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Saturday, March 11, 2023Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHI trailed HOU by 10 after the first quarter and won 119–111.

Final · Box score
Knicks95
Clippers106
Q1 LAC +1; Q2 LAC -2; Q3 LAC +2; Q4 LAC +11
Final · Box score
Jazz119
Hornets111
Q1 UTA +3; Q2 UTA +9; Q3 UTA +16; Q4 UTA +8
Final · Box score
Pacers121
Pistons115
Q1 IND +5; Q2 IND +12; Q3 Pacers 0; Q4 IND +6
Final · OT · Box score
Heat114
Magic126
Q1 ORL +10; Q2 ORL +3; Q3 ORL +3; Q4 Magic 0; OT1 ORL +12
Final · Box score
Celtics134
Hawks125
Q1 BOS -1; Q2 BOS +10; Q3 BOS +12; Q4 BOS +9
Final · Box score
Bulls119
Rockets111
Q1 CHI -10; Q2 CHI -1; Q3 CHI -8; Q4 CHI +8
Final · Box score
Mavs108
Grizzlies112
Q1 MEM +4; Q2 MEM +6; Q3 MEM -6; Q4 MEM +4
Final · OT · Box score
Bucks116
Warriors125
Q1 GSW +2; Q2 GSW +1; Q3 GSW +3; Q4 Warriors 0; OT1 GSW +9
Final · Box score
Thunder110
Pelicans96
Q1 OKC +10; Q2 OKC +19; Q3 OKC +15; Q4 OKC +14
Final · Box score
Kings128
Suns119
Q1 SAC -1; Q2 SAC +8; Q3 SAC +1; Q4 SAC +9
On this day · 2021–22Mar 11, 2022: 10 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (Lakers-Wizards), 50 points.
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The lead · Bulls-Rockets

Zach LaVine scores 36 as Chicago wins in Houston

Jayson Tatum goes for 34 points

Game flow · CHI margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10-1-8+8CHI AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls22323332119
Rockets32234016111
Who led
Zach LaVinePoints, last 10 games: 35, 18, 32, 27, 17, 41, 27, 42, 29, 36CHI36 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 16, 19, 17, 29, 13, 21, 31, 23, 17, 27CHI27 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Jabari Smith Jr.Points, last 10 games: 15, 13, 9, 8, 4, 12, 11, 15, 30, 20HOU20 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Jalen GreenPoints, last 10 games: 11, 29, 14, 17, 20, 12, 31, 25, 24, 18HOU18 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Ten games, by the margins

Closest finish: 4. Widest: OKC by 14.

MEM over DAL4IND over DET6UTA over CHA8CHI over HOU8BOS over ATL9GSW over MIL9SAC over PHX9LAC over NYK11ORL over MIA12OKC over NOP14Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Bucks-Warriors18
Heat-Magic15
Celtics-Hawks15
Knicks-Clippers14
Mavs-Grizzlies10
Kings-Suns9
Thunder-Pelicans3
Bulls-Rockets2
The night in charts
Celtics-Hawks combined for 259, 12 more than any other game
Points by game
Celtics-HawksCeltics 134, Hawks 125
259
Kings-SunsKings 128, Suns 119
247
Bucks-WarriorsBucks 116, Warriors 125 · OT
241
Heat-MagicHeat 114, Magic 126 · OT
240
Pacers-PistonsPacers 121, Pistons 115
236
Jazz-HornetsJazz 119, Hornets 111
230
Bulls-RocketsBulls 119, Rockets 111
230
Mavs-GrizzliesMavs 108, Grizzlies 112
220
Thunder-PelicansThunder 110, Pelicans 96
206
Knicks-ClippersKnicks 95, Clippers 106
201
MEM won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Mavs-GrizzliesMavs 108, Grizzlies 112
+4 MEM
Pacers-PistonsPacers 121, Pistons 115
+6 IND
Jazz-HornetsJazz 119, Hornets 111
+8 UTA
Bulls-RocketsBulls 119, Rockets 111
+8 CHI
Bucks-WarriorsBucks 116, Warriors 125 · OT
+9 GSW
Kings-SunsKings 128, Suns 119
+9 SAC
Celtics-HawksCeltics 134, Hawks 125
+9 BOS
Knicks-ClippersKnicks 95, Clippers 106
+11 LAC
Heat-MagicHeat 114, Magic 126 · OT
+12 ORL
Thunder-PelicansThunder 110, Pelicans 96
+14 OKC
CHI erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bulls-RocketsCHI won · Bulls 119, Rockets 111
10 pts
Mavs-GrizzliesMEM won · Mavs 108, Grizzlies 112
6 pts
Knicks-ClippersLAC won · Knicks 95, Clippers 106
2 pts
Kings-SunsSAC won · Kings 128, Suns 119
1 pt
Celtics-HawksBOS won · Celtics 134, Hawks 125
1 pt
Kessler shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KesslerUTA · 17 PTS, 16 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
80% (8-10)
RoddyMEM · 24 PTS, 4 REB, 2 STL, 1 BLK
77% (10-13)
Wendell Carter Jr.ORL · 27 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
71% (12-17)
JaMychal GreenGSW · 18 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Isaiah JacksonIND · 19 PTS, 11 REB, 2 STL, 2 BLK
70% (7-10)
Final · Bulls-Rockets
Bulls 119Rockets 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls22323332119
Rockets32234016111
The story
Chicago beat Houston 119-111 behind 27 points from DeMar DeRozan

Jalen Green paced Houston: 18 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB 27 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST · 9-21 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

A 32-16 fourth quarter erased a 8-point hole for the Bulls.

CHI lead by quarter
200 −10−1−8+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bucks-Warriors
Bucks 116Warriors 125
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Bucks262328345116
Warriors2822303114125
The story
Stephen Curry had 36 points as Golden State beat Milwaukee 125-116 in OT

Brook Lopez led Milwaukee with 19 PTS, 7 REB 36 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST · 13-27 FG, 6-15 3PT

The swing

The Warriors won the overtime 14-5.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +2+1+30+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Heat-Magic
Heat 114Magic 126
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Heat243123306114
Magic3424232718126
The story
Wendell Carter Jr.'s 27 points and 11 rebounds carried Orlando past Miami, 126-114 in OT

For Miami, Kyle Lowry had 12 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB 27 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST · 12-17 FG, 2-7 3PT

The swing

It went to overtime, and the Magic took it 18-6.

ORL lead by quarter
200 +10+3+30+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.5Season avg19.6Last 5

19.6 points a game over his last five games, against 8.5 in 53 earlier games. Today: 37 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.4Season avg8.7Last 3

8.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.4 in 66 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.1Season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 12.1 a game in 32 earlier games. Line: 22 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Jimmy Butler leads the day with 38

Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 23, 28, 23, 16, 33, 15, 26, 28, 33, 38Heat-Magic · L
22.6 PPG season to date · +15.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high38 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 18, 33, 16, 44, 33, 23, 21, 34, 24, 38Clippers-Knicks · W
23.6 PPG season to date · +14.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Talen Horton-TuckerPoints, last 10 games: 7, 15, 9, 12, 16, 6, 11, 21, 23, 37Jazz-Hornets · W
9.0 PPG season to date · +28.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 8 REB · 10 AST
Zach LaVinePoints, last 10 games: 35, 18, 32, 27, 17, 41, 27, 42, 29, 36Bulls-Rockets · W
24.9 PPG season to date · +11.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 34, 35, 38, 29, 28, 21, 27, 40, 29, 36Warriors-Bucks · W
29.8 PPG season to date · +6.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 19, 34, 34, 31, 23, 8, 25, 28, 28, 35Hawks-Celtics · L
26.8 PPG season to date · +8.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 3 REB · 13 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Mikal BridgesBKN+9.2 27.9 last 10 · 18.7 season
Jalen WilliamsOKC+6.8 20.1 last 10 · 13.3 season
Brook LopezMIL+6.0 21.3 last 10 · 15.3 season
De'Aaron FoxSAC+5.5 30.9 last 10 · 25.4 season
Zach LaVineCHI+5.5 30.4 last 10 · 24.9 season
Cold
Bol BolORL−5.8 3.5 last 10 · 9.3 season
Marcus MorrisLAC−5.3 6.4 last 10 · 11.7 season
Giannis AntetokounmpoMIL−5.2 26.0 last 10 · 31.2 season
Tre JonesSAS−4.8 7.8 last 10 · 12.6 season
Kyle LowryMIA−4.7 7.3 last 10 · 12.0 season