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Wednesday, March 29, 2023Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHI trailed DAL by 9 after the first quarter and won 116–108.

Final · Box score
Bucks149
Pacers136
Q1 MIL +4; Q2 MIL +4; Q3 MIL +12; Q4 MIL +13
Final · Box score
Rockets114
Nets123
Q1 BKN +5; Q2 BKN -1; Q3 BKN -1; Q4 BKN +9
Final · Box score
Heat92
Knicks101
Q1 NYK -4; Q2 NYK +2; Q3 Knicks 0; Q4 NYK +9
Final · Box score
Mavs108
Sixers116
Q1 PHI -9; Q2 PHI -5; Q3 PHI -2; Q4 PHI +8
Final · Box score
Lakers121
Bulls110
Q1 LAL +11; Q2 LAL +8; Q3 LAL +9; Q4 LAL +11
Final · Box score
Clippers141
Grizzlies132
Q1 LAC -1; Q2 LAC +6; Q3 Clippers 0; Q4 LAC +9
Final · Box score
Pistons106
Thunder107
Q1 Thunder 0; Q2 OKC -2; Q3 OKC +4; Q4 OKC +1
Final · Box score
Jazz128
Spurs117
Q1 UTA +3; Q2 UTA +2; Q3 UTA +5; Q4 UTA +11
Final · Box score
Wolves100
Suns107
Q1 PHX +1; Q2 PHX -3; Q3 PHX +7; Q4 PHX +7
Final · Box score
Kings120
Blazers80
Q1 SAC -1; Q2 SAC +4; Q3 SAC +19; Q4 SAC +40
On this day · 2021–22Mar 29, 2022: 5 games. Top scorer: Kevin Durant (Nets-Pistons), 41 points.
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The lead · Mavs-Sixers

Philadelphia fights back from 9 down against Dallas

Giannis Antetokounmpo posts a triple-double

Game flow · PHI margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-5-2+8PHI AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs37252917108
Sixers28293227116
Who led
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 39, 34, 36, 38, 31, 37, 12, 46, 28, 25PHI25 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Tyrese MaxeyPoints, last 10 games: 8, 23, 13, 31, 22, 21, 21, 37, 29, 22PHI22 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 39, 42, 34, 29, 15, 30, 34, 40, 25, 24DAL24 PTS · 10 REB · 8 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 40, 30, 33, 27, 38, 28, 18, 18, 16, 23DAL23 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Lead changes
Rockets-Nets25
Heat-Knicks24
Wolves-Suns18
Pistons-Thunder15
Bucks-Pacers10
Mavs-Sixers9
Jazz-Spurs7
Lakers-Bulls4
Kings-Blazers3
Shot of the night

J-Dub's tip-in at the buzzer puts the Thunder ahead, 107-106 final

The night in charts
Bucks-Pacers combined for 285, 12 more than any other game
Points by game
Bucks-PacersBucks 149, Pacers 136
285
Clippers-GrizzliesClippers 141, Grizzlies 132
273
Jazz-SpursJazz 128, Spurs 117
245
Rockets-NetsRockets 114, Nets 123
237
Lakers-BullsLakers 121, Bulls 110
231
Mavs-SixersMavs 108, Sixers 116
224
Pistons-ThunderPistons 106, Thunder 107
213
Wolves-SunsWolves 100, Suns 107
207
Kings-BlazersKings 120, Blazers 80
200
Heat-KnicksHeat 92, Knicks 101
193
OKC won the closest game by 1
Closest finishes
Pistons-ThunderPistons 106, Thunder 107
+1 OKC
Wolves-SunsWolves 100, Suns 107
+7 PHX
Mavs-SixersMavs 108, Sixers 116
+8 PHI
Clippers-GrizzliesClippers 141, Grizzlies 132
+9 LAC
Heat-KnicksHeat 92, Knicks 101
+9 NYK
Rockets-NetsRockets 114, Nets 123
+9 BKN
Lakers-BullsLakers 121, Bulls 110
+11 LAL
Jazz-SpursJazz 128, Spurs 117
+11 UTA
Bucks-PacersBucks 149, Pacers 136
+13 MIL
Kings-BlazersKings 120, Blazers 80
+40 SAC
PHI rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Mavs-SixersPHI won · Mavs 108, Sixers 116
9 pts
Heat-KnicksNYK won · Heat 92, Knicks 101
4 pts
Wolves-SunsPHX won · Wolves 100, Suns 107
3 pts
Pistons-ThunderOKC won · Pistons 106, Thunder 107
2 pts
Kings-BlazersSAC won · Kings 120, Blazers 80
1 pt
Covington shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
CovingtonLAC · 27 PTS, 4 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
90% (9-10)
ClaxtonBKN · 18 PTS, 10 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
80% (8-10)
GiannisMIL · 38 PTS, 17 REB, 12 AST, 1 STL
78% (14-18)
VucevicCHI · 29 PTS, 12 REB, 6 AST
75% (12-16)
WigginsOKC · 19 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
73% (8-11)
Final · Pistons-Thunder
Pistons 106Thunder 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons26302426106
Thunder26283023107
The story
Jalen Williams' 27 points carried Oklahoma City past Detroit, 107-106

For Detroit, Jaden Ivey had 24 PTS, 9 AST, 2 REB 27 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST · 11-19 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The Thunder trailed by 2 going into the third, then won it 30-24.

OKC lead by quarter
200 0−2+4+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Jazz-Spurs
Jazz 128Spurs 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz36282935128
Spurs33292629117
The story
Utah beat San Antonio 128-117 behind 41 points from Talen Horton-Tucker

Zach Collins paced San Antonio: 12 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST 41 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB · 15-25 FG, 6-11 3PT

The swing

A 35-29 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Jazz.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +3+2+5+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bucks-Pacers
Bucks 149Pacers 136
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks34394630149
Pacers30393829136
The story
Brook Lopez had 21 points as Milwaukee beat Indiana 149-136

Aaron Nesmith led Indiana with 22 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB 21 PTS, 8 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST · 9-14 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The Bucks won the third 46-38, their biggest quarter edge.

MIL lead by quarter
200 +4+4+12+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+15.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.7Season avg23.8Last 5

23.8 points a game over his last five games, against 8.7 in 74 earlier games. Today: 30 points in 45 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.5Season avg5.3Last 3

5.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.5 in 32 earlier games. Today: 1 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.2Season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 13.2 a game in 56 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 12 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · Heat-Knicks

New York handles Miami by 9

The Knicks won the second quarter 29–23. Final: 101–92. Immanuel Quickley led New York with 24 points, 1 rebound and 4 assists.

The whole night · final margins
OKC over DET1PHX over MIN7PHI over DAL8BKN over HOU9NYK over MIA9LAC over MEM9LAL over CHI11UTA over SAS11MIL over IND13SAC over POR40Final margin, points. Pink = NYK over MIA.
Top performances

Jrue Holiday leads the day with 51

Jrue HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 11, 18, 11, 12, 19, 11, 7, 18, 9, 51Bucks-Pacers · W
19.4 PPG season to date · +32.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: LeBron James CLE, May 31, 2018: 51 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Career high51 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Talen Horton-TuckerPoints, last 10 games: 23, 37, 9, 19, 10, 11, 13, 9, 16, 41Jazz-Spurs · W
9.9 PPG season to date · +31.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Michael Jordan CHI, May 19, 1998: 41 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Career high41 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 34, 23, 46, 36, 25, 22, 31, 24, 31, 38Bucks-Pacers · W
31.2 PPG season to date · +6.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: LeBron James CLE, May 24, 2015: 37 PTS · 18 REB · 13 AST
38 PTS · 17 REB · 12 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 30, 8, 17, 35, 26, 15, 27, 37, 15, 38Lakers-Bulls · W
26.1 PPG season to date · +12.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 7, 7, 15, 14, 9, 15, 24, 14, 12, 36Clippers-Grizzlies · W
15.8 PPG season to date · +20.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
Ja MorantPoints, last 10 games: 20, 15, 23, 39, 20, 27, 17, 18, 27, 36Grizzlies-Clippers · L
26.9 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Mikal BridgesBKN+8.9 28.7 last 10 · 19.8 season
Trey Murphy IIINOP+6.9 20.8 last 10 · 13.9 season
Shaedon SharpePOR+6.8 15.7 last 10 · 8.9 season
Andrew NembhardIND+6.6 15.7 last 10 · 9.1 season
Zach CollinsSAS+6.4 17.8 last 10 · 11.4 season
Cold
Bol BolORL−5.7 3.3 last 10 · 9.0 season
Marcus MorrisLAC−5.3 5.9 last 10 · 11.2 season
Mason PlumleeLAC−4.9 6.2 last 10 · 11.1 season
Anfernee SimonsPOR−4.8 16.3 last 10 · 21.1 season
Precious AchiuwaTOR−4.4 4.5 last 10 · 8.9 season