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Wednesday, March 6, 2024Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAC trailed HOU by 13 at halftime and won 122–116.

Final · Box score
Magic119
Wizards109
Q1 ORL -11; Q2 ORL -12; Q3 ORL +1; Q4 ORL +10
Final · Box score
Cavs101
Hawks112
Q1 ATL +3; Q2 ATL +15; Q3 ATL -2; Q4 ATL +11
Final · Box score
Clippers122
Rockets116
Q1 LAC -8; Q2 LAC -13; Q3 LAC -6; Q4 LAC +6
Final · Box score
Grizzlies115
Sixers109
Q1 MEM +6; Q2 MEM -8; Q3 MEM -12; Q4 MEM +6
Final · Box score
Bulls119
Jazz117
Q1 CHI +4; Q2 CHI +9; Q3 CHI +10; Q4 CHI +2
Final · Box score
Bucks90
Warriors125
Q1 GSW +8; Q2 GSW +20; Q3 GSW +12; Q4 GSW +35
Final · Box score
Thunder128
Blazers120
Q1 OKC +5; Q2 OKC +8; Q3 OKC +10; Q4 OKC +8
Final · Box score
Kings130
Lakers120
Q1 SAC -9; Q2 SAC +15; Q3 SAC +12; Q4 SAC +10
On this day · 2022–23Mar 6, 2023: 6 games. Top scorer: Joel Embiid (Sixers-Pacers), 42 points.
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The lead · Clippers-Rockets

Clippers climb out of a 13-point hole against Houston

Alperen Sengun posts a triple-double

Game flow · LAC margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-13-6+6LAC AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers19253642122
Rockets27302930116
Who led
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 24, 18, 20, 24, 20, 26, 27, 32, 16, 28LAC28 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 17, 26, 17, 9, 20, 23, 28, 4, 29, 21LAC21 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Alperen SengunPoints, last 10 games: 18, 19, 20, 17, 19, 23, 8, 21, 45, 23HOU23 PTS · 19 REB · 14 AST
Jabari Smith Jr.Points, last 10 games: 20, 6, 9, 22, 20, 18, 11, 14, 2, 19HOU19 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Grizzlies-Sixers

Memphis fights back late to top Philadelphia

Philadelphia led 93–81 after three. Memphis won the fourth 34–16 and the game 115–109. Jaren Jackson Jr. led Memphis with 30 points, 11 rebounds and 1 assist.

Top-scorer duel · Grizzlies-Sixers
Jaren Jackson Jr. · MEMKelly Oubre Jr. · PHIPTS3025REB114AST11Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Magic-Wizards16
Cavs-Hawks14
Clippers-Rockets3
Kings-Lakers3
Grizzlies-Sixers2
Bucks-Warriors1
The night in charts
Kings-Lakers combined for 250, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-LakersKings 130, Lakers 120
250
Thunder-BlazersThunder 128, Blazers 120
248
Clippers-RocketsClippers 122, Rockets 116
238
Bulls-JazzBulls 119, Jazz 117
236
Magic-WizardsMagic 119, Wizards 109
228
Grizzlies-SixersGrizzlies 115, Sixers 109
224
Bucks-WarriorsBucks 90, Warriors 125
215
Cavs-HawksCavs 101, Hawks 112
213
CHI won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Bulls-JazzBulls 119, Jazz 117
+2 CHI
Grizzlies-SixersGrizzlies 115, Sixers 109
+6 MEM
Clippers-RocketsClippers 122, Rockets 116
+6 LAC
Thunder-BlazersThunder 128, Blazers 120
+8 OKC
Magic-WizardsMagic 119, Wizards 109
+10 ORL
Kings-LakersKings 130, Lakers 120
+10 SAC
Cavs-HawksCavs 101, Hawks 112
+11 ATL
Bucks-WarriorsBucks 90, Warriors 125
+35 GSW
LAC erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Clippers-RocketsLAC won · Clippers 122, Rockets 116
13 pts
Magic-WizardsORL won · Magic 119, Wizards 109
12 pts
Grizzlies-SixersMEM won · Grizzlies 115, Sixers 109
12 pts
Kings-LakersSAC won · Kings 130, Lakers 120
9 pts
Cavs-HawksATL won · Cavs 101, Hawks 112
2 pts
Hachimura shot 13-of-17 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HachimuraLAL · 29 PTS, 2 REB, 2 STL, 1 BLK
76% (13-17)
KumingaGSW · 20 PTS, 4 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
64% (9-14)
Jarrett AllenCLE · 19 REB, 18 PTS, 3 AST, 1 BLK
64% (7-11)
LeBronLAL · 31 PTS, 13 AST, 5 REB, 1 STL
63% (10-16)
PortisMIL · 20 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST
62% (8-13)
Final · Clippers-Rockets
Clippers 122Rockets 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers19253642122
Rockets27302930116
The story
Kawhi Leonard had 28 points as LA beat Houston 122-116

Fred VanVleet led Houston with 15 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB 28 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB · 11-18 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

Down 6 after the third, the Clippers took the fourth 42-30.

LAC lead by quarter
200 −8−13−6+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Grizzlies-Sixers
Grizzlies 115Sixers 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies37192534115
Sixers31332916109
The story
Jaren Jackson Jr.'s 30 points and 11 rebounds carried Memphis past Philadelphia, 115-109

For Philadelphia, Paul Reed had 17 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST 30 PTS, 11 REB, 6 BLK, 1 AST · 10-25 FG, 2-7 3PT

The swing

The Grizzlies trailed by 12 going into the fourth, then won it 34-16.

MEM lead by quarter
200 +6−8−12+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Kings-Lakers
Kings 130Lakers 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings28443226130
Lakers37203528120
The story
Sacramento beat Los Angeles 130-120 behind a 16-20-12 triple-double from Domantas Sabonis

LeBron James paced Los Angeles: 31 PTS, 13 AST, 5 REB 20 REB, 16 PTS, 12 AST · 7-13 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 44-20 second quarter erased a 9-point hole for the Kings.

SAC lead by quarter
200 −9+15+12+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.6Season avg24.0Last 5

24.0 points a game over his last five games, against 16.6 in 59 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.0Season avg16.3Last 3

16.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.0 in 60 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.0Season avg30Today

30 minutes today, against 9.0 a game in 12 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 12 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

De'Aaron Fox leads the day with 44

De'Aaron FoxPoints, last 10 games: 12, 15, 15, 40, 30, 28, 33, 27, 20, 44Kings-Lakers · W
27.1 PPG season to date · +17.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Allen Iverson PHI, Mar 22, 2000: 44 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Ties career high44 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 38, 32, 31, 30, 36, 31, 31, 35, 20, 37Thunder-Blazers · W
31.1 PPG season to date · +5.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 25, 21, 25, 30, 28, 34, 31, 26, 19, 31Lakers-Kings · L
25.3 PPG season to date · +5.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 13 AST
Jalen WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 32, 33, 18, 11, 22, 24, 26, 22, 7, 31Thunder-Blazers · W
19.3 PPG season to date · +11.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Jaren Jackson Jr.Points, last 10 games: 25, 27, 28, 29, 22, 18, 29, 15, 33, 30Grizzlies-Sixers · W
22.6 PPG season to date · +7.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 28, 29, 24, 19, 24, 25, 35, 12, 33, 29Bulls-Jazz · W
23.0 PPG season to date · +6.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Donte DiVincenzoNYK+6.7 21.0 last 10 · 14.3 season
Ayo DosunmuCHI+6.0 16.7 last 10 · 10.7 season
Simone FontecchioDET+5.1 15.0 last 10 · 9.9 season
Josh HartNYK+5.0 13.8 last 10 · 8.8 season
Deni AvdijaWAS+4.9 18.6 last 10 · 13.7 season
Cold
Tim Hardaway Jr.DAL−7.9 8.4 last 10 · 16.3 season
Gordon HaywardOKC−7.5 4.3 last 10 · 11.8 season
Shaedon SharpePOR−6.2 9.7 last 10 · 15.9 season
Spencer DinwiddieLAL−5.9 5.4 last 10 · 11.3 season
Terry RozierMIA−5.4 14.8 last 10 · 20.2 season