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Monday, March 4, 2013Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NYK trailed CLE by 12 at halftime and won 102–97.

Final · Box score
Knicks102
Cavs97
Q1 NYK -10; Q2 NYK -12; Q3 NYK -4; Q4 NYK +5
Final · OT · Box score
Jazz108
Bucks109
Q1 MIL -4; Q2 MIL -3; Q3 MIL +10; Q4 Bucks 0; OT1 MIL +1
Final · Box score
Heat97
Wolves81
Q1 MIA +6; Q2 MIA +7; Q3 MIA +6; Q4 MIA +16
Final · Box score
Magic105
Hornets102
Q1 ORL -3; Q2 ORL -10; Q3 ORL -6; Q4 ORL +3
Final · Box score
Hawks88
Nuggets104
Q1 DEN +1; Q2 DEN +8; Q3 DEN +8; Q4 DEN +16
Final · Box score
Bobcats105
Blazers122
Q1 POR +6; Q2 POR +13; Q3 POR +12; Q4 POR +17
Final · Box score
Raptors118
Warriors125
Q1 GSW +3; Q2 GSW +8; Q3 GSW -7; Q4 GSW +7
On this day · 2011–12Mar 4, 2012: 8 games. Top scorer: Deron Williams (Nets-Bobcats), 57 points.
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The lead · Knicks-Cavs

New York climbs back to beat Cleveland

Brandon Jennings goes for 20 points

Game flow · NYK margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10-12-4+5NYK AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks24252132102
Cavs3427132397
Who led
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 11, 9, 10, 7, 14, 22, 14, 12, 12, 22NYK22 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
JR SmithPoints, last 10 games: 15, 6, 26, 5, 19, 14, 26, 13, 13, 18NYK18 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Marreese SpeightsPoints, last 10 games: 5, 10, 9, 4, 18, 11, 8, 11, 10, 23CLE23 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 35, 22, 24, 26, 20, 6, 35, 12, 17, 22CLE22 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Lead changes
Raptors-Warriors12
Jazz-Bucks11
Magic-Hornets7
Knicks-Cavs5
Hawks-Nuggets5
Bobcats-Blazers2
Heat-Wolves1
The night in charts
Raptors-Warriors combined for 243, 16 more than any other game
Points by game
Raptors-WarriorsRaptors 118, Warriors 125
243
Bobcats-BlazersBobcats 105, Blazers 122
227
Jazz-BucksJazz 108, Bucks 109
217
Magic-HornetsMagic 105, Hornets 102
207
Knicks-CavsKnicks 102, Cavs 97
199
Hawks-NuggetsHawks 88, Nuggets 104
192
Heat-WolvesHeat 97, Wolves 81
178
3 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Jazz-BucksJazz 108, Bucks 109
+1 MIL
Magic-HornetsMagic 105, Hornets 102
+3 ORL
Knicks-CavsKnicks 102, Cavs 97
+5 NYK
Raptors-WarriorsRaptors 118, Warriors 125
+7 GSW
Heat-WolvesHeat 97, Wolves 81
+16 MIA
Hawks-NuggetsHawks 88, Nuggets 104
+16 DEN
Bobcats-BlazersBobcats 105, Blazers 122
+17 POR
NYK erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Knicks-CavsNYK won · Knicks 102, Cavs 97
12 pts
Magic-HornetsORL won · Magic 105, Hornets 102
10 pts
Raptors-WarriorsGSW won · Raptors 118, Warriors 125
7 pts
Jazz-BucksMIL won · Jazz 108, Bucks 109
4 pts
Amir Johnson shot 10-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Amir JohnsonTOR · 23 PTS, 15 REB, 2 BLK
100% (10-10)
Kidd-GilchristCHA · 17 PTS, 10 REB
73% (8-11)
SessionsCHA · 18 PTS, 3 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
BatumPOR · 20 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
KlayGSW · 22 PTS, 4 AST, 1 REB, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
Final · Jazz-Bucks
Jazz 108Bucks 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Jazz242417349108
Bucks2025302410109
The story
Larry Sanders' 16 rebounds and 8 points carried Milwaukee past Utah, 109-108 in OT

For Utah, Paul Millsap had 22 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST 16 REB, 8 PTS, 6 BLK, 3 AST · 3-9 FG

The swing

The Bucks trailed by 3 going into the third, then won it 30-17.

MIL lead by quarter
200 −4−3+100+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Magic-Hornets
Magic 105Hornets 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic20163435105
Hornets23233026102
The story
Arron Afflalo had 26 points as Orlando beat New Orleans 105-102

Greivis Vasquez led New Orleans with 17 PTS, 8 AST 26 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST · 10-20 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

Down 6 after the third, the Magic took the fourth 35-26.

ORL lead by quarter
200 −3−10−6+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Anthony Davis led the game in fantasy with 44.0 FPTS (17 PTS, 15 REB)

Final · Knicks-Cavs
Knicks 102Cavs 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks24252132102
Cavs3427132397
The story
New York beat Cleveland 102-97 behind 18 points from JR Smith

Kyrie Irving paced Cleveland: 22 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB 18 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST · 6-17 FG, 1-7 3PT

The swing

A 32-23 fourth quarter erased a 4-point hole for the Knicks.

NYK lead by quarter
200 −10−12−4+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
22.1Season avg34.6Last 5

34.6 points a game over his last five games, against 22.1 in 56 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.9Season avg15.0Last 3

15.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.9 in 40 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.3Season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 12.3 a game in 40 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 2 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · Magic-Hornets

Orlando fights back from 10 down against New Orleans

Final: 105–102, after trailing by 10 at the half. Arron Afflalo led Orlando with 26 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Magic-Hornets
Arron Afflalo · ORLAnthony Davis · NOHPTS2617REB515AST50Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Top performances

Monta Ellis leads the day with 34

Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 8, 24, 27, 18, 14, 14, 22, 27, 23, 34Bucks-Jazz · W
18.8 PPG season to date · +15.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 24, 13, 20, 17, 33, 24, 39, 22, 20, 32Heat-Wolves · W
21.7 PPG season to date · +10.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 7 REB · 10 AST
David LeePoints, last 10 games: 10, 12, 18, 19, 25, 22, 12, 10, 13, 29Warriors-Raptors · W
18.9 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 27, 29, 20, 19, 18, 38, 54, 25, 30, 26Warriors-Raptors · W
22.2 PPG season to date · +3.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 12 AST
Arron AfflaloPoints, last 10 games: 9, 18, 21, 20, 16, 16, 15, 19, 12, 26Magic-Hornets · W
16.9 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Andrea BargnaniPoints, last 10 games: 4, 2, 9, 0, 0, 8, 0, 8, 11, 26Raptors-Warriors · L
13.1 PPG season to date · +13.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Ty LawsonDEN+7.2 23.8 last 10 · 16.6 season
Derrick WilliamsMIN+6.8 17.9 last 10 · 11.1 season
Al HorfordATL+6.7 24.0 last 10 · 17.3 season
Maurice HarklessORL+6.7 13.0 last 10 · 6.3 season
Stephen CurryGSW+6.4 28.6 last 10 · 22.2 season
Cold
Jordan CrawfordBOS−8.4 4.0 last 10 · 12.4 season
Andrea BargnaniTOR−6.3 6.8 last 10 · 13.1 season
Kevin SeraphinWAS−5.5 3.9 last 10 · 9.4 season
Ben GordonCHA−5.4 6.5 last 10 · 11.9 season
Shannon BrownPHX−4.7 6.5 last 10 · 11.2 season