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Tuesday, March 28, 2023Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: GSW trailed NOP by 17 at halftime and won 120–109.

Final · Box score
Celtics111
Wizards130
Q1 WAS +6; Q2 WAS +13; Q3 WAS +21; Q4 WAS +19
Final · Box score
Cavs118
Hawks120
Q1 Hawks 0; Q2 ATL +8; Q3 ATL +10; Q4 ATL +2
Final · Box score
Heat92
Raptors106
Q1 TOR +1; Q2 TOR +6; Q3 TOR +17; Q4 TOR +14
Final · Box score
Magic108
Grizzlies113
Q1 MEM +17; Q2 MEM +15; Q3 MEM +14; Q4 MEM +5
Final · Box score
Hornets137
Thunder134
Q1 CHA +3; Q2 CHA -11; Q3 CHA -6; Q4 CHA +3
Final · Box score
Pelicans109
Warriors120
Q1 GSW -11; Q2 GSW -17; Q3 GSW -4; Q4 GSW +11
On this day · 2021–22Mar 28, 2022: 9 games. Top scorer: Pascal Siakam (Raptors-Celtics), 40 points.
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The lead · Pelicans-Warriors

Stephen Curry drops 39 in 17-point comeback win over New Orleans

Kristaps Porzingis goes for 32 points

Game flow · GSW margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-11-17-4+11GSW AHEAD ↑NOP AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pelicans36272620109
Warriors25213935120
Who led
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 36, 23, 50, 31, 16, 30, 20, 29, 20, 39GSW39 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Jordan PoolePoints, last 10 games: 13, 20, 19, 12, 21, 5, 16, 33, 27, 21GSW21 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Brandon IngramPoints, last 10 games: 24, 12, 22, 31, 26, 32, 30, 32, 29, 26NOP26 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Trey Murphy IIIPoints, last 10 games: 15, 41, 20, 13, 14, 17, 19, 32, 16, 21NOP21 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Hornets-Thunder

Charlotte climbs back to beat OKC

OKC led by 11 at the half. Charlotte won it 137–134. P.J. Washington led Charlotte with 43 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Hornets-Thunder
P.J. Washington · CHAIsaiah Joe · OKCPTS4333REB62AST51Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Cavs-Hawks15
Pelicans-Warriors10
Hornets-Thunder8
Magic-Grizzlies4
Heat-Raptors3
Celtics-Wizards1
Shot of the night

Richards's dunk with 19 seconds left breaks the tie, 137-134 final

The night in charts
Hornets-Thunder combined for 271, 30 more than any other game
Points by game
Hornets-ThunderHornets 137, Thunder 134
271
Celtics-WizardsCeltics 111, Wizards 130
241
Cavs-HawksCavs 118, Hawks 120
238
Pelicans-WarriorsPelicans 109, Warriors 120
229
Magic-GrizzliesMagic 108, Grizzlies 113
221
Heat-RaptorsHeat 92, Raptors 106
198
3 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Cavs-HawksCavs 118, Hawks 120
+2 ATL
Hornets-ThunderHornets 137, Thunder 134
+3 CHA
Magic-GrizzliesMagic 108, Grizzlies 113
+5 MEM
Pelicans-WarriorsPelicans 109, Warriors 120
+11 GSW
Heat-RaptorsHeat 92, Raptors 106
+14 TOR
Celtics-WizardsCeltics 111, Wizards 130
+19 WAS
GSW erased a 17-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pelicans-WarriorsGSW won · Pelicans 109, Warriors 120
17 pts
Hornets-ThunderCHA won · Hornets 137, Thunder 134
11 pts
Tillman shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
TillmanMEM · 20 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
83% (10-12)
MobleyCLE · 20 PTS, 15 REB, 6 AST, 4 BLK
77% (10-13)
J-DubOKC · 31 PTS, 4 AST, 4 STL, 3 REB
69% (11-16)
WashingtonCHA · 43 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
67% (16-24)
PorzingisWAS · 32 PTS, 13 REB, 6 AST, 1 STL
67% (14-21)
Final · Cavs-Hawks
Cavs 118Hawks 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs24273334118
Hawks24353526120
The story
Dejounte Murray's 29 points carried Atlanta past Cleveland, 120-118

For Cleveland, Darius Garland had 27 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB 29 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB · 11-22 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 35-27, was where the Hawks built it.

ATL lead by quarter
200 0+8+10+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hornets-Thunder
Hornets 137Thunder 134
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets26313644137
Thunder23453135134
The story
P.J. Washington had 43 points as Charlotte beat Oklahoma City 137-134

Josh Giddey led Oklahoma City with 31 PTS, 10 REB, 9 AST 43 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST · 16-24 FG, 5-9 3PT

The swing

Down 6 after the third, the Hornets took the fourth 44-35.

CHA lead by quarter
200 +3−11−6+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Magic-Grizzlies
Magic 108Grizzlies 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic15292935108
Grizzlies32272826113
The story
Memphis beat Orlando 113-108 behind 31 points from Desmond Bane

Paolo Banchero paced Orlando: 24 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST 31 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL · 8-19 FG, 3-8 3PT

The swing

A 32-15 first quarter did the most damage for the Grizzlies.

MEM lead by quarter
200 +17+15+14+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.0Season avg18.4Last 5

18.4 points a game over his last five games, against 9.0 in 73 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.2Season avg23.3Last 3

23.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.2 in 50 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 24 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.6Season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 10.6 a game in 25 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists.

Top performances

Donovan Mitchell leads the day with 44

Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 40, 18, 42, 23, 21, 20, 31, 31, 22, 44Cavs-Hawks · L
27.6 PPG season to date · +16.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Cam Thomas BKN, Feb 4, 2023: 44 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
44 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
P.J. WashingtonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 18, 19, 9, 12, 10, 18, 28, 21, 43Hornets-Thunder · W
15.8 PPG season to date · +27.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: LeBron James CLE, Nov 24, 2004: 43 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Career high43 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 36, 23, 50, 31, 16, 30, 20, 29, 20, 39Warriors-Pelicans · W
29.6 PPG season to date · +9.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Tyler HerroPoints, last 10 games: 22, 25, 14, 18, 24, 15, 19, 22, 23, 33Heat-Raptors · L
20.5 PPG season to date · +12.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Isaiah JoePoints, last 10 games: 9, 5, 5, 12, 15, 12, 0, 2, 20, 33Thunder-Hornets · L
9.7 PPG season to date · +23.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high33 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Kristaps PorzingisPoints, last 10 games: 43, 22, 9, 18, 20, 30, 25, 23, 26, 32Wizards-Celtics · W
23.2 PPG season to date · +9.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 13 REB · 6 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+6.9 20.8 last 10 · 13.9 season
Andrew NembhardIND+6.6 15.6 last 10 · 9.0 season
Austin ReavesLAL+6.3 18.6 last 10 · 12.3 season
Zach CollinsSAS+5.9 17.3 last 10 · 11.4 season
Cold
Bol BolORL−5.7 3.3 last 10 · 9.0 season
Bennedict MathurinIND−5.5 10.9 last 10 · 16.4 season
Jrue HolidayMIL−5.4 13.5 last 10 · 18.9 season
Marcus MorrisLAC−5.3 5.9 last 10 · 11.2 season
Anfernee SimonsPOR−4.8 16.3 last 10 · 21.1 season