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Tuesday, March 7, 2023Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHA trailed NYK by 16 at halftime and won 112–105.

Final · Box score
Wizards119
Pistons117
Q1 WAS +3; Q2 WAS -5; Q3 WAS +1; Q4 WAS +2
Final · Box score
Bucks134
Magic123
Q1 MIL +10; Q2 MIL +10; Q3 MIL +10; Q4 MIL +11
Final · Box score
Sixers117
Wolves94
Q1 PHI -3; Q2 PHI +13; Q3 PHI +19; Q4 PHI +23
Final · Box score
Hornets112
Knicks105
Q1 Hornets 0; Q2 CHA -16; Q3 CHA -2; Q4 CHA +7
Final · Box score
Nets118
Rockets96
Q1 BKN -5; Q2 BKN +5; Q3 BKN +14; Q4 BKN +22
Final · Box score
Warriors128
Thunder137
Q1 OKC +10; Q2 OKC +4; Q3 OKC +6; Q4 OKC +9
Final · Box score
Jazz116
Mavs120
Q1 DAL +3; Q2 Mavs 0; Q3 DAL +1; Q4 DAL +4
Final · Box score
Grizzlies103
Lakers112
Q1 LAL +2; Q2 LAL -1; Q3 LAL +2; Q4 LAL +9
On this day · 2021–22Mar 7, 2022: 8 games. Top scorer: Julius Randle (Knicks-Kings), 46 points.
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The lead · Hornets-Knicks

Charlotte erases 16-point lead, steals one from New York

Joel Embiid goes for 39 points

Game flow · CHA margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00-16-2+7CHA AHEAD ↑NYK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets21293725112
Knicks21452316105
Who led
Kelly Oubre Jr.Points, last 10 games: 19, 15, 6, 8, 15, 18, 26, 29, 17, 27CHA27 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Terry RozierPoints, last 10 games: 27, 12, 29, 9, 14, 22, 20, 22, 16, 25CHA25 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
RJ BarrettPoints, last 10 games: 20, 4, 17, 14, 25, 10, 15, 17, 29, 27NYK27 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Julius RandlePoints, last 10 games: 31, 18, 25, 46, 28, 23, 21, 43, 31, 16NYK16 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Wizards-Pistons

Washington holds off Detroit, 119–117

Washington led 89–88 after three and held on to win by two. Bradley Beal led Washington with 32 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists.

The whole night · final margins
WAS over DET2DAL over UTA4CHA over NYK7OKC over GSW9LAL over MEM9MIL over ORL11BKN over HOU22PHI over MIN23Final margin, points. Pink = WAS over DET.
Lead changes
Jazz-Mavs17
Grizzlies-Lakers15
Wizards-Pistons14
Sixers-Wolves6
Warriors-Thunder6
Hornets-Knicks3
Nets-Rockets1
Shot of the night

Gafford's tip-in at the buzzer breaks the tie, 119-117 final

The night in charts
Warriors-Thunder combined for 265, 8 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-ThunderWarriors 128, Thunder 137
265
Bucks-MagicBucks 134, Magic 123
257
Wizards-PistonsWizards 119, Pistons 117
236
Jazz-MavsJazz 116, Mavs 120
236
Hornets-KnicksHornets 112, Knicks 105
217
Grizzlies-LakersGrizzlies 103, Lakers 112
215
Nets-RocketsNets 118, Rockets 96
214
Sixers-WolvesSixers 117, Wolves 94
211
2 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Wizards-PistonsWizards 119, Pistons 117
+2 WAS
Jazz-MavsJazz 116, Mavs 120
+4 DAL
Hornets-KnicksHornets 112, Knicks 105
+7 CHA
Warriors-ThunderWarriors 128, Thunder 137
+9 OKC
Grizzlies-LakersGrizzlies 103, Lakers 112
+9 LAL
Bucks-MagicBucks 134, Magic 123
+11 MIL
Nets-RocketsNets 118, Rockets 96
+22 BKN
Sixers-WolvesSixers 117, Wolves 94
+23 PHI
CHA erased a 16-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hornets-KnicksCHA won · Hornets 112, Knicks 105
16 pts
Wizards-PistonsWAS won · Wizards 119, Pistons 117
5 pts
Nets-RocketsBKN won · Nets 118, Rockets 96
5 pts
Sixers-WolvesPHI won · Sixers 117, Wolves 94
3 pts
Grizzlies-LakersLAL won · Grizzlies 103, Lakers 112
1 pt
Wiseman shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
WisemanDET · 21 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
77% (10-13)
KumingaGSW · 21 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
73% (8-11)
Jevon CarterMIL · 24 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB, 1 BLK
69% (9-13)
BealWAS · 32 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST, 1 STL
67% (14-21)
HardawayDAL · 24 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
67% (8-12)
Final · Wizards-Pistons
Wizards 119Pistons 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards29243630119
Pistons26323029117
The story
Bradley Beal had 32 points as Washington beat Detroit 119-117

Jaden Ivey led Detroit with 26 PTS, 12 AST, 5 REB 32 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST · 14-21 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

Down 5 after the second, the Wizards took the third 36-30.

WAS lead by quarter
200 +3−5+1+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hornets-Knicks
Hornets 112Knicks 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets21293725112
Knicks21452316105
The story
Charlotte beat New York 112-105 behind 23 points and 8 assists from Gordon Hayward

RJ Barrett paced New York: 27 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST 23 PTS, 9 REB, 8 AST · 9-17 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

A 37-23 third quarter erased a 16-point hole for the Hornets.

CHA lead by quarter
200 0−16−2+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Thunder
Warriors 128Thunder 137
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors30343529128
Thunder40283732137
The story
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's 33 points carried Oklahoma City past Golden State, 137-128

For Golden State, Klay Thompson had 23 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST 33 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB · 14-24 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 40-30, was where the Thunder built it.

OKC lead by quarter
200 +10+4+6+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
18.5Season avg30.6Last 5

30.6 points a game over his last five games, against 18.5 in 65 earlier games. Today: 30 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.4Season avg6.3Last 3

6.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.4 in 20 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 1 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.5Season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 15.5 a game in 28 earlier games. Line: 21 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Stephen Curry leads the day with 40

Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 29, 26, 34, 35, 38, 29, 28, 21, 27, 40Warriors-Thunder · L
29.6 PPG season to date · +10.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Carmelo Anthony DEN, Feb 18, 2010: 40 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
40 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 37, 23, 29, 27, 41, 27, 35, 31, 42, 39Sixers-Wolves · W
33.3 PPG season to date · +5.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 24, 25, 28, 36, 23, 21, 16, 40, 30, 33Mavs-Jazz · W
27.2 PPG season to date · +5.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 24, 42, 20, 30, 44, 24, 29, 39, 38, 33Thunder-Warriors · W
31.2 PPG season to date · +1.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Lauri MarkkanenPoints, last 10 games: 19, 21, 23, 29, 29, 43, 27, 28, 20, 33Jazz-Mavs · L
25.3 PPG season to date · +7.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 33, 19, 35, 16, 18, 37, 15, 21, 33, 32Wizards-Pistons · W
23.3 PPG season to date · +8.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Mikal BridgesBKN+7.9 26.5 last 10 · 18.6 season
Damian LillardPOR+6.8 39.2 last 10 · 32.4 season
Jalen WilliamsOKC+6.4 19.7 last 10 · 13.2 season
De'Aaron FoxSAC+6.0 31.5 last 10 · 25.5 season
Landry ShametPHX+5.0 14.5 last 10 · 9.5 season
Cold
Bol BolORL−5.7 3.9 last 10 · 9.6 season
Tre JonesSAS−5.3 7.2 last 10 · 12.5 season
OG AnunobyTOR−5.3 11.0 last 10 · 16.3 season
Giannis AntetokounmpoMIL−5.2 26.0 last 10 · 31.2 season
Caris LeVertCLE−5.1 6.4 last 10 · 11.5 season