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Tuesday, March 14, 2023Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NYK trailed POR by 13 after the first quarter and won 123–107.

Final · Box score
Cavs120
Hornets104
Q1 CLE +3; Q2 CLE +15; Q3 CLE +22; Q4 CLE +16
Final · Box score
Pistons97
Wizards117
Q1 WAS +18; Q2 WAS +16; Q3 WAS +22; Q4 WAS +20
Final · Box score
Nuggets110
Raptors125
Q1 TOR +19; Q2 TOR +16; Q3 TOR +6; Q4 TOR +15
Final · Box score
Lakers123
Pelicans108
Q1 LAL +15; Q2 LAL +35; Q3 LAL +23; Q4 LAL +15
Final · Box score
Nets107
Thunder121
Q1 OKC -9; Q2 OKC -10; Q3 OKC +8; Q4 OKC +14
Final · Box score
Magic114
Spurs132
Q1 SAS +9; Q2 SAS +6; Q3 SAS +9; Q4 SAS +18
Final · Box score
Bucks116
Suns104
Q1 MIL +5; Q2 MIL +9; Q3 MIL +1; Q4 MIL +12
Final · Box score
Knicks123
Blazers107
Q1 NYK -13; Q2 NYK -6; Q3 NYK +10; Q4 NYK +16
On this day · 2021–22Mar 14, 2022: 9 games. Top scorer: Karl-Anthony Towns (Wolves-Spurs), 60 points.
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The lead · Knicks-Blazers

New York turns it around against Portland

Giannis Antetokounmpo goes for 36 points

Game flow · NYK margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-13-6+10+16NYK AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks20294232123
Blazers33222626107
Who led
Immanuel QuickleyPoints, last 10 games: 13, 23, 15, 21, 38, 14, 3, 26, 15, 26NYK26 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Julius RandlePoints, last 10 games: 28, 23, 21, 43, 31, 16, 23, 19, 33, 24NYK24 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 39, 71, 25, 41, 33, 41, 31, 27, 22, 38POR38 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Anfernee SimonsPoints, last 10 games: 27, 21, 11, 11, 14, 17, 4, 34, 17, 22POR22 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Nets-Thunder

OKC beats Brooklyn, 121–107

OKC led 90–82 after three and won by 14. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led OKC with 35 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists.

The whole night · final margins
MIL over PHX12OKC over BKN14TOR over DEN15LAL over NOP15CLE over CHA16NYK over POR16SAS over ORL18WAS over DET20Final margin, points. Pink = OKC over BKN.
Lead changes
Bucks-Suns6
Cavs-Hornets5
Nets-Thunder4
Knicks-Blazers3
Magic-Spurs1
Pistons-Wizards0
Nuggets-Raptors0
The night in charts
Magic-Spurs combined for 246, 11 more than any other game
Points by game
Magic-SpursMagic 114, Spurs 132
246
Nuggets-RaptorsNuggets 110, Raptors 125
235
Lakers-PelicansLakers 123, Pelicans 108
231
Knicks-BlazersKnicks 123, Blazers 107
230
Nets-ThunderNets 107, Thunder 121
228
Cavs-HornetsCavs 120, Hornets 104
224
Bucks-SunsBucks 116, Suns 104
220
Pistons-WizardsPistons 97, Wizards 117
214
MIL won the closest game by 12
Closest finishes
Bucks-SunsBucks 116, Suns 104
+12 MIL
Nets-ThunderNets 107, Thunder 121
+14 OKC
Lakers-PelicansLakers 123, Pelicans 108
+15 LAL
Nuggets-RaptorsNuggets 110, Raptors 125
+15 TOR
Cavs-HornetsCavs 120, Hornets 104
+16 CLE
Knicks-BlazersKnicks 123, Blazers 107
+16 NYK
Magic-SpursMagic 114, Spurs 132
+18 SAS
Pistons-WizardsPistons 97, Wizards 117
+20 WAS
NYK erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Knicks-BlazersNYK won · Knicks 123, Blazers 107
13 pts
Nets-ThunderOKC won · Nets 107, Thunder 121
10 pts
Beal shot 13-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BealWAS · 36 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB, 2 STL
87% (13-15)
J-DubOKC · 23 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
80% (8-10)
JokicDEN · 28 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST, 1 STL
77% (10-13)
Zach CollinsSAS · 25 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 3 BLK
71% (10-14)
OGTOR · 24 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
Final · Nets-Thunder
Nets 107Thunder 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets33292025107
Thunder24283831121
The story
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 35 points as Oklahoma City beat Brooklyn 121-107

Cameron Johnson led Brooklyn with 23 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST 35 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST · 12-24 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

Down 10 after the second, the Thunder took the third 38-20.

OKC lead by quarter
200 −9−10+8+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Mikal Bridges led the game in fantasy with 52.3 FPTS (34 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST)

Final · Knicks-Blazers
Knicks 123Blazers 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks20294232123
Blazers33222626107
The story
Immanuel Quickley's 26 points and 10 rebounds carried New York past Portland, 123-107

For Portland, Matisse Thybulle had 15 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST 26 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST · 8-14 FG, 4-8 3PT

The swing

The Knicks trailed by 6 going into the third, then won it 42-26.

NYK lead by quarter
200 −13−6+10+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Magic-Spurs
Magic 114Spurs 132
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic29322825114
Spurs38293134132
The story
San Antonio beat Orlando 132-114 behind 25 points from Zach Collins

Paolo Banchero paced Orlando: 27 PTS, 6 REB 25 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 3 BLK · 10-14 FG, 3-3 3PT

The swing

A 38-29 first quarter did the most damage for the Spurs.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +9+6+9+18 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.1Season avg19.0Last 5

19.0 points a game over his last five games, against 7.1 in 64 earlier games. Today: 15 points in 25 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.2Season avg11.0Last 3

11.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.2 in 49 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.8Season avg38Today

38 minutes today, against 13.8 a game in 28 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 6 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Damian Lillard leads the day with 38

Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 39, 71, 25, 41, 33, 41, 31, 27, 22, 38Blazers-Knicks · L
32.3 PPG season to date · +5.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 35, 36, 2, 4, 33, 31, 34, 23, 46, 36Bucks-Suns · W
31.5 PPG season to date · +4.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 11 REB · 8 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 18, 37, 15, 21, 33, 32, 24, 27, 13, 36Wizards-Pistons · W
23.4 PPG season to date · +12.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Fred VanVleetPoints, last 10 games: 17, 35, 10, 3, 14, 25, 21, 13, 8, 36Raptors-Nuggets · W
19.4 PPG season to date · +16.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 28, 12, 30, 28, 38, 39, 30, 8, 17, 35Lakers-Pelicans · W
26.1 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 17 REB · 1 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 20, 30, 44, 24, 29, 39, 38, 33, 35, 35Thunder-Nets · W
31.3 PPG season to date · +3.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Mikal BridgesBKN+9.0 28.0 last 10 · 19.0 season
Jalen WilliamsOKC+7.4 21.0 last 10 · 13.6 season
Immanuel QuickleyNYK+5.7 19.4 last 10 · 13.7 season
De'Aaron FoxSAC+5.6 31.1 last 10 · 25.5 season
Zach LaVineCHI+5.5 30.4 last 10 · 24.9 season
Cold
Bol BolORL−6.1 3.2 last 10 · 9.3 season
Marcus MorrisLAC−5.3 6.4 last 10 · 11.7 season
Jusuf NurkicPOR−5.3 7.9 last 10 · 13.2 season
Gary Trent Jr.TOR−5.2 12.4 last 10 · 17.6 season
Pascal SiakamTOR−5.1 19.1 last 10 · 24.2 season