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Friday, March 24, 2023Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAC trailed PHX by 11 at halftime and won 135–127.

Final · Box score
Pacers95
Celtics120
Q1 BOS +2; Q2 BOS +5; Q3 BOS +16; Q4 BOS +25
Final · Box score
Spurs124
Wizards136
Q1 WAS +7; Q2 WAS +4; Q3 WAS +1; Q4 WAS +12
Final · Box score
Pistons97
Raptors118
Q1 TOR +12; Q2 TOR +20; Q3 TOR +19; Q4 TOR +21
Final · Box score
Rockets114
Grizzlies151
Q1 MEM +12; Q2 MEM +31; Q3 MEM +35; Q4 MEM +37
Final · Box score
Hornets117
Mavs109
Q1 CHA +11; Q2 CHA +14; Q3 CHA +8; Q4 CHA +8
Final · Box score
Bucks144
Jazz116
Q1 MIL +15; Q2 MIL +14; Q3 MIL +30; Q4 MIL +28
Final · Box score
Sixers112
Warriors120
Q1 GSW -4; Q2 GSW +2; Q3 GSW -9; Q4 GSW +8
Final · Box score
Bulls124
Blazers96
Q1 Bulls 0; Q2 CHI +16; Q3 CHI +22; Q4 CHI +28
Final · Box score
Suns127
Kings135
Q1 SAC -6; Q2 SAC -11; Q3 SAC +8; Q4 SAC +8
Final · Box score
Thunder111
Lakers116
Q1 LAL +16; Q2 LAL +8; Q3 LAL +1; Q4 LAL +5
On this day · 2021–22Mar 24, 2022: 5 games. Top scorer: Devin Booker (Suns-Nuggets), 49 points.
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The lead · Suns-Kings

Sacramento rallies from 11 down to beat Phoenix

Joel Embiid goes for 46 points

Game flow · SAC margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6-11+8+8SAC AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns30372634127
Kings24324534135
Who led
Kevin HuerterPoints, last 10 games: 20, 18, 29, 25, 14, 9, 28, 15, 0, 29SAC29 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Domantas SabonisPoints, last 10 games: 19, 24, 17, 23, 14, 24, 30, 11, 16, 27SAC27 PTS · 9 REB · 9 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 35, 36, 44, 28, 32, 30, 19, 46, 33, 32PHX32 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Terrence RossPoints, last 10 games: 7, 0, 24, 18, 3, 0, 7, 12, 3, 30PHX30 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Memphis posts the night's biggest win

Memphis beat Houston by 37, the widest margin of 10 games.

LAL over OKC5CHA over DAL8GSW over PHI8SAC over PHX8WAS over SAS12TOR over DET21BOS over IND25MIL over UTA28CHI over POR28MEM over HOU37Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Sixers-Warriors19
Spurs-Wizards16
Bulls-Blazers7
Pacers-Celtics6
Pistons-Raptors4
Suns-Kings4
Rockets-Grizzlies1
Hornets-Mavs1
Thunder-Lakers1
Bucks-Jazz0
The night in charts
Rockets-Grizzlies combined for 265, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-GrizzliesRockets 114, Grizzlies 151
265
Suns-KingsSuns 127, Kings 135
262
Bucks-JazzBucks 144, Jazz 116
260
Spurs-WizardsSpurs 124, Wizards 136
260
Sixers-WarriorsSixers 112, Warriors 120
232
Thunder-LakersThunder 111, Lakers 116
227
Hornets-MavsHornets 117, Mavs 109
226
Bulls-BlazersBulls 124, Blazers 96
220
Pistons-RaptorsPistons 97, Raptors 118
215
Pacers-CelticsPacers 95, Celtics 120
215
LAL won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Thunder-LakersThunder 111, Lakers 116
+5 LAL
Sixers-WarriorsSixers 112, Warriors 120
+8 GSW
Hornets-MavsHornets 117, Mavs 109
+8 CHA
Suns-KingsSuns 127, Kings 135
+8 SAC
Spurs-WizardsSpurs 124, Wizards 136
+12 WAS
Pistons-RaptorsPistons 97, Raptors 118
+21 TOR
Pacers-CelticsPacers 95, Celtics 120
+25 BOS
Bulls-BlazersBulls 124, Blazers 96
+28 CHI
Bucks-JazzBucks 144, Jazz 116
+28 MIL
Rockets-GrizzliesRockets 114, Grizzlies 151
+37 MEM
SAC erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Suns-KingsSAC won · Suns 127, Kings 135
11 pts
Sixers-WarriorsGSW won · Sixers 112, Warriors 120
9 pts
Kennard shot 10-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KennardMEM · 30 PTS, 3 AST, 1 STL
91% (10-11)
Tobias HarrisPHI · 23 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST
83% (10-12)
VucevicCHI · 23 PTS, 15 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
77% (10-13)
BaneMEM · 25 PTS, 4 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
77% (10-13)
GiannisMIL · 24 PTS, 11 AST, 6 REB, 2 STL
77% (10-13)
Final · Thunder-Lakers
Thunder 111Lakers 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder25412619111
Lakers41331923116
The story
Los Angeles beat Oklahoma City 116-111 behind 37 points and 15 rebounds from Anthony Davis

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander paced Oklahoma City: 27 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB 37 PTS, 15 REB, 1 AST · 15-21 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 41-25 first quarter did the most damage for the Lakers.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +16+8+1+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Josh Giddey topped the game at 62.9 FPTS: 27 PTS, 17 REB, 7 AST

Final · Sixers-Warriors
Sixers 112Warriors 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers27263524112
Warriors23322441120
The story
Jordan Poole had 33 points as Golden State beat Philadelphia 120-112

Tyrese Maxey led Philadelphia with 21 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB 33 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST · 10-19 FG, 6-11 3PT

The swing

Down 9 after the third, the Warriors took the fourth 41-24.

GSW lead by quarter
200 −4+2−9+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Kings
Suns 127Kings 135
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns30372634127
Kings24324534135
The story
Kevin Huerter's 29 points carried Sacramento past Phoenix, 135-127

For Phoenix, Devin Booker had 32 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST 29 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST · 10-18 FG, 6-12 3PT

The swing

The Kings trailed by 11 going into the third, then won it 45-26.

SAC lead by quarter
200 −6−11+8+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
18.0Season avg28.4Last 5

28.4 points a game over his last five games, against 18.0 in 55 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 26 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.5Season avg12.3Last 3

12.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.5 in 51 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 24 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+28.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.5Season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 8.5 a game in 23 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Joel Embiid leads the day with 46

Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 42, 39, 39, 34, 36, 38, 31, 37, 12, 46Sixers-Warriors · L
33.4 PPG season to date · +12.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Allen Iverson PHI, Dec 30, 2000: 46 PTS · 9 REB · 9 AST
46 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 38, 39, 30, 8, 17, 35, 26, 15, 27, 37Lakers-Thunder · W
26.1 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 15 REB · 1 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 37, 28, 26, 39, 42, 34, 29, 15, 30, 34Mavs-Hornets · L
32.9 PPG season to date · +1.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 10 REB · 8 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 22, 40, 30, 34, 22, 22, 34, 15, 36, 34Celtics-Pacers · W
30.1 PPG season to date · +3.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Zach LaVinePoints, last 10 games: 27, 42, 29, 36, 25, 39, 18, 26, 16, 33Bulls-Blazers · W
25.0 PPG season to date · +8.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Jordan PoolePoints, last 10 games: 11, 22, 13, 20, 19, 12, 21, 5, 16, 33Warriors-Sixers · W
20.3 PPG season to date · +12.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 3 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
Austin ReavesLAL+6.6 18.9 last 10 · 12.2 season
Zach CollinsSAS+5.5 16.7 last 10 · 11.2 season
Jaren Jackson Jr.MEM+5.5 23.5 last 10 · 18.0 season
Devin BookerPHX+5.3 33.5 last 10 · 28.2 season
Cold
Bol BolORL−5.7 3.3 last 10 · 9.0 season
Marcus MorrisLAC−5.0 6.3 last 10 · 11.3 season
Precious AchiuwaTOR−4.8 4.2 last 10 · 9.0 season
Anfernee SimonsPOR−4.8 16.3 last 10 · 21.1 season
Bennedict MathurinIND−4.7 11.7 last 10 · 16.4 season