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Sunday, March 14, 2021Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: OKC trailed MEM by 10 after three quarters and won 128–122.

Final · Box score
Grizzlies122
Thunder128
Q1 OKC -3; Q2 OKC -7; Q3 OKC -10; Q4 OKC +6
Final · Box score
Jazz119
Warriors131
Q1 GSW +11; Q2 GSW +13; Q3 GSW +9; Q4 GSW +12
Final · Box score
Spurs99
Sixers134
Q1 PHI +11; Q2 PHI +8; Q3 PHI +33; Q4 PHI +35
Final · Box score
Heat102
Magic97
Q1 MIA +3; Q2 MIA +3; Q3 MIA -4; Q4 MIA +5
Final · Box score
Cavs82
Hawks100
Q1 ATL +4; Q2 ATL +3; Q3 ATL +3; Q4 ATL +18
Final · Box score
Celtics134
Rockets107
Q1 BOS +4; Q2 BOS +13; Q3 BOS +32; Q4 BOS +27
Final · Box score
Blazers112
Wolves114
Q1 MIN +4; Q2 MIN -2; Q3 MIN +4; Q4 MIN +2
Final · Box score
Raptors95
Bulls118
Q1 CHI +6; Q2 CHI +9; Q3 CHI +12; Q4 CHI +23
Final · Box score
Clippers115
Pelicans135
Q1 NOP +12; Q2 NOP +10; Q3 NOP +27; Q4 NOP +20
The lead · Grizzlies-Thunder

SGA pours in 30, OKC beats Memphis

Rudy Gobert goes for 28 rebounds

Game flow · OKC margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3-7-10+6OKC AHEAD ↑MEM AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies31313822122
Thunder28273538128
Who led
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 16, 31, 27, 42, 24, 13, 15, 33, 32, 30OKC30 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Aleksej PokusevskiPoints, last 10 games: 0, 3, 2, 6, 7, 2, 2, 14, 4, 23OKC23 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Ja MorantPoints, last 10 games: 12, 22, 16, 20, 6, 35, 35, 21, 16, 22MEM22 PTS · 1 REB · 7 AST
Dillon BrooksPoints, last 10 games: 18, 17, 19, 11, 8, 20, 23, 10, 20, 19MEM19 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Heat-Magic

Orlando's skid reaches eight

Miami won 102–97; the Magic fall to 13–26. Jimmy Butler led Miami with 29 points, 7 rebounds and 9 assists.

Streak strip · ORL
Wvs GSW124–120Wvs DET105–96Lvs DET93–105L@ BKN92–129Lvs UTA109–124Lvs DAL124–130Lvs ATL112–115L@ MIA103–111L@ SAS77–104Lvs MIA97–102
Lead changes
Grizzlies-Thunder10
Heat-Magic8
Blazers-Wolves5
Raptors-Bulls4
Spurs-Sixers1
Clippers-Pelicans0
The night in charts
Jazz-Warriors combined for 250
Points by game
Jazz-WarriorsJazz 119, Warriors 131
250
Grizzlies-ThunderGrizzlies 122, Thunder 128
250
Clippers-PelicansClippers 115, Pelicans 135
250
Celtics-RocketsCeltics 134, Rockets 107
241
Spurs-SixersSpurs 99, Sixers 134
233
Blazers-WolvesBlazers 112, Wolves 114
226
Raptors-BullsRaptors 95, Bulls 118
213
Heat-MagicHeat 102, Magic 97
199
Cavs-HawksCavs 82, Hawks 100
182
2 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Blazers-WolvesBlazers 112, Wolves 114
+2 MIN
Heat-MagicHeat 102, Magic 97
+5 MIA
Grizzlies-ThunderGrizzlies 122, Thunder 128
+6 OKC
Jazz-WarriorsJazz 119, Warriors 131
+12 GSW
Cavs-HawksCavs 82, Hawks 100
+18 ATL
Clippers-PelicansClippers 115, Pelicans 135
+20 NOP
Raptors-BullsRaptors 95, Bulls 118
+23 CHI
Celtics-RocketsCeltics 134, Rockets 107
+27 BOS
Spurs-SixersSpurs 99, Sixers 134
+35 PHI
OKC erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Grizzlies-ThunderOKC won · Grizzlies 122, Thunder 128
10 pts
Heat-MagicMIA won · Heat 102, Magic 97
4 pts
Blazers-WolvesMIN won · Blazers 112, Wolves 114
2 pts
Zion shot 13-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ZionNOP · 27 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB
81% (13-16)
GobertUTA · 28 REB, 24 PTS, 4 BLK, 2 STL
80% (8-10)
WigginsGSW · 28 PTS, 3 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
75% (12-16)
WisemanGSW · 16 PTS, 4 REB, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
Lonzo BallNOP · 20 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Final · Blazers-Wolves
Blazers 112Wolves 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers20292340112
Wolves24232938114
The story
Anthony Edwards had 34 points as Minnesota beat Portland 114-112

Robert Covington led Portland with 19 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST 34 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST · 12-24 FG, 6-14 3PT

The swing

Down 2 after the second, the Timberwolves took the third 29-23.

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

Damian Lillard led the game in fantasy with 53.4 FPTS (38 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST)

Final · Grizzlies-Thunder
Grizzlies 122Thunder 128
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies31313822122
Thunder28273538128
The story
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's 30 points carried Oklahoma City past Memphis, 128-122

For Memphis, Jonas Valanciunas had 16 PTS, 14 REB, 4 AST 30 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB · 8-17 FG, 4-6 3PT

The swing

The Thunder trailed by 10 going into the fourth, then won it 38-22.

OKC lead by quarter
200 −3−7−10+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Aleksej Pokusevski was the fantasy play: 46.5 FPTS on 23 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST

Final · Jazz-Warriors
Jazz 119Warriors 131
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz22323233119
Warriors33342836131
The story
Golden State beat Utah 131-119 behind 32 points and 9 assists from Stephen Curry

Mike Conley paced Utah: 23 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB 32 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB · 10-20 FG, 6-9 3PT

The swing

A 33-22 first quarter did the most damage for the Warriors.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +11+13+9+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
15.4Season avg25.0Last 5

25.0 points a game over his last five games, against 15.4 in 38 earlier games. Today: 34 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.4Season avg13.7Last 3

13.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.4 in 35 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.7Season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 18.7 a game in 19 earlier games. Line: 23 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Nikola Vucevic leads the day with 38

Nikola VucevicPoints, last 10 games: 30, 37, 20, 28, 34, 29, 29, 24, 26, 38Magic-Heat · L
25.0 PPG season to date · +13.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 35, 24, 25, 35, 23, 22, 44, 30, 25, 38Blazers-Wolves · L
29.9 PPG season to date · +8.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 7, 12, 9, 21, 21, 24, 19, 27, 21, 34Wolves-Blazers · W
15.8 PPG season to date · +18.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high34 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 36, 25, 29, 37, 24, 29, 16, 35, 14, 32Warriors-Jazz · W
29.3 PPG season to date · +2.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Norman PowellPoints, last 10 games: 31, 11, 24, 17, 30, 36, 25, 33, 13, 32Raptors-Bulls · L
19.0 PPG season to date · +13.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Terrence RossPoints, last 10 games: 23, 30, 24, 17, 13, 5, 10, 18, 28, 31Magic-Heat · L
16.0 PPG season to date · +15.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Norman PowellTOR+6.2 25.2 last 10 · 19.0 season
Ben SimmonsPHI+5.4 21.4 last 10 · 16.0 season
Malik MonkCHA+5.3 18.7 last 10 · 13.4 season
Nikola VucevicORL+4.5 29.5 last 10 · 25.0 season
Bruce BrownBKN+4.3 12.6 last 10 · 8.3 season
Cold
Gordon HaywardCHA−4.7 16.3 last 10 · 21.0 season
Jaylen BrownBOS−4.2 20.1 last 10 · 24.3 season
Khem BirchORL−3.9 1.6 last 10 · 5.5 season
Chris PaulPHX−3.5 12.3 last 10 · 15.8 season
Marcus MorrisLAC−3.3 8.5 last 10 · 11.8 season