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Saturday, March 25, 2023Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BKN trailed MIA by 8 after the first quarter and won 129–100.

Final · Box score
Pacers130
Hawks143
Q1 ATL +4; Q2 ATL -2; Q3 ATL +7; Q4 ATL +13
Final · Box score
Nets129
Heat100
Q1 BKN -8; Q2 BKN -4; Q3 BKN +17; Q4 BKN +29
Final · Box score
Bucks106
Nuggets129
Q1 DEN -1; Q2 DEN -3; Q3 DEN +12; Q4 DEN +23
Final · Box score
Sixers105
Suns125
Q1 PHX +2; Q2 PHX +5; Q3 PHX +6; Q4 PHX +20
Final · Box score
Jazz113
Kings121
Q1 SAC +6; Q2 SAC -6; Q3 SAC +12; Q4 SAC +8
Final · Box score
Pelicans131
Clippers110
Q1 NOP +11; Q2 NOP +12; Q3 NOP +14; Q4 NOP +21
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The lead · Nets-Heat

Brooklyn climbs out of an 8-point hole against Miami

Brandon Ingram goes for 32 points

Game flow · BKN margin at each break
-35-25-15-5+5+15+25+35TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-4+17+29BKN AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets28373925129
Heat36331813100
Who led
Mikal BridgesPoints, last 10 games: 30, 10, 34, 25, 34, 23, 23, 18, 32, 27BKN27 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Cameron JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 8, 15, 14, 23, 10, 14, 16, 5, 23BKN23 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Max StrusPoints, last 10 games: 8, 9, 14, 8, 0, 12, 20, 5, 11, 23MIA23 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Tyler HerroPoints, last 10 games: 13, 22, 25, 14, 18, 24, 15, 19, 22, 23MIA23 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Six games, by the margins

Closest finish: 8. Widest: Brooklyn by 29.

SAC over UTA8ATL over IND13PHX over PHI20NOP over LAC21DEN over MIL23BKN over MIA29Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Bucks-Nuggets8
Pacers-Hawks7
Nets-Heat5
Pelicans-Clippers0
The night in charts
Pacers-Hawks combined for 273, 32 more than any other game
Points by game
Pacers-HawksPacers 130, Hawks 143
273
Pelicans-ClippersPelicans 131, Clippers 110
241
Bucks-NuggetsBucks 106, Nuggets 129
235
Jazz-KingsJazz 113, Kings 121
234
Sixers-SunsSixers 105, Suns 125
230
Nets-HeatNets 129, Heat 100
229
SAC won the closest game by 8
Closest finishes
Jazz-KingsJazz 113, Kings 121
+8 SAC
Pacers-HawksPacers 130, Hawks 143
+13 ATL
Sixers-SunsSixers 105, Suns 125
+20 PHX
Pelicans-ClippersPelicans 131, Clippers 110
+21 NOP
Bucks-NuggetsBucks 106, Nuggets 129
+23 DEN
Nets-HeatNets 129, Heat 100
+29 BKN
BKN rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nets-HeatBKN won · Nets 129, Heat 100
8 pts
Jazz-KingsSAC won · Jazz 113, Kings 121
6 pts
Bucks-NuggetsDEN won · Bucks 106, Nuggets 129
3 pts
Pacers-HawksATL won · Pacers 130, Hawks 143
2 pts
Kessler shot 14-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KesslerUTA · 31 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
88% (14-16)
MurphyNOP · 32 PTS, 2 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
79% (11-14)
John CollinsATL · 21 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB, 2 BLK
75% (9-12)
MaxeyPHI · 37 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
74% (14-19)
NworaIND · 33 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
71% (12-17)
Final · Sixers-Suns
Sixers 105Suns 125
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers24293022105
Suns26323136125
The story
Phoenix beat Philadelphia 125-105 behind 29 points from Devin Booker

Joel Embiid paced Philadelphia: 28 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST 29 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB · 9-18 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

A 36-22 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Suns.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +2+5+6+20 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pelicans-Clippers
Pelicans 131Clippers 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pelicans37313132131
Clippers26302925110
The story
Trey Murphy III had 32 points as New Orleans beat LA 131-110

Kawhi Leonard led LA with 12 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST 32 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST · 11-14 FG, 10-12 3PT

The swing

The Pelicans won the first 37-26, their biggest quarter edge.

NOP lead by quarter
300 +11+12+14+21 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bucks-Nuggets
Bucks 106Nuggets 129
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks38281921106
Nuggets37263432129
The story
Nikola Jokic's 31 points and 11 assists carried Denver past Milwaukee, 129-106

For Milwaukee, Khris Middleton had 13 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST 31 PTS, 11 AST, 6 REB · 10-20 FG, 1-6 3PT

The swing

The Nuggets trailed by 3 going into the third, then won it 34-19.

DEN lead by quarter
300 −1−3+12+23 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Giannis Antetokounmpo was the fantasy play: 55.8 FPTS on 31 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.7Season avg15.2Last 5

15.2 points a game over his last five games, against 6.7 in 49 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.3Season avg13.0Last 3

13.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.3 in 71 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.6Season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 17.6 a game in 54 earlier games. Line: 33 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Tyrese Maxey leads the day with 37

Tyrese MaxeyPoints, last 10 games: 27, 13, 8, 23, 13, 31, 22, 21, 21, 37Sixers-Suns · L
20.4 PPG season to date · +16.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Jordan NworaPoints, last 10 games: 16, 18, 11, 20, 12, 13, 7, 10, 4, 33Pacers-Hawks · L
8.0 PPG season to date · +25.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Brandon IngramPoints, last 10 games: 40, 17, 24, 12, 22, 31, 26, 32, 30, 32Pelicans-Clippers · W
23.9 PPG season to date · +8.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 4 REB · 13 AST
Trey Murphy IIIPoints, last 10 games: 17, 16, 15, 41, 20, 13, 14, 17, 19, 32Pelicans-Clippers · W
13.8 PPG season to date · +18.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 17, 18, 37, 35, 28, 30, 24, 22, 31, 31Nuggets-Bucks · W
24.9 PPG season to date · +6.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 11 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 31, 34, 23, 46, 36, 25, 22, 31, 24, 31Bucks-Nuggets · L
31.1 PPG season to date · −0.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Austin ReavesLAL+6.6 18.9 last 10 · 12.2 season
Trey Murphy IIINOP+6.6 20.4 last 10 · 13.8 season
Mikal BridgesBKN+6.2 25.6 last 10 · 19.4 season
Andrew NembhardIND+5.7 14.6 last 10 · 8.9 season
Zach CollinsSAS+5.5 16.7 last 10 · 11.2 season
Cold
Bennedict MathurinIND−6.1 10.2 last 10 · 16.3 season
Bol BolORL−5.7 3.3 last 10 · 9.0 season
Jrue HolidayMIL−5.4 13.5 last 10 · 18.9 season
Marcus MorrisLAC−5.3 5.9 last 10 · 11.2 season
Precious AchiuwaTOR−4.8 4.2 last 10 · 9.0 season