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Tuesday, March 29, 2022Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAC trailed UTA by 18 after the first quarter and won 121–115.

Final · Box score
Bucks118
Sixers116
Q1 MIL +3; Q2 MIL -10; Q3 MIL -8; Q4 MIL +2
Final · Box score
Bulls107
Wizards94
Q1 CHI +5; Q2 CHI +5; Q3 CHI +2; Q4 CHI +13
Final · Box score
Pistons123
Nets130
Q1 BKN -2; Q2 BKN -6; Q3 BKN +2; Q4 BKN +7
Final · Box score
Lakers110
Mavs128
Q1 DAL +18; Q2 DAL +26; Q3 DAL +29; Q4 DAL +18
Final · Box score
Jazz115
Clippers121
Q1 LAC -18; Q2 LAC -13; Q3 LAC -12; Q4 LAC +6
On this day · 2020–21Mar 29, 2021: 11 games. Top scorer: James Harden (Nets-Wolves), 38 points.
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The lead · Jazz-Clippers

Paul George drops 34 in 18-point comeback win over Utah

Giannis Antetokounmpo goes for 40 points

Game flow · LAC margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-18-13-12+6LAC AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz32293321115
Clippers14343439121
Who led
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 26, 12, 30, 27, 19, 15, 21, 25, 17, 34LAC34 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Reggie JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 5, 31, 24, 15, 23, 7, 14, 11, 21LAC21 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 24, 25, 29, 37, 36, 30, 37, 26, 12, 33UTA33 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Mike ConleyPoints, last 10 games: 5, 8, 29, 14, 8, 18, 9, 11, 14, 19UTA19 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Bucks-Sixers

Milwaukee climbs out of a 10-point hole against Philadelphia

Down 10 at the half, the Bucks won the fourth quarter 37–27 and the game 118–116. Giannis Antetokounmpo led Milwaukee with 40 points, 14 rebounds and 6 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Bucks-Sixers
Giannis Antetokounmpo · MILJames Harden · PHIPTS4032REB145AST69Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Pistons-Nets11
Bulls-Wizards10
Lakers-Mavs0
The night in charts
Pistons-Nets combined for 253, 15 more than any other game
Points by game
Pistons-NetsPistons 123, Nets 130
253
Lakers-MavsLakers 110, Mavs 128
238
Jazz-ClippersJazz 115, Clippers 121
236
Bucks-SixersBucks 118, Sixers 116
234
Bulls-WizardsBulls 107, Wizards 94
201
MIL won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Bucks-SixersBucks 118, Sixers 116
+2 MIL
Jazz-ClippersJazz 115, Clippers 121
+6 LAC
Pistons-NetsPistons 123, Nets 130
+7 BKN
Bulls-WizardsBulls 107, Wizards 94
+13 CHI
Lakers-MavsLakers 110, Mavs 128
+18 DAL
LAC erased a 18-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Jazz-ClippersLAC won · Jazz 115, Clippers 121
18 pts
Bucks-SixersMIL won · Bucks 118, Sixers 116
10 pts
Pistons-NetsBKN won · Pistons 123, Nets 130
6 pts
Hachimura shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HachimuraWAS · 21 PTS, 4 REB
80% (8-10)
GiannisMIL · 40 PTS, 14 REB, 6 AST, 3 BLK
67% (16-24)
VucevicCHI · 27 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
63% (12-19)
MonkLAL · 28 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
63% (10-16)
KDBKN · 41 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST, 3 BLK
61% (14-23)
Final · Bucks-Sixers
Bucks 118Sixers 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks27243037118
Sixers24372827116
The story
Khris Middleton had 22 points as Milwaukee beat Philadelphia 118-116

James Harden led Philadelphia with 32 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB 22 PTS, 9 REB, 7 AST · 8-17 FG, 3-8 3PT

The swing

Down 8 after the third, the Bucks took the fourth 37-27.

MIL lead by quarter
200 +3−10−8+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Jazz-Clippers
Jazz 115Clippers 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz32293321115
Clippers14343439121
The story
LA beat Utah 121-115 behind 21 points from Reggie Jackson

Donovan Mitchell paced Utah: 33 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB 21 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB · 8-24 FG, 2-11 3PT

The swing

A 39-21 fourth quarter erased a 12-point hole for the Clippers.

LAC lead by quarter
200 −18−13−12+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pistons-Nets
Pistons 123Nets 130
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons35293029123
Nets33253834130
The story
Kyrie Irving's 24 points carried Brooklyn past Detroit, 130-123

For Detroit, Killian Hayes had 13 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST 24 PTS, 4 AST, 1 REB · 7-18 FG, 4-8 3PT

The swing

The Nets trailed by 6 going into the third, then won it 38-30.

BKN lead by quarter
200 −2−6+2+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.7Season avg15.8Last 5

15.8 points a game over his last five games, against 7.7 in 66 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 28 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.9Season avg7.3Last 3

7.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.9 in 41 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.5Season avg28Today

28 minutes today, against 9.5 a game in 34 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 6 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Durant leads the day with 41

Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 25, 53, 19, 23, 38, 37, 35, 23, 27, 41Nets-Pistons · W
29.7 PPG season to date · +11.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Vince Carter NJN, Feb 5, 2005: 41 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
41 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 34, 19, 39, 43, 31, 30, 36, 25, 30, 40Bucks-Sixers · W
29.9 PPG season to date · +10.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Joel Embiid PHI, Dec 18, 2023: 40 PTS · 14 REB · 6 AST
40 PTS · 14 REB · 6 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 31, 30, 26, 37, 17, 37, 15, 24, 32, 34Mavs-Lakers · W
28.0 PPG season to date · +6.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Ben Simmons PHI, Jan 20, 2020: 34 PTS · 12 REB · 12 AST
34 PTS · 12 REB · 12 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 26, 12, 30, 27, 19, 15, 21, 25, 17, 34Clippers-Jazz · W
25.0 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Cade CunninghamPoints, last 10 games: 28, 22, 27, 23, 15, 25, 17, 22, 18, 34Pistons-Nets · L
17.4 PPG season to date · +16.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high34 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 24, 25, 29, 37, 36, 30, 37, 26, 12, 33Jazz-Clippers · L
26.0 PPG season to date · +7.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jordan PooleGSW+8.0 25.9 last 10 · 17.9 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
Davion MitchellSAC+6.5 17.5 last 10 · 11.0 season
Cold
Kelly Oubre Jr.CHA−6.9 8.2 last 10 · 15.1 season
Nickeil Alexander-WalkerUTA−6.9 4.1 last 10 · 11.0 season
D'Angelo RussellMIN−6.3 11.7 last 10 · 18.0 season
Caris LeVertCLE−5.8 11.4 last 10 · 17.2 season
Richaun HolmesSAC−5.5 4.9 last 10 · 10.4 season