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Monday, March 26, 2018Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHI trailed DEN by 8 at halftime and won 123–104.

Final · OT · Box score
Knicks128
Hornets137
Q1 CHA +5; Q2 CHA +13; Q3 CHA +5; Q4 Hornets 0; OT1 CHA +9
Final · Box score
Lakers106
Pistons112
Q1 DET -3; Q2 DET -2; Q3 DET +5; Q4 DET +6
Final · Box score
Nuggets104
Sixers123
Q1 PHI -4; Q2 PHI -8; Q3 PHI +11; Q4 PHI +19
Final · Box score
Grizzlies101
Wolves93
Q1 MEM +1; Q2 Grizzlies 0; Q3 MEM -4; Q4 MEM +8
Final · Box score
Celtics102
Suns94
Q1 BOS +16; Q2 BOS +3; Q3 BOS +12; Q4 BOS +8
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The lead · Nuggets-Sixers

Philadelphia rallies from 8 down to beat Denver

Trey Burke goes for 42 points

Game flow · PHI margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4-8+11+19PHI AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets27321530104
Sixers23283438123
Who led
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 17, 21, 29, 29, 24, 25, 14, 17, 19, 20PHI20 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Dario SaricPoints, last 10 games: 20, 18, 18, 21, 9, 5, 15, 10, 18, 20PHI20 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Will BartonPoints, last 10 games: 4, 13, 9, 8, 23, 8, 22, 16, 23, 25DEN25 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 11, 22, 20, 18, 26, 16, 23, 16, 25, 17DEN17 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Grizzlies-Wolves

Memphis upsets Minnesota

Memphis (19–54) beat Minnesota (42–32) 101–93. Wayne Selden led Memphis with 23 points, 1 rebound and 4 assists.

The whole night · final margins
DET over LAL6MEM over MIN8BOS over PHX8CHA over NYK9PHI over DEN19Final margin, points. Pink = MEM over MIN.
Lead changes
Grizzlies-Wolves13
Lakers-Pistons12
Knicks-Hornets7
Nuggets-Sixers1
The night in charts
Knicks-Hornets combined for 265, 38 more than any other game
Points by game
Knicks-HornetsKnicks 128, Hornets 137
265
Nuggets-SixersNuggets 104, Sixers 123
227
Lakers-PistonsLakers 106, Pistons 112
218
Celtics-SunsCeltics 102, Suns 94
196
Grizzlies-WolvesGrizzlies 101, Wolves 93
194
DET won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Lakers-PistonsLakers 106, Pistons 112
+6 DET
Celtics-SunsCeltics 102, Suns 94
+8 BOS
Grizzlies-WolvesGrizzlies 101, Wolves 93
+8 MEM
Knicks-HornetsKnicks 128, Hornets 137
+9 CHA
Nuggets-SixersNuggets 104, Sixers 123
+19 PHI
PHI rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nuggets-SixersPHI won · Nuggets 104, Sixers 123
8 pts
Grizzlies-WolvesMEM won · Grizzlies 101, Wolves 93
4 pts
Lakers-PistonsDET won · Lakers 106, Pistons 112
3 pts
Gibson shot 8-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GibsonMIN · 18 PTS, 8 REB, 3 BLK, 2 STL
67% (8-12)
SeldenMEM · 23 PTS, 4 AST, 3 STL, 1 REB
64% (9-14)
BurkeNYK · 42 PTS, 12 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
61% (19-31)
DwightCHA · 23 PTS, 13 REB, 1 AST
60% (9-15)
Josh JacksonPHX · 23 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
60% (9-15)
Final · Lakers-Pistons
Lakers 106Pistons 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers29262130106
Pistons26272831112
The story
Andre Drummond's 18 rebounds and 15 points carried Detroit past Los Angeles, 112-106

For Los Angeles, Lonzo Ball had 15 PTS, 11 AST, 8 REB 18 REB, 15 PTS, 2 AST · 5-16 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Pistons trailed by 2 going into the third, then won it 28-21.

DET lead by quarter
200 −3−2+5+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Brook Lopez was the fantasy play: 46.1 FPTS on 14 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB

Final · Celtics-Suns
Celtics 102Suns 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics31172925102
Suns1530202994
The story
Boston beat Phoenix 102-94 behind 19 points from Al Horford

Tyler Ulis paced Phoenix: 19 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB 19 PTS, 9 REB, 7 AST · 7-12 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

A 31-15 first quarter did the most damage for the Celtics.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +16+3+12+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Knicks-Hornets
Knicks 128Hornets 137
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Knicks2227333511128
Hornets2735253020137
The story
Kemba Walker had 31 points as Charlotte beat New York 137-128 in OT

Michael Beasley led New York with 27 PTS, 8 REB 31 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB · 11-21 FG, 4-12 3PT

The swing

The Hornets won the overtime 20-11.

CHA lead by quarter
200 +5+13+50+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.3Season avg21.8Last 5

21.8 points a game over his last five games, against 12.3 in 71 earlier games. Today: 23 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.4Season avg20.4Last 3

20.4 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.4 in 61 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 27 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.2Season avg40.9Today

41 minutes today, against 18.2 a game in 28 earlier games. Line: 42 points, 1 rebounds, 12 assists.

Top performances

Trey Burke leads the day with 42

Trey BurkePoints, last 10 games: 4, 10, 16, 16, 14, 9, 16, 15, 19, 42Knicks-Hornets · L
12.2 PPG season to date · +30.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Trae Young ATL, Mar 11, 2020: 42 PTS · 2 REB · 11 AST
Career high42 PTS · 1 REB · 12 AST
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 21, 11, 22, 24, 10, 24, 24, 46, 24, 31Hornets-Knicks · W
23.1 PPG season to date · +8.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Michael BeasleyPoints, last 10 games: 4, 10, 21, 24, 8, 17, 22, 8, 12, 27Knicks-Hornets · L
12.9 PPG season to date · +14.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Jeff TeaguePoints, last 10 games: 25, 13, 10, 13, 16, 23, 20, 10, 3, 25Wolves-Grizzlies · L
13.9 PPG season to date · +11.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Will BartonPoints, last 10 games: 4, 13, 9, 8, 23, 8, 22, 16, 23, 25Nuggets-Sixers · L
15.2 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 30, 19, 30, 22, 33, 14, 10, 32, 18, 23Hornets-Knicks · W
16.7 PPG season to date · +6.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Brook LopezLAL+7.1 20.1 last 10 · 13.0 season
Dwight HowardCHA+6.4 23.1 last 10 · 16.7 season
Taurean PrinceATL+6.4 20.1 last 10 · 13.7 season
Julius RandleLAL+6.4 22.6 last 10 · 16.2 season
Terry RozierBOS+5.9 17.2 last 10 · 11.3 season
Cold
Justin HolidayCHI−5.9 6.4 last 10 · 12.3 season
Rodney HoodCLE−5.5 9.5 last 10 · 15.0 season
Avery BradleyLAC−5.4 8.9 last 10 · 14.3 season
Elfrid PaytonPHX−5.1 7.6 last 10 · 12.7 season
Kevin LoveCLE−4.7 13.3 last 10 · 18.0 season