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Wednesday, March 20, 2019Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 3 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHI trailed BOS by 11 at halftime and won 118–115.

Final · Box score
Bucks102
Cavs107
Q1 CLE +6; Q2 CLE +11; Q3 Cavs 0; Q4 CLE +5
Final · Box score
Pelicans96
Magic119
Q1 ORL +14; Q2 ORL +22; Q3 ORL +31; Q4 ORL +23
Final · Box score
Celtics115
Sixers118
Q1 PHI -9; Q2 PHI -11; Q3 PHI -5; Q4 PHI +3
Final · Box score
Jazz137
Knicks116
Q1 UTA +14; Q2 UTA +27; Q3 UTA +32; Q4 UTA +21
Final · OT · Box score
Wizards120
Bulls126
Q1 CHI +7; Q2 Bulls 0; Q3 CHI +4; Q4 Bulls 0; OT1 CHI +6
Final · OT · Box score
Rockets125
Grizzlies126
Q1 MEM +13; Q2 MEM +10; Q3 MEM +19; Q4 Grizzlies 0; OT1 MEM +1
Final · Box score
Heat110
Spurs105
Q1 MIA +2; Q2 MIA +15; Q3 MIA +12; Q4 MIA +5
Final · OT · Box score
Raptors123
Thunder114
Q1 TOR +8; Q2 TOR +8; Q3 TOR +14; Q4 Raptors 0; OT1 TOR +9
Final · Box score
Mavs118
Blazers126
Q1 POR +9; Q2 POR +13; Q3 POR +18; Q4 POR +8
On this day · 2017–18Mar 20, 2018: 7 games. Top scorer: James Harden (Rockets-Blazers), 42 points.
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The lead · Celtics-Sixers

Joel Embiid posts 37 and 22 as Philadelphia beats Boston

James Harden goes for 57 points

Game flow · PHI margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-11-5+3PHI AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics39302125115
Sixers30282733118
Who led
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 37, 15, 37, 23, 26, 33, 17, 21, 40, 37PHI37 PTS · 22 REB · 4 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 20, 21, 14, 22, 19, 12, 22, 27, 23, 22PHI22 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 31, 13, 24, 19, 30, 18, 31, 30, 30, 36BOS36 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Al HorfordPoints, last 10 games: 18, 19, 5, 21, 10, 10, 12, 9, 20, 22BOS22 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three games need overtime

Three of 9 games went past regulation.

MEM over HOU1PHI over BOS3CLE over MIL5MIA over SAS5CHI over WAS6POR over DAL8TOR over OKC9UTA over NYK21ORL over NOP23Final margin, points. Pink = went to overtime.
Lead changes
Bucks-Cavs13
Wizards-Bulls10
Mavs-Blazers9
Raptors-Thunder6
Celtics-Sixers5
Heat-Spurs4
Jazz-Knicks2
Rockets-Grizzlies2
Pelicans-Magic0
The night in charts
Jazz-Knicks combined for 253, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Jazz-KnicksJazz 137, Knicks 116
253
Rockets-GrizzliesRockets 125, Grizzlies 126 · OT
251
Wizards-BullsWizards 120, Bulls 126 · OT
246
Mavs-BlazersMavs 118, Blazers 126
244
Raptors-ThunderRaptors 123, Thunder 114 · OT
237
Celtics-SixersCeltics 115, Sixers 118
233
Pelicans-MagicPelicans 96, Magic 119
215
Heat-SpursHeat 110, Spurs 105
215
Bucks-CavsBucks 102, Cavs 107
209
4 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Rockets-GrizzliesRockets 125, Grizzlies 126 · OT
+1 MEM
Celtics-SixersCeltics 115, Sixers 118
+3 PHI
Bucks-CavsBucks 102, Cavs 107
+5 CLE
Heat-SpursHeat 110, Spurs 105
+5 MIA
Wizards-BullsWizards 120, Bulls 126 · OT
+6 CHI
Mavs-BlazersMavs 118, Blazers 126
+8 POR
Raptors-ThunderRaptors 123, Thunder 114 · OT
+9 TOR
Jazz-KnicksJazz 137, Knicks 116
+21 UTA
Pelicans-MagicPelicans 96, Magic 119
+23 ORL
Fournier shot 9-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
FournierORL · 22 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
SiakamTOR · 33 PTS, 13 REB, 6 AST, 2 STL
67% (14-21)
Brook LopezMIL · 19 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 2 BLK
64% (7-11)
SatoranskyWAS · 16 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB, 3 STL
64% (7-11)
FelicioCHI · 15 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Rockets-Grizzlies
Rockets 125Grizzlies 126
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Rockets2528253710125
Grizzlies3825341811126
The story
Mike Conley had 35 points and 8 assists as Memphis beat Houston 126-125 in OT

Chris Paul led Houston with 18 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST 35 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB · 12-23 FG, 6-9 3PT

The swing

The Grizzlies won the first 38-25, their biggest quarter edge.

MEM lead by quarter
200 +13+10+190+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Celtics-Sixers
Celtics 115Sixers 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics39302125115
Sixers30282733118
The story
Kyrie Irving had 36 points, but Philadelphia won 118-115

For Philadelphia, Ben Simmons had 13 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST 36 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST · 12-29 FG, 3-13 3PT

The swing

The 76ers trailed by 5 going into the fourth, then won it 33-25.

PHI lead by quarter
200 −9−11−5+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Raptors-Thunder
Raptors 123Thunder 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Raptors3924291813123
Thunder312423324114
The story
Toronto beat Oklahoma City 123-114 in OT behind 33 points and 13 rebounds from Pascal Siakam

Russell Westbrook paced Oklahoma City: 42 PTS, 11 REB, 6 AST 33 PTS, 13 REB, 6 AST · 14-21 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The Raptors settled it in overtime, 13-4.

TOR lead by quarter
200 +8+8+140+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.7Season avg20.0Last 5

20.0 points a game over his last five games, against 8.7 in 62 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 26 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
34.8Season avg21.7Last 3

21.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 34.8 in 67 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.4Season avg42Today

42 minutes today, against 20.4 a game in 63 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 57

James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 42, 35, 31, 20, 28, 29, 41, 20, 31, 57Rockets-Grizzlies · L
36.1 PPG season to date · +21.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Deron Williams NJN, Mar 4, 2012: 57 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
57 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 19, 22, 38, 37, 32, 23, 31, 19, 7, 42Thunder-Raptors · L
23.2 PPG season to date · +19.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: James Harden HOU, Jan 9, 2019: 42 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
42 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 37, 15, 37, 23, 26, 33, 17, 21, 40, 37Sixers-Celtics · W
27.5 PPG season to date · +9.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 22 REB · 4 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 31, 13, 24, 19, 30, 18, 31, 30, 30, 36Celtics-Sixers · L
23.9 PPG season to date · +12.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Mike ConleyPoints, last 10 games: 18, 30, 21, 12, 40, 28, 26, 20, 28, 35Grizzlies-Rockets · W
20.9 PPG season to date · +14.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Pascal SiakamPoints, last 10 games: 16, 21, 17, 19, 20, 15, 16, 12, 19, 33Raptors-Thunder · W
16.6 PPG season to date · +16.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 13 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Karl-Anthony TownsMIN+7.4 32.0 last 10 · 24.6 season
Jalen BrunsonDAL+7.1 15.9 last 10 · 8.8 season
Robin LopezCHI+6.8 15.9 last 10 · 9.1 season
Collin SextonCLE+6.7 22.9 last 10 · 16.2 season
Damyean DotsonNYK+6.1 17.0 last 10 · 10.9 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−5.6 9.4 last 10 · 15.0 season