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Monday, March 29, 2021Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAC trailed MIL by 12 after the first quarter and won 129–105.

Final · Box score
Pacers124
Wizards132
Q1 WAS -4; Q2 WAS -1; Q3 WAS +3; Q4 WAS +8
Final · Box score
Wolves107
Nets112
Q1 BKN +12; Q2 BKN +9; Q3 BKN +10; Q4 BKN +5
Final · Box score
Pelicans115
Celtics109
Q1 NOP +5; Q2 NOP +9; Q3 NOP +7; Q4 NOP +6
Final · Box score
Heat98
Knicks88
Q1 MIA +5; Q2 MIA -7; Q3 MIA +11; Q4 MIA +10
Final · Box score
Raptors104
Pistons118
Q1 DET +8; Q2 DET +16; Q3 DET +17; Q4 DET +14
Final · Box score
Grizzlies120
Rockets110
Q1 MEM -4; Q2 Grizzlies 0; Q3 MEM -1; Q4 MEM +10
Final · Box score
Mavs127
Thunder106
Q1 DAL +9; Q2 DAL +8; Q3 DAL +17; Q4 DAL +21
Final · Box score
Kings132
Spurs115
Q1 SAC -4; Q2 SAC +8; Q3 SAC +6; Q4 SAC +17
Final · Box score
Cavs75
Jazz114
Q1 UTA +9; Q2 UTA +19; Q3 UTA +38; Q4 UTA +39
Final · Box score
Bulls102
Warriors116
Q1 GSW +5; Q2 GSW +5; Q3 GSW +11; Q4 GSW +14
Final · Box score
Bucks105
Clippers129
Q1 LAC -12; Q2 LAC +2; Q3 LAC +10; Q4 LAC +24
The lead · Bucks-Clippers

Clippers fight back from 12 down against Milwaukee

Russell Westbrook posts a triple-double

Game flow · LAC margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-12+2+10+24LAC AHEAD ↑MIL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks38173119105
Clippers26313933129
Who led
Marcus MorrisPoints, last 10 games: 10, 9, 0, 14, 11, 13, 19, 20, 13, 25LAC25 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 22, 28, 23, 22, 20, 17, 25, 25, 28, 23LAC23 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 27, 26, 24, 33, 31, 32, 26, 13, 16, 32MIL32 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Jrue HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 15, 11, 18, 15, 19, 21, 28, 13, 17, 24MIL24 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Utah posts the night's biggest win

Utah beat Cleveland by 39, the widest margin of 11 games.

BKN over MIN5NOP over BOS6WAS over IND8MIA over NYK10MEM over HOU10DET over TOR14GSW over CHI14SAC over SAS17DAL over OKC21LAC over MIL24UTA over CLE39Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Pacers-Wizards22
Grizzlies-Rockets18
Bucks-Clippers11
Pelicans-Celtics7
Bulls-Warriors7
Kings-Spurs6
Wolves-Nets5
Heat-Knicks4
Raptors-Pistons2
Mavs-Thunder0
The night in charts
Pacers-Wizards combined for 256, 9 more than any other game
Points by game
Pacers-WizardsPacers 124, Wizards 132
256
Kings-SpursKings 132, Spurs 115
247
Bucks-ClippersBucks 105, Clippers 129
234
Mavs-ThunderMavs 127, Thunder 106
233
Grizzlies-RocketsGrizzlies 120, Rockets 110
230
Pelicans-CelticsPelicans 115, Celtics 109
224
Raptors-PistonsRaptors 104, Pistons 118
222
Wolves-NetsWolves 107, Nets 112
219
Bulls-WarriorsBulls 102, Warriors 116
218
Cavs-JazzCavs 75, Jazz 114
189
Heat-KnicksHeat 98, Knicks 88
186
BKN won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Wolves-NetsWolves 107, Nets 112
+5 BKN
Pelicans-CelticsPelicans 115, Celtics 109
+6 NOP
Pacers-WizardsPacers 124, Wizards 132
+8 WAS
Heat-KnicksHeat 98, Knicks 88
+10 MIA
Grizzlies-RocketsGrizzlies 120, Rockets 110
+10 MEM
Bulls-WarriorsBulls 102, Warriors 116
+14 GSW
Raptors-PistonsRaptors 104, Pistons 118
+14 DET
Kings-SpursKings 132, Spurs 115
+17 SAC
Mavs-ThunderMavs 127, Thunder 106
+21 DAL
Bucks-ClippersBucks 105, Clippers 129
+24 LAC
Cavs-JazzCavs 75, Jazz 114
+39 UTA
LAC erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bucks-ClippersLAC won · Bucks 105, Clippers 129
12 pts
Heat-KnicksMIA won · Heat 98, Knicks 88
7 pts
Pacers-WizardsWAS won · Pacers 124, Wizards 132
4 pts
Kings-SpursSAC won · Kings 132, Spurs 115
4 pts
Grizzlies-RocketsMEM won · Grizzlies 120, Rockets 110
4 pts
Hutchison shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HutchisonWAS · 18 PTS, 5 REB
73% (8-11)
HolmesSAC · 23 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK
73% (8-11)
PoeltlSAS · 17 PTS, 11 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
73% (8-11)
KennardLAC · 21 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST
73% (8-11)
ValanciunasMEM · 30 PTS, 15 REB, 1 AST
72% (13-18)
Final · Wolves-Nets
Wolves 107Nets 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves25272530107
Nets37242625112
The story
Kyrie Irving had 27 points as Brooklyn beat Minnesota 112-107

Jaden McDaniels led Minnesota with 13 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST 27 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL · 11-22 FG, 2-8 3PT

The swing

The Nets won the first 37-25, their biggest quarter edge.

BKN lead by quarter
200 +12+9+10+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pelicans-Celtics
Pelicans 115Celtics 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pelicans32322427115
Celtics27282628109
The story
New Orleans beat Boston 115-109 behind 28 points from Zion Williamson

Robert Williams III paced Boston: 10 REB, 7 PTS, 5 AST 28 PTS, 8 REB, 4 STL, 3 AST · 11-22 FG

The swing

A 32-27 first quarter did the most damage for the Pelicans.

NOP lead by quarter
200 +5+9+7+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Jayson Tatum topped the game at 59.8 FPTS: 34 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST

Final · Pacers-Wizards
Pacers 124Wizards 132
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers28303432124
Wizards24333837132
The story
Domantas Sabonis had 35 points and 11 rebounds, but Washington won 132-124

For Washington, Rui Hachimura had 26 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST 35 PTS, 11 REB, 6 AST · 12-19 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 37-32, was where the Wizards built it.

WAS lead by quarter
200 −4−1+3+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
24.8Season avg34.2Last 5

34.2 points a game over his last five games, against 24.8 in 45 earlier games. Today: 24 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.8Season avg15.0Last 3

15.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.8 in 36 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.8Season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 13.8 a game in 38 earlier games. Line: 7 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 38

James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 29, 22, 24, 21, 40, 19, 26, 25, 44, 38Nets-Wolves · W
26.1 PPG season to date · +12.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Russell Westbrook OKC, Mar 26, 2017: 39 PTS · 11 REB · 13 AST
38 PTS · 11 REB · 13 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 25, 42, 23, 26, 35, 29, 14, 13, 19, 35Wizards-Pacers · W
21.8 PPG season to date · +13.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Luka Doncic DAL, Aug 8, 2020: 36 PTS · 14 REB · 19 AST
35 PTS · 14 REB · 21 AST
Domantas SabonisPoints, last 10 games: 20, 22, 10, 18, 13, 17, 22, 14, 22, 35Pacers-Wizards · L
20.4 PPG season to date · +14.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 31, 23, 29, 29, 15, 23, 18, 34, 27, 34Celtics-Pelicans · L
25.3 PPG season to date · +8.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 37, 24, 29, 16, 35, 14, 32, 27, 18, 32Warriors-Bulls · W
29.1 PPG season to date · +3.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 27, 26, 24, 33, 31, 32, 26, 13, 16, 32Bucks-Clippers · L
28.4 PPG season to date · +3.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Anthony EdwardsMIN+7.2 24.4 last 10 · 17.2 season
De'Aaron FoxSAC+5.7 30.5 last 10 · 24.8 season
Aleksej PokusevskiOKC+5.0 11.3 last 10 · 6.3 season
Montrezl HarrellLAL+5.0 20.2 last 10 · 15.2 season
Alec BurksNYK+4.8 17.8 last 10 · 13.0 season
Cold
Gordon HaywardCHA−5.5 14.3 last 10 · 19.8 season
Bradley BealWAS−4.9 26.4 last 10 · 31.3 season
Bojan BogdanovicUTA−4.4 10.1 last 10 · 14.5 season
CJ McCollumPOR−4.2 20.0 last 10 · 24.2 season
Coby WhiteCHI−4.0 11.0 last 10 · 15.0 season