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Monday, March 21, 2022Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Rockets trailed Wizards by 13 after the first quarter and won 115–97.

Final · Box score
Pelicans103
Hornets106
Q1 Hornets -3; Q2 Hornets -6; Q3 Hornets -6; Q4 Hornets +3
Final · Box score
Lakers131
Cavs120
Q1 Lakers -7; Q2 Lakers +5; Q3 Lakers -1; Q4 Lakers +11
Final · Box score
Blazers119
Pistons115
Q1 Blazers +7; Q2 Blazers +15; Q3 Blazers +8; Q4 Blazers +4
Final · Box score
Jazz106
Nets114
Q1 Nets -3; Q2 Nets +2; Q3 Nets +16; Q4 Nets +8
Final · Box score
Heat106
Sixers113
Q1 Sixers -6; Q2 Sixers +1; Q3 Sixers +2; Q4 Sixers +7
Final · Box score
Raptors99
Bulls113
Q1 Bulls +6; Q2 Bulls -1; Q3 Bulls +11; Q4 Bulls +14
Final · Box score
Wizards97
Rockets115
Q1 Rockets -13; Q2 Rockets -12; Q3 Rockets -3; Q4 Rockets +18
Final · Box score
Celtics132
Thunder123
Q1 Celtics +17; Q2 Celtics +14; Q3 Celtics +24; Q4 Celtics +9
Final · Box score
Wolves108
Mavs110
Q1 Mavs -6; Q2 Mavs +6; Q3 Mavs +5; Q4 Mavs +2
On this day · 2020–21Mar 21, 2021: 10 games. Top scorer: Luka Doncic (Mavs-Blazers), 37 points.
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The lead · Wizards-Rockets

Christian Wood posts 39 and 10 as Houston beats Washington

LeBron James posts a triple-double

Game flow · Rockets margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-13-12-3+18Rockets AHEAD ↑Wizards AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards3924201497
Rockets26252935115
Who led
Christian WoodPoints, last 10 games: 15, 17, 24, 22, 28, 8, 18, 32, 12, 39Rockets39 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Jalen GreenPoints, last 10 games: 18, 24, 20, 32, 11, 17, 22, 20, 8, 17Rockets17 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Kristaps PorzingisPoints, last 10 games: 22, 5, 25, 19, 14, 25, 16, 18, 27, 22Wizards22 PTS · 13 REB · 4 AST
Rui HachimuraPoints, last 10 games: 19, 3, 18, 15, 12, 12, 12, 11, 10, 16Wizards16 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Lakers-Cavs

Lakers handle Cleveland by 11

The Lakers won the second quarter 39–27. Final: 131–120. LeBron James led Lakers with 38 points, 10 rebounds and 12 assists.

The whole night · final margins
Mavs over Wolves2Hornets over Pelicans3Blazers over Pistons4Sixers over Heat7Nets over Jazz8Celtics over Thunder9Lakers over Cavs11Bulls over Raptors14Rockets over Wizards18Final margin, points. Pink = Lakers over Cavs.
Lead changes
Raptors-Bulls19
Heat-Sixers18
Wolves-Mavs11
Lakers-Cavs8
Pelicans-Hornets7
Blazers-Pistons5
Jazz-Nets4
Wizards-Rockets1
Celtics-Thunder0
The night in charts
Celtics-Thunder combined for 255, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Celtics-ThunderCeltics 132, Thunder 123
255
Lakers-CavsLakers 131, Cavs 120
251
Blazers-PistonsBlazers 119, Pistons 115
234
Jazz-NetsJazz 106, Nets 114
220
Heat-SixersHeat 106, Sixers 113
219
Wolves-MavsWolves 108, Mavs 110
218
Wizards-RocketsWizards 97, Rockets 115
212
Raptors-BullsRaptors 99, Bulls 113
212
Pelicans-HornetsPelicans 103, Hornets 106
209
3 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Wolves-MavsWolves 108, Mavs 110
+2 Mavs
Pelicans-HornetsPelicans 103, Hornets 106
+3 Hornets
Blazers-PistonsBlazers 119, Pistons 115
+4 Blazers
Heat-SixersHeat 106, Sixers 113
+7 Sixers
Jazz-NetsJazz 106, Nets 114
+8 Nets
Celtics-ThunderCeltics 132, Thunder 123
+9 Celtics
Lakers-CavsLakers 131, Cavs 120
+11 Lakers
Raptors-BullsRaptors 99, Bulls 113
+14 Bulls
Wizards-RocketsWizards 97, Rockets 115
+18 Rockets
Rockets erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wizards-RocketsRockets won · Wizards 97, Rockets 115
13 pts
Lakers-CavsLakers won · Lakers 131, Cavs 120
7 pts
Heat-SixersSixers won · Heat 106, Sixers 113
6 pts
Wolves-MavsMavs won · Wolves 108, Mavs 110
6 pts
Pelicans-HornetsHornets won · Pelicans 103, Hornets 106
6 pts
DeRozan shot 11-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DeRozanBulls · 26 PTS, 5 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
79% (11-14)
WoodRockets · 39 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
78% (14-18)
StevensCavs · 16 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
67% (8-12)
KDNets · 37 PTS, 9 REB, 8 AST, 1 STL
65% (15-23)
BamHeat · 22 PTS, 9 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
64% (9-14)
Final · Wolves-Mavs
Wolves 108Mavs 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves29252727108
Mavs23372624110
The story
Dwight Powell's 22 points on 8-of-8 shooting carried Dallas past Minnesota, 110-108

For Minnesota, D'Angelo Russell had 18 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST 22 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST · 8-8 FG

The swing

The Mavericks trailed by 6 going into the second, then won it 37-25.

Mavs lead by quarter
200 −6+6+5+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Karl-Anthony Towns was the fantasy play: 44.1 FPTS on 22 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST

Final · Pelicans-Hornets
Pelicans 103Hornets 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pelicans22273519103
Hornets19243528106
The story
Charlotte beat New Orleans 106-103 behind 17 points and 9 assists from LaMelo Ball

CJ McCollum paced New Orleans: 27 PTS, 6 AST 17 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB · 6-12 FG, 4-9 3PT

The swing

A 28-19 fourth quarter erased a 6-point hole for the Hornets.

Hornets lead by quarter
200 −3−6−6+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Jonas Valanciunas topped the game at 60.6 FPTS: 24 PTS, 18 REB, 5 AST

Final · Wizards-Rockets
Wizards 97Rockets 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards3924201497
Rockets26252935115
The story
Jalen Green had 17 points as Houston beat Washington 115-97

Raul Neto led Washington with 10 AST, 6 PTS, 4 REB 17 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST · 7-14 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

Down 3 after the third, the Rockets took the fourth 35-14.

Rockets lead by quarter
200 −13−12−3+18 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.7Season avg21.0Last 5

21.0 points a game over his last five games, against 10.7 in 66 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.8Season avg12.0Last 3

12.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.8 in 37 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.9Season avg32Today

32 minutes today, against 9.9 a game in 15 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 6 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Christian Wood leads the day with 39

Christian WoodPoints, last 10 games: 15, 17, 24, 22, 28, 8, 18, 32, 12, 39Rockets-Wizards · W
18.2 PPG season to date · +21.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high39 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 26, 56, 23, 50, 31, 30, 19, 36, 38, 38Lakers-Cavs · W
30.0 PPG season to date · +8.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Stephen Curry Warriors, Jan 22, 2016: 39 PTS · 10 REB · 12 AST
38 PTS · 10 REB · 12 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 12, 31, 37, 14, 25, 53, 19, 23, 38, 37Nets-Jazz · W
29.6 PPG season to date · +7.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 33, 37, 54, 44, 31, 21, 26, 32, 30, 36Celtics-Thunder · W
27.0 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Tre MannPoints, last 10 games: 13, 15, 6, 11, 15, 13, 9, 25, 13, 35Thunder-Celtics · L
10.2 PPG season to date · +25.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high35 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 29, 33, 33, 33, 8, 31, 32, 34, 26, 31Thunder-Celtics · L
24.5 PPG season to date · +6.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 1 REB · 9 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Anfernee SimonsBlazers+7.5 24.8 last 10 · 17.3 season
Jayson TatumCeltics+7.4 34.4 last 10 · 27.0 season
De'Aaron FoxKings+7.0 30.2 last 10 · 23.2 season
Bruce BrownNets+7.0 15.2 last 10 · 8.2 season
Jordan PooleWarriors+6.5 23.8 last 10 · 17.3 season
Cold
Nickeil Alexander-WalkerJazz−7.5 3.8 last 10 · 11.3 season
Richaun HolmesKings−5.5 4.9 last 10 · 10.4 season
Garrison MathewsRockets−5.1 5.4 last 10 · 10.5 season
OG AnunobyRaptors−4.8 12.7 last 10 · 17.5 season
Will BartonNuggets−4.6 10.0 last 10 · 14.6 season