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Tuesday, March 12, 2013Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CLE trailed WAS by 13 after the first quarter and won 95–90.

Final · Box score
Celtics74
Bobcats100
Q1 CHA -1; Q2 CHA +3; Q3 CHA +15; Q4 CHA +26
Final · Box score
Wizards90
Cavs95
Q1 CLE -13; Q2 CLE +1; Q3 CLE +11; Q4 CLE +5
Final · Box score
Lakers106
Magic97
Q1 LAL -1; Q2 LAL +4; Q3 LAL +8; Q4 LAL +9
Final · Box score
Hornets98
Nets108
Q1 BKN +9; Q2 BKN +9; Q3 BKN +2; Q4 BKN +10
Final · Box score
Hawks81
Heat98
Q1 MIA +8; Q2 MIA +13; Q3 MIA +14; Q4 MIA +17
Final · Box score
Mavs115
Bucks108
Q1 DAL -7; Q2 DAL +8; Q3 DAL +11; Q4 DAL +7
Final · Box score
Spurs83
Wolves107
Q1 MIN -4; Q2 MIN +15; Q3 MIN +17; Q4 MIN +24
Final · Box score
Grizzlies102
Blazers97
Q1 Grizzlies 0; Q2 MEM +8; Q3 MEM +10; Q4 MEM +5
On this day · 2011–12Mar 12, 2012: 7 games. Top scorer: Brandon Jennings (Bucks-Nets), 34 points.
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The lead · Wizards-Cavs

Cleveland climbs back to beat Washington

Dwight Howard goes for 39 points

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-13+1+11+5CLE AHEAD ↑WAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards3316162590
Cavs2030261995
Who led
Dion WaitersPoints, last 10 games: 20, 16, 12, 26, 25, 23, 17, 3, 21, 20CLE20 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Alonzo GeePoints, last 10 games: 17, 9, 11, 6, 2, 10, 15, 12, 4, 17CLE17 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
John WallPoints, last 10 games: 14, 12, 10, 6, 16, 16, 19, 16, 13, 27WAS27 PTS · 7 REB · 14 AST
Emeka OkaforPoints, last 10 games: 17, 17, 8, 15, 11, 12, 10, 6, 6, 18WAS18 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Wizards-Cavs7
Celtics-Bobcats4
Lakers-Magic4
Mavs-Bucks3
Grizzlies-Blazers3
Hornets-Nets2
Spurs-Wolves1
Hawks-Heat0
The night in charts
Mavs-Bucks combined for 223, 17 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-BucksMavs 115, Bucks 108
223
Hornets-NetsHornets 98, Nets 108
206
Lakers-MagicLakers 106, Magic 97
203
Grizzlies-BlazersGrizzlies 102, Blazers 97
199
Spurs-WolvesSpurs 83, Wolves 107
190
Wizards-CavsWizards 90, Cavs 95
185
Hawks-HeatHawks 81, Heat 98
179
Celtics-BobcatsCeltics 74, Bobcats 100
174
2 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Grizzlies-BlazersGrizzlies 102, Blazers 97
+5 MEM
Wizards-CavsWizards 90, Cavs 95
+5 CLE
Mavs-BucksMavs 115, Bucks 108
+7 DAL
Lakers-MagicLakers 106, Magic 97
+9 LAL
Hornets-NetsHornets 98, Nets 108
+10 BKN
Hawks-HeatHawks 81, Heat 98
+17 MIA
Spurs-WolvesSpurs 83, Wolves 107
+24 MIN
Celtics-BobcatsCeltics 74, Bobcats 100
+26 CHA
CLE erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wizards-CavsCLE won · Wizards 90, Cavs 95
13 pts
Mavs-BucksDAL won · Mavs 115, Bucks 108
7 pts
Spurs-WolvesMIN won · Spurs 83, Wolves 107
4 pts
Celtics-BobcatsCHA won · Celtics 74, Bobcats 100
1 pt
Lakers-MagicLAL won · Lakers 106, Magic 97
1 pt
Brook Lopez shot 10-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Brook LopezBKN · 26 PTS, 5 REB, 3 BLK, 1 STL
67% (10-15)
OkaforWAS · 18 PTS, 11 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
67% (8-12)
ADNOH · 19 PTS, 11 REB, 5 BLK, 2 AST
64% (9-14)
RandolphMEM · 19 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
62% (8-13)
GasolMEM · 20 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB, 2 BLK
62% (8-13)
Final · Wizards-Cavs
Wizards 90Cavs 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards3316162590
Cavs2030261995
The story
Dion Waiters had 20 points as Cleveland beat Washington 95-90

Emeka Okafor led Washington with 18 PTS, 11 REB 20 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST · 5-13 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

Down 13 after the first, the Cavaliers took the second 30-16.

CLE lead by quarter
200 −13+1+11+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

John Wall led the game in fantasy with 58.4 FPTS (27 PTS, 14 AST, 7 REB)

Final · Grizzlies-Blazers
Grizzlies 102Blazers 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies21272034102
Blazers2119183997
The story
Memphis beat Portland 102-97 behind 15 assists and 14 points from Mike Conley

Damian Lillard paced Portland: 27 PTS, 7 AST 15 AST, 14 PTS, 4 REB, 4 STL · 4-12 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

A 27-19 second quarter did the most damage for the Grizzlies.

MEM lead by quarter
200 0+8+10+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

LaMarcus Aldridge topped the game at 57.0 FPTS: 28 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST

Final · Hornets-Nets
Hornets 98Nets 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets1929302098
Nets28292328108
The story
Deron Williams' 21 points and 13 assists carried Brooklyn past New Orleans, 108-98

For New Orleans, Greivis Vasquez had 14 AST, 13 PTS 21 PTS, 13 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB · 7-19 FG, 2-8 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 28-19, was where the Nets built it.

BKN lead by quarter
200 +9+9+2+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Anthony Davis was the fantasy play: 52.2 FPTS on 19 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
19.1Season avg28.6Last 5

28.6 points a game over his last five games, against 19.1 in 61 earlier games. Today: 32 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.9Season avg11.0Last 3

11.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.9 in 44 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.8Season avg40.5Today

40 minutes today, against 15.8 a game in 37 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 15 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · Mavs-Bucks

Dallas keeps rolling, beats Milwaukee

That is four in a row. Final: 115–108. Vince Carter led Dallas with 23 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists.

Streak strip · DAL
W@ NOH104–100Lvs LAL99–103Lvs MIL90–95L@ MEM84–90W@ BKN98–90L@ HOU103–136Wvs HOU112–108W@ DET102–99W@ MIN100–77W@ MIL115–108
Top performances

Dwight Howard leads the day with 39

Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 19, 9, 15, 11, 11, 6, 20, 24, 16, 39Lakers-Magic · W
16.5 PPG season to date · +22.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high39 PTS · 16 REB · 2 AST
Gerald HendersonPoints, last 10 games: 9, 19, 24, 5, 12, 14, 11, 21, 17, 35Bobcats-Celtics · W
13.8 PPG season to date · +21.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high35 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 14, 14, 22, 27, 23, 34, 22, 26, 29, 32Bucks-Mavs · L
19.3 PPG season to date · +12.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 2 REB · 9 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 23, 15, 16, 22, 17, 23, 10, 26, 16, 28Blazers-Grizzlies · L
20.7 PPG season to date · +7.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
John WallPoints, last 10 games: 14, 12, 10, 6, 16, 16, 19, 16, 13, 27Wizards-Cavs · L
14.6 PPG season to date · +12.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 7 REB · 14 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 24, 19, 12, 26, 24, 20, 20, 35, 20, 27Blazers-Grizzlies · L
19.0 PPG season to date · +8.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 1 REB · 7 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Derrick WilliamsMIN+6.2 17.6 last 10 · 11.4 season
Marcus ThorntonSAC+6.2 19.2 last 10 · 13.0 season
Deron WilliamsBKN+5.7 23.7 last 10 · 18.0 season
Ty LawsonDEN+5.4 22.4 last 10 · 17.0 season
Chandler ParsonsHOU+5.0 20.4 last 10 · 15.4 season
Cold
Jordan CrawfordBOS−6.3 5.7 last 10 · 12.0 season
Byron MullensCHA−5.8 5.6 last 10 · 11.4 season
Andrea BargnaniTOR−5.4 7.3 last 10 · 12.7 season
Randy FoyeUTA−4.9 6.0 last 10 · 10.9 season
Shannon BrownPHX−4.7 6.3 last 10 · 11.0 season