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Saturday, March 9, 2019Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIN trailed WAS by 11 after the first quarter and won 135–130.

Final · Box score
Kings102
Knicks94
Q1 SAC -7; Q2 SAC +2; Q3 SAC +12; Q4 SAC +8
Final · Box score
Nets114
Hawks112
Q1 BKN +3; Q2 BKN +9; Q3 BKN +6; Q4 BKN +2
Final · OT · Box score
Wizards130
Wolves135
Q1 MIN -11; Q2 MIN -11; Q3 MIN -4; Q4 Wolves 0; OT1 MIN +5
Final · Box score
Celtics120
Lakers107
Q1 BOS +1; Q2 BOS +10; Q3 BOS +17; Q4 BOS +13
Final · Box score
Hornets114
Bucks131
Q1 MIL -8; Q2 MIL -4; Q3 MIL +7; Q4 MIL +17
Final · Box score
Suns120
Blazers127
Q1 POR +1; Q2 POR +19; Q3 POR +25; Q4 POR +7
On this day · 2017–18Mar 9, 2018: 10 games. Top scorer: Kevin Durant (Warriors-Blazers), 40 points.
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The lead · Wizards-Wolves

Karl-Anthony Towns scores 40 as Minnesota beats Washington

Bradley Beal goes for 36 points

Game flow · MIN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-11-11-40+5MIN AHEAD ↑WAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Wizards393228229130
Wolves2832352614135
Who led
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 32, 24, 25, 34, 37, 42, 28, 41, 24, 40MIN40 PTS · 15 REB · 2 AST
Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 12, 20, 23, 20, 18, 10, 18, 19, 8, 29MIN29 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 32, 28, 46, 35, 31, 29, 22, 30, 15, 36WAS36 PTS · 10 REB · 9 AST
Trevor ArizaPoints, last 10 games: 23, 19, 10, 8, 23, 6, 16, 22, 8, 27WAS27 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Hornets-Bucks

Milwaukee rallies from 8 down to beat Charlotte

Trailing by 8 after one, Milwaukee outscored the Hornets 107–82 the rest of the way. Final: 131–114. Giannis Antetokounmpo led Milwaukee with 26 points, 13 rebounds and 6 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Bucks-Hornets
Giannis Antetokounmpo · MILKemba Walker · CHAPTS2625REB133AST64Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Suns-Blazers9
Kings-Knicks7
Wizards-Wolves5
Celtics-Lakers4
The night in charts
Wizards-Wolves combined for 265, 18 more than any other game
Points by game
Wizards-WolvesWizards 130, Wolves 135 · OT
265
Suns-BlazersSuns 120, Blazers 127
247
Hornets-BucksHornets 114, Bucks 131
245
Celtics-LakersCeltics 120, Lakers 107
227
Nets-HawksNets 114, Hawks 112
226
Kings-KnicksKings 102, Knicks 94
196
2 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Nets-HawksNets 114, Hawks 112
+2 BKN
Wizards-WolvesWizards 130, Wolves 135 · OT
+5 MIN
Suns-BlazersSuns 120, Blazers 127
+7 POR
Kings-KnicksKings 102, Knicks 94
+8 SAC
Celtics-LakersCeltics 120, Lakers 107
+13 BOS
Hornets-BucksHornets 114, Bucks 131
+17 MIL
MIN erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wizards-WolvesMIN won · Wizards 130, Wolves 135 · OT
11 pts
Hornets-BucksMIL won · Hornets 114, Bucks 131
8 pts
Kings-KnicksSAC won · Kings 102, Knicks 94
7 pts
CJ shot 11-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
CJPOR · 26 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
79% (11-14)
KyrieBOS · 30 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
67% (12-18)
John CollinsATL · 33 PTS, 19 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
65% (13-20)
FoxSAC · 30 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB, 1 STL
65% (11-17)
GiannisMIL · 26 PTS, 13 REB, 6 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Nets-Hawks
Nets 114Hawks 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets26302731114
Hawks23243035112
The story
Spencer Dinwiddie's 23 points carried Brooklyn past Atlanta, 114-112

For Atlanta, Trae Young had 23 PTS, 11 AST, 10 REB 23 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB · 7-14 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 30-24, was where the Nets built it.

BKN lead by quarter
200 +3+9+6+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

John Collins was the fantasy play: 62.8 FPTS on 33 PTS, 19 REB, 2 AST

Final · Wizards-Wolves
Wizards 130Wolves 135
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Wizards393228229130
Wolves2832352614135
The story
Derrick Rose had 29 points as Minnesota beat Washington 135-130 in OT

Bobby Portis led Washington with 21 PTS, 12 REB 29 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST · 13-23 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

Down 11 after the second, the Timberwolves took the third 35-28.

MIN lead by quarter
200 −11−11−40+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Celtics-Lakers
Celtics 120Lakers 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics25323627120
Lakers24232931107
The story
Boston beat Los Angeles 120-107 behind 30 points from Kyrie Irving

LeBron James paced Los Angeles: 30 PTS, 12 AST, 10 REB 30 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST · 12-18 FG, 5-8 3PT

The swing

A 32-23 second quarter did the most damage for the Celtics.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +1+10+17+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
24.2Season avg35.0Last 5

35.0 points a game over his last five games, against 24.2 in 63 earlier games. Today: 40 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.0Season avg14.3Last 3

14.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.0 in 65 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+27.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.0Season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 10.0 a game in 13 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Karl-Anthony Towns leads the day with 40

Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 32, 24, 25, 34, 37, 42, 28, 41, 24, 40Wolves-Wizards · W
24.5 PPG season to date · +15.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Dwight Howard ORL, Jan 28, 2011: 40 PTS · 15 REB · 2 AST
40 PTS · 15 REB · 2 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 32, 28, 46, 35, 31, 29, 22, 30, 15, 36Wizards-Wolves · L
25.8 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 10 REB · 9 AST
John CollinsPoints, last 10 games: 21, 15, 22, 8, 19, 19, 20, 34, 18, 33Hawks-Nets · L
19.7 PPG season to date · +13.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 19 REB · 2 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 28, 29, 27, 24, 33, 31, 27, 27, 31, 30Lakers-Celtics · L
27.1 PPG season to date · +2.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Damon Stoudamire TOR, Mar 18, 1997: 30 PTS · 10 REB · 12 AST
30 PTS · 10 REB · 12 AST
De'Aaron FoxPoints, last 10 games: 17, 15, 18, 19, 23, 17, 12, 16, 16, 30Kings-Knicks · W
17.4 PPG season to date · +12.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 24, 14, 22, 37, 7, 31, 13, 24, 19, 30Celtics-Lakers · W
23.5 PPG season to date · +6.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 7 REB · 5 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 26.7 last 10 · 18.4 season
Karl-Anthony TownsMIN+8.2 32.7 last 10 · 24.5 season
Avery BradleyMEM+7.4 17.0 last 10 · 9.6 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