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Saturday, March 16, 2019Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed IND by 11 after the first quarter and won 102–100.

Final · Box score
Hawks120
Celtics129
Q1 BOS +7; Q2 BOS +12; Q3 BOS +13; Q4 BOS +9
Final · OT · Box score
Suns138
Pelicans136
Q1 PHX +3; Q2 PHX +6; Q3 PHX +4; Q4 Suns 0; OT1 PHX +2
Final · Box score
Grizzlies128
Wizards135
Q1 WAS -2; Q2 WAS -2; Q3 WAS +2; Q4 WAS +7
Final · Box score
Cavs116
Mavs121
Q1 DAL +8; Q2 DAL +9; Q3 DAL +12; Q4 DAL +5
Final · Box score
Warriors110
Thunder88
Q1 GSW +13; Q2 GSW +18; Q3 GSW +16; Q4 GSW +22
Final · Box score
Blazers103
Spurs108
Q1 SAS +2; Q2 SAS -2; Q3 SAS -4; Q4 SAS +5
Final · Box score
Pacers100
Nuggets102
Q1 DEN -11; Q2 DEN -3; Q3 DEN +4; Q4 DEN +2
Final · Box score
Nets98
Jazz114
Q1 UTA +7; Q2 UTA +17; Q3 UTA +19; Q4 UTA +16
On this day · 2017–18Mar 16, 2018: 6 games. Top scorer: Goran Dragic (Heat-Lakers), 30 points.
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The lead · Pacers-Nuggets

Denver rallies from 11 down to beat Indiana

Bradley Beal goes for 40 points

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-11-3+4+2DEN AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers36241525100
Nuggets25322223102
Who led
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 22, 36, 16, 20, 22, 12, 16, 18, 11, 26DEN26 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Will BartonPoints, last 10 games: 3, 23, 21, 8, 12, 23, 5, 6, 11, 17DEN17 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Thaddeus YoungPoints, last 10 games: 10, 11, 15, 13, 11, 10, 9, 10, 11, 18IND18 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Darren CollisonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 7, 8, 23, 22, 9, 14, 16, 17, 17IND17 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
The night in charts
Suns-Pelicans combined for 274, 11 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-PelicansSuns 138, Pelicans 136 · OT
274
Grizzlies-WizardsGrizzlies 128, Wizards 135
263
Hawks-CelticsHawks 120, Celtics 129
249
Cavs-MavsCavs 116, Mavs 121
237
Nets-JazzNets 98, Jazz 114
212
Blazers-SpursBlazers 103, Spurs 108
211
Pacers-NuggetsPacers 100, Nuggets 102
202
Warriors-ThunderWarriors 110, Thunder 88
198
4 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Suns-PelicansSuns 138, Pelicans 136 · OT
+2 PHX
Pacers-NuggetsPacers 100, Nuggets 102
+2 DEN
Cavs-MavsCavs 116, Mavs 121
+5 DAL
Blazers-SpursBlazers 103, Spurs 108
+5 SAS
Grizzlies-WizardsGrizzlies 128, Wizards 135
+7 WAS
Hawks-CelticsHawks 120, Celtics 129
+9 BOS
Nets-JazzNets 98, Jazz 114
+16 UTA
Warriors-ThunderWarriors 110, Thunder 88
+22 GSW
DEN erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pacers-NuggetsDEN won · Pacers 100, Nuggets 102
11 pts
Blazers-SpursSAS won · Blazers 103, Spurs 108
4 pts
Grizzlies-WizardsWAS won · Grizzlies 128, Wizards 135
2 pts
Powell shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PowellDAL · 16 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
80% (8-10)
GobertUTA · 23 PTS, 17 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
75% (9-12)
BealWAS · 40 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB, 2 STL
71% (12-17)
PortisWAS · 18 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
SextonCLE · 28 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB
63% (10-16)
Final · Suns-Pelicans
Suns 138Pelicans 136
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Suns3432233316138
Pelicans3129253714136
The story
Kelly Oubre Jr. had 32 points as Phoenix beat New Orleans 138-136 in OT

Julius Randle led New Orleans with 21 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST 32 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST · 12-25 FG, 2-8 3PT

The swing

The Suns won the first 34-31, their biggest quarter edge.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +3+6+40+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Pacers-Nuggets
Pacers 100Nuggets 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers36241525100
Nuggets25322223102
The story
Nikola Jokic's 26 points carried Denver past Indiana, 102-100

For Indiana, Myles Turner had 15 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 26 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST · 11-21 FG, 2-7 3PT

The swing

The Nuggets trailed by 11 going into the second, then won it 32-24.

DEN lead by quarter
200 −11−3+4+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Grizzlies-Wizards
Grizzlies 128Wizards 135
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies37343225128
Wizards35343630135
The story
Washington beat Memphis 135-128 behind 20 points and 11 rebounds from Jabari Parker

Jonas Valanciunas paced Memphis: 22 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST 20 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST · 6-13 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

A 30-25 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Wizards.

WAS lead by quarter
200 −2−2+2+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.5Season avg21.2Last 5

21.2 points a game over his last five games, against 8.5 in 60 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 26 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.6Season avg4.8Last 3

4.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.6 in 62 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.4Season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 13.4 a game in 34 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · Blazers-Spurs

San Antonio makes it eight straight

San Antonio beat Portland 108–103 and moved to 41–29. DeMar DeRozan led San Antonio with 21 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists.

Streak strip · SAS
L@ NYK118–130L@ BKN85–101Wvs DET105–93Wvs OKC116–102Wvs DEN104–103W@ ATL111–104Wvs MIL121–114W@ DAL112–105Wvs NYK109–83Wvs POR108–103
Top performances

Devin Booker leads the day with 40

Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 20, 26, 25, 22, 41, 23, 37, 27, 29, 40Suns-Pelicans · W
25.5 PPG season to date · +14.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Baron Davis GSW, Apr 5, 2005: 40 PTS · 5 REB · 13 AST
40 PTS · 5 REB · 13 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 31, 29, 22, 30, 15, 36, 27, 23, 40, 40Wizards-Grizzlies · W
26.2 PPG season to date · +14.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Jamal Crawford NYK, Jan 25, 2005: 40 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
40 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 21, 33, 24, 23, 24, 51, 18, 20, 24, 34Blazers-Spurs · L
26.1 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 25, 16, 24, 33, 28, 23, 17, 18, 24, 33Warriors-Thunder · W
27.9 PPG season to date · +5.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Kelly Oubre Jr.Points, last 10 games: 16, 19, 14, 27, 18, 17, 22, 18, 22, 32Suns-Pelicans · W
15.2 PPG season to date · +17.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high32 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 37, 7, 31, 13, 24, 19, 30, 18, 31, 30Celtics-Hawks · W
23.6 PPG season to date · +6.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 11 REB · 9 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+7.5 16.1 last 10 · 8.6 season
Trae YoungATL+7.2 25.6 last 10 · 18.4 season
Robin LopezCHI+7.1 16.0 last 10 · 8.9 season
Dwight PowellDAL+6.7 16.9 last 10 · 10.2 season
Cold
Anthony DavisNOP−9.5 16.8 last 10 · 26.3 season
Alec BurksSAC−7.0 2.2 last 10 · 9.2 season
Blake GriffinDET−6.7 18.0 last 10 · 24.7 season
Juancho HernangomezDEN−5.7 0.6 last 10 · 6.3 season
Serge IbakaTOR−5.3 9.8 last 10 · 15.1 season