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Saturday, April 1, 2023Regular season · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Pelicans trailed Clippers by 10 after the first quarter and won 122–114.

Final · Box score
Mavs122
Heat129
Q1 Heat +13; Q2 Heat +12; Q3 Heat +6; Q4 Heat +7
Final · Box score
Clippers114
Pelicans122
Q1 Pelicans -10; Q2 Pelicans -1; Q3 Pelicans +1; Q4 Pelicans +8
On this day · 2021–22Apr 1, 2022: 10 games. Top scorer: Robert Covington (Clippers-Bucks), 43 points.
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The lead · Clippers-Pelicans

Brandon Ingram goes for 36 in New Orleans win over Clippers

Luka Doncic goes for 42 points

Game flow · Pelicans margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10-1+1+8Pelicans AHEAD ↑Clippers AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers31253424114
Pelicans21343631122
Who led
Brandon IngramPoints, last 10 games: 22, 31, 26, 32, 30, 32, 29, 26, 31, 36Pelicans36 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Jonas ValanciunasPoints, last 10 games: 10, 22, 21, 19, 20, 17, 10, 11, 15, 23Pelicans23 PTS · 12 REB · 0 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 24, 38, 30, 24, 21, 32, 12, 22, 12, 40Clippers40 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 15, 14, 9, 15, 24, 14, 12, 36, 4, 24Clippers24 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
Second story · Mavs-Heat

Miami never trails at a break against Dallas

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 129–122. Jimmy Butler led Miami with 35 points, 3 rebounds and 12 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Heat-Mavs
Jimmy Butler · HeatLuka Doncic · MavsPTS3542REB310AST128Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Clippers-Pelicans18
The night in charts
Mavs-Heat combined for 251, 15 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-HeatMavs 122, Heat 129
251
Clippers-PelicansClippers 114, Pelicans 122
236
Heat won the closest game by 7
Closest finishes
Mavs-HeatMavs 122, Heat 129
+7 Heat
Clippers-PelicansClippers 114, Pelicans 122
+8 Pelicans
Jimmy shot 12-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
JimmyHeat · 35 PTS, 12 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
75% (12-16)
HardawayMavs · 31 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB
73% (11-15)
ZellerHeat · 20 PTS, 8 REB, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
LukaMavs · 42 PTS, 10 REB, 8 AST, 2 STL
68% (17-25)
KyrieMavs · 23 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB
59% (10-17)
Final · Mavs-Heat
Mavs 122Heat 129
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs31333226122
Heat44322627129
The story
Jimmy Butler's 35 points and 12 assists carried Miami past Dallas, 129-122

For Dallas, Tim Hardaway Jr. had 31 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB 35 PTS, 12 AST, 3 REB · 12-16 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 44-31, was where the Heat built it.

Heat lead by quarter
200 +13+12+6+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Pelicans
Clippers 114Pelicans 122
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers31253424114
Pelicans21343631122
The story
Kawhi Leonard had 40 points in a 122-114 loss to New Orleans

Jonas Valanciunas led New Orleans with 23 PTS, 12 REB 40 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST · 15-28 FG, 4-8 3PT

The swing

Down 10 after the first, the Pelicans took the second 34-25.

Pelicans lead by quarter
200 −10−1+1+8 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 74 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.1Season avg12.3Last 3

12.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.1 in 64 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.9Season avg29Today

29 minutes today, against 12.9 a game in 12 earlier games. Line: 20 points, 8 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Luka Doncic leads the day with 42

Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 42, 34, 29, 15, 30, 34, 40, 25, 24, 42Mavs-Heat · L
32.9 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Dwyane Wade Heat, Dec 11, 2005: 41 PTS · 10 REB · 8 AST
42 PTS · 10 REB · 8 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 24, 38, 30, 24, 21, 32, 12, 22, 12, 40Clippers-Pelicans · L
23.7 PPG season to date · +16.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Karl Malone Jazz, Nov 20, 1999: 40 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
40 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Brandon IngramPoints, last 10 games: 22, 31, 26, 32, 30, 32, 29, 26, 31, 36Pelicans-Clippers · W
24.5 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 33, 38, 24, 23, 24, 26, 35, 18, 12, 35Heat-Mavs · W
22.8 PPG season to date · +12.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 3 REB · 12 AST
Tim Hardaway Jr.Points, last 10 games: 24, 17, 23, 5, 12, 2, 15, 13, 21, 31Mavs-Heat · L
14.3 PPG season to date · +16.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 15, 14, 9, 15, 24, 14, 12, 36, 4, 24Clippers-Pelicans · L
15.7 PPG season to date · +8.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Mikal BridgesNets+9.4 29.5 last 10 · 20.1 season
Shaedon SharpeBlazers+9.1 18.3 last 10 · 9.2 season
Corey KispertWizards+6.5 17.1 last 10 · 10.6 season
Zach CollinsSpurs+6.4 17.8 last 10 · 11.4 season
Andrew NembhardPacers+6.4 15.6 last 10 · 9.2 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−5.2 5.8 last 10 · 11.0 season
LeBron JamesLakers−4.9 24.1 last 10 · 29.0 season
Anfernee SimonsBlazers−4.8 16.3 last 10 · 21.1 season