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Saturday, March 11, 2023Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHI trailed HOU by 10 after the first quarter and won 119–111.

Final
NYK95
LAC106
Q1 LAC +1; Q2 LAC -2; Q3 LAC +2; Q4 LAC +11
Final
UTA119
CHA111
Q1 UTA +3; Q2 UTA +9; Q3 UTA +16; Q4 UTA +8
Final
IND121
DET115
Q1 IND +5; Q2 IND +12; Q3 IND 0; Q4 IND +6
Final · OT
MIA114
ORL126
Q1 ORL +10; Q2 ORL +3; Q3 ORL +3; Q4 ORL 0; OT1 ORL +12
Final
BOS134
ATL125
Q1 BOS -1; Q2 BOS +10; Q3 BOS +12; Q4 BOS +9
Final
CHI119
HOU111
Q1 CHI -10; Q2 CHI -1; Q3 CHI -8; Q4 CHI +8
Final
DAL108
MEM112
Q1 MEM +4; Q2 MEM +6; Q3 MEM -6; Q4 MEM +4
Final · OT
MIL116
GSW125
Q1 GSW +2; Q2 GSW +1; Q3 GSW +3; Q4 GSW 0; OT1 GSW +9
Final
OKC110
NOP96
Q1 OKC +10; Q2 OKC +19; Q3 OKC +15; Q4 OKC +14
Final
SAC128
PHX119
Q1 SAC -1; Q2 SAC +8; Q3 SAC +1; Q4 SAC +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 · 2021–22Mar 11, 2022: 10 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (LAL vs WAS), 50 points.
The lead · CHI @ HOU

Zach LaVine scores 36 as Chicago wins in Houston

Final: 119–111. Zach LaVine made 14 of 26 shots from the field.

Game flow · CHI 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 Q3Final0-10-1-8+8CHI AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
CHI22323332119
HOU32234016111
Who led
Zach LaVinePoints, last 10 games: 35, 18, 32, 27, 17, 41, 27, 42, 29, 36CHI36 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 16, 19, 17, 29, 13, 21, 31, 23, 17, 27CHI27 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Jabari Smith Jr.Points, last 10 games: 15, 13, 9, 8, 4, 12, 11, 15, 30, 20HOU20 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Jalen GreenPoints, last 10 games: 11, 29, 14, 17, 20, 12, 31, 25, 24, 18HOU18 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Ten games, by the margins

Closest finish: 4. Widest: OKC by 14.

MEM over DAL4IND over DET6UTA over CHA8CHI over HOU8BOS over ATL9GSW over MIL9SAC over PHX9LAC over NYK11ORL over MIA12OKC over NOP14Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+11.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.5Season avg19.6Last 5

19.6 points a game over his last five games, against 8.5 in 53 earlier games. Today: 37 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.4Season avg8.7Last 3

8.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.4 in 66 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.1Season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 12.1 a game in 32 earlier games. Line: 22 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Jimmy Butler leads the day with 38

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.
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 23, 28, 23, 16, 33, 15, 26, 28, 33, 38MIA @ ORL · L
22.6 PPG season to date · +15.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high38 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 18, 33, 16, 44, 33, 23, 21, 34, 24, 38LAC vs NYK · W
23.6 PPG season to date · +14.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Talen Horton-TuckerPoints, last 10 games: 7, 15, 9, 12, 16, 6, 11, 21, 23, 37UTA @ CHA · W
9.0 PPG season to date · +28.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 8 REB · 10 AST
Zach LaVinePoints, last 10 games: 35, 18, 32, 27, 17, 41, 27, 42, 29, 36CHI @ HOU · W
24.9 PPG season to date · +11.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 34, 35, 38, 29, 28, 21, 27, 40, 29, 36GSW vs MIL · W
29.8 PPG season to date · +6.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 19, 34, 34, 31, 23, 8, 25, 28, 28, 35ATL vs BOS · L
26.8 PPG season to date · +8.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 3 REB · 13 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
Mikal BridgesBKN+9.2 27.9 last 10 · 18.7 season
Jalen WilliamsOKC+6.8 20.1 last 10 · 13.3 season
Brook LopezMIL+6.0 21.3 last 10 · 15.3 season
De'Aaron FoxSAC+5.5 30.9 last 10 · 25.4 season
Zach LaVineCHI+5.5 30.4 last 10 · 24.9 season
Cold
Bol BolORL−5.8 3.5 last 10 · 9.3 season
Marcus MorrisLAC−5.3 6.4 last 10 · 11.7 season
Giannis AntetokounmpoMIL−5.2 26.0 last 10 · 31.2 season
Tre JonesSAS−4.8 7.8 last 10 · 12.6 season
Kyle LowryMIA−4.7 7.3 last 10 · 12.0 season