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Monday, March 7, 2022Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Knicks trailed Kings by 16 after the first quarter and won 131–115.

Final · OT · Box score
Hawks110
Pistons113
Q1 Pistons -1; Q2 Pistons +3; Q3 Pistons +2; Q4 Pistons 0; OT1 Pistons +3
Final · Box score
Bulls106
Sixers121
Q1 Sixers +5; Q2 Sixers +6; Q3 Sixers +11; Q4 Sixers +15
Final · Box score
Rockets106
Heat123
Q1 Heat -7; Q2 Heat +4; Q3 Heat +12; Q4 Heat +17
Final · Box score
Blazers81
Wolves124
Q1 Wolves +16; Q2 Wolves +27; Q3 Wolves +30; Q4 Wolves +43
Final · Box score
Jazz103
Mavs111
Q1 Mavs +6; Q2 Mavs +11; Q3 Mavs +17; Q4 Mavs +8
Final · Box score
Lakers110
Spurs117
Q1 Spurs +9; Q2 Spurs +6; Q3 Spurs +3; Q4 Spurs +7
Final · Box score
Warriors124
Nuggets131
Q1 Nuggets +9; Q2 Nuggets +2; Q3 Nuggets +3; Q4 Nuggets +7
Final · Box score
Knicks131
Kings115
Q1 Knicks -16; Q2 Knicks -15; Q3 Knicks +5; Q4 Knicks +16
The lead · Knicks-Kings

Julius Randle scores 46 as New York wins in Sacramento

Joel Embiid goes for 43 points

Game flow · Knicks margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-16-15+5+16Knicks AHEAD ↑Kings AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks17314439131
Kings33302428115
Who led
Julius RandlePoints, last 10 games: 28, 28, 30, 31, 11, 16, 24, 25, 10, 46Knicks46 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
RJ BarrettPoints, last 10 games: 23, 36, 23, 18, 46, 24, 30, 20, 24, 29Knicks29 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
De'Aaron FoxPoints, last 10 games: 26, 26, 33, 20, 26, 29, 25, 26, 44, 24Kings24 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Harrison BarnesPoints, last 10 games: 21, 6, 17, 14, 24, 23, 19, 27, 9, 23Kings23 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Rockets-Heat

Miami makes it three straight

Miami beat Houston 123–106 and moved to 44–22. Tyler Herro led Miami with 31 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists.

Streak strip · Heat
Wvs Nets115–111Lvs Mavs99–107W@ Hornets111–107W@ Knicks115–100Wvs Spurs133–129Wvs Bulls112–99L@ Bucks119–120W@ Nets113–107Wvs Sixers99–82Wvs Rockets123–106
Lead changes
Hawks-Pistons30
Rockets-Heat4
Blazers-Wolves4
Lakers-Spurs4
Warriors-Nuggets4
Bulls-Sixers3
Jazz-Mavs2
Knicks-Kings1
The night in charts
Warriors-Nuggets combined for 255, 9 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-NuggetsWarriors 124, Nuggets 131
255
Knicks-KingsKnicks 131, Kings 115
246
Rockets-HeatRockets 106, Heat 123
229
Bulls-SixersBulls 106, Sixers 121
227
Lakers-SpursLakers 110, Spurs 117
227
Hawks-PistonsHawks 110, Pistons 113 · OT
223
Jazz-MavsJazz 103, Mavs 111
214
Blazers-WolvesBlazers 81, Wolves 124
205
Pistons won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Hawks-PistonsHawks 110, Pistons 113 · OT
+3 Pistons
Warriors-NuggetsWarriors 124, Nuggets 131
+7 Nuggets
Lakers-SpursLakers 110, Spurs 117
+7 Spurs
Jazz-MavsJazz 103, Mavs 111
+8 Mavs
Bulls-SixersBulls 106, Sixers 121
+15 Sixers
Knicks-KingsKnicks 131, Kings 115
+16 Knicks
Rockets-HeatRockets 106, Heat 123
+17 Heat
Blazers-WolvesBlazers 81, Wolves 124
+43 MIN
Knicks erased a 16-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Knicks-KingsKnicks won · Knicks 131, Kings 115
16 pts
Rockets-HeatHeat won · Rockets 106, Heat 123
7 pts
Hawks-PistonsPistons won · Hawks 110, Pistons 113 · OT
1 pt
Jokic shot 12-of-17 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
JokicNuggets · 32 PTS, 15 REB, 13 AST, 1 BLK
71% (12-17)
QuickleyKnicks · 27 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
HerroHeat · 31 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
67% (12-18)
Jeff GreenNuggets · 18 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
64% (7-11)
JimmyHeat · 21 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Hawks-Pistons
Hawks 110Pistons 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Hawks302620259110
Pistons2930192312113
The story
Cade Cunningham had 28 points and 10 assists as Detroit beat Atlanta 113-110 in OT

Bogdan Bogdanovic led Atlanta with 22 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB 28 PTS, 10 AST, 6 REB · 10-25 FG, 2-7 3PT

The swing

Down 1 after the first, the Pistons took the second 30-26.

Pistons lead by quarter
200 −1+3+20+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Bulls-Sixers
Bulls 106Sixers 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls32212429106
Sixers37222933121
The story
Philadelphia beat Chicago 121-106 behind 16 points and 14 assists from James Harden

Zach LaVine paced Chicago: 24 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST 16 PTS, 14 AST, 8 REB · 5-15 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

A 37-32 first quarter did the most damage for the 76ers.

Sixers lead by quarter
200 +5+6+11+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Knicks-Kings
Knicks 131Kings 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks17314439131
Kings33302428115
The story
RJ Barrett's 29 points carried New York past Sacramento, 131-115

For Sacramento, De'Aaron Fox had 24 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB 29 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST · 11-21 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

The Knicks trailed by 15 going into the third, then won it 44-24.

Knicks lead by quarter
200 −16−15+5+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.3Season avg22.8Last 5

22.8 points a game over his last five games, against 13.3 in 51 earlier games. Today: 23 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.8Season avg14.3Last 3

14.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.8 in 48 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 30 minutes.

Stepped-up role
Moses MoodyWarriors
+25.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.4Season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 10.4 a game in 39 earlier games. Line: 30 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Julius Randle leads the day with 46

Julius RandlePoints, last 10 games: 28, 28, 30, 31, 11, 16, 24, 25, 10, 46Knicks-Kings · W
20.0 PPG season to date · +26.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: RJ Barrett Knicks, Feb 25, 2022: 46 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Career high46 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 25, 40, 19, 42, 34, 37, 27, 22, 22, 43Sixers-Bulls · W
29.7 PPG season to date · +13.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Kevin Love Wolves, Dec 13, 2013: 42 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
43 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 33, 51, 45, 21, 49, 23, 34, 25, 41, 35Mavs-Jazz · W
28.0 PPG season to date · +7.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 16 REB · 7 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 23, 28, 26, 35, 25, 18, 8, 22, 46, 32Nuggets-Warriors · W
25.9 PPG season to date · +6.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: LeBron James Cavs, Nov 7, 2007: 32 PTS · 15 REB · 13 AST
32 PTS · 15 REB · 13 AST
Jordan PoolePoints, last 10 games: 11, 11, 13, 15, 15, 4, 12, 23, 23, 32Warriors-Nuggets · L
16.5 PPG season to date · +15.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Tyler HerroPoints, last 10 games: 24, 19, 15, 25, 27, 20, 30, 27, 21, 31Heat-Rockets · W
20.8 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
RJ BarrettKnicks+8.1 27.3 last 10 · 19.2 season
Luka DoncicMavs+7.7 35.7 last 10 · 28.0 season
Anfernee SimonsBlazers+7.5 24.8 last 10 · 17.3 season
Bruce BrownNets+6.5 13.9 last 10 · 7.4 season
Bogdan BogdanovicHawks+6.4 20.7 last 10 · 14.3 season
Cold
Tobias HarrisSixers−5.5 12.4 last 10 · 17.9 season
Patty MillsNets−4.9 7.7 last 10 · 12.6 season
OG AnunobyRaptors−4.8 12.7 last 10 · 17.5 season
Devonte' GrahamPelicans−4.7 7.9 last 10 · 12.6 season
Nickeil Alexander-WalkerJazz−4.7 7.3 last 10 · 12.0 season