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Friday, March 22, 2019Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAC trailed CLE by 15 after the first quarter and won 110–108.

Final · OT · Box score
Grizzlies119
Magic123
Q1 ORL -10; Q2 ORL -6; Q3 ORL -14; Q4 Magic 0; OT1 ORL +4
Final · Box score
Clippers110
Cavs108
Q1 LAC -15; Q2 LAC -2; Q3 LAC +9; Q4 LAC +2
Final · Box score
Nuggets111
Knicks93
Q1 DEN +19; Q2 DEN +14; Q3 DEN +20; Q4 DEN +18
Final · Box score
Thunder116
Raptors109
Q1 OKC -7; Q2 OKC -10; Q3 OKC +3; Q4 OKC +7
Final · Box score
Spurs105
Rockets111
Q1 HOU +12; Q2 HOU +15; Q3 Rockets 0; Q4 HOU +6
Final · Box score
Heat87
Bucks116
Q1 MIL +1; Q2 MIL +12; Q3 MIL +25; Q4 MIL +29
Final · Box score
Nets111
Lakers106
Q1 BKN -3; Q2 BKN +1; Q3 BKN +5; Q4 BKN +5
On this day · 2017–18Mar 22, 2018: 6 games. Top scorer: Kemba Walker (Hornets-Grizzlies), 46 points.
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The lead · Clippers-Cavs

Clippers storm back from 15 down to beat Cleveland

James Harden goes for 61 points

Game flow · LAC margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-15-2+9+2LAC AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers25333418110
Cavs40202325108
Who led
Danilo GallinariPoints, last 10 games: 18, 19, 20, 23, 34, 25, 27, 20, 24, 27LAC27 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 15, 15, 14, 9, 12, 15, 17, 14, 17, 16LAC16 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 18, 26, 16, 24, 19, 16, 10, 22, 6, 22CLE22 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Jordan ClarksonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 14, 21, 14, 13, 15, 17, 14, 23, 20CLE20 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Spurs-Rockets6
Clippers-Cavs5
Thunder-Raptors5
Nuggets-Knicks2
The night in charts
Grizzlies-Magic combined for 242, 17 more than any other game
Points by game
Grizzlies-MagicGrizzlies 119, Magic 123 · OT
242
Thunder-RaptorsThunder 116, Raptors 109
225
Clippers-CavsClippers 110, Cavs 108
218
Nets-LakersNets 111, Lakers 106
217
Spurs-RocketsSpurs 105, Rockets 111
216
Nuggets-KnicksNuggets 111, Knicks 93
204
Heat-BucksHeat 87, Bucks 116
203
3 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Clippers-CavsClippers 110, Cavs 108
+2 LAC
Grizzlies-MagicGrizzlies 119, Magic 123 · OT
+4 ORL
Nets-LakersNets 111, Lakers 106
+5 BKN
Spurs-RocketsSpurs 105, Rockets 111
+6 HOU
Thunder-RaptorsThunder 116, Raptors 109
+7 OKC
Nuggets-KnicksNuggets 111, Knicks 93
+18 DEN
Heat-BucksHeat 87, Bucks 116
+29 MIL
LAC erased a 15-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Clippers-CavsLAC won · Clippers 110, Cavs 108
15 pts
Grizzlies-MagicORL won · Grizzlies 119, Magic 123 · OT
14 pts
Thunder-RaptorsOKC won · Thunder 116, Raptors 109
10 pts
Nets-LakersBKN won · Nets 111, Lakers 106
3 pts
Forbes shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ForbesSAS · 20 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST
80% (8-10)
McGeeLAL · 33 PTS, 20 REB, 6 BLK, 1 STL
75% (15-20)
GallinariLAC · 27 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
73% (11-15)
Mitchell RobinsonNYK · 16 PTS, 10 REB, 3 BLK
70% (7-10)
RossORL · 31 PTS, 7 REB, 1 STL
67% (10-15)
Final · Clippers-Cavs
Clippers 110Cavs 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers25333418110
Cavs40202325108
The story
Danilo Gallinari's 27 points carried LA past Cleveland, 110-108

For Cleveland, Larry Nance Jr. had 14 PTS, 9 REB 27 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST · 11-15 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The Clippers trailed by 15 going into the second, then won it 33-20.

LAC lead by quarter
200 −15−2+9+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Grizzlies-Magic
Grizzlies 119Magic 123
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Grizzlies333131159119
Magic2335232913123
The story
Evan Fournier had 27 points as Orlando beat Memphis 123-119 in OT

Tyler Dorsey led Memphis with 29 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB 27 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST · 9-17 FG, 3-8 3PT

The swing

Down 14 after the third, the Magic took the fourth 29-15.

ORL lead by quarter
200 −10−6−140+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Jonas Valanciunas led the game in fantasy with 64.8 FPTS (24 REB, 23 PTS, 3 AST)

Final · Spurs-Rockets
Spurs 105Rockets 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs24233424105
Rockets36261930111
The story
Houston beat San Antonio 111-105 behind 18 points from Chris Paul

Derrick White paced San Antonio: 18 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST 18 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB · 7-15 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

A 36-24 first quarter did the most damage for the Rockets.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +12+150+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.2Season avg24.6Last 5

24.6 points a game over his last five games, against 16.2 in 72 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.6Season avg9.1Last 3

9.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.6 in 41 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+33.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.6Season avg43Today

43 minutes today, against 9.6 a game in 37 earlier games. Line: 29 points, 3 rebounds, 9 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Seven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Milwaukee by 29.

LAC over CLE2ORL over MEM4BKN over LAL5HOU over SAS6OKC over TOR7DEN over NYK18MIL over MIA29Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 61

James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 35, 31, 20, 28, 29, 41, 20, 31, 57, 61Rockets-Spurs · W
36.5 PPG season to date · +24.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Kobe Bryant LAL, Dec 20, 2005: 62 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Ties career high61 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 25, 21, 38, 26, 31, 25, 25, 33, 22, 37Raptors-Thunder · L
27.2 PPG season to date · +10.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
JaVale McGeePoints, last 10 games: 21, 7, 16, 8, 10, 9, 20, 12, 6, 33Lakers-Nets · L
11.4 PPG season to date · +21.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high33 PTS · 20 REB · 0 AST
Terrence RossPoints, last 10 games: 16, 23, 2, 22, 15, 7, 14, 6, 19, 31Magic-Grizzlies · W
14.8 PPG season to date · +16.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Tyler DorseyPoints, last 10 games: 4, 2, 1, 3, 5, 0, 8, 7, 6, 29Grizzlies-Magic · L
4.3 PPG season to date · +25.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high29 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 25, 32, 15, 14, 25, 36, 29, 31, 19, 28Thunder-Raptors · W
28.2 PPG season to date · −0.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jalen BrunsonDAL+7.8 16.7 last 10 · 8.9 season
Collin SextonCLE+7.1 23.3 last 10 · 16.2 season
Robin LopezCHI+6.8 15.9 last 10 · 9.1 season
Karl-Anthony TownsMIN+5.8 30.4 last 10 · 24.6 season
Kelly Oubre Jr.PHX+5.3 20.5 last 10 · 15.2 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−6.1 18.5 last 10 · 24.6 season
Marc GasolTOR−6.0 8.1 last 10 · 14.1 season
Serge IbakaTOR−5.7 9.2 last 10 · 14.9 season