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Thursday, March 9, 2023Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, 1 went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Box score
Hornets113
Pistons103
Q1 Hornets +8; Q2 Hornets +9; Q3 Hornets +10; Q4 Hornets +10
Final · OT · Box score
Rockets125
Pacers134
Q1 Pacers +11; Q2 Pacers +6; Q3 Pacers +7; Q4 Pacers 0; OT1 Pacers +9
Final · Box score
Jazz131
Magic124
Q1 Jazz +1; Q2 Jazz +8; Q3 Jazz 0; Q4 Jazz +7
Final · Box score
Warriors110
Grizzlies131
Q1 Grizzlies +20; Q2 Grizzlies +18; Q3 Grizzlies +6; Q4 Grizzlies +21
Final · Box score
Nets113
Bucks118
Q1 Bucks +17; Q2 Bucks +17; Q3 Bucks +7; Q4 Bucks +5
Final · Box score
Knicks117
Kings122
Q1 Kings +7; Q2 Kings +16; Q3 Kings +7; Q4 Kings +5
On this day · 2021–22Mar 9, 2022: 12 games. Top scorer: Jayson Tatum (Celtics-Hornets), 44 points.
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The lead · Nets-Bucks

Milwaukee makes it three straight

Brook Lopez goes for 24 points

Game flow · Bucks margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+17+17+7+5Bucks AHEAD ↑Nets AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets20273333113
Bucks37272331118
Who led
Bobby PortisPoints, last 10 games: 23, 18, 18, 10, 6, 0, 7, 5, 16, 28Bucks28 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Brook LopezPoints, last 10 games: 4, 33, 17, 22, 13, 18, 26, 15, 26, 24Bucks24 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Patty MillsPoints, last 10 games: 7, 21, 4, 13, 0, 0, 8, 0, 0, 23Nets23 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Cam ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 14, 7, 19, 22, 22, 2, 15, 0, 4, 21Nets21 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Knicks-Kings

Sacramento leads New York wire to wire

Sacramento was ahead at every break and won 122–117. Best quarter: the second, 39–30. Domantas Sabonis led Sacramento with 24 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists.

The whole night · final margins
Bucks over Nets5Kings over Knicks5Jazz over Magic7Pacers over Rockets9Hornets over Pistons10Grizzlies over Warriors21Final margin, points. Pink = Kings over Knicks.
Lead changes
Hornets-Pistons7
Nets-Bucks2
Knicks-Kings1
The night in charts
Rockets-Pacers combined for 259, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-PacersRockets 125, Pacers 134 · OT
259
Jazz-MagicJazz 131, Magic 124
255
Warriors-GrizzliesWarriors 110, Grizzlies 131
241
Knicks-KingsKnicks 117, Kings 122
239
Nets-BucksNets 113, Bucks 118
231
Hornets-PistonsHornets 113, Pistons 103
216
2 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Knicks-KingsKnicks 117, Kings 122
+5 Kings
Nets-BucksNets 113, Bucks 118
+5 Bucks
Jazz-MagicJazz 131, Magic 124
+7 Jazz
Rockets-PacersRockets 125, Pacers 134 · OT
+9 Pacers
Hornets-PistonsHornets 113, Pistons 103
+10 Hornets
Warriors-GrizzliesWarriors 110, Grizzlies 131
+21 Grizzlies
Portis shot 11-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PortisBucks · 28 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST
73% (11-15)
Dennis Smith Jr.Hornets · 14 PTS, 3 AST, 3 STL
70% (7-10)
FultzMagic · 25 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB
69% (9-13)
Kenyon Martin Jr.Rockets · 23 PTS, 3 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
69% (9-13)
SengunRockets · 14 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
64% (7-11)
Final · Knicks-Kings
Knicks 117Kings 122
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks23303133117
Kings30392231122
The story
Domantas Sabonis' a 24-13-10 triple-double carried Sacramento past New York, 122-117

For New York, Julius Randle had 23 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST 24 PTS, 13 REB, 10 AST · 9-15 FG

The swing

The second quarter, 39-30, was where the Kings built it.

Kings lead by quarter
200 +7+16+7+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nets-Bucks
Nets 113Bucks 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets20273333113
Bucks37272331118
The story
Milwaukee beat Brooklyn 118-113 behind 28 points and 13 rebounds from Bobby Portis

Patty Mills paced Brooklyn: 23 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST 28 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST · 11-15 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

A 37-20 first quarter did the most damage for the Bucks.

Bucks lead by quarter
200 +17+17+7+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Pacers
Rockets 125Pacers 134
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Rockets2731332410125
Pacers3826341719134
The story
Tyrese Haliburton had 29 points and 19 assists as Indiana beat Houston 134-125 in OT

Jabari Smith Jr. led Houston with 30 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST 29 PTS, 19 AST, 2 REB · 9-20 FG, 2-9 3PT

The swing

The Pacers won the first 38-27, their biggest quarter edge.

Pacers lead by quarter
200 +11+6+70+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
20.6Season avg28.8Last 5

28.8 points a game over his last five games, against 20.6 in 53 earlier games. Today: 29 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.5Season avg23.3Last 3

23.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.5 in 51 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.0Season avg30Today

30 minutes today, against 11.0 a game in 34 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Lauri Markkanen leads the day with 31

Lauri MarkkanenPoints, last 10 games: 21, 23, 29, 29, 43, 27, 28, 20, 33, 31Jazz-Magic · W
25.4 PPG season to date · +5.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Jabari Smith Jr.Points, last 10 games: 10, 15, 13, 9, 8, 4, 12, 11, 15, 30Rockets-Pacers · L
12.1 PPG season to date · +18.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high30 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Tyrese HaliburtonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 21, 30, 16, 22, 15, 32, 29, 39, 29Pacers-Rockets · W
20.8 PPG season to date · +8.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 2 REB · 19 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 26, 34, 35, 38, 29, 28, 21, 27, 40, 29Warriors-Grizzlies · L
29.6 PPG season to date · −0.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Bobby PortisPoints, last 10 games: 23, 18, 18, 10, 6, 0, 7, 5, 16, 28Bucks-Nets · W
14.0 PPG season to date · +14.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Kelly Oubre Jr.Points, last 10 games: 15, 6, 8, 15, 18, 26, 29, 17, 27, 27Hornets-Pistons · W
20.3 PPG season to date · +6.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
De'Aaron FoxKings+6.7 32.2 last 10 · 25.5 season
Mikal BridgesNets+6.7 25.2 last 10 · 18.5 season
Jalen WilliamsThunder+6.4 19.7 last 10 · 13.2 season
Damian LillardBlazers+6.3 38.6 last 10 · 32.3 season
Landry ShametSuns+5.0 14.5 last 10 · 9.5 season
Cold
Marcus MorrisClippers−6.2 5.5 last 10 · 11.7 season
Bol BolMagic−5.8 3.7 last 10 · 9.5 season
Caris LeVertCavs−5.6 5.8 last 10 · 11.4 season
Tre JonesSpurs−5.3 7.2 last 10 · 12.5 season
Giannis AntetokounmpoBucks−5.2 26.0 last 10 · 31.2 season