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Sunday, March 13, 2022Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Clippers trailed Pistons by 14 at halftime and won 106–102.

Final · Box score
Knicks107
Nets110
Q1 Nets +5; Q2 Nets +2; Q3 Nets +5; Q4 Nets +3
Final · Box score
Clippers106
Pistons102
Q1 Clippers -8; Q2 Clippers -14; Q3 Clippers -2; Q4 Clippers +4
Final · Box score
Mavs95
Celtics92
Q1 Mavs -2; Q2 Mavs -9; Q3 Mavs +3; Q4 Mavs +3
Final · OT · Box score
Sixers116
Magic114
Q1 Sixers -5; Q2 Sixers -12; Q3 Sixers -6; Q4 Sixers 0; OT1 Sixers +2
Final · Box score
Pacers128
Hawks131
Q1 Hawks +9; Q2 Hawks +18; Q3 Hawks +13; Q4 Hawks +3
Final · Box score
Rockets105
Pelicans130
Q1 Pelicans -3; Q2 Pelicans +13; Q3 Pelicans +26; Q4 Pelicans +25
Final · Box score
Grizzlies125
Thunder118
Q1 Grizzlies +12; Q2 Grizzlies +7; Q3 Grizzlies +16; Q4 Grizzlies +7
Final · Box score
Lakers111
Suns140
Q1 Suns +26; Q2 Suns +23; Q3 Suns +29; Q4 Suns +29
On this day · 2020–21Mar 13, 2021: 8 games. Top scorer: Russell Westbrook (Wizards-Bucks), 42 points.
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The lead · Clippers-Pistons

Clippers climb back to beat Detroit

Kevin Durant goes for 53 points

Game flow · Clippers margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-14-2+4Clippers AHEAD ↑Pistons AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers16233136106
Pistons24291930102
Who led
Marcus MorrisPoints, last 10 games: 27, 10, 13, 18, 14, 4, 11, 27, 13, 31Clippers31 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Luke KennardPoints, last 10 games: 25, 18, 3, 4, 11, 10, 11, 19, 14, 16Clippers16 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Cade CunninghamPoints, last 10 games: 17, 25, 19, 20, 22, 20, 28, 22, 27, 23Pistons23 PTS · 9 REB · 10 AST
Jerami GrantPoints, last 10 games: 16, 11, 26, 26, 26, 8, 23, 12, 20, 21Pistons21 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Five close finishes and one Suns rout

Five of 8 games were decided by four points or fewer. Phoenix beat Lakers by 29.

Sixers over Magic2Nets over Knicks3Mavs over Celtics3Hawks over Pacers3Clippers over Pistons4Grizzlies over Thunder7Pelicans over Rockets25Suns over Lakers29Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Lead changes
Mavs-Celtics15
Sixers-Magic12
Knicks-Nets10
Clippers-Pistons2
Lakers-Suns2
Pacers-Hawks1
Shot of the night

Dinwiddie's three with 11 seconds left breaks the tie, 95-92 final

The night in charts
Pacers-Hawks combined for 259, 8 more than any other game
Points by game
Pacers-HawksPacers 128, Hawks 131
259
Lakers-SunsLakers 111, Suns 140
251
Grizzlies-ThunderGrizzlies 125, Thunder 118
243
Rockets-PelicansRockets 105, Pelicans 130
235
Sixers-MagicSixers 116, Magic 114 · OT
230
Knicks-NetsKnicks 107, Nets 110
217
Clippers-PistonsClippers 106, Pistons 102
208
Mavs-CelticsMavs 95, Celtics 92
187
5 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Sixers-MagicSixers 116, Magic 114 · OT
+2 Sixers
Pacers-HawksPacers 128, Hawks 131
+3 Hawks
Mavs-CelticsMavs 95, Celtics 92
+3 Mavs
Knicks-NetsKnicks 107, Nets 110
+3 Nets
Clippers-PistonsClippers 106, Pistons 102
+4 Clippers
Grizzlies-ThunderGrizzlies 125, Thunder 118
+7 Grizzlies
Rockets-PelicansRockets 105, Pelicans 130
+25 Pelicans
Lakers-SunsLakers 111, Suns 140
+29 Suns
Clippers erased a 14-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Clippers-PistonsClippers won · Clippers 106, Pistons 102
14 pts
Sixers-MagicSixers won · Sixers 116, Magic 114 · OT
12 pts
Mavs-CelticsMavs won · Mavs 95, Celtics 92
9 pts
Rockets-PelicansPelicans won · Rockets 105, Pelicans 130
3 pts
Ayton shot 11-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
AytonSuns · 23 PTS, 16 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
79% (11-14)
FournierKnicks · 25 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
ValanciunasPelicans · 32 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
67% (12-18)
TraeHawks · 47 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
65% (13-20)
Finney-SmithMavs · 19 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Sixers-Magic
Sixers 116Magic 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Sixers2423273012116
Magic2930212410114
The story
Joel Embiid had 35 points and 16 rebounds as Philadelphia beat Orlando 116-114 in OT

Wendell Carter Jr. led Orlando with 23 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST 35 PTS, 16 REB, 7 AST · 9-28 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

Down 12 after the second, the 76ers took the third 27-21.

Sixers lead by quarter
200 −5−12−60+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Knicks-Nets
Knicks 107Nets 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks30302324107
Nets35272622110
The story
Bruce Brown's 15 points carried Brooklyn past New York, 110-107

For New York, Evan Fournier had 25 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB 15 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST · 7-14 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 35-30, was where the Nets built it.

Nets lead by quarter
200 +5+2+5+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Pistons
Clippers 106Pistons 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers16233136106
Pistons24291930102
The story
LA beat Detroit 106-102 behind 31 points from Marcus Morris

Jerami Grant paced Detroit: 21 PTS, 5 REB 31 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST · 10-19 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

A 31-19 third quarter erased a 14-point hole for the Clippers.

Clippers lead by quarter
200 −8−14−2+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Cade Cunningham topped the game at 51.8 FPTS: 23 PTS, 10 AST, 9 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
26.8Season avg37.4Last 5

37.4 points a game over his last five games, against 26.8 in 64 earlier games. Today: 21 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
Dillon BrooksGrizzlies
−8.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.0Season avg19.3Last 3

19.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.0 in 21 earlier games. Today: 15 points in 26 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.7Season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 11.7 a game in 38 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Durant leads the day with 53

Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 29, 28, 28, 27, 12, 31, 37, 14, 25, 53Nets-Knicks · W
29.6 PPG season to date · +24.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Tyrese Maxey Sixers, Nov 20, 2025: 54 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Season high53 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 22, 14, 41, 31, 39, 25, 14, 27, 27, 47Hawks-Pacers · W
28.1 PPG season to date · +19.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Jason Terry Hawks, Jan 15, 2002: 46 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
47 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 19, 42, 34, 37, 27, 22, 22, 43, 27, 35Sixers-Magic · W
29.8 PPG season to date · +5.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 16 REB · 7 AST
Jonas ValanciunasPoints, last 10 games: 16, 18, 19, 17, 4, 19, 10, 30, 10, 32Pelicans-Rockets · W
17.9 PPG season to date · +14.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 26, 33, 21, 32, 26, 26, 56, 23, 50, 31Lakers-Suns · L
29.7 PPG season to date · +1.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 10, 32, 36, 37, 29, 33, 33, 33, 8, 31Thunder-Grizzlies · L
24.0 PPG season to date · +7.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Anfernee SimonsBlazers+7.5 24.8 last 10 · 17.3 season
De'Aaron FoxKings+7.0 30.0 last 10 · 23.0 season
Tre MannThunder+6.5 15.8 last 10 · 9.3 season
Bruce BrownNets+6.3 14.0 last 10 · 7.7 season
Lonnie Walker IVSpurs+6.3 18.4 last 10 · 12.1 season
Cold
Nickeil Alexander-WalkerJazz−6.6 5.0 last 10 · 11.6 season
Mike ConleyJazz−5.5 7.7 last 10 · 13.2 season
OG AnunobyRaptors−4.8 12.7 last 10 · 17.5 season
Richaun HolmesKings−4.7 6.0 last 10 · 10.7 season
Patty MillsNets−4.5 7.9 last 10 · 12.4 season