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Wednesday, March 15, 2023Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAC trailed CHI by 10 at halftime and won 117–114.

Final · Box score
Sixers118
Cavs109
Q1 PHI +5; Q2 PHI -5; Q3 PHI +1; Q4 PHI +9
Final · Box score
Grizzlies119
Heat138
Q1 MIA +2; Q2 MIA +12; Q3 MIA +28; Q4 MIA +19
Final · Box score
Kings117
Bulls114
Q1 SAC -5; Q2 SAC -10; Q3 SAC +5; Q4 SAC +3
Final · Box score
Lakers110
Rockets114
Q1 HOU +12; Q2 HOU +14; Q3 HOU +9; Q4 HOU +4
Final · Box score
Celtics104
Wolves102
Q1 Celtics 0; Q2 BOS +1; Q3 BOS +6; Q4 BOS +2
Final · OT · Box score
Mavs137
Spurs128
Q1 DAL -1; Q2 DAL -2; Q3 DAL -6; Q4 Mavs 0; OT1 DAL +9
Final · Box score
Warriors126
Clippers134
Q1 LAC +5; Q2 LAC +3; Q3 LAC +6; Q4 LAC +8
On this day · 2021–22Mar 15, 2022: 4 games. Top scorer: Kyrie Irving (Nets-Magic), 60 points.
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The lead · Kings-Bulls

De'Aaron Fox scores 32, Sacramento rallies past Chicago

Stephen Curry goes for 50 points

Game flow · SAC margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5-10+5+3SAC AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings25233732117
Bulls30282234114
Who led
De'Aaron FoxPoints, last 10 games: 35, 31, 42, 33, 33, 25, 23, 18, 35, 32SAC32 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Malik MonkPoints, last 10 games: 45, 12, 7, 4, 8, 11, 19, 18, 6, 19SAC19 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 19, 17, 29, 13, 21, 31, 23, 17, 27, 33CHI33 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Zach LaVinePoints, last 10 games: 18, 32, 27, 17, 41, 27, 42, 29, 36, 25CHI25 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Lead changes
Mavs-Spurs24
Kings-Bulls20
Sixers-Cavs12
Warriors-Clippers11
Celtics-Wolves5
Grizzlies-Heat1
Lakers-Rockets1
Shot of the night

Fox's three at the buzzer breaks the tie, 117-114 final

The night in charts
Mavs-Spurs combined for 265, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-SpursMavs 137, Spurs 128 · OT
265
Warriors-ClippersWarriors 126, Clippers 134
260
Grizzlies-HeatGrizzlies 119, Heat 138
257
Kings-BullsKings 117, Bulls 114
231
Sixers-CavsSixers 118, Cavs 109
227
Lakers-RocketsLakers 110, Rockets 114
224
Celtics-WolvesCeltics 104, Wolves 102
206
3 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Celtics-WolvesCeltics 104, Wolves 102
+2 BOS
Kings-BullsKings 117, Bulls 114
+3 SAC
Lakers-RocketsLakers 110, Rockets 114
+4 HOU
Warriors-ClippersWarriors 126, Clippers 134
+8 LAC
Mavs-SpursMavs 137, Spurs 128 · OT
+9 DAL
Sixers-CavsSixers 118, Cavs 109
+9 PHI
Grizzlies-HeatGrizzlies 119, Heat 138
+19 MIA
SAC erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Kings-BullsSAC won · Kings 117, Bulls 114
10 pts
Mavs-SpursDAL won · Mavs 137, Spurs 128 · OT
6 pts
Sixers-CavsPHI won · Sixers 118, Cavs 109
5 pts
Steph shot 20-of-28 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
StephGSW · 50 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
71% (20-28)
FoxSAC · 32 PTS, 3 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
71% (12-17)
Kevin Porter Jr.HOU · 27 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST, 1 STL
69% (11-16)
BamMIA · 26 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK
67% (10-15)
JJJMEM · 25 PTS, 9 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
67% (10-15)
Final · Celtics-Wolves
Celtics 104Wolves 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics23213327104
Wolves23202831102
The story
Boston beat Minnesota 104-102 behind 35 points and 10 rebounds from Jaylen Brown

Anthony Edwards paced Minnesota: 28 PTS, 10 REB, 7 AST 35 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST · 12-24 FG, 5-8 3PT

The swing

A 33-28 third quarter did the most damage for the Celtics.

BOS lead by quarter
200 0+1+6+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Kings-Bulls
Kings 117Bulls 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings25233732117
Bulls30282234114
The story
Domantas Sabonis had a 14-17-10 triple-double as Sacramento beat Chicago 117-114

DeMar DeRozan led Chicago with 33 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST 17 REB, 14 PTS, 10 AST · 6-10 FG

The swing

Down 10 after the second, the Kings took the third 37-22.

SAC lead by quarter
200 −5−10+5+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Mavs-Spurs
Mavs 137Spurs 128
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Mavs2832283316137
Spurs293332277128
The story
Christian Wood's 28 points and 13 rebounds carried Dallas past San Antonio, 137-128 in OT

For San Antonio, Keldon Johnson had 27 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST 28 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST · 8-17 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

It went to overtime, and the Mavericks took it 16-7.

DAL lead by quarter
200 −1−2−60+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.2Season avg18.0Last 5

18.0 points a game over his last five games, against 7.2 in 65 earlier games. Today: 13 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.7Season avg9.7Last 3

9.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.7 in 50 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.7Season avg38Today

38 minutes today, against 13.7 a game in 34 earlier games. Line: 22 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 7 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Miami by 19.

BOS over MIN2SAC over CHI3HOU over LAL4LAC over GSW8PHI over CLE9DAL over SAS9MIA over MEM19Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Top performances

Stephen Curry leads the day with 50

Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 38, 29, 28, 21, 27, 40, 29, 36, 23, 50Warriors-Clippers · L
30.1 PPG season to date · +20.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Jamal Crawford GSW, Dec 20, 2008: 50 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Ties season high50 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 27, 41, 27, 35, 31, 42, 39, 39, 34, 36Sixers-Cavs · W
33.5 PPG season to date · +2.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 18 REB · 3 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 30, 26, 16, 35, 29, 32, 11, 24, 43, 35Celtics-Wolves · W
26.8 PPG season to date · +8.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 19, 17, 29, 13, 21, 31, 23, 17, 27, 33Bulls-Kings · L
25.1 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
De'Aaron FoxPoints, last 10 games: 35, 31, 42, 33, 33, 25, 23, 18, 35, 32Kings-Bulls · W
25.6 PPG season to date · +6.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 33, 16, 44, 33, 23, 21, 34, 24, 38, 30Clippers-Warriors · W
23.8 PPG season to date · +6.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 8 REB · 5 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
Kawhi LeonardLAC+5.8 29.6 last 10 · 23.8 season
Immanuel QuickleyNYK+5.7 19.4 last 10 · 13.7 season
Brook LopezMIL+5.2 20.7 last 10 · 15.5 season
Cold
Bol BolORL−6.1 3.2 last 10 · 9.3 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
Marcus MorrisLAC−5.2 6.4 last 10 · 11.6 season
Pascal SiakamTOR−5.1 19.1 last 10 · 24.2 season