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Saturday, March 23, 2024Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Wizards trailed Raptors by 4 after three quarters and won 112–109.

Final · Box score
Nets93
Knicks105
Q1 Knicks -2; Q2 Knicks -1; Q3 Knicks +3; Q4 Knicks +12
Final · Box score
Kings109
Magic107
Q1 Kings +1; Q2 Kings -2; Q3 Kings 0; Q4 Kings +2
Final · Box score
Hornets91
Hawks132
Q1 Hawks +2; Q2 Hawks +18; Q3 Hawks +25; Q4 Hawks +41
Final · Box score
Celtics124
Bulls113
Q1 Celtics 0; Q2 Celtics +6; Q3 Celtics +3; Q4 Celtics +11
Final · Box score
Jazz119
Rockets147
Q1 Rockets +26; Q2 Rockets +30; Q3 Rockets +31; Q4 Rockets +28
Final · Box score
Suns131
Spurs106
Q1 Suns +9; Q2 Suns +18; Q3 Suns +32; Q4 Suns +25
Final · Box score
Raptors109
Wizards112
Q1 Wizards -2; Q2 Wizards +3; Q3 Wizards -4; Q4 Wizards +3
Final · Box score
Nuggets114
Blazers111
Q1 Nuggets +4; Q2 Nuggets +10; Q3 Nuggets +2; Q4 Nuggets +3
On this day · 2022–23Mar 23, 2023: 4 games. Top scorer: Kawhi Leonard (Clippers-Thunder), 32 points.
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The lead · Raptors-Wizards

Washington takes over late to edge Toronto

Dejounte Murray goes for 28 points

Game flow · Wizards margin at each break
-10-50+5+10TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2+3-4+3Wizards AHEAD ↑Raptors AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors25233328109
Wizards23282635112
Who led
Deni AvdijaPoints, last 10 games: 15, 14, 16, 14, 18, 16, 16, 24, 17, 22Wizards22 PTS · 13 REB · 5 AST
Jordan PoolePoints, last 10 games: 26, 15, 6, 10, 25, 13, 31, 13, 14, 18Wizards18 PTS · 4 REB · 12 AST
Gary Trent Jr.Points, last 10 games: 11, 9, 17, 16, 30, 23, 31, 15, 18, 31Raptors31 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Gradey DickPoints, last 10 games: 2, 12, 8, 17, 9, 8, 10, 5, 21, 17Raptors17 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Kings-Magic19
Celtics-Bulls18
Nets-Knicks15
Hornets-Hawks4
Jazz-Rockets3
Nuggets-Blazers3
Suns-Spurs0
The night in charts
Jazz-Rockets combined for 266, 29 more than any other game
Points by game
Jazz-RocketsJazz 119, Rockets 147
266
Celtics-BullsCeltics 124, Bulls 113
237
Suns-SpursSuns 131, Spurs 106
237
Nuggets-BlazersNuggets 114, Blazers 111
225
Hornets-HawksHornets 91, Hawks 132
223
Raptors-WizardsRaptors 109, Wizards 112
221
Kings-MagicKings 109, Magic 107
216
Nets-KnicksNets 93, Knicks 105
198
3 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Kings-MagicKings 109, Magic 107
+2 Kings
Raptors-WizardsRaptors 109, Wizards 112
+3 Wizards
Nuggets-BlazersNuggets 114, Blazers 111
+3 Nuggets
Celtics-BullsCeltics 124, Bulls 113
+11 Celtics
Nets-KnicksNets 93, Knicks 105
+12 Knicks
Suns-SpursSuns 131, Spurs 106
+25 Suns
Jazz-RocketsJazz 119, Rockets 147
+28 Rockets
Hornets-HawksHornets 91, Hawks 132
+41 Hawks
Wizards rallied from 4 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Raptors-WizardsWizards won · Raptors 109, Wizards 112
4 pts
Nets-KnicksKnicks won · Nets 93, Knicks 105
2 pts
Kings-MagicKings won · Kings 109, Magic 107
2 pts
Hartenstein shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HartensteinKnicks · 17 PTS, 9 REB, 4 STL, 2 AST
80% (8-10)
FernandoHawks · 25 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
79% (11-14)
IsaacMagic · 25 PTS, 7 REB, 2 BLK, 1 STL
77% (10-13)
KDSuns · 25 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL
75% (12-16)
Dejounte MurrayHawks · 28 PTS, 12 AST, 7 REB, 4 STL
71% (10-14)
Final · Kings-Magic
Kings 109Magic 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings27272728109
Magic26302526107
The story
De'Aaron Fox had 31 points as Sacramento beat Orlando 109-107

Jonathan Isaac led Orlando with 25 PTS, 7 REB 31 PTS, 8 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST · 10-22 FG, 3-12 3PT

The swing

Down 2 after the second, the Kings took the third 27-25.

Kings lead by quarter
200 +1−20+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Blazers
Nuggets 114Blazers 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets26312829114
Blazers22253628111
The story
Aaron Gordon's 22 points and 12 rebounds carried Denver past Portland, 114-111

For Portland, Duop Reath had 24 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST 22 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST, 3 BLK · 8-21 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 31-25, was where the Nuggets built it.

Nuggets lead by quarter
200 +4+10+2+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Raptors-Wizards
Raptors 109Wizards 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors25233328109
Wizards23282635112
The story
Washington beat Toronto 112-109 behind 18 points and 12 assists from Jordan Poole

Gary Trent Jr. paced Toronto: 31 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST 18 PTS, 12 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL · 6-14 FG, 2-8 3PT

The swing

A 35-28 fourth quarter erased a 4-point hole for the Wizards.

Wizards lead by quarter
200 −2+3−4+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Deni Avdija topped the game at 48.6 FPTS: 22 PTS, 13 REB, 5 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+15.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
19.2Season avg34.4Last 5

34.4 points a game over his last five games, against 19.2 in 69 earlier games. Today: 41 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.9Season avg12.7Last 3

12.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.9 in 44 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+31.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.1Season avg48Today

48 minutes today, against 16.1 a game in 56 earlier games. Line: 26 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Hawks rout

Three of 8 games were decided by four points or fewer. Atlanta beat Charlotte by 41.

Kings over Magic2Wizards over Raptors3Nuggets over Blazers3Celtics over Bulls11Knicks over Nets12Suns over Spurs25Rockets over Jazz28Hawks over Hornets41Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Top performances

Jalen Green leads the day with 41

Jalen GreenPoints, last 10 games: 23, 15, 27, 19, 16, 37, 26, 42, 26, 41Rockets-Jazz · W
19.5 PPG season to date · +21.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Allen Iverson Sixers, Mar 2, 2001: 41 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
41 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Fred VanVleetPoints, last 10 games: 21, 15, 18, 22, 21, 27, 13, 7, 9, 34Rockets-Jazz · W
16.9 PPG season to date · +17.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 21, 35, 24, 27, 23, 21, 23, 18, 30, 32Suns-Spurs · W
27.2 PPG season to date · +4.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Donte DiVincenzoPoints, last 10 games: 28, 21, 11, 15, 16, 12, 15, 18, 11, 31Knicks-Nets · W
14.5 PPG season to date · +16.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
De'Aaron FoxPoints, last 10 games: 44, 33, 18, 29, 21, 20, 23, 20, 25, 31Kings-Magic · W
26.7 PPG season to date · +4.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Gary Trent Jr.Points, last 10 games: 11, 9, 17, 16, 30, 23, 31, 15, 18, 31Raptors-Wizards · L
13.1 PPG season to date · +18.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high31 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jalen GreenRockets+7.7 27.2 last 10 · 19.5 season
Deandre AytonBlazers+7.1 22.9 last 10 · 15.8 season
Gary Trent Jr.Raptors+7.0 20.1 last 10 · 13.1 season
GG JacksonGrizzlies+6.1 19.5 last 10 · 13.4 season
Ayo DosunmuBulls+5.9 17.7 last 10 · 11.8 season
Cold
Bojan BogdanovicKnicks−8.5 7.9 last 10 · 16.4 season
Tim Hardaway Jr.Mavs−7.9 7.4 last 10 · 15.3 season
Shaedon SharpeBlazers−6.2 9.7 last 10 · 15.9 season
Spencer DinwiddieLakers−5.8 4.9 last 10 · 10.7 season
Jonas ValanciunasPelicans−5.5 7.0 last 10 · 12.5 season