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Saturday, March 16, 2024Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: GSW trailed LAL by 6 after the first quarter and won 128–121.

Final · Box score
Cavs103
Rockets117
Q1 HOU +5; Q2 HOU +16; Q3 HOU +25; Q4 HOU +14
Final · Box score
Nets100
Pacers121
Q1 IND -5; Q2 IND +2; Q3 IND +8; Q4 IND +21
Final · Box score
Blazers107
Pelicans126
Q1 NOP +3; Q2 NOP +5; Q3 NOP +10; Q4 NOP +19
Final · Box score
Hornets98
Sixers109
Q1 PHI +3; Q2 PHI +6; Q3 PHI +8; Q4 PHI +11
Final · Box score
Wizards98
Bulls127
Q1 CHI +13; Q2 CHI +22; Q3 CHI +26; Q4 CHI +29
Final · Box score
Thunder118
Grizzlies112
Q1 OKC +2; Q2 OKC +2; Q3 OKC +13; Q4 OKC +6
Final · Box score
Warriors128
Lakers121
Q1 GSW -6; Q2 GSW +1; Q3 GSW +9; Q4 GSW +7
Final · Box score
Wolves119
Jazz100
Q1 Wolves 0; Q2 Wolves 0; Q3 MIN +10; Q4 MIN +19
Final · Box score
Knicks98
Kings91
Q1 NYK -1; Q2 NYK +5; Q3 NYK +1; Q4 NYK +7
On this day · 2022–23Mar 16, 2023: 5 games. Top scorer: Nikola Jokic (Nuggets-Pistons), 30 points.
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The lead · Warriors-Lakers

Stephen Curry scores 31 as Golden State wins in Los Angeles

Anthony Edwards goes for 31 points

Game flow · GSW margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6+1+9+7GSW AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors30373526128
Lakers36302728121
Who led
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 32, 15, 20, 18, 31, 25, 4, 29, 15, 31GSW31 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 16, 14, 6, 10, 25, 27, 21, 8, 26GSW26 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 30, 28, 34, 31, 26, 19, 31, 29, 18, 40LAL40 PTS · 8 REB · 9 AST
D'Angelo RussellPoints, last 10 games: 20, 18, 22, 17, 26, 10, 44, 13, 6, 23LAL23 PTS · 3 REB · 13 AST
Second story · Nets-Pacers

Indiana routs Brooklyn by 21

Indiana led by 2 at halftime and won 121–100. Pascal Siakam led Indiana with 28 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists.

The whole night · final margins
OKC over MEM6GSW over LAL7NYK over SAC7PHI over CHA11HOU over CLE14NOP over POR19MIN over UTA19IND over BKN21CHI over WAS29Final margin, points. Pink = IND over BKN.
Lead changes
Thunder-Grizzlies21
Knicks-Kings20
Wolves-Jazz10
Cavs-Rockets8
Nets-Pacers7
Hornets-Sixers7
Warriors-Lakers7
Wizards-Bulls4
The night in charts
Warriors-Lakers combined for 249, 16 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-LakersWarriors 128, Lakers 121
249
Blazers-PelicansBlazers 107, Pelicans 126
233
Thunder-GrizzliesThunder 118, Grizzlies 112
230
Wizards-BullsWizards 98, Bulls 127
225
Nets-PacersNets 100, Pacers 121
221
Cavs-RocketsCavs 103, Rockets 117
220
Wolves-JazzWolves 119, Jazz 100
219
Hornets-SixersHornets 98, Sixers 109
207
Knicks-KingsKnicks 98, Kings 91
189
OKC won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Thunder-GrizzliesThunder 118, Grizzlies 112
+6 OKC
Warriors-LakersWarriors 128, Lakers 121
+7 GSW
Knicks-KingsKnicks 98, Kings 91
+7 NYK
Hornets-SixersHornets 98, Sixers 109
+11 PHI
Cavs-RocketsCavs 103, Rockets 117
+14 HOU
Blazers-PelicansBlazers 107, Pelicans 126
+19 NOP
Wolves-JazzWolves 119, Jazz 100
+19 MIN
Nets-PacersNets 100, Pacers 121
+21 IND
Wizards-BullsWizards 98, Bulls 127
+29 CHI
GSW rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Warriors-LakersGSW won · Warriors 128, Lakers 121
6 pts
Nets-PacersIND won · Nets 100, Pacers 121
5 pts
Knicks-KingsNYK won · Knicks 98, Kings 91
1 pt
Ayton shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
AytonPOR · 20 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
77% (10-13)
Amen ThompsonHOU · 18 PTS, 8 REB, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
HachimuraLAL · 14 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
ConleyMIN · 25 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST
67% (8-12)
LeBronLAL · 40 PTS, 9 AST, 8 REB, 1 STL
65% (15-23)
Final · Thunder-Grizzlies
Thunder 118Grizzlies 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder29273527118
Grizzlies27272434112
The story
Oklahoma City beat Memphis 118-112 behind 22 points and 11 rebounds from Chet Holmgren

Jaren Jackson Jr. paced Memphis: 19 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB 22 PTS, 11 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST · 8-13 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

A 35-24 third quarter did the most damage for the Thunder.

OKC lead by quarter
200 +2+2+13+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Lakers
Warriors 128Lakers 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors30373526128
Lakers36302728121
The story
LeBron James had 40 points and 9 assists in a 128-121 loss to Golden State

Draymond Green led Golden State with 13 AST, 12 REB, 6 PTS 40 PTS, 9 AST, 8 REB · 15-23 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

The Warriors won the third 35-27, their biggest quarter edge.

GSW lead by quarter
200 −6+1+9+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Knicks-Kings
Knicks 98Kings 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks2132222398
Kings2226261791
The story
Isaiah Hartenstein's 14 rebounds and 7 points carried New York past Sacramento, 98-91

For Sacramento, Domantas Sabonis had 21 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST 14 REB, 7 PTS, 4 BLK, 3 AST · 3-3 FG

The swing

The Knicks trailed by 1 going into the second, then won it 32-26.

NYK lead by quarter
200 −1+5+1+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
15.6Season avg27.2Last 5

27.2 points a game over his last five games, against 15.6 in 44 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.2Season avg18.7Last 3

18.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.2 in 61 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 19 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+28.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.0Season avg42Today

42 minutes today, against 14.0 a game in 38 earlier games. Line: 28 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

Jalen Brunson leads the day with 42

Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 34, 35, 27, 0, 26, 19, 20, 45, 42Knicks-Kings · W
27.5 PPG season to date · +14.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Rex Chapman PHX, Apr 25, 1997: 42 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
42 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 30, 28, 34, 31, 26, 19, 31, 29, 18, 40Lakers-Warriors · L
25.5 PPG season to date · +14.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Allen Iverson PHI, Apr 9, 1997: 40 PTS · 8 REB · 9 AST
Ties season high40 PTS · 8 REB · 9 AST
Ayo DosunmuPoints, last 10 games: 21, 15, 20, 8, 14, 13, 9, 20, 7, 34Bulls-Wizards · W
11.2 PPG season to date · +23.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high34 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 34, 34, 11, 27, 13, 44, 19, 25, 37, 31Wolves-Jazz · W
26.5 PPG season to date · +4.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 32, 15, 20, 18, 31, 25, 4, 29, 15, 31Warriors-Lakers · W
27.0 PPG season to date · +4.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 28, 2, 23, 14, 11, 10, 20, 8, 11, 30Pelicans-Blazers · W
18.4 PPG season to date · +11.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Deandre AytonPOR+6.3 22.0 last 10 · 15.7 season
Jalen GreenHOU+6.0 24.7 last 10 · 18.7 season
Gary Trent Jr.TOR+6.0 18.6 last 10 · 12.7 season
Jaylen BrownBOS+5.8 28.9 last 10 · 23.1 season
Keyonte GeorgeUTA+5.7 18.5 last 10 · 12.8 season
Cold
Bojan BogdanovicNYK−6.7 10.6 last 10 · 17.3 season
Spencer DinwiddieLAL−6.3 4.5 last 10 · 10.8 season
Shaedon SharpePOR−6.2 9.7 last 10 · 15.9 season
Gordon HaywardOKC−6.2 4.8 last 10 · 11.0 season
Tim Hardaway Jr.DAL−6.1 9.8 last 10 · 15.9 season