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Wednesday, March 28, 2018Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MEM trailed POR by 8 after the first quarter and won 108–103.

Final · Box score
Cavs118
Hornets105
Q1 CLE -4; Q2 CLE +10; Q3 CLE +17; Q4 CLE +13
Final · Box score
Nets111
Magic104
Q1 BKN +3; Q2 BKN +7; Q3 BKN +4; Q4 BKN +7
Final · Box score
Knicks101
Sixers118
Q1 PHI +9; Q2 PHI +4; Q3 PHI +13; Q4 PHI +17
Final · Box score
Blazers103
Grizzlies108
Q1 MEM -8; Q2 MEM -5; Q3 MEM -5; Q4 MEM +5
Final · Box score
Hawks114
Wolves126
Q1 MIN +2; Q2 MIN +8; Q3 MIN +10; Q4 MIN +12
Final · Box score
Celtics97
Jazz94
Q1 BOS -6; Q2 BOS +9; Q3 BOS -4; Q4 BOS +3
Final · Box score
Clippers111
Suns99
Q1 LAC -5; Q2 LAC +2; Q3 LAC +3; Q4 LAC +12
Final · Box score
Mavs93
Lakers103
Q1 LAL -2; Q2 LAL -1; Q3 LAL +1; Q4 LAL +10
On this day · 2016–17Mar 28, 2017: 8 games. Top scorer: CJ McCollum (Blazers-Nuggets), 39 points.
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The lead · Blazers-Grizzlies

Memphis turns it around against Portland

Karl-Anthony Towns goes for 56 points

Game flow · MEM margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-5-5+5MEM AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers28302322103
Grizzlies20332332108
Who led
MarShon BrooksMEM21 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Dillon BrooksPoints, last 10 games: 17, 16, 15, 24, 15, 14, 5, 10, 2, 18MEM18 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 30, 17, 29, 16, 21, 8, 26, 34, 7, 42POR42 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Wade Baldwin IVPoints, last 2 games: 1, 15POR15 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Eight games, by the margins

Closest finish: 3. Widest: Philadelphia by 17.

BOS over UTA3MEM over POR5BKN over ORL7LAL over DAL10MIN over ATL12LAC over PHX12CLE over CHA13PHI over NYK17Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Clippers-Suns12
Mavs-Lakers12
Knicks-Sixers6
Blazers-Grizzlies6
Cavs-Hornets5
Celtics-Jazz5
Hawks-Wolves1
Nets-Magic0
Shot of the night

Jaylen Brown's three at the buzzer breaks the tie, 97-94 final

The night in charts
Hawks-Wolves combined for 240, 17 more than any other game
Points by game
Hawks-WolvesHawks 114, Wolves 126
240
Cavs-HornetsCavs 118, Hornets 105
223
Knicks-SixersKnicks 101, Sixers 118
219
Nets-MagicNets 111, Magic 104
215
Blazers-GrizzliesBlazers 103, Grizzlies 108
211
Clippers-SunsClippers 111, Suns 99
210
Mavs-LakersMavs 93, Lakers 103
196
Celtics-JazzCeltics 97, Jazz 94
191
2 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Celtics-JazzCeltics 97, Jazz 94
+3 BOS
Blazers-GrizzliesBlazers 103, Grizzlies 108
+5 MEM
Nets-MagicNets 111, Magic 104
+7 BKN
Mavs-LakersMavs 93, Lakers 103
+10 LAL
Clippers-SunsClippers 111, Suns 99
+12 LAC
Hawks-WolvesHawks 114, Wolves 126
+12 MIN
Cavs-HornetsCavs 118, Hornets 105
+13 CLE
Knicks-SixersKnicks 101, Sixers 118
+17 PHI
MEM rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Blazers-GrizzliesMEM won · Blazers 103, Grizzlies 108
8 pts
Celtics-JazzBOS won · Celtics 97, Jazz 94
6 pts
Clippers-SunsLAC won · Clippers 111, Suns 99
5 pts
Cavs-HornetsCLE won · Cavs 118, Hornets 105
4 pts
Mavs-LakersLAL won · Mavs 93, Lakers 103
2 pts
Muscala shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MuscalaATL · 24 PTS, 2 REB, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
RandleLAL · 20 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
CJPOR · 42 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
64% (16-25)
Tobias HarrisLAC · 27 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB
63% (10-16)
CarrollBKN · 14 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
Final · Celtics-Jazz
Celtics 97Jazz 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics1830193097
Jazz2415322394
The story
Boston beat Utah 97-94 behind 21 points from Jaylen Brown

Donovan Mitchell paced Utah: 22 PTS, 6 AST 21 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST · 6-10 FG, 3-3 3PT

The swing

A 30-15 second quarter erased a 6-point hole for the Celtics.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −6+9−4+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Ricky Rubio topped the game at 46.1 FPTS: 14 PTS, 10 AST, 8 REB

Final · Blazers-Grizzlies
Blazers 103Grizzlies 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers28302322103
Grizzlies20332332108
The story
CJ McCollum had 42 points in a 108-103 loss to Memphis

Dillon Brooks led Memphis with 18 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 42 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB · 16-25 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

Down 5 after the third, the Grizzlies took the fourth 32-22.

MEM lead by quarter
200 −8−5−5+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hawks-Wolves
Hawks 114Wolves 126
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks32253126114
Wolves34313328126
The story
Andrew Wiggins' 17 points carried Minnesota past Atlanta, 126-114

For Atlanta, Taurean Prince had 21 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB 17 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB · 7-13 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 31-25, was where the Timberwolves built it.

MIN lead by quarter
200 +2+8+10+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.2Season avg22.0Last 5

22.0 points a game over his last five games, against 12.2 in 29 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 28 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.7Season avg19.7Last 3

19.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.7 in 62 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.3Season avg33.5Today

34 minutes today, against 13.3 a game in 49 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Karl-Anthony Towns leads the day with 56

Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 15, 31, 37, 23, 20, 30, 24, 15, 15, 56Wolves-Hawks · W
21.2 PPG season to date · +35.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: DeMarcus Cousins SAC, Jan 25, 2016: 56 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Career high56 PTS · 15 REB · 4 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 30, 17, 29, 16, 21, 8, 26, 34, 7, 42Blazers-Grizzlies · L
21.8 PPG season to date · +20.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Deron Williams BKN, Mar 8, 2013: 42 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
42 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 24, 28, 35, 33, 40, 35, 27, 37, 18, 41Cavs-Hornets · W
27.6 PPG season to date · +13.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Dwyane Wade MIA, Dec 11, 2005: 41 PTS · 10 REB · 8 AST
41 PTS · 10 REB · 8 AST
Tobias HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 18, 29, 24, 11, 10, 18, 18, 20, 19, 27Clippers-Suns · W
18.6 PPG season to date · +8.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Dario SaricPoints, last 10 games: 18, 18, 21, 9, 5, 15, 10, 18, 20, 26Sixers-Knicks · W
15.1 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 14 REB · 5 AST
Nikola VucevicPoints, last 10 games: 24, 13, 17, 10, 22, 12, 15, 7, 24, 24Magic-Nets · L
17.2 PPG season to date · +6.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 15 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Taurean PrinceATL+7.5 21.3 last 10 · 13.8 season
Julius RandleLAL+7.2 23.4 last 10 · 16.2 season
Brook LopezLAL+6.4 19.6 last 10 · 13.2 season
Terry RozierBOS+5.8 17.2 last 10 · 11.4 season
Josh HartLAL+5.6 12.2 last 10 · 6.6 season
Cold
Nikola MiroticNOP−6.4 8.3 last 10 · 14.7 season
Justin HolidayCHI−6.1 6.1 last 10 · 12.2 season
Kevin LoveCLE−5.5 12.2 last 10 · 17.7 season
Avery BradleyLAC−5.4 8.9 last 10 · 14.3 season
Elfrid PaytonPHX−5.1 7.6 last 10 · 12.7 season