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Sunday, March 17, 2024Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 4 points, by DAL (vs DEN) and SAS (vs BKN).

Final · Box score
Suns129
Bucks140
Q1 MIL +3; Q2 MIL +22; Q3 MIL +15; Q4 MIL +11
Final · Box score
Heat104
Pistons101
Q1 MIA -2; Q2 MIA +10; Q3 MIA +3; Q4 MIA +3
Final · Box score
Nuggets105
Mavs107
Q1 DAL -4; Q2 DAL -3; Q3 DAL +5; Q4 DAL +2
Final · Box score
Raptors96
Magic111
Q1 ORL +2; Q2 ORL +5; Q3 ORL +14; Q4 ORL +15
Final · Box score
Celtics130
Wizards104
Q1 BOS +18; Q2 BOS +28; Q3 BOS +30; Q4 BOS +26
Final · OT · Box score
Nets115
Spurs122
Q1 SAS -4; Q2 SAS -1; Q3 SAS -3; Q4 Spurs 0; OT1 SAS +7
Final · Box score
Hawks110
Clippers93
Q1 ATL +2; Q2 ATL +17; Q3 ATL +26; Q4 ATL +17
On this day · 2022–23Mar 17, 2023: 8 games. Top scorer: DeMar DeRozan (Bulls-Wolves), 49 points.
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The lead · Nuggets-Mavs

Luka Doncic scores 37, Dallas holds off Denver

Victor Wembanyama goes for 33 points

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4-3+5+2DAL AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets34271826105
Mavs30282623107
Who led
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 45, 30, 37, 38, 39, 35, 39, 27, 21, 37DAL37 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 29, 19, 28, 23, 23, 21, 14, 23, 36, 24DAL24 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 32, 6, 24, 28, 19, 37, 26, 14, 15, 23DEN23 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Michael Porter Jr.Points, last 10 games: 14, 30, 25, 20, 9, 19, 19, 25, 13, 20DEN20 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Lead changes
Nuggets-Mavs14
Nets-Spurs14
Heat-Pistons8
Suns-Bucks5
Hawks-Clippers3
Celtics-Wizards0
Shot of the night

Bam's three at the buzzer breaks the tie, 104-101 final

The night in charts
Suns-Bucks combined for 269, 32 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-BucksSuns 129, Bucks 140
269
Nets-SpursNets 115, Spurs 122 · OT
237
Celtics-WizardsCeltics 130, Wizards 104
234
Nuggets-MavsNuggets 105, Mavs 107
212
Raptors-MagicRaptors 96, Magic 111
207
Heat-PistonsHeat 104, Pistons 101
205
Hawks-ClippersHawks 110, Clippers 93
203
2 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Nuggets-MavsNuggets 105, Mavs 107
+2 DAL
Heat-PistonsHeat 104, Pistons 101
+3 MIA
Nets-SpursNets 115, Spurs 122 · OT
+7 SAS
Suns-BucksSuns 129, Bucks 140
+11 MIL
Raptors-MagicRaptors 96, Magic 111
+15 ORL
Hawks-ClippersHawks 110, Clippers 93
+17 ATL
Celtics-WizardsCeltics 130, Wizards 104
+26 BOS
DAL rallied from 4 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nuggets-MavsDAL won · Nuggets 105, Mavs 107
4 pts
Nets-SpursSAS won · Nets 115, Spurs 122 · OT
4 pts
Heat-PistonsMIA won · Heat 104, Pistons 101
2 pts
Hauser shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HauserBOS · 30 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
77% (10-13)
BealPHX · 28 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
73% (11-15)
BamMIA · 20 PTS, 16 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
PaoloORL · 29 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
69% (11-16)
Duncan RobinsonMIA · 30 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB
67% (10-15)
Final · Nuggets-Mavs
Nuggets 105Mavs 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets34271826105
Mavs30282623107
The story
Kyrie Irving's 24 points and 9 assists carried Dallas past Denver, 107-105

For Denver, Michael Porter Jr. had 20 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST 24 PTS, 9 AST, 7 REB, 3 STL · 9-23 FG, 4-11 3PT

The swing

The Mavericks trailed by 3 going into the third, then won it 26-18.

DAL lead by quarter
200 −4−3+5+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Heat-Pistons
Heat 104Pistons 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat21391925104
Pistons23272625101
The story
Miami beat Detroit 104-101 behind 30 points from Duncan Robinson

Cade Cunningham paced Detroit: 17 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB 30 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB · 10-15 FG, 7-12 3PT

The swing

A 39-27 second quarter erased a 2-point hole for the Heat.

MIA lead by quarter
200 −2+10+3+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Bam Adebayo topped the game at 44.2 FPTS: 20 PTS, 16 REB, 3 AST

Final · Nets-Spurs
Nets 115Spurs 122
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Nets292727275115
Spurs2530253012122
The story
Devin Vassell had 25 points and 8 assists as San Antonio beat Brooklyn 122-115 in OT

Nicolas Claxton led Brooklyn with 14 REB, 11 PTS, 2 AST 25 PTS, 8 AST, 2 REB · 11-21 FG, 1-7 3PT

The swing

The Spurs won the overtime 12-5.

SAS lead by quarter
200 −4−1−30+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.7Season avg23.0Last 5

23.0 points a game over his last five games, against 12.7 in 60 earlier games. Today: 15 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.2Season avg1.7Last 3

1.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.2 in 57 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 1 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+27.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.8Season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 8.8 a game in 5 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Boston posts the night's biggest win

Boston beat Washington by 26, the widest margin of 7 games.

DAL over DEN2MIA over DET3SAS over BKN7MIL over PHX11ORL over TOR15ATL over LAC17BOS over WAS26Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

Luka Doncic leads the day with 37

Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 45, 30, 37, 38, 39, 35, 39, 27, 21, 37Mavs-Nuggets · W
34.4 PPG season to date · +2.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Victor WembanyamaPoints, last 10 games: 27, 22, 17, 28, 31, 10, 27, 13, 17, 33Spurs-Nets · W
20.8 PPG season to date · +12.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 16 REB · 7 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 23, 17, 16, 41, 20, 28, 35, 10, 17, 31Bucks-Suns · W
24.4 PPG season to date · +6.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 16 AST
Bobby PortisPoints, last 10 games: 21, 14, 11, 28, 20, 14, 11, 11, 8, 31Bucks-Suns · W
13.4 PPG season to date · +17.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high31 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Cam ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 26, 5, 19, 18, 14, 31, 29, 21, 22, 31Nets-Spurs · L
21.5 PPG season to date · +9.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Jordan PoolePoints, last 10 games: 34, 16, 32, 26, 15, 6, 10, 25, 13, 31Wizards-Celtics · L
16.7 PPG season to date · +14.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 2 REB · 4 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
Jaylen BrownBOS+5.8 28.9 last 10 · 23.1 season
Keyonte GeorgeUTA+5.7 18.5 last 10 · 12.8 season
Simone FontecchioDET+5.3 15.8 last 10 · 10.5 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
Tim Hardaway Jr.DAL−6.2 9.5 last 10 · 15.7 season
Gordon HaywardOKC−6.2 4.8 last 10 · 11.0 season