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Thursday, March 14, 2019Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 13 points, by IND (vs OKC) and BOS (vs SAC).

Final · Box score
Thunder106
Pacers108
Q1 IND -7; Q2 IND -13; Q3 IND -7; Q4 IND +2
Final · Box score
Cavs91
Magic120
Q1 ORL +16; Q2 ORL +20; Q3 ORL +25; Q4 ORL +29
Final · Box score
Kings120
Celtics126
Q1 BOS -13; Q2 BOS -6; Q3 BOS +2; Q4 BOS +6
Final · Box score
Lakers98
Raptors111
Q1 TOR +8; Q2 TOR +11; Q3 TOR +6; Q4 TOR +13
Final · Box score
Wolves100
Jazz120
Q1 UTA +9; Q2 UTA +9; Q3 UTA +10; Q4 UTA +20
Final · Box score
Mavs99
Nuggets100
Q1 DEN -3; Q2 DEN -6; Q3 DEN -10; Q4 DEN +1
On this day · 2017–18Mar 14, 2018: 4 games. Top scorer: Giannis Antetokounmpo (Bucks-Magic), 38 points.
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The lead · Thunder-Pacers

Indiana climbs back to beat OKC

Russell Westbrook posts a triple-double

Game flow · IND margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-13-7+2IND AHEAD ↑OKC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder29342518106
Pacers22283127108
Who led
Domantas SabonisPoints, last 10 games: 8, 13, 9, 14, 18, 13, 23, 9, 10, 26IND26 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Bojan BogdanovicPoints, last 10 games: 18, 25, 22, 37, 25, 27, 17, 18, 24, 23IND23 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 28, 45, 14, 25, 25, 32, 15, 14, 25, 36OKC36 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 22, 23, 19, 22, 38, 37, 32, 23, 31, 19OKC19 PTS · 14 REB · 11 AST
Lead changes
Lakers-Raptors11
Mavs-Nuggets9
Kings-Celtics6
Thunder-Pacers5
Wolves-Jazz3
Shot of the night

Jokic's jumper at the buzzer puts the Nuggets ahead, 100-99 final

The night in charts
Kings-Celtics combined for 246, 26 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-CelticsKings 120, Celtics 126
246
Wolves-JazzWolves 100, Jazz 120
220
Thunder-PacersThunder 106, Pacers 108
214
Cavs-MagicCavs 91, Magic 120
211
Lakers-RaptorsLakers 98, Raptors 111
209
Mavs-NuggetsMavs 99, Nuggets 100
199
2 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Mavs-NuggetsMavs 99, Nuggets 100
+1 DEN
Thunder-PacersThunder 106, Pacers 108
+2 IND
Kings-CelticsKings 120, Celtics 126
+6 BOS
Lakers-RaptorsLakers 98, Raptors 111
+13 TOR
Wolves-JazzWolves 100, Jazz 120
+20 UTA
Cavs-MagicCavs 91, Magic 120
+29 ORL
IND erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Thunder-PacersIND won · Thunder 106, Pacers 108
13 pts
Kings-CelticsBOS won · Kings 120, Celtics 126
13 pts
Mavs-NuggetsDEN won · Mavs 99, Nuggets 100
10 pts
Millsap shot 14-of-19 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MillsapDEN · 33 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
74% (14-19)
TatumBOS · 15 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST
70% (7-10)
FavorsUTA · 17 PTS, 11 REB, 2 BLK, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
AugustinORL · 20 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
64% (7-11)
VucevicORL · 19 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
60% (9-15)
Final · Mavs-Nuggets
Mavs 99Nuggets 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2928321099
Nuggets26252821100
The story
Nikola Jokic's 14 rebounds and 11 points carried Denver past Dallas, 100-99

For Dallas, Jalen Brunson had 20 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST 14 REB, 11 PTS, 8 AST · 4-9 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The Nuggets trailed by 10 going into the fourth, then won it 21-10.

DEN lead by quarter
200 −3−6−10+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Luka Doncic was the fantasy play: 54.2 FPTS on 24 PTS, 11 REB, 9 AST

Final · Thunder-Pacers
Thunder 106Pacers 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder29342518106
Pacers22283127108
The story
Domantas Sabonis had 26 points as Indiana beat Oklahoma City 108-106

Steven Adams led Oklahoma City with 17 PTS, 8 REB 26 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST · 7-12 FG

The swing

Down 7 after the third, the Pacers took the fourth 27-18.

IND lead by quarter
200 −7−13−7+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Kings-Celtics
Kings 120Celtics 126
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings38242929120
Celtics25313733126
The story
Boston beat Sacramento 126-120 behind a 31-10-12 triple-double from Kyrie Irving

Buddy Hield paced Sacramento: 34 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB 31 PTS, 12 AST, 10 REB · 11-28 FG, 1-9 3PT

The swing

A 37-29 third quarter erased a 6-point hole for the Celtics.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −13−6+2+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.3Season avg20.2Last 5

20.2 points a game over his last five games, against 8.3 in 59 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.3Season avg3.6Last 3

3.6 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.3 in 55 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.6Season avg27Today

27 minutes today, against 9.6 a game in 10 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists.

Second story · Kings-Celtics

Boston fights back from 13 down against Sacramento

Final: 126–120, after trailing by 13 after one. Kyrie Irving led Boston with 31 points, 10 rebounds and 12 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Celtics-Kings
Kyrie Irving · BOSBuddy Hield · SACPTS3134REB104AST127Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Top performances

Paul George leads the day with 36

Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 28, 45, 14, 25, 25, 32, 15, 14, 25, 36Thunder-Pacers · L
28.2 PPG season to date · +7.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Buddy HieldPoints, last 10 games: 19, 34, 18, 32, 23, 28, 23, 19, 15, 34Kings-Celtics · L
21.1 PPG season to date · +13.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Paul MillsapPoints, last 10 games: 17, 21, 12, 15, 16, 5, 16, 9, 23, 33Nuggets-Mavs · W
13.0 PPG season to date · +20.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 22, 37, 7, 31, 13, 24, 19, 30, 18, 31Celtics-Kings · W
23.5 PPG season to date · +7.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Damon Stoudamire TOR, Mar 18, 1997: 30 PTS · 10 REB · 12 AST
31 PTS · 10 REB · 12 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 27, 24, 33, 31, 27, 27, 31, 30, 36, 29Lakers-Raptors · L
27.4 PPG season to date · +1.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 25, 34, 37, 42, 28, 41, 24, 40, 34, 26Wolves-Jazz · L
24.6 PPG season to date · +1.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Karl-Anthony TownsMIN+8.5 33.1 last 10 · 24.6 season
Jalen BrunsonDAL+7.3 15.8 last 10 · 8.5 season
Trae YoungATL+7.0 25.3 last 10 · 18.3 season
Robin LopezCHI+6.8 15.5 last 10 · 8.7 season
Dwight PowellDAL+6.4 16.5 last 10 · 10.1 season
Cold
Anthony DavisNOP−10.9 15.6 last 10 · 26.5 season
Alec BurksSAC−7.0 2.2 last 10 · 9.2 season
Blake GriffinDET−6.4 18.5 last 10 · 24.9 season
Garrett TempleLAC−5.9 2.3 last 10 · 8.2 season
Juancho HernangomezDEN−5.4 1.0 last 10 · 6.4 season