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Sunday, March 3, 2013Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed NYK by 14 at halftime and won 99–93.

Final · Box score
Heat99
Knicks93
Q1 MIA +1; Q2 MIA -14; Q3 MIA -4; Q4 MIA +6
Final · Box score
Thunder108
Clippers104
Q1 OKC +7; Q2 OKC +13; Q3 OKC +9; Q4 OKC +4
Final · Box score
Grizzlies108
Magic82
Q1 MEM +10; Q2 MEM +25; Q3 MEM +25; Q4 MEM +26
Final · Box score
Bobcats83
Kings119
Q1 Kings 0; Q2 SAC +14; Q3 SAC +38; Q4 SAC +36
Final · Box score
Sixers87
Wizards90
Q1 WAS +4; Q2 WAS +1; Q3 WAS +4; Q4 WAS +3
Final · Box score
Mavs103
Rockets136
Q1 HOU -2; Q2 HOU +3; Q3 HOU +30; Q4 HOU +33
Final · Box score
Pistons75
Spurs114
Q1 SAS +13; Q2 SAS +20; Q3 SAS +33; Q4 SAS +39
Final · Box score
Bulls92
Pacers97
Q1 IND +11; Q2 IND +7; Q3 IND +3; Q4 IND +5
Final · Box score
Hawks98
Lakers99
Q1 LAL +4; Q2 LAL +7; Q3 LAL +6; Q4 LAL +1
On this day · 2011–12Mar 3, 2012: 7 games. Top scorer: Kevin Love (Wolves-Blazers), 42 points.
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The lead · Heat-Knicks

Miami climbs out of a 14-point hole against New York

LeBron James goes for 29 points

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+1-14-4+6MIA AHEAD ↑NYK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2322282699
Knicks2237181693
Who led
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 32, 30, 39, 24, 26, 16, 28, 40, 18, 29MIA29 PTS · 11 REB · 7 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 30, 24, 13, 20, 17, 33, 24, 39, 22, 20MIA20 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 31, 36, 42, 12, 15, 32, 29, 35, 30, 32NYK32 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 0, 7, 3, 0, 0, 6, 3, 0, 4, 14NYK14 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Spurs rout

Three of 9 games were decided by four points or fewer. San Antonio beat Detroit by 39.

LAL over ATL1WAS over PHI3OKC over LAC4IND over CHI5MIA over NYK6MEM over ORL26HOU over DAL33SAC over CHA36SAS over DET39Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Lead changes
Hawks-Lakers17
Sixers-Wizards12
Mavs-Rockets11
Heat-Knicks9
Bulls-Pacers5
Thunder-Clippers2
Bobcats-Kings2
Grizzlies-Magic0
Shot of the night

Kobe's layup with 9 seconds left puts the Lakers ahead, 99-98 final

The night in charts
Mavs-Rockets combined for 239, 27 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-RocketsMavs 103, Rockets 136
239
Thunder-ClippersThunder 108, Clippers 104
212
Bobcats-KingsBobcats 83, Kings 119
202
Hawks-LakersHawks 98, Lakers 99
197
Heat-KnicksHeat 99, Knicks 93
192
Grizzlies-MagicGrizzlies 108, Magic 82
190
Bulls-PacersBulls 92, Pacers 97
189
Pistons-SpursPistons 75, Spurs 114
189
Sixers-WizardsSixers 87, Wizards 90
177
4 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Hawks-LakersHawks 98, Lakers 99
+1 LAL
Sixers-WizardsSixers 87, Wizards 90
+3 WAS
Thunder-ClippersThunder 108, Clippers 104
+4 OKC
Bulls-PacersBulls 92, Pacers 97
+5 IND
Heat-KnicksHeat 99, Knicks 93
+6 MIA
Grizzlies-MagicGrizzlies 108, Magic 82
+26 MEM
Mavs-RocketsMavs 103, Rockets 136
+33 HOU
Bobcats-KingsBobcats 83, Kings 119
+36 SAC
Pistons-SpursPistons 75, Spurs 114
+39 SAS
MIA erased a 14-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Heat-KnicksMIA won · Heat 99, Knicks 93
14 pts
Mavs-RocketsHOU won · Mavs 103, Rockets 136
2 pts
Parsons shot 12-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ParsonsHOU · 32 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST
92% (12-13)
WallWAS · 16 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB, 1 BLK
64% (7-11)
ThorntonSAC · 18 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
64% (7-11)
WestIND · 31 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
61% (11-18)
HorfordATL · 24 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
60% (12-20)
Final · Hawks-Lakers
Hawks 98Lakers 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks2619282598
Lakers3022272099
The story
Kobe Bryant's 34 points carried Los Angeles past Atlanta, 99-98

For Atlanta, Josh Smith had 19 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST 34 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST · 13-27 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 30-26, was where the Lakers built it.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +4+7+6+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sixers-Wizards
Sixers 87Wizards 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers2227191987
Wizards2624221890
The story
Washington beat Philadelphia 90-87 behind 16 rebounds and 12 points from Emeka Okafor

Spencer Hawes paced Philadelphia: 14 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST 16 REB, 12 PTS, 3 AST · 4-9 FG

The swing

A 26-22 first quarter did the most damage for the Wizards.

WAS lead by quarter
200 +4+1+4+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Heat-Knicks
Heat 99Knicks 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2322282699
Knicks2237181693
The story
Dwyane Wade had 20 points and 8 assists as Miami beat New York 99-93

Carmelo Anthony led New York with 32 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB 20 PTS, 8 REB, 8 AST · 8-16 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 14 after the second, the Heat took the third 28-18.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +1−14−4+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.8Season avg17.2Last 5

17.2 points a game over his last five games, against 6.8 in 32 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 23 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.0Season avg10.6Last 3

10.6 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.0 in 54 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.2Season avg29.8Today

30 minutes today, against 7.2 a game in 23 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Durant leads the day with 35

Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 21, 18, 33, 40, 16, 27, 19, 18, 25, 35Thunder-Clippers · W
28.6 PPG season to date · +6.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 20, 28, 4, 20, 16, 40, 38, 29, 33, 34Lakers-Hawks · W
27.3 PPG season to date · +6.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 31, 36, 42, 12, 15, 32, 29, 35, 30, 32Knicks-Heat · L
28.6 PPG season to date · +3.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Chandler ParsonsPoints, last 10 games: 20, 5, 21, 17, 17, 10, 24, 20, 21, 32Rockets-Mavs · W
15.1 PPG season to date · +17.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high32 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
David WestPoints, last 10 games: 15, 30, 7, 18, 18, 16, 28, 22, 15, 31Pacers-Bulls · W
17.7 PPG season to date · +13.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high31 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 32, 30, 39, 24, 26, 16, 28, 40, 18, 29Heat-Knicks · W
27.1 PPG season to date · +1.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 11 REB · 7 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Ty LawsonDEN+6.6 23.1 last 10 · 16.5 season
Derrick WilliamsMIN+6.5 17.3 last 10 · 10.8 season
Al HorfordATL+6.1 23.4 last 10 · 17.3 season
Maurice HarklessORL+5.9 12.1 last 10 · 6.2 season
Stephen CurryGSW+5.7 27.8 last 10 · 22.1 season
Cold
Jordan CrawfordBOS−8.4 4.0 last 10 · 12.4 season
Andrea BargnaniTOR−7.1 5.6 last 10 · 12.7 season
Ben GordonCHA−6.0 5.8 last 10 · 11.8 season
Kevin SeraphinWAS−5.5 3.9 last 10 · 9.4 season
Shannon BrownPHX−4.7 6.5 last 10 · 11.2 season