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Sunday, March 6, 2022Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 10 points, by DEN (vs NOP) and HOU (vs MEM).

Final · Box score
Nets120
Celtics126
Q1 BOS -5; Q2 BOS -2; Q3 BOS -1; Q4 BOS +6
Final · Box score
Suns122
Bucks132
Q1 MIL -3; Q2 MIL -3; Q3 MIL +1; Q4 MIL +10
Final · Box score
Pacers123
Wizards133
Q1 WAS +4; Q2 WAS -4; Q3 WAS +9; Q4 WAS +10
Final · Box score
Grizzlies112
Rockets123
Q1 HOU -7; Q2 HOU -10; Q3 Rockets 0; Q4 HOU +11
Final · Box score
Jazz116
Thunder103
Q1 UTA +9; Q2 UTA +16; Q3 UTA +15; Q4 UTA +13
Final · Box score
Raptors96
Cavs104
Q1 CLE +1; Q2 CLE +13; Q3 CLE +11; Q4 CLE +8
Final · OT · Box score
Pelicans130
Nuggets138
Q1 DEN +16; Q2 DEN +5; Q3 DEN -10; Q4 Nuggets 0; OT1 DEN +8
Final · Box score
Knicks116
Clippers93
Q1 NYK +3; Q2 NYK +19; Q3 NYK +12; Q4 NYK +23
The lead · Pelicans-Nuggets

Nikola Jokic scores 46 as Denver beats New Orleans

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander goes for 33 points

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0+16+5-100+8DEN AHEAD ↑NOP AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Pelicans193837306130
Nuggets3527224014138
Who led
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 21, 23, 28, 26, 35, 25, 18, 8, 22, 46DEN46 PTS · 12 REB · 11 AST
Aaron GordonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 13, 10, 10, 12, 23, 14, 9, 12, 28DEN28 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Brandon IngramPoints, last 10 games: 15, 22, 10, 18, 12, 28, 19, 33, 29, 38NOP38 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 15, 36, 23, 30, 38, 32, 22, 17, 24, 24NOP24 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Lead changes
Nets-Celtics28
Suns-Bucks17
Pelicans-Nuggets8
Pacers-Wizards6
Raptors-Cavs6
Jazz-Thunder1
The night in charts
Pelicans-Nuggets combined for 268, 12 more than any other game
Points by game
Pelicans-NuggetsPelicans 130, Nuggets 138 · OT
268
Pacers-WizardsPacers 123, Wizards 133
256
Suns-BucksSuns 122, Bucks 132
254
Nets-CelticsNets 120, Celtics 126
246
Grizzlies-RocketsGrizzlies 112, Rockets 123
235
Jazz-ThunderJazz 116, Thunder 103
219
Knicks-ClippersKnicks 116, Clippers 93
209
Raptors-CavsRaptors 96, Cavs 104
200
BOS won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Nets-CelticsNets 120, Celtics 126
+6 BOS
Pelicans-NuggetsPelicans 130, Nuggets 138 · OT
+8 DEN
Raptors-CavsRaptors 96, Cavs 104
+8 CLE
Suns-BucksSuns 122, Bucks 132
+10 MIL
Pacers-WizardsPacers 123, Wizards 133
+10 WAS
Grizzlies-RocketsGrizzlies 112, Rockets 123
+11 HOU
Jazz-ThunderJazz 116, Thunder 103
+13 UTA
Knicks-ClippersKnicks 116, Clippers 93
+23 NYK
DEN erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pelicans-NuggetsDEN won · Pelicans 130, Nuggets 138 · OT
10 pts
Grizzlies-RocketsHOU won · Grizzlies 112, Rockets 123
10 pts
Nets-CelticsBOS won · Nets 120, Celtics 126
5 pts
Pacers-WizardsWAS won · Pacers 123, Wizards 133
4 pts
Suns-BucksMIL won · Suns 122, Bucks 132
3 pts
Adams shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
AdamsMEM · 23 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST, 3 BLK
82% (9-11)
AytonPHX · 30 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
74% (14-19)
JokicDEN · 46 PTS, 12 REB, 11 AST, 4 BLK
73% (16-22)
AldridgeBKN · 14 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
WoodHOU · 28 PTS, 13 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
67% (8-12)
Final · Nets-Celtics
Nets 120Celtics 126
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets34263030120
Celtics29293137126
The story
Kevin Durant had 37 points and 8 assists, but Boston won 126-120

For Boston, Jaylen Brown had 21 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB 37 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB · 12-21 FG, 4-9 3PT

The swing

The Celtics trailed by 1 going into the fourth, then won it 37-30.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −5−2−1+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pelicans-Nuggets
Pelicans 130Nuggets 138
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Pelicans193837306130
Nuggets3527224014138
The story
Aaron Gordon had 28 points as Denver beat New Orleans 138-130 in OT

CJ McCollum led New Orleans with 24 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB 28 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST · 9-17 FG, 0-5 3PT

The swing

The Nuggets won the first 35-19, their biggest quarter edge.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +16+5−100+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Grizzlies-Rockets
Grizzlies 112Rockets 123
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies34283020112
Rockets27254031123
The story
Houston beat Memphis 123-112 behind 28 points and 13 rebounds from Christian Wood

Desmond Bane paced Memphis: 28 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB 28 PTS, 13 REB, 1 AST · 8-12 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

A 31-20 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Rockets.

HOU lead by quarter
200 −7−100+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Steven Adams topped the game at 56.9 FPTS: 23 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
17.1Season avg27.2Last 5

27.2 points a game over his last five games, against 17.1 in 59 earlier games. Today: 23 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−19.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.1Season avg5.3Last 3

5.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.1 in 53 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.3Season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 17.3 a game in 47 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 11 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · Grizzlies-Rockets

Houston climbs back to beat Memphis

Memphis led by 10 at the half. Houston won it 123–112. Kevin Porter Jr. led Houston with 29 points, 2 rebounds and 5 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Rockets-Grizzlies
Kevin Porter Jr. · HOUDesmond Bane · MEMPTS2928REB22AST53Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Top performances

Jayson Tatum leads the day with 54

Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 24, 38, 28, 22, 30, 26, 24, 33, 37, 54Celtics-Nets · W
26.5 PPG season to date · +28.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Allen Iverson PHI, May 9, 2001: 54 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Season high54 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 21, 23, 28, 26, 35, 25, 18, 8, 22, 46Nuggets-Pelicans · W
25.8 PPG season to date · +20.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Cade Cunningham DET, Nov 10, 2025: 46 PTS · 12 REB · 11 AST
46 PTS · 12 REB · 11 AST
Khris MiddletonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 21, 16, 19, 19, 25, 19, 26, 22, 44Bucks-Suns · W
20.2 PPG season to date · +24.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Danny Granger IND, Mar 26, 2010: 44 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Season high44 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Brandon IngramPoints, last 10 games: 15, 22, 10, 18, 12, 28, 19, 33, 29, 38Pelicans-Nuggets · L
22.8 PPG season to date · +15.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 28, 26, 39, 29, 28, 28, 27, 12, 31, 37Nets-Celtics · L
29.5 PPG season to date · +7.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Bojan BogdanovicPoints, last 10 games: 20, 23, 7, 22, 15, 18, 11, 18, 5, 35Jazz-Thunder · W
17.8 PPG season to date · +17.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Anfernee SimonsPOR+7.5 24.8 last 10 · 17.3 season
Bruce BrownBKN+6.5 13.9 last 10 · 7.4 season
RJ BarrettNYK+6.5 25.5 last 10 · 19.0 season
Luka DoncicDAL+6.2 34.0 last 10 · 27.8 season
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderOKC+5.9 29.9 last 10 · 24.0 season
Cold
Patty MillsBKN−4.9 7.7 last 10 · 12.6 season
OG AnunobyTOR−4.8 12.7 last 10 · 17.5 season
Devonte' GrahamNOP−4.7 7.9 last 10 · 12.6 season
Nickeil Alexander-WalkerUTA−4.7 7.3 last 10 · 12.0 season
Anthony EdwardsMIN−4.6 16.8 last 10 · 21.4 season