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Monday, March 11, 2024Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Nuggets trailed Raptors by 17 at halftime and won 125–119.

Final · Box score
Hornets97
Pistons114
Q1 Pistons +11; Q2 Pistons +7; Q3 Pistons +19; Q4 Pistons +17
Final · Box score
Suns117
Cavs111
Q1 Suns -9; Q2 Suns -7; Q3 Suns +6; Q4 Suns +6
Final · Box score
Mavs127
Bulls92
Q1 Mavs +28; Q2 Mavs +20; Q3 Mavs +34; Q4 Mavs +35
Final · Box score
Warriors112
Spurs102
Q1 Warriors -8; Q2 Warriors -2; Q3 Warriors +12; Q4 Warriors +10
Final · Box score
Raptors119
Nuggets125
Q1 Nuggets -2; Q2 Nuggets -17; Q3 Nuggets -5; Q4 Nuggets +6
Final · Box score
Celtics121
Blazers99
Q1 Celtics +9; Q2 Celtics +14; Q3 Celtics +13; Q4 Celtics +22
On this day · 2022–23Mar 11, 2023: 10 games. Top scorer: Jimmy Butler (Heat-Magic), 38 points.
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The lead · Raptors-Nuggets

Nikola Jokic drops 35 in 17-point comeback win over Toronto

Luka Doncic posts a triple-double

Game flow · Nuggets margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2-17-5+6Nuggets AHEAD ↑Raptors AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors34343021119
Nuggets32194232125
Who led
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 21, 29, 32, 14, 18, 35, 25, 32, 26, 35Nuggets35 PTS · 17 REB · 12 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 3, 18, 27, 32, 6, 24, 28, 19, 37, 26Nuggets26 PTS · 5 REB · 12 AST
RJ BarrettPoints, last 10 games: 13, 23, 12, 24, 26, 23, 23, 15, 23, 26Raptors26 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Kelly OlynykPoints, last 10 games: 8, 10, 7, 13, 16, 4, 15, 8, 15, 24Raptors24 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Raptors-Nuggets4
Celtics-Blazers4
Suns-Cavs1
Mavs-Bulls0
The night in charts
Raptors-Nuggets combined for 244, 16 more than any other game
Points by game
Raptors-NuggetsRaptors 119, Nuggets 125
244
Suns-CavsSuns 117, Cavs 111
228
Celtics-BlazersCeltics 121, Blazers 99
220
Mavs-BullsMavs 127, Bulls 92
219
Warriors-SpursWarriors 112, Spurs 102
214
Hornets-PistonsHornets 97, Pistons 114
211
Suns won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Suns-CavsSuns 117, Cavs 111
+6 Suns
Raptors-NuggetsRaptors 119, Nuggets 125
+6 Nuggets
Warriors-SpursWarriors 112, Spurs 102
+10 Warriors
Hornets-PistonsHornets 97, Pistons 114
+17 Pistons
Celtics-BlazersCeltics 121, Blazers 99
+22 Celtics
Mavs-BullsMavs 127, Bulls 92
+35 Mavs
Nuggets erased a 17-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Raptors-NuggetsNuggets won · Raptors 119, Nuggets 125
17 pts
Suns-CavsSuns won · Suns 117, Cavs 111
9 pts
Warriors-SpursWarriors won · Warriors 112, Spurs 102
8 pts
Lively shot 11-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
LivelyMavs · 22 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
92% (11-12)
DurenPistons · 20 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
OlynykRaptors · 24 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST
69% (9-13)
HauserCeltics · 22 PTS, 2 REB, 2 STL, 1 BLK
67% (8-12)
FontecchioPistons · 17 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Raptors-Nuggets
Raptors 119Nuggets 125
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors34343021119
Nuggets32194232125
The story
Jamal Murray had 26 points and 12 assists as Denver beat Toronto 125-119

RJ Barrett led Toronto with 26 PTS, 9 AST, 7 REB 26 PTS, 12 AST, 5 REB · 11-19 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

Down 17 after the second, the Nuggets took the third 42-30.

Nuggets lead by quarter
200 −2−17−5+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Spurs
Warriors 112Spurs 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors29293222112
Spurs37231824102
The story
Golden State beat San Antonio 112-102 behind 19 points and 8 assists from Chris Paul

Zach Collins paced San Antonio: 10 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST 19 PTS, 9 REB, 8 AST · 9-19 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

A 32-18 third quarter erased a 2-point hole for the Warriors.

Warriors lead by quarter
200 −8−2+12+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Victor Wembanyama topped the game at 55.8 FPTS: 27 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST

Final · Mavs-Bulls
Mavs 127Bulls 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs44183629127
Bulls1626222892
The story
Dereck Lively II's 22 points carried Dallas past Chicago, 127-92

For Chicago, Onuralp Bitim had 17 PTS, 5 REB 22 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST · 11-12 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 44-16, was where the Mavericks built it.

Mavs lead by quarter
400 +28+20+34+35 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.4Season avg18.8Last 5

18.8 points a game over his last five games, against 6.4 in 35 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 22 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.2Season avg5.3Last 3

5.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.2 in 54 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.5Season avg28Today

28 minutes today, against 7.5 a game in 37 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 3 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · Suns-Cavs

Phoenix climbs back to beat Cleveland

Cleveland led by 9 after one. Phoenix won it 117–111. Kevin Durant led Phoenix with 37 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Suns-Cavs
Kevin Durant · SunsDarius Garland · CavsPTS3730REB82AST65Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Top performances

Kevin Durant leads the day with 37

Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 23, 28, 22, 24, 30, 20, 35, 35, 45, 37Suns-Cavs · W
28.5 PPG season to date · +8.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 21, 29, 32, 14, 18, 35, 25, 32, 26, 35Nuggets-Raptors · W
26.2 PPG season to date · +9.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Domantas Sabonis Kings, Feb 13, 2024: 35 PTS · 18 REB · 12 AST
35 PTS · 17 REB · 12 AST
Darius GarlandPoints, last 10 games: 17, 8, 23, 29, 19, 16, 15, 34, 14, 30Cavs-Suns · L
18.8 PPG season to date · +11.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 41, 33, 45, 30, 37, 38, 39, 35, 39, 27Mavs-Bulls · W
34.6 PPG season to date · −7.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: James Harden Rockets, Nov 17, 2016: 26 PTS · 12 REB · 14 AST
27 PTS · 12 REB · 14 AST
Victor WembanyamaPoints, last 10 games: 27, 26, 19, 27, 22, 17, 28, 31, 10, 27Spurs-Warriors · L
20.8 PPG season to date · +6.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 32, 32, 25, 7, 35, 25, 21, 35, 24, 27Suns-Cavs · W
27.5 PPG season to date · −0.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Josh HartKnicks+5.6 14.5 last 10 · 8.9 season
Simone FontecchioPistons+5.0 15.2 last 10 · 10.2 season
Deni AvdijaWizards+4.9 18.7 last 10 · 13.8 season
Malaki BranhamSpurs+4.7 13.7 last 10 · 9.0 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−6.7 9.3 last 10 · 16.0 season
Stephen CurryWarriors−6.4 20.5 last 10 · 26.9 season
Shaedon SharpeBlazers−6.2 9.7 last 10 · 15.9 season