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Tuesday, March 22, 2022Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ORL trailed GSW by 9 after three quarters and won 94–90.

Final · Box score
Warriors90
Magic94
Q1 ORL +8; Q2 ORL +8; Q3 ORL -9; Q4 ORL +4
Final · Box score
Hawks117
Knicks111
Q1 ATL -4; Q2 ATL +6; Q3 ATL -2; Q4 ATL +6
Final · Box score
Bulls98
Bucks126
Q1 MIL +13; Q2 MIL +16; Q3 MIL +22; Q4 MIL +28
Final · Box score
Clippers115
Nuggets127
Q1 DEN +10; Q2 DEN +11; Q3 DEN +11; Q4 DEN +12
On this day · 2020–21Mar 22, 2021: 8 games. Top scorer: Karl-Anthony Towns (Wolves-Thunder), 33 points.
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The lead · Warriors-Magic

Orlando climbs out of a 9-point hole against Golden State

Nikola Jokic goes for 30 points

Game flow · ORL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+8+8-9+4ORL AHEAD ↑GSW AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors1721361690
Magic2521192994
Who led
Wendell Carter Jr.Points, last 10 games: 24, 21, 13, 20, 13, 20, 23, 18, 30, 19ORL19 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Franz WagnerPoints, last 10 games: 11, 15, 6, 15, 8, 6, 16, 26, 11, 18ORL18 PTS · 0 REB · 3 AST
Jordan PoolePoints, last 10 games: 23, 23, 32, 20, 21, 30, 20, 29, 28, 26GSW26 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 16, 7, 20, 18, 38, 20, 18, 24, 15GSW15 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Hawks-Knicks

Atlanta gets past New York

117–111, with Atlanta ahead 64–58 at halftime. Trae Young led Atlanta with 45 points, 1 rebound and 8 assists.

The whole night · final margins
ORL over GSW4ATL over NYK6DEN over LAC12MIL over CHI28Final margin, points. Pink = ATL over NYK.
Lead changes
Bulls-Bucks9
Warriors-Magic5
Clippers-Nuggets3
The night in charts
Clippers-Nuggets combined for 242, 14 more than any other game
Points by game
Clippers-NuggetsClippers 115, Nuggets 127
242
Hawks-KnicksHawks 117, Knicks 111
228
Bulls-BucksBulls 98, Bucks 126
224
Warriors-MagicWarriors 90, Magic 94
184
ORL won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Warriors-MagicWarriors 90, Magic 94
+4 ORL
Hawks-KnicksHawks 117, Knicks 111
+6 ATL
Clippers-NuggetsClippers 115, Nuggets 127
+12 DEN
Bulls-BucksBulls 98, Bucks 126
+28 MIL
ORL rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Warriors-MagicORL won · Warriors 90, Magic 94
9 pts
Hawks-KnicksATL won · Hawks 117, Knicks 111
4 pts
Giannis shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GiannisMIL · 25 PTS, 17 REB, 5 AST, 3 BLK
75% (9-12)
JrueMIL · 27 PTS, 7 AST, 1 STL
71% (12-17)
MannLAC · 24 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
Jeff GreenDEN · 16 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST
70% (7-10)
JokicDEN · 30 PTS, 14 REB, 6 AST, 3 BLK
60% (9-15)
Final · Warriors-Magic
Warriors 90Magic 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors1721361690
Magic2521192994
The story
Franz Wagner's 18 points carried Orlando past Golden State, 94-90

For Golden State, Otto Porter Jr. had 15 REB, 14 PTS 18 PTS, 3 AST · 6-9 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Magic trailed by 9 going into the fourth, then won it 29-16.

ORL lead by quarter
200 +8+8−9+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Jordan Poole was the fantasy play: 35.9 FPTS on 26 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB

Final · Hawks-Knicks
Hawks 117Knicks 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks30342330117
Knicks34243122111
The story
Bogdan Bogdanovic had 32 points as Atlanta beat New York 117-111

Alec Burks led New York with 21 PTS, 4 AST 32 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL · 11-20 FG, 4-10 3PT

The swing

Down 4 after the first, the Hawks took the second 34-24.

ATL lead by quarter
200 −4+6−2+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Nuggets
Clippers 115Nuggets 127
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers27342727115
Nuggets37352728127
The story
Denver beat LA 127-115 behind 16 points from Aaron Gordon

Isaiah Hartenstein paced LA: 14 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB 16 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST · 5-13 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

A 37-27 first quarter did the most damage for the Nuggets.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +10+11+11+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
17.3Season avg26.6Last 5

26.6 points a game over his last five games, against 17.3 in 65 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.5Season avg12.3Last 3

12.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.5 in 44 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+9.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.2Season avg35Today

35 minutes today, against 25.2 a game in 65 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 6 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Trae Young leads the day with 45

Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 39, 25, 14, 27, 27, 47, 46, 9, 21, 45Hawks-Knicks · W
28.2 PPG season to date · +17.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Allen Iverson PHI, Apr 7, 1997: 44 PTS · 1 REB · 8 AST
45 PTS · 1 REB · 8 AST
Bogdan BogdanovicPoints, last 10 games: 17, 22, 9, 11, 13, 9, 12, 30, 21, 32Hawks-Knicks · W
14.7 PPG season to date · +17.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 46, 32, 38, 23, 26, 22, 29, 32, 23, 30Nuggets-Clippers · W
26.2 PPG season to date · +3.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 14 REB · 6 AST
RJ BarrettPoints, last 10 games: 20, 24, 29, 18, 23, 24, 31, 18, 24, 30Knicks-Hawks · L
19.7 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Jrue HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 25, 26, 24, 13, 11, 13, 29, 21, 14, 27Bucks-Bulls · W
18.5 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 0 REB · 7 AST
Jordan PoolePoints, last 10 games: 23, 23, 32, 20, 21, 30, 20, 29, 28, 26Warriors-Magic · L
17.4 PPG season to date · +8.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jordan PooleGSW+7.8 25.2 last 10 · 17.4 season
Anfernee SimonsPOR+7.5 24.8 last 10 · 17.3 season
Jayson TatumBOS+7.4 34.4 last 10 · 27.0 season
De'Aaron FoxSAC+7.0 30.2 last 10 · 23.2 season
Bruce BrownBKN+7.0 15.2 last 10 · 8.2 season
Cold
Nickeil Alexander-WalkerUTA−7.5 3.8 last 10 · 11.3 season
Richaun HolmesSAC−5.5 4.9 last 10 · 10.4 season
Garrison MathewsHOU−5.1 5.4 last 10 · 10.5 season
Will BartonDEN−4.8 9.7 last 10 · 14.5 season
OG AnunobyTOR−4.8 12.7 last 10 · 17.5 season