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Wednesday, March 31, 2021Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BKN trailed HOU by 13 after the first quarter and won 120–108.

Final · Box score
Blazers124
Pistons101
Q1 POR -2; Q2 POR -1; Q3 POR +8; Q4 POR +23
Final · Box score
Heat92
Pacers87
Q1 MIA -5; Q2 MIA -2; Q3 MIA -2; Q4 MIA +5
Final · Box score
Rockets108
Nets120
Q1 BKN -13; Q2 BKN -11; Q3 BKN -1; Q4 BKN +12
Final · Box score
Mavs113
Celtics108
Q1 DAL +5; Q2 DAL +19; Q3 DAL +17; Q4 DAL +5
Final · Box score
Jazz111
Grizzlies107
Q1 UTA +1; Q2 UTA +8; Q3 UTA -1; Q4 UTA +4
Final · Box score
Knicks101
Wolves102
Q1 MIN -7; Q2 MIN -1; Q3 MIN -11; Q4 MIN +1
Final · Box score
Raptors103
Thunder113
Q1 OKC -2; Q2 OKC -8; Q3 OKC -2; Q4 OKC +10
Final · Box score
Kings106
Spurs120
Q1 SAS +6; Q2 SAS +16; Q3 SAS +15; Q4 SAS +14
Final · Box score
Bucks112
Lakers97
Q1 MIL -6; Q2 MIL +8; Q3 MIL +14; Q4 MIL +15
Final · Box score
Bulls116
Suns121
Q1 PHX +2; Q2 PHX +9; Q3 PHX +8; Q4 PHX +5
The lead · Rockets-Nets

Kyrie Irving scores 31, Brooklyn rallies past Houston

Fred VanVleet goes for 18 points

Game flow · BKN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-13-11-1+12BKN AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets42261921108
Nets29282934120
Who led
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 27, 27, 24, 40, 18, 34, 43, 28, 27, 31BKN31 PTS · 6 REB · 12 AST
Joe HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 10, 13, 19, 16, 10, 17, 0, 9, 7, 28BKN28 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Kevin Porter Jr.Points, last 10 games: 13, 27, 11, 22, 25, 2, 4, 25, 10, 20HOU20 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Danuel House Jr.Points, last 10 games: 11, 5, 4, 11, 10, 18, 12, 10, 2, 18HOU18 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Ten games, by the margins

Closest finish: 1. Widest: Portland by 23.

MIN over NYK1UTA over MEM4MIA over IND5DAL over BOS5PHX over CHI5OKC over TOR10BKN over HOU12SAS over SAC14MIL over LAL15POR over DET23Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Heat-Pacers9
Blazers-Pistons7
Bucks-Lakers6
Bulls-Suns4
Rockets-Nets3
Jazz-Grizzlies2
Kings-Spurs1
Mavs-Celtics0
The night in charts
Bulls-Suns combined for 237, 9 more than any other game
Points by game
Bulls-SunsBulls 116, Suns 121
237
Rockets-NetsRockets 108, Nets 120
228
Kings-SpursKings 106, Spurs 120
226
Blazers-PistonsBlazers 124, Pistons 101
225
Mavs-CelticsMavs 113, Celtics 108
221
Jazz-GrizzliesJazz 111, Grizzlies 107
218
Raptors-ThunderRaptors 103, Thunder 113
216
Bucks-LakersBucks 112, Lakers 97
209
Knicks-WolvesKnicks 101, Wolves 102
203
Heat-PacersHeat 92, Pacers 87
179
5 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Knicks-WolvesKnicks 101, Wolves 102
+1 MIN
Jazz-GrizzliesJazz 111, Grizzlies 107
+4 UTA
Heat-PacersHeat 92, Pacers 87
+5 MIA
Bulls-SunsBulls 116, Suns 121
+5 PHX
Mavs-CelticsMavs 113, Celtics 108
+5 DAL
Raptors-ThunderRaptors 103, Thunder 113
+10 OKC
Rockets-NetsRockets 108, Nets 120
+12 BKN
Kings-SpursKings 106, Spurs 120
+14 SAS
Bucks-LakersBucks 112, Lakers 97
+15 MIL
Blazers-PistonsBlazers 124, Pistons 101
+23 POR
BKN erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Rockets-NetsBKN won · Rockets 108, Nets 120
13 pts
Knicks-WolvesMIN won · Knicks 101, Wolves 102
11 pts
Raptors-ThunderOKC won · Raptors 103, Thunder 113
8 pts
Bucks-LakersMIL won · Bucks 112, Lakers 97
6 pts
Heat-PacersMIA won · Heat 92, Pacers 87
5 pts
Brunson shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BrunsonDAL · 21 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
LukaDAL · 36 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST
73% (11-15)
PlumleeDET · 18 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
BookerPHX · 45 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
71% (17-24)
JrueMIL · 28 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST, 4 STL
69% (11-16)
Final · Knicks-Wolves
Knicks 101Wolves 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks26253020101
Wolves19312032102
The story
Anthony Edwards had 24 points as Minnesota beat New York 102-101

Julius Randle led New York with 26 PTS, 12 REB, 6 AST 24 PTS, 4 BLK, 3 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB · 9-16 FG, 2-7 3PT

The swing

Down 11 after the third, the Timberwolves took the fourth 32-20.

MIN lead by quarter
200 −7−1−11+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Karl-Anthony Towns led the game in fantasy with 51.4 FPTS (18 PTS, 17 REB, 6 AST)

Final · Bulls-Suns
Bulls 116Suns 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls37212830116
Suns39282727121
The story
Chris Paul's 19 points and 14 assists carried Phoenix past Chicago, 121-116

For Chicago, Thaddeus Young had 19 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST 19 PTS, 14 AST, 4 REB · 7-13 FG

The swing

The second quarter, 28-21, was where the Suns built it.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +2+9+8+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Nets
Rockets 108Nets 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets42261921108
Nets29282934120
The story
Brooklyn beat Houston 120-108 behind 28 points from Joe Harris

Kevin Porter Jr. paced Houston: 20 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB 28 PTS, 6 REB · 10-17 FG, 7-12 3PT

The swing

A 34-21 fourth quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Nets.

BKN lead by quarter
200 −13−11−1+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
24.8Season avg32.2Last 5

32.2 points a game over his last five games, against 24.8 in 46 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.8Season avg15.7Last 3

15.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.8 in 25 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.5Season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 18.5 a game in 41 earlier games. Line: 22 points, 9 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Devin Booker leads the day with 45

Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 27, 35, 16, 26, 23, 25, 16, 35, 21, 45Suns-Bulls · W
25.5 PPG season to date · +20.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Allen Iverson PHI, Jan 3, 2000: 45 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Season high45 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 33, 22, 21, 25, 42, 38, 37, 15, 25, 36Mavs-Celtics · W
28.7 PPG season to date · +7.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Ja MorantPoints, last 10 games: 15, 13, 14, 14, 29, 11, 32, 12, 12, 36Grizzlies-Jazz · L
19.5 PPG season to date · +16.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 25, 38, 50, 36, 31, 19, 22, 22, 22, 33Blazers-Pistons · W
29.8 PPG season to date · +3.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 27, 27, 24, 40, 18, 34, 43, 28, 27, 31Nets-Rockets · W
28.2 PPG season to date · +2.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 12 AST
Gary Trent Jr.Points, last 10 games: 21, 22, 3, 7, 16, 11, 8, 6, 15, 31Raptors-Thunder · L
15.0 PPG season to date · +16.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high31 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Anthony EdwardsMIN+7.4 24.7 last 10 · 17.3 season
Rui HachimuraWAS+5.9 20.2 last 10 · 14.3 season
Montrezl HarrellLAL+5.1 20.4 last 10 · 15.2 season
Aleksej PokusevskiOKC+5.0 11.3 last 10 · 6.3 season
De'Aaron FoxSAC+4.6 29.3 last 10 · 24.7 season
Cold
Bradley BealWAS−4.9 26.4 last 10 · 31.3 season
Gordon HaywardCHA−4.7 15.2 last 10 · 19.9 season
Trae YoungATL−4.4 21.0 last 10 · 25.4 season
Harrison BarnesSAC−4.1 11.4 last 10 · 15.5 season
Coby WhiteCHI−4.0 11.0 last 10 · 15.0 season