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Thursday, March 30, 2023Regular season · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Box score
Celtics140
Bucks99
Q1 Celtics +8; Q2 Celtics +28; Q3 Celtics +40; Q4 Celtics +41
Final · Box score
Pelicans107
Nuggets88
Q1 Pelicans +4; Q2 Pelicans +10; Q3 Pelicans +12; Q4 Pelicans +19
On this day · 2021–22Mar 30, 2022: 11 games. Top scorer: Trae Young (Hawks-Thunder), 41 points.
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The lead · Pelicans-Nuggets

Brandon Ingram posts 31-11-10 as New Orleans tops Denver

Jayson Tatum goes for 40 points

Game flow · Pelicans margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+4+10+12+19Pelicans AHEAD ↑Nuggets AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pelicans21293225107
Nuggets1723301888
Who led
Brandon IngramPoints, last 10 games: 12, 22, 31, 26, 32, 30, 32, 29, 26, 31Pelicans31 PTS · 11 REB · 10 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 22, 13, 14, 26, 15, 20, 21, 17, 15, 23Pelicans23 PTS · 0 REB · 3 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 24, 16, 14, 19, 25, 25, 17, 26, 19, 21Nuggets21 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Bruce BrownPoints, last 10 games: 8, 9, 12, 5, 11, 4, 14, 11, 18, 19Nuggets19 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Celtics-Bucks

Boston leads Milwaukee wire to wire

Boston was ahead at every break and won 140–99. Best quarter: the second, 41–21. Jayson Tatum led Boston with 40 points, 8 rebounds and 1 assist.

Top-scorer duel · Celtics-Bucks
Jayson Tatum · CelticsGiannis Antetokounmpo · BucksPTS4024REB87AST12Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Celtics-Bucks9
The night in charts
Celtics-Bucks combined for 239, 44 more than any other game
Points by game
Celtics-BucksCeltics 140, Bucks 99
239
Pelicans-NuggetsPelicans 107, Nuggets 88
195
Pelicans won the closest game by 19
Closest finishes
Pelicans-NuggetsPelicans 107, Nuggets 88
+19 Pelicans
Celtics-BucksCeltics 140, Bucks 99
+41 Celtics
Tatum shot 12-of-18 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
TatumCeltics · 40 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST
67% (12-18)
Jaylen BrownCeltics · 30 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
65% (13-20)
IngramPelicans · 31 PTS, 11 REB, 10 AST
59% (13-22)
Bruce BrownNuggets · 19 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 2 BLK
54% (7-13)
CJPelicans · 23 PTS, 3 AST
53% (8-15)
Final · Pelicans-Nuggets
Pelicans 107Nuggets 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pelicans21293225107
Nuggets1723301888
The story
Jonas Valanciunas had 15 points and 12 rebounds as New Orleans beat Denver 107-88

Bruce Brown led Denver with 19 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST 15 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST · 5-11 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Pelicans won the fourth 25-18, their biggest quarter edge.

Pelicans lead by quarter
200 +4+10+12+19 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Bucks
Celtics 140Bucks 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics34413926140
Bucks2621272599
The story
Malcolm Brogdon's 14 points carried Boston past Milwaukee, 140-99

For Milwaukee, Khris Middleton had 13 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST 14 PTS, 5 AST, 4 STL, 3 REB · 6-13 FG, 0-4 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 41-21, was where the Celtics built it.

Celtics lead by quarter
500 +8+28+40+41 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.9Season avg20.6Last 5

20.6 points a game over his last five games, against 13.9 in 73 earlier games. Today: 15 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.1Season avg15.7Last 3

15.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.1 in 71 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
Jeff GreenNuggets
+10.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.3Season avg30Today

30 minutes today, against 19.3 a game in 51 earlier games. Line: 5 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Jayson Tatum leads the day with 40

Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 30, 34, 22, 22, 34, 15, 36, 34, 28, 40Celtics-Bucks · W
30.2 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Kevin Durant Thunder, Nov 15, 2009: 40 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
40 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Brandon IngramPoints, last 10 games: 12, 22, 31, 26, 32, 30, 32, 29, 26, 31Pelicans-Nuggets · W
24.2 PPG season to date · +6.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Grant Hill Pistons, Apr 2, 1997: 31 PTS · 11 REB · 10 AST
31 PTS · 11 REB · 10 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 24, 43, 35, 27, 25, 27, 27, 41, 18, 30Celtics-Bucks · W
26.9 PPG season to date · +3.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 23, 46, 36, 25, 22, 31, 24, 31, 38, 24Bucks-Celtics · L
31.1 PPG season to date · −7.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 22, 13, 14, 26, 15, 20, 21, 17, 15, 23Pelicans-Nuggets · W
20.9 PPG season to date · +2.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 0 REB · 3 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 24, 16, 14, 19, 25, 25, 17, 26, 19, 21Nuggets-Pelicans · L
20.2 PPG season to date · +0.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Mikal BridgesNets+8.9 28.7 last 10 · 19.8 season
Trey Murphy IIIPelicans+6.9 20.8 last 10 · 13.9 season
Shaedon SharpeBlazers+6.8 15.7 last 10 · 8.9 season
Andrew NembhardPacers+6.6 15.7 last 10 · 9.1 season
Zach CollinsSpurs+6.4 17.8 last 10 · 11.4 season
Cold
Bol BolMagic−5.7 3.3 last 10 · 9.0 season
Marcus MorrisClippers−5.3 5.9 last 10 · 11.2 season
Mason PlumleeClippers−4.9 6.2 last 10 · 11.1 season
Anfernee SimonsBlazers−4.8 16.3 last 10 · 21.1 season
Precious AchiuwaRaptors−4.4 4.5 last 10 · 8.9 season