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Wednesday, March 24, 2021Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Magic trailed Suns by 8 after the first quarter and won 112–111.

Final · Box score
Pistons111
Pacers116
Q1 Pacers -3; Q2 Pacers +6; Q3 Pacers +7; Q4 Pacers +5
Final · Box score
Celtics119
Bucks121
Q1 Bucks +5; Q2 Bucks +11; Q3 Bucks +14; Q4 Bucks +2
Final · Box score
Nuggets111
Raptors135
Q1 Raptors +8; Q2 Raptors +18; Q3 Raptors +17; Q4 Raptors +24
Final · Box score
Cavs103
Bulls94
Q1 Cavs 0; Q2 Cavs -2; Q3 Cavs +6; Q4 Cavs +9
Final · Box score
Hornets122
Rockets97
Q1 Hornets 0; Q2 Hornets +3; Q3 Hornets +23; Q4 Hornets +25
Final · Box score
Mavs128
Wolves108
Q1 Mavs -3; Q2 Mavs +1; Q3 Mavs +15; Q4 Mavs +20
Final · Box score
Grizzlies116
Thunder107
Q1 Grizzlies +5; Q2 Grizzlies -4; Q3 Grizzlies +9; Q4 Grizzlies +9
Final · Box score
Suns111
Magic112
Q1 Magic -8; Q2 Magic 0; Q3 Magic -5; Q4 Magic +1
Final · Box score
Clippers134
Spurs101
Q1 Clippers +12; Q2 Clippers +14; Q3 Clippers +18; Q4 Clippers +33
Final · Box score
Hawks108
Kings110
Q1 Kings +2; Q2 Kings 0; Q3 Kings +11; Q4 Kings +2
Final · Box score
Nets88
Jazz118
Q1 Jazz +21; Q2 Jazz +25; Q3 Jazz +29; Q4 Jazz +30
The lead · Suns-Magic

Orlando rallies from 8 down to beat Phoenix

Nikola Vucevic goes for 27 points

Game flow · Magic margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-80-5+1Magic AHEAD ↑Suns AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns32273220111
Magic24352726112
Who led
Nikola VucevicPoints, last 10 games: 29, 29, 24, 26, 38, 17, 22, 22, 18, 27Magic27 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
Evan FournierPoints, last 10 games: 29, 14, 8, 16, 26, 23, 31, 16, 31, 21Magic21 PTS · 0 REB · 2 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 17, 16, 35, 20, 27, 35, 16, 26, 23, 25Suns25 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 8, 10, 19, 8, 18, 17, 20, 11, 8, 23Suns23 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Clippers rout

Three of 11 games were decided by four points or fewer. Clippers beat San Antonio by 33.

Magic over Suns1Bucks over Celtics2Kings over Hawks2Pacers over Pistons5Cavs over Bulls9Grizzlies over Thunder9Mavs over Wolves20Raptors over Nuggets24Hornets over Rockets25Jazz over Nets30Clippers over Spurs33Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Lead changes
Grizzlies-Thunder15
Pistons-Pacers9
Hawks-Kings9
Hornets-Rockets7
Mavs-Wolves3
Celtics-Bucks2
Nuggets-Raptors1
Clippers-Spurs0
Nets-Jazz0
The night in charts
Nuggets-Raptors combined for 246, 6 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-RaptorsNuggets 111, Raptors 135
246
Celtics-BucksCeltics 119, Bucks 121
240
Mavs-WolvesMavs 128, Wolves 108
236
Clippers-SpursClippers 134, Spurs 101
235
Pistons-PacersPistons 111, Pacers 116
227
Suns-MagicSuns 111, Magic 112
223
Grizzlies-ThunderGrizzlies 116, Thunder 107
223
Hornets-RocketsHornets 122, Rockets 97
219
Hawks-KingsHawks 108, Kings 110
218
Nets-JazzNets 88, Jazz 118
206
Cavs-BullsCavs 103, Bulls 94
197
4 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Suns-MagicSuns 111, Magic 112
+1 Magic
Celtics-BucksCeltics 119, Bucks 121
+2 Bucks
Hawks-KingsHawks 108, Kings 110
+2 Kings
Pistons-PacersPistons 111, Pacers 116
+5 Pacers
Cavs-BullsCavs 103, Bulls 94
+9 Cavs
Grizzlies-ThunderGrizzlies 116, Thunder 107
+9 Grizzlies
Mavs-WolvesMavs 128, Wolves 108
+20 Mavs
Nuggets-RaptorsNuggets 111, Raptors 135
+24 Raptors
Hornets-RocketsHornets 122, Rockets 97
+25 Hornets
Nets-JazzNets 88, Jazz 118
+30 Jazz
Clippers-SpursClippers 134, Spurs 101
+33 Clippers
Magic rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Suns-MagicMagic won · Suns 111, Magic 112
8 pts
Grizzlies-ThunderGrizzlies won · Grizzlies 116, Thunder 107
4 pts
Pistons-PacersPacers won · Pistons 111, Pacers 116
3 pts
Mavs-WolvesMavs won · Mavs 128, Wolves 108
3 pts
Cavs-BullsCavs won · Cavs 103, Bulls 94
2 pts
Capela shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
CapelaHawks · 25 PTS, 17 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
83% (10-12)
Jarrett AllenCavs · 19 PTS, 9 REB, 3 BLK, 2 STL
75% (9-12)
KawhiClippers · 25 PTS, 7 REB, 5 STL, 3 AST
75% (9-12)
Alize JohnsonNets · 23 PTS, 15 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
73% (11-15)
GrahamHornets · 21 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB
70% (7-10)
Final · Suns-Magic
Suns 111Magic 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns32273220111
Magic24352726112
The story
Evan Fournier had 21 points as Orlando beat Phoenix 112-111

Chris Paul led Phoenix with 23 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB 21 PTS, 2 AST · 8-16 FG, 4-9 3PT

The swing

Down 8 after the first, the Magic took the second 35-27.

Magic lead by quarter
200 −80−5+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hawks-Kings
Hawks 108Kings 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks27301734108
Kings29282825110
The story
Tyrese Haliburton's 17 points carried Sacramento past Atlanta, 110-108

For Atlanta, Trae Young had 29 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB 17 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB · 6-12 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 28-17, was where the Kings built it.

Kings lead by quarter
200 +20+11+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Clint Capela was the fantasy play: 52.4 FPTS on 25 PTS, 17 REB, 2 AST

Final · Celtics-Bucks
Celtics 119Bucks 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics30292733119
Bucks35353021121
The story
Milwaukee beat Boston 121-119 behind 27 points and 13 rebounds from Khris Middleton

Jayson Tatum paced Boston: 18 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST 27 PTS, 13 REB, 4 AST · 11-20 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

A 35-29 second quarter did the most damage for the Bucks.

Bucks lead by quarter
200 +5+11+14+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kemba Walker topped the game at 44.9 FPTS: 23 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.7Season avg25.4Last 5

25.4 points a game over his last five games, against 16.7 in 43 earlier games. Today: 29 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.9Season avg14.7Last 3

14.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.9 in 34 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 19 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.1Season avg32Today

32 minutes today, against 13.1 a game in 29 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

De'Aaron Fox leads the day with 37

De'Aaron FoxPoints, last 10 games: 23, 32, 30, 32, 29, 28, 29, 16, 30, 37Kings-Hawks · W
24.1 PPG season to date · +13.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Kristaps PorzingisPoints, last 10 games: 18, 17, 19, 28, 25, 22, 11, 11, 12, 29Mavs-Wolves · W
20.0 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 18, 32, 37, 28, 14, 13, 23, 14, 28, 29Hawks-Kings · L
25.8 PPG season to date · +3.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 24, 19, 27, 21, 34, 29, 42, 11, 16, 29Wolves-Mavs · L
16.9 PPG season to date · +12.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Jerami GrantPoints, last 10 games: 17, 30, 21, 32, 22, 14, 23, 18, 26, 29Pistons-Pacers · L
23.4 PPG season to date · +5.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Caris LeVertPoints, last 10 games: 43, 21, 20, 13, 17, 19, 8, 13, 19, 28Pacers-Pistons · W
17.8 PPG season to date · +10.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Anthony EdwardsWolves+8.3 25.2 last 10 · 16.9 season
Norman PowellRaptors+6.2 25.8 last 10 · 19.6 season
Russell WestbrookWizards+4.7 26.4 last 10 · 21.7 season
De'Aaron FoxKings+4.5 28.6 last 10 · 24.1 season
Michael Porter Jr.Nuggets+4.0 20.0 last 10 · 16.0 season
Cold
Gordon HaywardHornets−4.9 15.2 last 10 · 20.1 season
Eric BledsoePelicans−4.6 6.7 last 10 · 11.3 season
Paul GeorgeClippers−4.2 18.2 last 10 · 22.4 season
Tyler HerroHeat−3.8 11.3 last 10 · 15.1 season
Domantas SabonisPacers−3.7 16.4 last 10 · 20.1 season