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Friday, March 1, 2013Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 4 points, by NYK (vs WAS) and NOH (vs DET) and MIA (vs MEM).

Final · Box score
Rockets118
Magic110
Q1 HOU -1; Q2 HOU +3; Q3 HOU -1; Q4 HOU +8
Final · Box score
Pacers93
Raptors81
Q1 IND +4; Q2 IND +5; Q3 IND +13; Q4 IND +12
Final · Box score
Knicks96
Wizards88
Q1 NYK +3; Q2 NYK +6; Q3 NYK -4; Q4 NYK +8
Final · Box score
Warriors86
Celtics94
Q1 BOS +11; Q2 BOS +4; Q3 BOS +7; Q4 BOS +8
Final · Box score
Clippers105
Cavs89
Q1 LAC +8; Q2 LAC +9; Q3 LAC +9; Q4 LAC +16
Final · Box score
Mavs98
Nets90
Q1 DAL +1; Q2 DAL -1; Q3 DAL +14; Q4 DAL +8
Final · Box score
Grizzlies91
Heat98
Q1 MIA -4; Q2 MIA +1; Q3 MIA +1; Q4 MIA +7
Final · Box score
Pistons95
Hornets100
Q1 NOH -4; Q2 NOH -2; Q3 NOH +5; Q4 NOH +5
Final · Box score
Kings102
Spurs130
Q1 SAS +13; Q2 SAS +14; Q3 SAS +28; Q4 SAS +28
Final · Box score
Hawks87
Suns92
Q1 PHX +2; Q2 PHX +5; Q3 PHX +11; Q4 PHX +5
Final · Box score
Bobcats68
Jazz98
Q1 UTA +12; Q2 UTA +23; Q3 UTA +20; Q4 UTA +30
Final · Box score
Thunder103
Nuggets105
Q1 DEN -3; Q2 DEN +9; Q3 DEN +10; Q4 DEN +2
On this day · 2011–12Mar 1, 2012: 4 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (Heat-Blazers), 38 points.
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The lead · Pistons-Hornets

New Orleans beats Detroit, 100–95

Kevin Durant goes for 25 points

Game flow · NOH margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4-2+5+5NOH AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2722202695
Hornets23242726100
Who led
Greivis VasquezPoints, last 10 games: 17, 9, 10, 11, 13, 5, 12, 20, 6, 25NOH25 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Eric GordonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 9, 9, 27, 6, 20, 23, 17, 10, 21NOH21 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Greg MonroePoints, last 10 games: 14, 17, 16, 9, 19, 5, 12, 15, 26, 27DET27 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Brandon KnightPoints, last 10 games: 5, 12, 24, 4, 7, 6, 13, 21, 32, 22DET22 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Lead changes
Knicks-Wizards16
Grizzlies-Heat15
Mavs-Nets15
Rockets-Magic14
Pistons-Hornets9
Hawks-Suns9
Pacers-Raptors4
Thunder-Nuggets3
Bobcats-Jazz1
Kings-Spurs0
Shot of the night

Lawson's jumper at the buzzer breaks the tie, 105-103 final

The night in charts
Kings-Spurs combined for 232, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-SpursKings 102, Spurs 130
232
Rockets-MagicRockets 118, Magic 110
228
Thunder-NuggetsThunder 103, Nuggets 105
208
Pistons-HornetsPistons 95, Hornets 100
195
Clippers-CavsClippers 105, Cavs 89
194
Grizzlies-HeatGrizzlies 91, Heat 98
189
Mavs-NetsMavs 98, Nets 90
188
Knicks-WizardsKnicks 96, Wizards 88
184
Warriors-CelticsWarriors 86, Celtics 94
180
Hawks-SunsHawks 87, Suns 92
179
Pacers-RaptorsPacers 93, Raptors 81
174
Bobcats-JazzBobcats 68, Jazz 98
166
3 of 12 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Thunder-NuggetsThunder 103, Nuggets 105
+2 DEN
Hawks-SunsHawks 87, Suns 92
+5 PHX
Pistons-HornetsPistons 95, Hornets 100
+5 NOH
Grizzlies-HeatGrizzlies 91, Heat 98
+7 MIA
Rockets-MagicRockets 118, Magic 110
+8 HOU
Knicks-WizardsKnicks 96, Wizards 88
+8 NYK
Mavs-NetsMavs 98, Nets 90
+8 DAL
Warriors-CelticsWarriors 86, Celtics 94
+8 BOS
Pacers-RaptorsPacers 93, Raptors 81
+12 IND
Clippers-CavsClippers 105, Cavs 89
+16 LAC
Kings-SpursKings 102, Spurs 130
+28 SAS
Bobcats-JazzBobcats 68, Jazz 98
+30 UTA
NYK rallied from 4 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Knicks-WizardsNYK won · Knicks 96, Wizards 88
4 pts
Pistons-HornetsNOH won · Pistons 95, Hornets 100
4 pts
Grizzlies-HeatMIA won · Grizzlies 91, Heat 98
4 pts
Thunder-NuggetsDEN won · Thunder 103, Nuggets 105
3 pts
Rockets-MagicHOU won · Rockets 118, Magic 110
1 pt
Kanter shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KanterUTA · 23 PTS, 22 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
83% (10-12)
Tobias HarrisORL · 27 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
73% (11-15)
CarrollUTA · 19 PTS, 3 REB, 3 STL, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
HibbertIND · 18 PTS, 3 REB, 2 BLK
70% (7-10)
ChandlerDEN · 35 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST
68% (13-19)
Final · Thunder-Nuggets
Thunder 103Nuggets 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder29182828103
Nuggets26302920105
The story
Wilson Chandler had 35 points as Denver beat Oklahoma City 105-103

Serge Ibaka led Oklahoma City with 17 PTS, 8 REB 35 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST · 13-19 FG, 6-7 3PT

The swing

Down 3 after the first, the Nuggets took the second 30-18.

DEN lead by quarter
200 −3+9+10+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pistons-Hornets
Pistons 95Hornets 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2722202695
Hornets23242726100
The story
New Orleans beat Detroit 100-95 behind 25 points and 9 assists from Greivis Vasquez

Greg Monroe paced Detroit: 27 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST 25 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB · 8-15 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

A 27-20 third quarter erased a 2-point hole for the Hornets.

NOH lead by quarter
200 −4−2+5+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Knicks-Wizards
Knicks 96Wizards 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks2628192396
Wizards2325291188
The story
Carmelo Anthony's 30 points carried New York past Washington, 96-88

For Washington, John Wall had 16 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB 30 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST · 10-24 FG, 2-7 3PT

The swing

The Knicks trailed by 4 going into the fourth, then won it 23-11.

NYK lead by quarter
200 +3+6−4+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Bradley Beal was the fantasy play: 46.2 FPTS on 29 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.1Season avg16.4Last 5

16.4 points a game over his last five games, against 6.1 in 31 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.2Season avg5.0Last 3

5.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.2 in 30 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+29.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.4Season avg44Today

44 minutes today, against 14.4 a game in 56 earlier games. Line: 23 points, 22 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · Grizzlies-Heat

Miami extends win streak to 13

98–91 over Memphis. Record: 42–14. Dwyane Wade led Miami with 22 points, 4 rebounds and 8 assists.

Streak strip · MIA
Wvs LAC111–89Wvs LAL107–97Wvs POR117–104W@ OKC110–100W@ ATL103–90W@ CHI86–67W@ PHI114–90Wvs CLE109–105Wvs SAC141–129Wvs MEM98–91
Top performances

Russell Westbrook leads the day with 38

Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 22, 17, 24, 22, 26, 28, 37, 23, 29, 38Thunder-Nuggets · L
23.3 PPG season to date · +14.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high38 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Wilson ChandlerPoints, last 10 games: 24, 7, 7, 11, 0, 22, 11, 23, 7, 35Nuggets-Thunder · W
11.3 PPG season to date · +24.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high35 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 27, 31, 36, 42, 12, 15, 32, 29, 35, 30Knicks-Wizards · W
28.6 PPG season to date · +1.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 6, 3, 28, 10, 25, 17, 21, 20, 16, 29Wizards-Knicks · L
14.2 PPG season to date · +15.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high29 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Greg MonroePoints, last 10 games: 14, 17, 16, 9, 19, 5, 12, 15, 26, 27Pistons-Hornets · L
16.1 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Tobias HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 2, 0, 2, 2, 0, 2, 14, 16, 23, 27Magic-Rockets · L
6.8 PPG season to date · +20.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high27 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Ty LawsonDEN+6.6 23.1 last 10 · 16.5 season
Stephen CurryGSW+6.0 28.0 last 10 · 22.0 season
Derrick WilliamsMIN+5.9 16.5 last 10 · 10.6 season
Maurice HarklessORL+5.8 11.9 last 10 · 6.1 season
Al HorfordATL+5.5 22.7 last 10 · 17.2 season
Cold
Jordan CrawfordBOS−8.4 4.0 last 10 · 12.4 season
Andrea BargnaniTOR−6.9 5.8 last 10 · 12.7 season
Kevin SeraphinWAS−5.2 4.3 last 10 · 9.5 season
Ben GordonCHA−4.9 7.1 last 10 · 12.0 season
Shannon BrownPHX−4.7 6.5 last 10 · 11.2 season