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Wednesday, March 23, 2022Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed MIN by 13 at halftime and won 125–116.

Final · Box score
Knicks121
Hornets106
Q1 NYK +16; Q2 NYK +13; Q3 NYK +12; Q4 NYK +15
Final · Box score
Hawks101
Pistons122
Q1 DET -5; Q2 DET +8; Q3 DET +15; Q4 DET +21
Final · Box score
Kings110
Pacers109
Q1 SAC +3; Q2 SAC +5; Q3 SAC -4; Q4 SAC +1
Final · Box score
Jazz97
Celtics125
Q1 BOS +15; Q2 BOS +23; Q3 BOS +25; Q4 BOS +28
Final · Box score
Nets120
Grizzlies132
Q1 MEM +8; Q2 MEM +14; Q3 MEM -1; Q4 MEM +12
Final · Box score
Warriors118
Heat104
Q1 Warriors 0; Q2 Warriors 0; Q3 GSW +1; Q4 GSW +14
Final · Box score
Suns125
Wolves116
Q1 PHX -5; Q2 PHX -13; Q3 PHX -5; Q4 PHX +9
Final · Box score
Magic102
Thunder118
Q1 OKC -8; Q2 OKC +7; Q3 OKC +10; Q4 OKC +16
Final · Box score
Rockets91
Mavs110
Q1 DAL +4; Q2 DAL -1; Q3 DAL +10; Q4 DAL +19
Final · Box score
Sixers126
Lakers121
Q1 PHI -3; Q2 PHI +9; Q3 PHI +2; Q4 PHI +5
Final · Box score
Spurs133
Blazers96
Q1 SAS +18; Q2 SAS +28; Q3 SAS +33; Q4 SAS +37
On this day · 2020–21Mar 23, 2021: 6 games. Top scorer: Julius Randle (Knicks-Wizards), 37 points.
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The lead · Suns-Wolves

Deandre Ayton scores 35 as Phoenix wins in Minnesota

Kevin Durant goes for 35 points

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5-13-5+9PHX AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns25263242125
Wolves30342428116
Who led
Deandre AytonPoints, last 10 games: 30, 21, 19, 16, 23, 18, 23, 20, 12, 35PHX35 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 30, 30, 23, 22, 30, 27, 36, 28, 31, 28PHX28 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 15, 17, 16, 25, 15, 5, 27, 25, 19, 19MIN19 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 36, 27, 13, 21, 15, 60, 30, 25, 22, 15MIN15 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Magic-Thunder

OKC climbs back to beat Orlando

Orlando led by 8 after one. OKC won it 118–102. Theo Maledon led OKC with 25 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Thunder-Magic
Theo Maledon · OKCChuma Okeke · ORLPTS2519REB45AST60Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Kings-Pacers14
Rockets-Mavs13
Nets-Grizzlies12
Warriors-Heat9
Hawks-Pistons8
Sixers-Lakers4
Jazz-Celtics3
Suns-Wolves1
Magic-Thunder1
Knicks-Hornets0
Shot of the night

Jones's tip-in at the buzzer puts the Kings ahead, 110-109 final

The night in charts
Nets-Grizzlies combined for 252, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Nets-GrizzliesNets 120, Grizzlies 132
252
Sixers-LakersSixers 126, Lakers 121
247
Suns-WolvesSuns 125, Wolves 116
241
Spurs-BlazersSpurs 133, Blazers 96
229
Knicks-HornetsKnicks 121, Hornets 106
227
Hawks-PistonsHawks 101, Pistons 122
223
Jazz-CelticsJazz 97, Celtics 125
222
Warriors-HeatWarriors 118, Heat 104
222
Magic-ThunderMagic 102, Thunder 118
220
Kings-PacersKings 110, Pacers 109
219
Rockets-MavsRockets 91, Mavs 110
201
2 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Kings-PacersKings 110, Pacers 109
+1 SAC
Sixers-LakersSixers 126, Lakers 121
+5 PHI
Suns-WolvesSuns 125, Wolves 116
+9 PHX
Nets-GrizzliesNets 120, Grizzlies 132
+12 MEM
Warriors-HeatWarriors 118, Heat 104
+14 GSW
Knicks-HornetsKnicks 121, Hornets 106
+15 NYK
Magic-ThunderMagic 102, Thunder 118
+16 OKC
Rockets-MavsRockets 91, Mavs 110
+19 DAL
Hawks-PistonsHawks 101, Pistons 122
+21 DET
Jazz-CelticsJazz 97, Celtics 125
+28 BOS
Spurs-BlazersSpurs 133, Blazers 96
+37 SAS
PHX erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Suns-WolvesPHX won · Suns 125, Wolves 116
13 pts
Magic-ThunderOKC won · Magic 102, Thunder 118
8 pts
Hawks-PistonsDET won · Hawks 101, Pistons 122
5 pts
Kings-PacersSAC won · Kings 110, Pacers 109
4 pts
Sixers-LakersPHI won · Sixers 126, Lakers 121
3 pts
Bitadze shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BitadzeIND · 20 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
MetuSAC · 22 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
ToppinNYK · 18 PTS, 11 REB, 6 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
Dejounte MurraySAS · 28 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
ClarkeMEM · 14 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
Final · Kings-Pacers
Kings 110Pacers 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings37291925110
Pacers34272820109
The story
Davion Mitchell had 25 points as Sacramento beat Indiana 110-109

Buddy Hield led Indiana with 25 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB 25 PTS, 7 AST, 1 REB · 10-15 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

Down 4 after the third, the Kings took the fourth 25-20.

SAC lead by quarter
200 +3+5−4+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Tyrese Haliburton led the game in fantasy with 54.0 FPTS (15 AST, 13 PTS, 5 REB)

Final · Suns-Wolves
Suns 125Wolves 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns25263242125
Wolves30342428116
The story
Devin Booker's 28 points carried Phoenix past Minnesota, 125-116

For Minnesota, Karl-Anthony Towns had 15 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST 28 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB · 7-15 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The Suns trailed by 5 going into the fourth, then won it 42-28.

PHX lead by quarter
200 −5−13−5+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nets-Grizzlies
Nets 120Grizzlies 132
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets32304216120
Grizzlies40362729132
The story
Memphis beat Brooklyn 132-120 behind 23 points from Desmond Bane

Bruce Brown paced Brooklyn: 13 PTS, 7 REB 23 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB · 8-17 FG, 6-10 3PT

The swing

A 29-16 fourth quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Grizzlies.

MEM lead by quarter
200 +8+14−1+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
27.7Season avg38.8Last 5

38.8 points a game over his last five games, against 27.7 in 19 earlier games. Today: 43 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.4Season avg16.0Last 3

16.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.4 in 66 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.0Season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 15.0 a game in 62 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 11 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

Kyrie Irving leads the day with 43

Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 15, 27, 31, 29, 38, 19, 50, 22, 60, 43Nets-Grizzlies · L
28.5 PPG season to date · +15.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: James Harden HOU, Feb 25, 2014: 43 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
43 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 24, 17, 16, 24, 25, 29, 37, 36, 30, 37Jazz-Celtics · L
26.1 PPG season to date · +11.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 31, 37, 14, 25, 53, 19, 23, 38, 37, 35Nets-Grizzlies · L
29.7 PPG season to date · +5.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 11 REB · 8 AST
Deandre AytonPoints, last 10 games: 30, 21, 19, 16, 23, 18, 23, 20, 12, 35Suns-Wolves · W
17.3 PPG season to date · +18.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high35 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
LaMelo BallPoints, last 10 games: 2, 24, 24, 15, 17, 21, 22, 17, 17, 32Hornets-Knicks · L
19.8 PPG season to date · +12.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 22, 22, 43, 27, 35, 34, 35, 32, 21, 30Sixers-Lakers · W
29.8 PPG season to date · +0.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jordan PooleGSW+8.3 25.9 last 10 · 17.6 season
Anfernee SimonsPOR+7.5 24.8 last 10 · 17.3 season
Bruce BrownBKN+7.3 15.6 last 10 · 8.3 season
De'Aaron FoxSAC+7.0 30.2 last 10 · 23.2 season
Darius BazleyOKC+6.9 17.8 last 10 · 10.9 season
Cold
Nickeil Alexander-WalkerUTA−7.0 4.1 last 10 · 11.1 season
Richaun HolmesSAC−5.5 4.9 last 10 · 10.4 season
D'Angelo RussellMIN−5.4 12.9 last 10 · 18.3 season
Garrison MathewsHOU−5.0 5.3 last 10 · 10.3 season
Will BartonDEN−4.8 9.7 last 10 · 14.5 season