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Friday, March 24, 2017Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed MIN by 13 at halftime and won 130–119.

Final
CLE112
CHA105
Q1 CLE +2; Q2 CLE +6; Q3 CLE +5; Q4 CLE +7
Final
DEN125
IND117
Q1 DEN +8; Q2 DEN +11; Q3 DEN +19; Q4 DEN +8
Final
DET87
ORL115
Q1 ORL +4; Q2 ORL +18; Q3 ORL +30; Q4 ORL +28
Final
BKN108
WAS129
Q1 WAS +9; Q2 WAS +21; Q3 WAS +16; Q4 WAS +21
Final
PHX120
BOS130
Q1 BOS +13; Q2 BOS +23; Q3 BOS +17; Q4 BOS +10
Final
PHI117
CHI107
Q1 PHI -4; Q2 PHI +13; Q3 PHI +22; Q4 PHI +10
Final
NOP107
HOU117
Q1 HOU -5; Q2 HOU -1; Q3 HOU +1; Q4 HOU +10
Final
ATL97
MIL100
Q1 MIL +8; Q2 MIL +2; Q3 MIL -2; Q4 MIL +3
Final
SAC100
GSW114
Q1 GSW +7; Q2 GSW +7; Q3 GSW +20; Q4 GSW +14
Final · OT
MIN119
LAL130
Q1 LAL -1; Q2 LAL -13; Q3 LAL -8; Q4 LAL 0; OT1 LAL +11
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
On this day · 2015–16Mar 24, 2016: 5 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (CLE @ BKN), 30 points.
The lead · MIN @ LAL

Jordan Clarkson scores 35, Lakers win in overtime

Tied 109–109 after regulation. Final: 130–119. Andrew Wiggins scored 36 for Minnesota in the loss.

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (5 points, including overtime), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-1-13-80+11LAL AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
MIN2740212110119
LAL2628262921130
Who led
Jordan ClarksonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 22, 19, 30, 19, 18, 21, 19, 5, 35LAL35 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Julius RandlePoints, last 10 games: 5, 13, 13, 21, 7, 32, 4, 10, 19, 23LAL23 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Andrew WigginsPoints, last 10 games: 17, 20, 24, 11, 15, 21, 26, 25, 22, 36MIN36 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 24, 29, 23, 35, 39, 17, 31, 33, 25, 25MIN25 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Ten games, by the margins

Closest finish: 3. Widest: Orlando by 28.

MIL over ATL3CLE over CHA7DEN over IND8BOS over PHX10PHI over CHI10HOU over NOP10LAL over MIN11GSW over SAC14WAS over BKN21ORL over DET28Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+7.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.8Season avg15.4Last 5

15.4 points a game over his last five games, against 7.8 in 22 earlier games. Today: 10 points in 27 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.5Season avg11.4Last 3

11.4 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.5 in 63 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.5Season avg34.2Today

34 minutes today, against 14.5 a game in 51 earlier games. Line: 3 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Devin Booker leads the day with 70

Sparkline: points in his last 10 games, tonight in pink. Black tag: most points in a game this season to date, or in his career when his whole career is in our box scores (after 5+ games). Plus/minus: points tonight against his average before tonight.
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 16, 25, 23, 36, 28, 19, 10, 11, 28, 70PHX @ BOS · L
21.6 PPG season to date · +49.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Damian Lillard POR, Feb 26, 2023: 71 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Career high70 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 33, 39, 35, 19, 38, 18, 41, 40, 39, 38HOU vs NOP · W
29.5 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 7 REB · 17 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 21, 16, 5, 23, 14, 28, 23, 37, 16, 36CHI vs PHI · L
23.6 PPG season to date · +12.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 7 REB · 11 AST
Andrew WigginsPoints, last 10 games: 17, 20, 24, 11, 15, 21, 26, 25, 22, 36MIN @ LAL · L
23.1 PPG season to date · +13.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Jordan ClarksonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 22, 19, 30, 19, 18, 21, 19, 5, 35LAL vs MIN · W
14.8 PPG season to date · +20.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high35 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 32, 21, 18, 18, 16, 26, 9, 22, 32, 34MIL vs ATL · W
23.1 PPG season to date · +11.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 13 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Points per game in each player's last 10 games minus his season average through tonight. Regular season, players with 20+ games and 20+ minutes a game.
Hot
Dario SaricPHI+7.9 20.7 last 10 · 12.8 season
Ricky RubioMIN+6.5 16.8 last 10 · 10.3 season
Brandon IngramLAL+5.8 14.8 last 10 · 9.0 season
Buddy HieldSAC+5.8 15.6 last 10 · 9.8 season
Jordan ClarksonLAL+5.4 20.2 last 10 · 14.8 season
Cold
Lou WilliamsHOU−6.0 11.7 last 10 · 17.7 season
Wesley MatthewsDAL−5.8 8.2 last 10 · 14.0 season
Zach LaVineMIN−5.4 13.5 last 10 · 18.9 season
Emmanuel MudiayDEN−5.0 6.0 last 10 · 11.0 season
Carmelo AnthonyNYK−5.0 17.7 last 10 · 22.7 season