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Wednesday, March 8, 2023Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAC trailed TOR by 8 after the first quarter and won 108–100.

Final · Box score
Hawks122
Wizards120
Q1 ATL +6; Q2 ATL -3; Q3 ATL -4; Q4 ATL +2
Final · Box score
Blazers93
Celtics115
Q1 BOS +7; Q2 BOS +15; Q3 BOS +22; Q4 BOS +22
Final · Box score
Cavs104
Heat100
Q1 CLE -4; Q2 CLE +4; Q3 CLE +5; Q4 CLE +4
Final · Box score
Mavs106
Pelicans113
Q1 Pelicans 0; Q2 NOP +16; Q3 NOP +18; Q4 NOP +7
Final · Box score
Bulls117
Nuggets96
Q1 CHI -4; Q2 CHI -1; Q3 CHI +11; Q4 CHI +21
Final · Box score
Thunder101
Suns132
Q1 PHX +13; Q2 PHX +8; Q3 PHX +24; Q4 PHX +31
Final · Box score
Raptors100
Clippers108
Q1 LAC -8; Q2 Clippers 0; Q3 LAC +9; Q4 LAC +8
On this day · 2021–22Mar 8, 2022: 6 games. Top scorer: Kyrie Irving (Nets-Hornets), 50 points.
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The lead · Raptors-Clippers

Clippers rally from 8 down to beat Toronto

Kristaps Porzingis goes for 43 points

Game flow · LAC margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-80+9+8LAC AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors25242526100
Clippers17323425108
Who led
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 24, 18, 33, 16, 44, 33, 23, 21, 34, 24LAC24 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 19, 20, 26, 34, 23, 25, 11, 28, 42, 23LAC23 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Pascal SiakamPoints, last 10 games: 28, 26, 26, 29, 25, 20, 13, 15, 19, 20TOR20 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Scottie BarnesPoints, last 10 games: 20, 17, 18, 12, 12, 11, 14, 12, 12, 20TOR20 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Hawks-Wizards

Atlanta takes over late to edge Washington

Down 4 after three, Atlanta won the fourth 32–26. Final: 122–120. Trae Young led Atlanta with 28 points, 4 rebounds and 10 assists.

The whole night · final margins
ATL over WAS2CLE over MIA4NOP over DAL7LAC over TOR8CHI over DEN21BOS over POR22PHX over OKC31Final margin, points. Pink = ATL over WAS.
Lead changes
Cavs-Heat18
Bulls-Nuggets13
Hawks-Wizards10
Blazers-Celtics6
Raptors-Clippers5
The night in charts
Hawks-Wizards combined for 242, 9 more than any other game
Points by game
Hawks-WizardsHawks 122, Wizards 120
242
Thunder-SunsThunder 101, Suns 132
233
Mavs-PelicansMavs 106, Pelicans 113
219
Bulls-NuggetsBulls 117, Nuggets 96
213
Blazers-CelticsBlazers 93, Celtics 115
208
Raptors-ClippersRaptors 100, Clippers 108
208
Cavs-HeatCavs 104, Heat 100
204
2 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Hawks-WizardsHawks 122, Wizards 120
+2 ATL
Cavs-HeatCavs 104, Heat 100
+4 CLE
Mavs-PelicansMavs 106, Pelicans 113
+7 NOP
Raptors-ClippersRaptors 100, Clippers 108
+8 LAC
Bulls-NuggetsBulls 117, Nuggets 96
+21 CHI
Blazers-CelticsBlazers 93, Celtics 115
+22 BOS
Thunder-SunsThunder 101, Suns 132
+31 PHX
LAC rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Raptors-ClippersLAC won · Raptors 100, Clippers 108
8 pts
Cavs-HeatCLE won · Cavs 104, Heat 100
4 pts
Hawks-WizardsATL won · Hawks 122, Wizards 120
4 pts
Bulls-NuggetsCHI won · Bulls 117, Nuggets 96
4 pts
Trae shot 11-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
TraeATL · 28 PTS, 10 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL
79% (11-14)
PorzingisWAS · 43 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST
77% (17-22)
BookerPHX · 44 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 1 BLK
74% (17-23)
BamMIA · 17 PTS, 2 BLK, 1 REB, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
Jarrett AllenCLE · 15 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Final · Hawks-Wizards
Hawks 122Wizards 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks34243232122
Wizards28333326120
The story
Trae Young had 28 points and 10 assists as Atlanta beat Washington 122-120

Kyle Kuzma led Washington with 25 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST 28 PTS, 10 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL · 11-14 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

The Hawks won the first 34-28, their biggest quarter edge.

ATL lead by quarter
200 +6−3−4+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Cavs-Heat
Cavs 104Heat 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs26313017104
Heat30232918100
The story
Cleveland beat Miami 104-100 behind 25 points from Darius Garland

Tyler Herro paced Miami: 22 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST 25 PTS, 7 AST · 8-16 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

A 31-23 second quarter erased a 4-point hole for the Cavaliers.

CLE lead by quarter
200 −4+4+5+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Jimmy Butler topped the game at 48.5 FPTS: 28 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST

Final · Thunder-Suns
Thunder 101Suns 132
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder21312821101
Suns34264428132
The story
Chris Paul's 18 points and 9 assists carried Phoenix past Oklahoma City, 132-101

For Oklahoma City, Lindy Waters III had 23 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST 18 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB, 4 STL · 6-8 FG, 4-5 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 44-28, was where the Suns built it.

PHX lead by quarter
400 +13+8+24+31 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
27.2Season avg35.2Last 5

35.2 points a game over his last five games, against 27.2 in 38 earlier games. Today: 44 points in 28 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.3Season avg15.0Last 3

15.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.3 in 45 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.9Season avg31Today

31 minutes today, against 10.9 a game in 28 earlier games. Line: 23 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Devin Booker leads the day with 44

Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 19, 21, 32, 19, 25, 24, 37, 35, 36, 44Suns-Thunder · W
27.6 PPG season to date · +16.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Mike Bibby SAC, Jan 24, 2006: 44 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
44 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Kristaps PorzingisPoints, last 10 games: 17, 34, 28, 14, 23, 25, 22, 24, 24, 43Wizards-Hawks · L
23.2 PPG season to date · +20.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Ray Allen MIL, Apr 12, 2001: 43 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Career high43 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 21, 12, 22, 23, 13, 18, 24, 25, 14, 32Pelicans-Mavs · W
21.2 PPG season to date · +11.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 41, 16, 38, 31, 18, 14, 41, 22, 40, 30Celtics-Blazers · W
30.3 PPG season to date · −0.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Zach LaVinePoints, last 10 games: 26, 35, 18, 32, 27, 17, 41, 27, 42, 29Bulls-Nuggets · W
24.7 PPG season to date · +4.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 24, 25, 19, 34, 34, 31, 23, 8, 25, 28Hawks-Wizards · W
26.7 PPG season to date · +1.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Mikal BridgesBKN+7.9 26.5 last 10 · 18.6 season
Jalen WilliamsOKC+6.4 19.7 last 10 · 13.2 season
Damian LillardPOR+6.3 38.6 last 10 · 32.3 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
Marcus MorrisLAC−6.2 5.5 last 10 · 11.7 season
Bol BolORL−5.7 3.9 last 10 · 9.6 season
Caris LeVertCLE−5.6 5.8 last 10 · 11.4 season
Tre JonesSAS−5.3 7.2 last 10 · 12.5 season
Giannis AntetokounmpoMIL−5.2 26.0 last 10 · 31.2 season