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Friday, March 15, 2013Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: HOU trailed MIN by 18 at halftime and won 108–100.

Final · Box score
Lakers99
Pacers93
Q1 LAL -3; Q2 LAL +5; Q3 LAL -1; Q4 LAL +6
Final · Box score
Bobcats78
Raptors92
Q1 TOR +5; Q2 TOR +6; Q3 TOR +1; Q4 TOR +14
Final · Box score
Hornets87
Wizards96
Q1 WAS -4; Q2 Wizards 0; Q3 WAS +10; Q4 WAS +9
Final · Box score
Suns94
Hawks107
Q1 ATL +4; Q2 ATL +11; Q3 ATL +14; Q4 ATL +13
Final · Box score
Wolves100
Rockets108
Q1 HOU -5; Q2 HOU -18; Q3 HOU -6; Q4 HOU +8
Final · Box score
Magic104
Thunder117
Q1 OKC +13; Q2 OKC +17; Q3 OKC +11; Q4 OKC +13
Final · Box score
Cavs86
Mavs96
Q1 DAL -8; Q2 DAL -8; Q3 DAL -1; Q4 DAL +10
Final · Box score
Heat107
Bucks94
Q1 MIA -1; Q2 MIA +9; Q3 MIA +16; Q4 MIA +13
Final · Box score
Grizzlies80
Nuggets87
Q1 DEN +5; Q2 DEN +1; Q3 DEN -8; Q4 DEN +7
Final · Box score
Bulls113
Warriors95
Q1 CHI +1; Q2 CHI +10; Q3 CHI +31; Q4 CHI +18
On this day · 2011–12Mar 15, 2012: 5 games. Top scorer: Dirk Nowitzki (Mavs-Bobcats), 27 points.
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The lead · Wolves-Rockets

James Harden drops 37 in 18-point comeback win over Minnesota

Steve Blake goes for 18 points

Game flow · HOU margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5-18-6+8HOU AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves27302320100
Rockets22173534108
Who led
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 22, 27, 25, 24, 21, 28, 20, 38, 18, 37HOU37 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Jeremy LinPoints, last 10 games: 9, 5, 10, 11, 21, 12, 15, 11, 13, 24HOU24 PTS · 1 REB · 8 AST
Derrick WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 21, 15, 23, 25, 16, 13, 18, 13, 10, 19MIN19 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
J.J. BareaPoints, last 10 games: 16, 20, 14, 4, 12, 15, 16, 17, 5, 19MIN19 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Lead changes
Hornets-Wizards14
Lakers-Pacers13
Suns-Hawks7
Grizzlies-Nuggets7
Bulls-Warriors6
Wolves-Rockets5
Magic-Thunder2
Heat-Bucks2
The night in charts
Magic-Thunder combined for 221, 13 more than any other game
Points by game
Magic-ThunderMagic 104, Thunder 117
221
Bulls-WarriorsBulls 113, Warriors 95
208
Wolves-RocketsWolves 100, Rockets 108
208
Heat-BucksHeat 107, Bucks 94
201
Suns-HawksSuns 94, Hawks 107
201
Lakers-PacersLakers 99, Pacers 93
192
Hornets-WizardsHornets 87, Wizards 96
183
Cavs-MavsCavs 86, Mavs 96
182
Bobcats-RaptorsBobcats 78, Raptors 92
170
Grizzlies-NuggetsGrizzlies 80, Nuggets 87
167
LAL won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Lakers-PacersLakers 99, Pacers 93
+6 LAL
Grizzlies-NuggetsGrizzlies 80, Nuggets 87
+7 DEN
Wolves-RocketsWolves 100, Rockets 108
+8 HOU
Hornets-WizardsHornets 87, Wizards 96
+9 WAS
Cavs-MavsCavs 86, Mavs 96
+10 DAL
Heat-BucksHeat 107, Bucks 94
+13 MIA
Suns-HawksSuns 94, Hawks 107
+13 ATL
Magic-ThunderMagic 104, Thunder 117
+13 OKC
Bobcats-RaptorsBobcats 78, Raptors 92
+14 TOR
Bulls-WarriorsBulls 113, Warriors 95
+18 CHI
HOU erased a 18-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wolves-RocketsHOU won · Wolves 100, Rockets 108
18 pts
Cavs-MavsDAL won · Cavs 86, Mavs 96
8 pts
Grizzlies-NuggetsDEN won · Grizzlies 80, Nuggets 87
8 pts
Hornets-WizardsWAS won · Hornets 87, Wizards 96
4 pts
Lakers-PacersLAL won · Lakers 99, Pacers 93
3 pts
Wall shot 12-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
WallWAS · 29 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB, 2 STL
80% (12-15)
IbakaOKC · 20 PTS, 6 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
80% (8-10)
BoshMIA · 28 PTS, 7 REB, 2 BLK, 1 STL
75% (12-16)
GayTOR · 28 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
69% (11-16)
BareaMIN · 19 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
67% (8-12)
Final · Lakers-Pacers
Lakers 99Pacers 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers1630223199
Pacers1922282493
The story
Dwight Howard's 20 points and 12 rebounds carried Los Angeles past Indiana, 99-93

For Indiana, Paul George had 20 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST 20 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST, 4 BLK · 7-17 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Lakers trailed by 3 going into the second, then won it 30-22.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −3+5−1+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Rockets
Wolves 100Rockets 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves27302320100
Rockets22173534108
The story
Jeremy Lin had 24 points and 8 assists as Houston beat Minnesota 108-100

Ricky Rubio led Minnesota with 14 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST 24 PTS, 8 AST, 4 STL, 1 REB · 8-15 FG, 3-8 3PT

The swing

Down 6 after the third, the Rockets took the fourth 34-20.

HOU lead by quarter
200 −5−18−6+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hornets-Wizards
Hornets 87Wizards 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets3020142387
Wizards2624242296
The story
Washington beat New Orleans 96-87 behind 29 points and 9 assists from John Wall

Greivis Vasquez paced New Orleans: 18 PTS, 9 AST, 8 REB 29 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB · 12-15 FG, 3-3 3PT

The swing

A 24-14 third quarter did the most damage for the Wizards.

WAS lead by quarter
200 −40+10+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.8Season avg21.2Last 5

21.2 points a game over his last five games, against 13.8 in 50 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−20.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.5Season avg8.0Last 3

8.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.5 in 45 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.4Season avg45Today

45 minutes today, against 18.4 a game in 31 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 2 rebounds, 5 assists.

Second story · Grizzlies-Nuggets

Denver fights back late to top Memphis

Memphis led 66–58 after three. Denver won the fourth 29–14 and the game 87–80. Kosta Koufos led Denver with 18 points, 16 rebounds and 0 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Nuggets-Grizzlies
Kosta Koufos · DENZach Randolph · MEMPTS1818REB1618AST01Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 37

James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 22, 27, 25, 24, 21, 28, 20, 38, 18, 37Rockets-Wolves · W
26.4 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
John WallPoints, last 10 games: 10, 6, 16, 16, 19, 16, 13, 27, 23, 29Wizards-Hornets · W
15.3 PPG season to date · +14.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 40, 18, 29, 20, 26, 25, 13, 15, 27, 28Heat-Bucks · W
26.6 PPG season to date · +1.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 10 REB · 7 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 15, 13, 16, 11, 17, 16, 24, 14, 10, 28Heat-Bucks · W
17.0 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Rudy GayPoints, last 10 games: 13, 32, 7, 24, 21, 26, 5, 17, 19, 28Raptors-Bobcats · W
18.1 PPG season to date · +10.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
George HillPoints, last 10 games: 17, 23, 12, 5, 21, 14, 11, 7, 16, 27Pacers-Lakers · L
14.7 PPG season to date · +12.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Marcus ThorntonSAC+6.2 19.1 last 10 · 12.9 season
Derrick WilliamsMIN+5.8 17.3 last 10 · 11.5 season
Deron WilliamsBKN+5.7 23.7 last 10 · 18.0 season
Monta EllisMIL+5.6 24.8 last 10 · 19.2 season
Ersan IlyasovaMIL+4.8 17.1 last 10 · 12.3 season
Cold
Carmelo AnthonyNYK−6.1 21.4 last 10 · 27.5 season
Byron MullensCHA−5.7 5.4 last 10 · 11.1 season
Randy FoyeUTA−5.7 5.1 last 10 · 10.8 season
Chris KamanDAL−5.4 5.8 last 10 · 11.2 season
Andrea BargnaniTOR−5.4 7.3 last 10 · 12.7 season