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Sunday, March 31, 2019Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ATL trailed MIL by 17 after the first quarter and won 136–135.

Final · OT · Box score
Bucks135
Hawks136
Q1 ATL -17; Q2 ATL -3; Q3 ATL +1; Q4 Hawks 0; OT1 ATL +1
Final · Box score
Mavs106
Thunder103
Q1 DAL +7; Q2 DAL +2; Q3 DAL +5; Q4 DAL +3
Final · Box score
Lakers130
Pelicans102
Q1 Lakers 0; Q2 LAL -1; Q3 LAL +21; Q4 LAL +28
Final · Box score
Kings113
Spurs106
Q1 SAC -2; Q2 SAC +1; Q3 SAC +2; Q4 SAC +7
Final · Box score
Wizards95
Nuggets90
Q1 WAS -11; Q2 WAS -9; Q3 WAS +3; Q4 WAS +5
Final · Box score
Hornets90
Warriors137
Q1 GSW +8; Q2 GSW +22; Q3 GSW +33; Q4 GSW +47
Final · Box score
Grizzlies96
Clippers113
Q1 LAC +6; Q2 LAC +15; Q3 LAC +19; Q4 LAC +17
On this day · 2017–18Mar 31, 2018: 5 games. Top scorer: DeMar DeRozan (Raptors-Celtics), 32 points.
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The lead · Bucks-Hawks

Atlanta flips a halftime deficit, wins in overtime

LaMarcus Aldridge goes for 27 points

Game flow · ATL margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-17-3+10+1ATL AHEAD ↑MIL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Bucks4328262513135
Hawks2642302414136
Who led
Justin AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 2, 0, 0, 4, 0, 6, 6, 3, 6, 24ATL24 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
John CollinsPoints, last 10 games: 23, 27, 20, 10, 20, 9, 13, 12, 20, 23ATL23 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Sterling BrownPoints, last 10 games: 0, 4, 1, 0, 4, 4, 12, 8, 15, 27MIL27 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Tim FrazierPoints, last 10 games: 5, 10, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 20MIL20 PTS · 7 REB · 15 AST
Second story · Wizards-Nuggets

Washington rallies from 11 down to beat Denver

Trailing by 11 after one, Washington outscored the Nuggets 72–56 the rest of the way. Final: 95–90. Troy Brown Jr. led Washington with 24 points, 7 rebounds and 1 assist.

Top-scorer duel · Wizards-Nuggets
Troy Brown Jr. · WASNikola Jokic · DENPTS2423REB714AST14Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Kings-Spurs25
Bucks-Hawks13
Mavs-Thunder12
Lakers-Pelicans8
Hornets-Warriors2
Grizzlies-Clippers1
Shot of the night

Trae's jumper at the buzzer of OT puts the Hawks ahead, 136-135 final

The night in charts
Bucks-Hawks combined for 271, 39 more than any other game
Points by game
Bucks-HawksBucks 135, Hawks 136 · OT
271
Lakers-PelicansLakers 130, Pelicans 102
232
Hornets-WarriorsHornets 90, Warriors 137
227
Kings-SpursKings 113, Spurs 106
219
Mavs-ThunderMavs 106, Thunder 103
209
Grizzlies-ClippersGrizzlies 96, Clippers 113
209
Wizards-NuggetsWizards 95, Nuggets 90
185
3 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bucks-HawksBucks 135, Hawks 136 · OT
+1 ATL
Mavs-ThunderMavs 106, Thunder 103
+3 DAL
Wizards-NuggetsWizards 95, Nuggets 90
+5 WAS
Kings-SpursKings 113, Spurs 106
+7 SAC
Grizzlies-ClippersGrizzlies 96, Clippers 113
+17 LAC
Lakers-PelicansLakers 130, Pelicans 102
+28 LAL
Hornets-WarriorsHornets 90, Warriors 137
+47 GSW
ATL erased a 17-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bucks-HawksATL won · Bucks 135, Hawks 136 · OT
17 pts
Wizards-NuggetsWAS won · Wizards 95, Nuggets 90
11 pts
Kings-SpursSAC won · Kings 113, Spurs 106
2 pts
Lakers-PelicansLAL won · Lakers 130, Pelicans 102
1 pt
Jokic shot 11-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
JokicDEN · 23 PTS, 14 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
73% (11-15)
LenATL · 23 PTS, 6 REB
67% (10-15)
GaySAS · 18 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST
67% (8-12)
John CollinsATL · 23 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK
64% (9-14)
RondoLAL · 24 PTS, 12 AST, 5 REB, 3 STL
64% (9-14)
Final · Bucks-Hawks
Bucks 135Hawks 136
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Bucks4328262513135
Hawks2642302414136
The story
John Collins had 23 points and 12 rebounds as Atlanta beat Milwaukee 136-135 in OT

Tim Frazier led Milwaukee with 20 PTS, 15 AST, 7 REB 23 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK · 9-14 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

Down 17 after the first, the Hawks took the second 42-28.

ATL lead by quarter
200 −17−3+10+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Sterling Brown led the game in fantasy with 54.8 FPTS (27 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST)

Final · Mavs-Thunder
Mavs 106Thunder 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs31272226106
Thunder24321928103
The story
Trey Burke's 25 points and 8 assists carried Dallas past Oklahoma City, 106-103

For Oklahoma City, Paul George had 27 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST 25 PTS, 8 AST, 2 REB · 10-18 FG, 4-8 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 31-24, was where the Mavericks built it.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +7+2+5+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Russell Westbrook was the fantasy play: 59.2 FPTS on 25 PTS, 11 REB, 11 AST

Final · Wizards-Nuggets
Wizards 95Nuggets 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards2330222095
Nuggets3428101890
The story
Washington beat Denver 95-90 behind 20 points and 14 rebounds from Thomas Bryant

Mason Plumlee paced Denver: 11 REB, 9 PTS, 2 AST 20 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK · 9-16 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

A 22-10 third quarter erased a 9-point hole for the Wizards.

WAS lead by quarter
200 −11−9+3+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Nikola Jokic topped the game at 52.8 FPTS: 23 PTS, 14 REB, 4 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.8Season avg17.0Last 5

17.0 points a game over his last five games, against 6.8 in 36 earlier games. Today: 9 points in 28 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.1Season avg10.3Last 3

10.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.1 in 56 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+39.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
1.8Season avg41Today

41 minutes today, against 1.8 a game in 4 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 16 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

LaMarcus Aldridge leads the day with 27

LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 28, 18, 12, 23, 17, 10, 48, 20, 14, 27Spurs-Kings · L
21.3 PPG season to date · +5.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 18 REB · 3 AST
Danilo GallinariPoints, last 10 games: 34, 25, 27, 20, 24, 27, 26, 25, 14, 27Clippers-Grizzlies · W
19.8 PPG season to date · +7.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 15 REB · 5 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 25, 36, 29, 31, 19, 28, 30, 31, 25, 27Thunder-Mavs · L
28.2 PPG season to date · −1.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Sterling BrownPoints, last 10 games: 0, 4, 1, 0, 4, 4, 12, 8, 15, 27Bucks-Hawks · L
6.0 PPG season to date · +21.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high27 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Buddy HieldPoints, last 10 games: 14, 16, 8, 29, 25, 18, 17, 27, 21, 26Kings-Spurs · W
21.0 PPG season to date · +5.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 23, 31, 19, 7, 42, 18, 16, 17, 27, 25Thunder-Mavs · L
23.0 PPG season to date · +2.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Rajon Rondo BOS, Apr 26, 2009: 25 PTS · 11 REB · 11 AST
25 PTS · 11 REB · 11 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Devin BookerPHX+10.4 37.3 last 10 · 26.9 season
Jalen BrunsonDAL+7.5 16.7 last 10 · 9.2 season
Collin SextonCLE+7.1 23.6 last 10 · 16.5 season
Kentavious Caldwell-PopeLAL+6.9 17.5 last 10 · 10.6 season
Mike ConleyMEM+5.6 26.7 last 10 · 21.1 season
Cold
Anthony DavisNOP−8.8 17.1 last 10 · 25.9 season
Alec BurksSAC−7.6 1.3 last 10 · 8.9 season
Kevin DurantGSW−5.8 20.8 last 10 · 26.6 season
Kent BazemoreATL−5.7 5.9 last 10 · 11.6 season
Markieff MorrisOKC−5.4 4.0 last 10 · 9.4 season