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Friday, March 23, 2012Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 7 points, by PHX (vs IND) and ATL (vs NJN).

Final · Box score
Bucks112
Bobcats92
Q1 MIL +1; Q2 MIL +12; Q3 MIL +15; Q4 MIL +20
Final · Box score
Suns113
Pacers111
Q1 PHX -3; Q2 PHX -7; Q3 PHX +7; Q4 PHX +2
Final · Box score
Cavs80
Magic93
Q1 ORL +11; Q2 ORL +15; Q3 ORL +9; Q4 ORL +13
Final · Box score
Knicks79
Raptors96
Q1 TOR +9; Q2 TOR +3; Q3 TOR +17; Q4 TOR +17
Final · Box score
Nets84
Hawks93
Q1 ATL +1; Q2 ATL -1; Q3 ATL -7; Q4 ATL +9
Final · Box score
Heat88
Pistons73
Q1 MIA +7; Q2 MIA +23; Q3 MIA +15; Q4 MIA +15
Final · 2OT · Box score
Wolves140
Thunder149
Q1 OKC +1; Q2 OKC +2; Q3 OKC +6; Q4 Thunder 0; OT1 Thunder 0; OT2 OKC +9
Final · Box score
Celtics86
Sixers99
Q1 PHI -6; Q2 PHI -6; Q3 PHI +14; Q4 PHI +13
Final · Box score
Mavs87
Spurs104
Q1 SAS +3; Q2 SAS +7; Q3 SAS +7; Q4 SAS +17
Final · Box score
Blazers96
Lakers103
Q1 LAL +11; Q2 LAL +5; Q3 LAL +1; Q4 LAL +7
Final · Box score
Nuggets102
Jazz121
Q1 UTA -2; Q2 UTA +8; Q3 UTA +18; Q4 UTA +19
On this day · 2010–11Mar 23, 2011: 12 games. Top scorer: Dorell Wright (Warriors-Rockets), 34 points.
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The lead · Suns-Pacers

Phoenix holds off Indiana, 113–111

Kevin Durant goes for 40 points

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3-7+7+2PHX AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns28263227113
Pacers31301832111
Who led
Marcin GortatPoints, last 10 games: 16, 15, 8, 25, 8, 16, 15, 13, 4, 23PHX23 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 10, 15, 14, 10, 12, 14, 10, 19, 6, 22PHX22 PTS · 0 REB · 1 AST
Danny GrangerPoints, last 10 games: 19, 19, 18, 11, 20, 9, 11, 25, 16, 28IND28 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Roy HibbertPoints, last 10 games: 13, 5, 10, 8, 14, 4, 24, 13, 19, 19IND19 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Nets-Hawks27
Suns-Pacers13
Nuggets-Jazz12
Celtics-Sixers7
Wolves-Thunder6
Heat-Pistons5
Mavs-Spurs4
Cavs-Magic2
Bucks-Bobcats1
Knicks-Raptors0
Blazers-Lakers0
The night in charts
Wolves-Thunder combined for 289, 65 more than any other game
Points by game
Wolves-ThunderWolves 140, Thunder 149
289
Suns-PacersSuns 113, Pacers 111
224
Nuggets-JazzNuggets 102, Jazz 121
223
Bucks-BobcatsBucks 112, Bobcats 92
204
Blazers-LakersBlazers 96, Lakers 103
199
Mavs-SpursMavs 87, Spurs 104
191
Celtics-SixersCeltics 86, Sixers 99
185
Nets-HawksNets 84, Hawks 93
177
Knicks-RaptorsKnicks 79, Raptors 96
175
Cavs-MagicCavs 80, Magic 93
173
Heat-PistonsHeat 88, Pistons 73
161
PHX won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Suns-PacersSuns 113, Pacers 111
+2 PHX
Blazers-LakersBlazers 96, Lakers 103
+7 LAL
Nets-HawksNets 84, Hawks 93
+9 ATL
Wolves-ThunderWolves 140, Thunder 149
+9 OKC
Cavs-MagicCavs 80, Magic 93
+13 ORL
Celtics-SixersCeltics 86, Sixers 99
+13 PHI
Heat-PistonsHeat 88, Pistons 73
+15 MIA
Mavs-SpursMavs 87, Spurs 104
+17 SAS
Knicks-RaptorsKnicks 79, Raptors 96
+17 TOR
Nuggets-JazzNuggets 102, Jazz 121
+19 UTA
Bucks-BobcatsBucks 112, Bobcats 92
+20 MIL
PHX rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Suns-PacersPHX won · Suns 113, Pacers 111
7 pts
Nets-HawksATL won · Nets 84, Hawks 93
7 pts
Celtics-SixersPHI won · Celtics 86, Sixers 99
6 pts
Nuggets-JazzUTA won · Nuggets 102, Jazz 121
2 pts
Granger shot 9-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GrangerIND · 28 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
TolliverMIN · 23 PTS, 7 REB, 1 BLK
69% (9-13)
JeffersonUTA · 23 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
69% (11-16)
HendersonCHA · 29 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
68% (13-19)
AldridgePOR · 29 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
67% (12-18)
Final · Suns-Pacers
Suns 113Pacers 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns28263227113
Pacers31301832111
The story
Steve Nash's 17 assists and 12 points carried Phoenix past Indiana, 113-111

For Indiana, Roy Hibbert had 19 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 17 AST, 12 PTS, 3 REB · 3-8 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

The Suns trailed by 7 going into the third, then won it 32-18.

PHX lead by quarter
200 −3−7+7+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Danny Granger was the fantasy play: 43.3 FPTS on 28 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST

Final · Wolves-Thunder
Wolves 140Thunder 149
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Wolves293227281311140
Thunder303331221320149
The story
Russell Westbrook had 45 points as Oklahoma City beat Minnesota 149-140 in OT

Anthony Tolliver led Minnesota with 23 PTS, 7 REB 45 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB · 17-28 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The Thunder won the second overtime 20-11.

OKC lead by quarter
200 +1+2+600+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Final · Cavs-Magic
Cavs 80Magic 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs2020231780
Magic3124172193
The story
Orlando beat Cleveland 93-80 behind 16 points and 13 rebounds from Dwight Howard

Tristan Thompson paced Cleveland: 15 PTS, 11 REB 16 PTS, 13 REB, 1 AST · 7-8 FG

The swing

A 31-20 first quarter did the most damage for the Magic.

ORL lead by quarter
200 +11+15+9+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Ryan Anderson topped the game at 42.1 FPTS: 17 PTS, 8 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.5Season avg15.4Last 5

15.4 points a game over his last five games, against 8.5 in 44 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.0Season avg3.7Last 3

3.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.0 in 41 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+27.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.5Season avg43.9Today

44 minutes today, against 16.5 a game in 33 earlier games. Line: 23 points, 7 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Eleven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Milwaukee by 20.

PHX over IND2LAL over POR7ATL over NJN9OKC over MIN9ORL over CLE13PHI over BOS13MIA over DET15TOR over NYK17SAS over DAL17UTA over DEN19MIL over CHA20Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Kevin Love leads the day with 51

Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 39, 29, 31, 30, 25, 27, 21, 36, 17, 51Wolves-Thunder · L
26.2 PPG season to date · +25.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Antawn Jamison GSW, Dec 3, 2000: 51 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Career high51 PTS · 14 REB · 0 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 31, 19, 23, 19, 23, 36, 28, 23, 19, 45Thunder-Wolves · W
24.3 PPG season to date · +21.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Ray Allen SEA, May 1, 2005: 45 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Career high45 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 30, 23, 26, 28, 24, 25, 26, 18, 32, 40Thunder-Wolves · W
27.9 PPG season to date · +12.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Jarrett Allen CLE, Feb 1, 2026: 40 PTS · 17 REB · 5 AST
40 PTS · 17 REB · 5 AST
Josh SmithPoints, last 10 games: 23, 21, 28, 33, 18, 23, 7, 10, 32, 30Hawks-Nets · W
18.1 PPG season to date · +12.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 23, 15, 21, 4, 12, 18, 20, 17, 23, 30Raptors-Knicks · W
16.5 PPG season to date · +13.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 22, 22, 30, 17, 15, 21, 15, 21, 16, 29Blazers-Lakers · L
21.4 PPG season to date · +7.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Klay ThompsonGSW+7.4 17.0 last 10 · 9.6 season
Goran DragicHOU+6.4 15.4 last 10 · 9.0 season
Rodney StuckeyDET+6.2 22.5 last 10 · 16.3 season
Ersan IlyasovaMIL+5.4 17.8 last 10 · 12.4 season
Andrew BynumLAL+4.8 22.8 last 10 · 18.0 season
Cold
Andrea BargnaniTOR−4.8 14.6 last 10 · 19.4 season
Danilo GallinariDEN−4.2 11.0 last 10 · 15.2 season
Iman ShumpertNYK−3.7 5.4 last 10 · 9.1 season
Andray BlatcheWAS−3.5 5.0 last 10 · 8.5 season
Michael BeasleyMIN−3.5 8.0 last 10 · 11.5 season