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Sunday, March 12, 2023Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Cavs trailed Hornets by 10 after the first quarter and won 114–108.

Final · Box score
Nets122
Nuggets120
Q1 Nets 0; Q2 Nets -8; Q3 Nets +11; Q4 Nets +2
Final · Box score
Cavs114
Hornets108
Q1 Cavs -10; Q2 Cavs -7; Q3 Cavs -8; Q4 Cavs +6
Final · Box score
Wizards93
Sixers112
Q1 Sixers +8; Q2 Sixers +5; Q3 Sixers +12; Q4 Sixers +19
Final · Box score
Blazers110
Pelicans127
Q1 Pelicans +17; Q2 Pelicans +20; Q3 Pelicans +36; Q4 Pelicans +17
Final · Box score
Thunder102
Spurs90
Q1 Thunder +10; Q2 Thunder +5; Q3 Thunder +7; Q4 Thunder +12
Final · Box score
Knicks112
Lakers108
Q1 Knicks +4; Q2 Knicks +3; Q3 Knicks -1; Q4 Knicks +4
On this day · 2021–22Mar 12, 2022: 7 games. Top scorer: Jordan Clarkson (Jazz-Kings), 45 points.
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The lead · Cavs-Hornets

Cleveland climbs back to beat Charlotte

Nikola Jokic posts a triple-double

Game flow · Cavs margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10-7-8+6Cavs AHEAD ↑Hornets AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs25272933114
Hornets35243019108
Who led
Darius GarlandPoints, last 10 games: 16, 27, 22, 33, 18, 29, 21, 17, 25, 28Cavs28 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 33, 22, 19, 35, 44, 20, 40, 18, 42, 23Cavs23 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Terry RozierPoints, last 10 games: 9, 14, 22, 20, 22, 16, 25, 21, 22, 27Hornets27 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
P.J. WashingtonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 22, 22, 22, 20, 8, 13, 20, 18, 19Hornets19 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Nets-Nuggets

Brooklyn fights back from 8 down against Denver

Final: 122–120, after trailing by 8 at the half. Mikal Bridges led Brooklyn with 25 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Nets-Nuggets
Mikal Bridges · NetsNikola Jokic · NuggetsPTS2535REB320AST211Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Nets-Nuggets11
Cavs-Hornets4
Blazers-Pelicans2
Thunder-Spurs1
Wizards-Sixers0
The night in charts
Nets-Nuggets combined for 242, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Nets-NuggetsNets 122, Nuggets 120
242
Blazers-PelicansBlazers 110, Pelicans 127
237
Cavs-HornetsCavs 114, Hornets 108
222
Knicks-LakersKnicks 112, Lakers 108
220
Wizards-SixersWizards 93, Sixers 112
205
Thunder-SpursThunder 102, Spurs 90
192
2 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Nets-NuggetsNets 122, Nuggets 120
+2 Nets
Knicks-LakersKnicks 112, Lakers 108
+4 Knicks
Cavs-HornetsCavs 114, Hornets 108
+6 Cavs
Thunder-SpursThunder 102, Spurs 90
+12 Thunder
Blazers-PelicansBlazers 110, Pelicans 127
+17 Pelicans
Wizards-SixersWizards 93, Sixers 112
+19 Sixers
Cavs erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Cavs-HornetsCavs won · Cavs 114, Hornets 108
10 pts
Nets-NuggetsNets won · Nets 122, Nuggets 120
8 pts
Knicks-LakersKnicks won · Knicks 112, Lakers 108
1 pt
MPJ shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MPJNuggets · 23 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
KispertWizards · 25 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST
69% (9-13)
RussellLakers · 33 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB, 1 BLK
68% (13-19)
MurphyPelicans · 41 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
65% (13-20)
JokicNuggets · 35 PTS, 20 REB, 11 AST, 2 STL
61% (14-23)
Final · Nets-Nuggets
Nets 122Nuggets 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets30313724122
Nuggets30391833120
The story
Spencer Dinwiddie had 16 assists and 15 points as Brooklyn beat Denver 122-120

Michael Porter Jr. led Denver with 23 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB 16 AST, 15 PTS, 6 REB · 5-15 FG, 0-7 3PT

The swing

Down 8 after the second, the Nets took the third 37-18.

Nets lead by quarter
200 0−8+11+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Cavs-Hornets
Cavs 114Hornets 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs25272933114
Hornets35243019108
The story
Darius Garland's 28 points carried Cleveland past Charlotte, 114-108

For Charlotte, Nick Richards had 15 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST 28 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST · 8-20 FG, 2-10 3PT

The swing

The Cavaliers trailed by 8 going into the fourth, then won it 33-19.

Cavs lead by quarter
200 −10−7−8+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Terry Rozier was the fantasy play: 46.8 FPTS on 27 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB

Final · Blazers-Pelicans
Blazers 110Pelicans 127
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers25291937110
Pelicans42323518127
The story
New Orleans beat Portland 127-110 behind 22 points and 11 assists from CJ McCollum

Anfernee Simons paced Portland: 17 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB 22 PTS, 11 AST, 5 REB · 8-17 FG, 4-8 3PT

The swing

A 42-25 first quarter did the most damage for the Pelicans.

Pelicans lead by quarter
400 +17+20+36+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.9Season avg18.4Last 5

18.4 points a game over his last five games, against 6.9 in 63 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.8Season avg11.7Last 3

11.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.8 in 68 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.0Season avg30Today

30 minutes today, against 15.0 a game in 21 earlier games. Line: 2 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

Trey Murphy III leads the day with 41

Trey Murphy IIIPoints, last 10 games: 2, 9, 11, 7, 9, 15, 17, 16, 15, 41Pelicans-Blazers · W
13.3 PPG season to date · +28.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Anthony Edwards Wolves, Oct 22, 2025: 41 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Career high41 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 14, 24, 15, 40, 14, 18, 17, 18, 37, 35Nuggets-Nets · L
24.6 PPG season to date · +10.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Luka Doncic Mavs, Aug 4, 2020: 34 PTS · 20 REB · 12 AST
35 PTS · 20 REB · 11 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 29, 27, 41, 27, 35, 31, 42, 39, 39, 34Sixers-Wizards · W
33.4 PPG season to date · +0.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
D'Angelo RussellPoints, last 10 games: 29, 29, 18, 10, 15, 16, 21, 2, 28, 33Lakers-Knicks · L
18.0 PPG season to date · +15.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Julius RandlePoints, last 10 games: 46, 28, 23, 21, 43, 31, 16, 23, 19, 33Knicks-Lakers · W
25.3 PPG season to date · +7.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
RJ BarrettPoints, last 10 games: 14, 25, 10, 15, 17, 29, 27, 25, 11, 30Knicks-Lakers · W
19.8 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Mikal BridgesNets+7.1 25.9 last 10 · 18.8 season
Jalen WilliamsThunder+6.6 20.0 last 10 · 13.4 season
Brook LopezBucks+6.0 21.3 last 10 · 15.3 season
De'Aaron FoxKings+5.5 30.9 last 10 · 25.4 season
Zach LaVineBulls+5.5 30.4 last 10 · 24.9 season
Cold
Bol BolMagic−5.8 3.5 last 10 · 9.3 season
Jusuf NurkicBlazers−5.7 7.5 last 10 · 13.2 season
Marcus MorrisClippers−5.3 6.4 last 10 · 11.7 season
Giannis AntetokounmpoBucks−5.2 26.0 last 10 · 31.2 season
Tre JonesSpurs−4.8 7.8 last 10 · 12.6 season