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Tuesday, March 12, 2024Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIN trailed LAC by 13 after the first quarter and won 118–100.

Final · Box score
Sixers79
Knicks106
Q1 NYK +12; Q2 NYK +18; Q3 NYK +26; Q4 NYK +27
Final · Box score
Wizards97
Grizzlies109
Q1 MEM +8; Q2 MEM +25; Q3 MEM +17; Q4 MEM +12
Final · Box score
Pacers121
Thunder111
Q1 IND +5; Q2 IND +12; Q3 IND +7; Q4 IND +10
Final · Box score
Rockets103
Spurs101
Q1 HOU -6; Q2 HOU -3; Q3 HOU +4; Q4 HOU +2
Final · Box score
Celtics123
Jazz107
Q1 BOS +11; Q2 BOS +15; Q3 BOS +7; Q4 BOS +16
Final · Box score
Wolves118
Clippers100
Q1 MIN -13; Q2 MIN -8; Q3 MIN +6; Q4 MIN +18
Final · Box score
Bucks94
Kings129
Q1 SAC +8; Q2 SAC +19; Q3 SAC +17; Q4 SAC +35
On this day · 2022–23Mar 12, 2023: 6 games. Top scorer: Trey Murphy III (Pelicans-Blazers), 41 points.
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The lead · Wolves-Clippers

Anthony Edwards scores 37, Minnesota rallies past Clippers

Josh Hart posts a triple-double

Game flow · MIN margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-13-8+6+18MIN AHEAD ↑LAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves21342934118
Clippers34291522100
Who led
Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 29, 34, 34, 11, 27, 13, 44, 19, 25, 37MIN37 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Nickeil Alexander-WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 0, 8, 12, 7, 8, 13, 10, 4, 15, 28MIN28 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 18, 24, 14, 14, 22, 15, 29, 21, 22, 22LAC22 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 9, 20, 23, 28, 4, 29, 21, 14, 13, 12LAC12 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Second story · Rockets-Spurs

Houston holds off San Antonio, 103–101

Houston led 76–72 after three and held on to win by two. Fred VanVleet led Houston with 21 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists.

The whole night · final margins
HOU over SAS2IND over OKC10MEM over WAS12BOS over UTA16MIN over LAC18NYK over PHI27SAC over MIL35Final margin, points. Pink = HOU over SAS.
Lead changes
Rockets-Spurs13
Celtics-Jazz6
Pacers-Thunder4
Wolves-Clippers3
Sixers-Knicks0
Wizards-Grizzlies0
Bucks-Kings0
The night in charts
Pacers-Thunder combined for 232, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Pacers-ThunderPacers 121, Thunder 111
232
Celtics-JazzCeltics 123, Jazz 107
230
Bucks-KingsBucks 94, Kings 129
223
Wolves-ClippersWolves 118, Clippers 100
218
Wizards-GrizzliesWizards 97, Grizzlies 109
206
Rockets-SpursRockets 103, Spurs 101
204
Sixers-KnicksSixers 79, Knicks 106
185
HOU won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Rockets-SpursRockets 103, Spurs 101
+2 HOU
Pacers-ThunderPacers 121, Thunder 111
+10 IND
Wizards-GrizzliesWizards 97, Grizzlies 109
+12 MEM
Celtics-JazzCeltics 123, Jazz 107
+16 BOS
Wolves-ClippersWolves 118, Clippers 100
+18 MIN
Sixers-KnicksSixers 79, Knicks 106
+27 NYK
Bucks-KingsBucks 94, Kings 129
+35 SAC
MIN erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wolves-ClippersMIN won · Wolves 118, Clippers 100
13 pts
Rockets-SpursHOU won · Rockets 103, Spurs 101
6 pts
Alexander-Walker shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Alexander-WalkerMIN · 28 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST
90% (9-10)
JemisonMEM · 24 PTS, 6 REB, 2 BLK
85% (11-13)
SabonisSAC · 22 PTS, 11 REB, 8 AST, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
KispertWAS · 22 PTS, 2 REB, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
TurnerIND · 24 PTS, 4 AST, 4 BLK, 3 REB
65% (11-17)
Final · Rockets-Spurs
Rockets 103Spurs 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets24203227103
Spurs30172529101
The story
Fred VanVleet had 21 points as Houston beat San Antonio 103-101

Tre Jones led San Antonio with 24 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB 21 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST · 7-16 FG, 3-9 3PT

The swing

Down 3 after the second, the Rockets took the third 32-25.

HOU lead by quarter
200 −6−3+4+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Clippers
Wolves 118Clippers 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves21342934118
Clippers34291522100
The story
Nickeil Alexander-Walker's 28 points carried Minnesota past LA, 118-100

For LA, Paul George had 22 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST 28 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST · 9-10 FG, 5-6 3PT

The swing

The Timberwolves trailed by 8 going into the third, then won it 29-15.

MIN lead by quarter
200 −13−8+6+18 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sixers-Knicks
Sixers 79Knicks 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers1427201879
Knicks26332819106
The story
New York beat Philadelphia 106-79 behind 20 points and 9 assists from Jalen Brunson

Kelly Oubre Jr. paced Philadelphia: 19 PTS, 6 REB 20 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB · 7-12 FG, 4-8 3PT

The swing

A 26-14 first quarter did the most damage for the Knicks.

NYK lead by quarter
300 +12+18+26+27 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.3Season avg21.0Last 5

21.0 points a game over his last five games, against 12.3 in 57 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.3Season avg17.3Last 3

17.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.3 in 39 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 22 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.3Season avg35Today

35 minutes today, against 17.3 a game in 57 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Jayson Tatum leads the day with 38

Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 25, 19, 29, 32, 27, 26, 15, 29, 26, 38Celtics-Jazz · W
27.0 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 29, 34, 34, 11, 27, 13, 44, 19, 25, 37Wolves-Clippers · W
26.4 PPG season to date · +10.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 35, 33, 30, 24, 24, 46, 23, 34, 34, 30Bucks-Kings · L
30.8 PPG season to date · −0.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 13 REB · 4 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 30, 36, 31, 31, 35, 20, 37, 37, 23, 30Thunder-Pacers · L
31.1 PPG season to date · −1.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
De'Aaron FoxPoints, last 10 games: 40, 30, 28, 33, 27, 20, 44, 33, 18, 29Kings-Bucks · W
27.1 PPG season to date · +2.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Nickeil Alexander-WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 0, 8, 12, 7, 8, 13, 10, 4, 15, 28Wolves-Clippers · W
7.7 PPG season to date · +20.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Josh HartNYK+7.0 16.1 last 10 · 9.1 season
Keyonte GeorgeUTA+6.3 18.8 last 10 · 12.5 season
Simone FontecchioDET+5.0 15.2 last 10 · 10.2 season
Malaki BranhamSAS+4.7 13.6 last 10 · 8.9 season
Immanuel QuickleyTOR+4.6 21.0 last 10 · 16.4 season
Cold
Gordon HaywardOKC−6.9 4.4 last 10 · 11.3 season
Spencer DinwiddieLAL−6.8 4.3 last 10 · 11.1 season
Tim Hardaway Jr.DAL−6.7 9.3 last 10 · 16.0 season
Stephen CurryGSW−6.4 20.5 last 10 · 26.9 season
Shaedon SharpePOR−6.2 9.7 last 10 · 15.9 season