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Saturday, March 13, 2021Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ATL trailed SAC by 11 after the first quarter and won 121–106.

Final · Box score
Knicks119
Thunder97
Q1 NYK -9; Q2 NYK +2; Q3 NYK +10; Q4 NYK +22
Final · Box score
Pistons95
Nets100
Q1 BKN +4; Q2 BKN +5; Q3 BKN +12; Q4 BKN +5
Final · Box score
Raptors104
Hornets114
Q1 CHA +20; Q2 CHA +15; Q3 CHA +25; Q4 CHA +10
Final · Box score
Bucks125
Wizards119
Q1 MIL +3; Q2 MIL -1; Q3 MIL -1; Q4 MIL +6
Final · Box score
Kings106
Hawks121
Q1 ATL -11; Q2 ATL +10; Q3 ATL +17; Q4 ATL +15
Final · Box score
Blazers125
Wolves121
Q1 POR +9; Q2 POR +9; Q3 POR -1; Q4 POR +4
Final · Box score
Mavs116
Nuggets103
Q1 DAL -1; Q2 DAL +11; Q3 DAL +20; Q4 DAL +13
Final · Box score
Pacers122
Suns111
Q1 IND -4; Q2 IND +5; Q3 IND +20; Q4 IND +11
The lead · Kings-Hawks

Atlanta climbs out of an 11-point hole against Sacramento

Russell Westbrook posts a triple-double

Game flow · ATL margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-11+10+17+15ATL AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings33183025106
Hawks22393723121
Who led
Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 31, 35, 28, 33, 17, 15, 18, 32, 37, 28ATL28 PTS · 1 REB · 9 AST
Clint CapelaPoints, last 10 games: 24, 24, 22, 12, 9, 17, 20, 10, 9, 24ATL24 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
De'Aaron FoxPoints, last 10 games: 20, 13, 27, 29, 27, 20, 23, 32, 30, 32SAC32 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Richaun HolmesPoints, last 10 games: 13, 11, 18, 9, 19, 13, 16, 12, 20, 20SAC20 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Knicks-Thunder

New York climbs back to beat OKC

OKC led by 9 after one. New York won it 119–97. RJ Barrett led New York with 32 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Knicks-Thunder
RJ Barrett · NYKAl Horford · OKCPTS3216REB55AST30Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Bucks-Wizards18
Pacers-Suns9
Blazers-Wolves4
Knicks-Thunder3
Kings-Hawks1
Mavs-Nuggets1
Raptors-Hornets0
The night in charts
Blazers-Wolves combined for 246, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Blazers-WolvesBlazers 125, Wolves 121
246
Bucks-WizardsBucks 125, Wizards 119
244
Pacers-SunsPacers 122, Suns 111
233
Kings-HawksKings 106, Hawks 121
227
Mavs-NuggetsMavs 116, Nuggets 103
219
Raptors-HornetsRaptors 104, Hornets 114
218
Knicks-ThunderKnicks 119, Thunder 97
216
Pistons-NetsPistons 95, Nets 100
195
2 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Blazers-WolvesBlazers 125, Wolves 121
+4 POR
Pistons-NetsPistons 95, Nets 100
+5 BKN
Bucks-WizardsBucks 125, Wizards 119
+6 MIL
Raptors-HornetsRaptors 104, Hornets 114
+10 CHA
Pacers-SunsPacers 122, Suns 111
+11 IND
Mavs-NuggetsMavs 116, Nuggets 103
+13 DAL
Kings-HawksKings 106, Hawks 121
+15 ATL
Knicks-ThunderKnicks 119, Thunder 97
+22 NYK
ATL erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Kings-HawksATL won · Kings 106, Hawks 121
11 pts
Knicks-ThunderNYK won · Knicks 119, Thunder 97
9 pts
Pacers-SunsIND won · Pacers 122, Suns 111
4 pts
Blazers-WolvesPOR won · Blazers 125, Wolves 121
1 pt
Bucks-WizardsMIL won · Bucks 125, Wizards 119
1 pt
Capela shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
CapelaATL · 24 PTS, 14 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
83% (10-12)
AytonPHX · 14 PTS, 12 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
SabonisIND · 22 PTS, 13 REB, 10 AST, 4 STL
69% (9-13)
McDermottIND · 22 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
69% (9-13)
PorzingisDAL · 25 PTS, 6 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
67% (10-15)
Final · Pistons-Nets
Pistons 95Nets 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2224202995
Nets26252722100
The story
James Harden's a 24-10-10 triple-double carried Brooklyn past Detroit, 100-95

For Detroit, Delon Wright had 13 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB 24 PTS, 10 REB, 10 AST, 3 BLK · 8-19 FG, 0-6 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 27-20, was where the Nets built it.

BKN lead by quarter
200 +4+5+12+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bucks-Wizards
Bucks 125Wizards 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks36283031125
Wizards33323024119
The story
Giannis Antetokounmpo had a 33-11-11 triple-double as Milwaukee beat Washington 125-119

Rui Hachimura led Washington with 29 PTS, 11 REB 33 PTS, 11 REB, 11 AST · 12-19 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

Down 1 after the third, the Bucks took the fourth 31-24.

MIL lead by quarter
200 +3−1−1+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Suns
Pacers 122Suns 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers29333525122
Suns33242034111
The story
Indiana beat Phoenix 122-111 behind a 22-13-10 triple-double from Domantas Sabonis

Chris Paul paced Phoenix: 10 AST, 8 PTS, 4 REB 22 PTS, 13 REB, 10 AST, 4 STL · 9-13 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

A 35-20 third quarter did the most damage for the Pacers.

IND lead by quarter
200 −4+5+20+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
18.8Season avg27.4Last 5

27.4 points a game over his last five games, against 18.8 in 35 earlier games. Today: 13 points in 28 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.2Season avg18.0Last 3

18.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.2 in 26 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
5.8Season avg27Today

27 minutes today, against 5.8 a game in 16 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 1 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Russell Westbrook leads the day with 42

Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 32, 20, 16, 19, 24, 23, 27, 20, 25, 42Wizards-Bucks · L
21.1 PPG season to date · +21.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: LeBron James CLE, May 15, 2018: 42 PTS · 10 REB · 12 AST
Season high42 PTS · 10 REB · 12 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 30, 19, 27, 26, 24, 23, 21, 16, 16, 34Wolves-Blazers · L
22.3 PPG season to date · +12.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 23, 29, 38, 37, 38, 36, 27, 26, 24, 33Bucks-Wizards · W
29.0 PPG season to date · +4.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: LeBron James CLE, Mar 21, 2016: 33 PTS · 11 REB · 11 AST
33 PTS · 11 REB · 11 AST
De'Aaron FoxPoints, last 10 games: 20, 13, 27, 29, 27, 20, 23, 32, 30, 32Kings-Hawks · L
23.5 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
RJ BarrettPoints, last 10 games: 15, 21, 4, 12, 24, 21, 15, 21, 22, 32Knicks-Thunder · W
17.1 PPG season to date · +15.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high32 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Rui HachimuraPoints, last 10 games: 15, 10, 20, 6, 2, 7, 9, 11, 9, 29Wizards-Bucks · L
12.9 PPG season to date · +16.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Norman PowellTOR+6.2 24.9 last 10 · 18.7 season
Ben SimmonsPHI+5.3 21.4 last 10 · 16.1 season
Malik MonkCHA+5.3 18.7 last 10 · 13.4 season
Bruce BrownBKN+4.3 12.6 last 10 · 8.3 season
Kelly Oubre Jr.GSW+4.3 19.7 last 10 · 15.4 season
Cold
Gordon HaywardCHA−4.7 16.3 last 10 · 21.0 season
Jaylen BrownBOS−4.0 20.4 last 10 · 24.4 season
Chris PaulPHX−3.5 12.3 last 10 · 15.8 season
Khem BirchORL−3.1 2.5 last 10 · 5.6 season
JaMychal GreenDEN−3.0 6.0 last 10 · 9.0 season