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Saturday, April 1, 2023Regular season · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NOP trailed LAC by 10 after the first quarter and won 122–114.

Final
DAL122
MIA129
Q1 MIA +13; Q2 MIA +12; Q3 MIA +6; Q4 MIA +7
Final
LAC114
NOP122
Q1 NOP -10; Q2 NOP -1; Q3 NOP +1; Q4 NOP +8
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 · 2021–22Apr 1, 2022: 10 games. Top scorer: Robert Covington (LAC @ MIL), 43 points.
The lead · LAC @ NOP

Brandon Ingram goes for 36 in New Orleans win over Clippers

New Orleans won 122–114. Kawhi Leonard scored 40 for Clippers in the loss.

Game flow · NOP 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+1+8NOP AHEAD ↑LAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
LAC31253424114
NOP21343631122
Who led
Brandon IngramPoints, last 10 games: 22, 31, 26, 32, 30, 32, 29, 26, 31, 36NOP36 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Jonas ValanciunasPoints, last 10 games: 10, 22, 21, 19, 20, 17, 10, 11, 15, 23NOP23 PTS · 12 REB · 0 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 24, 38, 30, 24, 21, 32, 12, 22, 12, 40LAC40 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 15, 14, 9, 15, 24, 14, 12, 36, 4, 24LAC24 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
Second story · DAL @ MIA

Miami never trails at a break against Dallas

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 129–122. Jimmy Butler led Miami with 35 points, 3 rebounds and 12 assists.

Top-scorer duel · MIA vs DAL
Jimmy Butler · MIALuka Doncic · DALPTS3542REB310AST128Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+6.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.9Season avg20.6Last 5

20.6 points a game over his last five games, against 13.9 in 74 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.1Season avg12.3Last 3

12.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.1 in 64 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.9Season avg29Today

29 minutes today, against 12.9 a game in 12 earlier games. Line: 20 points, 8 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Luka Doncic leads the day with 42

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: 42, 34, 29, 15, 30, 34, 40, 25, 24, 42DAL @ MIA · L
32.9 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Dwyane Wade MIA, Dec 11, 2005: 41 PTS · 10 REB · 8 AST
42 PTS · 10 REB · 8 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 24, 38, 30, 24, 21, 32, 12, 22, 12, 40LAC @ NOP · L
23.7 PPG season to date · +16.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Karl Malone UTA, Nov 20, 1999: 40 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
40 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Brandon IngramPoints, last 10 games: 22, 31, 26, 32, 30, 32, 29, 26, 31, 36NOP vs LAC · W
24.5 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 33, 38, 24, 23, 24, 26, 35, 18, 12, 35MIA vs DAL · W
22.8 PPG season to date · +12.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 3 REB · 12 AST
Tim Hardaway Jr.Points, last 10 games: 24, 17, 23, 5, 12, 2, 15, 13, 21, 31DAL @ MIA · L
14.3 PPG season to date · +16.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 15, 14, 9, 15, 24, 14, 12, 36, 4, 24LAC @ NOP · L
15.7 PPG season to date · +8.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 3 REB · 10 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+9.4 29.5 last 10 · 20.1 season
Shaedon SharpePOR+9.1 18.3 last 10 · 9.2 season
Corey KispertWAS+6.5 17.1 last 10 · 10.6 season
Zach CollinsSAS+6.4 17.8 last 10 · 11.4 season
Andrew NembhardIND+6.4 15.6 last 10 · 9.2 season
Cold
Bol BolORL−5.7 3.3 last 10 · 9.0 season
Marcus MorrisLAC−5.3 5.9 last 10 · 11.2 season
Mason PlumleeLAC−5.2 5.8 last 10 · 11.0 season
LeBron JamesLAL−4.9 24.1 last 10 · 29.0 season
Anfernee SimonsPOR−4.8 16.3 last 10 · 21.1 season