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Monday, March 15, 2021Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHA trailed SAC by 6 at halftime and won 122–116.

Final · Box score
Kings116
Hornets122
Q1 CHA -5; Q2 CHA -6; Q3 CHA -5; Q4 CHA +6
Final · Box score
Bucks133
Wizards122
Q1 MIL +9; Q2 MIL +14; Q3 MIL +16; Q4 MIL +11
Final · Box score
Knicks112
Nets117
Q1 BKN +5; Q2 BKN +12; Q3 BKN +12; Q4 BKN +5
Final · Box score
Spurs109
Pistons99
Q1 Spurs 0; Q2 SAS +10; Q3 SAS +20; Q4 SAS +10
Final · Box score
Clippers109
Mavs99
Q1 LAC +8; Q2 LAC +5; Q3 LAC +7; Q4 LAC +10
Final · Box score
Pacers106
Nuggets121
Q1 Nuggets 0; Q2 DEN +9; Q3 DEN -4; Q4 DEN +15
Final · Box score
Grizzlies99
Suns122
Q1 PHX -1; Q2 PHX +8; Q3 PHX +19; Q4 PHX +23
Final · Box score
Lakers128
Warriors97
Q1 LAL +3; Q2 LAL +15; Q3 LAL +20; Q4 LAL +31
The lead · Kings-Hornets

Charlotte keeps rolling, beats Sacramento

Giannis Antetokounmpo posts a triple-double

Game flow · CHA margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5-6-5+6CHA AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings37302920116
Hornets32293031122
Who led
Terry RozierPoints, last 10 games: 36, 12, 10, 24, 8, 20, 31, 17, 17, 26CHA26 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Gordon HaywardPoints, last 10 games: 15, 14, 13, 21, 20, 12, 23, 17, 9, 25CHA25 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
De'Aaron FoxPoints, last 10 games: 13, 27, 29, 27, 20, 23, 32, 30, 32, 29SAC29 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Buddy HieldPoints, last 10 games: 13, 11, 9, 14, 30, 29, 21, 20, 10, 23SAC23 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Lead changes
Clippers-Mavs8
Knicks-Nets7
Pacers-Nuggets6
Lakers-Warriors6
Bucks-Wizards2
The night in charts
Bucks-Wizards combined for 255, 17 more than any other game
Points by game
Bucks-WizardsBucks 133, Wizards 122
255
Kings-HornetsKings 116, Hornets 122
238
Knicks-NetsKnicks 112, Nets 117
229
Pacers-NuggetsPacers 106, Nuggets 121
227
Lakers-WarriorsLakers 128, Warriors 97
225
Grizzlies-SunsGrizzlies 99, Suns 122
221
Spurs-PistonsSpurs 109, Pistons 99
208
Clippers-MavsClippers 109, Mavs 99
208
BKN won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Knicks-NetsKnicks 112, Nets 117
+5 BKN
Kings-HornetsKings 116, Hornets 122
+6 CHA
Spurs-PistonsSpurs 109, Pistons 99
+10 SAS
Clippers-MavsClippers 109, Mavs 99
+10 LAC
Bucks-WizardsBucks 133, Wizards 122
+11 MIL
Pacers-NuggetsPacers 106, Nuggets 121
+15 DEN
Grizzlies-SunsGrizzlies 99, Suns 122
+23 PHX
Lakers-WarriorsLakers 128, Warriors 97
+31 LAL
CHA rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Kings-HornetsCHA won · Kings 116, Hornets 122
6 pts
Pacers-NuggetsDEN won · Pacers 106, Nuggets 121
4 pts
Grizzlies-SunsPHX won · Grizzlies 99, Suns 122
1 pt
CP3 shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
CP3PHX · 18 PTS, 7 AST, 4 STL, 3 REB
82% (9-11)
HarrellLAL · 27 PTS, 5 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST
79% (11-14)
ValanciunasMEM · 24 PTS, 17 REB, 2 STL
79% (11-14)
Jeff GreenBKN · 20 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
73% (8-11)
KyrieBKN · 34 PTS, 4 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
72% (13-18)
Final · Knicks-Nets
Knicks 112Nets 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks30252928112
Nets35322921117
The story
James Harden had a 21-14-15 triple-double as Brooklyn beat New York 117-112

RJ Barrett led New York with 23 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST 21 PTS, 15 AST, 14 REB · 6-15 FG, 0-5 3PT

The swing

The Nets won the second 32-25, their biggest quarter edge.

BKN lead by quarter
200 +5+12+12+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Julius Randle led the game in fantasy with 61.9 FPTS (33 PTS, 12 REB, 6 AST)

Final · Clippers-Mavs
Clippers 109Mavs 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers31243024109
Mavs2327282199
The story
LA beat Dallas 109-99 behind 22 points from Kawhi Leonard

Kristaps Porzingis paced Dallas: 22 PTS, 7 REB 22 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST, 4 STL · 9-20 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

A 31-23 first quarter did the most damage for the Clippers.

LAC lead by quarter
200 +8+5+7+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Luka Doncic topped the game at 62.0 FPTS: 25 PTS, 16 AST, 10 REB

Final · Bucks-Wizards
Bucks 133Wizards 122
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks32373628133
Wizards23323433122
The story
Brook Lopez's 22 points carried Milwaukee past Washington, 133-122

For Washington, Rui Hachimura had 22 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST 22 PTS, 7 REB, 4 BLK, 2 AST · 8-12 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 32-23, was where the Bucks built it.

MIL lead by quarter
200 +9+14+16+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.8Season avg17.6Last 5

17.6 points a game over his last five games, against 7.8 in 18 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 21 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.2minutes, last 3 vs 2019–20 avg
Minutes per game
24.22019–20 avg9.0Last 3

9.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.2 in 2019–20 (38 games). Today: 0 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.5Season avg42Today

42 minutes today, against 26.5 a game in 34 earlier games. Line: 19 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · Pacers-Nuggets

Denver handles Indiana by 15

The Nuggets won the fourth quarter 34–15. Final: 121–106. Nikola Jokic led Denver with 32 points, 14 rebounds and 5 assists.

The whole night · final margins
BKN over NYK5CHA over SAC6SAS over DET10LAC over DAL10MIL over WAS11DEN over IND15PHX over MEM23LAL over GSW31Final margin, points. Pink = DEN over IND.
Top performances

Bradley Beal leads the day with 37

Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 33, 28, 33, 34, 46, 23, 33, 21, 19, 37Wizards-Bucks · L
32.3 PPG season to date · +4.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 40, 16, 28, 21, 27, 27, 24, 40, 18, 34Nets-Knicks · W
27.6 PPG season to date · +6.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Julius RandlePoints, last 10 games: 25, 25, 21, 28, 25, 14, 27, 7, 26, 33Knicks-Nets · L
23.1 PPG season to date · +10.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 12 REB · 6 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 15, 41, 24, 19, 39, 37, 20, 28, 26, 32Nuggets-Pacers · W
27.3 PPG season to date · +4.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 14 REB · 5 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 29, 38, 37, 38, 36, 27, 26, 24, 33, 31Bucks-Wizards · W
29.0 PPG season to date · +2.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Joel Embiid PHI, Jan 3, 2022: 31 PTS · 15 REB · 10 AST
31 PTS · 15 REB · 10 AST
De'Aaron FoxPoints, last 10 games: 13, 27, 29, 27, 20, 23, 32, 30, 32, 29Kings-Hornets · L
23.6 PPG season to date · +5.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 8 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
Bruce BrownBKN+4.8 13.0 last 10 · 8.2 season
Nikola VucevicORL+4.5 29.5 last 10 · 25.0 season
Terrence RossORL+3.9 19.9 last 10 · 16.0 season
Cold
Gordon HaywardCHA−4.2 16.9 last 10 · 21.1 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−3.3 12.6 last 10 · 15.9 season
JaMychal GreenDEN−3.0 6.2 last 10 · 9.2 season