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Friday, March 10, 2023Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Sixers trailed Blazers by 15 at halftime and won 120–119.

Final · Box score
Blazers119
Sixers120
Q1 Sixers -8; Q2 Sixers -15; Q3 Sixers -11; Q4 Sixers +1
Final · Box score
Hawks114
Wizards107
Q1 Hawks -5; Q2 Hawks +6; Q3 Hawks +10; Q4 Hawks +7
Final · Box score
Cavs115
Heat119
Q1 Heat +1; Q2 Heat -9; Q3 Heat -7; Q4 Heat +4
Final · OT · Box score
Nets124
Wolves123
Q1 Nets -7; Q2 Nets -8; Q3 Nets +9; Q4 Nets 0; OT1 Nets +1
Final · Box score
Nuggets120
Spurs128
Q1 Spurs -12; Q2 Spurs +1; Q3 Spurs +5; Q4 Spurs +8
Final · Box score
Raptors112
Lakers122
Q1 Lakers -4; Q2 Lakers +8; Q3 Lakers -5; Q4 Lakers +10
On this day · 2021–22Mar 10, 2022: 2 games. Top scorer: Stephen Curry (Warriors-Nuggets), 34 points.
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The lead · Blazers-Sixers

Joel Embiid drops 39 in 15-point comeback win over Portland

Nikola Jokic posts a triple-double

Game flow · Sixers margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-15-11+1Sixers AHEAD ↑Blazers AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers37342523119
Sixers29272935120
Who led
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 23, 29, 27, 41, 27, 35, 31, 42, 39, 39Sixers39 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 28, 19, 31, 21, 20, 23, 27, 38, 14, 19Sixers19 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
Anfernee SimonsPoints, last 10 games: 26, 33, 27, 21, 11, 11, 14, 17, 4, 34Blazers34 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Jerami GrantPoints, last 10 games: 22, 23, 13, 24, 28, 14, 20, 26, 13, 24Blazers24 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Nuggets-Spurs

San Antonio climbs out of a 12-point hole against Denver

Down 12 after one, the Spurs won the second quarter 42–29 and the game 128–120. Keldon Johnson led San Antonio with 23 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Spurs-Nuggets
Keldon Johnson · SpursNikola Jokic · NuggetsPTS2337REB811AST611Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Raptors-Lakers17
Cavs-Heat12
Nets-Wolves5
Hawks-Wizards3
Nuggets-Spurs3
Blazers-Sixers1
Shot of the night

Embiid's jumper with 1.1 seconds left puts the 76ers ahead, 120-119 final

The night in charts
Nuggets-Spurs combined for 248, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-SpursNuggets 120, Spurs 128
248
Nets-WolvesNets 124, Wolves 123 · OT
247
Blazers-SixersBlazers 119, Sixers 120
239
Raptors-LakersRaptors 112, Lakers 122
234
Cavs-HeatCavs 115, Heat 119
234
Hawks-WizardsHawks 114, Wizards 107
221
3 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Nets-WolvesNets 124, Wolves 123 · OT
+1 Nets
Blazers-SixersBlazers 119, Sixers 120
+1 Sixers
Cavs-HeatCavs 115, Heat 119
+4 Heat
Hawks-WizardsHawks 114, Wizards 107
+7 Hawks
Nuggets-SpursNuggets 120, Spurs 128
+8 Spurs
Raptors-LakersRaptors 112, Lakers 122
+10 Lakers
Sixers erased a 15-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Blazers-SixersSixers won · Blazers 119, Sixers 120
15 pts
Nuggets-SpursSpurs won · Nuggets 120, Spurs 128
12 pts
Cavs-HeatHeat won · Cavs 115, Heat 119
9 pts
Nets-WolvesNets won · Nets 124, Wolves 123 · OT
8 pts
Raptors-LakersLakers won · Raptors 112, Lakers 122
5 pts
OG shot 12-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
OGRaptors · 31 PTS, 5 STL, 2 REB, 1 AST
86% (12-14)
GobertMIN · 26 PTS, 13 REB, 4 AST, 4 STL
80% (12-15)
JimmyHeat · 33 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
75% (12-16)
BarnesRaptors · 32 PTS, 9 REB, 7 AST, 1 STL
68% (13-19)
BamHeat · 19 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL
67% (8-12)
Final · Nets-Wolves
Nets 124Wolves 123
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Nets2634371710124
Wolves333520269123
The story
Spencer Dinwiddie had 29 points and 11 assists as Brooklyn beat Minnesota 124-123 in OT

Anthony Edwards led Minnesota with 32 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 29 PTS, 11 AST, 3 REB · 11-24 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

Down 8 after the second, the Nets took the third 37-20.

Nets lead by quarter
200 −7−8+90+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Rudy Gobert led the game in fantasy with 61.6 FPTS (26 PTS, 13 REB, 4 AST)

Final · Blazers-Sixers
Blazers 119Sixers 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers37342523119
Sixers29272935120
The story
James Harden's 19 points and 8 assists carried Philadelphia past Portland, 120-119

For Portland, Jerami Grant had 24 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST 19 PTS, 9 REB, 8 AST · 6-14 FG, 2-8 3PT

The swing

The 76ers trailed by 11 going into the fourth, then won it 35-23.

Sixers lead by quarter
200 −8−15−11+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Spurs
Nuggets 120Spurs 128
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets38292627120
Spurs26423030128
The story
San Antonio beat Denver 128-120 behind 23 points from Keldon Johnson

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope paced Denver: 13 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB 23 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST · 8-17 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

A 42-29 second quarter erased a 12-point hole for the Spurs.

Spurs lead by quarter
200 −12+1+5+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
18.5Season avg29.0Last 5

29.0 points a game over his last five games, against 18.5 in 67 earlier games. Today: 34 points in 47 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.0Season avg15.0Last 3

15.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.0 in 46 earlier games. Today: 11 points in 26 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.3Season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 21.3 a game in 68 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Donovan Mitchell leads the day with 42

Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 41, 33, 22, 19, 35, 44, 20, 40, 18, 42Cavs-Heat · L
27.7 PPG season to date · +14.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Kobe Bryant Lakers, Feb 1, 2003: 42 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
42 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 23, 29, 27, 41, 27, 35, 31, 42, 39, 39Sixers-Blazers · W
33.4 PPG season to date · +5.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 27, 14, 24, 15, 40, 14, 18, 17, 18, 37Nuggets-Spurs · L
24.5 PPG season to date · +12.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Russell Westbrook Wizards, Apr 23, 2021: 37 PTS · 11 REB · 11 AST
37 PTS · 11 REB · 11 AST
Mikal BridgesPoints, last 10 games: 45, 13, 24, 31, 21, 38, 33, 30, 10, 34Nets-Wolves · W
18.7 PPG season to date · +15.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Anfernee SimonsPoints, last 10 games: 26, 33, 27, 21, 11, 11, 14, 17, 4, 34Blazers-Sixers · L
21.3 PPG season to date · +12.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 13, 23, 28, 23, 16, 33, 15, 26, 28, 33Heat-Cavs · W
22.3 PPG season to date · +10.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Mikal BridgesNets+9.2 27.9 last 10 · 18.7 season
De'Aaron FoxKings+6.7 32.2 last 10 · 25.5 season
Jalen WilliamsThunder+6.4 19.7 last 10 · 13.2 season
Malaki BranhamSpurs+5.0 14.3 last 10 · 9.3 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
Giannis AntetokounmpoBucks−5.2 26.0 last 10 · 31.2 season
DeMar DeRozanBulls−4.9 20.0 last 10 · 24.9 season
Kyle LowryHeat−4.9 7.1 last 10 · 12.0 season