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Sunday, March 24, 2019Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHA trailed TOR by 5 after the first quarter and won 115–114.

Final · Box score
Clippers124
Knicks113
Q1 LAC +5; Q2 LAC +1; Q3 LAC +5; Q4 LAC +11
Final · Box score
Cavs105
Bucks127
Q1 MIL +5; Q2 MIL +13; Q3 MIL +13; Q4 MIL +22
Final · Box score
Nuggets88
Pacers124
Q1 IND +4; Q2 IND +16; Q3 IND +25; Q4 IND +36
Final · Box score
Hornets115
Raptors114
Q1 CHA -5; Q2 CHA +1; Q3 CHA +12; Q4 CHA +1
Final · Box score
Rockets113
Pelicans90
Q1 HOU +14; Q2 HOU +19; Q3 HOU +18; Q4 HOU +23
Final · Box score
Spurs115
Celtics96
Q1 SAS +7; Q2 SAS +7; Q3 SAS +12; Q4 SAS +19
Final · Box score
Pistons114
Warriors121
Q1 GSW +1; Q2 GSW +14; Q3 GSW +20; Q4 GSW +7
Final · Box score
Kings106
Lakers111
Q1 LAL +2; Q2 LAL -1; Q3 LAL +10; Q4 LAL +5
On this day · 2017–18Mar 24, 2018: 6 games. Top scorer: Aaron Gordon (Magic-Suns), 29 points.
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The lead · Hornets-Raptors

Charlotte holds off Toronto, 115–114

LaMarcus Aldridge goes for 48 points

Game flow · CHA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5+1+12+1CHA AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets27313720115
Raptors32252631114
Who led
Dwayne BaconPoints, last 10 games: 0, 10, 3, 13, 13, 2, 13, 4, 11, 20CHA20 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Miles BridgesPoints, last 10 games: 3, 3, 15, 12, 2, 2, 8, 11, 20, 16CHA16 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 21, 38, 26, 31, 25, 25, 33, 22, 37, 28TOR28 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Pascal SiakamPoints, last 10 games: 17, 19, 20, 15, 16, 12, 19, 33, 25, 23TOR23 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Second story · Kings-Lakers

Lakers beat Sacramento, 111–106

Lakers led 87–77 after three and won by 5. LeBron James led Lakers with 29 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists.

The whole night · final margins
CHA over TOR1LAL over SAC5GSW over DET7LAC over NYK11SAS over BOS19MIL over CLE22HOU over NOP23IND over DEN36Final margin, points. Pink = LAL over SAC.
Lead changes
Kings-Lakers15
Clippers-Knicks10
Hornets-Raptors9
Spurs-Celtics6
Pistons-Warriors5
Nuggets-Pacers4
Cavs-Bucks0
Rockets-Pelicans0
Shot of the night

Lamb's jumper at the buzzer puts the Hornets ahead, 115-114 final

The night in charts
Clippers-Knicks combined for 237, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Clippers-KnicksClippers 124, Knicks 113
237
Pistons-WarriorsPistons 114, Warriors 121
235
Cavs-BucksCavs 105, Bucks 127
232
Hornets-RaptorsHornets 115, Raptors 114
229
Kings-LakersKings 106, Lakers 111
217
Nuggets-PacersNuggets 88, Pacers 124
212
Spurs-CelticsSpurs 115, Celtics 96
211
Rockets-PelicansRockets 113, Pelicans 90
203
2 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Hornets-RaptorsHornets 115, Raptors 114
+1 CHA
Kings-LakersKings 106, Lakers 111
+5 LAL
Pistons-WarriorsPistons 114, Warriors 121
+7 GSW
Clippers-KnicksClippers 124, Knicks 113
+11 LAC
Spurs-CelticsSpurs 115, Celtics 96
+19 SAS
Cavs-BucksCavs 105, Bucks 127
+22 MIL
Rockets-PelicansRockets 113, Pelicans 90
+23 HOU
Nuggets-PacersNuggets 88, Pacers 124
+36 IND
CHA rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hornets-RaptorsCHA won · Hornets 115, Raptors 114
5 pts
Kings-LakersLAL won · Kings 106, Lakers 111
1 pt
Bogdanovic shot 13-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BogdanovicIND · 35 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
81% (13-16)
JordanNYK · 20 PTS, 13 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
GiannisMIL · 26 PTS, 10 REB, 7 AST, 4 BLK
69% (11-16)
HarrellLAC · 24 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
67% (8-12)
KennardDET · 20 PTS, 3 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
67% (8-12)
Final · Hornets-Raptors
Hornets 115Raptors 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets27313720115
Raptors32252631114
The story
Kemba Walker's 15 points and 13 assists carried Charlotte past Toronto, 115-114

For Toronto, Kawhi Leonard had 28 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST 15 PTS, 13 AST, 8 REB, 4 STL · 3-17 FG, 2-7 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 37-26, was where the Hornets built it.

CHA lead by quarter
200 −5+1+12+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Kings-Lakers
Kings 106Lakers 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings20292829106
Lakers22263924111
The story
LeBron James had a 29-11-11 triple-double as Los Angeles beat Sacramento 111-106

Marvin Bagley III led Sacramento with 25 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST 29 PTS, 11 REB, 11 AST · 9-22 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

Down 1 after the second, the Lakers took the third 39-28.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +2−1+10+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Spurs-Celtics
Spurs 115Celtics 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs31233031115
Celtics2423252496
The story
San Antonio beat Boston 115-96 behind 16 points and 11 assists from DeMar DeRozan

Gordon Hayward paced Boston: 13 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST 16 PTS, 11 AST · 8-18 FG

The swing

A 31-24 first quarter did the most damage for the Spurs.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +7+7+12+19 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.7Season avg16.4Last 5

16.4 points a game over his last five games, against 7.7 in 59 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.0Season avg15.3Last 3

15.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.0 in 37 earlier games. Today: 10 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.2Season avg33Today

33 minutes today, against 14.2 a game in 33 earlier games. Line: 20 points, 3 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

LaMarcus Aldridge leads the day with 48

LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 22, 32, 29, 28, 18, 12, 23, 17, 10, 48Spurs-Celtics · W
21.3 PPG season to date · +27.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Nikola Jokic DEN, Jan 31, 2021: 47 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
48 PTS · 13 REB · 6 AST
Bojan BogdanovicPoints, last 10 games: 27, 17, 18, 24, 23, 16, 15, 19, 9, 35Pacers-Nuggets · W
17.9 PPG season to date · +17.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 31, 27, 27, 31, 30, 36, 29, 33, 25, 29Lakers-Kings · W
27.5 PPG season to date · +1.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Jalen Johnson ATL, Feb 3, 2026: 29 PTS · 11 REB · 11 AST
29 PTS · 11 REB · 11 AST
Lou WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 18, 21, 40, 34, 18, 21, 25, 11, 15, 29Clippers-Knicks · W
20.3 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Kyle KuzmaPoints, last 10 games: 12, 13, 13, 21, 7, 12, 18, 17, 18, 29Lakers-Kings · W
18.7 PPG season to date · +10.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 21, 38, 26, 31, 25, 25, 33, 22, 37, 28Raptors-Hornets · L
27.2 PPG season to date · +0.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 9 REB · 3 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+7.2 23.4 last 10 · 16.2 season
Robin LopezCHI+6.1 15.3 last 10 · 9.2 season
Damyean DotsonNYK+5.6 16.6 last 10 · 11.0 season
Mike ConleyMEM+5.4 26.3 last 10 · 20.9 season
Cold
Anthony DavisNOP−8.8 17.1 last 10 · 25.9 season
Alec BurksSAC−7.7 1.3 last 10 · 9.0 season
Serge IbakaTOR−6.0 8.8 last 10 · 14.8 season
Marc GasolTOR−5.7 8.5 last 10 · 14.2 season
Blake GriffinDET−5.2 19.5 last 10 · 24.7 season