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Wednesday, March 13, 2024Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: POR trailed ATL by 7 after the first quarter and won 106–102.

Final · Box score
Raptors104
Pistons113
Q1 DET +5; Q2 DET -5; Q3 DET +4; Q4 DET +9
Final · Box score
Nets106
Magic114
Q1 ORL +17; Q2 ORL +7; Q3 ORL +16; Q4 ORL +8
Final · OT · Box score
Bulls132
Pacers129
Q1 CHI +2; Q2 CHI -4; Q3 CHI +8; Q4 Bulls 0; OT1 CHI +3
Final · Box score
Nuggets100
Heat88
Q1 DEN +7; Q2 DEN +6; Q3 DEN +1; Q4 DEN +12
Final · Box score
Hornets110
Grizzlies98
Q1 CHA +12; Q2 CHA +10; Q3 CHA +10; Q4 CHA +12
Final · Box score
Cavs116
Pelicans95
Q1 CLE +8; Q2 CLE +8; Q3 CLE +19; Q4 CLE +21
Final · Box score
Warriors99
Mavs109
Q1 Mavs 0; Q2 DAL +6; Q3 DAL +6; Q4 DAL +10
Final · Box score
Hawks102
Blazers106
Q1 POR -7; Q2 POR -5; Q3 POR +7; Q4 POR +4
Final · Box score
Lakers107
Kings120
Q1 Kings 0; Q2 SAC +4; Q3 SAC +15; Q4 SAC +13
On this day · 2022–23Mar 13, 2023: 7 games. Top scorer: Giannis Antetokounmpo (Bucks-Kings), 46 points.
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The lead · Hawks-Blazers

Anfernee Simons goes for 36 in Portland win over Atlanta

DeMar DeRozan goes for 46 points

Game flow · POR margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-5+7+4POR AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks24282327102
Blazers17303524106
Who led
Anfernee SimonsPoints, last 10 games: 10, 26, 7, 30, 34, 29, 23, 23, 17, 36POR36 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Deandre AytonPoints, last 10 games: 27, 18, 22, 2, 22, 26, 12, 30, 22, 33POR33 PTS · 19 REB · 1 AST
Dejounte MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 24, 25, 17, 28, 20, 21, 18, 41, 23, 40ATL40 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Clint CapelaPoints, last 10 games: 5, 4, 9, 7, 11, 13, 8, 15, 18, 13ATL13 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Raptors-Pistons

Toronto's skid reaches five

Detroit won 113–104; the Raptors fall to 23–43. Jalen Duren led Detroit with 24 points, 23 rebounds and 5 assists.

Streak strip · TOR
W@ ATL123–121W@ IND130–122Lvs DAL125–136Lvs GSW105–120Wvs CHA111–106Lvs NOP98–139L@ PHX113–120L@ POR118–128L@ DEN119–125L@ DET104–113
Lead changes
Bulls-Pacers19
Raptors-Pistons11
Cavs-Pelicans11
Nuggets-Heat9
Lakers-Kings9
Hawks-Blazers5
Hornets-Grizzlies2
Warriors-Mavs2
Nets-Magic0
The night in charts
Bulls-Pacers combined for 261, 34 more than any other game
Points by game
Bulls-PacersBulls 132, Pacers 129 · OT
261
Lakers-KingsLakers 107, Kings 120
227
Nets-MagicNets 106, Magic 114
220
Raptors-PistonsRaptors 104, Pistons 113
217
Cavs-PelicansCavs 116, Pelicans 95
211
Hornets-GrizzliesHornets 110, Grizzlies 98
208
Warriors-MavsWarriors 99, Mavs 109
208
Hawks-BlazersHawks 102, Blazers 106
208
Nuggets-HeatNuggets 100, Heat 88
188
2 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bulls-PacersBulls 132, Pacers 129 · OT
+3 CHI
Hawks-BlazersHawks 102, Blazers 106
+4 POR
Nets-MagicNets 106, Magic 114
+8 ORL
Raptors-PistonsRaptors 104, Pistons 113
+9 DET
Warriors-MavsWarriors 99, Mavs 109
+10 DAL
Nuggets-HeatNuggets 100, Heat 88
+12 DEN
Hornets-GrizzliesHornets 110, Grizzlies 98
+12 CHA
Lakers-KingsLakers 107, Kings 120
+13 SAC
Cavs-PelicansCavs 116, Pelicans 95
+21 CLE
POR rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hawks-BlazersPOR won · Hawks 102, Blazers 106
7 pts
Raptors-PistonsDET won · Raptors 104, Pistons 113
5 pts
Bulls-PacersCHI won · Bulls 132, Pacers 129 · OT
4 pts
Micic shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MicicCHA · 25 PTS, 8 AST, 2 STL
90% (9-10)
HachimuraLAL · 20 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST
82% (9-11)
AytonPOR · 33 PTS, 19 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
75% (15-20)
OlynykTOR · 19 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB, 2 STL
73% (8-11)
CarusoCHI · 23 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
Final · Bulls-Pacers
Bulls 132Pacers 129
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Bulls3028352415132
Pacers2834233212129
The story
Alex Caruso had 23 points as Chicago beat Indiana 132-129 in OT

Tyrese Haliburton led Indiana with 17 PTS, 14 AST, 3 REB 23 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST · 9-13 FG, 5-6 3PT

The swing

Down 4 after the second, the Bulls took the third 35-23.

CHI lead by quarter
200 +2−4+80+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Hawks-Blazers
Hawks 102Blazers 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks24282327102
Blazers17303524106
The story
Deandre Ayton's 33 points and 19 rebounds carried Portland past Atlanta, 106-102

For Atlanta, Dejounte Murray had 40 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST 33 PTS, 19 REB, 1 AST · 15-20 FG

The swing

The Trail Blazers trailed by 5 going into the third, then won it 35-23.

POR lead by quarter
200 −7−5+7+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Lakers-Kings
Lakers 107Kings 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers29271734107
Kings29312832120
The story
Sacramento beat Los Angeles 120-107 behind a 17-19-10 triple-double from Domantas Sabonis

LeBron James paced Los Angeles: 18 PTS, 13 REB, 9 AST 19 REB, 17 PTS, 10 AST · 6-10 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 28-17 third quarter did the most damage for the Kings.

SAC lead by quarter
200 0+4+15+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.4Season avg17.6Last 5

17.6 points a game over his last five games, against 6.4 in 36 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 19 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.3Season avg16.7Last 3

16.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.3 in 62 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
6.8Season avg27Today

27 minutes today, against 6.8 a game in 12 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

DeMar DeRozan leads the day with 46

DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 24, 25, 35, 12, 33, 29, 33, 24, 13, 46Bulls-Pacers · W
23.4 PPG season to date · +23.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Giannis Antetokounmpo MIL, Nov 17, 2021: 47 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Season high46 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Dejounte MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 24, 25, 17, 28, 20, 21, 18, 41, 23, 40Hawks-Blazers · L
22.1 PPG season to date · +18.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Michael Jordan CHI, Apr 5, 1998: 40 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
40 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Anfernee SimonsPoints, last 10 games: 10, 26, 7, 30, 34, 29, 23, 23, 17, 36Blazers-Hawks · W
23.0 PPG season to date · +13.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Deandre AytonPoints, last 10 games: 27, 18, 22, 2, 22, 26, 12, 30, 22, 33Blazers-Hawks · W
15.3 PPG season to date · +18.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 19 REB · 1 AST
Zion WilliamsonPoints, last 10 games: 27, 23, 19, 21, 23, 8, 16, 23, 27, 33Pelicans-Cavs · L
22.3 PPG season to date · +10.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Austin ReavesPoints, last 10 games: 10, 14, 13, 12, 19, 16, 18, 18, 19, 28Lakers-Kings · L
16.0 PPG season to date · +12.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 4 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
Deandre AytonPOR+6.1 21.4 last 10 · 15.3 season
Immanuel QuickleyTOR+5.5 22.1 last 10 · 16.6 season
Jonathan KumingaGSW+4.8 20.9 last 10 · 16.1 season
Cold
Tim Hardaway Jr.DAL−7.2 8.6 last 10 · 15.8 season
Spencer DinwiddieLAL−7.1 3.8 last 10 · 10.9 season
Gordon HaywardOKC−6.9 4.4 last 10 · 11.3 season
Stephen CurryGSW−6.4 20.5 last 10 · 26.9 season
Shaedon SharpePOR−6.2 9.7 last 10 · 15.9 season