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Sunday, March 26, 2023Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: OKC trailed POR by 12 after the first quarter and won 118–112.

Final · Box score
Mavs104
Hornets110
Q1 CHA +14; Q2 CHA +7; Q3 CHA +9; Q4 CHA +6
Final · Box score
Bulls118
Lakers108
Q1 CHI +3; Q2 CHI +8; Q3 CHI +13; Q4 CHI +10
Final · Box score
Grizzlies123
Hawks119
Q1 MEM +7; Q2 MEM +5; Q3 MEM +7; Q4 MEM +4
Final · Box score
Spurs93
Celtics137
Q1 BOS -2; Q2 BOS +10; Q3 BOS +19; Q4 BOS +44
Final · Box score
Rockets91
Cavs108
Q1 CLE +11; Q2 CLE +17; Q3 CLE +5; Q4 CLE +17
Final · Box score
Nets106
Magic119
Q1 ORL -1; Q2 ORL +9; Q3 ORL +18; Q4 ORL +13
Final · Box score
Wizards104
Raptors114
Q1 TOR +16; Q2 TOR +17; Q3 TOR +3; Q4 TOR +10
Final · Box score
Thunder118
Blazers112
Q1 OKC -12; Q2 OKC +6; Q3 OKC +2; Q4 OKC +6
Final · Box score
Wolves99
Warriors96
Q1 Wolves 0; Q2 MIN -2; Q3 MIN +4; Q4 MIN +3
On this day · 2021–22Mar 26, 2022: 8 games. Top scorer: Nikola Jokic (Nuggets-Thunder), 35 points.
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The lead · Thunder-Blazers

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scores 31, OKC rallies past Portland

Luka Doncic goes for 40 points

Game flow · OKC margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-12+6+2+6OKC AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder25432822118
Blazers37253218112
Who led
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 38, 33, 35, 35, 29, 40, 31, 30, 27, 31OKC31 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Jalen WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 32, 17, 21, 23, 15, 5, 20, 16, 9, 23OKC23 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Shaedon SharpePoints, last 10 games: 6, 12, 1, 14, 6, 7, 10, 24, 24, 29POR29 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Nassir LittlePoints, last 10 games: 2, 11, 9, 3, 0, 10, 0, 4, 4, 28POR28 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Wolves-Warriors

Minnesota holds off Golden State, 99–96

Minnesota led 77–73 after three and held on to win by three. Naz Reid led Minnesota with 23 points, 6 rebounds and 1 assist.

The whole night · final margins
MIN over GSW3MEM over ATL4CHA over DAL6OKC over POR6CHI over LAL10TOR over WAS10ORL over BKN13CLE over HOU17BOS over SAS44Final margin, points. Pink = MIN over GSW.
Lead changes
Nets-Magic12
Thunder-Blazers11
Wolves-Warriors11
Spurs-Celtics9
Bulls-Lakers7
Grizzlies-Hawks6
Mavs-Hornets4
Rockets-Cavs2
Wizards-Raptors0
Shot of the night

KAT's three with 11 seconds left puts the Timberwolves ahead, 99-96 final

The night in charts
Grizzlies-Hawks combined for 242, 12 more than any other game
Points by game
Grizzlies-HawksGrizzlies 123, Hawks 119
242
Spurs-CelticsSpurs 93, Celtics 137
230
Thunder-BlazersThunder 118, Blazers 112
230
Bulls-LakersBulls 118, Lakers 108
226
Nets-MagicNets 106, Magic 119
225
Wizards-RaptorsWizards 104, Raptors 114
218
Mavs-HornetsMavs 104, Hornets 110
214
Rockets-CavsRockets 91, Cavs 108
199
Wolves-WarriorsWolves 99, Warriors 96
195
2 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Wolves-WarriorsWolves 99, Warriors 96
+3 MIN
Grizzlies-HawksGrizzlies 123, Hawks 119
+4 MEM
Mavs-HornetsMavs 104, Hornets 110
+6 CHA
Thunder-BlazersThunder 118, Blazers 112
+6 OKC
Bulls-LakersBulls 118, Lakers 108
+10 CHI
Wizards-RaptorsWizards 104, Raptors 114
+10 TOR
Nets-MagicNets 106, Magic 119
+13 ORL
Rockets-CavsRockets 91, Cavs 108
+17 CLE
Spurs-CelticsSpurs 93, Celtics 137
+44 BOS
OKC erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Thunder-BlazersOKC won · Thunder 118, Blazers 112
12 pts
Wolves-WarriorsMIN won · Wolves 99, Warriors 96
2 pts
Spurs-CelticsBOS won · Spurs 93, Celtics 137
2 pts
Nets-MagicORL won · Nets 106, Magic 119
1 pt
Jarrett Allen shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Jarrett AllenCLE · 24 PTS, 14 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
73% (8-11)
CapelaATL · 18 PTS, 16 REB, 4 BLK, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
TillmanMEM · 15 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
70% (7-10)
SharpePOR · 29 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST
69% (9-13)
LaVineCHI · 32 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB
68% (13-19)
Final · Wolves-Warriors
Wolves 99Warriors 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves2924242299
Warriors2926182396
The story
Minnesota beat Golden State 99-96 behind 12 points and 10 rebounds from Kyle Anderson

Stephen Curry paced Golden State: 20 PTS, 9 AST, 6 REB 12 PTS, 10 REB, 7 AST, 5 STL · 5-10 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

A 24-18 third quarter erased a 2-point hole for the Timberwolves.

MIN lead by quarter
200 0−2+4+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Mavs-Hornets
Mavs 104Hornets 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs16322432104
Hornets30252629110
The story
P.J. Washington had 21 points and 12 rebounds as Charlotte beat Dallas 110-104

Kyrie Irving led Dallas with 18 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST 21 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST · 9-22 FG, 3-8 3PT

The swing

The Hornets won the first 30-16, their biggest quarter edge.

CHA lead by quarter
200 +14+7+9+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Thunder-Blazers
Thunder 118Blazers 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder25432822118
Blazers37253218112
The story
Josh Giddey's 17 points and 11 rebounds carried Oklahoma City past Portland, 118-112

For Portland, Drew Eubanks had 10 REB, 7 PTS, 4 AST 17 PTS, 11 REB, 6 AST · 7-12 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

The Thunder trailed by 12 going into the second, then won it 43-25.

OKC lead by quarter
200 −12+6+2+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.3Season avg18.8Last 5

18.8 points a game over his last five games, against 8.3 in 72 earlier games. Today: 29 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.4Season avg9.7Last 3

9.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.4 in 47 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.7Season avg33Today

33 minutes today, against 9.7 a game in 24 earlier games. Line: 7 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Mikal Bridges leads the day with 44

Mikal BridgesPoints, last 10 games: 10, 34, 25, 34, 23, 23, 18, 32, 27, 44Nets-Magic · L
19.7 PPG season to date · +24.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Paul Pierce BOS, Mar 22, 2001: 44 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
44 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 32, 11, 24, 43, 35, 27, 25, 27, 27, 41Celtics-Spurs · W
27.0 PPG season to date · +14.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Karl Malone UTA, Dec 20, 2000: 41 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
41 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 28, 26, 39, 42, 34, 29, 15, 30, 34, 40Mavs-Hornets · L
33.0 PPG season to date · +7.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Shaquille O'Neal LAL, Jun 7, 2002: 40 PTS · 12 REB · 8 AST
40 PTS · 12 REB · 8 AST
Zach LaVinePoints, last 10 games: 42, 29, 36, 25, 39, 18, 26, 16, 33, 32Bulls-Lakers · W
25.1 PPG season to date · +7.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 38, 33, 35, 35, 29, 40, 31, 30, 27, 31Thunder-Blazers · W
31.3 PPG season to date · −0.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Jalen GreenPoints, last 10 games: 24, 18, 28, 11, 25, 40, 20, 32, 13, 30Rockets-Cavs · L
22.1 PPG season to date · +8.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Mikal BridgesBKN+7.3 27.0 last 10 · 19.7 season
Trey Murphy IIINOP+6.6 20.4 last 10 · 13.8 season
Austin ReavesLAL+6.3 18.6 last 10 · 12.3 season
Zach CollinsSAS+5.9 17.3 last 10 · 11.4 season
Andrew NembhardIND+5.7 14.6 last 10 · 8.9 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−5.2 3.7 last 10 · 8.9 season