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Wednesday, March 16, 2022Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed BKN by 12 after three quarters and won 113–111.

Final
ATL106
CHA116
Q1 CHA -4; Q2 CHA -5; Q3 CHA 0; Q4 CHA +10
Final
PHI118
CLE114
Q1 PHI +7; Q2 PHI +13; Q3 PHI -5; Q4 PHI +4
Final
DEN127
WAS109
Q1 DEN +6; Q2 DEN +21; Q3 DEN +23; Q4 DEN +18
Final
DAL113
BKN111
Q1 DAL -7; Q2 DAL -3; Q3 DAL -12; Q4 DAL +2
Final
POR98
NYK128
Q1 NYK +8; Q2 NYK +11; Q3 NYK +20; Q4 NYK +30
Final
PHX129
HOU112
Q1 PHX +4; Q2 PHX +1; Q3 PHX +13; Q4 PHX +17
Final
LAL104
MIN124
Q1 MIN +14; Q2 MIN +21; Q3 MIN +9; Q4 MIN +20
Final
OKC120
SAS122
Q1 SAS +8; Q2 SAS +12; Q3 SAS +7; Q4 SAS +2
Final
CHI110
UTA125
Q1 UTA 0; Q2 UTA +5; Q3 UTA +8; Q4 UTA +15
Final
BOS110
GSW88
Q1 BOS +6; Q2 BOS +16; Q3 BOS +10; Q4 BOS +22
Final
MIL135
SAC126
Q1 MIL -3; Q2 MIL +7; Q3 MIL +9; Q4 MIL +9
Final
TOR103
LAC100
Q1 TOR +2; Q2 TOR +10; Q3 TOR +4; Q4 TOR +3
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 16, 2021: 7 games. Top scorer: Damian Lillard (POR vs NOP), 50 points.
The lead · DAL @ BKN

Luka Doncic scores 37 as Dallas wins in Brooklyn

Final: 113–111. Luka Doncic made 14 of 26 shots from the field.

Game flow · DAL 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 Q3Final0-7-3-12+2DAL AHEAD ↑BKN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
DAL23352134113
BKN30313020111
Who led
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 49, 23, 34, 25, 41, 35, 31, 30, 26, 37DAL37 PTS · 9 REB · 9 AST
Spencer DinwiddiePoints, last 10 games: 20, 24, 14, 17, 36, 23, 13, 16, 18, 22DAL22 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 28, 27, 12, 31, 37, 14, 25, 53, 19, 23BKN23 PTS · 6 REB · 10 AST
Goran DragicPoints, last 10 games: 6, 6, 10, 9, 7, 5, 3, 7, 0, 21BKN21 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Four games go down to the wire

Four of 12 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: New York by 30.

DAL over BKN2SAS over OKC2TOR over LAC3PHI over CLE4MIL over SAC9CHA over ATL10UTA over CHI15PHX over HOU17DEN over WAS18MIN over LAL20BOS over GSW22NYK over POR30Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+12.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.6Season avg18.6Last 5

18.6 points a game over his last five games, against 6.6 in 41 earlier games. Today: 11 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.4Season avg7.7Last 3

7.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.4 in 40 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
6.3Season avg23Today

23 minutes today, against 6.3 a game in 27 earlier games. Line: 2 points, 5 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Luka Doncic leads the day with 37

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.
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 49, 23, 34, 25, 41, 35, 31, 30, 26, 37DAL @ BKN · W
28.2 PPG season to date · +9.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 9 REB · 9 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 26, 37, 14, 24, 17, 16, 24, 25, 29, 37UTA vs CHI · W
25.7 PPG season to date · +11.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 29, 26, 28, 34, 19, 39, 43, 31, 30, 36MIL @ SAC · W
29.8 PPG season to date · +6.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 26, 24, 25, 30, 30, 23, 22, 30, 27, 36PHX @ HOU · W
25.8 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 34, 37, 27, 22, 22, 43, 27, 35, 34, 35PHI @ CLE · W
29.9 PPG season to date · +5.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 17 REB · 5 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 36, 37, 29, 33, 33, 33, 8, 31, 32, 34OKC @ SAS · L
24.3 PPG season to date · +9.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 6 REB · 8 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
RJ BarrettNYK+7.4 26.9 last 10 · 19.5 season
De'Aaron FoxSAC+7.0 30.2 last 10 · 23.2 season
Spencer DinwiddieDAL+6.5 20.3 last 10 · 13.8 season
Lonnie Walker IVSAS+6.4 18.8 last 10 · 12.4 season
Cold
Anthony EdwardsMIN−7.0 14.0 last 10 · 21.0 season
Nickeil Alexander-WalkerUTA−7.0 4.4 last 10 · 11.4 season
Richaun HolmesSAC−5.5 4.9 last 10 · 10.4 season
Shake MiltonPHI−5.0 3.3 last 10 · 8.3 season
OG AnunobyTOR−4.8 12.7 last 10 · 17.5 season