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Friday, March 8, 2019Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DET trailed CHI by 17 at halftime and won 112–104.

Final · Box score
Wizards111
Hornets112
Q1 CHA +10; Q2 CHA -1; Q3 CHA -1; Q4 CHA +1
Final · Box score
Mavs106
Magic111
Q1 ORL +10; Q2 ORL +15; Q3 ORL +19; Q4 ORL +5
Final · Box score
Pistons112
Bulls104
Q1 DET -6; Q2 DET -17; Q3 DET -11; Q4 DET +8
Final · Box score
Sixers91
Rockets107
Q1 HOU +16; Q2 HOU +15; Q3 HOU +22; Q4 HOU +16
Final · Box score
Jazz104
Grizzlies114
Q1 MEM +6; Q2 MEM +7; Q3 MEM +5; Q4 MEM +10
Final · Box score
Cavs110
Heat126
Q1 MIA -1; Q2 Heat 0; Q3 MIA +11; Q4 MIA +16
Final · Box score
Raptors127
Pelicans104
Q1 TOR -2; Q2 TOR +3; Q3 TOR +13; Q4 TOR +23
Final · Box score
Nuggets105
Warriors122
Q1 GSW +10; Q2 GSW +17; Q3 GSW +15; Q4 GSW +17
Final · Box score
Thunder110
Clippers118
Q1 LAC +4; Q2 LAC +12; Q3 LAC +4; Q4 LAC +8
On this day · 2017–18Mar 8, 2018: 5 games. Top scorer: Kevin Durant (Warriors-Spurs), 37 points.
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The lead · Pistons-Bulls

Detroit erases 17-point lead, steals one from Chicago

Lou Williams goes for 40 points

Game flow · DET margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6-17-11+8DET AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons24252043112
Bulls30361424104
Who led
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 31, 32, 15, 20, 20, 17, 14, 27, 9, 27DET27 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Reggie JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 18, 32, 13, 14, 22, 24, 19, 6, 21DET21 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Zach LaVinePoints, last 10 games: 15, 22, 42, 11, 30, 47, 12, 27, 39, 24CHI24 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Otto Porter Jr.Points, last 10 games: 17, 18, 37, 17, 0, 20, 31, 7, 15, 23CHI23 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Lead changes
Cavs-Heat24
Raptors-Pelicans17
Wizards-Hornets14
Thunder-Clippers9
Sixers-Rockets7
Pistons-Bulls4
Nuggets-Warriors4
Mavs-Magic3
The night in charts
Cavs-Heat combined for 236, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Cavs-HeatCavs 110, Heat 126
236
Raptors-PelicansRaptors 127, Pelicans 104
231
Thunder-ClippersThunder 110, Clippers 118
228
Nuggets-WarriorsNuggets 105, Warriors 122
227
Wizards-HornetsWizards 111, Hornets 112
223
Jazz-GrizzliesJazz 104, Grizzlies 114
218
Mavs-MagicMavs 106, Magic 111
217
Pistons-BullsPistons 112, Bulls 104
216
Sixers-RocketsSixers 91, Rockets 107
198
2 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Wizards-HornetsWizards 111, Hornets 112
+1 CHA
Mavs-MagicMavs 106, Magic 111
+5 ORL
Pistons-BullsPistons 112, Bulls 104
+8 DET
Thunder-ClippersThunder 110, Clippers 118
+8 LAC
Jazz-GrizzliesJazz 104, Grizzlies 114
+10 MEM
Cavs-HeatCavs 110, Heat 126
+16 MIA
Sixers-RocketsSixers 91, Rockets 107
+16 HOU
Nuggets-WarriorsNuggets 105, Warriors 122
+17 GSW
Raptors-PelicansRaptors 127, Pelicans 104
+23 TOR
DET erased a 17-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pistons-BullsDET won · Pistons 112, Bulls 104
17 pts
Raptors-PelicansTOR won · Raptors 127, Pelicans 104
2 pts
Wizards-HornetsCHA won · Wizards 111, Hornets 112
1 pt
Cavs-HeatMIA won · Cavs 110, Heat 126
1 pt
Brunson shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BrunsonDAL · 18 PTS, 9 AST, 2 REB
73% (8-11)
ValanciunasMEM · 27 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST
71% (12-17)
KawhiTOR · 31 PTS, 2 AST, 2 STL, 1 REB
70% (14-20)
Otto Porter Jr.CHI · 23 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB, 2 STL
69% (9-13)
Tobias HarrisPHI · 22 PTS, 9 REB
67% (10-15)
Final · Wizards-Hornets
Wizards 111Hornets 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards22303128111
Hornets32193130112
The story
Jeremy Lamb's 19 points and 10 rebounds carried Charlotte past Washington, 112-111

For Washington, Bradley Beal had 15 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB 19 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK · 4-10 FG, 3-8 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 32-22, was where the Hornets built it.

CHA lead by quarter
200 +10−1−1+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Mavs-Magic
Mavs 106Magic 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs19282633106
Magic29333019111
The story
Nikola Vucevic had 20 points and 13 rebounds as Orlando beat Dallas 111-106

Luka Doncic led Dallas with 24 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST 20 PTS, 13 REB, 6 AST · 8-17 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The Magic won the first 29-19, their biggest quarter edge.

ORL lead by quarter
200 +10+15+19+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pistons-Bulls
Pistons 112Bulls 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons24252043112
Bulls30361424104
The story
Detroit beat Chicago 112-104 behind 24 rebounds and 20 points from Andre Drummond

Otto Porter Jr. paced Chicago: 23 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB 24 REB, 20 PTS, 2 AST · 9-15 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 43-24 fourth quarter erased a 11-point hole for the Pistons.

DET lead by quarter
200 −6−17−11+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.2Season avg19.0Last 5

19.0 points a game over his last five games, against 10.2 in 61 earlier games. Today: 15 points in 25 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.4Season avg5.3Last 3

5.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.4 in 59 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.6Season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 16.6 a game in 52 earlier games. Line: 20 points, 6 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Nine games, by the margins

Closest finish: 1. Widest: Toronto by 23.

CHA over WAS1ORL over DAL5DET over CHI8LAC over OKC8MEM over UTA10HOU over PHI16MIA over CLE16GSW over DEN17TOR over NOP23Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Lou Williams leads the day with 40

Lou WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 45, 30, 18, 24, 21, 18, 17, 18, 21, 40Clippers-Thunder · W
20.2 PPG season to date · +20.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Anthony Peeler VAN, Feb 4, 1997: 40 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
40 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 29, 22, 9, 18, 20, 26, 36, 21, 39Warriors-Nuggets · W
22.3 PPG season to date · +17.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 23, 25, 38, 25, 32, 24, 46, 19, 22, 38Jazz-Grizzlies · L
23.5 PPG season to date · +14.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Danilo GallinariPoints, last 10 games: 12, 20, 23, 19, 20, 18, 19, 20, 23, 34Clippers-Thunder · W
19.2 PPG season to date · +15.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 44, 43, 41, 22, 23, 19, 22, 38, 37, 32Thunder-Clippers · L
23.1 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 42, 31, 42, 30, 28, 30, 58, 42, 35, 31Rockets-Sixers · W
36.6 PPG season to date · −5.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 10 REB · 7 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Russell WestbrookOKC+9.0 32.1 last 10 · 23.1 season
Robin LopezCHI+8.4 16.9 last 10 · 8.5 season
Trae YoungATL+8.3 26.6 last 10 · 18.3 season
Avery BradleyMEM+7.4 17.0 last 10 · 9.6 season
Karl-Anthony TownsMIN+7.2 31.4 last 10 · 24.2 season
Cold
Anthony DavisNOP−10.2 16.6 last 10 · 26.8 season
Garrett TempleLAC−5.8 2.5 last 10 · 8.3 season
Juancho HernangomezDEN−5.5 1.1 last 10 · 6.6 season
Marc GasolTOR−4.9 9.9 last 10 · 14.8 season
JJ RedickPHI−4.8 12.9 last 10 · 17.7 season