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Wednesday, March 10, 2021Regular season · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed SAS by 7 at halftime and won 115–104.

Final · Box score
Wizards112
Grizzlies127
Q1 MEM +9; Q2 MEM +5; Q3 MEM +9; Q4 MEM +15
Final · Box score
Spurs104
Mavs115
Q1 DAL -5; Q2 DAL -7; Q3 DAL +1; Q4 DAL +11
On this day · 2019–20Mar 10, 2020: 9 games. Top scorer: Bradley Beal (Wizards-Knicks), 39 points.
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The lead · Spurs-Mavs

Dallas makes it four straight

Jonas Valanciunas goes for 29 points

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5-7+1+11DAL AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs32272718104
Mavs27253528115
Who led
Kristaps PorzingisPoints, last 10 games: 25, 18, 27, 15, 36, 18, 18, 17, 19, 28DAL28 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 26, 28, 46, 44, 21, 31, 19, 27, 33, 22DAL22 PTS · 12 REB · 12 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 30, 21, 12, 23, 8, 32, 22, 10, 20, 30SAS30 PTS · 0 REB · 11 AST
Patty MillsPoints, last 10 games: 9, 13, 12, 10, 15, 13, 14, 14, 13, 14SAS14 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Wizards-Grizzlies

Memphis leads Washington wire to wire

Memphis was ahead at every break and won 127–112. Best quarter: the first, 35–26. Jonas Valanciunas led Memphis with 29 points, 20 rebounds and 3 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Grizzlies-Wizards
Jonas Valanciunas · MEMBradley Beal · WASPTS2921REB203AST35Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Spurs-Mavs14
Wizards-Grizzlies7
The night in charts
Wizards-Grizzlies combined for 239, 20 more than any other game
Points by game
Wizards-GrizzliesWizards 112, Grizzlies 127
239
Spurs-MavsSpurs 104, Mavs 115
219
DAL won the closest game by 11
Closest finishes
Spurs-MavsSpurs 104, Mavs 115
+11 DAL
Wizards-GrizzliesWizards 112, Grizzlies 127
+15 MEM
Porzingis shot 11-of-17 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PorzingisDAL · 28 PTS, 14 REB, 1 AST
65% (11-17)
DeRozanSAS · 30 PTS, 11 AST, 4 STL
63% (12-19)
ValanciunasMEM · 29 PTS, 20 REB, 4 BLK, 3 AST
57% (12-21)
BaneMEM · 20 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
54% (7-13)
WestbrookWAS · 20 PTS, 10 AST, 5 REB, 3 STL
53% (10-19)
Final · Spurs-Mavs
Spurs 104Mavs 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs32272718104
Mavs27253528115
The story
Luka Doncic had a 22-12-12 triple-double as Dallas beat San Antonio 115-104

Rudy Gay led San Antonio with 13 PTS, 9 REB 22 PTS, 12 REB, 12 AST · 9-20 FG, 2-10 3PT

The swing

The Mavericks won the fourth 28-18, their biggest quarter edge.

DAL lead by quarter
200 −5−7+1+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wizards-Grizzlies
Wizards 112Grizzlies 127
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards26362327112
Grizzlies35322733127
The story
Ja Morant's 21 points and 10 assists carried Memphis past Washington, 127-112

For Washington, Bradley Beal had 21 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB 21 PTS, 10 AST, 6 REB · 7-14 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 35-26, was where the Grizzlies built it.

MEM lead by quarter
200 +9+5+9+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Losing minutes
−10.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.2Season avg18.3Last 3

18.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.2 in 29 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 22 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+8.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.4Season avg32Today

32 minutes today, against 23.4 a game in 32 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 5 rebounds, 0 assists.

Cooling off
−5.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.5Season avg7.0Last 5

7.0 points a game over his last five games, against 12.5 in 27 earlier games. Today: 11 points in 25 minutes.

Top performances

DeMar DeRozan leads the day with 30

DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 30, 21, 12, 23, 8, 32, 22, 10, 20, 30Spurs-Mavs · L
20.3 PPG season to date · +10.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 0 REB · 11 AST
Jonas ValanciunasPoints, last 10 games: 22, 17, 10, 11, 16, 22, 6, 11, 13, 29Grizzlies-Wizards · W
16.0 PPG season to date · +13.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 20 REB · 3 AST
Kristaps PorzingisPoints, last 10 games: 25, 18, 27, 15, 36, 18, 18, 17, 19, 28Mavs-Spurs · W
20.5 PPG season to date · +7.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 26, 28, 46, 44, 21, 31, 19, 27, 33, 22Mavs-Spurs · W
28.4 PPG season to date · −6.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Grant Hill DET, Apr 4, 1997: 22 PTS · 12 REB · 12 AST
22 PTS · 12 REB · 12 AST
Ja MorantPoints, last 10 games: 15, 29, 12, 22, 16, 20, 6, 35, 35, 21Grizzlies-Wizards · W
19.8 PPG season to date · +1.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 6 REB · 10 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 25, 37, 33, 28, 33, 34, 46, 23, 33, 21Wizards-Grizzlies · L
32.5 PPG season to date · −11.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jamal MurrayDEN+7.7 29.5 last 10 · 21.8 season
Bruce BrownBKN+5.4 14.0 last 10 · 8.6 season
Ben SimmonsPHI+5.3 21.4 last 10 · 16.1 season
Norman PowellTOR+5.2 23.6 last 10 · 18.4 season
Ricky RubioMIN+4.7 12.7 last 10 · 8.0 season
Cold
Jaylen BrownBOS−3.1 21.6 last 10 · 24.7 season
Nicolas BatumLAC−2.9 6.1 last 10 · 9.0 season
Gordon HaywardCHA−2.8 18.7 last 10 · 21.5 season
JaMychal GreenDEN−2.7 6.4 last 10 · 9.1 season
Tim Hardaway Jr.DAL−2.5 13.7 last 10 · 16.2 season