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Monday, March 11, 2019Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: WAS trailed SAC by 1 at halftime and won 121–115.

Final · Box score
Raptors101
Cavs126
Q1 CLE +1; Q2 CLE +4; Q3 CLE +14; Q4 CLE +25
Final · Box score
Kings115
Wizards121
Q1 WAS +8; Q2 WAS -1; Q3 WAS +9; Q4 WAS +6
Final · Box score
Pistons75
Nets103
Q1 BKN +8; Q2 BKN +26; Q3 BKN +26; Q4 BKN +28
Final · Box score
Hornets106
Rockets118
Q1 HOU +19; Q2 HOU +27; Q3 HOU +13; Q4 HOU +12
Final · Box score
Thunder98
Jazz89
Q1 OKC +1; Q2 OKC +13; Q3 OKC +14; Q4 OKC +9
Final · Box score
Celtics115
Clippers140
Q1 LAC +6; Q2 LAC +13; Q3 LAC +16; Q4 LAC +25
On this day · 2017–18Mar 11, 2018: 9 games. Top scorer: Kevin Durant (Warriors-Wolves), 39 points.
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The lead · Kings-Wizards

Washington beats Sacramento, 121–115

Kemba Walker goes for 40 points

Game flow · WAS margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+8-1+9+6WAS AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings20402134115
Wizards28313131121
Who led
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 28, 46, 35, 31, 29, 22, 30, 15, 36, 27WAS27 PTS · 9 REB · 9 AST
Jabari ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 22, 4, 12, 9, 12, 22, 20, 15, 15, 18WAS18 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
De'Aaron FoxPoints, last 10 games: 15, 18, 19, 23, 17, 12, 16, 16, 30, 23SAC23 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Nemanja BjelicaPoints, last 10 games: 15, 4, 10, 13, 3, 5, 8, 5, 13, 15SAC15 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Lead changes
Kings-Wizards5
Thunder-Jazz5
Pistons-Nets1
Hornets-Rockets1
Celtics-Clippers1
The night in charts
Celtics-Clippers combined for 255, 19 more than any other game
Points by game
Celtics-ClippersCeltics 115, Clippers 140
255
Kings-WizardsKings 115, Wizards 121
236
Raptors-CavsRaptors 101, Cavs 126
227
Hornets-RocketsHornets 106, Rockets 118
224
Thunder-JazzThunder 98, Jazz 89
187
Pistons-NetsPistons 75, Nets 103
178
WAS won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Kings-WizardsKings 115, Wizards 121
+6 WAS
Thunder-JazzThunder 98, Jazz 89
+9 OKC
Hornets-RocketsHornets 106, Rockets 118
+12 HOU
Raptors-CavsRaptors 101, Cavs 126
+25 CLE
Celtics-ClippersCeltics 115, Clippers 140
+25 LAC
Pistons-NetsPistons 75, Nets 103
+28 BKN
Gallinari shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GallinariLAC · 25 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST
75% (9-12)
RozierBOS · 26 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
KembaCHA · 40 PTS, 10 REB, 7 AST, 1 BLK
70% (14-20)
Lou WilliamsLAC · 34 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB
70% (14-20)
Jaylen BrownBOS · 22 PTS, 7 REB, 3 STL
69% (9-13)
Final · Kings-Wizards
Kings 115Wizards 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings20402134115
Wizards28313131121
The story
Bradley Beal's 27 points and 9 assists carried Washington past Sacramento, 121-115

For Sacramento, De'Aaron Fox had 23 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB 27 PTS, 9 REB, 9 AST, 4 STL · 9-20 FG, 3-9 3PT

The swing

The Wizards trailed by 1 going into the third, then won it 31-21.

WAS lead by quarter
200 +8−1+9+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Thunder-Jazz
Thunder 98Jazz 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder2228272198
Jazz2116262689
The story
Oklahoma City beat Utah 98-89 behind 23 points and 11 rebounds from Russell Westbrook

Rudy Gobert paced Utah: 15 PTS, 12 REB 23 PTS, 11 REB, 8 AST · 9-19 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

A 28-16 second quarter did the most damage for the Thunder.

OKC lead by quarter
200 +1+13+14+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Donovan Mitchell topped the game at 53.8 FPTS: 25 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB

Final · Hornets-Rockets
Hornets 106Rockets 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets19253626106
Rockets38332225118
The story
James Harden had 28 points and 10 assists as Houston beat Charlotte 118-106

Dwayne Bacon led Charlotte with 13 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST 28 PTS, 10 AST, 6 REB, 3 STL · 7-21 FG, 3-9 3PT

The swing

The Rockets won the first 38-19, their biggest quarter edge.

HOU lead by quarter
300 +19+27+13+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.7Season avg14.6Last 5

14.6 points a game over his last five games, against 6.7 in 31 earlier games. Today: 15 points in 22 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.7Season avg7.6Last 3

7.6 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.7 in 59 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.5Season avg35Today

35 minutes today, against 11.5 a game in 27 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Brooklyn posts the night's biggest win

Brooklyn beat Detroit by 28, the widest margin of 6 games.

WAS over SAC6OKC over UTA9HOU over CHA12CLE over TOR25LAC over BOS25BKN over DET28Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

Kemba Walker leads the day with 40

Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 27, 32, 23, 35, 25, 18, 20, 18, 25, 40Hornets-Rockets · L
25.1 PPG season to date · +15.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Devin Booker PHX, Feb 26, 2018: 40 PTS · 10 REB · 7 AST
40 PTS · 10 REB · 7 AST
Lou WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 30, 18, 24, 21, 18, 17, 18, 21, 40, 34Clippers-Celtics · W
20.4 PPG season to date · +13.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 42, 30, 28, 30, 58, 42, 35, 31, 20, 28Rockets-Hornets · W
36.2 PPG season to date · −8.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 10 AST
Collin SextonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 8, 20, 11, 22, 16, 17, 12, 27, 28Cavs-Raptors · W
15.4 PPG season to date · +12.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 28, 46, 35, 31, 29, 22, 30, 15, 36, 27Wizards-Kings · W
25.8 PPG season to date · +1.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 9 REB · 9 AST
Terry RozierPoints, last 10 games: 5, 4, 3, 11, 6, 4, 9, 16, 10, 26Celtics-Clippers · L
9.2 PPG season to date · +17.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high26 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Karl-Anthony TownsMIN+8.2 32.7 last 10 · 24.5 season
Trae YoungATL+7.9 26.1 last 10 · 18.2 season
Russell WestbrookOKC+6.9 30.0 last 10 · 23.1 season
Robin LopezCHI+6.8 15.3 last 10 · 8.5 season
Kelly OlynykMIA+6.1 16.3 last 10 · 10.2 season
Cold
Anthony DavisNOP−11.7 14.9 last 10 · 26.6 season
Blake GriffinDET−6.4 18.7 last 10 · 25.1 season
Marc GasolTOR−6.1 8.4 last 10 · 14.5 season
Garrett TempleLAC−5.9 2.3 last 10 · 8.2 season
Juancho HernangomezDEN−5.5 1.1 last 10 · 6.6 season