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Sunday, March 10, 2024Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Rockets trailed Kings by 7 after the first quarter and won 112–104.

Final · Box score
Bucks124
Clippers117
Q1 Bucks -4; Q2 Bucks -3; Q3 Bucks +6; Q4 Bucks +7
Final · Box score
Pelicans116
Hawks103
Q1 Pelicans +6; Q2 Pelicans +11; Q3 Pelicans +15; Q4 Pelicans +13
Final · Box score
Wizards110
Heat108
Q1 Wizards -2; Q2 Wizards -6; Q3 Wizards -1; Q4 Wizards +2
Final · Box score
Pacers111
Magic97
Q1 Pacers -6; Q2 Pacers -3; Q3 Pacers +15; Q4 Pacers +14
Final · Box score
Rockets112
Kings104
Q1 Rockets -7; Q2 Rockets -5; Q3 Rockets +13; Q4 Rockets +8
Final · Box score
Nets120
Cavs101
Q1 Nets +1; Q2 Nets +1; Q3 Nets +16; Q4 Nets +19
Final · Box score
Sixers79
Knicks73
Q1 Sixers 0; Q2 Sixers +6; Q3 Sixers +7; Q4 Sixers +6
Final · Box score
Grizzlies93
Thunder124
Q1 Thunder +14; Q2 Thunder +21; Q3 Thunder +34; Q4 Thunder +31
Final · Box score
Wolves109
Lakers120
Q1 Lakers +4; Q2 Lakers +1; Q3 Lakers -1; Q4 Lakers +11
On this day · 2022–23Mar 10, 2023: 6 games. Top scorer: Donovan Mitchell (Cavs-Heat), 42 points.
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The lead · Rockets-Kings

Houston takes care of Sacramento

Anthony Davis goes for 27 points

Game flow · Rockets margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-5+13+8Rockets AHEAD ↑Kings AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets23313226112
Kings30291431104
Who led
Fred VanVleetPoints, last 10 games: 7, 23, 20, 5, 21, 24, 21, 15, 18, 22Rockets22 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Jalen GreenPoints, last 10 games: 10, 14, 11, 16, 34, 34, 23, 15, 27, 19Rockets19 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Domantas SabonisPoints, last 10 games: 20, 22, 17, 14, 13, 21, 18, 16, 31, 25Kings25 PTS · 15 REB · 8 AST
Malik MonkPoints, last 10 games: 6, 21, 12, 8, 14, 39, 11, 26, 18, 20Kings20 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Thunder posts the night's biggest win

Thunder beat Memphis by 31, the widest margin of 9 games.

Wizards over Heat2Sixers over Knicks6Bucks over Clippers7Rockets over Kings8Lakers over Wolves11Pelicans over Hawks13Pacers over Magic14Nets over Cavs19Thunder over Grizzlies31Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Bucks-Clippers28
Wolves-Lakers14
Pelicans-Hawks5
Sixers-Knicks5
Wizards-Heat3
Pacers-Magic3
Nets-Cavs2
Grizzlies-Thunder0
The night in charts
Bucks-Clippers combined for 241, 12 more than any other game
Points by game
Bucks-ClippersBucks 124, Clippers 117
241
Wolves-LakersWolves 109, Lakers 120
229
Nets-CavsNets 120, Cavs 101
221
Pelicans-HawksPelicans 116, Hawks 103
219
Wizards-HeatWizards 110, Heat 108
218
Grizzlies-ThunderGrizzlies 93, Thunder 124
217
Rockets-KingsRockets 112, Kings 104
216
Pacers-MagicPacers 111, Magic 97
208
Sixers-KnicksSixers 79, Knicks 73
152
Wizards won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Wizards-HeatWizards 110, Heat 108
+2 Wizards
Sixers-KnicksSixers 79, Knicks 73
+6 Sixers
Bucks-ClippersBucks 124, Clippers 117
+7 Bucks
Rockets-KingsRockets 112, Kings 104
+8 Rockets
Wolves-LakersWolves 109, Lakers 120
+11 Lakers
Pelicans-HawksPelicans 116, Hawks 103
+13 Pelicans
Pacers-MagicPacers 111, Magic 97
+14 Pacers
Nets-CavsNets 120, Cavs 101
+19 Nets
Grizzlies-ThunderGrizzlies 93, Thunder 124
+31 Thunder
Rockets rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Rockets-KingsRockets won · Rockets 112, Kings 104
7 pts
Wizards-HeatWizards won · Wizards 110, Heat 108
6 pts
Pacers-MagicPacers won · Pacers 111, Magic 97
6 pts
Bucks-ClippersBucks won · Bucks 124, Clippers 117
4 pts
Wolves-LakersLakers won · Wolves 109, Lakers 120
1 pt
Sabonis shot 10-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
SabonisKings · 25 PTS, 15 REB, 8 AST, 3 STL
91% (10-11)
ZubacClippers · 18 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
82% (9-11)
ZionPelicans · 27 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB, 2 BLK
71% (10-14)
ClaxtonNets · 16 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
CapelaHawks · 18 PTS, 14 REB, 1 BLK
69% (9-13)
Final · Wizards-Heat
Wizards 110Heat 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards25233329110
Heat27272826108
The story
Kyle Kuzma had 32 points as Washington beat Miami 110-108

Bam Adebayo led Miami with 16 PTS, 16 REB, 2 AST 32 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST · 9-23 FG, 2-7 3PT

The swing

Down 6 after the second, the Wizards took the third 33-28.

Wizards lead by quarter
200 −2−6−1+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sixers-Knicks
Sixers 79Knicks 73
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers1522261679
Knicks1516251773
The story
Philadelphia beat New York 79-73 behind 18 points and 10 rebounds from Kelly Oubre Jr.

Donte DiVincenzo paced New York: 15 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST 18 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL · 6-19 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

A 22-16 second quarter did the most damage for the 76ers.

Sixers lead by quarter
200 0+6+7+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Lakers
Wolves 109Lakers 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves28402417109
Lakers32372229120
The story
LeBron James' 29 points and 9 assists carried Los Angeles past Minnesota, 120-109

For Minnesota, Naz Reid had 25 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 29 PTS, 9 AST, 8 REB · 10-16 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The Lakers trailed by 1 going into the fourth, then won it 29-17.

Lakers lead by quarter
200 +4+1−1+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.6Season avg22.2Last 5

22.2 points a game over his last five games, against 13.6 in 38 earlier games. Today: 28 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.4Season avg7.7Last 3

7.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.4 in 33 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
Naz ReidWolves
+19.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.0Season avg42Today

42 minutes today, against 23.0 a game in 64 earlier games. Line: 25 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Damian Lillard leads the day with 35

Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 24, 21, 24, 23, 17, 16, 41, 20, 28, 35Bucks-Clippers · W
24.7 PPG season to date · +10.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 7 REB · 11 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 23, 35, 33, 30, 24, 24, 46, 23, 34, 34Bucks-Clippers · W
30.8 PPG season to date · +3.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 7 REB · 10 AST
Kyle KuzmaPoints, last 10 games: 31, 14, 27, 27, 20, 32, 23, 25, 28, 32Wizards-Heat · W
22.5 PPG season to date · +9.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
GG JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 27, 11, 6, 14, 11, 17, 7, 6, 30Grizzlies-Thunder · L
11.7 PPG season to date · +18.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high30 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 21, 25, 30, 28, 34, 31, 26, 19, 31, 29Lakers-Wolves · W
25.3 PPG season to date · +3.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 8 REB · 9 AST
Cam ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 16, 17, 25, 26, 5, 19, 18, 14, 31, 29Nets-Cavs · W
21.3 PPG season to date · +7.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Malaki BranhamSpurs+6.3 15.4 last 10 · 9.1 season
Josh HartKnicks+5.6 14.5 last 10 · 8.9 season
Simone FontecchioPistons+5.2 15.3 last 10 · 10.1 season
Deni AvdijaWizards+4.9 18.7 last 10 · 13.8 season
Jordan PooleWizards+4.6 21.1 last 10 · 16.5 season
Cold
Gordon HaywardThunder−7.8 3.5 last 10 · 11.3 season
Spencer DinwiddieLakers−6.8 4.3 last 10 · 11.1 season
Tim Hardaway Jr.Mavs−6.5 9.7 last 10 · 16.2 season
Stephen CurryWarriors−6.4 20.5 last 10 · 26.9 season
Shaedon SharpeBlazers−6.2 9.7 last 10 · 15.9 season