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Sunday, March 27, 2022Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NOP trailed LAL by 20 at halftime and won 116–108.

Final · Box score
Knicks104
Pistons102
Q1 NYK +12; Q2 NYK +12; Q3 NYK +1; Q4 NYK +2
Final · Box score
Wolves112
Celtics134
Q1 BOS +4; Q2 BOS +23; Q3 BOS +26; Q4 BOS +22
Final · Box score
Sixers104
Suns114
Q1 PHX -2; Q2 PHX -4; Q3 PHX +5; Q4 PHX +10
Final · Box score
Warriors115
Wizards123
Q1 WAS +4; Q2 WAS +8; Q3 WAS +11; Q4 WAS +8
Final · Box score
Lakers108
Pelicans116
Q1 NOP -8; Q2 NOP -20; Q3 NOP -4; Q4 NOP +8
Final · Box score
Hornets119
Nets110
Q1 CHA -6; Q2 CHA -4; Q3 CHA +4; Q4 CHA +9
Final · Box score
Jazz100
Mavs114
Q1 DAL -8; Q2 DAL -1; Q3 DAL +11; Q4 DAL +14
On this day · 2020–21Mar 27, 2021: 9 games. Top scorer: Zion Williamson (Pelicans-Mavs), 38 points.
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The lead · Lakers-Pelicans

New Orleans erases 20-point lead, steals one from Lakers

Joel Embiid goes for 37 points

Game flow · NOP margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-20-4+8NOP AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers31382514108
Pelicans23264126116
Who led
Brandon IngramPoints, last 10 games: 22, 10, 18, 12, 28, 19, 33, 29, 38, 26NOP26 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Trey Murphy IIIPoints, last 10 games: 4, 32, 8, 11, 7, 0, 6, 7, 3, 21NOP21 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 56, 23, 50, 31, 30, 19, 36, 38, 38, 39LAL39 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Malik MonkPoints, last 10 games: 20, 21, 13, 8, 13, 9, 17, 12, 23, 23LAL23 PTS · 0 REB · 6 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Seven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Boston by 22.

NYK over DET2WAS over GSW8NOP over LAL8CHA over BKN9PHX over PHI10DAL over UTA14BOS over MIN22Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Sixers-Suns23
Hornets-Nets8
Jazz-Mavs6
Lakers-Pelicans3
Wolves-Celtics0
Warriors-Wizards0
The night in charts
Wolves-Celtics combined for 246, 8 more than any other game
Points by game
Wolves-CelticsWolves 112, Celtics 134
246
Warriors-WizardsWarriors 115, Wizards 123
238
Hornets-NetsHornets 119, Nets 110
229
Lakers-PelicansLakers 108, Pelicans 116
224
Sixers-SunsSixers 104, Suns 114
218
Jazz-MavsJazz 100, Mavs 114
214
Knicks-PistonsKnicks 104, Pistons 102
206
NYK won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Knicks-PistonsKnicks 104, Pistons 102
+2 NYK
Lakers-PelicansLakers 108, Pelicans 116
+8 NOP
Warriors-WizardsWarriors 115, Wizards 123
+8 WAS
Hornets-NetsHornets 119, Nets 110
+9 CHA
Sixers-SunsSixers 104, Suns 114
+10 PHX
Jazz-MavsJazz 100, Mavs 114
+14 DAL
Wolves-CelticsWolves 112, Celtics 134
+22 BOS
NOP erased a 20-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Lakers-PelicansNOP won · Lakers 108, Pelicans 116
20 pts
Jazz-MavsDAL won · Jazz 100, Mavs 114
8 pts
Hornets-NetsCHA won · Hornets 119, Nets 110
6 pts
Sixers-SunsPHX won · Sixers 104, Suns 114
4 pts
Bagley shot 11-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BagleyDET · 27 PTS, 7 REB, 1 BLK
79% (11-14)
KispertWAS · 25 PTS, 3 AST, 1 REB
75% (9-12)
BullockDAL · 23 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
WashingtonCHA · 18 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST
67% (8-12)
Jaylen BrownBOS · 31 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST
60% (12-20)
Final · Knicks-Pistons
Knicks 104Pistons 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks34252124104
Pistons22253223102
The story
Julius Randle had 20 points as New York beat Detroit 104-102

Marvin Bagley III led Detroit with 27 PTS, 7 REB 20 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST · 7-18 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The Knicks won the first 34-22, their biggest quarter edge.

NYK lead by quarter
200 +12+12+1+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Lakers-Pelicans
Lakers 108Pelicans 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers31382514108
Pelicans23264126116
The story
Brandon Ingram's 26 points carried New Orleans past Los Angeles, 116-108

For Los Angeles, Russell Westbrook had 18 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST 26 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST · 10-17 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The Pelicans trailed by 20 going into the third, then won it 41-25.

NOP lead by quarter
200 −8−20−4+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Wizards
Warriors 115Wizards 123
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors24273034115
Wizards28313331123
The story
Washington beat Golden State 123-115 behind 23 points from Kristaps Porzingis

Jordan Poole paced Golden State: 26 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 23 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST · 6-21 FG, 1-6 3PT

The swing

A 28-24 first quarter did the most damage for the Wizards.

WAS lead by quarter
200 +4+8+11+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
17.7Season avg26.8Last 5

26.8 points a game over his last five games, against 17.7 in 68 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.9Season avg13.3Last 3

13.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.9 in 68 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.9Season avg29Today

29 minutes today, against 8.9 a game in 33 earlier games. Line: 7 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 39

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 56, 23, 50, 31, 30, 19, 36, 38, 38, 39Lakers-Pelicans · L
30.1 PPG season to date · +9.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 43, 27, 35, 34, 35, 32, 21, 30, 27, 37Sixers-Suns · L
29.9 PPG season to date · +7.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 15 REB · 2 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 23, 22, 30, 27, 36, 28, 31, 28, 49, 35Suns-Sixers · W
26.5 PPG season to date · +8.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 54, 44, 31, 21, 26, 32, 30, 36, 26, 34Celtics-Wolves · W
27.1 PPG season to date · +7.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
LaMelo BallPoints, last 10 games: 24, 15, 17, 21, 22, 17, 17, 32, 21, 33Hornets-Nets · W
20.0 PPG season to date · +13.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 35, 31, 30, 26, 37, 17, 37, 15, 24, 32Mavs-Jazz · W
27.9 PPG season to date · +4.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jordan PooleGSW+7.6 25.4 last 10 · 17.8 season
Anfernee SimonsPOR+7.5 24.8 last 10 · 17.3 season
De'Aaron FoxSAC+7.0 30.2 last 10 · 23.2 season
Darius BazleyOKC+6.6 17.4 last 10 · 10.8 season
Jayson TatumBOS+6.3 33.4 last 10 · 27.1 season
Cold
Nickeil Alexander-WalkerUTA−6.9 4.1 last 10 · 11.0 season
Kelly Oubre Jr.CHA−6.7 8.5 last 10 · 15.2 season
D'Angelo RussellMIN−6.3 11.7 last 10 · 18.0 season
Richaun HolmesSAC−5.5 4.9 last 10 · 10.4 season
Fred VanVleetTOR−5.2 15.4 last 10 · 20.6 season