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Saturday, March 27, 2021Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Celtics trailed Thunder by 5 at halftime and won 111–94.

Final · Box score
Knicks102
Bucks96
Q1 Knicks +7; Q2 Knicks +3; Q3 Knicks +4; Q4 Knicks +6
Final · Box score
Rockets129
Wolves107
Q1 Rockets +12; Q2 Rockets +26; Q3 Rockets +20; Q4 Rockets +22
Final · Box score
Pistons92
Wizards106
Q1 Wizards +11; Q2 Wizards +27; Q3 Wizards +4; Q4 Wizards +14
Final · Box score
Bulls104
Spurs120
Q1 Spurs +13; Q2 Spurs +26; Q3 Spurs +23; Q4 Spurs +16
Final · Box score
Mavs103
Pelicans112
Q1 Pelicans +15; Q2 Pelicans 0; Q3 Pelicans +2; Q4 Pelicans +9
Final · Box score
Celtics111
Thunder94
Q1 Celtics -4; Q2 Celtics -5; Q3 Celtics -4; Q4 Celtics +17
Final · Box score
Grizzlies110
Jazz126
Q1 Jazz +20; Q2 Jazz +17; Q3 Jazz +18; Q4 Jazz +16
Final · Box score
Sixers112
Clippers122
Q1 Clippers -1; Q2 Clippers +5; Q3 Clippers +13; Q4 Clippers +10
Final · Box score
Cavs98
Kings100
Q1 Kings +2; Q2 Kings +1; Q3 Kings -3; Q4 Kings +2
The lead · Celtics-Thunder

Boston tops Thunder in Oklahoma City

Paul George goes for 24 points

Game flow · Celtics margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4-5-4+17Celtics AHEAD ↑Thunder AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics21262935111
Thunder2527281494
Who led
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 27, 31, 23, 29, 29, 15, 23, 18, 34, 27Celtics27 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 13, 24, 28, 28, 19, 34, 27, 24, 18, 25Celtics25 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Theo MaledonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 7, 11, 10, 8, 10, 12, 9, 10, 22Thunder22 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Moses BrownPoints, last 10 games: 0, 8, 9, 13, 20, 5, 13, 4, 19, 21Thunder21 PTS · 23 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Cavs-Kings

Sacramento takes over late to edge Cleveland

Down 3 after three, Sacramento won the fourth 29–24. Final: 100–98. De'Aaron Fox led Sacramento with 36 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists.

The whole night · final margins
Kings over Cavs2Knicks over Bucks6Pelicans over Mavs9Clippers over Sixers10Wizards over Pistons14Spurs over Bulls16Jazz over Grizzlies16Celtics over Thunder17Rockets over Wolves22Final margin, points. Pink = Kings over Cavs.
Lead changes
Mavs-Pelicans15
Cavs-Kings11
Sixers-Clippers6
Rockets-Wolves5
Bulls-Spurs1
Celtics-Thunder1
Grizzlies-Jazz1
Shot of the night

Barnes's three at the buzzer puts the Kings ahead, 100-98 final

The night in charts
Rockets-Wolves combined for 236
Points by game
Rockets-WolvesRockets 129, Wolves 107
236
Grizzlies-JazzGrizzlies 110, Jazz 126
236
Sixers-ClippersSixers 112, Clippers 122
234
Bulls-SpursBulls 104, Spurs 120
224
Mavs-PelicansMavs 103, Pelicans 112
215
Celtics-ThunderCeltics 111, Thunder 94
205
Pistons-WizardsPistons 92, Wizards 106
198
Cavs-KingsCavs 98, Kings 100
198
Knicks-BucksKnicks 102, Bucks 96
198
Kings won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Cavs-KingsCavs 98, Kings 100
+2 Kings
Knicks-BucksKnicks 102, Bucks 96
+6 Knicks
Mavs-PelicansMavs 103, Pelicans 112
+9 Pelicans
Sixers-ClippersSixers 112, Clippers 122
+10 Clippers
Pistons-WizardsPistons 92, Wizards 106
+14 Wizards
Bulls-SpursBulls 104, Spurs 120
+16 Spurs
Grizzlies-JazzGrizzlies 110, Jazz 126
+16 Jazz
Celtics-ThunderCeltics 111, Thunder 94
+17 Celtics
Rockets-WolvesRockets 129, Wolves 107
+22 Rockets
Celtics rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Celtics-ThunderCeltics won · Celtics 111, Thunder 94
5 pts
Cavs-KingsKings won · Cavs 98, Kings 100
3 pts
Sixers-ClippersClippers won · Sixers 112, Clippers 122
1 pt
Mann shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MannClippers · 23 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST
83% (10-12)
Moses BrownThunder · 23 REB, 21 PTS
80% (8-10)
MitchellJazz · 35 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
71% (12-17)
Tobias HarrisSixers · 29 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST
68% (13-19)
Kevin Porter Jr.Rockets · 25 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST
67% (10-15)
Final · Cavs-Kings
Cavs 98Kings 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs2919262498
Kings31182229100
The story
De'Aaron Fox had 36 points as Sacramento beat Cleveland 100-98

Collin Sexton led Cleveland with 26 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST 36 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB · 15-24 FG, 2-8 3PT

The swing

Down 3 after the third, the Kings took the fourth 29-24.

Kings lead by quarter
200 +2+1−3+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pistons-Wizards
Pistons 92Wizards 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2219341792
Wizards33351127106
The story
Washington beat Detroit 106-92 behind a 19-19-10 triple-double from Russell Westbrook

Wayne Ellington paced Detroit: 15 PTS, 2 REB 19 PTS, 19 REB, 10 AST · 8-20 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

A 35-19 second quarter did the most damage for the Wizards.

Wizards lead by quarter
300 +11+27+4+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Wolves
Rockets 129Wolves 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets41332431129
Wolves29193029107
The story
Kevin Porter Jr.'s 25 points carried Houston past Minnesota, 129-107

For Minnesota, Anthony Edwards had 27 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST 25 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST · 10-15 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 33-19, was where the Rockets built it.

Rockets lead by quarter
300 +12+26+20+22 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Karl-Anthony Towns was the fantasy play: 54.0 FPTS on 27 PTS, 15 REB, 4 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
Terance MannClippers
+9.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
5.8Season avg15.4Last 5

15.4 points a game over his last five games, against 5.8 in 41 earlier games. Today: 23 points in 29 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.1Season avg7.3Last 3

7.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.1 in 12 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+28.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.4Season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 7.4 a game in 13 earlier games. Line: 21 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Zion Williamson leads the day with 38

Zion WilliamsonPoints, last 10 games: 28, 24, 23, 27, 28, 26, 30, 27, 39, 38Pelicans-Mavs · W
26.3 PPG season to date · +12.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
De'Aaron FoxPoints, last 10 games: 30, 32, 29, 28, 29, 16, 30, 37, 44, 36Kings-Cavs · W
24.8 PPG season to date · +11.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 33, 28, 24, 21, 42, 31, 30, 27, 35, 35Jazz-Grizzlies · W
25.9 PPG season to date · +9.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Tim Hardaway Jr.Points, last 10 games: 9, 24, 8, 21, 15, 25, 11, 21, 16, 30Mavs-Pelicans · L
16.8 PPG season to date · +13.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Tobias HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 24, 14, 23, 30, 19, 29, 20, 25, 17, 29Sixers-Clippers · L
20.9 PPG season to date · +8.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Jordan ClarksonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 15, 21, 20, 7, 11, 16, 3, 14, 28Jazz-Grizzlies · W
17.4 PPG season to date · +10.9 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+7.8 24.8 last 10 · 17.0 season
De'Aaron FoxKings+6.3 31.1 last 10 · 24.8 season
Montrezl HarrellLakers+5.9 21.0 last 10 · 15.1 season
Michael Porter Jr.Nuggets+5.1 21.4 last 10 · 16.3 season
Alec BurksKnicks+4.9 18.1 last 10 · 13.2 season
Cold
Bradley BealWizards−4.9 26.4 last 10 · 31.3 season
Gordon HaywardHornets−4.8 15.1 last 10 · 19.9 season
Eric BledsoePelicans−4.3 7.1 last 10 · 11.4 season
Coby WhiteBulls−4.0 11.0 last 10 · 15.0 season
Cedi OsmanCavs−4.0 6.0 last 10 · 10.0 season