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Tuesday, March 26, 2019Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ORL trailed MIA by 14 after the first quarter and won 104–99.

Final · OT · Box score
Spurs116
Hornets125
Q1 CHA +6; Q2 CHA -4; Q3 CHA +2; Q4 Hornets 0; OT1 CHA +9
Final · Box score
Celtics116
Cavs106
Q1 BOS +5; Q2 BOS +6; Q3 BOS +7; Q4 BOS +10
Final · Box score
Magic104
Heat99
Q1 ORL -14; Q2 ORL -9; Q3 ORL +6; Q4 ORL +5
Final · Box score
Bulls103
Raptors112
Q1 TOR +8; Q2 TOR +15; Q3 TOR +13; Q4 TOR +9
Final · Box score
Rockets94
Bucks108
Q1 MIL -5; Q2 MIL +5; Q3 MIL +19; Q4 MIL +14
Final · Box score
Clippers122
Wolves111
Q1 LAC +19; Q2 LAC +20; Q3 LAC +15; Q4 LAC +11
Final · Box score
Hawks130
Pelicans120
Q1 ATL +8; Q2 ATL +13; Q3 ATL +15; Q4 ATL +10
Final · Box score
Kings125
Mavs121
Q1 SAC +2; Q2 SAC -2; Q3 SAC -2; Q4 SAC +4
Final · Box score
Pistons92
Nuggets95
Q1 DEN +18; Q2 DEN +27; Q3 DEN +19; Q4 DEN +3
Final · Box score
Wizards106
Lakers124
Q1 LAL +5; Q2 LAL +11; Q3 LAL +14; Q4 LAL +18
On this day · 2017–18Mar 26, 2018: 5 games. Top scorer: Trey Burke (Knicks-Hornets), 42 points.
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The lead · Magic-Heat

Orlando climbs back to beat Miami

Kemba Walker goes for 38 points

Game flow · ORL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-14-9+6+5ORL AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic18243428104
Heat3219192999
Who led
Nikola VucevicPoints, last 10 games: 12, 20, 26, 20, 19, 27, 15, 25, 28, 24ORL24 PTS · 16 REB · 5 AST
Jonathan IsaacPoints, last 10 games: 16, 14, 10, 13, 10, 0, 8, 11, 8, 19ORL19 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Dion WaitersPoints, last 10 games: 3, 15, 14, 10, 12, 6, 18, 9, 19, 26MIA26 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 12, 15, 11, 10, 17, 25, 11, 12, 20, 22MIA22 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Lead changes
Spurs-Hornets14
Kings-Mavs13
Celtics-Cavs5
Magic-Heat3
Hawks-Pelicans3
Wizards-Lakers3
Rockets-Bucks1
Pistons-Nuggets1
Clippers-Wolves0
The night in charts
Hawks-Pelicans combined for 250, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Hawks-PelicansHawks 130, Pelicans 120
250
Kings-MavsKings 125, Mavs 121
246
Spurs-HornetsSpurs 116, Hornets 125 · OT
241
Clippers-WolvesClippers 122, Wolves 111
233
Wizards-LakersWizards 106, Lakers 124
230
Celtics-CavsCeltics 116, Cavs 106
222
Bulls-RaptorsBulls 103, Raptors 112
215
Magic-HeatMagic 104, Heat 99
203
Rockets-BucksRockets 94, Bucks 108
202
Pistons-NuggetsPistons 92, Nuggets 95
187
3 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Pistons-NuggetsPistons 92, Nuggets 95
+3 DEN
Kings-MavsKings 125, Mavs 121
+4 SAC
Magic-HeatMagic 104, Heat 99
+5 ORL
Spurs-HornetsSpurs 116, Hornets 125 · OT
+9 CHA
Bulls-RaptorsBulls 103, Raptors 112
+9 TOR
Celtics-CavsCeltics 116, Cavs 106
+10 BOS
Hawks-PelicansHawks 130, Pelicans 120
+10 ATL
Clippers-WolvesClippers 122, Wolves 111
+11 LAC
Rockets-BucksRockets 94, Bucks 108
+14 MIL
Wizards-LakersWizards 106, Lakers 124
+18 LAL
ORL erased a 14-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Magic-HeatORL won · Magic 104, Heat 99
14 pts
Rockets-BucksMIL won · Rockets 94, Bucks 108
5 pts
Spurs-HornetsCHA won · Spurs 116, Hornets 125 · OT
4 pts
Kings-MavsSAC won · Kings 125, Mavs 121
2 pts
Harrell shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HarrellLAC · 18 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 2 BLK
82% (9-11)
McGeeLAL · 20 PTS, 15 REB, 4 BLK, 2 AST
82% (9-11)
PowellTOR · 20 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST
80% (8-10)
CapelaHOU · 17 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
73% (8-11)
HorfordBOS · 19 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
Final · Pistons-Nuggets
Pistons 92Nuggets 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons930233092
Nuggets2739151495
The story
Denver beat Detroit 95-92 behind 33 points from Jamal Murray

Andre Drummond paced Detroit: 17 REB, 13 PTS, 3 AST 33 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB · 12-19 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

A 27-9 first quarter did the most damage for the Nuggets.

DEN lead by quarter
300 +18+27+19+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Blake Griffin topped the game at 56.5 FPTS: 29 PTS, 15 REB, 5 AST

Final · Kings-Mavs
Kings 125Mavs 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings25293338125
Mavs23333332121
The story
De'Aaron Fox had 23 points and 8 assists as Sacramento beat Dallas 125-121

Dwight Powell led Dallas with 21 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST 23 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB · 6-16 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 2 after the third, the Kings took the fourth 38-32.

SAC lead by quarter
200 +2−2−2+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Luka Doncic led the game in fantasy with 56.4 FPTS (28 PTS, 12 REB, 12 AST)

Final · Magic-Heat
Magic 104Heat 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic18243428104
Heat3219192999
The story
Nikola Vucevic's 24 points and 16 rebounds carried Orlando past Miami, 104-99

For Miami, Dwyane Wade had 22 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST 24 PTS, 16 REB, 5 AST · 10-18 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The Magic trailed by 9 going into the third, then won it 34-19.

ORL lead by quarter
200 −14−9+6+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.1Season avg19.6Last 5

19.6 points a game over his last five games, against 10.1 in 73 earlier games. Today: 29 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−19.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
34.4Season avg15.3Last 3

15.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 34.4 in 68 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+27.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
4.9Season avg32Today

32 minutes today, against 4.9 a game in 14 earlier games. Line: 23 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · Rockets-Bucks

Milwaukee makes it three straight

Milwaukee beat Houston 108–94 and moved to 56–19. Eric Bledsoe led Milwaukee with 23 points, 3 rebounds and 7 assists.

Streak strip · MIL
Wvs CHA131–114L@ SAS114–121W@ NOP130–113W@ MIA113–98Lvs PHI125–130Wvs LAL115–101L@ CLE102–107Wvs MIA116–87Wvs CLE127–105Wvs HOU108–94
Top performances

Kemba Walker leads the day with 38

Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 18, 25, 40, 28, 10, 21, 31, 36, 15, 38Hornets-Spurs · W
25.2 PPG season to date · +13.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 9 REB · 11 AST
Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 22, 23, 10, 22, 26, 20, 21, 23, 32, 33Hawks-Pelicans · W
18.9 PPG season to date · +14.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 1 REB · 12 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 19, 11, 30, 12, 17, 11, 15, 18, 4, 33Nuggets-Pistons · W
18.1 PPG season to date · +15.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 36, 27, 23, 40, 40, 15, 27, 25, 16, 32Wizards-Lakers · L
26.0 PPG season to date · +6.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 14, 28, 33, 13, 21, 26, 16, 16, 16, 30Spurs-Hornets · L
21.5 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 27, 28, 10, 13, 15, 25, 17, 27, 24, 29Pistons-Nuggets · L
24.7 PPG season to date · +4.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 15 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Collin SextonCLE+8.3 24.6 last 10 · 16.3 season
Jalen BrunsonDAL+8.2 17.2 last 10 · 9.0 season
Devin BookerPHX+7.8 33.9 last 10 · 26.1 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
Marc GasolTOR−6.1 7.9 last 10 · 14.0 season
Serge IbakaTOR−5.8 9.0 last 10 · 14.8 season
Kent BazemoreATL−5.1 6.7 last 10 · 11.8 season