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Sunday, March 25, 2012Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime.

Final · Box score
Suns108
Cavs83
Q1 PHX +8; Q2 PHX +21; Q3 PHX +23; Q4 PHX +25
Final · Box score
Nuggets100
Wolves117
Q1 MIN +13; Q2 MIN +25; Q3 MIN +18; Q4 MIN +17
Final · 4+OT · Box score
Jazz133
Hawks139
Final · Box score
Wizards76
Celtics88
Q1 BOS +15; Q2 BOS +19; Q3 BOS +14; Q4 BOS +12
Final · Box score
Sixers76
Spurs93
Q1 SAS +7; Q2 SAS +3; Q3 SAS +11; Q4 SAS +17
Final · Box score
Heat87
Thunder103
Q1 OKC +1; Q2 OKC +11; Q3 OKC +11; Q4 OKC +16
Final · Box score
Warriors87
Blazers90
Q1 POR -1; Q2 POR -7; Q3 POR +6; Q4 POR +3
Final · Box score
Grizzlies102
Lakers96
Q1 MEM +4; Q2 MEM +10; Q3 MEM +3; Q4 MEM +6
On this day · 2010–11Mar 25, 2011: 13 games. Top scorer: Dwyane Wade (Heat-Sixers), 39 points.
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The lead · Warriors-Blazers

Portland edges Golden State by three

Kevin Love goes for 30 points

Game flow · POR margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1-7+6+3POR AHEAD ↑GSW AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors2720162487
Blazers2614292190
Who led
Raymond FeltonPoints, last 10 games: 8, 21, 5, 9, 16, 19, 18, 13, 6, 24POR24 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 22, 30, 17, 15, 21, 15, 21, 16, 29, 18POR18 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Charles JenkinsPoints, last 10 games: 0, 15, 2, 0, 6, 0, 2, 4, 8, 27GSW27 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
David LeePoints, last 10 games: 18, 17, 22, 22, 18, 25, 25, 12, 22, 16GSW16 PTS · 16 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Grizzlies-Lakers

Memphis never trails at a break against Lakers

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 102–96. Rudy Gay led Memphis with 18 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
POR over GSW3MEM over LAL6BOS over WAS12OKC over MIA16MIN over DEN17SAS over PHI17PHX over CLE25Final margin, points. Pink = MEM over LAL.
Lead changes
Warriors-Blazers15
Jazz-Hawks14
Sixers-Spurs9
Heat-Thunder5
Grizzlies-Lakers5
Nuggets-Wolves1
Suns-Cavs0
Wizards-Celtics0
The night in charts
Jazz-Hawks combined for 246, 29 more than any other game
Points by game
Jazz-HawksJazz 123, Hawks 123
246
Nuggets-WolvesNuggets 100, Wolves 117
217
Grizzlies-LakersGrizzlies 102, Lakers 96
198
Suns-CavsSuns 108, Cavs 83
191
Heat-ThunderHeat 87, Thunder 103
190
Warriors-BlazersWarriors 87, Blazers 90
177
Sixers-SpursSixers 76, Spurs 93
169
Wizards-CelticsWizards 76, Celtics 88
164
2 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Jazz-HawksJazz 123, Hawks 123
+0 UTA
Warriors-BlazersWarriors 87, Blazers 90
+3 POR
Grizzlies-LakersGrizzlies 102, Lakers 96
+6 MEM
Wizards-CelticsWizards 76, Celtics 88
+12 BOS
Heat-ThunderHeat 87, Thunder 103
+16 OKC
Nuggets-WolvesNuggets 100, Wolves 117
+17 MIN
Sixers-SpursSixers 76, Spurs 93
+17 SAS
Suns-CavsSuns 108, Cavs 83
+25 PHX
UTA erased a 15-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Jazz-HawksUTA won · Jazz 123, Hawks 123
15 pts
Warriors-BlazersPOR won · Warriors 87, Blazers 90
7 pts
Ibaka shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
IbakaOKC · 19 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
Markieff MorrisPHX · 22 PTS, 5 REB, 1 BLK
75% (9-12)
PerkinsOKC · 16 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
BynumLAL · 30 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
69% (11-16)
BradleyBOS · 23 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
Final · Warriors-Blazers
Warriors 87Blazers 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors2720162487
Blazers2614292190
The story
Raymond Felton had 24 points as Portland beat Golden State 90-87

David Lee led Golden State with 16 PTS, 16 REB, 4 AST 24 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB · 9-17 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

Down 7 after the second, the Trail Blazers took the third 29-16.

POR lead by quarter
200 −1−7+6+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Grizzlies-Lakers
Grizzlies 102Lakers 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies28281729102
Lakers2422242696
The story
Rudy Gay's 18 points carried Memphis past Los Angeles, 102-96

For Los Angeles, Andrew Bynum had 30 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST 18 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST · 8-14 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 28-22, was where the Grizzlies built it.

MEM lead by quarter
200 +4+10+3+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Pau Gasol was the fantasy play: 44.3 FPTS on 16 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST

Final · Nuggets-Wolves
Nuggets 100Wolves 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets20233225100
Wolves33352524117
The story
Minnesota beat Denver 117-100 behind 25 points from Luke Ridnour

JaVale McGee paced Denver: 13 PTS, 11 REB 25 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB · 9-14 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

A 33-20 first quarter did the most damage for the Timberwolves.

MIN lead by quarter
300 +13+25+18+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.1Season avg20.2Last 5

20.2 points a game over his last five games, against 10.1 in 46 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.8Season avg18.0Last 3

18.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.8 in 45 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+30.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.8Season avg50Today

50 minutes today, against 19.8 a game in 47 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Joe Johnson leads the day with 37

Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 34, 19, 34, 28, 25, 22, 16, 16, 37Hawks-Jazz · W
19.3 PPG season to date · +18.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 29, 31, 30, 25, 27, 21, 36, 17, 51, 30Wolves-Nuggets · W
26.3 PPG season to date · +3.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 21 REB · 4 AST
Andrew BynumPoints, last 10 games: 26, 20, 37, 25, 15, 33, 16, 9, 28, 30Lakers-Grizzlies · L
18.3 PPG season to date · +12.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Al JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 31, 14, 16, 33, 18, 12, 16, 26, 23, 28Jazz-Hawks · L
19.4 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 17 REB · 1 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 23, 26, 28, 24, 25, 26, 18, 32, 40, 28Thunder-Heat · W
27.9 PPG season to date · +0.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
Charles JenkinsPoints, last 10 games: 0, 15, 2, 0, 6, 0, 2, 4, 8, 27Warriors-Blazers · L
3.6 PPG season to date · +24.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high27 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Klay ThompsonGSW+8.6 18.8 last 10 · 10.2 season
Goran DragicHOU+7.4 16.7 last 10 · 9.3 season
Rodney StuckeyDET+6.2 22.5 last 10 · 16.3 season
Joe JohnsonATL+5.9 25.2 last 10 · 19.3 season
Ersan IlyasovaMIL+5.6 18.2 last 10 · 12.6 season
Cold
Andrea BargnaniTOR−5.5 13.8 last 10 · 19.3 season
Mario ChalmersMIA−4.2 5.6 last 10 · 9.8 season
Danilo GallinariDEN−4.2 11.0 last 10 · 15.2 season
Shaun LivingstonMIL−3.9 2.5 last 10 · 6.4 season
Monta EllisMIL−3.9 17.1 last 10 · 21.0 season