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Saturday, April 8, 2023Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAC trailed POR by 7 after the first quarter and won 136–125.

Final · Box score
Nuggets114
Jazz118
Q1 UTA +13; Q2 UTA +3; Q3 UTA -6; Q4 UTA +4
Final · Box score
Blazers125
Clippers136
Q1 LAC -7; Q2 LAC -6; Q3 LAC +13; Q4 LAC +11
Final · Box score
Wolves151
Spurs131
Q1 Wolves 0; Q2 MIN +12; Q3 MIN +28; Q4 MIN +20
On this day · 2021–22Apr 8, 2022: 9 games. Top scorer: Luka Doncic (Mavs-Blazers), 39 points.
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The lead · Blazers-Clippers

Portland's skid reaches three

Kris Dunn goes for 19 points

Game flow · LAC margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-6+13+11LAC AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers33372629125
Clippers26384527136
Who led
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 30, 24, 21, 32, 12, 22, 12, 40, 25, 27LAC27 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Norman PowellPoints, last 10 games: 24, 24, 9, 13, 2, 13, 16, 12, 27, 23LAC23 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Kevin KnoxPoints, last 10 games: 10, 6, 11, 15, 12, 9, 19, 6, 24, 30POR30 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Shaedon SharpePoints, last 10 games: 10, 24, 24, 29, 12, 30, 27, 27, 20, 26POR26 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Lead changes
Wolves-Spurs12
Nuggets-Jazz8
The night in charts
Wolves-Spurs combined for 282, 21 more than any other game
Points by game
Wolves-SpursWolves 151, Spurs 131
282
Blazers-ClippersBlazers 125, Clippers 136
261
Nuggets-JazzNuggets 114, Jazz 118
232
UTA won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Nuggets-JazzNuggets 114, Jazz 118
+4 UTA
Blazers-ClippersBlazers 125, Clippers 136
+11 LAC
Wolves-SpursWolves 151, Spurs 131
+20 MIN
LAC rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Blazers-ClippersLAC won · Blazers 125, Clippers 136
7 pts
Nuggets-JazzUTA won · Nuggets 114, Jazz 118
6 pts
Knox shot 10-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KnoxPOR · 30 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
67% (10-15)
WatfordPOR · 24 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB, 1 BLK
67% (10-15)
SamanicUTA · 23 PTS, 8 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
64% (9-14)
Tre JonesSAS · 21 PTS, 12 AST, 10 REB
64% (9-14)
WestbrookLAC · 20 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST
64% (9-14)
Final · Nuggets-Jazz
Nuggets 114Jazz 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets19364019114
Jazz32263129118
The story
Ochai Agbaji had 28 points as Utah beat Denver 118-114

Jamal Murray led Denver with 20 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB 28 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST · 10-25 FG, 3-11 3PT

The swing

The Jazz won the first 32-19, their biggest quarter edge.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +13+3−6+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Clippers
Blazers 125Clippers 136
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers33372629125
Clippers26384527136
The story
LA beat Portland 136-125 behind 27 points from Kawhi Leonard

Shaquille Harrison paced Portland: 13 PTS, 10 AST, 6 REB 27 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST · 7-17 FG, 3-8 3PT

The swing

A 45-26 third quarter erased a 6-point hole for the Clippers.

LAC lead by quarter
200 −7−6+13+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kevin Knox topped the game at 49.7 FPTS: 30 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST

Final · Wolves-Spurs
Wolves 151Spurs 131
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves35453932151
Spurs35332340131
The story
Karl-Anthony Towns' 22 points and 8 assists carried Minnesota past San Antonio, 151-131

For San Antonio, Keita Bates-Diop had 22 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB 22 PTS, 8 REB, 8 AST · 10-19 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 39-23, was where the Timberwolves built it.

MIN lead by quarter
300 0+12+28+20 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+16.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.6Season avg26.0Last 5

26.0 points a game over his last five games, against 9.6 in 78 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.7Season avg19.0Last 3

19.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.7 in 67 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.5Season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 14.5 a game in 61 earlier games. Line: 30 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · Nuggets-Jazz

Utah handles Denver by 4

The Jazz won the first quarter 32–19. Final: 118–114. Ochai Agbaji led Utah with 28 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
UTA over DEN4LAC over POR11MIN over SAS20Final margin, points. Pink = UTA over DEN.
Top performances

Anthony Edwards leads the day with 33

Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 32, 28, 8, 13, 17, 31, 11, 37, 23, 33Wolves-Spurs · W
24.6 PPG season to date · +8.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Kevin KnoxPoints, last 10 games: 10, 6, 11, 15, 12, 9, 19, 6, 24, 30Blazers-Clippers · L
6.5 PPG season to date · +23.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Ochai AgbajiPoints, last 10 games: 7, 6, 20, 9, 10, 12, 19, 22, 13, 28Jazz-Nuggets · W
8.1 PPG season to date · +20.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high28 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 30, 24, 21, 32, 12, 22, 12, 40, 25, 27Clippers-Blazers · W
23.8 PPG season to date · +3.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Shaedon SharpePoints, last 10 games: 10, 24, 24, 29, 12, 30, 27, 27, 20, 26Blazers-Clippers · L
9.8 PPG season to date · +16.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Julian ChampagniePoints, last 10 games: 6, 8, 12, 2, 2, 8, 26, 10, 24, 24Spurs-Wolves · L
9.3 PPG season to date · +15.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Shaedon SharpePOR+13.1 22.9 last 10 · 9.8 season
Talen Horton-TuckerUTA+9.5 20.2 last 10 · 10.7 season
Mikal BridgesBKN+8.8 29.2 last 10 · 20.4 season
Quentin GrimesNYK+7.6 18.7 last 10 · 11.1 season
Austin ReavesLAL+7.6 20.6 last 10 · 13.0 season
Cold
LeBron JamesLAL−6.2 22.6 last 10 · 28.8 season
Lonnie Walker IVLAL−6.0 5.7 last 10 · 11.7 season
Ja MorantMEM−5.5 20.7 last 10 · 26.2 season
Marcus MorrisLAC−5.3 5.9 last 10 · 11.2 season
DeMar DeRozanCHI−5.1 19.6 last 10 · 24.7 season