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Saturday, March 3, 2012Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: WAS trailed CLE by 9 after the first quarter and won 101–98.

Final · Box score
Thunder90
Hawks97
Q1 ATL +3; Q2 ATL +6; Q3 ATL +1; Q4 ATL +7
Final · Box score
Bucks98
Magic114
Q1 ORL +15; Q2 ORL +1; Q3 ORL +5; Q4 ORL +16
Final · Box score
Cavs98
Wizards101
Q1 WAS -9; Q2 WAS -5; Q3 Wizards 0; Q4 WAS +3
Final · Box score
Pistons83
Grizzlies100
Q1 Grizzlies 0; Q2 MEM -1; Q3 MEM -1; Q4 MEM +17
Final · Box score
Pacers102
Hornets84
Q1 IND +2; Q2 IND +17; Q3 IND +25; Q4 IND +18
Final · Box score
Jazz96
Mavs102
Q1 DAL +4; Q2 DAL +7; Q3 DAL +19; Q4 DAL +6
Final · Box score
Wolves122
Blazers110
Q1 MIN +12; Q2 MIN +1; Q3 MIN +2; Q4 MIN +12
On this day · 2010–11Mar 3, 2011: 2 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (Heat-Magic), 29 points.
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The lead · Cavs-Wizards

Jordan Crawford scores 31, Washington holds off Cleveland

Kevin Love goes for 42 points

Game flow · WAS margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-50+3WAS AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs3322232098
Wizards24262823101
Who led
Jordan CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 6, 4, 21, 12, 21, 20, 32, 19, 18, 31WAS31 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
John WallPoints, last 10 games: 15, 9, 29, 18, 24, 10, 21, 19, 33, 24WAS24 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 13, 13, 21, 32, 22, 8, 23, 22, 29CLE29 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 20, 16, 22, 17, 23, 25, 6, 24, 22, 20CLE20 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
Second story · Pistons-Grizzlies

Memphis makes it four straight

Memphis beat Detroit 100–83 and moved to 22–15. Marc Gasol led Memphis with 17 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists.

Streak strip · MEM
Lvs UTA88–98Wvs HOU93–83W@ NJN105–100Wvs DEN103–102Wvs GSW104–103L@ HOU93–97Wvs PHI89–76Wvs DAL96–85W@ TOR102–99Wvs DET100–83
Lead changes
Wolves-Blazers13
Bucks-Magic12
Pistons-Grizzlies10
Cavs-Wizards8
Pacers-Hornets8
Thunder-Hawks5
Jazz-Mavs4
The night in charts
Wolves-Blazers combined for 232, 20 more than any other game
Points by game
Wolves-BlazersWolves 122, Blazers 110
232
Bucks-MagicBucks 98, Magic 114
212
Cavs-WizardsCavs 98, Wizards 101
199
Jazz-MavsJazz 96, Mavs 102
198
Thunder-HawksThunder 90, Hawks 97
187
Pacers-HornetsPacers 102, Hornets 84
186
Pistons-GrizzliesPistons 83, Grizzlies 100
183
WAS won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Cavs-WizardsCavs 98, Wizards 101
+3 WAS
Jazz-MavsJazz 96, Mavs 102
+6 DAL
Thunder-HawksThunder 90, Hawks 97
+7 ATL
Wolves-BlazersWolves 122, Blazers 110
+12 MIN
Bucks-MagicBucks 98, Magic 114
+16 ORL
Pistons-GrizzliesPistons 83, Grizzlies 100
+17 MEM
Pacers-HornetsPacers 102, Hornets 84
+18 IND
WAS rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Cavs-WizardsWAS won · Cavs 98, Wizards 101
9 pts
Pistons-GrizzliesMEM won · Pistons 83, Grizzlies 100
1 pt
Webster shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
WebsterMIN · 21 PTS, 8 REB, 2 BLK, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
DirkDAL · 40 PTS, 6 REB, 1 STL
67% (14-21)
MillsapUTA · 24 PTS, 6 REB, 4 STL, 2 AST
65% (11-17)
DwightORL · 28 PTS, 14 REB, 4 STL, 1 BLK
65% (11-17)
PrinceDET · 13 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB
60% (6-10)
Final · Cavs-Wizards
Cavs 98Wizards 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs3322232098
Wizards24262823101
The story
John Wall had 24 points as Washington beat Cleveland 101-98

Kyrie Irving led Cleveland with 20 PTS, 6 AST 24 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST · 8-17 FG

The swing

Down 5 after the second, the Wizards took the third 28-23.

WAS lead by quarter
200 −9−50+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Antawn Jamison led the game in fantasy with 64.8 FPTS (29 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST)

Final · Jazz-Mavs
Jazz 96Mavs 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz2016194196
Mavs24193128102
The story
Dirk Nowitzki's 40 points carried Dallas past Utah, 102-96

For Utah, Paul Millsap had 24 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 40 PTS, 6 REB · 14-21 FG, 3-8 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 31-19, was where the Mavericks built it.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +4+7+19+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Blazers
Wolves 122Blazers 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves40212338122
Blazers28322228110
The story
Minnesota beat Portland 122-110 behind 21 points from Martell Webster

Nicolas Batum paced Portland: 29 PTS, 3 REB 21 PTS, 8 REB · 7-10 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

A 40-28 first quarter did the most damage for the Timberwolves.

MIN lead by quarter
200 +12+1+2+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.8Season avg24.0Last 5

24.0 points a game over his last five games, against 12.8 in 35 earlier games. Today: 31 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.5Season avg14.3Last 3

14.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.5 in 17 earlier games. Today: 1 points in 21 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.2Season avg31Today

31 minutes today, against 12.2 a game in 17 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 7 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Love leads the day with 42

Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 32, 19, 30, 33, 20, 22, 10, 10, 23, 42Wolves-Blazers · W
25.0 PPG season to date · +17.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Juwan Howard WSB, Apr 19, 1996: 42 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Season high42 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 22, 12, 28, 34, 26, 25, 24, 1, 19, 40Mavs-Jazz · W
19.7 PPG season to date · +20.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: David West NOH, Nov 16, 2007: 40 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Season high40 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 21, 33, 23, 51, 31, 28, 33, 23, 38, 35Thunder-Hawks · L
28.2 PPG season to date · +7.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Jordan CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 6, 4, 21, 12, 21, 20, 32, 19, 18, 31Wizards-Cavs · W
13.3 PPG season to date · +18.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Josh SmithPoints, last 10 games: 8, 15, 30, 14, 17, 13, 22, 14, 24, 30Hawks-Thunder · W
16.6 PPG season to date · +13.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high30 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 13, 13, 21, 32, 22, 8, 23, 22, 29Cavs-Wizards · L
17.7 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jeremy LinNYK+6.8 21.4 last 10 · 14.6 season
Ersan IlyasovaMIL+5.7 16.7 last 10 · 11.0 season
Nicolas BatumPOR+5.2 19.5 last 10 · 14.3 season
Jordan CrawfordWAS+5.1 18.4 last 10 · 13.3 season
Isaiah ThomasSAC+5.0 14.8 last 10 · 9.8 season
Cold
LaMarcus AldridgePOR−4.5 17.4 last 10 · 21.9 season
Byron MullensCHA−4.5 4.7 last 10 · 9.2 season
Carmelo AnthonyNYK−4.3 17.2 last 10 · 21.5 season
Stephen JacksonMIL−3.9 6.6 last 10 · 10.5 season
Evan TurnerPHI−3.9 4.0 last 10 · 7.9 season