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Friday, March 18, 2022Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BKN trailed POR by 13 at halftime and won 128–123.

Final · Box score
Mavs101
Sixers111
Q1 PHI -1; Q2 PHI +5; Q3 PHI +8; Q4 PHI +10
Final · Box score
Grizzlies105
Hawks120
Q1 ATL +7; Q2 ATL +19; Q3 ATL +19; Q4 ATL +15
Final · Box score
Blazers123
Nets128
Q1 BKN +1; Q2 BKN -13; Q3 Nets 0; Q4 BKN +5
Final · OT · Box score
Nuggets116
Cavs119
Q1 CLE +2; Q2 CLE -11; Q3 CLE -9; Q4 Cavs 0; OT1 CLE +3
Final · Box score
Wizards97
Knicks100
Q1 NYK -6; Q2 NYK +7; Q3 NYK +9; Q4 NYK +3
Final · OT · Box score
Lakers128
Raptors123
Q1 LAL +3; Q2 LAL +4; Q3 LAL -1; Q4 Lakers 0; OT1 LAL +5
Final · Box score
Pacers121
Rockets118
Q1 IND -4; Q2 IND +5; Q3 IND -12; Q4 IND +3
Final · Box score
Thunder108
Heat120
Q1 MIA +1; Q2 MIA +15; Q3 MIA +24; Q4 MIA +12
Final · Box score
Pelicans124
Spurs91
Q1 NOP +25; Q2 NOP +31; Q3 NOP +38; Q4 NOP +33
Final · Box score
Clippers92
Jazz121
Q1 UTA +10; Q2 UTA +37; Q3 UTA +37; Q4 UTA +29
Final · Box score
Bulls102
Suns129
Q1 PHX +3; Q2 PHX +13; Q3 PHX +23; Q4 PHX +27
Final · Box score
Celtics126
Kings97
Q1 BOS +6; Q2 BOS +19; Q3 BOS +13; Q4 BOS +29
On this day · 2020–21Mar 18, 2021: 6 games. Top scorer: Bradley Beal (Wizards-Jazz), 43 points.
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The lead · Blazers-Nets

Kevin Durant scores 38, Brooklyn rallies past Portland

Christian Wood goes for 32 points

Game flow · BKN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+1-130+5BKN AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers33422622123
Nets34283927128
Who led
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 27, 12, 31, 37, 14, 25, 53, 19, 23, 38BKN38 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Seth CurryPoints, last 10 games: 12, 22, 19, 11, 18, 8, 8, 9, 24, 27BKN27 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Josh HartPoints, last 10 games: 22, 12, 11, 10, 6, 5, 44, 31, 17, 25POR25 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Brandon WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 12, 12, 14, 21, 27, 9, 10, 20, 14, 24POR24 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Second story · the whole slate

New Orleans posts the night's biggest win

New Orleans beat San Antonio by 33, the widest margin of 12 games.

CLE over DEN3NYK over WAS3IND over HOU3BKN over POR5LAL over TOR5PHI over DAL10MIA over OKC12ATL over MEM15PHX over CHI27UTA over LAC29BOS over SAC29NOP over SAS33Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Lakers-Raptors24
Pacers-Rockets13
Mavs-Sixers9
Blazers-Nets8
Bulls-Suns7
Wizards-Knicks2
Thunder-Heat2
Grizzlies-Hawks1
Clippers-Jazz0
Shot of the night

Bitadze's jumper with 19 seconds left breaks the tie, 121-118 final

The night in charts
Lakers-Raptors combined for 251
Points by game
Lakers-RaptorsLakers 128, Raptors 123 · OT
251
Blazers-NetsBlazers 123, Nets 128
251
Pacers-RocketsPacers 121, Rockets 118
239
Nuggets-CavsNuggets 116, Cavs 119 · OT
235
Bulls-SunsBulls 102, Suns 129
231
Thunder-HeatThunder 108, Heat 120
228
Grizzlies-HawksGrizzlies 105, Hawks 120
225
Celtics-KingsCeltics 126, Kings 97
223
Pelicans-SpursPelicans 124, Spurs 91
215
Clippers-JazzClippers 92, Jazz 121
213
Mavs-SixersMavs 101, Sixers 111
212
Wizards-KnicksWizards 97, Knicks 100
197
5 of 12 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Nuggets-CavsNuggets 116, Cavs 119 · OT
+3 CLE
Wizards-KnicksWizards 97, Knicks 100
+3 NYK
Pacers-RocketsPacers 121, Rockets 118
+3 IND
Lakers-RaptorsLakers 128, Raptors 123 · OT
+5 LAL
Blazers-NetsBlazers 123, Nets 128
+5 BKN
Mavs-SixersMavs 101, Sixers 111
+10 PHI
Thunder-HeatThunder 108, Heat 120
+12 MIA
Grizzlies-HawksGrizzlies 105, Hawks 120
+15 ATL
Bulls-SunsBulls 102, Suns 129
+27 PHX
Clippers-JazzClippers 92, Jazz 121
+29 UTA
Celtics-KingsCeltics 126, Kings 97
+29 BOS
Pelicans-SpursPelicans 124, Spurs 91
+33 NOP
BKN erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Blazers-NetsBKN won · Blazers 123, Nets 128
13 pts
Pacers-RocketsIND won · Pacers 121, Rockets 118
12 pts
Nuggets-CavsCLE won · Nuggets 116, Cavs 119 · OT
11 pts
Wizards-KnicksNYK won · Wizards 97, Knicks 100
6 pts
Mavs-SixersPHI won · Mavs 101, Sixers 111
1 pt
Capela shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
CapelaATL · 18 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
90% (9-10)
BamMIA · 19 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
EubanksPOR · 18 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST
80% (8-10)
WoodHOU · 32 PTS, 13 REB, 7 AST, 3 BLK
79% (11-14)
TatumBOS · 32 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST
75% (12-16)
Final · Pacers-Rockets
Pacers 121Rockets 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers28332238121
Rockets32243923118
The story
Goga Bitadze had 23 points on 9-of-9 shooting as Indiana beat Houston 121-118

Jalen Green led Houston with 20 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB 23 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL · 9-9 FG, 3-3 3PT

The swing

Down 12 after the third, the Pacers took the fourth 38-23.

IND lead by quarter
200 −4+5−12+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Cavs
Nuggets 116Cavs 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Nuggets293424209116
Cavs3121262912119
The story
Cleveland beat Denver 119-116 in OT behind 31 points and 10 rebounds from Lauri Markkanen

Nikola Jokic paced Denver: 32 PTS, 10 REB, 8 AST 31 PTS, 10 REB, 4 STL, 3 AST · 11-18 FG, 6-12 3PT

The swing

A 29-20 fourth quarter erased a 9-point hole for the Cavaliers.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +2−11−90+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Lakers-Raptors
Lakers 128Raptors 123
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Lakers3326292812128
Raptors302534277123
The story
LeBron James' 36 points carried Los Angeles past Toronto, 128-123 in OT

For Toronto, Fred VanVleet had 20 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB 36 PTS, 9 REB, 7 AST · 15-26 FG, 2-7 3PT

The swing

It went to overtime, and the Lakers took it 12-7.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +3+4−10+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Scottie Barnes was the fantasy play: 61.9 FPTS on 31 PTS, 17 REB, 6 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.7Season avg18.0Last 5

18.0 points a game over his last five games, against 6.7 in 42 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.9Season avg8.0Last 3

8.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.9 in 41 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
6.9Season avg27Today

27 minutes today, against 6.9 a game in 28 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Durant leads the day with 38

Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 27, 12, 31, 37, 14, 25, 53, 19, 23, 38Nets-Blazers · W
29.4 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 32, 26, 26, 56, 23, 50, 31, 30, 19, 36Lakers-Raptors · W
29.7 PPG season to date · +6.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Christian WoodPoints, last 10 games: 13, 21, 15, 17, 24, 22, 28, 8, 18, 32Rockets-Pacers · L
18.0 PPG season to date · +14.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 13 REB · 7 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 8, 22, 46, 32, 38, 23, 26, 22, 29, 32Nuggets-Cavs · L
26.1 PPG season to date · +6.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 10 REB · 8 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 37, 27, 22, 22, 43, 27, 35, 34, 35, 32Sixers-Mavs · W
30.0 PPG season to date · +2.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 26, 24, 33, 37, 54, 44, 31, 21, 26, 32Celtics-Kings · W
26.8 PPG season to date · +5.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 5 REB · 4 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 30.2 last 10 · 23.2 season
Bruce BrownBKN+6.4 14.4 last 10 · 8.0 season
Jayson TatumBOS+6.0 32.8 last 10 · 26.8 season
Spencer DinwiddieDAL+5.8 19.5 last 10 · 13.7 season
Cold
Anthony EdwardsMIN−7.0 14.0 last 10 · 21.0 season
Nickeil Alexander-WalkerUTA−6.8 4.7 last 10 · 11.5 season
Richaun HolmesSAC−5.5 4.9 last 10 · 10.4 season
Shake MiltonPHI−5.0 3.1 last 10 · 8.1 season
Derrick WhiteBOS−4.9 8.4 last 10 · 13.3 season