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Friday, March 16, 2012Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed DET by 5 at halftime and won 109–101.

Final · Box score
Nets70
Magic86
Q1 ORL +4; Q2 ORL +10; Q3 ORL +12; Q4 ORL +16
Final · Box score
Heat84
Sixers78
Q1 MIA +13; Q2 MIA +27; Q3 MIA +13; Q4 MIA +6
Final · Box score
Wizards88
Hawks102
Q1 ATL +4; Q2 ATL -4; Q3 ATL +7; Q4 ATL +14
Final · Box score
Pacers100
Knicks115
Q1 NYK +10; Q2 NYK +19; Q3 NYK +30; Q4 NYK +15
Final · Box score
Blazers100
Bulls89
Q1 POR -3; Q2 POR -3; Q3 POR -1; Q4 POR +11
Final · OT · Box score
Raptors114
Grizzlies110
Q1 TOR +2; Q2 TOR +1; Q3 TOR +3; Q4 Raptors 0; OT1 TOR +4
Final · Box score
Spurs114
Thunder105
Q1 SAS +11; Q2 SAS +17; Q3 SAS +13; Q4 SAS +9
Final · Box score
Pistons101
Suns109
Q1 PHX +4; Q2 PHX -5; Q3 PHX -1; Q4 PHX +8
Final · Box score
Celtics95
Kings120
Q1 SAC +6; Q2 SAC +1; Q3 SAC +19; Q4 SAC +25
Final · Box score
Bucks120
Warriors98
Q1 MIL +19; Q2 MIL +13; Q3 MIL +12; Q4 MIL +22
Final · Box score
Wolves92
Lakers97
Q1 LAL +4; Q2 LAL +9; Q3 LAL +13; Q4 LAL +5
On this day · 2010–11Mar 16, 2011: 11 games. Top scorer: CJ Miles (Jazz-Wolves), 40 points.
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The lead · Pistons-Suns

Phoenix handles Detroit by 8

Marcus Thornton goes for 36 points

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+4-5-1+8PHX AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons27322121101
Suns31232530109
Who led
Jared DudleyPoints, last 10 games: 12, 22, 14, 17, 18, 19, 28, 21, 11, 23PHX23 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Marcin GortatPoints, last 10 games: 17, 18, 14, 28, 16, 15, 8, 25, 8, 16PHX16 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Rodney StuckeyPoints, last 10 games: 0, 17, 29, 20, 34, 11, 20, 29, 35, 23DET23 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Brandon KnightPoints, last 10 games: 16, 8, 20, 15, 0, 6, 19, 11, 10, 17DET17 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Eleven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 4. Widest: Sacramento by 25.

TOR over MEM4LAL over MIN5MIA over PHI6PHX over DET8SAS over OKC9POR over CHI11ATL over WAS14NYK over IND15ORL over NJN16MIL over GSW22SAC over BOS25Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Raptors-Grizzlies17
Pistons-Suns12
Celtics-Kings5
Wizards-Hawks3
Blazers-Bulls3
Nets-Magic1
Heat-Sixers0
Pacers-Knicks0
Spurs-Thunder0
Bucks-Warriors0
Wolves-Lakers0
The night in charts
Raptors-Grizzlies combined for 224, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Raptors-GrizzliesRaptors 114, Grizzlies 110
224
Spurs-ThunderSpurs 114, Thunder 105
219
Bucks-WarriorsBucks 120, Warriors 98
218
Celtics-KingsCeltics 95, Kings 120
215
Pacers-KnicksPacers 100, Knicks 115
215
Pistons-SunsPistons 101, Suns 109
210
Wizards-HawksWizards 88, Hawks 102
190
Wolves-LakersWolves 92, Lakers 97
189
Blazers-BullsBlazers 100, Bulls 89
189
Heat-SixersHeat 84, Sixers 78
162
Nets-MagicNets 70, Magic 86
156
2 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Raptors-GrizzliesRaptors 114, Grizzlies 110
+4 TOR
Wolves-LakersWolves 92, Lakers 97
+5 LAL
Heat-SixersHeat 84, Sixers 78
+6 MIA
Pistons-SunsPistons 101, Suns 109
+8 PHX
Spurs-ThunderSpurs 114, Thunder 105
+9 SAS
Blazers-BullsBlazers 100, Bulls 89
+11 POR
Wizards-HawksWizards 88, Hawks 102
+14 ATL
Pacers-KnicksPacers 100, Knicks 115
+15 NYK
Nets-MagicNets 70, Magic 86
+16 ORL
Bucks-WarriorsBucks 120, Warriors 98
+22 MIL
Celtics-KingsCeltics 95, Kings 120
+25 SAC
PHX rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pistons-SunsPHX won · Pistons 101, Suns 109
5 pts
Wizards-HawksATL won · Wizards 88, Hawks 102
4 pts
Blazers-BullsPOR won · Blazers 100, Bulls 89
3 pts
Jason Thompson shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Jason ThompsonSAC · 21 PTS, 15 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
82% (9-11)
DwightORL · 18 PTS, 6 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
80% (8-10)
BlairSAS · 22 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
73% (11-15)
HardenOKC · 19 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
ChandlerNYK · 16 PTS, 7 REB, 4 BLK
73% (8-11)
Final · Raptors-Grizzlies
Raptors 114Grizzlies 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Raptors2621253111114
Grizzlies242223347110
The story
Jerryd Bayless had 28 points and 9 assists as Toronto beat Memphis 114-110 in OT

Marc Gasol led Memphis with 28 PTS, 8 REB 28 PTS, 9 AST, 6 REB, 3 STL · 9-17 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

The Raptors won the overtime 11-7.

TOR lead by quarter
200 +2+1+30+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Wolves-Lakers
Wolves 92Lakers 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves1922203192
Lakers2327242397
The story
Los Angeles beat Minnesota 97-92 behind 28 points from Kobe Bryant

Nikola Pekovic paced Minnesota: 20 PTS, 12 REB 28 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST · 9-20 FG, 5-8 3PT

The swing

A 27-22 second quarter did the most damage for the Lakers.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +4+9+13+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kevin Love topped the game at 48.0 FPTS: 27 PTS, 15 REB

Final · Heat-Sixers
Heat 84Sixers 78
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat3126121584
Sixers1812262278
The story
LeBron James' 29 points and 8 assists carried Miami past Philadelphia, 84-78

For Philadelphia, Andre Iguodala had 11 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST 29 PTS, 8 AST, 7 REB · 12-20 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 26-12, was where the Heat built it.

MIA lead by quarter
300 +13+27+13+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.0Season avg20.0Last 5

20.0 points a game over his last five games, against 9.0 in 42 earlier games. Today: 13 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.1Season avg10.3Last 3

10.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.1 in 29 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.9Season avg43.6Today

44 minutes today, against 22.9 a game in 26 earlier games. Line: 28 points, 6 rebounds, 9 assists.

Top performances

Russell Westbrook leads the day with 36

Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 22, 29, 25, 24, 31, 19, 23, 19, 23, 36Thunder-Spurs · L
23.9 PPG season to date · +12.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Marcus ThorntonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 15, 21, 27, 25, 17, 12, 9, 9, 36Kings-Celtics · W
18.5 PPG season to date · +18.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 6, 19, 12, 18, 18, 21, 34, 19, 34Hawks-Wizards · W
18.6 PPG season to date · +15.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high34 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 20, 38, 35, 25, 21, 31, 27, 19, 35, 29Heat-Sixers · W
27.7 PPG season to date · +1.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Jerryd BaylessPoints, last 10 games: 5, 18, 5, 15, 5, 12, 16, 20, 16, 28Raptors-Grizzlies · W
11.5 PPG season to date · +17.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Marc GasolPoints, last 10 games: 11, 15, 22, 21, 17, 17, 21, 7, 20, 28Grizzlies-Raptors · L
15.8 PPG season to date · +12.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 8 REB · 1 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 24.1 last 10 · 17.9 season
Rodney StuckeyDET+5.2 21.8 last 10 · 16.6 season
Jared DudleyPHX+5.2 18.5 last 10 · 13.3 season
Trevor BookerWAS+5.1 14.0 last 10 · 8.9 season
Cold
Ben GordonDET−4.7 6.9 last 10 · 11.6 season
Roy HibbertIND−4.4 8.1 last 10 · 12.5 season
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