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Thursday, March 21, 2024Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed ATL by 7 after the first quarter and won 128–115.

Final · Box score
Pelicans106
Magic121
Q1 ORL -5; Q2 ORL +9; Q3 ORL +20; Q4 ORL +15
Final · Box score
Kings102
Wizards109
Q1 WAS +8; Q2 WAS +2; Q3 WAS +8; Q4 WAS +7
Final · Box score
Bulls117
Rockets127
Q1 HOU +14; Q2 HOU +7; Q3 HOU +11; Q4 HOU +10
Final · Box score
Nets108
Bucks115
Q1 MIL +7; Q2 MIL +16; Q3 MIL +12; Q4 MIL +7
Final · Box score
Jazz97
Mavs113
Q1 DAL -1; Q2 DAL +11; Q3 DAL +10; Q4 DAL +16
Final · Box score
Knicks100
Nuggets113
Q1 DEN +2; Q2 DEN +5; Q3 DEN +12; Q4 DEN +13
Final · Box score
Hawks115
Suns128
Q1 PHX -7; Q2 PHX +5; Q3 PHX +3; Q4 PHX +13
On this day · 2022–23Mar 21, 2023: 6 games. Top scorer: Jayson Tatum (Celtics-Kings), 36 points.
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The lead · Hawks-Suns

D-Book pours in 30, Phoenix beats Atlanta

Luka Doncic goes for 34 points

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7+5+3+13PHX AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks37233322115
Suns30353132128
Who led
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 25, 21, 35, 24, 27, 23, 21, 23, 18, 30PHX30 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Eric GordonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 5, 15, 4, 5, 0, 14, 10, 0, 21PHX21 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Dejounte MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 20, 21, 18, 41, 23, 40, 33, 21, 13, 29ATL29 PTS · 9 REB · 10 AST
De'Andre HunterPoints, last 10 games: 15, 22, 17, 12, 12, 11, 27, 20, 8, 22ATL22 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Pelicans-Magic

Orlando extends win streak to 5

121–106 over New Orleans. Record: 42–28. Jalen Suggs led Orlando with 22 points, 1 rebound and 2 assists.

Streak strip · ORL
Wvs DET113–91W@ CHA101–89W@ WAS119–109L@ NYK74–98Lvs IND97–111Wvs BKN114–106W@ TOR113–103Wvs TOR111–96Wvs CHA112–92Wvs NOP121–106
Lead changes
Knicks-Nuggets10
Jazz-Mavs9
Hawks-Suns8
Nets-Bucks7
Bulls-Rockets6
Kings-Wizards4
Pelicans-Magic3
The night in charts
Bulls-Rockets combined for 244, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Bulls-RocketsBulls 117, Rockets 127
244
Hawks-SunsHawks 115, Suns 128
243
Pelicans-MagicPelicans 106, Magic 121
227
Nets-BucksNets 108, Bucks 115
223
Knicks-NuggetsKnicks 100, Nuggets 113
213
Kings-WizardsKings 102, Wizards 109
211
Jazz-MavsJazz 97, Mavs 113
210
WAS won the closest game by 7
Closest finishes
Kings-WizardsKings 102, Wizards 109
+7 WAS
Nets-BucksNets 108, Bucks 115
+7 MIL
Bulls-RocketsBulls 117, Rockets 127
+10 HOU
Knicks-NuggetsKnicks 100, Nuggets 113
+13 DEN
Hawks-SunsHawks 115, Suns 128
+13 PHX
Pelicans-MagicPelicans 106, Magic 121
+15 ORL
Jazz-MavsJazz 97, Mavs 113
+16 DAL
PHX rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hawks-SunsPHX won · Hawks 115, Suns 128
7 pts
Pelicans-MagicORL won · Pelicans 106, Magic 121
5 pts
Jazz-MavsDAL won · Jazz 97, Mavs 113
1 pt
Gafford shot 10-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GaffordDAL · 24 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
91% (10-11)
MPJDEN · 31 PTS, 8 REB
81% (13-16)
HartensteinNYK · 20 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
80% (8-10)
BrooksHOU · 23 PTS, 2 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
77% (10-13)
ClaxtonBKN · 22 PTS, 9 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
75% (9-12)
Final · Knicks-Nuggets
Knicks 100Nuggets 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks30262024100
Nuggets32292725113
The story
Nikola Jokic had a 30-14-11 triple-double as Denver beat New York 113-100

Jalen Brunson led New York with 26 PTS, 9 AST, 2 REB 30 PTS, 14 REB, 11 AST · 12-23 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Nuggets won the third 27-20, their biggest quarter edge.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +2+5+12+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pelicans-Magic
Pelicans 106Magic 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pelicans28202731106
Magic23343826121
The story
Paolo Banchero's a 20-10-11 triple-double carried Orlando past New Orleans, 121-106

For New Orleans, Zion Williamson had 20 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 20 PTS, 11 AST, 10 REB · 9-18 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The Magic trailed by 5 going into the second, then won it 34-20.

ORL lead by quarter
200 −5+9+20+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Jazz-Mavs
Jazz 97Mavs 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz2715312497
Mavs26273030113
The story
Dallas beat Utah 113-97 behind 24 points from Daniel Gafford

Lauri Markkanen paced Utah: 21 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST 24 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST · 10-11 FG

The swing

A 27-15 second quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Mavericks.

DAL lead by quarter
200 −1+11+10+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.4Season avg23.8Last 5

23.8 points a game over his last five games, against 11.4 in 67 earlier games. Today: 35 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.8Season avg16.3Last 3

16.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.8 in 66 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+28.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.6Season avg44Today

44 minutes today, against 15.6 a game in 55 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Ayo Dosunmu leads the day with 35

Ayo DosunmuPoints, last 10 games: 20, 8, 14, 13, 9, 20, 7, 34, 23, 35Bulls-Rockets · L
11.8 PPG season to date · +23.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high35 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 37, 38, 39, 35, 39, 27, 21, 37, 18, 34Mavs-Jazz · W
34.1 PPG season to date · −0.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
Kyle KuzmaPoints, last 10 games: 20, 32, 23, 25, 28, 32, 24, 23, 11, 31Wizards-Kings · W
22.5 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Michael Porter Jr.Points, last 10 games: 25, 20, 9, 19, 19, 25, 13, 20, 26, 31Nuggets-Knicks · W
17.1 PPG season to date · +14.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 35, 25, 32, 26, 35, 12, 31, 16, 35, 30Nuggets-Knicks · W
26.1 PPG season to date · +4.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Payton Pritchard BOS, Apr 9, 2023: 30 PTS · 14 REB · 11 AST
30 PTS · 14 REB · 11 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 16, 41, 20, 28, 35, 10, 17, 31, 32, 30Bucks-Nets · W
24.6 PPG season to date · +5.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 3 REB · 12 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jalen GreenHOU+7.3 26.5 last 10 · 19.2 season
Deandre AytonPOR+7.1 22.9 last 10 · 15.8 season
Ayo DosunmuCHI+6.6 18.3 last 10 · 11.8 season
Keyonte GeorgeUTA+6.1 19.0 last 10 · 12.9 season
GG JacksonMEM+5.8 19.2 last 10 · 13.4 season
Cold
Bojan BogdanovicNYK−8.7 8.0 last 10 · 16.7 season
Tim Hardaway Jr.DAL−7.9 7.4 last 10 · 15.3 season
Jonas ValanciunasNOP−6.4 6.2 last 10 · 12.6 season
Shaedon SharpePOR−6.2 9.7 last 10 · 15.9 season
Spencer DinwiddieLAL−6.2 4.5 last 10 · 10.7 season