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Thursday, March 7, 2024Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed MIA by 8 after the first quarter and won 114–108.

Final · Box score
Nets112
Pistons118
Q1 DET +10; Q2 DET -3; Q3 DET +4; Q4 DET +6
Final · Box score
Wolves113
Pacers111
Q1 MIN +10; Q2 MIN +11; Q3 Wolves 0; Q4 MIN +2
Final · Box score
Heat108
Mavs114
Q1 DAL -8; Q2 DAL -4; Q3 DAL +8; Q4 DAL +6
Final · Box score
Raptors113
Suns120
Q1 PHX +14; Q2 PHX +14; Q3 PHX +7; Q4 PHX +7
Final · Box score
Celtics109
Nuggets115
Q1 DEN +2; Q2 DEN +8; Q3 DEN +10; Q4 DEN +6
Final · Box score
Bulls125
Warriors122
Q1 CHI -6; Q2 CHI +4; Q3 CHI +10; Q4 CHI +3
Final · Box score
Spurs129
Kings131
Q1 SAC -1; Q2 SAC +12; Q3 SAC +5; Q4 SAC +2
On this day · 2022–23Mar 7, 2023: 8 games. Top scorer: Stephen Curry (Warriors-Thunder), 40 points.
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The lead · Heat-Mavs

Luka Doncic posts 35-11-11 as Dallas tops Miami

Anthony Edwards goes for 44 points

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-4+8+6DAL AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat36222525108
Mavs28263723114
Who led
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 26, 27, 41, 33, 45, 30, 37, 38, 39, 35DAL35 PTS · 11 REB · 11 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 26, 34, 29, 29, 30, 29, 19, 28, 23, 23DAL23 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Terry RozierPoints, last 10 games: 15, 17, 18, 13, 13, 19, 19, 14, 17, 27MIA27 PTS · 6 REB · 11 AST
Duncan RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 23, 20, 17, 4, 17, 12, 12, 18, 19MIA19 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 7 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Phoenix by 7.

MIN over IND2SAC over SAS2CHI over GSW3DET over BKN6DAL over MIA6DEN over BOS6PHX over TOR7Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Lead changes
Bulls-Warriors22
Wolves-Pacers17
Spurs-Kings11
Heat-Mavs9
Nets-Pistons2
Celtics-Nuggets2
Raptors-Suns0
Shot of the night

Sabonis's dunk with 7.1 seconds left breaks the tie, 131-129 final

The night in charts
Spurs-Kings combined for 260, 13 more than any other game
Points by game
Spurs-KingsSpurs 129, Kings 131
260
Bulls-WarriorsBulls 125, Warriors 122
247
Raptors-SunsRaptors 113, Suns 120
233
Nets-PistonsNets 112, Pistons 118
230
Wolves-PacersWolves 113, Pacers 111
224
Celtics-NuggetsCeltics 109, Nuggets 115
224
Heat-MavsHeat 108, Mavs 114
222
3 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Wolves-PacersWolves 113, Pacers 111
+2 MIN
Spurs-KingsSpurs 129, Kings 131
+2 SAC
Bulls-WarriorsBulls 125, Warriors 122
+3 CHI
Nets-PistonsNets 112, Pistons 118
+6 DET
Heat-MavsHeat 108, Mavs 114
+6 DAL
Celtics-NuggetsCeltics 109, Nuggets 115
+6 DEN
Raptors-SunsRaptors 113, Suns 120
+7 PHX
DAL rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Heat-MavsDAL won · Heat 108, Mavs 114
8 pts
Bulls-WarriorsCHI won · Bulls 125, Warriors 122
6 pts
Nets-PistonsDET won · Nets 112, Pistons 118
3 pts
Spurs-KingsSAC won · Spurs 129, Kings 131
1 pt
Sabonis shot 14-of-19 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
SabonisSAC · 31 PTS, 17 REB, 9 AST, 1 STL
74% (14-19)
SchroderBKN · 31 PTS, 8 AST, 1 REB
71% (12-17)
Duncan RobinsonMIA · 19 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST
70% (7-10)
GobertMIN · 18 PTS, 14 REB, 3 BLK, 2 STL
64% (7-11)
VassellSAS · 30 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB, 2 STL
61% (11-18)
Final · Wolves-Pacers
Wolves 113Pacers 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves33272330113
Pacers23263428111
The story
Rudy Gobert's 18 points and 14 rebounds carried Minnesota past Indiana, 113-111

For Indiana, Tyrese Haliburton had 23 PTS, 13 AST, 3 REB 18 PTS, 14 REB, 3 BLK · 7-11 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 33-23, was where the Timberwolves built it.

MIN lead by quarter
200 +10+110+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bulls-Warriors
Bulls 125Warriors 122
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls25383626125
Warriors31283033122
The story
Chicago beat Golden State 125-122 behind 33 points from DeMar DeRozan

Draymond Green paced Golden State: 12 AST, 11 PTS, 10 REB 33 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST · 10-17 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

A 38-28 second quarter erased a 6-point hole for the Bulls.

CHI lead by quarter
200 −6+4+10+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Nuggets
Celtics 109Nuggets 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics28262629109
Nuggets30322825115
The story
Nikola Jokic had a 32-12-11 triple-double as Denver beat Boston 115-109

Jaylen Brown led Boston with 41 PTS, 14 REB, 4 AST 32 PTS, 12 REB, 11 AST · 11-19 FG

The swing

The Nuggets won the second 32-26, their biggest quarter edge.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +2+8+10+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.7Season avg15.8Last 5

15.8 points a game over his last five games, against 8.7 in 57 earlier games. Today: 23 points in 26 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.8Season avg16.3Last 3

16.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.8 in 59 earlier games. Today: 11 points in 21 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.1Season avg43Today

43 minutes today, against 25.1 a game in 61 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Anthony Edwards leads the day with 44

Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 41, 34, 28, 29, 34, 34, 11, 27, 13, 44Wolves-Pacers · W
26.4 PPG season to date · +17.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: LeBron James CLE, Mar 28, 2005: 44 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Ties season high44 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 18, 20, 19, 21, 30, 31, 25, 29, 21, 41Celtics-Nuggets · L
22.8 PPG season to date · +18.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Kevin Durant OKC, Apr 27, 2013: 41 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
Season high41 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 26, 27, 41, 33, 45, 30, 37, 38, 39, 35Mavs-Heat · W
34.6 PPG season to date · +0.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Nikola Jokic DEN, Oct 20, 2018: 35 PTS · 11 REB · 11 AST
35 PTS · 11 REB · 11 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 28, 25, 23, 28, 22, 24, 30, 20, 35, 35Suns-Raptors · W
28.0 PPG season to date · +7.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Jaden IveyPoints, last 10 games: 15, 2, 14, 8, 14, 15, 18, 10, 16, 34Pistons-Nets · W
15.4 PPG season to date · +18.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Nikola VucevicPoints, last 10 games: 24, 9, 22, 22, 25, 24, 17, 10, 23, 33Bulls-Warriors · W
18.1 PPG season to date · +15.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Donte DiVincenzoNYK+6.7 21.0 last 10 · 14.3 season
Malaki BranhamSAS+5.5 14.4 last 10 · 8.9 season
Ayo DosunmuCHI+5.4 16.2 last 10 · 10.8 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−7.7 8.5 last 10 · 16.2 season
Gordon HaywardOKC−7.5 4.3 last 10 · 11.8 season
Stephen CurryGSW−6.4 20.5 last 10 · 26.9 season
Shaedon SharpePOR−6.2 9.7 last 10 · 15.9 season
Spencer DinwiddieLAL−5.9 5.4 last 10 · 11.3 season