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Sunday, March 10, 2013Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: TOR trailed CLE by 9 at halftime and won 100–96.

Final · Box score
Celtics79
Thunder91
Q1 OKC +1; Q2 OKC +5; Q3 OKC +3; Q4 OKC +12
Final · Box score
Bulls81
Lakers90
Q1 LAL +4; Q2 LAL +4; Q3 LAL +12; Q4 LAL +9
Final · Box score
Pacers91
Heat105
Q1 MIA +9; Q2 MIA +10; Q3 MIA +14; Q4 MIA +14
Final · Box score
Sixers91
Magic99
Q1 ORL -2; Q2 ORL +5; Q3 ORL +1; Q4 ORL +8
Final · Box score
Cavs96
Raptors100
Q1 TOR -7; Q2 TOR -9; Q3 TOR +5; Q4 TOR +4
Final · Box score
Mavs100
Wolves77
Q1 DAL +1; Q2 DAL +12; Q3 DAL +17; Q4 DAL +23
Final · Box score
Blazers96
Hornets98
Q1 Hornets 0; Q2 NOH +9; Q3 NOH +7; Q4 NOH +2
Final · Box score
Bucks115
Kings113
Q1 MIL -3; Q2 MIL +11; Q3 MIL +5; Q4 MIL +2
Final · Box score
Pistons97
Clippers129
Q1 LAC +10; Q2 LAC +18; Q3 LAC +28; Q4 LAC +32
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The lead · Cavs-Raptors

Toronto rallies from 9 down to beat Cleveland

Thaddeus Young goes for 26 points

Game flow · TOR margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-9+5+4TOR AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs2728192296
Raptors20263321100
Who led
Alan AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 4, 4, 4, 14, 21, 9, 10, 17, 18TOR18 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Amir JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 12, 6, 10, 2, 19, 23, 14, 8, 17TOR17 PTS · 16 REB · 2 AST
Dion WaitersPoints, last 10 games: 12, 20, 16, 12, 26, 25, 23, 17, 3, 21CLE21 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
CJ MilesPoints, last 10 games: 11, 16, 19, 7, 10, 16, 11, 12, 13, 15CLE15 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Clippers rout

Three of 9 games were decided by four points or fewer. Clippers beat Detroit by 32.

NOH over POR2MIL over SAC2TOR over CLE4ORL over PHI8LAL over CHI9OKC over BOS12MIA over IND14DAL over MIN23LAC over DET32Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Lead changes
Blazers-Hornets11
Sixers-Magic9
Bucks-Kings6
Cavs-Raptors5
Mavs-Wolves4
Bulls-Lakers2
Celtics-Thunder1
Pistons-Clippers0
Shot of the night

Anderson's layup with 1 second left puts the Hornets ahead, 98-96 final

The night in charts
Bucks-Kings combined for 228, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Bucks-KingsBucks 115, Kings 113
228
Pistons-ClippersPistons 97, Clippers 129
226
Cavs-RaptorsCavs 96, Raptors 100
196
Pacers-HeatPacers 91, Heat 105
196
Blazers-HornetsBlazers 96, Hornets 98
194
Sixers-MagicSixers 91, Magic 99
190
Mavs-WolvesMavs 100, Wolves 77
177
Bulls-LakersBulls 81, Lakers 90
171
Celtics-ThunderCeltics 79, Thunder 91
170
3 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Blazers-HornetsBlazers 96, Hornets 98
+2 NOH
Bucks-KingsBucks 115, Kings 113
+2 MIL
Cavs-RaptorsCavs 96, Raptors 100
+4 TOR
Sixers-MagicSixers 91, Magic 99
+8 ORL
Bulls-LakersBulls 81, Lakers 90
+9 LAL
Celtics-ThunderCeltics 79, Thunder 91
+12 OKC
Pacers-HeatPacers 91, Heat 105
+14 MIA
Mavs-WolvesMavs 100, Wolves 77
+23 DAL
Pistons-ClippersPistons 97, Clippers 129
+32 LAC
TOR rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Cavs-RaptorsTOR won · Cavs 96, Raptors 100
9 pts
Bucks-KingsMIL won · Bucks 115, Kings 113
3 pts
Sixers-MagicORL won · Sixers 91, Magic 99
2 pts
Cousins shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
CousinsSAC · 24 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
83% (10-12)
Thaddeus YoungPHI · 26 PTS, 12 REB, 5 STL, 2 AST
76% (13-17)
BlakeLAC · 22 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
75% (9-12)
CP3LAC · 20 PTS, 14 AST, 2 STL, 1 REB
75% (9-12)
BoshMIA · 24 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 3 BLK
73% (11-15)
Final · Blazers-Hornets
Blazers 96Hornets 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2222252796
Hornets2231232298
The story
Ryan Anderson had 20 points and 13 rebounds as New Orleans beat Portland 98-96

JJ Hickson led Portland with 14 PTS, 14 REB 20 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST · 7-15 FG, 4-9 3PT

The swing

The Hornets won the second 31-22, their biggest quarter edge.

NOH lead by quarter
200 0+9+7+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bucks-Kings
Bucks 115Kings 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks26352430115
Kings29213033113
The story
Samuel Dalembert's 11 rebounds and 10 points carried Milwaukee past Sacramento, 115-113

For Sacramento, Jason Thompson had 18 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST 11 REB, 10 PTS · 4-6 FG

The swing

The Bucks trailed by 3 going into the second, then won it 35-21.

MIL lead by quarter
200 −3+11+5+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Cavs-Raptors
Cavs 96Raptors 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs2728192296
Raptors20263321100
The story
Toronto beat Cleveland 100-96 behind 17 points and 16 rebounds from Amir Johnson

Dion Waiters paced Cleveland: 21 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST 17 PTS, 16 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST · 8-19 FG

The swing

A 33-19 third quarter erased a 9-point hole for the Raptors.

TOR lead by quarter
200 −7−9+5+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
19.0Season avg26.8Last 5

26.8 points a game over his last five games, against 19.0 in 60 earlier games. Today: 29 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.8Season avg10.7Last 3

10.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.8 in 59 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+28.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.4Season avg42.9Today

43 minutes today, against 14.4 a game in 58 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 1 rebounds, 9 assists.

Top performances

Monta Ellis leads the day with 29

Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 18, 14, 14, 22, 27, 23, 34, 22, 26, 29Bucks-Kings · W
19.1 PPG season to date · +10.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Thaddeus YoungPoints, last 10 games: 6, 11, 8, 9, 14, 14, 19, 16, 25, 26Sixers-Magic · L
15.1 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Mario ChalmersPoints, last 10 games: 8, 14, 16, 6, 9, 6, 4, 5, 8, 26Heat-Pacers · W
8.2 PPG season to date · +18.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Jameer NelsonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 15, 10, 10, 10, 6, 15, 16, 10, 24Magic-Sixers · W
14.6 PPG season to date · +9.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 26, 16, 24, 13, 9, 14, 8, 5, 22, 24Kings-Bucks · L
17.0 PPG season to date · +7.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
David WestPoints, last 10 games: 18, 18, 16, 28, 22, 15, 31, 11, 9, 24Pacers-Heat · L
17.5 PPG season to date · +6.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Derrick WilliamsMIN+6.7 18.0 last 10 · 11.3 season
Marcus ThorntonSAC+6.2 19.2 last 10 · 13.0 season
Ty LawsonDEN+6.1 23.1 last 10 · 17.0 season
Deron WilliamsBKN+5.3 23.1 last 10 · 17.8 season
Chandler ParsonsHOU+5.0 20.4 last 10 · 15.4 season
Cold
Jordan CrawfordBOS−7.4 4.6 last 10 · 12.0 season
Andrea BargnaniTOR−5.4 7.3 last 10 · 12.7 season
Byron MullensCHA−4.7 6.9 last 10 · 11.6 season
Shannon BrownPHX−4.7 6.5 last 10 · 11.2 season
Randy FoyeUTA−4.2 6.8 last 10 · 11.0 season