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Sunday, March 19, 2023Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed ATL by 22 at halftime and won 126–118.

Final · Box score
Nuggets108
Nets102
Q1 DEN +12; Q2 DEN +15; Q3 DEN +20; Q4 DEN +6
Final · Box score
Suns120
Thunder124
Q1 OKC -6; Q2 OKC -12; Q3 OKC -6; Q4 OKC +4
Final · Box score
Hawks118
Spurs126
Q1 SAS -6; Q2 SAS -22; Q3 SAS -3; Q4 SAS +8
Final · Box score
Heat112
Pistons100
Q1 MIA -3; Q2 MIA +5; Q3 MIA -7; Q4 MIA +12
Final · Box score
Pelicans117
Rockets107
Q1 NOP +10; Q2 NOP +20; Q3 NOP +14; Q4 NOP +10
Final · Box score
Raptors111
Bucks118
Q1 MIL +4; Q2 MIL +2; Q3 MIL -6; Q4 MIL +7
Final · Box score
Clippers117
Blazers102
Q1 LAC +6; Q2 LAC +4; Q3 LAC +10; Q4 LAC +15
Final · Box score
Magic105
Lakers111
Q1 LAL +3; Q2 LAL +10; Q3 LAL +3; Q4 LAL +6
On this day · 2021–22Mar 19, 2022: 4 games. Top scorer: Jerami Grant (Pistons-Cavs), 40 points.
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The lead · Hawks-Spurs

San Antonio erases 22-point lead, steals one from Atlanta

Nikola Jokic posts a triple-double

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6-22-3+8SAS AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks40432015118
Spurs34273926126
Who led
Keldon JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 21, 22, 18, 25, 8, 23, 27, 21, 29SAS29 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Devin VassellPoints, last 10 games: 24, 20, 14, 18, 13, 14, 6, 10, 25, 29SAS29 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Dejounte MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 15, 41, 10, 23, 17, 16, 14, 11, 10, 22ATL22 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Onyeka OkongwuPoints, last 10 games: 3, 7, 15, 6, 9, 4, 11, 16, 19, 17ATL17 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Suns-Thunder

OKC climbs back to beat Phoenix

Phoenix led by 12 at the half. OKC won it 124–120. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led OKC with 40 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Thunder-Suns
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander · OKCDevin Booker · PHXPTS4046REB53AST41Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Heat-Pistons16
Raptors-Bucks12
Nuggets-Nets3
Hawks-Spurs3
Magic-Lakers3
Suns-Thunder2
The night in charts
Hawks-Spurs combined for 244
Points by game
Hawks-SpursHawks 118, Spurs 126
244
Suns-ThunderSuns 120, Thunder 124
244
Raptors-BucksRaptors 111, Bucks 118
229
Pelicans-RocketsPelicans 117, Rockets 107
224
Clippers-BlazersClippers 117, Blazers 102
219
Magic-LakersMagic 105, Lakers 111
216
Heat-PistonsHeat 112, Pistons 100
212
Nuggets-NetsNuggets 108, Nets 102
210
OKC won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Suns-ThunderSuns 120, Thunder 124
+4 OKC
Magic-LakersMagic 105, Lakers 111
+6 LAL
Nuggets-NetsNuggets 108, Nets 102
+6 DEN
Raptors-BucksRaptors 111, Bucks 118
+7 MIL
Hawks-SpursHawks 118, Spurs 126
+8 SAS
Pelicans-RocketsPelicans 117, Rockets 107
+10 NOP
Heat-PistonsHeat 112, Pistons 100
+12 MIA
Clippers-BlazersClippers 117, Blazers 102
+15 LAC
SAS erased a 22-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hawks-SpursSAS won · Hawks 118, Spurs 126
22 pts
Suns-ThunderOKC won · Suns 120, Thunder 124
12 pts
Heat-PistonsMIA won · Heat 112, Pistons 100
7 pts
Raptors-BucksMIL won · Raptors 111, Bucks 118
6 pts
Wiseman shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
WisemanDET · 22 PTS, 13 REB
77% (10-13)
ClaxtonBKN · 19 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
JokicDEN · 22 PTS, 17 REB, 10 AST, 2 STL
75% (9-12)
JimmyMIA · 26 PTS, 10 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
VassellSAS · 29 PTS, 3 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB
71% (12-17)
Final · Suns-Thunder
Suns 120Thunder 124
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns31382724120
Thunder25323334124
The story
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 40 points as Oklahoma City beat Phoenix 124-120

Terrence Ross led Phoenix with 12 PTS, 4 REB 40 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST · 12-24 FG

The swing

Down 6 after the third, the Thunder took the fourth 34-24.

OKC lead by quarter
200 −6−12−6+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Chris Paul led the game in fantasy with 52.7 FPTS (14 PTS, 13 AST, 6 REB)

Final · Nuggets-Nets
Nuggets 108Nets 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets33302817108
Nets21272331102
The story
Michael Porter Jr.'s 28 points carried Denver past Brooklyn, 108-102

For Brooklyn, Cameron Johnson had 14 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 28 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST · 10-18 FG, 5-9 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 33-21, was where the Nuggets built it.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +12+15+20+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Raptors-Bucks
Raptors 111Bucks 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors29273916111
Bucks33253129118
The story
Milwaukee beat Toronto 118-111 behind a 22-12-10 triple-double from Giannis Antetokounmpo

Fred VanVleet paced Toronto: 23 PTS, 11 AST, 4 REB 22 PTS, 12 REB, 10 AST · 9-9 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

A 29-16 fourth quarter erased a 6-point hole for the Bucks.

MIL lead by quarter
200 +4+2−6+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
5.4Season avg16.0Last 5

16.0 points a game over his last five games, against 5.4 in 30 earlier games. Today: 15 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.7Season avg8.7Last 3

8.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.7 in 66 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.9Season avg33Today

33 minutes today, against 17.9 a game in 34 earlier games. Line: 22 points, 13 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Devin Booker leads the day with 46

Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 24, 37, 35, 36, 44, 28, 32, 30, 19, 46Suns-Thunder · L
28.0 PPG season to date · +18.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Allen Iverson PHI, Dec 20, 2000: 45 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
46 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 44, 24, 29, 39, 38, 33, 35, 35, 29, 40Thunder-Suns · W
31.4 PPG season to date · +8.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Allen Iverson PHI, Jan 13, 2001: 40 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
40 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Jalen GreenPoints, last 10 games: 20, 12, 31, 25, 24, 18, 28, 11, 25, 40Rockets-Pelicans · L
22.0 PPG season to date · +18.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Reggie Miller IND, Jan 23, 1996: 40 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
40 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Austin ReavesPoints, last 10 games: 19, 6, 16, 17, 18, 13, 14, 24, 16, 35Lakers-Magic · W
12.0 PPG season to date · +23.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Keldon JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 21, 22, 18, 25, 8, 23, 27, 21, 29Spurs-Hawks · W
21.8 PPG season to date · +7.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 23, 25, 11, 28, 42, 23, 22, 24, 30, 29Clippers-Blazers · W
23.9 PPG season to date · +5.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Mikal BridgesBKN+7.9 27.1 last 10 · 19.2 season
Jalen WilliamsOKC+6.4 19.9 last 10 · 13.5 season
Austin ReavesLAL+5.8 17.8 last 10 · 12.0 season
Zach CollinsSAS+5.6 16.8 last 10 · 11.2 season
Landry ShametPHX+5.6 15.1 last 10 · 9.5 season
Cold
Pascal SiakamTOR−6.5 17.6 last 10 · 24.1 season
Bol BolORL−5.7 3.3 last 10 · 9.0 season
Giannis AntetokounmpoMIL−5.6 25.6 last 10 · 31.2 season
Marcus MorrisLAC−5.2 6.3 last 10 · 11.5 season
Precious AchiuwaTOR−4.8 4.2 last 10 · 9.0 season