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Wednesday, March 21, 2012Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ATL trailed CLE by 15 after the first quarter and won 103–102.

Final · Box score
Suns93
Magic103
Q1 ORL +6; Q2 ORL +13; Q3 ORL +19; Q4 ORL +10
Final · Box score
Knicks82
Sixers79
Q1 NYK +8; Q2 NYK +8; Q3 NYK +1; Q4 NYK +3
Final · Box score
Bulls94
Raptors82
Q1 CHI +4; Q2 CHI -8; Q3 CHI -7; Q4 CHI +12
Final · OT · Box score
Cavs102
Hawks103
Q1 ATL -15; Q2 ATL +1; Q3 ATL -1; Q4 Hawks 0; OT1 ATL +1
Final · Box score
Wizards108
Nets89
Q1 WAS +8; Q2 WAS +3; Q3 WAS +12; Q4 WAS +19
Final · Box score
Warriors101
Hornets92
Q1 GSW -2; Q2 GSW -1; Q3 GSW +3; Q4 GSW +9
Final · Box score
Clippers91
Thunder114
Q1 OKC +3; Q2 OKC +16; Q3 OKC +17; Q4 OKC +23
Final · Box score
Wolves100
Spurs116
Q1 SAS +16; Q2 SAS +9; Q3 SAS +20; Q4 SAS +16
Final · Box score
Pistons115
Nuggets116
Q1 DEN +22; Q2 DEN +5; Q3 Nuggets 0; Q4 DEN +1
Final · Box score
Lakers109
Mavs93
Q1 LAL -2; Q2 LAL +13; Q3 LAL +8; Q4 LAL +16
On this day · 2010–11Mar 21, 2011: 7 games. Top scorer: Dwight Howard (Magic-Cavs), 28 points.
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The lead · Cavs-Hawks

Josh Smith drops 32 in 15-point comeback win over Cleveland

Ben Gordon goes for 45 points

Game flow · ATL margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-15+1-10+1ATL AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Cavs3617201811102
Hawks2133181912103
Who led
Josh SmithPoints, last 10 games: 27, 23, 21, 28, 33, 18, 23, 7, 10, 32ATL32 PTS · 17 REB · 5 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 18, 18, 21, 34, 19, 34, 28, 25, 22ATL22 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 20, 22, 18, 9, 21, 14, 28, 19, 26, 29CLE29 PTS · 9 REB · 9 AST
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 29, 22, 33, 21, 28, 20, 13, 17, 13, 23CLE23 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Thunder rout

Three of 10 games were decided by four points or fewer. OKC beat Clippers by 23.

ATL over CLE1DEN over DET1NYK over PHI3GSW over NOH9ORL over PHX10CHI over TOR12SAS over MIN16LAL over DAL16WAS over NJN19OKC over LAC23Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Lead changes
Cavs-Hawks17
Warriors-Hornets17
Pistons-Nuggets10
Bulls-Raptors7
Knicks-Sixers4
Wizards-Nets4
Suns-Magic3
Clippers-Thunder2
Lakers-Mavs2
Wolves-Spurs0
Shot of the night

Johnson's jumper with 18 seconds left in OT puts the Hawks ahead, 103-102 final

The night in charts
Pistons-Nuggets combined for 231, 15 more than any other game
Points by game
Pistons-NuggetsPistons 115, Nuggets 116
231
Wolves-SpursWolves 100, Spurs 116
216
Cavs-HawksCavs 102, Hawks 103
205
Clippers-ThunderClippers 91, Thunder 114
205
Lakers-MavsLakers 109, Mavs 93
202
Wizards-NetsWizards 108, Nets 89
197
Suns-MagicSuns 93, Magic 103
196
Warriors-HornetsWarriors 101, Hornets 92
193
Bulls-RaptorsBulls 94, Raptors 82
176
Knicks-SixersKnicks 82, Sixers 79
161
3 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Cavs-HawksCavs 102, Hawks 103
+1 ATL
Pistons-NuggetsPistons 115, Nuggets 116
+1 DEN
Knicks-SixersKnicks 82, Sixers 79
+3 NYK
Warriors-HornetsWarriors 101, Hornets 92
+9 GSW
Suns-MagicSuns 93, Magic 103
+10 ORL
Bulls-RaptorsBulls 94, Raptors 82
+12 CHI
Lakers-MavsLakers 109, Mavs 93
+16 LAL
Wolves-SpursWolves 100, Spurs 116
+16 SAS
Wizards-NetsWizards 108, Nets 89
+19 WAS
Clippers-ThunderClippers 91, Thunder 114
+23 OKC
ATL erased a 15-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Cavs-HawksATL won · Cavs 102, Hawks 103
15 pts
Bulls-RaptorsCHI won · Bulls 94, Raptors 82
8 pts
Lakers-MavsLAL won · Lakers 109, Mavs 93
2 pts
Warriors-HornetsGSW won · Warriors 101, Hornets 92
2 pts
Lawson shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
LawsonDEN · 25 PTS, 6 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
83% (10-12)
PauLAL · 27 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST
81% (13-16)
DudleyPHX · 17 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
IbakaOKC · 15 PTS, 8 REB, 3 BLK, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
HilarioWAS · 22 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
69% (9-13)
Final · Cavs-Hawks
Cavs 102Hawks 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Cavs3617201811102
Hawks2133181912103
The story
Joe Johnson had 22 points as Atlanta beat Cleveland 103-102 in OT

Antawn Jamison led Cleveland with 23 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST 22 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST · 7-19 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

Down 15 after the first, the Hawks took the second 33-17.

ATL lead by quarter
200 −15+1−10+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Pistons-Nuggets
Pistons 115Nuggets 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons18393424115
Nuggets40222925116
The story
Ty Lawson's 25 points carried Denver past Detroit, 116-115

For Detroit, Brandon Knight had 16 PTS, 4 AST 25 PTS, 6 AST, 1 REB · 10-12 FG, 4-6 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 40-18, was where the Nuggets built it.

DEN lead by quarter
300 +22+50+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Knicks-Sixers
Knicks 82Sixers 79
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks1924162382
Sixers1124232179
The story
New York beat Philadelphia 82-79 behind 21 points from Amar'e Stoudemire

Andre Iguodala paced Philadelphia: 13 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST 21 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST · 8-14 FG

The swing

A 19-11 first quarter did the most damage for the Knicks.

NYK lead by quarter
200 +8+8+1+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Elton Brand topped the game at 49.9 FPTS: 12 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.2Season avg21.2Last 5

21.2 points a game over his last five games, against 9.2 in 43 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.1Season avg15.9Last 3

15.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.1 in 46 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.2Season avg48Today

48 minutes today, against 27.2 a game in 46 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Ben Gordon leads the day with 45

Ben GordonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 0, 15, 3, 8, 12, 6, 6, 7, 45Pistons-Nuggets · L
12.5 PPG season to date · +33.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Trae Young ATL, Mar 22, 2022: 45 PTS · 1 REB · 8 AST
Season high45 PTS · 0 REB · 8 AST
Josh SmithPoints, last 10 games: 27, 23, 21, 28, 33, 18, 23, 7, 10, 32Hawks-Cavs · W
17.8 PPG season to date · +14.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 17 REB · 5 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 22, 30, 23, 26, 28, 24, 25, 26, 18, 32Thunder-Clippers · W
27.6 PPG season to date · +4.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 22, 30, 34, 26, 34, 33, 28, 15, 29, 30Lakers-Mavs · W
28.7 PPG season to date · +1.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 20, 22, 18, 9, 21, 14, 28, 19, 26, 29Cavs-Hawks · L
19.0 PPG season to date · +10.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 9 REB · 9 AST
Ryan AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 14, 11, 12, 16, 19, 12, 5, 10, 29Magic-Suns · W
15.9 PPG season to date · +13.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 1 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+5.2 23.0 last 10 · 17.8 season
Goran DragicHOU+4.9 13.7 last 10 · 8.8 season
Drew GoodenMIL+4.5 19.1 last 10 · 14.6 season
Cold
Caron ButlerLAC−4.4 8.0 last 10 · 12.4 season
Danilo GallinariDEN−4.2 11.0 last 10 · 15.2 season
Iman ShumpertNYK−4.0 5.2 last 10 · 9.2 season
Norris ColeMIA−3.6 3.9 last 10 · 7.5 season
Andray BlatcheWAS−3.5 5.0 last 10 · 8.5 season