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Sunday, March 6, 2022Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 10 points, by DEN (vs NOP) and HOU (vs MEM).

Final
BKN120
BOS126
Q1 BOS -5; Q2 BOS -2; Q3 BOS -1; Q4 BOS +6
Final
PHX122
MIL132
Q1 MIL -3; Q2 MIL -3; Q3 MIL +1; Q4 MIL +10
Final
IND123
WAS133
Q1 WAS +4; Q2 WAS -4; Q3 WAS +9; Q4 WAS +10
Final
MEM112
HOU123
Q1 HOU -7; Q2 HOU -10; Q3 HOU 0; Q4 HOU +11
Final
UTA116
OKC103
Q1 UTA +9; Q2 UTA +16; Q3 UTA +15; Q4 UTA +13
Final
TOR96
CLE104
Q1 CLE +1; Q2 CLE +13; Q3 CLE +11; Q4 CLE +8
Final · OT
NOP130
DEN138
Q1 DEN +16; Q2 DEN +5; Q3 DEN -10; Q4 DEN 0; OT1 DEN +8
Final
NYK116
LAC93
Q1 NYK +3; Q2 NYK +19; Q3 NYK +12; Q4 NYK +23
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
The lead · NOP @ DEN

Nikola Jokic scores 46 as Denver beats New Orleans

Denver won 138–130. Nikola Jokic: 46 points, 12 rebounds, 11 assists. Brandon Ingram scored 38 for New Orleans in the loss.

Game flow · DEN 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.
-25-15-5+5+15+25OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0+16+5-100+8DEN AHEAD ↑NOP AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
NOP193837306130
DEN3527224014138
Who led
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 21, 23, 28, 26, 35, 25, 18, 8, 22, 46DEN46 PTS · 12 REB · 11 AST
Aaron GordonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 13, 10, 10, 12, 23, 14, 9, 12, 28DEN28 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Brandon IngramPoints, last 10 games: 15, 22, 10, 18, 12, 28, 19, 33, 29, 38NOP38 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 15, 36, 23, 30, 38, 32, 22, 17, 24, 24NOP24 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+10.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
17.1Season avg27.2Last 5

27.2 points a game over his last five games, against 17.1 in 59 earlier games. Today: 23 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−19.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.1Season avg5.3Last 3

5.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.1 in 53 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.3Season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 17.3 a game in 47 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 11 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · MEM @ HOU

Houston climbs back to beat Memphis

Memphis led by 10 at the half. Houston won it 123–112. Kevin Porter Jr. led Houston with 29 points, 2 rebounds and 5 assists.

Top-scorer duel · HOU vs MEM
Kevin Porter Jr. · HOUDesmond Bane · MEMPTS2928REB22AST53Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Top performances

Jayson Tatum leads the day with 54

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.
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 24, 38, 28, 22, 30, 26, 24, 33, 37, 54BOS vs BKN · W
26.5 PPG season to date · +28.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Allen Iverson PHI, May 9, 2001: 54 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Season high54 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 21, 23, 28, 26, 35, 25, 18, 8, 22, 46DEN vs NOP · W
25.8 PPG season to date · +20.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Cade Cunningham DET, Nov 10, 2025: 46 PTS · 12 REB · 11 AST
46 PTS · 12 REB · 11 AST
Khris MiddletonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 21, 16, 19, 19, 25, 19, 26, 22, 44MIL vs PHX · W
20.2 PPG season to date · +24.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Danny Granger IND, Mar 26, 2010: 44 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Season high44 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Brandon IngramPoints, last 10 games: 15, 22, 10, 18, 12, 28, 19, 33, 29, 38NOP @ DEN · L
22.8 PPG season to date · +15.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 28, 26, 39, 29, 28, 28, 27, 12, 31, 37BKN @ BOS · L
29.5 PPG season to date · +7.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Bojan BogdanovicPoints, last 10 games: 20, 23, 7, 22, 15, 18, 11, 18, 5, 35UTA @ OKC · W
17.8 PPG season to date · +17.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 5 REB · 3 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
Anfernee SimonsPOR+7.5 24.8 last 10 · 17.3 season
Bruce BrownBKN+6.5 13.9 last 10 · 7.4 season
RJ BarrettNYK+6.5 25.5 last 10 · 19.0 season
Luka DoncicDAL+6.2 34.0 last 10 · 27.8 season
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderOKC+5.9 29.9 last 10 · 24.0 season
Cold
Patty MillsBKN−4.9 7.7 last 10 · 12.6 season
OG AnunobyTOR−4.8 12.7 last 10 · 17.5 season
Devonte' GrahamNOP−4.7 7.9 last 10 · 12.6 season
Nickeil Alexander-WalkerUTA−4.7 7.3 last 10 · 12.0 season
Anthony EdwardsMIN−4.6 16.8 last 10 · 21.4 season