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Sunday, March 18, 2012Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAC trailed DET by 8 after three quarters and won 87–83.

Final · Box score
Hawks103
Cavs87
Q1 ATL +12; Q2 ATL +14; Q3 ATL +8; Q4 ATL +16
Final · OT · Box score
Pistons83
Clippers87
Q1 LAC +6; Q2 LAC -3; Q3 LAC -8; Q4 Clippers 0; OT1 LAC +4
Final · Box score
Wizards92
Grizzlies97
Q1 MEM +1; Q2 MEM -3; Q3 MEM +8; Q4 MEM +5
Final · Box score
Wolves99
Kings115
Q1 SAC -3; Q2 Kings 0; Q3 SAC +8; Q4 SAC +16
Final · Box score
Magic81
Heat91
Q1 MIA +9; Q2 MIA +3; Q3 MIA +4; Q4 MIA +10
Final · Box score
Rockets86
Suns99
Q1 PHX +13; Q2 PHX +16; Q3 PHX +16; Q4 PHX +13
Final · Box score
Jazz103
Lakers99
Q1 UTA +3; Q2 UTA +1; Q3 UTA +6; Q4 UTA +4
Final · Box score
Blazers95
Thunder111
Q1 OKC +16; Q2 OKC +15; Q3 OKC +14; Q4 OKC +16
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The lead · Pistons-Clippers

Clippers need overtime to survive Detroit

Chris Paul goes for 19 points

Game flow · LAC margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0+6-3-80+4LAC AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Pistons1823249983
Clippers241419171387
Who led
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 28, 18, 22, 36, 23, 14, 13, 10, 23, 19LAC19 PTS · 9 REB · 15 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 14, 26, 28, 15, 27, 24, 12, 25, 18, 17LAC17 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Greg MonroePoints, last 10 games: 20, 19, 14, 2, 20, 11, 14, 32, 8, 23DET23 PTS · 15 REB · 1 AST
Tayshaun PrincePoints, last 10 games: 4, 14, 13, 10, 17, 10, 9, 28, 12, 20DET20 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Wizards-Grizzlies

Memphis beats Washington, 97–92

Memphis led 74–66 after three and won by 5. Rudy Gay led Memphis with 27 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
LAC over DET4UTA over LAL4MEM over WAS5MIA over ORL10PHX over HOU13ATL over CLE16SAC over MIN16OKC over POR16Final margin, points. Pink = MEM over WAS.
Lead changes
Wizards-Grizzlies14
Wolves-Kings13
Pistons-Clippers12
Jazz-Lakers9
Magic-Heat6
Hawks-Cavs1
Rockets-Suns1
Blazers-Thunder0
Shot of the night

CP3's jumper with 22 seconds left in OT puts the Clippers ahead, 87-83 final

The night in charts
Wolves-Kings combined for 214, 8 more than any other game
Points by game
Wolves-KingsWolves 99, Kings 115
214
Blazers-ThunderBlazers 95, Thunder 111
206
Jazz-LakersJazz 103, Lakers 99
202
Hawks-CavsHawks 103, Cavs 87
190
Wizards-GrizzliesWizards 92, Grizzlies 97
189
Rockets-SunsRockets 86, Suns 99
185
Magic-HeatMagic 81, Heat 91
172
Pistons-ClippersPistons 83, Clippers 87
170
3 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Pistons-ClippersPistons 83, Clippers 87
+4 LAC
Jazz-LakersJazz 103, Lakers 99
+4 UTA
Wizards-GrizzliesWizards 92, Grizzlies 97
+5 MEM
Magic-HeatMagic 81, Heat 91
+10 MIA
Rockets-SunsRockets 86, Suns 99
+13 PHX
Wolves-KingsWolves 99, Kings 115
+16 SAC
Blazers-ThunderBlazers 95, Thunder 111
+16 OKC
Hawks-CavsHawks 103, Cavs 87
+16 ATL
LAC rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pistons-ClippersLAC won · Pistons 83, Clippers 87
8 pts
Wolves-KingsSAC won · Wolves 99, Kings 115
3 pts
Wizards-GrizzliesMEM won · Wizards 92, Grizzlies 97
3 pts
Bynum shot 12-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BynumLAL · 33 PTS, 11 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
86% (12-14)
ReddPHX · 25 PTS, 2 REB
77% (10-13)
BurksUTA · 17 PTS, 3 REB
70% (7-10)
BoshMIA · 23 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST
69% (9-13)
Joe JohnsonATL · 28 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
69% (11-16)
Final · Pistons-Clippers
Pistons 83Clippers 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Pistons1823249983
Clippers241419171387
The story
Blake Griffin had 17 points and 11 rebounds as Los Angeles beat Detroit 87-83 in OT

Tayshaun Prince led Detroit with 20 PTS, 7 REB 17 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST · 7-13 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 8 after the third, the Clippers took the fourth 17-9.

LAC lead by quarter
200 +6−3−80+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Jazz-Lakers
Jazz 103Lakers 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz23223028103
Lakers2024253099
The story
Devin Harris' 12 points and 9 assists carried Utah past Los Angeles, 103-99

For Los Angeles, Matt Barnes had 12 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST 12 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL · 6-13 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 30-25, was where the Jazz built it.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +3+1+6+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hawks-Cavs
Hawks 103Cavs 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks31281727103
Cavs1926231987
The story
Atlanta beat Cleveland 103-87 behind 28 points from Joe Johnson

Alonzo Gee paced Cleveland: 20 PTS, 9 REB 28 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB · 11-16 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

A 31-19 first quarter did the most damage for the Hawks.

ATL lead by quarter
200 +12+14+8+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kyrie Irving topped the game at 48.1 FPTS: 19 PTS, 10 AST, 3 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
18.6Season avg27.2Last 5

27.2 points a game over his last five games, against 18.6 in 38 earlier games. Today: 28 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.8Season avg16.0Last 3

16.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.8 in 25 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.1Season avg37.5Today

38 minutes today, against 14.1 a game in 34 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 12 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Andrew Bynum leads the day with 33

Andrew BynumPoints, last 10 games: 19, 16, 30, 19, 26, 20, 37, 25, 15, 33Lakers-Jazz · L
18.1 PPG season to date · +15.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 33, 31, 16, 13, 18, 28, 28, 36, 12, 31Heat-Magic · W
23.0 PPG season to date · +8.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 6, 19, 12, 18, 18, 21, 34, 19, 34, 28Hawks-Cavs · W
18.8 PPG season to date · +9.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 29, 25, 24, 31, 19, 23, 19, 23, 36, 28Thunder-Blazers · W
24.0 PPG season to date · +4.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Rudy GayPoints, last 10 games: 23, 14, 18, 23, 15, 26, 19, 7, 26, 27Grizzlies-Wizards · W
19.1 PPG season to date · +8.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 38, 35, 22, 30, 23, 26, 28, 24, 25, 26Thunder-Blazers · W
27.7 PPG season to date · −1.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Ersan IlyasovaMIL+6.6 19.0 last 10 · 12.4 season
Rodney StuckeyDET+6.2 22.5 last 10 · 16.3 season
Andrew BynumLAL+5.9 24.0 last 10 · 18.1 season
Josh SmithATL+5.7 23.4 last 10 · 17.7 season
Drew GoodenMIL+5.0 19.5 last 10 · 14.5 season
Cold
Ben GordonDET−4.5 7.0 last 10 · 11.5 season
Danilo GallinariDEN−4.4 11.2 last 10 · 15.6 season
Stephen JacksonSAS−4.2 6.1 last 10 · 10.3 season
Caron ButlerLAC−4.2 8.2 last 10 · 12.4 season
Norris ColeMIA−4.0 3.5 last 10 · 7.5 season