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Tuesday, March 20, 2012Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: HOU trailed LAL by 15 after the first quarter and won 107–104.

Final · Box score
Clippers89
Pacers102
Q1 Pacers 0; Q2 IND +8; Q3 IND +12; Q4 IND +13
Final · Box score
Suns95
Heat99
Q1 MIA +6; Q2 MIA -4; Q3 MIA -3; Q4 MIA +4
Final · Box score
Raptors87
Knicks106
Q1 NYK +3; Q2 NYK +9; Q3 NYK +11; Q4 NYK +19
Final · Box score
Lakers104
Rockets107
Q1 HOU -15; Q2 HOU -5; Q3 HOU -6; Q4 HOU +3
Final · Box score
Thunder90
Jazz97
Q1 UTA -1; Q2 UTA +8; Q3 UTA +6; Q4 UTA +7
Final · Box score
Bucks116
Blazers87
Q1 MIL +2; Q2 MIL +11; Q3 MIL +18; Q4 MIL +29
Final · Box score
Grizzlies110
Kings119
Q1 SAC +9; Q2 SAC +10; Q3 SAC +7; Q4 SAC +9
On this day · 2010–11Mar 20, 2011: 9 games. Top scorer: Paul Millsap (Jazz-Rockets), 35 points.
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The lead · Lakers-Rockets

Houston storms back from 15 down to beat Lakers

Marcus Thornton goes for 31 points

Game flow · HOU margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-15-5-6+3HOU AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers40162325104
Rockets25262234107
Who led
Courtney LeePoints, last 10 games: 13, 7, 3, 17, 5, 21, 9, 25, 2, 23HOU23 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Luis ScolaPoints, last 10 games: 16, 18, 9, 12, 30, 18, 23, 10, 18, 23HOU23 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 33, 22, 30, 34, 26, 34, 33, 28, 15, 29LAL29 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 11, 20, 19, 12, 13, 14, 18, 17, 18, 21LAL21 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Raptors-Knicks11
Lakers-Rockets7
Thunder-Jazz7
Clippers-Pacers6
Suns-Heat6
Bucks-Blazers5
Grizzlies-Kings3
The night in charts
Grizzlies-Kings combined for 229, 18 more than any other game
Points by game
Grizzlies-KingsGrizzlies 110, Kings 119
229
Lakers-RocketsLakers 104, Rockets 107
211
Bucks-BlazersBucks 116, Blazers 87
203
Suns-HeatSuns 95, Heat 99
194
Raptors-KnicksRaptors 87, Knicks 106
193
Clippers-PacersClippers 89, Pacers 102
191
Thunder-JazzThunder 90, Jazz 97
187
2 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Lakers-RocketsLakers 104, Rockets 107
+3 HOU
Suns-HeatSuns 95, Heat 99
+4 MIA
Thunder-JazzThunder 90, Jazz 97
+7 UTA
Grizzlies-KingsGrizzlies 110, Kings 119
+9 SAC
Clippers-PacersClippers 89, Pacers 102
+13 IND
Raptors-KnicksRaptors 87, Knicks 106
+19 NYK
Bucks-BlazersBucks 116, Blazers 87
+29 MIL
HOU erased a 15-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Lakers-RocketsHOU won · Lakers 104, Rockets 107
15 pts
Suns-HeatMIA won · Suns 95, Heat 99
4 pts
Thunder-JazzUTA won · Thunder 90, Jazz 97
1 pt
Chandler shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ChandlerNYK · 17 PTS, 4 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
80% (8-10)
BoshMIA · 29 PTS, 8 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
75% (12-16)
WestbrookOKC · 23 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST
73% (8-11)
PauLAL · 21 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
ScolaHOU · 23 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
Final · Lakers-Rockets
Lakers 104Rockets 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers40162325104
Rockets25262234107
The story
Goran Dragic had 16 points and 13 assists as Houston beat Los Angeles 107-104

Kobe Bryant led Los Angeles with 29 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB 16 PTS, 13 AST, 7 REB · 7-13 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

Down 15 after the first, the Rockets took the second 26-16.

HOU lead by quarter
200 −15−5−6+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Heat
Suns 95Heat 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns2231222095
Heat2821232799
The story
Chris Bosh's 29 points carried Miami past Phoenix, 99-95

For Phoenix, Marcin Gortat had 13 PTS, 8 REB 29 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST · 12-16 FG

The swing

The Heat trailed by 3 going into the fourth, then won it 27-20.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +6−4−3+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

LeBron James was the fantasy play: 47.6 FPTS on 20 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST

Final · Grizzlies-Kings
Grizzlies 110Kings 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies28283024110
Kings37292726119
The story
Sacramento beat Memphis 119-110 behind 23 points from DeMarcus Cousins

Marc Gasol paced Memphis: 15 PTS, 10 REB, 8 AST 23 PTS, 5 REB, 4 STL, 3 AST · 9-16 FG

The swing

A 37-28 first quarter did the most damage for the Kings.

SAC lead by quarter
200 +9+10+7+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.1Season avg20.0Last 5

20.0 points a game over his last five games, against 12.1 in 28 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 13 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.9Season avg4.3Last 3

4.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.9 in 26 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.2Season avg41Today

41 minutes today, against 22.2 a game in 46 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 7 rebounds, 13 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Milwaukee posts the night's biggest win

Milwaukee beat Portland by 29, the widest margin of 7 games.

HOU over LAL3MIA over PHX4UTA over OKC7SAC over MEM9IND over LAC13NYK over TOR19MIL over POR29Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

Marcus Thornton leads the day with 31

Marcus ThorntonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 27, 25, 17, 12, 9, 9, 36, 24, 31Kings-Grizzlies · W
18.9 PPG season to date · +12.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 20, 25, 20, 9, 13, 23, 12, 10, 23, 29Heat-Suns · W
18.2 PPG season to date · +11.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 33, 22, 30, 34, 26, 34, 33, 28, 15, 29Lakers-Rockets · L
28.7 PPG season to date · +0.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Danny GrangerPoints, last 10 games: 20, 11, 19, 19, 18, 11, 20, 9, 11, 25Pacers-Clippers · W
17.8 PPG season to date · +7.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 26, 28, 15, 27, 24, 12, 25, 18, 17, 23Clippers-Pacers · L
21.2 PPG season to date · +1.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Courtney LeePoints, last 10 games: 13, 7, 3, 17, 5, 21, 9, 25, 2, 23Rockets-Lakers · W
10.2 PPG season to date · +13.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Rodney StuckeyDET+6.2 22.5 last 10 · 16.3 season
Ersan IlyasovaMIL+6.1 18.4 last 10 · 12.3 season
Andrew BynumLAL+5.7 23.7 last 10 · 18.0 season
Dirk NowitzkiDAL+5.4 26.2 last 10 · 20.8 season
Goran DragicHOU+4.9 13.7 last 10 · 8.8 season
Cold
Ben GordonDET−4.5 7.0 last 10 · 11.5 season
Caron ButlerLAC−4.4 8.0 last 10 · 12.4 season
Stephen JacksonSAS−4.2 6.1 last 10 · 10.3 season
Danilo GallinariDEN−4.2 11.0 last 10 · 15.2 season
Andrea BargnaniTOR−3.6 16.3 last 10 · 19.9 season