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Saturday, March 5, 2022Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed SAC by 14 at halftime and won 114–113.

Final · Box score
Kings113
Mavs114
Q1 DAL -10; Q2 DAL -14; Q3 DAL -7; Q4 DAL +1
Final · Box score
Spurs117
Hornets123
Q1 CHA +1; Q2 CHA +2; Q3 CHA +2; Q4 CHA +6
Final · Box score
Magic96
Grizzlies124
Q1 MEM +2; Q2 MEM +23; Q3 MEM +23; Q4 MEM +28
Final · Box score
Sixers82
Heat99
Q1 MIA +8; Q2 MIA +14; Q3 MIA +5; Q4 MIA +17
Final · Box score
Blazers121
Wolves135
Q1 MIN -2; Q2 MIN -1; Q3 MIN +8; Q4 MIN +14
Final · Box score
Warriors116
Lakers124
Q1 LAL +7; Q2 LAL -5; Q3 LAL -5; Q4 LAL +8
The lead · Kings-Mavs

Spencer Dinwiddie scores 36, Dallas holds off Sacramento

LeBron James goes for 56 points

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10-14-7+1DAL AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings36292721113
Mavs26253429114
Who led
Spencer DinwiddiePoints, last 10 games: 14, 4, 4, 4, 8, 20, 24, 14, 17, 36DAL36 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 11, 22, 19, 23, 8, 8, 22, 14, 23DAL23 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
De'Aaron FoxPoints, last 10 games: 27, 26, 26, 33, 20, 26, 29, 25, 26, 44SAC44 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Domantas SabonisPoints, last 10 games: 22, 16, 9, 22, 33, 14, 14, 15, 12, 15SAC15 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Lead changes
Spurs-Hornets34
Blazers-Wolves16
Warriors-Lakers9
Kings-Mavs3
Magic-Grizzlies2
Sixers-Heat1
Shot of the night

Finney-Smith's three with 3.8 seconds left breaks the tie, 114-113 final

The night in charts
Blazers-Wolves combined for 256, 16 more than any other game
Points by game
Blazers-WolvesBlazers 121, Wolves 135
256
Spurs-HornetsSpurs 117, Hornets 123
240
Warriors-LakersWarriors 116, Lakers 124
240
Kings-MavsKings 113, Mavs 114
227
Magic-GrizzliesMagic 96, Grizzlies 124
220
Sixers-HeatSixers 82, Heat 99
181
DAL won the closest game by 1
Closest finishes
Kings-MavsKings 113, Mavs 114
+1 DAL
Spurs-HornetsSpurs 117, Hornets 123
+6 CHA
Warriors-LakersWarriors 116, Lakers 124
+8 LAL
Blazers-WolvesBlazers 121, Wolves 135
+14 MIN
Sixers-HeatSixers 82, Heat 99
+17 MIA
Magic-GrizzliesMagic 96, Grizzlies 124
+28 MEM
DAL erased a 14-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Kings-MavsDAL won · Kings 113, Mavs 114
14 pts
Warriors-LakersLAL won · Warriors 116, Lakers 124
5 pts
Blazers-WolvesMIN won · Blazers 121, Wolves 135
2 pts
KAT shot 13-of-17 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KATMIN · 36 PTS, 15 REB, 5 AST, 3 BLK
76% (13-17)
SabonisSAC · 15 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST
70% (7-10)
HarrellCHA · 15 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST
70% (7-10)
KumingaGSW · 18 PTS, 5 REB, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
BaneMEM · 24 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST
67% (10-15)
Final · Kings-Mavs
Kings 113Mavs 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings36292721113
Mavs26253429114
The story
De'Aaron Fox had 44 points in a 114-113 loss to Dallas

Jalen Brunson led Dallas with 23 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB 44 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB · 18-31 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

Down 7 after the third, the Mavericks took the fourth 29-21.

DAL lead by quarter
200 −10−14−7+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Spurs-Hornets
Spurs 117Hornets 123
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs30303720117
Hornets31313724123
The story
Charlotte beat San Antonio 123-117 behind 31 points from Terry Rozier

Keldon Johnson paced San Antonio: 33 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST 31 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB · 10-18 FG, 6-8 3PT

The swing

A 24-20 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Hornets.

CHA lead by quarter
200 +1+2+2+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Dejounte Murray topped the game at 57.8 FPTS: 25 PTS, 10 AST, 9 REB

Final · Warriors-Lakers
Warriors 116Lakers 124
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors25422722116
Lakers32302735124
The story
Malik Monk's 12 points carried Los Angeles past Golden State, 124-116

For Golden State, Andrew Wiggins had 14 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST 12 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL · 4-10 FG, 4-9 3PT

The swing

The Lakers trailed by 5 going into the fourth, then won it 35-22.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +7−5−5+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.9Season avg22.2Last 5

22.2 points a game over his last five games, against 12.9 in 50 earlier games. Today: 36 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.4Season avg6.3Last 3

6.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.4 in 44 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.6Season avg32Today

32 minutes today, against 13.6 a game in 36 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 14 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Six games, by the margins

Closest finish: 1. Widest: Memphis by 28.

DAL over SAC1CHA over SAS6LAL over GSW8MIN over POR14MIA over PHI17MEM over ORL28Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 56

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 29, 27, 30, 26, 33, 21, 32, 26, 26, 56Lakers-Warriors · W
29.4 PPG season to date · +27.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Karl Malone UTA, Apr 7, 1998: 56 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Season high56 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
De'Aaron FoxPoints, last 10 games: 27, 26, 26, 33, 20, 26, 29, 25, 26, 44Kings-Mavs · L
22.5 PPG season to date · +21.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Tracy McGrady ORL, Mar 11, 2003: 43 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Ties career high44 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Anfernee SimonsPoints, last 10 games: 19, 19, 29, 30, 31, 31, 24, 16, 11, 38Blazers-Wolves · L
17.3 PPG season to date · +21.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 27, 15, 39, 24, 22, 25, 17, 39, 20, 36Wolves-Blazers · W
24.6 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 15 REB · 5 AST
Spencer DinwiddiePoints, last 10 games: 14, 4, 4, 4, 8, 20, 24, 14, 17, 36Mavs-Kings · W
13.3 PPG season to date · +23.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Keldon JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 28, 18, 26, 16, 13, 22, 32, 10, 2, 33Spurs-Hornets · L
15.9 PPG season to date · +17.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high33 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Anfernee SimonsPOR+7.5 24.8 last 10 · 17.3 season
RJ BarrettNYK+6.5 25.4 last 10 · 18.9 season
Luka DoncicDAL+6.2 34.0 last 10 · 27.8 season
Oshae BrissettIND+6.0 13.7 last 10 · 7.7 season
Ja MorantMEM+6.0 33.7 last 10 · 27.7 season
Cold
Devonte' GrahamNOP−5.0 7.6 last 10 · 12.6 season
OG AnunobyTOR−4.8 12.7 last 10 · 17.5 season
Patty MillsBKN−4.6 8.1 last 10 · 12.7 season
Anthony EdwardsMIN−4.6 16.8 last 10 · 21.4 season
Richaun HolmesSAC−4.5 6.3 last 10 · 10.8 season