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Wednesday, March 27, 2024Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAC trailed PHI by 12 after the first quarter and won 108–107.

Final · Box score
Cavs111
Hornets118
Q1 CHA -10; Q2 CHA -1; Q3 CHA +4; Q4 CHA +7
Final · Box score
Warriors101
Magic93
Q1 GSW +16; Q2 GSW +8; Q3 GSW +6; Q4 GSW +8
Final · OT · Box score
Nets122
Wizards119
Q1 BKN -2; Q2 BKN +7; Q3 BKN +1; Q4 Nets 0; OT1 BKN +3
Final · Box score
Blazers106
Hawks120
Q1 ATL -3; Q2 ATL +7; Q3 ATL +14; Q4 ATL +14
Final · Box score
Clippers108
Sixers107
Q1 LAC -12; Q2 LAC -4; Q3 LAC -4; Q4 LAC +1
Final · Box score
Knicks145
Raptors101
Q1 NYK +12; Q2 NYK +21; Q3 NYK +31; Q4 NYK +44
Final · Box score
Pacers99
Bulls125
Q1 CHI +4; Q2 CHI +21; Q3 CHI +13; Q4 CHI +26
Final · Box score
Lakers136
Grizzlies124
Q1 LAL +1; Q2 LAL +8; Q3 LAL +10; Q4 LAL +12
Final · Box score
Pistons91
Wolves106
Q1 MIN +5; Q2 MIN +2; Q3 MIN +12; Q4 MIN +15
Final · OT · Box score
Rockets132
Thunder126
Q1 HOU +11; Q2 HOU -1; Q3 HOU -5; Q4 Rockets 0; OT1 HOU +6
Final · Box score
Spurs118
Jazz111
Q1 SAS +14; Q2 SAS +11; Q3 SAS +9; Q4 SAS +7
Final · Box score
Suns104
Nuggets97
Q1 Suns 0; Q2 PHX +7; Q3 PHX +10; Q4 PHX +7
On this day · 2022–23Mar 27, 2023: 8 games. Top scorer: Immanuel Quickley (Knicks-Rockets), 40 points.
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The lead · Clippers-Sixers

Clippers rally from 12 down to beat Philadelphia

Jalen Green goes for 37 points

Game flow · LAC margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-12-4-4+1LAC AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers18282933108
Sixers30202928107
Who led
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 22, 22, 28, 26, 26, 27, 31, 18, 26, 22LAC22 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 19, 6, 27, 23, 28, 24, 22, 20, 26, 17LAC17 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Tyrese MaxeyPoints, last 10 games: 24, 17, 30, 30, 30, 6, 27, 24, 29, 26PHI26 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Kelly Oubre Jr.Points, last 10 games: 20, 18, 19, 9, 22, 22, 18, 19, 12, 17PHI17 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Nets-Wizards17
Cavs-Hornets14
Rockets-Thunder14
Blazers-Hawks10
Pistons-Wolves8
Clippers-Sixers7
Pacers-Bulls5
Lakers-Grizzlies3
Warriors-Magic2
Spurs-Jazz2
Suns-Nuggets2
Knicks-Raptors0
The night in charts
Lakers-Grizzlies combined for 260, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-GrizzliesLakers 136, Grizzlies 124
260
Rockets-ThunderRockets 132, Thunder 126 · OT
258
Knicks-RaptorsKnicks 145, Raptors 101
246
Nets-WizardsNets 122, Wizards 119 · OT
241
Cavs-HornetsCavs 111, Hornets 118
229
Spurs-JazzSpurs 118, Jazz 111
229
Blazers-HawksBlazers 106, Hawks 120
226
Pacers-BullsPacers 99, Bulls 125
224
Clippers-SixersClippers 108, Sixers 107
215
Suns-NuggetsSuns 104, Nuggets 97
201
Pistons-WolvesPistons 91, Wolves 106
197
Warriors-MagicWarriors 101, Magic 93
194
2 of 12 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Clippers-SixersClippers 108, Sixers 107
+1 LAC
Nets-WizardsNets 122, Wizards 119 · OT
+3 BKN
Rockets-ThunderRockets 132, Thunder 126 · OT
+6 HOU
Cavs-HornetsCavs 111, Hornets 118
+7 CHA
Spurs-JazzSpurs 118, Jazz 111
+7 SAS
Suns-NuggetsSuns 104, Nuggets 97
+7 PHX
Warriors-MagicWarriors 101, Magic 93
+8 GSW
Lakers-GrizzliesLakers 136, Grizzlies 124
+12 LAL
Blazers-HawksBlazers 106, Hawks 120
+14 ATL
Pistons-WolvesPistons 91, Wolves 106
+15 MIN
Pacers-BullsPacers 99, Bulls 125
+26 CHI
Knicks-RaptorsKnicks 145, Raptors 101
+44 NYK
LAC erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Clippers-SixersLAC won · Clippers 108, Sixers 107
12 pts
Cavs-HornetsCHA won · Cavs 111, Hornets 118
10 pts
Rockets-ThunderHOU won · Rockets 132, Thunder 126 · OT
5 pts
Blazers-HawksATL won · Blazers 106, Hawks 120
3 pts
Nets-WizardsBKN won · Nets 122, Wizards 119 · OT
2 pts
Jarrett Allen shot 11-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Jarrett AllenCLE · 24 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
79% (11-14)
HachimuraLAL · 32 PTS, 10 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
79% (11-14)
ClaxtonBKN · 17 PTS, 13 REB, 3 BLK, 2 STL
73% (8-11)
BagleyWAS · 18 PTS, 6 REB, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
Dejounte MurrayATL · 30 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
65% (13-20)
Final · Clippers-Sixers
Clippers 108Sixers 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers18282933108
Sixers30202928107
The story
LA beat Philadelphia 108-107 behind 16 points and 14 assists from James Harden

Kelly Oubre Jr. paced Philadelphia: 17 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST 16 PTS, 14 AST, 5 REB · 6-15 FG, 3-9 3PT

The swing

A 28-20 second quarter erased a 12-point hole for the Clippers.

LAC lead by quarter
200 −12−4−4+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Tyrese Maxey topped the game at 54.9 FPTS: 26 PTS, 8 AST, 7 REB

Final · Nets-Wizards
Nets 122Wizards 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Nets3130312010122
Wizards332137217119
The story
Cam Thomas' 38 points carried Brooklyn past Washington, 122-119 in OT

For Washington, Kyle Kuzma had 24 PTS, 10 AST, 6 REB 38 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB · 14-27 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

The Nets trailed by 2 going into the second, then won it 30-21.

BKN lead by quarter
200 −2+7+10+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Rockets-Thunder
Rockets 132Thunder 126
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Rockets2821313220132
Thunder1733352714126
The story
Amen Thompson had 25 points and 15 rebounds as Houston beat Oklahoma City 132-126 in OT

Josh Giddey led Oklahoma City with 31 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST 25 PTS, 15 REB, 4 AST · 10-18 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Rockets won the first 28-17, their biggest quarter edge.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +11−1−50+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+15.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
19.6Season avg34.6Last 5

34.6 points a game over his last five games, against 19.6 in 71 earlier games. Today: 37 points in 46 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.2Season avg14.0Last 3

14.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.2 in 46 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+28.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.7Season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 10.7 a game in 29 earlier games. Line: 7 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Two games need overtime

Two of 12 games went past regulation.

LAC over PHI1BKN over WAS3HOU over OKC6CHA over CLE7SAS over UTA7PHX over DEN7GSW over ORL8LAL over MEM12ATL over POR14MIN over DET15CHI over IND26NYK over TOR44Final margin, points. Pink = went to overtime.
Top performances

Jordan Poole leads the day with 38

Jordan PoolePoints, last 10 games: 6, 10, 25, 13, 31, 13, 14, 18, 23, 38Wizards-Nets · L
17.0 PPG season to date · +21.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high38 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Cam ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 14, 31, 29, 21, 22, 31, 25, 21, 19, 38Nets-Wizards · W
21.8 PPG season to date · +16.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Jalen GreenPoints, last 10 games: 27, 19, 16, 37, 26, 42, 26, 41, 27, 37Rockets-Thunder · W
19.8 PPG season to date · +17.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 10 REB · 7 AST
Rui HachimuraPoints, last 10 games: 29, 12, 15, 20, 14, 17, 14, 9, 16, 32Lakers-Grizzlies · W
13.1 PPG season to date · +19.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Cade CunninghamPoints, last 10 games: 23, 32, 33, 22, 19, 11, 17, 23, 15, 32Pistons-Wolves · L
22.3 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Dalano BantonPoints, last 10 games: 8, 12, 16, 28, 11, 12, 17, 14, 28, 31Blazers-Hawks · L
8.9 PPG season to date · +22.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high31 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jalen GreenHOU+10.0 29.8 last 10 · 19.8 season
Gary Trent Jr.TOR+8.5 21.7 last 10 · 13.2 season
Deandre AytonPOR+7.1 22.9 last 10 · 15.8 season
Ayo DosunmuCHI+6.5 18.4 last 10 · 11.9 season
Amen ThompsonHOU+6.3 15.4 last 10 · 9.1 season
Cold
Bojan BogdanovicNYK−9.2 7.1 last 10 · 16.3 season
Shaedon SharpePOR−6.2 9.7 last 10 · 15.9 season
Jonas ValanciunasNOP−6.1 6.4 last 10 · 12.5 season
Stephen CurryGSW−5.5 21.0 last 10 · 26.5 season
Tim Hardaway Jr.DAL−5.3 10.1 last 10 · 15.4 season