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Wednesday, March 17, 2021Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Spurs trailed Bulls by 18 at halftime and won 106–99.

Final · Box score
Raptors112
Pistons116
Q1 Pistons +6; Q2 Pistons +5; Q3 Pistons +7; Q4 Pistons +4
Final · Box score
Nets124
Pacers115
Q1 Nets -15; Q2 Nets -3; Q3 Nets -2; Q4 Nets +9
Final · OT · Box score
Bucks109
Sixers105
Q1 Bucks -7; Q2 Bucks -14; Q3 Bucks -9; Q4 Bucks 0; OT1 Bucks +4
Final · Box score
Kings121
Wizards119
Q1 Kings -4; Q2 Kings 0; Q3 Kings +9; Q4 Kings +2
Final · Box score
Spurs106
Bulls99
Q1 Spurs -14; Q2 Spurs -18; Q3 Spurs -13; Q4 Spurs +7
Final · Box score
Celtics110
Cavs117
Q1 Cavs +8; Q2 Cavs +17; Q3 Cavs +8; Q4 Cavs +7
Final · Box score
Warriors108
Rockets94
Q1 Warriors +4; Q2 Warriors +24; Q3 Warriors +15; Q4 Warriors +14
Final · Box score
Hornets104
Nuggets129
Q1 Nuggets +1; Q2 Nuggets +12; Q3 Nuggets +28; Q4 Nuggets +25
Final · Box score
Heat85
Grizzlies89
Q1 Grizzlies +3; Q2 Grizzlies -1; Q3 Grizzlies +9; Q4 Grizzlies +4
Final · Box score
Clippers89
Mavs105
Q1 Mavs -5; Q2 Mavs +5; Q3 Mavs +6; Q4 Mavs +16
The lead · Spurs-Bulls

San Antonio erases 18-point lead, steals one from Chicago

James Harden posts a triple-double

Game flow · Spurs margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-14-18-13+7Spurs AHEAD ↑Bulls AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs17232739106
Bulls3127221999
Who led
Jakob PoeltlPoints, last 10 games: 7, 6, 14, 8, 2, 6, 6, 7, 14, 20Spurs20 PTS · 16 REB · 1 AST
Derrick WhitePoints, last 10 games: 10, 14, 2, 11, 25, 6, 17, 17, 9, 17Spurs17 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Zach LaVinePoints, last 10 games: 21, 35, 24, 23, 36, 19, 30, 15, 40, 29Bulls29 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Thaddeus YoungPoints, last 10 games: 17, 14, 13, 12, 18, 14, 13, 10, 17, 16Bulls16 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Four close finishes and one Nuggets rout

Four of 10 games were decided by four points or fewer. Denver beat Charlotte by 25.

Kings over Wizards2Pistons over Raptors4Bucks over Sixers4Grizzlies over Heat4Spurs over Bulls7Cavs over Celtics7Nets over Pacers9Warriors over Rockets14Mavs over Clippers16Nuggets over Hornets25Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Lead changes
Clippers-Mavs11
Nets-Pacers10
Heat-Grizzlies10
Bucks-Sixers9
Kings-Wizards7
Raptors-Pistons5
Warriors-Rockets4
Celtics-Cavs1
Spurs-Bulls1
Hornets-Nuggets1
Shot of the night

Ja's jumper with 1.2 seconds left breaks the tie, 89-85 final

The night in charts
Kings-Wizards combined for 240, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-WizardsKings 121, Wizards 119
240
Nets-PacersNets 124, Pacers 115
239
Hornets-NuggetsHornets 104, Nuggets 129
233
Raptors-PistonsRaptors 112, Pistons 116
228
Celtics-CavsCeltics 110, Cavs 117
227
Bucks-SixersBucks 109, Sixers 105 · OT
214
Spurs-BullsSpurs 106, Bulls 99
205
Warriors-RocketsWarriors 108, Rockets 94
202
Clippers-MavsClippers 89, Mavs 105
194
Heat-GrizzliesHeat 85, Grizzlies 89
174
4 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Kings-WizardsKings 121, Wizards 119
+2 Kings
Heat-GrizzliesHeat 85, Grizzlies 89
+4 Grizzlies
Raptors-PistonsRaptors 112, Pistons 116
+4 Pistons
Bucks-SixersBucks 109, Sixers 105 · OT
+4 Bucks
Celtics-CavsCeltics 110, Cavs 117
+7 Cavs
Spurs-BullsSpurs 106, Bulls 99
+7 Spurs
Nets-PacersNets 124, Pacers 115
+9 Nets
Warriors-RocketsWarriors 108, Rockets 94
+14 Warriors
Clippers-MavsClippers 89, Mavs 105
+16 Mavs
Hornets-NuggetsHornets 104, Nuggets 129
+25 Nuggets
Spurs erased a 18-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Spurs-BullsSpurs won · Spurs 106, Bulls 99
18 pts
Nets-PacersNets won · Nets 124, Pacers 115
15 pts
Bucks-SixersBucks won · Bucks 109, Sixers 105 · OT
14 pts
Clippers-MavsMavs won · Clippers 89, Mavs 105
5 pts
Kings-WizardsKings won · Kings 121, Wizards 119
4 pts
Poeltl shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PoeltlSpurs · 20 PTS, 16 REB, 1 AST
82% (9-11)
PowellRaptors · 43 PTS, 3 REB
78% (14-18)
SabonisPacers · 18 PTS, 11 REB, 11 AST, 4 STL
73% (8-11)
WoodRockets · 21 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
67% (8-12)
MPJNuggets · 28 PTS, 13 REB, 1 AST
65% (11-17)
Final · Kings-Wizards
Kings 121Wizards 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings34323619121
Wizards38282726119
The story
Sacramento beat Washington 121-119 behind 28 points from De'Aaron Fox

Bradley Beal paced Washington: 29 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST 28 PTS, 7 AST, 5 STL, 1 REB · 8-21 FG, 1-6 3PT

The swing

A 36-27 third quarter did the most damage for the Kings.

Kings lead by quarter
200 −40+9+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Russell Westbrook topped the game at 55.3 FPTS: 26 PTS, 14 REB, 10 AST

Final · Bucks-Sixers
Bucks 109Sixers 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Bucks1813342816109
Sixers2520291912105
The story
Giannis Antetokounmpo had 32 points and 15 rebounds as Milwaukee beat Philadelphia 109-105 in OT

Ben Simmons led Philadelphia with 13 PTS, 12 AST, 10 REB 32 PTS, 15 REB, 5 AST · 13-22 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

Down 9 after the third, the Bucks took the fourth 28-19.

Bucks lead by quarter
200 −7−14−90+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Nets-Pacers
Nets 124Pacers 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets25333135124
Pacers40213024115
The story
Joe Harris' 19 points carried Brooklyn past Indiana, 124-115

For Indiana, Caris LeVert had 19 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB 19 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST · 7-11 FG, 5-7 3PT

The swing

The Nets trailed by 15 going into the second, then won it 33-21.

Nets lead by quarter
200 −15−3−2+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
Jordan PooleWarriors
+10.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.2Season avg19.0Last 5

19.0 points a game over his last five games, against 8.2 in 19 earlier games. Today: 23 points in 24 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.3Season avg18.7Last 3

18.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.3 in 28 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.3Season avg31Today

31 minutes today, against 7.3 a game in 10 earlier games. Line: 7 points, 2 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Norman Powell leads the day with 43

Norman PowellPoints, last 10 games: 11, 24, 17, 30, 36, 25, 33, 13, 32, 43Raptors-Pistons · L
19.7 PPG season to date · +24.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Allen Iverson Sixers, Dec 23, 1999: 42 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Career high43 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 44, 21, 31, 19, 27, 33, 22, 21, 25, 42Mavs-Clippers · W
28.5 PPG season to date · +13.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Stephon Marbury Nets, Jan 27, 2000: 42 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
42 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 37, 29, 20, 29, 30, 29, 22, 24, 21, 40Nets-Pacers · W
25.5 PPG season to date · +15.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Bradley Beal Wizards, Dec 22, 2018: 40 PTS · 11 REB · 15 AST
40 PTS · 10 REB · 15 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 38, 37, 38, 36, 27, 26, 24, 33, 31, 32Bucks-Sixers · W
29.1 PPG season to date · +3.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 15 REB · 5 AST
Collin SextonPoints, last 10 games: 27, 29, 23, 28, 39, 32, 19, 15, 21, 29Cavs-Celtics · W
23.7 PPG season to date · +5.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Zach LaVinePoints, last 10 games: 21, 35, 24, 23, 36, 19, 30, 15, 40, 29Bulls-Spurs · L
28.4 PPG season to date · +0.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Norman PowellRaptors+6.7 26.4 last 10 · 19.7 season
Anthony EdwardsWolves+5.5 21.7 last 10 · 16.2 season
Bruce BrownNets+4.9 13.2 last 10 · 8.3 season
Jimmy ButlerHeat+4.6 26.4 last 10 · 21.8 season
Malik MonkHornets+4.6 17.8 last 10 · 13.2 season
Cold
Gordon HaywardHornets−4.6 16.1 last 10 · 20.7 season
Khem BirchMagic−3.9 1.6 last 10 · 5.5 season
Marcus MorrisClippers−3.4 8.4 last 10 · 11.8 season
JaMychal GreenNuggets−3.3 5.8 last 10 · 9.1 season
Chris PaulSuns−3.3 12.6 last 10 · 15.9 season