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Friday, March 25, 2022Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NYK trailed MIA by 15 after three quarters and won 111–103.

Final · Box score
Jazz101
Hornets107
Q1 CHA -1; Q2 CHA +3; Q3 CHA -1; Q4 CHA +6
Final · Box score
Wizards100
Pistons97
Q1 WAS +1; Q2 WAS +16; Q3 WAS +9; Q4 WAS +3
Final · Box score
Warriors110
Hawks121
Q1 ATL -6; Q2 ATL +2; Q3 ATL +18; Q4 ATL +11
Final · Box score
Knicks111
Heat103
Q1 NYK -7; Q2 NYK -9; Q3 NYK -15; Q4 NYK +8
Final · Box score
Mavs95
Wolves116
Q1 MIN +4; Q2 MIN +11; Q3 MIN +22; Q4 MIN +21
Final · Box score
Rockets125
Blazers106
Q1 HOU +13; Q2 HOU +13; Q3 HOU +14; Q4 HOU +19
Final · Box score
Sixers122
Clippers97
Q1 PHI +16; Q2 PHI +21; Q3 PHI +22; Q4 PHI +25
On this day · 2020–21Mar 25, 2021: 5 games. Top scorer: De'Aaron Fox (Kings-Warriors), 44 points.
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The lead · Knicks-Heat

New York storms back from 15 down to beat Miami

Trae Young goes for 33 points

Game flow · NYK margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-9-15+8NYK AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks25242438111
Heat32263015103
Who led
Immanuel QuickleyPoints, last 10 games: 27, 9, 11, 6, 18, 15, 16, 17, 10, 23NYK23 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
RJ BarrettPoints, last 10 games: 29, 18, 23, 24, 31, 18, 24, 30, 30, 18NYK18 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 27, 15, 6, 21, 21, 24, 8, 27, 20, 30MIA30 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Bam AdebayoPoints, last 10 games: 6, 18, 17, 30, 19, 16, 19, 22, 25, 17MIA17 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Philadelphia posts the night's biggest win

Philadelphia beat Clippers by 25, the widest margin of 7 games.

WAS over DET3CHA over UTA6NYK over MIA8ATL over GSW11HOU over POR19MIN over DAL21PHI over LAC25Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Jazz-Hornets17
Wizards-Pistons8
Warriors-Hawks2
Sixers-Clippers1
Rockets-Blazers0
The night in charts
Warriors-Hawks combined for 231
Points by game
Warriors-HawksWarriors 110, Hawks 121
231
Rockets-BlazersRockets 125, Blazers 106
231
Sixers-ClippersSixers 122, Clippers 97
219
Knicks-HeatKnicks 111, Heat 103
214
Mavs-WolvesMavs 95, Wolves 116
211
Jazz-HornetsJazz 101, Hornets 107
208
Wizards-PistonsWizards 100, Pistons 97
197
WAS won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Wizards-PistonsWizards 100, Pistons 97
+3 WAS
Jazz-HornetsJazz 101, Hornets 107
+6 CHA
Knicks-HeatKnicks 111, Heat 103
+8 NYK
Warriors-HawksWarriors 110, Hawks 121
+11 ATL
Rockets-BlazersRockets 125, Blazers 106
+19 HOU
Mavs-WolvesMavs 95, Wolves 116
+21 MIN
Sixers-ClippersSixers 122, Clippers 97
+25 PHI
NYK erased a 15-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Knicks-HeatNYK won · Knicks 111, Heat 103
15 pts
Warriors-HawksATL won · Warriors 110, Hawks 121
6 pts
Jazz-HornetsCHA won · Jazz 101, Hornets 107
1 pt
Capela shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
CapelaATL · 19 PTS, 13 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
82% (9-11)
EubanksPOR · 18 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST
75% (9-12)
KATMIN · 20 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
TateHOU · 17 PTS, 4 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
JimmyMIA · 30 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST, 1 STL
65% (11-17)
Final · Wizards-Pistons
Wizards 100Pistons 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards25351921100
Pistons2420262797
The story
Kristaps Porzingis had 30 points and 10 rebounds as Washington beat Detroit 100-97

Cade Cunningham led Detroit with 22 PTS, 9 AST, 7 REB 30 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST · 11-22 FG, 3-8 3PT

The swing

The Wizards won the second 35-20, their biggest quarter edge.

WAS lead by quarter
200 +1+16+9+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Jazz-Hornets
Jazz 101Hornets 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz24272723101
Hornets23312330107
The story
Charlotte beat Utah 107-101 behind 26 points and 11 rebounds from Miles Bridges

Donovan Mitchell paced Utah: 26 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB 26 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST · 9-15 FG, 4-9 3PT

The swing

A 30-23 fourth quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Hornets.

CHA lead by quarter
200 −1+3−1+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Knicks-Heat
Knicks 111Heat 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks25242438111
Heat32263015103
The story
Immanuel Quickley's 23 points carried New York past Miami, 111-103

For Miami, Bam Adebayo had 17 PTS, 9 REB 23 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB · 6-12 FG, 3-8 3PT

The swing

The Knicks trailed by 15 going into the fourth, then won it 38-15.

NYK lead by quarter
200 −7−9−15+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Jimmy Butler was the fantasy play: 51.4 FPTS on 30 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.3Season avg17.0Last 5

17.0 points a game over his last five games, against 6.3 in 62 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 26 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.0Season avg12.7Last 3

12.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.0 in 67 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.3Season avg28Today

28 minutes today, against 8.3 a game in 32 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Klay Thompson leads the day with 37

Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 7, 20, 18, 38, 20, 18, 24, 15, 37Warriors-Hawks · L
18.7 PPG season to date · +19.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 14, 27, 27, 47, 46, 9, 21, 45, 21, 33Hawks-Warriors · W
28.2 PPG season to date · +4.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 4 REB · 15 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 27, 15, 6, 21, 21, 24, 8, 27, 20, 30Heat-Knicks · L
21.4 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Kristaps PorzingisPoints, last 10 games: 25, 19, 14, 25, 16, 18, 27, 22, 16, 30Wizards-Pistons · W
19.7 PPG season to date · +10.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 25, 16, 11, 26, 24, 21, 24, 17, 24, 29Sixers-Clippers · W
22.6 PPG season to date · +6.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 15 REB · 7 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 22, 43, 27, 35, 34, 35, 32, 21, 30, 27Sixers-Clippers · W
29.8 PPG season to date · −2.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jordan PooleGSW+8.3 26.0 last 10 · 17.7 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
Kelly Oubre Jr.CHA−5.9 9.5 last 10 · 15.4 season
D'Angelo RussellMIN−5.6 12.7 last 10 · 18.3 season
Richaun HolmesSAC−5.5 4.9 last 10 · 10.4 season
Garrison MathewsHOU−5.2 5.0 last 10 · 10.2 season