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Tuesday, March 13, 2012Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 3 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ORL trailed MIA by 11 at halftime and won 104–98.

Final · Box score
Raptors96
Cavs88
Q1 TOR -1; Q2 TOR +8; Q3 TOR +10; Q4 TOR +8
Final · Box score
Blazers75
Pacers92
Q1 IND +4; Q2 IND +10; Q3 IND +23; Q4 IND +17
Final · OT · Box score
Heat98
Magic104
Q1 ORL +3; Q2 ORL -11; Q3 ORL -1; Q4 Magic 0; OT1 ORL +6
Final · 2OT · Box score
Lakers116
Grizzlies111
Q1 LAL -8; Q2 LAL -1; Q3 LAL -9; Q4 Lakers 0; OT1 Lakers 0; OT2 LAL +5
Final · Box score
Rockets104
Thunder103
Q1 HOU +1; Q2 Rockets 0; Q3 HOU +4; Q4 HOU +1
Final · Box score
Wizards98
Mavs107
Q1 DAL +1; Q2 DAL +9; Q3 DAL +8; Q4 DAL +9
Final · OT · Box score
Hawks117
Nuggets118
Q1 DEN +4; Q2 DEN +9; Q3 DEN +2; Q4 Nuggets 0; OT1 DEN +1
Final · Box score
Warriors115
Kings89
Q1 GSW +5; Q2 GSW +5; Q3 GSW +11; Q4 GSW +26
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The lead · Heat-Magic

Orlando rallies from eleven down at the half, wins in overtime

Dwight Howard goes for 25 rebounds

Game flow · ORL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0+3-11-10+6ORL AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Heat27291721498
Magic3015272210104
Who led
Jameer NelsonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 10, 12, 15, 8, 11, 7, 9, 7, 25ORL25 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 20, 12, 14, 33, 28, 36, 15, 29, 30, 24ORL24 PTS · 25 REB · 1 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 27, 30, 22, 33, 31, 16, 13, 18, 28, 28MIA28 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 8, 13, 16, 8, 20, 25, 20, 9, 13, 23MIA23 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Golden State posts the night's biggest win

Golden State beat Sacramento by 26, the widest margin of 8 games.

HOU over OKC1DEN over ATL1LAL over MEM5ORL over MIA6TOR over CLE8DAL over WAS9IND over POR17GSW over SAC26Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Hawks-Nuggets19
Heat-Magic17
Rockets-Thunder15
Lakers-Grizzlies7
Wizards-Mavs5
Raptors-Cavs4
Blazers-Pacers2
Warriors-Kings1
Shot of the night

Lee's three with 15 seconds left puts the Rockets ahead, 104-103 final

The night in charts
Hawks-Nuggets combined for 235, 8 more than any other game
Points by game
Hawks-NuggetsHawks 117, Nuggets 118
235
Lakers-GrizzliesLakers 116, Grizzlies 111
227
Rockets-ThunderRockets 104, Thunder 103
207
Wizards-MavsWizards 98, Mavs 107
205
Warriors-KingsWarriors 115, Kings 89
204
Heat-MagicHeat 98, Magic 104
202
Raptors-CavsRaptors 96, Cavs 88
184
Blazers-PacersBlazers 75, Pacers 92
167
3 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Rockets-ThunderRockets 104, Thunder 103
+1 HOU
Hawks-NuggetsHawks 117, Nuggets 118
+1 DEN
Lakers-GrizzliesLakers 116, Grizzlies 111
+5 LAL
Heat-MagicHeat 98, Magic 104
+6 ORL
Raptors-CavsRaptors 96, Cavs 88
+8 TOR
Wizards-MavsWizards 98, Mavs 107
+9 DAL
Blazers-PacersBlazers 75, Pacers 92
+17 IND
Warriors-KingsWarriors 115, Kings 89
+26 GSW
ORL erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Heat-MagicORL won · Heat 98, Magic 104
11 pts
Lakers-GrizzliesLAL won · Lakers 116, Grizzlies 111
9 pts
Raptors-CavsTOR won · Raptors 96, Cavs 88
1 pt
Amundson shot 10-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
AmundsonIND · 21 PTS, 8 REB, 1 BLK
91% (10-11)
BynumLAL · 37 PTS, 16 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
83% (15-18)
LawsonDEN · 21 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB, 3 STL
73% (8-11)
DirkDAL · 27 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST
71% (10-14)
JenkinsGSW · 15 PTS, 2 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Final · Hawks-Nuggets
Hawks 117Nuggets 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Hawks2629252512117
Nuggets3034182313118
The story
Ty Lawson's 21 points carried Denver past Atlanta, 118-117 in OT

For Atlanta, Joe Johnson had 34 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB 21 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB, 3 STL · 8-11 FG, 4-5 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 34-29, was where the Nuggets built it.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +4+9+20+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Josh Smith was the fantasy play: 68.1 FPTS on 33 PTS, 13 REB, 7 AST

Final · Lakers-Grizzlies
Lakers 116Grizzlies 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Lakers21302026613116
Grizzlies2923281768111
The story
Los Angeles beat Memphis 116-111 in OT behind 34 points from Kobe Bryant

Marreese Speights paced Memphis: 25 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST 34 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST · 11-25 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

A 26-17 fourth quarter erased a 9-point hole for the Lakers.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −8−1−900+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Final · Heat-Magic
Heat 98Magic 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Heat27291721498
Magic3015272210104
The story
Jameer Nelson had 25 points as Orlando beat Miami 104-98 in OT

LeBron James led Miami with 19 PTS, 11 REB, 8 AST 25 PTS, 4 AST, 1 REB · 10-16 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

Down 11 after the second, the Magic took the third 27-17.

ORL lead by quarter
200 +3−11−10+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
17.1Season avg26.4Last 5

26.4 points a game over his last five games, against 17.1 in 37 earlier games. Today: 37 points in 49 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.8Season avg13.3Last 3

13.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.8 in 38 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.8Season avg49Today

49 minutes today, against 22.8 a game in 34 earlier games. Line: 25 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Andrew Bynum leads the day with 37

Andrew BynumPoints, last 10 games: 19, 14, 13, 19, 16, 30, 19, 26, 20, 37Lakers-Grizzlies · W
17.6 PPG season to date · +19.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 16 REB · 1 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 15, 24, 31, 38, 33, 22, 30, 34, 26, 34Lakers-Grizzlies · W
28.9 PPG season to date · +5.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 12, 15, 6, 19, 12, 18, 18, 21, 34Hawks-Nuggets · L
18.1 PPG season to date · +16.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Josh SmithPoints, last 10 games: 13, 22, 14, 24, 30, 27, 23, 21, 28, 33Hawks-Nuggets · L
17.8 PPG season to date · +15.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 13 REB · 7 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 28, 33, 23, 38, 35, 22, 30, 23, 26, 28Thunder-Rockets · L
27.9 PPG season to date · +0.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 27, 30, 22, 33, 31, 16, 13, 18, 28, 28Heat-Magic · L
22.7 PPG season to date · +5.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Ersan IlyasovaMIL+6.1 18.3 last 10 · 12.2 season
Josh SmithATL+5.7 23.5 last 10 · 17.8 season
Derrick WilliamsMIN+5.5 14.3 last 10 · 8.8 season
Jared DudleyPHX+5.1 18.0 last 10 · 12.9 season
Jordan CrawfordWAS+5.0 18.1 last 10 · 13.1 season
Cold
Caron ButlerLAC−5.8 6.8 last 10 · 12.6 season
Danilo GallinariDEN−4.8 10.6 last 10 · 15.4 season
Ben GordonDET−4.3 7.7 last 10 · 12.0 season
Stephen JacksonMIL−3.9 6.6 last 10 · 10.5 season
Nick YoungWAS−3.4 13.2 last 10 · 16.6 season