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Sunday, March 20, 2022Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 10 points, by PHX (vs SAC) and TOR (vs PHI).

Final · Box score
Grizzlies122
Rockets98
Q1 MEM +9; Q2 MEM +12; Q3 MEM +13; Q4 MEM +24
Final · Box score
Blazers98
Pacers129
Q1 IND +13; Q2 IND +21; Q3 IND +12; Q4 IND +31
Final · Box score
Pelicans117
Hawks112
Q1 NOP +17; Q2 NOP +10; Q3 NOP +15; Q4 NOP +5
Final · Box score
Thunder85
Magic90
Q1 ORL +6; Q2 ORL +2; Q3 ORL -2; Q4 ORL +5
Final · OT · Box score
Suns127
Kings124
Q1 PHX -4; Q2 PHX -10; Q3 PHX -4; Q4 Suns 0; OT1 PHX +3
Final · Box score
Jazz108
Knicks93
Q1 UTA -5; Q2 UTA +7; Q3 UTA +12; Q4 UTA +15
Final · Box score
Celtics124
Nuggets104
Q1 BOS +6; Q2 BOS +25; Q3 BOS +23; Q4 BOS +20
Final · Box score
Spurs110
Warriors108
Q1 SAS +14; Q2 SAS +6; Q3 SAS -1; Q4 SAS +2
Final · Box score
Raptors93
Sixers88
Q1 TOR -10; Q2 TOR +3; Q3 TOR -5; Q4 TOR +5
On this day · 2020–21Mar 20, 2021: 5 games. Top scorer: Lonnie Walker IV (Spurs-Bucks), 31 points.
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The lead · Suns-Kings

Devin Booker scores 31, Phoenix wins in overtime

Donovan Mitchell goes for 36 points

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-4-10-40+3PHX AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Suns2227342717127
Kings2633282314124
Who led
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 25, 30, 30, 23, 22, 30, 27, 36, 28, 31PHX31 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Mikal BridgesPoints, last 10 games: 20, 14, 13, 21, 18, 18, 20, 26, 11, 27PHX27 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Davion MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 4, 8, 4, 10, 8, 14, 16, 19, 12, 28SAC28 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Harrison BarnesPoints, last 10 games: 19, 27, 9, 23, 17, 18, 6, 10, 0, 21SAC21 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Nine games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Indiana by 31.

SAS over GSW2PHX over SAC3NOP over ATL5ORL over OKC5TOR over PHI5UTA over NYK15BOS over DEN20MEM over HOU24IND over POR31Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Thunder-Magic12
Suns-Kings11
Spurs-Warriors6
Jazz-Knicks3
Grizzlies-Rockets2
Celtics-Nuggets2
Pelicans-Hawks1
Blazers-Pacers0
Shot of the night

Johnson's jumper at the buzzer breaks the tie, 110-108 final

The night in charts
Suns-Kings combined for 251, 22 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-KingsSuns 127, Kings 124 · OT
251
Pelicans-HawksPelicans 117, Hawks 112
229
Celtics-NuggetsCeltics 124, Nuggets 104
228
Blazers-PacersBlazers 98, Pacers 129
227
Grizzlies-RocketsGrizzlies 122, Rockets 98
220
Spurs-WarriorsSpurs 110, Warriors 108
218
Jazz-KnicksJazz 108, Knicks 93
201
Raptors-SixersRaptors 93, Sixers 88
181
Thunder-MagicThunder 85, Magic 90
175
5 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Spurs-WarriorsSpurs 110, Warriors 108
+2 SAS
Suns-KingsSuns 127, Kings 124 · OT
+3 PHX
Pelicans-HawksPelicans 117, Hawks 112
+5 NOP
Raptors-SixersRaptors 93, Sixers 88
+5 TOR
Thunder-MagicThunder 85, Magic 90
+5 ORL
Jazz-KnicksJazz 108, Knicks 93
+15 UTA
Celtics-NuggetsCeltics 124, Nuggets 104
+20 BOS
Grizzlies-RocketsGrizzlies 122, Rockets 98
+24 MEM
Blazers-PacersBlazers 98, Pacers 129
+31 IND
PHX erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Suns-KingsPHX won · Suns 127, Kings 124 · OT
10 pts
Raptors-SixersTOR won · Raptors 93, Sixers 88
10 pts
Jazz-KnicksUTA won · Jazz 108, Knicks 93
5 pts
Thunder-MagicORL won · Thunder 85, Magic 90
2 pts
Spurs-WarriorsSAS won · Spurs 110, Warriors 108
1 pt
Hart shot 11-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HartPOR · 26 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
85% (11-13)
Wendell Carter Jr.ORL · 30 PTS, 16 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
80% (12-15)
BrissettIND · 24 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
CapelaATL · 14 PTS, 10 REB, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
Jalen SmithIND · 17 PTS, 5 REB, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
Final · Spurs-Warriors
Spurs 110Warriors 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs36272027110
Warriors22352724108
The story
San Antonio beat Golden State 110-108 behind 19 points and 8 assists from Dejounte Murray

Jordan Poole paced Golden State: 28 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 19 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB · 8-24 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

A 36-22 first quarter did the most damage for the Spurs.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +14+6−1+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Otto Porter Jr. topped the game at 39.7 FPTS: 16 PTS, 16 REB, 3 AST

Final · Suns-Kings
Suns 127Kings 124
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Suns2227342717127
Kings2633282314124
The story
Mikal Bridges had 27 points as Phoenix beat Sacramento 127-124 in OT

Damian Jones led Sacramento with 13 PTS, 7 REB 27 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST · 9-18 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

Down 10 after the second, the Suns took the third 34-28.

PHX lead by quarter
200 −4−10−40+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Raptors-Sixers
Raptors 93Sixers 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors2730122493
Sixers3717201488
The story
Pascal Siakam's 26 points and 10 rebounds carried Toronto past Philadelphia, 93-88

For Philadelphia, James Harden had 17 PTS, 9 REB, 8 AST 26 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST · 10-20 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The Raptors trailed by 10 going into the second, then won it 30-17.

TOR lead by quarter
200 −10+3−5+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Joel Embiid was the fantasy play: 44.6 FPTS on 21 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+13.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.7Season avg28.6Last 5

28.6 points a game over his last five games, against 14.7 in 53 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.7Season avg8.3Last 3

8.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.7 in 42 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.4Season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 12.4 a game in 7 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Donovan Mitchell leads the day with 36

Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 37, 14, 24, 17, 16, 24, 25, 29, 37, 36Jazz-Knicks · W
25.9 PPG season to date · +10.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 25, 30, 30, 23, 22, 30, 27, 36, 28, 31Suns-Kings · W
25.9 PPG season to date · +5.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Wendell Carter Jr.Points, last 10 games: 10, 24, 21, 13, 20, 13, 20, 23, 18, 30Magic-Thunder · W
14.9 PPG season to date · +15.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high30 PTS · 16 REB · 2 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 24, 33, 37, 54, 44, 31, 21, 26, 32, 30Celtics-Nuggets · W
26.9 PPG season to date · +3.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 27, 23, 2, 21, 15, 22, 14, 26, 30, 30Celtics-Nuggets · W
23.2 PPG season to date · +7.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Davion MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 4, 8, 4, 10, 8, 14, 16, 19, 12, 28Kings-Suns · L
10.5 PPG season to date · +17.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high28 PTS · 3 REB · 9 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
Jordan PooleGSW+6.5 23.8 last 10 · 17.3 season
Bruce BrownBKN+6.4 14.4 last 10 · 8.0 season
Jayson TatumBOS+6.3 33.2 last 10 · 26.9 season
Cold
Nickeil Alexander-WalkerUTA−7.5 3.8 last 10 · 11.3 season
Anthony EdwardsMIN−5.5 15.6 last 10 · 21.1 season
Richaun HolmesSAC−5.5 4.9 last 10 · 10.4 season
Shake MiltonPHI−5.2 2.7 last 10 · 7.9 season
OG AnunobyTOR−4.8 12.7 last 10 · 17.5 season