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Saturday, March 23, 2019Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAC trailed PHX by 13 after the first quarter and won 112–103.

Final · Box score
Celtics117
Hornets124
Q1 CHA -6; Q2 CHA -1; Q3 CHA -9; Q4 CHA +7
Final · Box score
Heat113
Wizards108
Q1 MIA -2; Q2 MIA -1; Q3 MIA -1; Q4 MIA +5
Final · Box score
Sixers127
Hawks129
Q1 ATL -7; Q2 ATL +6; Q3 Hawks 0; Q4 ATL +2
Final · Box score
Jazz114
Bulls83
Q1 UTA +15; Q2 UTA +34; Q3 UTA +30; Q4 UTA +31
Final · Box score
Wolves112
Grizzlies99
Q1 Wolves 0; Q2 MIN -1; Q3 MIN +16; Q4 MIN +13
Final · Box score
Mavs126
Warriors91
Q1 DAL +15; Q2 DAL +28; Q3 DAL +38; Q4 DAL +35
Final · Box score
Pistons112
Blazers117
Q1 POR +4; Q2 POR +3; Q3 POR -3; Q4 POR +5
Final · Box score
Suns103
Kings112
Q1 SAC -13; Q2 SAC -6; Q3 SAC +4; Q4 SAC +9
On this day · 2017–18Mar 23, 2018: 10 games. Top scorer: LaMarcus Aldridge (Spurs-Jazz), 45 points.
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The lead · Suns-Kings

Sacramento rallies from 13 down to beat Phoenix

Kemba Walker goes for 36 points

Game flow · SAC margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-13-6+4+9SAC AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns32212228103
Kings19283233112
Who led
Buddy HieldPoints, last 10 games: 28, 23, 19, 15, 34, 14, 16, 8, 29, 25SAC25 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Harrison BarnesPoints, last 10 games: 22, 24, 11, 15, 20, 16, 15, 17, 16, 25SAC25 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 22, 41, 23, 37, 27, 29, 40, 25, 26, 32PHX32 PTS · 2 REB · 10 AST
Deandre AytonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 10, 21, 18, 2, 17, 8, 25, 20, 19PHX19 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Celtics-Hornets

Charlotte climbs out of a 9-point hole against Boston

Down 9 after three, the Hornets won the fourth quarter 35–19 and the game 124–117. Kemba Walker led Charlotte with 36 points, 11 rebounds and 9 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Hornets-Celtics
Kemba Walker · CHAKyrie Irving · BOSPTS3631REB117AST96Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Sixers-Hawks20
Wolves-Grizzlies12
Suns-Kings10
Heat-Wizards8
Celtics-Hornets7
Jazz-Bulls1
Shot of the night

Trae's layup at the buzzer breaks the tie, 129-127 final

The night in charts
Sixers-Hawks combined for 256, 15 more than any other game
Points by game
Sixers-HawksSixers 127, Hawks 129
256
Celtics-HornetsCeltics 117, Hornets 124
241
Pistons-BlazersPistons 112, Blazers 117
229
Heat-WizardsHeat 113, Wizards 108
221
Mavs-WarriorsMavs 126, Warriors 91
217
Suns-KingsSuns 103, Kings 112
215
Wolves-GrizzliesWolves 112, Grizzlies 99
211
Jazz-BullsJazz 114, Bulls 83
197
3 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Sixers-HawksSixers 127, Hawks 129
+2 ATL
Heat-WizardsHeat 113, Wizards 108
+5 MIA
Pistons-BlazersPistons 112, Blazers 117
+5 POR
Celtics-HornetsCeltics 117, Hornets 124
+7 CHA
Suns-KingsSuns 103, Kings 112
+9 SAC
Wolves-GrizzliesWolves 112, Grizzlies 99
+13 MIN
Jazz-BullsJazz 114, Bulls 83
+31 UTA
Mavs-WarriorsMavs 126, Warriors 91
+35 DAL
SAC erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Suns-KingsSAC won · Suns 103, Kings 112
13 pts
Celtics-HornetsCHA won · Celtics 117, Hornets 124
9 pts
Sixers-HawksATL won · Sixers 127, Hawks 129
7 pts
Pistons-BlazersPOR won · Pistons 112, Blazers 117
3 pts
Heat-WizardsMIA won · Heat 113, Wizards 108
2 pts
Gobert shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GobertUTA · 21 PTS, 14 REB, 4 BLK, 2 AST
82% (9-11)
Jaylen BrownBOS · 29 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 2 BLK
77% (10-13)
Jeff GreenWAS · 25 PTS, 6 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
75% (9-12)
CousinsGSW · 19 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST
73% (8-11)
EmbiidPHI · 27 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST
64% (7-11)
Final · Sixers-Hawks
Sixers 127Hawks 129
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers41273227127
Hawks34402629129
The story
Trae Young had 32 points and 11 assists as Atlanta beat Philadelphia 129-127

Jimmy Butler led Philadelphia with 25 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST 32 PTS, 11 AST, 6 REB · 11-20 FG, 4-9 3PT

The swing

Down 7 after the first, the Hawks took the second 40-27.

ATL lead by quarter
200 −7+60+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Ben Simmons led the game in fantasy with 57.7 FPTS (21 PTS, 9 AST, 6 REB)

Final · Suns-Kings
Suns 103Kings 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns32212228103
Kings19283233112
The story
Sacramento beat Phoenix 112-103 behind 25 points from Buddy Hield

Deandre Ayton paced Phoenix: 19 PTS, 11 REB 25 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST · 9-20 FG, 7-14 3PT

The swing

A 32-22 third quarter erased a 6-point hole for the Kings.

SAC lead by quarter
200 −13−6+4+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Devin Booker topped the game at 53.4 FPTS: 32 PTS, 10 AST, 2 REB

Final · Mavs-Warriors
Mavs 126Warriors 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs37373418126
Warriors2224242191
The story
Luka Doncic's a 23-11-10 triple-double carried Dallas past Golden State, 126-91

For Golden State, Kevin Durant had 25 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST 23 PTS, 11 REB, 10 AST, 3 STL · 6-14 FG, 4-11 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 37-22, was where the Mavericks built it.

DAL lead by quarter
400 +15+28+38+35 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
23.9Season avg31.6Last 5

31.6 points a game over his last five games, against 23.9 in 60 earlier games. Today: 31 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.1Season avg11.3Last 3

11.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.1 in 72 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.8Season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 14.8 a game in 37 earlier games. Line: 4 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Kemba Walker leads the day with 36

Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 18, 20, 18, 25, 40, 28, 10, 21, 31, 36Hornets-Celtics · W
25.2 PPG season to date · +11.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 11 REB · 9 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 28, 41, 24, 40, 34, 26, 22, 26, 21, 33Wolves-Grizzlies · W
24.7 PPG season to date · +8.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 23 REB · 3 AST
Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 14, 22, 23, 10, 22, 26, 20, 21, 23, 32Hawks-Sixers · W
18.7 PPG season to date · +13.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 6 REB · 11 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 22, 41, 23, 37, 27, 29, 40, 25, 26, 32Suns-Kings · L
25.6 PPG season to date · +6.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 2 REB · 10 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 13, 24, 19, 30, 18, 31, 30, 30, 36, 31Celtics-Hornets · L
24.0 PPG season to date · +7.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 15, 18, 10, 8, 22, 22, 23, 6, 6, 29Celtics-Hornets · L
13.2 PPG season to date · +16.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jalen BrunsonDAL+7.9 16.8 last 10 · 8.9 season
Collin SextonCLE+7.1 23.3 last 10 · 16.2 season
Robin LopezCHI+6.1 15.3 last 10 · 9.2 season
Mike ConleyMEM+5.4 26.3 last 10 · 20.9 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
Marc GasolTOR−6.0 8.1 last 10 · 14.1 season
Serge IbakaTOR−5.7 9.2 last 10 · 14.9 season
Juancho HernangomezDEN−5.6 0.6 last 10 · 6.2 season