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Tuesday, March 10, 2020Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: WAS trailed NYK by 16 at halftime and won 122–115.

Final · Box score
Celtics114
Pacers111
Q1 BOS +8; Q2 BOS +9; Q3 BOS +14; Q4 BOS +3
Final · Box score
Knicks115
Wizards122
Q1 WAS +5; Q2 WAS -16; Q3 Wizards 0; Q4 WAS +7
Final · Box score
Cavs103
Bulls108
Q1 CHI -2; Q2 CHI +2; Q3 Bulls 0; Q4 CHI +5
Final · Box score
Wolves111
Rockets117
Q1 HOU -9; Q2 HOU -4; Q3 HOU +3; Q4 HOU +6
Final · Box score
Magic120
Grizzlies115
Q1 ORL -8; Q2 ORL -13; Q3 ORL -1; Q4 ORL +5
Final · Box score
Mavs109
Spurs119
Q1 SAS -2; Q2 SAS -5; Q3 SAS -2; Q4 SAS +10
Final · Box score
Suns105
Blazers121
Q1 POR +8; Q2 POR +1; Q3 POR +4; Q4 POR +16
Final · Box score
Clippers131
Warriors107
Q1 LAC +9; Q2 LAC +28; Q3 LAC +34; Q4 LAC +24
Final · Box score
Nets104
Lakers102
Q1 BKN -6; Q2 BKN -2; Q3 BKN +7; Q4 BKN +2
On this day · 2018–19Mar 10, 2019: 9 games. Top scorer: Devin Booker (Suns-Warriors), 37 points.
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The lead · Knicks-Wizards

Bradley Beal drops 39 in 16-point comeback win over New York

Luka Doncic goes for 38 points

Game flow · WAS margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+5-160+7WAS AHEAD ↑NYK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks31391728115
Wizards36183335122
Who led
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 53, 55, 30, 42, 34, 35, 29, 35, 23, 39WAS39 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Shabazz NapierPoints, last 10 games: 2, 27, 9, 10, 9, 9, 9, 9, 27, 21WAS21 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Frank NtilikinaPoints, last 10 games: 2, 9, 0, 14, 4, 11, 4, 7, 7, 20NYK20 PTS · 2 REB · 10 AST
Bobby PortisPoints, last 10 games: 19, 12, 17, 7, 10, 15, 21, 14, 7, 20NYK20 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Nine games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Clippers by 24.

BKN over LAL2BOS over IND3CHI over CLE5ORL over MEM5HOU over MIN6WAS over NYK7SAS over DAL10POR over PHX16LAC over GSW24Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Suns-Blazers17
Nets-Lakers14
Cavs-Bulls11
Knicks-Wizards4
Celtics-Pacers3
Magic-Grizzlies3
Clippers-Warriors1
The night in charts
Clippers-Warriors combined for 238, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Clippers-WarriorsClippers 131, Warriors 107
238
Knicks-WizardsKnicks 115, Wizards 122
237
Magic-GrizzliesMagic 120, Grizzlies 115
235
Wolves-RocketsWolves 111, Rockets 117
228
Mavs-SpursMavs 109, Spurs 119
228
Suns-BlazersSuns 105, Blazers 121
226
Celtics-PacersCeltics 114, Pacers 111
225
Cavs-BullsCavs 103, Bulls 108
211
Nets-LakersNets 104, Lakers 102
206
4 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Nets-LakersNets 104, Lakers 102
+2 BKN
Celtics-PacersCeltics 114, Pacers 111
+3 BOS
Cavs-BullsCavs 103, Bulls 108
+5 CHI
Magic-GrizzliesMagic 120, Grizzlies 115
+5 ORL
Wolves-RocketsWolves 111, Rockets 117
+6 HOU
Knicks-WizardsKnicks 115, Wizards 122
+7 WAS
Mavs-SpursMavs 109, Spurs 119
+10 SAS
Suns-BlazersSuns 105, Blazers 121
+16 POR
Clippers-WarriorsClippers 131, Warriors 107
+24 LAC
WAS erased a 16-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Knicks-WizardsWAS won · Knicks 115, Wizards 122
16 pts
Magic-GrizzliesORL won · Magic 120, Grizzlies 115
13 pts
Wolves-RocketsHOU won · Wolves 111, Rockets 117
9 pts
Nets-LakersBKN won · Nets 104, Lakers 102
6 pts
Mavs-SpursSAS won · Mavs 109, Spurs 119
5 pts
Valanciunas shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ValanciunasMEM · 27 PTS, 16 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
90% (9-10)
SextonCLE · 26 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
75% (12-16)
TheisBOS · 20 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
67% (8-12)
WhitesidePOR · 16 PTS, 14 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
67% (8-12)
BenderGSW · 23 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST
67% (8-12)
Final · Nets-Lakers
Nets 104Lakers 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets27293117104
Lakers33252222102
The story
Caris LeVert's 22 points carried Brooklyn past Los Angeles, 104-102

For Los Angeles, Anthony Davis had 26 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST 22 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST · 8-20 FG, 3-8 3PT

The swing

The Nets trailed by 2 going into the third, then won it 31-22.

BKN lead by quarter
200 −6−2+7+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

LeBron James was the fantasy play: 58.9 FPTS on 29 PTS, 12 REB, 9 AST

Final · Celtics-Pacers
Celtics 114Pacers 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics30293520114
Pacers22283031111
The story
Boston beat Indiana 114-111 behind 30 points from Jayson Tatum

Domantas Sabonis paced Indiana: 28 PTS, 9 REB, 8 AST 30 PTS, 6 REB, 4 STL, 2 AST · 11-22 FG, 3-9 3PT

The swing

A 30-22 first quarter did the most damage for the Celtics.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +8+9+14+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Gordon Hayward topped the game at 55.0 FPTS: 27 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST

Final · Magic-Grizzlies
Magic 120Grizzlies 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic27233535120
Grizzlies35282329115
The story
Nikola Vucevic had 19 points and 11 rebounds as Orlando beat Memphis 120-115

Ja Morant led Memphis with 21 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB 19 PTS, 11 REB, 7 AST · 9-15 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

Down 13 after the second, the Magic took the third 35-23.

ORL lead by quarter
200 −8−13−1+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Jonas Valanciunas led the game in fantasy with 47.2 FPTS (27 PTS, 16 REB)

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.3Season avg21.4Last 5

21.4 points a game over his last five games, against 11.3 in 54 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.5Season avg17.3Last 3

17.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.5 in 46 earlier games. Today: 10 points in 27 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.1Season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 14.1 a game in 56 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 2 rebounds, 8 assists.

Top performances

Bradley Beal leads the day with 39

Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 53, 55, 30, 42, 34, 35, 29, 35, 23, 39Wizards-Knicks · W
30.5 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 33, 33, 20, 26, 23, 23, 30, 21, 36, 38Mavs-Spurs · L
28.7 PPG season to date · +9.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 29, 38, 37, 30, 21, 35, 16, 30, 23, 37Rockets-Wolves · W
34.4 PPG season to date · +2.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 39, 28, 41, 36, 33, 32, 32, 18, 19, 30Celtics-Pacers · W
23.6 PPG season to date · +6.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 32, 32, 29, 40, 19, 34, 22, 37, 28, 29Lakers-Nets · L
25.7 PPG season to date · +3.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 12 REB · 9 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 21, 29, 24, 14, 26, 21, 22, 23, 36, 29Suns-Blazers · L
26.1 PPG season to date · +2.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Coby WhiteCHI+11.5 24.7 last 10 · 13.2 season
Christian WoodDET+9.2 22.0 last 10 · 12.8 season
Malik BeasleyMIN+8.5 19.7 last 10 · 11.2 season
Terrence RossORL+7.4 22.2 last 10 · 14.8 season
Jayson TatumBOS+7.2 30.8 last 10 · 23.6 season
Cold
Marcus MorrisLAC−8.3 9.1 last 10 · 17.4 season
Paul GeorgeLAC−5.4 15.6 last 10 · 21.0 season
Josh RichardsonPHI−5.3 8.6 last 10 · 13.9 season
DeMar DeRozanSAS−5.2 17.0 last 10 · 22.2 season
Kemba WalkerBOS−4.9 16.3 last 10 · 21.2 season