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Friday, March 26, 2021Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIN trailed HOU by 15 after three quarters and won 107–101.

Final · Box score
Nets113
Pistons111
Q1 BKN +7; Q2 BKN +9; Q3 BKN +4; Q4 BKN +2
Final · Box score
Celtics122
Bucks114
Q1 BOS +6; Q2 BOS +5; Q3 BOS +14; Q4 BOS +8
Final · Box score
Suns104
Raptors100
Q1 PHX +1; Q2 PHX +2; Q3 PHX +6; Q4 PHX +4
Final · Box score
Heat105
Hornets110
Q1 CHA +17; Q2 CHA +23; Q3 CHA +13; Q4 CHA +5
Final · Box score
Rockets101
Wolves107
Q1 MIN +4; Q2 MIN -9; Q3 MIN -15; Q4 MIN +6
Final · Box score
Nuggets113
Pelicans108
Q1 DEN -7; Q2 DEN -9; Q3 DEN -1; Q4 DEN +5
Final · Box score
Blazers112
Magic105
Q1 POR +3; Q2 POR +10; Q3 POR +3; Q4 POR +7
Final · Box score
Pacers109
Mavs94
Q1 IND +2; Q2 IND +13; Q3 IND +7; Q4 IND +15
Final · Box score
Grizzlies114
Jazz117
Q1 UTA +14; Q2 UTA +16; Q3 UTA +9; Q4 UTA +3
Final · Box score
Hawks124
Warriors108
Q1 ATL +7; Q2 ATL +18; Q3 ATL +16; Q4 ATL +16
Final · Box score
Cavs86
Lakers100
Q1 LAL -2; Q2 LAL -7; Q3 LAL +11; Q4 LAL +14
The lead · Rockets-Wolves

Minnesota overcomes 15-point deficit, beats Houston 107–101

James Harden goes for 44 points

Game flow · MIN margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+4-9-15+6MIN AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets29342810101
Wolves33212231107
Who led
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 16, 16, 34, 13, 29, 41, 24, 33, 22, 29MIN29 PTS · 16 REB · 8 AST
Juancho HernangomezPoints, last 10 games: 7, 5, 10, 5, 5, 14, 3, 5, 17, 19MIN19 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Christian WoodPoints, last 10 games: 27, 18, 8, 17, 21, 18, 27, 19, 11, 24HOU24 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Ben McLemorePoints, last 10 games: 0, 7, 5, 10, 12, 8, 9, 7, 14, 21HOU21 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Nuggets-Pelicans

Denver climbs out of a 9-point hole against New Orleans

Down 9 at the half, the Nuggets won the third quarter 31–23 and the game 113–108. Nikola Jokic led Denver with 37 points, 6 rebounds and 9 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Nuggets-Pelicans
Nikola Jokic · DENZion Williamson · NOPPTS3739REB610AST95Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Pacers-Mavs9
Suns-Raptors8
Rockets-Wolves8
Cavs-Lakers6
Celtics-Bucks2
Hawks-Warriors2
Blazers-Magic1
Grizzlies-Jazz1
Heat-Hornets0
The night in charts
Celtics-Bucks combined for 236, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Celtics-BucksCeltics 122, Bucks 114
236
Hawks-WarriorsHawks 124, Warriors 108
232
Grizzlies-JazzGrizzlies 114, Jazz 117
231
Nets-PistonsNets 113, Pistons 111
224
Nuggets-PelicansNuggets 113, Pelicans 108
221
Blazers-MagicBlazers 112, Magic 105
217
Heat-HornetsHeat 105, Hornets 110
215
Rockets-WolvesRockets 101, Wolves 107
208
Suns-RaptorsSuns 104, Raptors 100
204
Pacers-MavsPacers 109, Mavs 94
203
Cavs-LakersCavs 86, Lakers 100
186
5 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Nets-PistonsNets 113, Pistons 111
+2 BKN
Grizzlies-JazzGrizzlies 114, Jazz 117
+3 UTA
Suns-RaptorsSuns 104, Raptors 100
+4 PHX
Heat-HornetsHeat 105, Hornets 110
+5 CHA
Nuggets-PelicansNuggets 113, Pelicans 108
+5 DEN
Rockets-WolvesRockets 101, Wolves 107
+6 MIN
Blazers-MagicBlazers 112, Magic 105
+7 POR
Celtics-BucksCeltics 122, Bucks 114
+8 BOS
Cavs-LakersCavs 86, Lakers 100
+14 LAL
Pacers-MavsPacers 109, Mavs 94
+15 IND
Hawks-WarriorsHawks 124, Warriors 108
+16 ATL
MIN erased a 15-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Rockets-WolvesMIN won · Rockets 101, Wolves 107
15 pts
Nuggets-PelicansDEN won · Nuggets 113, Pelicans 108
9 pts
Cavs-LakersLAL won · Cavs 86, Lakers 100
7 pts
Zion shot 16-of-19 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ZionNOP · 39 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST, 2 BLK
84% (16-19)
CapelaATL · 18 PTS, 15 REB, 3 BLK, 2 STL
80% (8-10)
GobertUTA · 25 PTS, 9 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
79% (11-14)
AytonPHX · 19 PTS, 9 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
75% (9-12)
John CollinsATL · 38 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
74% (14-19)
Final · Nets-Pistons
Nets 113Pistons 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets34252331113
Pistons27232833111
The story
Blake Griffin had 17 points as Brooklyn beat Detroit 113-111

Jerami Grant led Detroit with 19 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB 17 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST · 5-8 FG, 2-2 3PT

The swing

The Nets won the first 34-27, their biggest quarter edge.

BKN lead by quarter
200 +7+9+4+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Grizzlies-Jazz
Grizzlies 114Jazz 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies24262935114
Jazz38282229117
The story
Utah beat Memphis 117-114 behind 35 points from Donovan Mitchell

Ja Morant paced Memphis: 32 PTS, 11 AST, 4 REB 35 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB · 12-23 FG, 5-7 3PT

The swing

A 38-24 first quarter did the most damage for the Jazz.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +14+16+9+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Wolves
Rockets 101Wolves 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets29342810101
Wolves33212231107
The story
Karl-Anthony Towns' 29 points and 16 rebounds carried Minnesota past Houston, 107-101

For Houston, John Wall had 15 AST, 14 PTS, 3 REB 29 PTS, 16 REB, 8 AST · 9-26 FG, 4-9 3PT

The swing

The Timberwolves trailed by 15 going into the fourth, then won it 31-10.

MIN lead by quarter
200 +4−9−15+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.0Season avg20.4Last 5

20.4 points a game over his last five games, against 11.0 in 24 earlier games. Today: 15 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.0Season avg18.0Last 3

18.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.0 in 22 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.8Season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 18.8 a game in 35 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 44

James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 30, 29, 22, 24, 21, 40, 19, 26, 25, 44Nets-Pistons · W
25.8 PPG season to date · +18.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Giannis Antetokounmpo MIL, Dec 14, 2018: 44 PTS · 14 REB · 8 AST
Ties season high44 PTS · 14 REB · 8 AST
Zion WilliamsonPoints, last 10 games: 26, 28, 24, 23, 27, 28, 26, 30, 27, 39Pelicans-Nuggets · L
26.0 PPG season to date · +13.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high39 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
John CollinsPoints, last 10 games: 15, 13, 16, 22, 20, 19, 27, 23, 10, 38Hawks-Warriors · W
18.6 PPG season to date · +19.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high38 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 20, 28, 26, 32, 12, 34, 29, 28, 20, 37Nuggets-Pelicans · W
27.2 PPG season to date · +10.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 21, 33, 28, 24, 21, 42, 31, 30, 27, 35Jazz-Grizzlies · W
25.6 PPG season to date · +9.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 14, 27, 31, 23, 29, 29, 15, 23, 18, 34Celtics-Bucks · W
25.0 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Anthony EdwardsMIN+7.2 24.0 last 10 · 16.8 season
De'Aaron FoxSAC+6.1 30.7 last 10 · 24.6 season
Montrezl HarrellLAL+5.9 21.0 last 10 · 15.1 season
Michael Porter Jr.DEN+5.1 21.4 last 10 · 16.3 season
Norman PowellPOR+4.7 24.4 last 10 · 19.7 season
Cold
Gordon HaywardCHA−4.8 15.1 last 10 · 19.9 season
Bradley BealWAS−4.7 27.0 last 10 · 31.7 season
Eric BledsoeNOP−4.2 7.2 last 10 · 11.4 season
Cedi OsmanCLE−4.0 6.0 last 10 · 10.0 season
CJ McCollumPOR−3.8 20.5 last 10 · 24.3 season