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Saturday, March 30, 2024Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed NOP by 9 after the first quarter and won 104–92.

Final · Box score
Celtics104
Pelicans92
Q1 BOS -9; Q2 BOS +2; Q3 BOS +15; Q4 BOS +12
Final · Box score
Grizzlies88
Magic118
Q1 ORL +20; Q2 ORL +24; Q3 ORL +35; Q4 ORL +30
Final · Box score
Bucks122
Hawks113
Q1 MIL +5; Q2 MIL +14; Q3 MIL +15; Q4 MIL +9
On this day · 2022–23Mar 30, 2023: 2 games. Top scorer: Jayson Tatum (Celtics-Bucks), 40 points.
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The lead · Celtics-Pelicans

Boston climbs out of a 9-point hole against New Orleans

Giannis Antetokounmpo goes for 36 points

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9+2+15+12BOS AHEAD ↑NOP AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics28312421104
Pelicans3720112492
Who led
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 29, 26, 38, 26, 30, 31, 26, 37, 31, 23BOS23 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Kristaps PorzingisPoints, last 10 games: 23, 24, 24, 24, 20, 17, 19, 17, 20, 19BOS19 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Zion WilliamsonPoints, last 10 games: 33, 34, 26, 28, 20, 4, 36, 29, 28, 25NOP25 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 8, 11, 30, 16, 18, 30, 23, 23, 25, 24NOP24 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Second story · Bucks-Hawks

Milwaukee never trails at a break against Atlanta

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 122–113. Giannis Antetokounmpo led Milwaukee with 36 points, 16 rebounds and 8 assists.

The whole night · final margins
MIL over ATL9BOS over NOP12ORL over MEM30Final margin, points. Pink = MIL over ATL.
Lead changes
Bucks-Hawks6
Celtics-Pelicans1
Grizzlies-Magic1
The night in charts
Bucks-Hawks combined for 235, 29 more than any other game
Points by game
Bucks-HawksBucks 122, Hawks 113
235
Grizzlies-MagicGrizzlies 88, Magic 118
206
Celtics-PelicansCeltics 104, Pelicans 92
196
MIL won the closest game by 9
Closest finishes
Bucks-HawksBucks 122, Hawks 113
+9 MIL
Celtics-PelicansCeltics 104, Pelicans 92
+12 BOS
Grizzlies-MagicGrizzlies 88, Magic 118
+30 ORL
Middleton shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MiddletonMIL · 21 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST, 1 STL
90% (9-10)
PortisMIL · 13 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
60% (6-10)
BeverleyMIL · 18 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
TatumBOS · 23 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST
59% (10-17)
GiannisMIL · 36 PTS, 16 REB, 8 AST, 3 STL
55% (12-22)
Final · Bucks-Hawks
Bucks 122Hawks 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks33263033122
Hawks28172939113
The story
Khris Middleton had 21 points as Milwaukee beat Atlanta 122-113

Patrick Beverley added 18 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST 21 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST · 9-10 FG, 3-3 3PT

The swing

The Bucks won the second 26-17, their biggest quarter edge.

MIL lead by quarter
200 +5+14+15+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Pelicans
Celtics 104Pelicans 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics28312421104
Pelicans3720112492
The story
Kristaps Porzingis' 19 points and 10 rebounds carried Boston past New Orleans, 104-92

For New Orleans, CJ McCollum had 24 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB 19 PTS, 10 REB, 4 BLK, 3 AST · 6-14 FG, 1-6 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 24-11, was where the Celtics built it.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −9+2+15+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Grizzlies-Magic
Grizzlies 88Magic 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies1321213388
Magic33253228118
The story
Orlando beat Memphis 118-88 behind 13 points from Paolo Banchero

Jordan Goodwin paced Memphis: 16 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST 13 PTS, 9 REB, 7 AST, 4 BLK · 5-12 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

A 33-13 first quarter did the most damage for the Magic.

ORL lead by quarter
400 +20+24+35+30 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
5.6Season avg12.2Last 5

12.2 points a game over his last five games, against 5.6 in 36 earlier games. Today: 10 points in 21 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.2Season avg16.0Last 3

16.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.2 in 73 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
6.5Season avg28Today

28 minutes today, against 6.5 a game in 4 earlier games. Line: 7 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Bogdan Bogdanovic leads the day with 38

Bogdan BogdanovicPoints, last 10 games: 25, 8, 11, 17, 16, 12, 22, 16, 24, 38Hawks-Bucks · L
16.9 PPG season to date · +21.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 23, 34, 34, 30, 32, 21, 30, 29, 35, 36Bucks-Hawks · W
30.8 PPG season to date · +5.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 16 REB · 8 AST
Zion WilliamsonPoints, last 10 games: 33, 34, 26, 28, 20, 4, 36, 29, 28, 25Pelicans-Celtics · L
22.8 PPG season to date · +2.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 8, 11, 30, 16, 18, 30, 23, 23, 25, 24Pelicans-Celtics · L
18.9 PPG season to date · +5.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 29, 26, 38, 26, 30, 31, 26, 37, 31, 23Celtics-Pelicans · W
27.2 PPG season to date · −4.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Khris MiddletonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 21, 13, 6, 22, 22, 11, 12, 7, 21Bucks-Hawks · W
14.9 PPG season to date · +6.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jalen GreenHOU+10.5 30.5 last 10 · 20.0 season
Gary Trent Jr.TOR+8.5 21.7 last 10 · 13.2 season
Ayo DosunmuCHI+6.8 18.7 last 10 · 11.9 season
GG JacksonMEM+6.8 20.1 last 10 · 13.3 season
Deandre AytonPOR+6.7 22.5 last 10 · 15.8 season
Cold
Bojan BogdanovicNYK−9.2 6.9 last 10 · 16.1 season
Shaedon SharpePOR−6.2 9.7 last 10 · 15.9 season
Donovan MitchellCLE−5.8 21.3 last 10 · 27.1 season
Tim Hardaway Jr.DAL−5.7 9.5 last 10 · 15.2 season
Jonas ValanciunasNOP−5.1 7.3 last 10 · 12.4 season