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Thursday, March 23, 2023Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CLE trailed BKN by 6 after three quarters and won 116–114.

Final · Box score
Knicks106
Magic111
Q1 ORL +2; Q2 ORL +8; Q3 Magic 0; Q4 ORL +5
Final · Box score
Cavs116
Nets114
Q1 CLE -2; Q2 CLE -1; Q3 CLE -6; Q4 CLE +2
Final · Box score
Hornets96
Pelicans115
Q1 NOP +13; Q2 NOP +5; Q3 NOP +7; Q4 NOP +19
Final · Box score
Thunder105
Clippers127
Q1 LAC +7; Q2 Clippers 0; Q3 LAC +12; Q4 LAC +22
On this day · 2021–22Mar 23, 2022: 11 games. Top scorer: Kyrie Irving (Nets-Grizzlies), 43 points.
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The lead · Cavs-Nets

Donovan Mitchell scores 31, Cleveland holds off Brooklyn

Evan Mobley goes for 26 points

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2-1-6+2CLE AHEAD ↑BKN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs31292531116
Nets33283023114
Who led
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 44, 20, 40, 18, 42, 23, 21, 20, 31, 31CLE31 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Evan MobleyPoints, last 10 games: 16, 25, 15, 12, 18, 26, 13, 20, 17, 26CLE26 PTS · 16 REB · 3 AST
Mikal BridgesPoints, last 10 games: 33, 30, 10, 34, 25, 34, 23, 23, 18, 32BKN32 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Spencer DinwiddiePoints, last 10 games: 17, 24, 23, 29, 15, 16, 18, 8, 19, 25BKN25 PTS · 4 REB · 12 AST
Second story · Knicks-Magic

New York's skid reaches three

Orlando won 111–106; the Knicks fall to 42–33. Paolo Banchero led Orlando with 21 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists.

Streak strip · NYK
W@ BOS131–129Lvs CHA105–112L@ SAC117–122L@ LAC95–106W@ LAL112–108W@ POR123–107Wvs DEN116–110Lvs MIN134–140L@ MIA120–127L@ ORL106–111
Lead changes
Cavs-Nets9
Knicks-Magic6
Hornets-Pelicans0
Shot of the night

Okoro's three with 1.1 seconds left puts the Cavaliers ahead, 116-114 final

The night in charts
Thunder-Clippers combined for 232, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Thunder-ClippersThunder 105, Clippers 127
232
Cavs-NetsCavs 116, Nets 114
230
Knicks-MagicKnicks 106, Magic 111
217
Hornets-PelicansHornets 96, Pelicans 115
211
2 of 4 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Cavs-NetsCavs 116, Nets 114
+2 CLE
Knicks-MagicKnicks 106, Magic 111
+5 ORL
Hornets-PelicansHornets 96, Pelicans 115
+19 NOP
Thunder-ClippersThunder 105, Clippers 127
+22 LAC
Kawhi shot 13-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KawhiLAC · 32 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST, 4 STL
87% (13-15)
SGAOKC · 30 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK
67% (10-15)
ValanciunasNOP · 20 PTS, 19 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
63% (10-16)
WestbrookLAC · 24 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB, 1 BLK
62% (8-13)
MobleyCLE · 26 PTS, 16 REB, 4 BLK, 3 AST
61% (11-18)
Final · Cavs-Nets
Cavs 116Nets 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs31292531116
Nets33283023114
The story
Darius Garland had 13 points and 8 assists as Cleveland beat Brooklyn 116-114

Mikal Bridges led Brooklyn with 32 PTS, 6 REB 13 PTS, 8 AST, 3 STL, 1 REB · 4-16 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

Down 6 after the third, the Cavaliers took the fourth 31-23.

CLE lead by quarter
200 −2−1−6+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Knicks-Magic
Knicks 106Magic 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks22233031106
Magic24292236111
The story
Orlando beat New York 111-106 behind 21 points from Paolo Banchero

Immanuel Quickley paced New York: 25 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB 21 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST · 7-17 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

A 29-23 second quarter did the most damage for the Magic.

ORL lead by quarter
200 +2+80+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Quentin Grimes topped the game at 51.5 FPTS: 25 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB

Final · Hornets-Pelicans
Hornets 96Pelicans 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets2433241596
Pelicans37252627115
The story
Brandon Ingram's a 30-11-10 triple-double carried New Orleans past Charlotte, 115-96

For Charlotte, Nick Richards had 14 REB, 9 PTS 30 PTS, 11 REB, 10 AST · 10-23 FG, 1-6 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 37-24, was where the Pelicans built it.

NOP lead by quarter
200 +13+5+7+19 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
19.1Season avg26.0Last 5

26.0 points a game over his last five games, against 19.1 in 73 earlier games. Today: 32 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.1Season avg11.3Last 3

11.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.1 in 54 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.5Season avg30Today

30 minutes today, against 7.5 a game in 22 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Kawhi Leonard leads the day with 32

Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 33, 23, 21, 34, 24, 38, 30, 24, 21, 32Clippers-Thunder · W
23.9 PPG season to date · +8.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Mikal BridgesPoints, last 10 games: 33, 30, 10, 34, 25, 34, 23, 23, 18, 32Nets-Cavs · L
19.3 PPG season to date · +12.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 44, 20, 40, 18, 42, 23, 21, 20, 31, 31Cavs-Nets · W
27.5 PPG season to date · +3.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Brandon IngramPoints, last 10 games: 25, 40, 17, 24, 12, 22, 31, 26, 32, 30Pelicans-Hornets · W
23.7 PPG season to date · +6.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Michael Jordan CHI, Apr 14, 1997: 30 PTS · 11 REB · 10 AST
30 PTS · 11 REB · 10 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 29, 39, 38, 33, 35, 35, 29, 40, 31, 30Thunder-Clippers · L
31.4 PPG season to date · −1.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Evan MobleyPoints, last 10 games: 16, 25, 15, 12, 18, 26, 13, 20, 17, 26Cavs-Nets · W
16.3 PPG season to date · +9.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 16 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Mikal BridgesBKN+6.9 26.2 last 10 · 19.3 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
Devin BookerPHX+5.9 34.0 last 10 · 28.1 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−5.0 6.3 last 10 · 11.3 season
Precious AchiuwaTOR−4.8 4.2 last 10 · 9.0 season