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Saturday, March 12, 2022Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIN trailed MIA by 12 at halftime and won 113–104.

Final · Box score
Cavs91
Bulls101
Q1 CHI +2; Q2 CHI +11; Q3 CHI +11; Q4 CHI +10
Final · Box score
Wolves113
Heat104
Q1 MIN +5; Q2 MIN -12; Q3 MIN +3; Q4 MIN +9
Final · Box score
Pacers119
Spurs108
Q1 IND +8; Q2 IND +7; Q3 IND +15; Q4 IND +11
Final · Box score
Bucks109
Warriors122
Q1 Warriors 0; Q2 GSW +9; Q3 GSW +19; Q4 GSW +13
Final · Box score
Raptors127
Nuggets115
Q1 TOR +3; Q2 TOR +2; Q3 TOR -6; Q4 TOR +12
Final · Box score
Kings125
Jazz134
Q1 UTA -5; Q2 UTA +4; Q3 UTA +12; Q4 UTA +9
Final · Box score
Wizards118
Blazers127
Q1 POR +12; Q2 POR +18; Q3 POR +12; Q4 POR +9
On this day · 2020–21Mar 12, 2021: 7 games. Top scorer: Zach LaVine (Bulls-Heat), 30 points.
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The lead · Wolves-Heat

Minnesota fights back from 12 down against Miami

Josh Hart goes for 44 points

Game flow · MIN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+5-12+3+9MIN AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves30253424113
Heat25421918104
Who led
Jaylen NowellPoints, last 10 games: 5, 0, 5, 5, 7, 22, 6, 6, 12, 16MIN16 PTS · 0 REB · 1 AST
Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 31, 37, 9, 6, 5, 15, 17, 16, 25, 15MIN15 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Tyler HerroPoints, last 10 games: 25, 27, 20, 30, 27, 21, 31, 17, 22, 30MIA30 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Bam AdebayoPoints, last 10 games: 16, 36, 15, 18, 30, 6, 18, 17, 30, 19MIA19 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Seven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 9. Widest: Golden State by 13.

MIN over MIA9UTA over SAC9POR over WAS9CHI over CLE10IND over SAS11TOR over DEN12GSW over MIL13Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Raptors-Nuggets9
Wolves-Heat8
Bucks-Warriors6
Wizards-Blazers6
Kings-Jazz5
Cavs-Bulls3
Pacers-Spurs1
The night in charts
Kings-Jazz combined for 259, 14 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-JazzKings 125, Jazz 134
259
Wizards-BlazersWizards 118, Blazers 127
245
Raptors-NuggetsRaptors 127, Nuggets 115
242
Bucks-WarriorsBucks 109, Warriors 122
231
Pacers-SpursPacers 119, Spurs 108
227
Wolves-HeatWolves 113, Heat 104
217
Cavs-BullsCavs 91, Bulls 101
192
MIN won the closest game by 9
Closest finishes
Wolves-HeatWolves 113, Heat 104
+9 MIN
Kings-JazzKings 125, Jazz 134
+9 UTA
Wizards-BlazersWizards 118, Blazers 127
+9 POR
Cavs-BullsCavs 91, Bulls 101
+10 CHI
Pacers-SpursPacers 119, Spurs 108
+11 IND
Raptors-NuggetsRaptors 127, Nuggets 115
+12 TOR
Bucks-WarriorsBucks 109, Warriors 122
+13 GSW
MIN erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wolves-HeatMIN won · Wolves 113, Heat 104
12 pts
Raptors-NuggetsTOR won · Raptors 127, Nuggets 115
6 pts
Kings-JazzUTA won · Kings 125, Jazz 134
5 pts
Landale shot 12-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
LandaleSAS · 26 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
80% (12-15)
ClarksonUTA · 45 PTS, 2 AST, 1 STL, 1 BLK
71% (15-21)
HartPOR · 44 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST, 4 STL
71% (15-21)
DosunmuCHI · 17 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
JokicDEN · 26 PTS, 10 REB, 7 AST, 2 BLK
69% (9-13)
Final · Wizards-Blazers
Wizards 118Blazers 127
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards26283727118
Blazers38343124127
The story
Trendon Watford had 27 points as Portland beat Washington 127-118

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope led Washington with 26 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB 27 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST · 11-16 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The Trail Blazers won the first 38-26, their biggest quarter edge.

POR lead by quarter
200 +12+18+12+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Kings-Jazz
Kings 125Jazz 134
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings42252137125
Jazz37342934134
The story
De'Aaron Fox had 41 points and 11 assists, but Utah won 134-125

For Utah, Hassan Whiteside had 21 REB, 12 PTS 41 PTS, 11 AST, 3 REB · 15-32 FG, 5-11 3PT

The swing

The Jazz trailed by 5 going into the second, then won it 34-25.

UTA lead by quarter
200 −5+4+12+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Raptors-Nuggets
Raptors 127Nuggets 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors28372834127
Nuggets25383616115
The story
Toronto beat Denver 127-115 behind 33 points from Pascal Siakam

Nikola Jokic paced Denver: 26 PTS, 10 REB, 7 AST 33 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB · 12-22 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

A 34-16 fourth quarter erased a 6-point hole for the Raptors.

TOR lead by quarter
200 +3+2−6+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Scottie Barnes topped the game at 58.6 FPTS: 25 PTS, 10 AST, 8 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
5.7Season avg17.0Last 5

17.0 points a game over his last five games, against 5.7 in 39 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.3Season avg14.7Last 3

14.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.3 in 65 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.4Season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 13.4 a game in 55 earlier games. Line: 20 points, 12 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Jordan Clarkson leads the day with 45

Jordan ClarksonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 13, 22, 14, 10, 20, 19, 8, 17, 45Jazz-Kings · W
15.9 PPG season to date · +29.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Jerry Stackhouse DET, Jan 4, 2001: 46 PTS · 0 REB · 2 AST
Career high45 PTS · 0 REB · 2 AST
Josh HartPoints, last 10 games: 13, 23, 27, 22, 12, 11, 10, 6, 5, 44Blazers-Wizards · W
14.2 PPG season to date · +30.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: LeBron James CLE, Jun 4, 2015: 44 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Career high44 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
De'Aaron FoxPoints, last 10 games: 33, 20, 26, 29, 25, 26, 44, 24, 32, 41Kings-Jazz · L
23.0 PPG season to date · +18.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Darius Garland LAC, Mar 21, 2026: 41 PTS · 3 REB · 11 AST
41 PTS · 3 REB · 11 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 33, 7, 16, 18, 16, 7, 20, 18, 38Warriors-Bucks · W
17.7 PPG season to date · +21.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high38 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Pascal SiakamPoints, last 10 games: 8, 14, 8, 18, 28, 34, 24, 20, 25, 33Raptors-Nuggets · W
21.8 PPG season to date · +11.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 50, 32, 29, 26, 28, 34, 19, 39, 43, 31Bucks-Warriors · L
29.7 PPG season to date · +1.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 8 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
De'Aaron FoxSAC+7.0 30.0 last 10 · 23.0 season
Lonnie Walker IVSAS+6.3 18.4 last 10 · 12.1 season
Darius GarlandCLE+6.3 27.4 last 10 · 21.1 season
RJ BarrettNYK+6.3 25.5 last 10 · 19.2 season
Cold
Nickeil Alexander-WalkerUTA−6.6 5.0 last 10 · 11.6 season
Tobias HarrisPHI−5.6 12.3 last 10 · 17.9 season
Mike ConleyUTA−5.5 7.7 last 10 · 13.2 season
OG AnunobyTOR−4.8 12.7 last 10 · 17.5 season
Richaun HolmesSAC−4.7 6.0 last 10 · 10.7 season