 more than any other game
Points by game
Wolves-SixersWolves 108, Sixers 120
228
Bulls-PistonsBulls 95, Pistons 117
212
Pelicans-RocketsPelicans 91, Rockets 114
205
Suns-MagicSuns 99, Magic 105
204
Hornets-MavsHornets 102, Mavs 98
200
Lakers-GrizzliesLakers 100, Grizzlies 93
193
CHA won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Hornets-MavsHornets 102, Mavs 98
+4 CHA
Suns-MagicSuns 99, Magic 105
+6 ORL
Lakers-GrizzliesLakers 100, Grizzlies 93
+7 LAL
Wolves-SixersWolves 108, Sixers 120
+12 PHI
Bulls-PistonsBulls 95, Pistons 117
+22 DET
Pelicans-RocketsPelicans 91, Rockets 114
+23 HOU
LAL erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Lakers-GrizzliesLAL won · Lakers 100, Grizzlies 93
11 pts
Suns-MagicORL won · Suns 99, Magic 105
8 pts
Hornets-MavsCHA won · Hornets 102, Mavs 98
5 pts
Capela shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
CapelaHOU · 18 PTS, 16 REB, 6 BLK, 3 STL
75% (9-12)
JaMychal GreenMEM · 17 PTS, 16 REB, 2 BLK
70% (7-10)
FerrellDAL · 16 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
LenPHX · 15 PTS, 9 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
60% (6-10)
SaricPHI · 18 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST
60% (6-10)
Final · Suns-Magic
Suns 99Magic 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns2323282599
Magic26123928105
The story
Nikola Vucevic had 24 points and 11 rebounds as Orlando beat Phoenix 105-99

Elfrid Payton led Phoenix with 14 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB 24 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST · 11-26 FG, 0-5 3PT

The swing

Down 8 after the second, the Magic took the third 39-28.

ORL lead by quarter
200 +3−8+3+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Lakers-Grizzlies
Lakers 100Grizzlies 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers17351929100
Grizzlies2829142293
The story
Kyle Kuzma's 25 points and 10 rebounds carried Los Angeles past Memphis, 100-93

For Memphis, JaMychal Green had 17 PTS, 16 REB 25 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST · 9-21 FG, 4-10 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 29-22, was where the Lakers built it.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −11−50+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Sixers
Wolves 108Sixers 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves24281937108
Sixers32273922120
The story
Philadelphia beat Minnesota 120-108 behind a 15-12-13 triple-double from Ben Simmons

Gorgui Dieng paced Minnesota: 15 PTS, 11 REB 15 PTS, 13 AST, 12 REB · 5-9 FG

The swing

A 39-19 third quarter did the most damage for the 76ers.

PHI lead by quarter
300 +8+7+27+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.2Season avg20.6Last 5

20.6 points a game over his last five games, against 12.2 in 70 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.6Season avg17.2Last 3

17.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.6 in 60 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.7Season avg39.4Today

39 minutes today, against 20.7 a game in 65 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Aaron Gordon leads the day with 29

Aaron GordonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 18, 11, 27, 14, 13, 28, 16, 10, 29Magic-Suns · W
18.3 PPG season to date · +11.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 11 REB · 8 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 23, 26, 40, 28, 24, 32, 34, 42, 21, 27Rockets-Pelicans · W
30.9 PPG season to date · −4.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Kyle KuzmaPoints, last 10 games: 11, 11, 20, 14, 14, 26, 11, 27, 22, 25Lakers-Grizzlies · W
15.8 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 17, 25, 31, 21, 26, 34, 37, 28, 33, 25Pelicans-Rockets · L
28.2 PPG season to date · −3.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Anthony TolliverPoints, last 10 games: 8, 7, 0, 4, 9, 9, 12, 9, 0, 25Pistons-Bulls · W
7.9 PPG season to date · +17.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high25 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Nikola VucevicPoints, last 10 games: 15, 24, 13, 17, 10, 22, 12, 15, 7, 24Magic-Suns · W
17.1 PPG season to date · +7.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Brook LopezLAL+7.1 20.1 last 10 · 13.0 season
Julius RandleLAL+6.3 22.4 last 10 · 16.1 season
Dillon BrooksMEM+6.1 16.3 last 10 · 10.2 season
Taurean PrinceATL+6.0 19.5 last 10 · 13.5 season
Andrew HarrisonMEM+5.9 15.4 last 10 · 9.5 season
Cold
Rodney HoodCLE−6.1 8.9 last 10 · 15.0 season
Courtney LeeNYK−6.1 6.0 last 10 · 12.1 season
Justin HolidayCHI−5.9 6.4 last 10 · 12.3 season
Victor OladipoIND−5.5 17.7 last 10 · 23.2 season
Avery BradleyLAC−5.4 8.9 last 10 · 14.3 season