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Sunday, March 24, 2024Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Wolves trailed Warriors by 9 after the first quarter and won 114–110.

Final · Box score
Pelicans114
Pistons101
Q1 Pelicans +19; Q2 Pelicans +16; Q3 Pelicans +17; Q4 Pelicans +13
Final · Box score
Sixers121
Clippers107
Q1 Sixers +12; Q2 Sixers +7; Q3 Sixers +5; Q4 Sixers +14
Final · Box score
Cavs84
Heat121
Q1 Heat +10; Q2 Heat +21; Q3 Heat +33; Q4 Heat +37
Final · Box score
Thunder93
Bucks118
Q1 Bucks +3; Q2 Bucks +1; Q3 Bucks +18; Q4 Bucks +25
Final · Box score
Warriors110
Wolves114
Q1 Wolves -9; Q2 Wolves -8; Q3 Wolves -3; Q4 Wolves +4
Final · Box score
Pacers145
Lakers150
Q1 Lakers -6; Q2 Lakers +4; Q3 Lakers +17; Q4 Lakers +5
On this day · 2022–23Mar 24, 2023: 10 games. Top scorer: Joel Embiid (Sixers-Warriors), 46 points.
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The lead · Warriors-Wolves

Minnesota climbs back to beat Golden State

Anthony Davis goes for 36 points

Game flow · Wolves margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-8-3+4Wolves AHEAD ↑Warriors AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors27272729110
Wolves18283236114
Who led
Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 13, 44, 19, 25, 37, 31, 32, 30, 16, 23Wolves23 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Naz ReidPoints, last 10 games: 3, 12, 13, 34, 25, 6, 22, 17, 18, 20Wolves20 PTS · 12 REB · 0 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 31, 25, 4, 29, 15, 31, 27, 14, 25, 31Warriors31 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 25, 27, 21, 8, 26, 18, 23, 17, 16Warriors16 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Thunder-Bucks6
Warriors-Wolves5
Cavs-Heat1
Pelicans-Pistons0
Sixers-Clippers0
The night in charts
Pacers-Lakers combined for 295, 67 more than any other game
Points by game
Pacers-LakersPacers 145, Lakers 150
295
Sixers-ClippersSixers 121, Clippers 107
228
Warriors-WolvesWarriors 110, Wolves 114
224
Pelicans-PistonsPelicans 114, Pistons 101
215
Thunder-BucksThunder 93, Bucks 118
211
Cavs-HeatCavs 84, Heat 121
205
2 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Warriors-WolvesWarriors 110, Wolves 114
+4 MIN
Pacers-LakersPacers 145, Lakers 150
+5 Lakers
Pelicans-PistonsPelicans 114, Pistons 101
+13 Pelicans
Sixers-ClippersSixers 121, Clippers 107
+14 Sixers
Thunder-BucksThunder 93, Bucks 118
+25 Bucks
Cavs-HeatCavs 84, Heat 121
+37 Heat
MIN rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Warriors-WolvesWolves won · Warriors 110, Wolves 114
9 pts
Pacers-LakersLakers won · Pacers 145, Lakers 150
6 pts
Zion shot 13-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ZionPelicans · 36 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST, 2 STL
93% (13-14)
DinwiddieLakers · 26 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB, 2 BLK
73% (8-11)
GiannisBucks · 30 PTS, 19 REB, 4 AST, 1 BLK
72% (13-18)
ADLakers · 36 PTS, 16 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
71% (15-21)
HighsmithHeat · 18 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Final · Warriors-Wolves
Warriors 110Wolves 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors27272729110
Wolves18283236114
The story
Minnesota beat Golden State 114-110 behind 20 points and 12 rebounds from Naz Reid

Draymond Green paced Golden State: 12 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST 20 PTS, 12 REB · 7-11 FG, 6-8 3PT

The swing

A 36-29 fourth quarter erased a 3-point hole for the Timberwolves.

Wolves lead by quarter
200 −9−8−3+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Lakers
Pacers 145Lakers 150
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers36323146145
Lakers30424434150
The story
LeBron James had 26 points and 10 assists as Los Angeles beat Indiana 150-145

Tyrese Haliburton led Indiana with 12 PTS, 10 AST, 6 REB 26 PTS, 10 AST, 5 REB · 8-19 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The Lakers won the third 44-31, their biggest quarter edge.

Lakers lead by quarter
200 −6+4+17+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Thunder-Bucks
Thunder 93Bucks 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder2225172993
Bucks25233436118
The story
Giannis Antetokounmpo's 30 points and 19 rebounds carried Milwaukee past Oklahoma City, 118-93

For Oklahoma City, Josh Giddey had 19 PTS, 9 REB, 8 AST 30 PTS, 19 REB, 4 AST · 13-18 FG

The swing

The third quarter, 34-17, was where the Bucks built it.

Bucks lead by quarter
300 +3+1+18+25 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.7Season avg12.6Last 5

12.6 points a game over his last five games, against 6.7 in 51 earlier games. Today: 15 points in 27 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.0Season avg7.0Last 3

7.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.0 in 34 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.6Season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 12.6 a game in 39 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Miami posts the night's biggest win

Miami beat Cleveland by 37, the widest margin of 6 games.

Wolves over Warriors4Lakers over Pacers5Pelicans over Pistons13Sixers over Clippers14Bucks over Thunder25Heat over Cavs37Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

Anthony Davis leads the day with 36

Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 17, 24, 14, 22, 27, 22, 8, 22, 23, 36Lakers-Pacers · W
24.6 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 16 REB · 3 AST
Pascal SiakamPoints, last 10 games: 13, 24, 20, 18, 17, 28, 19, 25, 25, 36Pacers-Lakers · L
21.8 PPG season to date · +14.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Zion WilliamsonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 23, 27, 33, 34, 26, 28, 20, 4, 36Pelicans-Pistons · W
22.6 PPG season to date · +13.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high36 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 31, 25, 4, 29, 15, 31, 27, 14, 25, 31Warriors-Wolves · L
26.8 PPG season to date · +4.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 24, 24, 46, 23, 34, 34, 30, 32, 21, 30Bucks-Thunder · W
30.7 PPG season to date · −0.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 19 REB · 4 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 31, 26, 19, 31, 29, 18, 40, 25, 20, 26Lakers-Pacers · W
25.4 PPG season to date · +0.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 10 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
Jonas ValanciunasPelicans−5.7 6.8 last 10 · 12.5 season
Gordon HaywardThunder−5.2 5.3 last 10 · 10.5 season