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Sunday, March 4, 2012Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: TOR trailed GSW by 9 at halftime and won 83–75.

Final · OT · Box score
Knicks111
Celtics115
Q1 BOS -2; Q2 BOS -5; Q3 BOS +8; Q4 Celtics 0; OT1 BOS +4
Final · Box score
Heat83
Lakers93
Q1 LAL +8; Q2 LAL +12; Q3 LAL +9; Q4 LAL +10
Final · Box score
Nets104
Bobcats101
Q1 NJN -3; Q2 NJN -8; Q3 NJN +1; Q4 NJN +3
Final · Box score
Warriors75
Raptors83
Q1 TOR -2; Q2 TOR -9; Q3 TOR +2; Q4 TOR +8
Final · OT · Box score
Clippers105
Rockets103
Q1 LAC -5; Q2 LAC -2; Q3 LAC +3; Q4 Clippers 0; OT1 LAC +2
Final · Box score
Bulls96
Sixers91
Q1 CHI +2; Q2 CHI -6; Q3 Bulls 0; Q4 CHI +5
Final · Box score
Kings88
Suns96
Q1 PHX -3; Q2 PHX -5; Q3 PHX -1; Q4 PHX +8
Final · Box score
Nuggets99
Spurs94
Q1 DEN +8; Q2 DEN +4; Q3 DEN +4; Q4 DEN +5
On this day · 2010–11Mar 4, 2011: 11 games. Top scorer: Amar'e Stoudemire (Knicks-Cavs), 41 points.
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The lead · Warriors-Raptors

Toronto fights back from 9 down against Golden State

Deron Williams goes for 57 points

Game flow · TOR margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2-9+2+8TOR AHEAD ↑GSW AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors2027111775
Raptors1820222383
Who led
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 21, 8, 14, 29, 24, 23, 17, 21, 4, 25TOR25 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Leandro BarbosaPoints, last 10 games: 7, 12, 13, 7, 16, 17, 11, 15, 13, 18TOR18 PTS · 0 REB · 1 AST
David LeePoints, last 10 games: 28, 29, 23, 14, 24, 22, 12, 22, 24, 22GSW22 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 18, 10, 11, 33, 32, 26, 14, 24, 20, 20GSW20 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Two games need overtime

Two of 8 games went past regulation.

LAC over HOU2NJN over CHA3BOS over NYK4CHI over PHI5DEN over SAS5TOR over GSW8PHX over SAC8LAL over MIA10Final margin, points. Pink = went to overtime.
Lead changes
Clippers-Rockets24
Bulls-Sixers10
Kings-Suns10
Knicks-Celtics7
Nets-Bobcats5
Warriors-Raptors3
Heat-Lakers2
Nuggets-Spurs0
The night in charts
Knicks-Celtics combined for 226, 18 more than any other game
Points by game
Knicks-CelticsKnicks 111, Celtics 115
226
Clippers-RocketsClippers 105, Rockets 103
208
Nets-BobcatsNets 104, Bobcats 101
205
Nuggets-SpursNuggets 99, Spurs 94
193
Bulls-SixersBulls 96, Sixers 91
187
Kings-SunsKings 88, Suns 96
184
Heat-LakersHeat 83, Lakers 93
176
Warriors-RaptorsWarriors 75, Raptors 83
158
5 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Clippers-RocketsClippers 105, Rockets 103
+2 LAC
Nets-BobcatsNets 104, Bobcats 101
+3 NJN
Knicks-CelticsKnicks 111, Celtics 115
+4 BOS
Nuggets-SpursNuggets 99, Spurs 94
+5 DEN
Bulls-SixersBulls 96, Sixers 91
+5 CHI
Warriors-RaptorsWarriors 75, Raptors 83
+8 TOR
Kings-SunsKings 88, Suns 96
+8 PHX
Heat-LakersHeat 83, Lakers 93
+10 LAL
TOR rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Warriors-RaptorsTOR won · Warriors 75, Raptors 83
9 pts
Nets-BobcatsNJN won · Nets 104, Bobcats 101
8 pts
Bulls-SixersCHI won · Bulls 96, Sixers 91
6 pts
Knicks-CelticsBOS won · Knicks 111, Celtics 115
5 pts
Clippers-RocketsLAC won · Clippers 105, Rockets 103
5 pts
David Lee shot 9-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
David LeeGSW · 22 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
GortatPHX · 17 REB, 14 PTS, 2 BLK, 1 AST
64% (7-11)
ParkerSAS · 25 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
63% (10-16)
NashPHX · 19 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB
62% (8-13)
KobeLAL · 33 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST
61% (14-23)
Final · Clippers-Rockets
Clippers 105Rockets 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Clippers252032208105
Rockets301727236103
The story
Los Angeles beat Houston 105-103 in OT behind 28 points and 10 assists from Chris Paul

Samuel Dalembert paced Houston: 17 PTS, 12 REB 28 PTS, 10 AST, 4 REB · 10-22 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

A 32-27 third quarter erased a 2-point hole for the Clippers.

LAC lead by quarter
200 −5−2+30+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Nets-Bobcats
Nets 104Bobcats 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets22232831104
Bobcats25281929101
The story
Kris Humphries' 13 rebounds and 11 points carried New Jersey past Charlotte, 104-101

For Charlotte, Gerald Henderson had 15 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 13 REB, 11 PTS, 1 AST · 3-7 FG

The swing

The Nets trailed by 8 going into the third, then won it 28-19.

NJN lead by quarter
200 −3−8+1+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Knicks-Celtics
Knicks 111Celtics 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Knicks292716318111
Celtics2724292312115
The story
Rajon Rondo had a 18-17-20 triple-double as Boston beat New York 115-111 in OT

Amar'e Stoudemire led New York with 16 PTS, 13 REB 20 AST, 18 PTS, 17 REB · 7-20 FG

The swing

Down 5 after the second, the Celtics took the third 29-16.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −2−5+80+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
21.7Season avg28.4Last 5

28.4 points a game over his last five games, against 21.7 in 36 earlier games. Today: 57 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.0Season avg8.3Last 3

8.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.0 in 27 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.9Season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 12.9 a game in 30 earlier games. Line: 4 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Deron Williams leads the day with 57

Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 27, 26, 29, 29, 26, 38, 23, 12, 12, 57Nets-Bobcats · W
22.6 PPG season to date · +35.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: James Harden HOU, Mar 20, 2019: 57 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Career high57 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 32, 26, 4, 6, 23, 16, 32, 29, 19, 35Bulls-Sixers · W
22.8 PPG season to date · +12.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high35 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 9, 10, 14, 18, 20, 23, 12, 10, 27, 34Celtics-Knicks · W
18.0 PPG season to date · +16.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high34 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 27, 10, 36, 32, 28, 15, 24, 31, 38, 33Lakers-Heat · W
28.9 PPG season to date · +4.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 16, 16, 13, 21, 24, 36, 27, 22, 16, 28Clippers-Rockets · W
19.7 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 23, 35, 23, 28, 25, 18, 20, 38, 35, 25Heat-Lakers · L
27.8 PPG season to date · −2.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 13 REB · 7 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Ersan IlyasovaMIL+5.7 16.7 last 10 · 11.0 season
Isaiah ThomasSAC+5.4 15.1 last 10 · 9.7 season
Deron WilliamsNJN+5.3 27.9 last 10 · 22.6 season
Nicolas BatumPOR+5.2 19.5 last 10 · 14.3 season
Jordan CrawfordWAS+5.1 18.4 last 10 · 13.3 season
Cold
LaMarcus AldridgePOR−4.5 17.4 last 10 · 21.9 season
D.J. AugustinCHA−4.2 8.2 last 10 · 12.4 season
Stephen JacksonMIL−3.9 6.6 last 10 · 10.5 season
Evan TurnerPHI−3.7 4.1 last 10 · 7.8 season
Byron MullensCHA−3.7 5.6 last 10 · 9.3 season