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Wednesday, March 13, 2013Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: WAS trailed MIL by 3 after three quarters and won 106–93.

Final · Box score
Wolves91
Pacers107
Q1 IND +7; Q2 IND +8; Q3 IND +13; Q4 IND +16
Final · Box score
Heat98
Sixers94
Q1 MIA -1; Q2 MIA +12; Q3 MIA +5; Q4 MIA +4
Final · Box score
Bucks93
Wizards106
Q1 WAS +9; Q2 WAS +16; Q3 WAS -3; Q4 WAS +13
Final · Box score
Lakers92
Hawks96
Q1 ATL +7; Q2 ATL +12; Q3 ATL +2; Q4 ATL +4
Final · Box score
Raptors88
Celtics112
Q1 BOS -1; Q2 BOS +9; Q3 BOS +19; Q4 BOS +24
Final · Box score
Suns81
Rockets111
Q1 HOU +5; Q2 HOU +13; Q3 HOU +28; Q4 HOU +30
Final · Box score
Jazz87
Thunder110
Q1 OKC +10; Q2 OKC +22; Q3 OKC +23; Q4 OKC +23
Final · Box score
Bulls79
Kings121
Q1 SAC +14; Q2 SAC +29; Q3 SAC +33; Q4 SAC +42
Final · Box score
Knicks94
Nuggets117
Q1 DEN +5; Q2 DEN +22; Q3 DEN +28; Q4 DEN +23
Final · Box score
Pistons97
Warriors105
Q1 GSW +8; Q2 Warriors 0; Q3 GSW +7; Q4 GSW +8
Final · Box score
Grizzlies96
Clippers85
Q1 Grizzlies 0; Q2 MEM +2; Q3 MEM +6; Q4 MEM +11
On this day · 2011–12Mar 13, 2012: 8 games. Top scorer: Andrew Bynum (Lakers-Grizzlies), 37 points.
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The lead · Bucks-Wizards

Washington handles Milwaukee by 13

John Wall goes for 23 points

Game flow · WAS margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+9+16-3+13WAS AHEAD ↑MIL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks2123341593
Wizards30301531106
Who led
John WallPoints, last 10 games: 12, 10, 6, 16, 16, 19, 16, 13, 27, 23WAS23 PTS · 6 REB · 10 AST
Martell WebsterPoints, last 10 games: 12, 12, 5, 9, 16, 11, 5, 20, 17, 20WAS20 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 14, 22, 27, 23, 34, 22, 26, 29, 32, 26MIL26 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Ersan IlyasovaPoints, last 10 games: 21, 12, 19, 10, 20, 29, 7, 20, 7, 21MIL21 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Heat-Sixers

Miami extends win streak to 20

98–94 over Philadelphia. Record: 49–14. LeBron James led Miami with 27 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists.

Streak strip · MIA
Wvs CLE109–105Wvs SAC141–129Wvs MEM98–91W@ NYK99–93W@ MIN97–81Wvs ORL97–96Wvs PHI102–93Wvs IND105–91Wvs ATL98–81W@ PHI98–94
Lead changes
Lakers-Hawks11
Bucks-Wizards10
Heat-Sixers9
Suns-Rockets7
Pistons-Warriors6
Bulls-Kings5
Knicks-Nuggets3
Grizzlies-Clippers3
Raptors-Celtics2
Jazz-Thunder2
Wolves-Pacers0
The night in charts
Knicks-Nuggets combined for 211, 9 more than any other game
Points by game
Knicks-NuggetsKnicks 94, Nuggets 117
211
Pistons-WarriorsPistons 97, Warriors 105
202
Raptors-CelticsRaptors 88, Celtics 112
200
Bulls-KingsBulls 79, Kings 121
200
Bucks-WizardsBucks 93, Wizards 106
199
Wolves-PacersWolves 91, Pacers 107
198
Jazz-ThunderJazz 87, Thunder 110
197
Suns-RocketsSuns 81, Rockets 111
192
Heat-SixersHeat 98, Sixers 94
192
Lakers-HawksLakers 92, Hawks 96
188
Grizzlies-ClippersGrizzlies 96, Clippers 85
181
2 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Lakers-HawksLakers 92, Hawks 96
+4 ATL
Heat-SixersHeat 98, Sixers 94
+4 MIA
Pistons-WarriorsPistons 97, Warriors 105
+8 GSW
Grizzlies-ClippersGrizzlies 96, Clippers 85
+11 MEM
Bucks-WizardsBucks 93, Wizards 106
+13 WAS
Wolves-PacersWolves 91, Pacers 107
+16 IND
Jazz-ThunderJazz 87, Thunder 110
+23 OKC
Knicks-NuggetsKnicks 94, Nuggets 117
+23 DEN
Raptors-CelticsRaptors 88, Celtics 112
+24 BOS
Suns-RocketsSuns 81, Rockets 111
+30 HOU
Bulls-KingsBulls 79, Kings 121
+42 SAC
WAS rallied from 3 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bucks-WizardsWAS won · Bucks 93, Wizards 106
3 pts
Heat-SixersMIA won · Heat 98, Sixers 94
1 pt
Raptors-CelticsBOS won · Raptors 88, Celtics 112
1 pt
Tyreke Evans shot 11-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Tyreke EvansSAC · 26 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB, 3 STL
85% (11-13)
ShumpertNYK · 20 PTS, 1 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
ChandlerDEN · 24 PTS, 4 REB, 2 STL, 1 BLK
75% (9-12)
GasolMEM · 21 PTS, 5 STL, 4 REB, 2 AST
71% (10-14)
David LeeGSW · 20 PTS, 15 REB, 5 AST
69% (9-13)
Final · Heat-Sixers
Heat 98Sixers 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2130202798
Sixers2217272894
The story
LeBron James had 27 points and 8 assists as Miami beat Philadelphia 98-94

Jrue Holiday led Philadelphia with 21 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST 27 PTS, 8 AST, 7 REB · 8-19 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

Down 1 after the first, the Heat took the second 30-17.

MIA lead by quarter
200 −1+12+5+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Lakers-Hawks
Lakers 92Hawks 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers1924311892
Hawks2629212096
The story
Al Horford's 14 points and 14 rebounds carried Atlanta past Los Angeles, 96-92

For Los Angeles, Dwight Howard had 16 REB, 10 PTS 14 PTS, 14 REB, 4 AST · 7-12 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 26-19, was where the Hawks built it.

ATL lead by quarter
200 +7+12+2+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bucks-Wizards
Bucks 93Wizards 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks2123341593
Wizards30301531106
The story
Washington beat Milwaukee 106-93 behind 13 points and 13 rebounds from Nene Hilario

Ersan Ilyasova paced Milwaukee: 21 PTS, 12 REB 13 PTS, 13 REB, 6 AST, 3 STL · 6-15 FG

The swing

A 31-15 fourth quarter erased a 3-point hole for the Wizards.

WAS lead by quarter
200 +9+16−3+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
4.0Season avg13.4Last 5

13.4 points a game over his last five games, against 4.0 in 40 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
37.7Season avg23.1Last 3

23.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 37.7 in 51 earlier games. Today: 9 points in 22 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.6Season avg41Today

41 minutes today, against 17.6 a game in 30 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 31

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 38, 29, 33, 34, 30, 42, 41, 19, 11, 31Lakers-Hawks · L
27.5 PPG season to date · +3.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 38, 54, 25, 30, 26, 13, 24, 16, 26, 31Warriors-Pistons · W
22.2 PPG season to date · +9.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 28, 40, 18, 29, 20, 26, 25, 13, 15, 27Heat-Sixers · W
26.5 PPG season to date · +0.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Roy HibbertPoints, last 10 games: 8, 10, 10, 13, 18, 18, 12, 10, 16, 27Pacers-Wolves · W
10.7 PPG season to date · +16.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 12 REB · 0 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 14, 22, 27, 23, 34, 22, 26, 29, 32, 26Bucks-Wizards · L
19.4 PPG season to date · +6.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Tyreke EvansPoints, last 10 games: 12, 26, 17, 10, 13, 7, 9, 25, 20, 26Kings-Bulls · W
15.6 PPG season to date · +10.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Derrick WilliamsMIN+6.4 17.7 last 10 · 11.3 season
Marcus ThorntonSAC+6.2 19.1 last 10 · 12.9 season
Stephen CurryGSW+6.1 28.3 last 10 · 22.2 season
Monta EllisMIL+6.1 25.5 last 10 · 19.4 season
Deron WilliamsBKN+5.7 23.7 last 10 · 18.0 season
Cold
Carmelo AnthonyNYK−6.1 21.4 last 10 · 27.5 season
Byron MullensCHA−5.8 5.6 last 10 · 11.4 season
Randy FoyeUTA−5.7 5.1 last 10 · 10.8 season
Andrea BargnaniTOR−5.4 7.3 last 10 · 12.7 season
Jordan CrawfordBOS−5.1 6.9 last 10 · 12.0 season