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Saturday, March 26, 2022Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed NOP by 10 after the first quarter and won 107–103.

Final · Box score
Spurs107
Pelicans103
Q1 SAS -10; Q2 SAS +1; Q3 Spurs 0; Q4 SAS +4
Final · OT · Box score
Kings114
Magic110
Q1 SAC +13; Q2 SAC +4; Q3 SAC -3; Q4 Kings 0; OT1 SAC +4
Final · Box score
Pacers91
Raptors131
Q1 TOR +20; Q2 TOR +28; Q3 TOR +26; Q4 TOR +40
Final · Box score
Bulls98
Cavs94
Q1 CHI +12; Q2 CHI +18; Q3 CHI +12; Q4 CHI +4
Final · Box score
Bucks102
Grizzlies127
Q1 MEM +4; Q2 MEM +13; Q3 MEM +19; Q4 MEM +25
Final · Box score
Nets110
Heat95
Q1 BKN +2; Q2 BKN +21; Q3 BKN +28; Q4 BKN +15
Final · Box score
Thunder107
Nuggets113
Q1 DEN +7; Q2 DEN +9; Q3 DEN +11; Q4 DEN +6
Final · Box score
Rockets115
Blazers98
Q1 HOU -4; Q2 Rockets 0; Q3 HOU +7; Q4 HOU +17
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The lead · Spurs-Pelicans

San Antonio rallies from 10 down to beat New Orleans

Nikola Jokic goes for 35 points

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10+10+4SAS AHEAD ↑NOP AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs22362623107
Pelicans32252719103
Who led
Keldon JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 33, 13, 27, 13, 34, 22, 11, 14, 26, 21SAS21 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Josh RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 0, 18, 3, 11, 16, 2, 17, 25, 15, 18SAS18 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 24, 24, 32, 32, 21, 20, 25, 27, 25, 32NOP32 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Jose AlvaradoPoints, last 10 games: 5, 7, 5, 16, 3, 8, 15, 7, 15, 23NOP23 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Raptors rout

Three of 8 games were decided by four points or fewer. Toronto beat Indiana by 40.

SAS over NOP4SAC over ORL4CHI over CLE4DEN over OKC6BKN over MIA15HOU over POR17MEM over MIL25TOR over IND40Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Lead changes
Spurs-Pelicans24
Kings-Magic14
Bucks-Grizzlies8
Nets-Heat4
Bulls-Cavs3
Pacers-Raptors2
Shot of the night

Barnes's three with 12 seconds left in OT breaks the tie, 114-110 final

The night in charts
Bucks-Grizzlies combined for 229, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Bucks-GrizzliesBucks 102, Grizzlies 127
229
Kings-MagicKings 114, Magic 110 · OT
224
Pacers-RaptorsPacers 91, Raptors 131
222
Thunder-NuggetsThunder 107, Nuggets 113
220
Rockets-BlazersRockets 115, Blazers 98
213
Spurs-PelicansSpurs 107, Pelicans 103
210
Nets-HeatNets 110, Heat 95
205
Bulls-CavsBulls 98, Cavs 94
192
3 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Kings-MagicKings 114, Magic 110 · OT
+4 SAC
Spurs-PelicansSpurs 107, Pelicans 103
+4 SAS
Bulls-CavsBulls 98, Cavs 94
+4 CHI
Thunder-NuggetsThunder 107, Nuggets 113
+6 DEN
Nets-HeatNets 110, Heat 95
+15 BKN
Rockets-BlazersRockets 115, Blazers 98
+17 HOU
Bucks-GrizzliesBucks 102, Grizzlies 127
+25 MEM
Pacers-RaptorsPacers 91, Raptors 131
+40 TOR
SAS erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Spurs-PelicansSAS won · Spurs 107, Pelicans 103
10 pts
Rockets-BlazersHOU won · Rockets 115, Blazers 98
4 pts
Kings-MagicSAC won · Kings 114, Magic 110 · OT
3 pts
Jokic shot 13-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
JokicDEN · 35 PTS, 12 REB, 8 AST, 2 STL
87% (13-15)
BarnesTOR · 19 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
MeltonMEM · 24 PTS, 3 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
73% (8-11)
SiakamTOR · 23 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB, 2 STL
67% (10-15)
WatfordPOR · 15 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Spurs-Pelicans
Spurs 107Pelicans 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs22362623107
Pelicans32252719103
The story
Dejounte Murray had a 15-11-13 triple-double as San Antonio beat New Orleans 107-103

CJ McCollum led New Orleans with 32 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST 15 PTS, 13 AST, 11 REB, 3 STL · 4-19 FG, 0-5 3PT

The swing

Down 10 after the first, the Spurs took the second 36-25.

SAS lead by quarter
200 −10+10+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Kings-Magic
Kings 114Magic 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Kings412515249114
Magic283422215110
The story
Davion Mitchell's 22 points and 9 assists carried Sacramento past Orlando, 114-110 in OT

For Orlando, Mo Bamba had 18 PTS, 13 REB 22 PTS, 9 AST, 7 REB · 10-23 FG, 2-8 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 41-28, was where the Kings built it.

SAC lead by quarter
200 +13+4−30+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Thunder-Nuggets
Thunder 107Nuggets 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder25242731107
Nuggets32262926113
The story
Denver beat Oklahoma City 113-107 behind 18 points from Will Barton

Aleksej Pokusevski paced Oklahoma City: 17 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST 18 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB · 7-16 FG, 2-7 3PT

The swing

A 32-25 first quarter did the most damage for the Nuggets.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +7+9+11+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.3Season avg21.8Last 5

21.8 points a game over his last five games, against 10.3 in 59 earlier games. Today: 15 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.6Season avg11.7Last 3

11.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.6 in 59 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.3Season avg45Today

45 minutes today, against 26.3 a game in 67 earlier games. Line: 22 points, 7 rebounds, 9 assists.

Top performances

Nikola Jokic leads the day with 35

Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 38, 23, 26, 22, 29, 32, 23, 30, 28, 35Nuggets-Thunder · W
26.3 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 12 REB · 8 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 24, 24, 32, 32, 21, 20, 25, 27, 25, 32Pelicans-Spurs · L
22.5 PPG season to date · +9.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 28, 34, 19, 39, 43, 31, 30, 36, 25, 30Bucks-Grizzlies · L
29.7 PPG season to date · +0.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Darius GarlandPoints, last 10 games: 41, 24, 25, 24, 22, 25, 24, 29, 18, 28Cavs-Bulls · L
21.5 PPG season to date · +6.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Alperen SengunPoints, last 10 games: 21, 6, 9, 5, 15, 12, 7, 14, 4, 27Rockets-Blazers · W
9.3 PPG season to date · +17.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high27 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Jalen GreenPoints, last 10 games: 32, 11, 17, 22, 20, 8, 17, 8, 23, 25Rockets-Blazers · W
15.9 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 6 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
De'Aaron FoxSAC+7.0 30.2 last 10 · 23.2 season
Jayson TatumBOS+6.7 33.7 last 10 · 27.0 season
Darius BazleyOKC+6.6 17.4 last 10 · 10.8 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
Fred VanVleetTOR−5.2 15.4 last 10 · 20.6 season