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Tuesday, March 21, 2023Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CLE trailed BKN by 7 after the first quarter and won 115–109.

Final · Box score
Wizards112
Magic122
Q1 ORL +1; Q2 ORL +4; Q3 ORL -1; Q4 ORL +10
Final · Box score
Pistons107
Hawks129
Q1 ATL +6; Q2 ATL +7; Q3 ATL +21; Q4 ATL +22
Final · Box score
Cavs115
Nets109
Q1 CLE -7; Q2 CLE +6; Q3 CLE +16; Q4 CLE +6
Final · Box score
Spurs84
Pelicans119
Q1 NOP +11; Q2 NOP +25; Q3 NOP +26; Q4 NOP +35
Final · Box score
Celtics132
Kings109
Q1 BOS -2; Q2 BOS +6; Q3 BOS +15; Q4 BOS +23
Final · Box score
Thunder101
Clippers100
Q1 OKC +1; Q2 OKC +5; Q3 OKC -1; Q4 OKC +1
On this day · 2021–22Mar 21, 2022: 9 games. Top scorer: Christian Wood (Rockets-Wizards), 39 points.
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The lead · Cavs-Nets

Donovan Mitchell scores 31 as Cleveland wins in Brooklyn

Marvin Bagley III goes for 31 points

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7+6+16+6CLE AHEAD ↑BKN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs23383321115
Nets30252331109
Who led
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 35, 44, 20, 40, 18, 42, 23, 21, 20, 31CLE31 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Caris LeVertPoints, last 10 games: 10, 11, 7, 7, 16, 15, 22, 24, 15, 18CLE18 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Day'Ron SharpePoints, last 10 games: 6, 8, 4, 9, 2, 2, 5, 11, 5, 20BKN20 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Spencer DinwiddiePoints, last 10 games: 11, 17, 24, 23, 29, 15, 16, 18, 8, 19BKN19 PTS · 5 REB · 11 AST
Second story · Celtics-Kings

Boston routs Sacramento by 23

Boston led by 6 at halftime and won 132–109. Jayson Tatum led Boston with 36 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists.

The whole night · final margins
OKC over LAC1CLE over BKN6ORL over WAS10ATL over DET22BOS over SAC23NOP over SAS35Final margin, points. Pink = BOS over SAC.
Lead changes
Thunder-Clippers10
Wizards-Magic9
Spurs-Pelicans5
Pistons-Hawks4
Cavs-Nets4
Celtics-Kings3
The night in charts
Celtics-Kings combined for 241, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Celtics-KingsCeltics 132, Kings 109
241
Pistons-HawksPistons 107, Hawks 129
236
Wizards-MagicWizards 112, Magic 122
234
Cavs-NetsCavs 115, Nets 109
224
Spurs-PelicansSpurs 84, Pelicans 119
203
Thunder-ClippersThunder 101, Clippers 100
201
OKC won the closest game by 1
Closest finishes
Thunder-ClippersThunder 101, Clippers 100
+1 OKC
Cavs-NetsCavs 115, Nets 109
+6 CLE
Wizards-MagicWizards 112, Magic 122
+10 ORL
Pistons-HawksPistons 107, Hawks 129
+22 ATL
Celtics-KingsCeltics 132, Kings 109
+23 BOS
Spurs-PelicansSpurs 84, Pelicans 119
+35 NOP
CLE rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Cavs-NetsCLE won · Cavs 115, Nets 109
7 pts
Celtics-KingsBOS won · Celtics 132, Kings 109
2 pts
Wizards-MagicORL won · Wizards 112, Magic 122
1 pt
Thunder-ClippersOKC won · Thunder 101, Clippers 100
1 pt
Valanciunas shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ValanciunasNOP · 19 PTS, 15 REB, 5 AST
80% (8-10)
Gary HarrisORL · 22 PTS, 2 REB, 2 STL, 2 BLK
70% (7-10)
SharpeBKN · 20 PTS, 11 REB, 2 STL, 2 BLK
67% (8-12)
MobleyCLE · 17 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
BagleyDET · 31 PTS, 8 REB, 3 STL, 2 BLK
63% (12-19)
Final · Thunder-Clippers
Thunder 101Clippers 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder23332421101
Clippers22293019100
The story
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 31 points as Oklahoma City beat LA 101-100

Kawhi Leonard led LA with 21 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST 31 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST · 12-25 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The Thunder won the second 33-29, their biggest quarter edge.

OKC lead by quarter
200 +1+5−1+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Paul George led the game in fantasy with 43.9 FPTS (18 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST)

Final · Wizards-Magic
Wizards 112Magic 122
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards25313224112
Magic26342735122
The story
Paolo Banchero's 18 points and 8 assists carried Orlando past Washington, 122-112

For Washington, Deni Avdija had 15 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST 18 PTS, 9 REB, 8 AST · 6-9 FG

The swing

The Magic trailed by 1 going into the fourth, then won it 35-24.

ORL lead by quarter
200 +1+4−1+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kristaps Porzingis was the fantasy play: 50.2 FPTS on 30 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST

Final · Celtics-Kings
Celtics 132Kings 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics30304032132
Kings32223124109
The story
Boston beat Sacramento 132-109 behind 20 points and 12 assists from Derrick White

Domantas Sabonis paced Sacramento: 16 PTS, 13 REB, 12 AST 20 PTS, 12 AST, 7 REB · 6-11 FG, 5-10 3PT

The swing

A 40-31 third quarter did the most damage for the Celtics.

BOS lead by quarter
300 −2+6+15+23 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
5.7Season avg15.2Last 5

15.2 points a game over his last five games, against 5.7 in 31 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 27 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.9Season avg18.0Last 3

18.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.9 in 69 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 21 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.8Season avg41Today

41 minutes today, against 22.8 a game in 34 earlier games. Line: 31 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Jayson Tatum leads the day with 36

Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 41, 22, 40, 30, 34, 22, 22, 34, 15, 36Celtics-Kings · W
30.1 PPG season to date · +6.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Brandon IngramPoints, last 10 games: 19, 25, 40, 17, 24, 12, 22, 31, 26, 32Pelicans-Spurs · W
23.5 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 24, 29, 39, 38, 33, 35, 35, 29, 40, 31Thunder-Clippers · W
31.4 PPG season to date · −0.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Marvin Bagley IIIPoints, last 10 games: 21, 21, 8, 20, 10, 15, 6, 6, 14, 31Pistons-Hawks · L
11.9 PPG season to date · +19.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 35, 44, 20, 40, 18, 42, 23, 21, 20, 31Cavs-Nets · W
27.4 PPG season to date · +3.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 23, 8, 25, 28, 28, 35, 41, 25, 9, 30Hawks-Pistons · W
26.8 PPG season to date · +3.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 3 REB · 12 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Mikal BridgesBKN+7.7 26.8 last 10 · 19.1 season
Jalen WilliamsOKC+6.8 20.4 last 10 · 13.6 season
Austin ReavesLAL+5.8 17.8 last 10 · 12.0 season
Zach CollinsSAS+5.6 16.8 last 10 · 11.2 season
Jonathan KumingaGSW+5.6 15.2 last 10 · 9.6 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
Jordan PooleGSW−5.1 15.1 last 10 · 20.2 season
Marcus MorrisLAC−4.8 6.6 last 10 · 11.4 season