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Wednesday, March 2, 2022Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Pacers trailed Magic by 15 after three quarters and won 122–114.

Final · Box score
Hornets119
Cavs98
Q1 Hornets +7; Q2 Hornets +15; Q3 Hornets +16; Q4 Hornets +21
Final · OT · Box score
Pacers122
Magic114
Q1 Pacers -9; Q2 Pacers -4; Q3 Pacers -15; Q4 Pacers 0; OT1 Pacers +8
Final · Box score
Knicks108
Sixers123
Q1 Sixers -8; Q2 Sixers -7; Q3 Sixers +12; Q4 Sixers +15
Final · OT · Box score
Jazz132
Rockets127
Q1 Jazz +5; Q2 Jazz +13; Q3 Jazz +10; Q4 Jazz 0; OT1 Jazz +5
Final · Box score
Heat119
Bucks120
Q1 Bucks +8; Q2 Bucks -2; Q3 Bucks -4; Q4 Bucks +1
Final · Box score
Kings95
Pelicans125
Q1 Pelicans -2; Q2 Pelicans +4; Q3 Pelicans +14; Q4 Pelicans +30
Final · Box score
Thunder119
Nuggets107
Q1 Thunder 0; Q2 Thunder -2; Q3 Thunder +7; Q4 Thunder +12
Final · Box score
Blazers90
Suns120
Q1 Suns +1; Q2 Suns +15; Q3 Suns +23; Q4 Suns +30
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The lead · Pacers-Magic

Malcolm Brogdon drops 31 in 15-point comeback win over Orlando

Giannis Antetokounmpo goes for 28 points

Game flow · Pacers margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-9-4-150+8Pacers AHEAD ↑Magic AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Pacers2236183412122
Magic313129194114
Who led
Malcolm BrogdonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 12, 23, 12, 1, 6, 19, 15, 20, 31Pacers31 PTS · 11 REB · 8 AST
Tyrese HaliburtonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 13, 23, 22, 17, 21, 14, 22, 23, 21Pacers21 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Franz WagnerPoints, last 10 games: 15, 8, 13, 9, 12, 26, 12, 13, 15, 28Magic28 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Mo BambaPoints, last 10 games: 3, 8, 13, 16, 6, 2, 11, 6, 15, 19Magic19 PTS · 12 REB · 0 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Two games need overtime

Two of 8 games went past regulation.

Bucks over Heat1Jazz over Rockets5Pacers over Magic8Thunder over Nuggets12Sixers over Knicks15Hornets over Cavs21Pelicans over Kings30Suns over Blazers30Final margin, points. Pink = went to overtime.
Lead changes
Heat-Bucks17
Kings-Pelicans12
Thunder-Nuggets10
Jazz-Rockets7
Pacers-Magic6
Blazers-Suns4
Knicks-Sixers1
Shot of the night

Jrue's layup with 1.9 seconds left puts the Bucks ahead, 120-119 final

The night in charts
Jazz-Rockets combined for 259, 20 more than any other game
Points by game
Jazz-RocketsJazz 132, Rockets 127 · OT
259
Heat-BucksHeat 119, Bucks 120
239
Pacers-MagicPacers 122, Magic 114 · OT
236
Knicks-SixersKnicks 108, Sixers 123
231
Thunder-NuggetsThunder 119, Nuggets 107
226
Kings-PelicansKings 95, Pelicans 125
220
Hornets-CavsHornets 119, Cavs 98
217
Blazers-SunsBlazers 90, Suns 120
210
2 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Heat-BucksHeat 119, Bucks 120
+1 Bucks
Jazz-RocketsJazz 132, Rockets 127 · OT
+5 Jazz
Pacers-MagicPacers 122, Magic 114 · OT
+8 Pacers
Thunder-NuggetsThunder 119, Nuggets 107
+12 Thunder
Knicks-SixersKnicks 108, Sixers 123
+15 Sixers
Hornets-CavsHornets 119, Cavs 98
+21 Hornets
Kings-PelicansKings 95, Pelicans 125
+30 Pelicans
Blazers-SunsBlazers 90, Suns 120
+30 Suns
Pacers erased a 15-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pacers-MagicPacers won · Pacers 122, Magic 114 · OT
15 pts
Knicks-SixersSixers won · Knicks 108, Sixers 123
8 pts
Heat-BucksBucks won · Heat 119, Bucks 120
4 pts
Kings-PelicansPelicans won · Kings 95, Pelicans 125
2 pts
Thunder-NuggetsThunder won · Thunder 119, Nuggets 107
2 pts
Gobert shot 12-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GobertJazz · 27 PTS, 17 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
86% (12-14)
IngramPelicans · 33 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB
79% (15-19)
AytonSuns · 18 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
RobyThunder · 26 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
69% (9-13)
Jalen GreenRockets · 27 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
69% (11-16)
Final · Heat-Bucks
Heat 119Bucks 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat28383122119
Bucks36282927120
The story
Milwaukee beat Miami 120-119 behind 25 points and 11 assists from Jrue Holiday

Tyler Herro paced Miami: 30 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST 25 PTS, 11 AST, 6 REB · 8-17 FG, 3-8 3PT

The swing

A 36-28 first quarter did the most damage for the Bucks.

Bucks lead by quarter
200 +8−2−4+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Jazz-Rockets
Jazz 132Rockets 127
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Jazz2541272415132
Rockets2033303410127
The story
Rudy Gobert's 27 points and 17 rebounds carried Utah past Houston, 132-127 in OT

For Houston, Kevin Porter Jr. had 16 PTS, 12 AST, 3 REB 27 PTS, 17 REB, 1 AST · 12-14 FG

The swing

The second quarter, 41-33, was where the Jazz built it.

Jazz lead by quarter
200 +5+13+100+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Pacers-Magic
Pacers 122Magic 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Pacers2236183412122
Magic313129194114
The story
Tyrese Haliburton had 21 points as Indiana beat Orlando 122-114 in OT

Franz Wagner led Orlando with 28 PTS, 6 REB 21 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL · 7-16 FG, 3-10 3PT

The swing

Down 15 after the third, the Pacers took the fourth 34-19.

Pacers lead by quarter
200 −9−4−150+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
18.7Season avg28.2Last 5

28.2 points a game over his last five games, against 18.7 in 50 earlier games. Today: 30 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.7Season avg12.0Last 3

12.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.7 in 53 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.2Season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 15.2 a game in 36 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 15 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Donovan Mitchell leads the day with 37

Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 13, 27, 32, 14, 24, 30, 37, 33, 26, 37Jazz-Rockets · W
26.1 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 2 REB · 10 AST
Brandon IngramPoints, last 10 games: 33, 26, 15, 22, 10, 18, 12, 28, 19, 33Pelicans-Kings · W
22.4 PPG season to date · +10.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Darius GarlandPoints, last 10 games: 22, 20, 23, 13, 19, 24, 27, 27, 30, 33Cavs-Hornets · L
20.5 PPG season to date · +12.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Malcolm BrogdonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 12, 23, 12, 1, 6, 19, 15, 20, 31Pacers-Magic · W
18.9 PPG season to date · +12.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 11 REB · 8 AST
RJ BarrettPoints, last 10 games: 17, 23, 11, 23, 36, 23, 18, 46, 24, 30Knicks-Sixers · L
18.9 PPG season to date · +11.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Tyler HerroPoints, last 10 games: 13, 13, 18, 24, 19, 15, 25, 27, 20, 30Heat-Bucks · L
20.4 PPG season to date · +9.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
DeMar DeRozanBulls+7.4 35.6 last 10 · 28.2 season
RJ BarrettKnicks+6.2 25.1 last 10 · 18.9 season
Julius RandleKnicks+6.1 25.8 last 10 · 19.7 season
Reggie BullockMavs+6.1 14.3 last 10 · 8.2 season
Anfernee SimonsBlazers+5.9 22.9 last 10 · 17.0 season
Cold
Patty MillsNets−5.5 7.2 last 10 · 12.7 season
Devonte' GrahamPelicans−5.1 7.6 last 10 · 12.7 season
OG AnunobyRaptors−4.8 12.7 last 10 · 17.5 season
Anthony EdwardsWolves−4.6 16.8 last 10 · 21.4 season
Cameron ReddishKnicks−4.5 5.8 last 10 · 10.3 season