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Tuesday, March 19, 2019Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BKN trailed SAC by 25 after three quarters and won 123–121.

Final · Box score
Sixers118
Hornets114
Q1 PHI +1; Q2 PHI +3; Q3 PHI -4; Q4 PHI +4
Final · Box score
Rockets121
Hawks105
Q1 Rockets 0; Q2 HOU +6; Q3 HOU +12; Q4 HOU +16
Final · Box score
Lakers101
Bucks115
Q1 MIL +11; Q2 MIL +3; Q3 MIL +15; Q4 MIL +14
Final · Box score
Warriors117
Wolves107
Q1 GSW +3; Q2 GSW +12; Q3 GSW +16; Q4 GSW +10
Final · Box score
Nets123
Kings121
Q1 BKN -13; Q2 BKN -8; Q3 BKN -25; Q4 BKN +2
Final · Box score
Pacers109
Clippers115
Q1 LAC +9; Q2 LAC +6; Q3 LAC +14; Q4 LAC +6
On this day · 2017–18Mar 19, 2018: 8 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (Cavs-Bucks), 40 points.
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The lead · Nets-Kings

D'Angelo Russell scores 44 as Brooklyn beats Sacramento

Brook Lopez goes for 28 points

Game flow · BKN margin at each break
-35-25-15-5+5+15+25+35TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-13-8-25+2BKN AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets25332045123
Kings38283718121
Who led
D'Angelo RussellPoints, last 10 games: 22, 10, 13, 25, 18, 11, 14, 20, 32, 44BKN44 PTS · 4 REB · 12 AST
Rondae Hollis-JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 3, 17, 2, 8, 6, 5, 6, 0, 6, 14BKN14 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Marvin Bagley IIIPoints, last 10 games: 32, 11, 28, 19, 25, 9, 14, 15, 21, 28SAC28 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
De'Aaron FoxPoints, last 10 games: 17, 12, 16, 16, 30, 23, 19, 16, 17, 27SAC27 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Second story · Sixers-Hornets

Philadelphia extends win streak to 5

118–114 over Charlotte. Record: 46–25. Ben Simmons led Philadelphia with 28 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists.

Streak strip · PHI
W@ OKC108–104Lvs GSW117–120Wvs ORL114–106L@ CHI107–108L@ HOU91–107Wvs IND106–89Wvs CLE106–99Wvs SAC123–114W@ MIL130–125W@ CHA118–114
Lead changes
Sixers-Hornets22
Rockets-Hawks10
Nets-Kings4
Warriors-Wolves2
Pacers-Clippers1
Shot of the night

Hollis-Jefferson's layup with 0.8 seconds left breaks the tie, 123-121 final

The night in charts
Nets-Kings combined for 244, 12 more than any other game
Points by game
Nets-KingsNets 123, Kings 121
244
Sixers-HornetsSixers 118, Hornets 114
232
Rockets-HawksRockets 121, Hawks 105
226
Warriors-WolvesWarriors 117, Wolves 107
224
Pacers-ClippersPacers 109, Clippers 115
224
Lakers-BucksLakers 101, Bucks 115
216
2 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Nets-KingsNets 123, Kings 121
+2 BKN
Sixers-HornetsSixers 118, Hornets 114
+4 PHI
Pacers-ClippersPacers 109, Clippers 115
+6 LAC
Warriors-WolvesWarriors 117, Wolves 107
+10 GSW
Lakers-BucksLakers 101, Bucks 115
+14 MIL
Rockets-HawksRockets 121, Hawks 105
+16 HOU
BKN erased a 25-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nets-KingsBKN won · Nets 123, Kings 121
25 pts
Sixers-HornetsPHI won · Sixers 118, Hornets 114
4 pts
Simmons shot 11-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
SimmonsPHI · 28 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST, 2 BLK
92% (11-12)
CapelaHOU · 26 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
85% (11-13)
BagleySAC · 28 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST
80% (12-15)
McDermottIND · 17 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST
67% (8-12)
HarrellLAC · 20 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
67% (8-12)
Final · Nets-Kings
Nets 123Kings 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets25332045123
Kings38283718121
The story
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson had 14 points as Brooklyn beat Sacramento 123-121

Marvin Bagley III led Sacramento with 28 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 14 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST · 6-7 FG

The swing

Down 25 after the third, the Nets took the fourth 45-18.

BKN lead by quarter
200 −13−8−25+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sixers-Hornets
Sixers 118Hornets 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers31312333118
Hornets30293025114
The story
Philadelphia beat Charlotte 118-114 behind 28 points from Ben Simmons

Jeremy Lamb paced Charlotte: 26 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST 28 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST · 11-12 FG

The swing

A 33-25 fourth quarter erased a 4-point hole for the 76ers.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +1+3−4+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

JJ Redick topped the game at 53.5 FPTS: 27 PTS, 10 REB, 8 AST

Final · Rockets-Hawks
Rockets 121Hawks 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets25283137121
Hawks25222533105
The story
James Harden's 31 points and 10 assists carried Houston past Atlanta, 121-105

For Atlanta, Trae Young had 21 PTS, 12 AST, 4 REB 31 PTS, 10 AST, 8 REB · 8-18 FG, 4-11 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 28-22, was where the Rockets built it.

HOU lead by quarter
200 0+6+12+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.7Season avg19.2Last 5

19.2 points a game over his last five games, against 9.7 in 70 earlier games. Today: 35 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.9Season avg10.1Last 3

10.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.9 in 40 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.5Season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 18.5 a game in 49 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

D'Angelo Russell leads the day with 44

D'Angelo RussellPoints, last 10 games: 22, 10, 13, 25, 18, 11, 14, 20, 32, 44Nets-Kings · W
20.7 PPG season to date · +23.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Ramon Sessions MIL, Feb 7, 2009: 44 PTS · 5 REB · 12 AST
Career high44 PTS · 4 REB · 12 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 24, 33, 28, 23, 17, 18, 24, 33, 25, 36Warriors-Wolves · W
28.0 PPG season to date · +8.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Kentavious Caldwell-PopePoints, last 10 games: 7, 4, 4, 0, 2, 24, 9, 17, 11, 35Lakers-Bucks · L
10.1 PPG season to date · +25.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 58, 42, 35, 31, 20, 28, 29, 41, 20, 31Rockets-Hawks · W
35.8 PPG season to date · −4.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 8 REB · 10 AST
Khris MiddletonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 29, 6, 27, 9, 15, 23, 21, 19, 30Bucks-Lakers · W
17.7 PPG season to date · +12.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high30 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Ben SimmonsPoints, last 10 games: 11, 25, 16, 18, 15, 15, 26, 18, 8, 28Sixers-Hornets · W
17.1 PPG season to date · +11.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jalen BrunsonDAL+8.0 16.7 last 10 · 8.7 season
Karl-Anthony TownsMIN+7.4 32.0 last 10 · 24.6 season
Robin LopezCHI+7.0 16.2 last 10 · 9.2 season
Collin SextonCLE+6.6 22.6 last 10 · 16.0 season
Marvin Bagley IIISAC+5.9 20.2 last 10 · 14.3 season
Cold
Anthony DavisNOP−8.8 17.4 last 10 · 26.2 season
Alec BurksSAC−7.7 1.3 last 10 · 9.0 season
Blake GriffinDET−6.2 18.5 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