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Sunday, March 31, 2024Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: OKC trailed NYK by 10 after three quarters and won 113–112.

Final · Box score
Cavs101
Nuggets130
Q1 DEN +4; Q2 DEN +9; Q3 DEN +24; Q4 DEN +29
Final · Box score
Lakers116
Nets104
Q1 LAL +20; Q2 LAL +23; Q3 LAL +11; Q4 LAL +12
Final · Box score
Clippers130
Hornets118
Q1 LAC +6; Q2 LAC +12; Q3 LAC +11; Q4 LAC +12
Final · Box score
Sixers135
Raptors120
Q1 PHI +8; Q2 PHI +16; Q3 PHI +8; Q4 PHI +15
Final · Box score
Heat119
Wizards107
Q1 Heat 0; Q2 MIA +7; Q3 MIA +15; Q4 MIA +12
Final · Box score
Mavs125
Rockets107
Q1 DAL +12; Q2 DAL +21; Q3 DAL +18; Q4 DAL +18
Final · Box score
Bulls109
Wolves101
Q1 CHI +11; Q2 CHI +10; Q3 CHI +5; Q4 CHI +8
Final · Box score
Thunder113
Knicks112
Q1 OKC -5; Q2 OKC +4; Q3 OKC -10; Q4 OKC +1
Final · Box score
Warriors117
Spurs113
Q1 GSW -7; Q2 GSW -8; Q3 GSW +8; Q4 GSW +4
Final · Box score
Jazz106
Kings127
Q1 SAC +4; Q2 SAC +4; Q3 SAC +18; Q4 SAC +21
On this day · 2022–23Mar 31, 2023: 13 games. Top scorer: Jalen Brunson (Knicks-Cavs), 48 points.
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The lead · Thunder-Knicks

Jalen Williams scores 33 as OKC wins in New York

Luka Doncic goes for 47 points

Game flow · OKC margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5+4-10+1OKC AHEAD ↑NYK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder17332538113
Knicks22243927112
Who led
Jalen WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 7, 27, 23, 18, 20, 18, 26, 23, 16, 33OKC33 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 37, 23, 30, 31, 20, 31, 23, 12, 24, 19OKC19 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 45, 42, 34, 26, 17, 28, 26, 61, 30NYK30 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Miles McBridePoints, last 10 games: 13, 6, 0, 29, 11, 26, 13, 29, 7, 19NYK19 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Denver posts the night's biggest win

Denver beat Cleveland by 29, the widest margin of 10 games.

OKC over NYK1GSW over SAS4CHI over MIN8LAL over BKN12LAC over CHA12MIA over WAS12PHI over TOR15DAL over HOU18SAC over UTA21DEN over CLE29Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Thunder-Knicks12
Heat-Wizards9
Cavs-Nuggets7
Bulls-Wolves7
Jazz-Kings4
Clippers-Hornets3
Warriors-Spurs3
Mavs-Rockets1
Lakers-Nets0
Sixers-Raptors0
Shot of the night

SGA's jumper with 2.1 seconds left puts the Thunder ahead, 113-112 final

The night in charts
Sixers-Raptors combined for 255, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Sixers-RaptorsSixers 135, Raptors 120
255
Clippers-HornetsClippers 130, Hornets 118
248
Jazz-KingsJazz 106, Kings 127
233
Mavs-RocketsMavs 125, Rockets 107
232
Cavs-NuggetsCavs 101, Nuggets 130
231
Warriors-SpursWarriors 117, Spurs 113
230
Heat-WizardsHeat 119, Wizards 107
226
Thunder-KnicksThunder 113, Knicks 112
225
Lakers-NetsLakers 116, Nets 104
220
Bulls-WolvesBulls 109, Wolves 101
210
2 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Thunder-KnicksThunder 113, Knicks 112
+1 OKC
Warriors-SpursWarriors 117, Spurs 113
+4 GSW
Bulls-WolvesBulls 109, Wolves 101
+8 CHI
Lakers-NetsLakers 116, Nets 104
+12 LAL
Clippers-HornetsClippers 130, Hornets 118
+12 LAC
Heat-WizardsHeat 119, Wizards 107
+12 MIA
Sixers-RaptorsSixers 135, Raptors 120
+15 PHI
Mavs-RocketsMavs 125, Rockets 107
+18 DAL
Jazz-KingsJazz 106, Kings 127
+21 SAC
Cavs-NuggetsCavs 101, Nuggets 130
+29 DEN
OKC erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Thunder-KnicksOKC won · Thunder 113, Knicks 112
10 pts
Warriors-SpursGSW won · Warriors 117, Spurs 113
8 pts
Mobley shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MobleyCLE · 23 PTS, 4 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
90% (9-10)
Grant WilliamsCHA · 18 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST
80% (8-10)
J-DubOKC · 33 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB, 2 STL
78% (14-18)
LeBronLAL · 40 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST
76% (13-17)
ADLAL · 24 PTS, 14 REB, 3 BLK
75% (9-12)
Final · Thunder-Knicks
Thunder 113Knicks 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder17332538113
Knicks22243927112
The story
Josh Giddey had a 16-13-12 triple-double as Oklahoma City beat New York 113-112

Isaiah Hartenstein led New York with 17 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST 16 PTS, 13 REB, 12 AST · 7-11 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

Down 10 after the third, the Thunder took the fourth 38-27.

OKC lead by quarter
200 −5+4−10+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Spurs
Warriors 117Spurs 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors27253728117
Spurs34262132113
The story
Draymond Green's 21 points and 11 assists carried Golden State past San Antonio, 117-113

For San Antonio, Tre Jones had 12 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB 21 PTS, 11 AST, 6 REB, 6 STL · 8-9 FG, 2-2 3PT

The swing

The Warriors trailed by 8 going into the third, then won it 37-21.

GSW lead by quarter
200 −7−8+8+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Victor Wembanyama was the fantasy play: 67.8 FPTS on 32 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST

Final · Mavs-Rockets
Mavs 125Rockets 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs36302534125
Rockets24212834107
The story
Dallas beat Houston 125-107 behind 24 points from Kyrie Irving

Aaron Holiday paced Houston: 16 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 24 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB · 9-19 FG, 4-9 3PT

The swing

A 36-24 first quarter did the most damage for the Mavericks.

DAL lead by quarter
300 +12+21+18+18 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.7Season avg18.8Last 5

18.8 points a game over his last five games, against 7.7 in 60 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 46 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.7Season avg14.3Last 3

14.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.7 in 48 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.1Season avg38Today

38 minutes today, against 16.1 a game in 70 earlier games. Line: 24 points, 1 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Luka Doncic leads the day with 47

Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 39, 27, 21, 37, 18, 34, 29, 28, 26, 47Mavs-Rockets · W
34.0 PPG season to date · +13.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: LeBron James CLE, May 9, 2009: 47 PTS · 12 REB · 8 AST
47 PTS · 12 REB · 7 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 28, 26, 26, 27, 31, 18, 26, 22, 12, 41Clippers-Hornets · W
22.6 PPG season to date · +18.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Anfernee Hardaway ORL, May 1, 1997: 41 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Season high41 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 31, 29, 18, 40, 25, 20, 26, 23, 16, 40Lakers-Nets · W
25.4 PPG season to date · +14.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Anthony Peeler VAN, Feb 4, 1997: 40 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Ties season high40 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Jalen WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 7, 27, 23, 18, 20, 18, 26, 23, 16, 33Thunder-Knicks · W
19.5 PPG season to date · +13.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Miles BridgesPoints, last 10 games: 24, 27, 17, 14, 16, 27, 13, 17, 22, 33Hornets-Clippers · L
21.3 PPG season to date · +11.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 15, 31, 27, 14, 25, 31, 17, 17, 23, 33Warriors-Spurs · W
26.6 PPG season to date · +6.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 1 REB · 8 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jalen GreenHOU+9.9 29.8 last 10 · 19.9 season
Gary Trent Jr.TOR+8.9 22.3 last 10 · 13.4 season
Ayo DosunmuCHI+7.2 19.1 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−9.5 6.4 last 10 · 15.9 season
Donovan MitchellCLE−6.9 19.9 last 10 · 26.8 season
Tim Hardaway Jr.DAL−6.4 8.7 last 10 · 15.1 season
Shaedon SharpePOR−6.2 9.7 last 10 · 15.9 season
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderOKC−5.3 25.0 last 10 · 30.3 season