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Wednesday, March 22, 2023Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: POR trailed UTA by 5 after the first quarter and won 127–115.

Final · Box score
Nuggets118
Wizards104
Q1 DEN +2; Q2 DEN -2; Q3 DEN +21; Q4 DEN +14
Final · Box score
Warriors127
Mavs125
Q1 GSW -3; Q2 GSW +2; Q3 GSW +3; Q4 GSW +2
Final · Box score
Knicks120
Heat127
Q1 MIA -1; Q2 MIA +3; Q3 MIA +6; Q4 MIA +7
Final · Box score
Pacers118
Raptors114
Q1 IND +10; Q2 IND +6; Q3 IND +5; Q4 IND +4
Final · Box score
Sixers116
Bulls91
Q1 PHI +13; Q2 PHI +28; Q3 PHI +20; Q4 PHI +25
Final · Box score
Rockets125
Grizzlies130
Q1 MEM +3; Q2 MEM +11; Q3 MEM +5; Q4 MEM +5
Final · Box score
Spurs94
Bucks130
Q1 MIL +5; Q2 MIL +15; Q3 MIL +28; Q4 MIL +36
Final · Box score
Hawks124
Wolves125
Q1 MIN -1; Q2 MIN +5; Q3 MIN -3; Q4 MIN +1
Final · Box score
Blazers127
Jazz115
Q1 POR -5; Q2 POR +12; Q3 POR +3; Q4 POR +12
Final · Box score
Suns111
Lakers122
Q1 LAL -3; Q2 LAL +7; Q3 LAL +3; Q4 LAL +11
On this day · 2021–22Mar 22, 2022: 4 games. Top scorer: Trae Young (Hawks-Knicks), 45 points.
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The lead · Blazers-Jazz

Damian Lillard scores 30 in Portland win over Utah

Jimmy Butler goes for 35 points

Game flow · POR margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5+12+3+12POR AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers29392336127
Jazz34223227115
Who led
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 41, 33, 41, 31, 27, 22, 38, 41, 21, 30POR30 PTS · 7 REB · 12 AST
Shaedon SharpePoints, last 10 games: 9, 8, 6, 12, 1, 14, 6, 7, 10, 24POR24 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Lauri MarkkanenPoints, last 10 games: 43, 27, 28, 20, 33, 31, 13, 38, 28, 40UTA40 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Kris DunnPoints, last 10 games: 11, 11, 17, 11, 12, 7, 9, 7, 18, 15UTA15 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Bucks rout

Three of 10 games were decided by four points or fewer. Milwaukee beat San Antonio by 36.

MIN over ATL1GSW over DAL2IND over TOR4MEM over HOU5MIA over NYK7LAL over PHX11POR over UTA12DEN over WAS14PHI over CHI25MIL over SAS36Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Lead changes
Hawks-Wolves20
Warriors-Mavs14
Knicks-Heat9
Nuggets-Wizards8
Rockets-Grizzlies7
Suns-Lakers6
Blazers-Jazz2
Sixers-Bulls0
The night in charts
Rockets-Grizzlies combined for 255, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-GrizzliesRockets 125, Grizzlies 130
255
Warriors-MavsWarriors 127, Mavs 125
252
Hawks-WolvesHawks 124, Wolves 125
249
Knicks-HeatKnicks 120, Heat 127
247
Blazers-JazzBlazers 127, Jazz 115
242
Suns-LakersSuns 111, Lakers 122
233
Pacers-RaptorsPacers 118, Raptors 114
232
Spurs-BucksSpurs 94, Bucks 130
224
Nuggets-WizardsNuggets 118, Wizards 104
222
Sixers-BullsSixers 116, Bulls 91
207
4 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Hawks-WolvesHawks 124, Wolves 125
+1 MIN
Warriors-MavsWarriors 127, Mavs 125
+2 GSW
Pacers-RaptorsPacers 118, Raptors 114
+4 IND
Rockets-GrizzliesRockets 125, Grizzlies 130
+5 MEM
Knicks-HeatKnicks 120, Heat 127
+7 MIA
Suns-LakersSuns 111, Lakers 122
+11 LAL
Blazers-JazzBlazers 127, Jazz 115
+12 POR
Nuggets-WizardsNuggets 118, Wizards 104
+14 DEN
Sixers-BullsSixers 116, Bulls 91
+25 PHI
Spurs-BucksSpurs 94, Bucks 130
+36 MIL
POR rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Blazers-JazzPOR won · Blazers 127, Jazz 115
5 pts
Suns-LakersLAL won · Suns 111, Lakers 122
3 pts
Warriors-MavsGSW won · Warriors 127, Mavs 125
3 pts
Hawks-WolvesMIN won · Hawks 124, Wolves 125
3 pts
Nuggets-WizardsDEN won · Nuggets 118, Wizards 104
2 pts
Poeltl shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PoeltlTOR · 23 PTS, 8 REB, 2 STL, 2 BLK
83% (10-12)
KumingaGSW · 22 PTS, 3 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
82% (9-11)
JokicDEN · 31 PTS, 12 REB, 7 AST, 3 STL
75% (12-16)
SengunHOU · 25 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
73% (11-15)
ReidMIN · 26 PTS, 8 REB, 2 STL
73% (11-15)
Final · Hawks-Wolves
Hawks 124Wolves 125
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks40223527124
Wolves39282731125
The story
Minnesota beat Atlanta 125-124 behind 26 points from Naz Reid

Onyeka Okongwu paced Atlanta: 14 PTS, 7 REB 26 PTS, 8 REB · 11-15 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

A 28-22 second quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Timberwolves.

MIN lead by quarter
200 −1+5−3+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Mavs
Warriors 127Mavs 125
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors30353131127
Mavs33303032125
The story
Draymond Green had 14 points and 8 assists as Golden State beat Dallas 127-125

Jaden Hardy led Dallas with 27 PTS, 5 REB 14 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB, 4 BLK, 3 STL · 6-10 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

Down 3 after the first, the Warriors took the second 35-30.

GSW lead by quarter
200 −3+2+3+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Luka Doncic led the game in fantasy with 62.9 FPTS (30 PTS, 17 AST, 7 REB)

Final · Rockets-Grizzlies
Rockets 125Grizzlies 130
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets34303229125
Grizzlies37382629130
The story
Jaren Jackson Jr.'s 37 points and 10 rebounds carried Memphis past Houston, 130-125

For Houston, Alperen Sengun had 25 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST 37 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST · 14-20 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 38-30, was where the Grizzlies built it.

MEM lead by quarter
200 +3+11+5+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
17.7Season avg29.8Last 5

29.8 points a game over his last five games, against 17.7 in 54 earlier games. Today: 37 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.6Season avg23.0Last 3

23.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.6 in 48 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 24 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.2Season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 20.2 a game in 70 earlier games. Line: 24 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Lauri Markkanen leads the day with 40

Lauri MarkkanenPoints, last 10 games: 43, 27, 28, 20, 33, 31, 13, 38, 28, 40Jazz-Blazers · L
25.7 PPG season to date · +14.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Acie Earl TOR, Apr 12, 1996: 40 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
40 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Jaren Jackson Jr.Points, last 10 games: 24, 26, 21, 14, 7, 25, 28, 31, 28, 37Grizzlies-Rockets · W
18.0 PPG season to date · +19.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 15, 26, 28, 33, 38, 24, 23, 24, 26, 35Heat-Knicks · W
22.9 PPG season to date · +12.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 37, 35, 36, 44, 28, 32, 30, 19, 46, 33Suns-Lakers · L
28.1 PPG season to date · +5.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Jalen GreenPoints, last 10 games: 31, 25, 24, 18, 28, 11, 25, 40, 20, 32Rockets-Grizzlies · L
22.1 PPG season to date · +10.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 18, 17, 18, 37, 35, 28, 30, 24, 22, 31Nuggets-Wizards · W
24.8 PPG season to date · +6.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 12 REB · 7 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
Jonathan KumingaGSW+6.3 16.1 last 10 · 9.8 season
Austin ReavesLAL+6.1 18.4 last 10 · 12.3 season
Jaren Jackson Jr.MEM+6.1 24.1 last 10 · 18.0 season
Cold
Bol BolORL−5.7 3.3 last 10 · 9.0 season
Pascal SiakamTOR−5.5 18.7 last 10 · 24.2 season
Jordan PooleGSW−5.2 14.9 last 10 · 20.1 season
Marcus MorrisLAC−4.8 6.6 last 10 · 11.4 season
Precious AchiuwaTOR−4.8 4.2 last 10 · 9.0 season