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Saturday, March 12, 2022Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIN trailed MIA by 12 at halftime and won 113–104.

Final
CLE91
CHI101
Q1 CHI +2; Q2 CHI +11; Q3 CHI +11; Q4 CHI +10
Final
MIN113
MIA104
Q1 MIN +5; Q2 MIN -12; Q3 MIN +3; Q4 MIN +9
Final
IND119
SAS108
Q1 IND +8; Q2 IND +7; Q3 IND +15; Q4 IND +11
Final
MIL109
GSW122
Q1 GSW 0; Q2 GSW +9; Q3 GSW +19; Q4 GSW +13
Final
TOR127
DEN115
Q1 TOR +3; Q2 TOR +2; Q3 TOR -6; Q4 TOR +12
Final
SAC125
UTA134
Q1 UTA -5; Q2 UTA +4; Q3 UTA +12; Q4 UTA +9
Final
WAS118
POR127
Q1 POR +12; Q2 POR +18; Q3 POR +12; Q4 POR +9
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 · 2020–21Mar 12, 2021: 7 games. Top scorer: Zach LaVine (CHI vs MIA), 30 points.
The lead · MIN @ MIA

Minnesota fights back from 12 down against Miami

Final: 113–104, after trailing by 12 at the half. Jaylen Nowell led Minnesota with 16 points, 0 rebounds and 1 assist.

Game flow · MIN margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+5-12+3+9MIN AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MIN30253424113
MIA25421918104
Who led
Jaylen NowellPoints, last 10 games: 5, 0, 5, 5, 7, 22, 6, 6, 12, 16MIN16 PTS · 0 REB · 1 AST
Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 31, 37, 9, 6, 5, 15, 17, 16, 25, 15MIN15 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Tyler HerroPoints, last 10 games: 25, 27, 20, 30, 27, 21, 31, 17, 22, 30MIA30 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Bam AdebayoPoints, last 10 games: 16, 36, 15, 18, 30, 6, 18, 17, 30, 19MIA19 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Seven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 9. Widest: Golden State by 13.

MIN over MIA9UTA over SAC9POR over WAS9CHI over CLE10IND over SAS11TOR over DEN12GSW over MIL13Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+11.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
5.7Season avg17.0Last 5

17.0 points a game over his last five games, against 5.7 in 39 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.3Season avg14.7Last 3

14.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.3 in 65 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.4Season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 13.4 a game in 55 earlier games. Line: 20 points, 12 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Jordan Clarkson leads the day with 45

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.
Jordan ClarksonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 13, 22, 14, 10, 20, 19, 8, 17, 45UTA vs SAC · W
15.9 PPG season to date · +29.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Jerry Stackhouse DET, Jan 4, 2001: 46 PTS · 0 REB · 2 AST
Career high45 PTS · 0 REB · 2 AST
Josh HartPoints, last 10 games: 13, 23, 27, 22, 12, 11, 10, 6, 5, 44POR vs WAS · W
14.2 PPG season to date · +30.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: LeBron James CLE, Jun 4, 2015: 44 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Career high44 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
De'Aaron FoxPoints, last 10 games: 33, 20, 26, 29, 25, 26, 44, 24, 32, 41SAC @ UTA · L
23.0 PPG season to date · +18.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Darius Garland LAC, Mar 21, 2026: 41 PTS · 3 REB · 11 AST
41 PTS · 3 REB · 11 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 33, 7, 16, 18, 16, 7, 20, 18, 38GSW vs MIL · W
17.7 PPG season to date · +21.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high38 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Pascal SiakamPoints, last 10 games: 8, 14, 8, 18, 28, 34, 24, 20, 25, 33TOR @ DEN · W
21.8 PPG season to date · +11.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 50, 32, 29, 26, 28, 34, 19, 39, 43, 31MIL @ GSW · L
29.7 PPG season to date · +1.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 8 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
De'Aaron FoxSAC+7.0 30.0 last 10 · 23.0 season
Lonnie Walker IVSAS+6.3 18.4 last 10 · 12.1 season
Darius GarlandCLE+6.3 27.4 last 10 · 21.1 season
RJ BarrettNYK+6.3 25.5 last 10 · 19.2 season
Cold
Nickeil Alexander-WalkerUTA−6.6 5.0 last 10 · 11.6 season
Tobias HarrisPHI−5.6 12.3 last 10 · 17.9 season
Mike ConleyUTA−5.5 7.7 last 10 · 13.2 season
OG AnunobyTOR−4.8 12.7 last 10 · 17.5 season
Richaun HolmesSAC−4.7 6.0 last 10 · 10.7 season