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Thursday, March 15, 2012Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed LAC by 12 after the first quarter and won 91–87.

Final · Box score
Wizards99
Hornets89
Q1 Wizards 0; Q2 WAS +7; Q3 WAS +2; Q4 WAS +10
Final · Box score
Bobcats96
Mavs101
Q1 Mavs 0; Q2 DAL -6; Q3 DAL +6; Q4 DAL +5
Final · Box score
Thunder103
Nuggets90
Q1 OKC +4; Q2 OKC -1; Q3 OKC +13; Q4 OKC +13
Final · OT · Box score
Wolves105
Jazz111
Q1 UTA +4; Q2 UTA +6; Q3 UTA +6; Q4 Jazz 0; OT1 UTA +6
Final · Box score
Suns91
Clippers87
Q1 PHX -12; Q2 PHX -8; Q3 PHX -11; Q4 PHX +4
On this day · 2010–11Mar 15, 2011: 4 games. Top scorer: Joe Johnson (Hawks-Bucks), 36 points.
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The lead · Suns-Clippers

Phoenix rallies from 12 down to beat Clippers

Paul Millsap goes for 16 points

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-12-8-11+4PHX AHEAD ↑LAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns1722252791
Clippers2918281287
Who led
Shannon BrownPoints, last 10 games: 8, 12, 6, 13, 12, 7, 8, 11, 5, 21PHX21 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Channing FryePoints, last 10 games: 22, 14, 6, 11, 13, 5, 10, 18, 26, 12PHX12 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 14, 17, 14, 26, 28, 15, 27, 24, 12, 25LAC25 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Caron ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 13, 9, 14, 0, 2, 14, 1, 7, 13, 14LAC14 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Bobcats-Mavs

Dallas takes care of Charlotte

A 5-point win, 101–96. Dirk Nowitzki led Dallas with 27 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists.

The whole night · final margins
PHX over LAC4DAL over CHA5UTA over MIN6WAS over NOH10OKC over DEN13Final margin, points. Pink = DAL over CHA.
Lead changes
Wizards-Hornets11
Bobcats-Mavs5
Thunder-Nuggets4
Wolves-Jazz4
Suns-Clippers4
The night in charts
Wolves-Jazz combined for 216, 19 more than any other game
Points by game
Wolves-JazzWolves 105, Jazz 111
216
Bobcats-MavsBobcats 96, Mavs 101
197
Thunder-NuggetsThunder 103, Nuggets 90
193
Wizards-HornetsWizards 99, Hornets 89
188
Suns-ClippersSuns 91, Clippers 87
178
2 of 5 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Suns-ClippersSuns 91, Clippers 87
+4 PHX
Bobcats-MavsBobcats 96, Mavs 101
+5 DAL
Wolves-JazzWolves 105, Jazz 111
+6 UTA
Wizards-HornetsWizards 99, Hornets 89
+10 WAS
Thunder-NuggetsThunder 103, Nuggets 90
+13 OKC
PHX erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Suns-ClippersPHX won · Suns 91, Clippers 87
12 pts
Bobcats-MavsDAL won · Bobcats 96, Mavs 101
6 pts
Thunder-NuggetsOKC won · Thunder 103, Nuggets 90
1 pt
Wall shot 11-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
WallWAS · 26 PTS, 12 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL
69% (11-16)
BlakeLAC · 25 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 1 BLK
67% (12-18)
KamanNOH · 20 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
60% (9-15)
PekovicMIN · 20 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST
58% (7-12)
RidnourMIN · 18 PTS, 13 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB
58% (7-12)
Final · Suns-Clippers
Suns 91Clippers 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns1722252791
Clippers2918281287
The story
Shannon Brown's 21 points carried Phoenix past Los Angeles, 91-87

For Los Angeles, Caron Butler had 14 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST 21 PTS, 3 REB · 5-12 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

The Suns trailed by 11 going into the fourth, then won it 27-12.

PHX lead by quarter
200 −12−8−11+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Blake Griffin was the fantasy play: 40.6 FPTS on 25 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST

Final · Bobcats-Mavs
Bobcats 96Mavs 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bobcats2331142896
Mavs23252627101
The story
Dallas beat Charlotte 101-96 behind 18 points from Jason Terry

Corey Maggette paced Charlotte: 21 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST 18 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST · 6-13 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

A 26-14 third quarter erased a 6-point hole for the Mavericks.

DAL lead by quarter
200 0−6+6+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Jazz
Wolves 105Jazz 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Wolves202724286105
Jazz2429242212111
The story
Gordon Hayward had 26 points as Utah beat Minnesota 111-105 in OT

Kevin Love led Minnesota with 25 PTS, 16 REB 26 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST · 9-17 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

The Jazz won the overtime 12-6.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +4+6+60+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.3Season avg19.8Last 5

19.8 points a game over his last five games, against 13.3 in 32 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.4Season avg13.7Last 3

13.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.4 in 39 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.9Season avg33.8Today

34 minutes today, against 12.9 a game in 36 earlier games. Line: 7 points, 2 rebounds, 8 assists.

Top performances

Dirk Nowitzki leads the day with 27

Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 1, 19, 40, 27, 28, 18, 13, 22, 27, 27Mavs-Bobcats · W
20.3 PPG season to date · +6.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
John WallPoints, last 10 games: 21, 19, 33, 24, 20, 4, 25, 12, 18, 26Wizards-Hornets · W
17.5 PPG season to date · +8.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 4 REB · 12 AST
Gordon HaywardPoints, last 10 games: 10, 12, 3, 23, 8, 13, 10, 8, 13, 26Jazz-Wolves · W
10.2 PPG season to date · +16.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 22, 10, 10, 23, 42, 39, 29, 31, 30, 25Wolves-Jazz · L
25.7 PPG season to date · −0.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 16 REB · 1 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 14, 17, 14, 26, 28, 15, 27, 24, 12, 25Clippers-Suns · L
21.3 PPG season to date · +3.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 33, 23, 38, 35, 22, 30, 23, 26, 28, 24Thunder-Nuggets · W
27.8 PPG season to date · −3.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Ersan IlyasovaMIL+6.6 19.0 last 10 · 12.4 season
Josh SmithATL+6.2 24.0 last 10 · 17.8 season
Drew GoodenMIL+4.9 19.4 last 10 · 14.5 season
Jared DudleyPHX+4.8 17.9 last 10 · 13.1 season
Rodney StuckeyDET+4.7 21.1 last 10 · 16.4 season
Cold
Danilo GallinariDEN−4.1 11.3 last 10 · 15.4 season
Stephen JacksonMIL−3.9 6.6 last 10 · 10.5 season
Caron ButlerLAC−3.9 8.7 last 10 · 12.6 season
Ben GordonDET−3.9 7.9 last 10 · 11.8 season
Nick YoungWAS−3.4 13.2 last 10 · 16.6 season