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Monday, April 1, 2024Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MEM trailed DET by 13 at halftime and won 110–108.

Final · Box score
Celtics118
Hornets104
Q1 BOS -2; Q2 BOS +6; Q3 BOS +16; Q4 BOS +14
Final · Box score
Grizzlies110
Pistons108
Q1 MEM -7; Q2 MEM -13; Q3 MEM -5; Q4 MEM +2
Final · Box score
Nets111
Pacers133
Q1 IND +16; Q2 IND +28; Q3 IND +31; Q4 IND +22
Final · Box score
Blazers103
Magic104
Q1 ORL -1; Q2 ORL +7; Q3 ORL +10; Q4 ORL +1
Final · Box score
Hawks113
Bulls101
Q1 ATL +2; Q2 ATL +8; Q3 ATL +16; Q4 ATL +12
Final · Box score
Suns124
Pelicans111
Q1 PHX +18; Q2 PHX +20; Q3 PHX +13; Q4 PHX +13
On this day · 2022–23Apr 1, 2023: 2 games. Top scorer: Luka Doncic (Mavs-Heat), 42 points.
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The lead · Grizzlies-Pistons

Jaren Jackson Jr. scores 40, Memphis holds off Detroit

Devin Booker goes for 52 points

Game flow · MEM margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-13-5+2MEM AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies22224125110
Pistons29283318108
Who led
Jaren Jackson Jr.Points, last 10 games: 21, 16, 19, 25, 28, 28, 11, 17, 4, 40MEM40 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Luke KennardPoints, last 10 games: 11, 5, 25, 15, 3, 13, 17, 9, 9, 19MEM19 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Cade CunninghamPoints, last 10 games: 33, 22, 19, 11, 17, 23, 15, 32, 33, 36DET36 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Jaden IveyPoints, last 10 games: 14, 14, 10, 21, 15, 16, 16, 9, 13, 20DET20 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Second story · Celtics-Hornets

Charlotte's skid reaches three

Boston won 118–104; the Hornets fall to 18–57. Jayson Tatum led Boston with 25 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists.

Streak strip · CHA
W@ MEM110–98Lvs PHX96–107L@ PHI98–109L@ ORL92–112L@ ATL91–132L@ CLE92–115Wvs CLE118–111Lvs GSW97–115Lvs LAC118–130Lvs BOS104–118
Lead changes
Blazers-Magic12
Hawks-Bulls11
Grizzlies-Pistons7
Celtics-Hornets6
Suns-Pelicans5
Nets-Pacers1
The night in charts
Nets-Pacers combined for 244, 9 more than any other game
Points by game
Nets-PacersNets 111, Pacers 133
244
Suns-PelicansSuns 124, Pelicans 111
235
Celtics-HornetsCeltics 118, Hornets 104
222
Grizzlies-PistonsGrizzlies 110, Pistons 108
218
Hawks-BullsHawks 113, Bulls 101
214
Blazers-MagicBlazers 103, Magic 104
207
2 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Blazers-MagicBlazers 103, Magic 104
+1 ORL
Grizzlies-PistonsGrizzlies 110, Pistons 108
+2 MEM
Hawks-BullsHawks 113, Bulls 101
+12 ATL
Suns-PelicansSuns 124, Pelicans 111
+13 PHX
Celtics-HornetsCeltics 118, Hornets 104
+14 BOS
Nets-PacersNets 111, Pacers 133
+22 IND
MEM erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Grizzlies-PistonsMEM won · Grizzlies 110, Pistons 108
13 pts
Celtics-HornetsBOS won · Celtics 118, Hornets 104
2 pts
Blazers-MagicORL won · Blazers 103, Magic 104
1 pt
Watford shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
WatfordBKN · 21 PTS, 2 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
HauserBOS · 25 PTS, 5 REB
69% (9-13)
BookerPHX · 52 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB, 1 BLK
68% (19-28)
Jalen SmithIND · 17 PTS, 10 REB, 1 BLK
64% (7-11)
Grant WilliamsCHA · 23 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST
63% (10-16)
Final · Blazers-Magic
Blazers 103Magic 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers23252530103
Magic22332821104
The story
Jalen Suggs' 15 points carried Orlando past Portland, 104-103

For Portland, Jabari Walker had 18 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST 15 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB · 5-8 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The Magic trailed by 1 going into the second, then won it 33-25.

ORL lead by quarter
200 −1+7+10+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Dalano Banton was the fantasy play: 55.5 FPTS on 26 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST

Final · Grizzlies-Pistons
Grizzlies 110Pistons 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies22224125110
Pistons29283318108
The story
Cade Cunningham had 36 points and 8 assists in a 110-108 loss to Memphis

Luke Kennard led Memphis with 19 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB 36 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB · 13-22 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

Down 13 after the second, the Grizzlies took the third 41-33.

MEM lead by quarter
200 −7−13−5+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Pelicans
Suns 124Pelicans 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns46282921124
Pelicans28263621111
The story
Phoenix beat New Orleans 124-111 behind 19 points and 19 rebounds from Jusuf Nurkic

Zion Williamson paced New Orleans: 30 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB 19 PTS, 19 REB, 4 AST · 5-11 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

A 46-28 first quarter did the most damage for the Suns.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +18+20+13+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+13.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.0Season avg22.2Last 5

22.2 points a game over his last five games, against 9.0 in 46 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.6Season avg21.7Last 3

21.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.6 in 56 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.1Season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 12.1 a game in 55 earlier games. Line: 21 points, 2 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Devin Booker leads the day with 52

Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 23, 21, 23, 18, 30, 32, 36, 17, 14, 52Suns-Pelicans · W
27.4 PPG season to date · +25.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: James Harden HOU, Dec 20, 2017: 51 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
52 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Jaren Jackson Jr.Points, last 10 games: 21, 16, 19, 25, 28, 28, 11, 17, 4, 40Grizzlies-Pistons · W
22.3 PPG season to date · +18.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Michael Jordan CHI, Apr 4, 1996: 40 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
40 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Cade CunninghamPoints, last 10 games: 33, 22, 19, 11, 17, 23, 15, 32, 33, 36Pistons-Grizzlies · L
22.7 PPG season to date · +13.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 21, 13, 28, 16, 28, 27, 27, 31, 27, 31Bulls-Hawks · L
23.6 PPG season to date · +7.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Zion WilliamsonPoints, last 10 games: 34, 26, 28, 20, 4, 36, 29, 28, 25, 30Pelicans-Suns · L
22.9 PPG season to date · +7.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Tyrese HaliburtonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 14, 14, 20, 26, 12, 21, 13, 21, 27Pacers-Nets · W
20.4 PPG season to date · +6.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 13 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+6.6 18.6 last 10 · 12.0 season
Sam HauserBOS+6.5 15.3 last 10 · 8.8 season
Deandre AytonPOR+6.0 21.9 last 10 · 15.9 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
Kevin DurantPHX−6.0 21.5 last 10 · 27.5 season