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Saturday, March 16, 2013Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: POR trailed DET by 6 after the first quarter and won 112–101.

Final · Box score
Suns105
Wizards127
Q1 WAS -2; Q2 WAS +7; Q3 WAS +19; Q4 WAS +22
Final · Box score
Bobcats88
Celtics105
Q1 Celtics 0; Q2 BOS +7; Q3 BOS +17; Q4 BOS +17
Final · Box score
Pacers91
Sixers98
Q1 PHI -1; Q2 PHI -1; Q3 PHI -1; Q4 PHI +7
Final · Box score
Cavs113
Spurs119
Q1 SAS +4; Q2 SAS +5; Q3 SAS +1; Q4 SAS +6
Final · Box score
Pistons101
Blazers112
Q1 POR -6; Q2 POR -5; Q3 POR +2; Q4 POR +11
Final · Box score
Grizzlies84
Jazz90
Q1 UTA +1; Q2 UTA -5; Q3 UTA +10; Q4 UTA +6
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The lead · Pistons-Blazers

LaMarcus Aldridge posts 31 and 12 as Portland beats Detroit

Spencer Hawes goes for 18 points

Game flow · POR margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6-5+2+11POR AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons30271826101
Blazers24282535112
Who led
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 16, 22, 17, 23, 10, 26, 16, 28, 22, 31POR31 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
JJ HicksonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 18, 18, 15, 12, 23, 14, 8, 12, 18POR18 PTS · 15 REB · 2 AST
Rodney StuckeyPoints, last 10 games: 22, 2, 6, 0, 3, 1, 7, 15, 22, 32DET32 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Will BynumPoints, last 10 games: 15, 2, 7, 6, 4, 4, 10, 12, 16, 23DET23 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Lead changes
Pacers-Sixers16
Suns-Wizards14
Cavs-Spurs13
Grizzlies-Jazz8
The night in charts
Cavs-Spurs combined for 232
Points by game
Cavs-SpursCavs 113, Spurs 119
232
Suns-WizardsSuns 105, Wizards 127
232
Pistons-BlazersPistons 101, Blazers 112
213
Bobcats-CelticsBobcats 88, Celtics 105
193
Pacers-SixersPacers 91, Sixers 98
189
Grizzlies-JazzGrizzlies 84, Jazz 90
174
SAS won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Cavs-SpursCavs 113, Spurs 119
+6 SAS
Grizzlies-JazzGrizzlies 84, Jazz 90
+6 UTA
Pacers-SixersPacers 91, Sixers 98
+7 PHI
Pistons-BlazersPistons 101, Blazers 112
+11 POR
Bobcats-CelticsBobcats 88, Celtics 105
+17 BOS
Suns-WizardsSuns 105, Wizards 127
+22 WAS
POR rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pistons-BlazersPOR won · Pistons 101, Blazers 112
6 pts
Grizzlies-JazzUTA won · Grizzlies 84, Jazz 90
5 pts
Suns-WizardsWAS won · Suns 105, Wizards 127
2 pts
Pacers-SixersPHI won · Pacers 91, Sixers 98
1 pt
Wall shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
WallWAS · 17 PTS, 11 AST, 5 REB, 3 STL
73% (8-11)
BynumDET · 23 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
DuncanSAS · 30 PTS, 12 REB, 5 BLK, 4 AST
68% (13-19)
BaylessMEM · 24 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST
64% (9-14)
RandolphMEM · 19 PTS, 9 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
64% (7-11)
Final · Cavs-Spurs
Cavs 113Spurs 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs30312923113
Spurs34322528119
The story
Tim Duncan had 30 points and 12 rebounds as San Antonio beat Cleveland 119-113

Marreese Speights led Cleveland with 19 PTS, 7 REB 30 PTS, 12 REB, 5 BLK, 4 AST · 13-19 FG

The swing

The Spurs won the fourth 28-23, their biggest quarter edge.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +4+5+1+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Grizzlies-Jazz
Grizzlies 84Jazz 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies212992584
Jazz2223242190
The story
Gordon Hayward's 17 points carried Utah past Memphis, 90-84

For Memphis, Jerryd Bayless had 24 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST 17 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST · 5-10 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

The Jazz trailed by 5 going into the third, then won it 24-9.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +1−5+10+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Zach Randolph was the fantasy play: 35.3 FPTS on 19 PTS, 9 REB

Final · Pacers-Sixers
Pacers 91Sixers 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2425231991
Sixers2325232798
The story
Philadelphia beat Indiana 98-91 behind 27 points and 12 assists from Jrue Holiday

Paul George paced Indiana: 18 PTS, 14 REB, 8 AST 27 PTS, 12 AST, 6 REB · 12-25 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

A 27-19 fourth quarter erased a 1-point hole for the 76ers.

PHI lead by quarter
200 −1−1−1+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.2Season avg21.8Last 5

21.8 points a game over his last five games, against 11.2 in 63 earlier games. Today: 34 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.1Season avg11.8Last 3

11.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.1 in 46 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.7Season avg38.2Today

38 minutes today, against 17.7 a game in 51 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Six games, by the margins

Closest finish: 6. Widest: Washington by 22.

SAS over CLE6UTA over MEM6PHI over IND7POR over DET11BOS over CHA17WAS over PHX22Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Martell Webster leads the day with 34

Martell WebsterPoints, last 10 games: 5, 9, 16, 11, 5, 20, 17, 20, 18, 34Wizards-Suns · W
11.5 PPG season to date · +22.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high34 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Rodney StuckeyPoints, last 10 games: 22, 2, 6, 0, 3, 1, 7, 15, 22, 32Pistons-Blazers · L
11.2 PPG season to date · +21.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 16, 22, 17, 23, 10, 26, 16, 28, 22, 31Blazers-Pistons · W
20.9 PPG season to date · +10.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 19, 10, 19, 13, 16, 18, 18, 13, 28, 30Spurs-Cavs · W
17.1 PPG season to date · +13.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Jrue HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 22, 27, 14, 18, 11, 9, 8, 15, 21, 27Sixers-Pacers · W
18.7 PPG season to date · +8.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 12 AST
Roy HibbertPoints, last 10 games: 10, 13, 18, 18, 12, 10, 16, 27, 7, 25Pacers-Sixers · L
10.8 PPG season to date · +14.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 10 REB · 0 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
Bradley BealWAS+5.1 19.3 last 10 · 14.2 season
Cold
Carmelo AnthonyNYK−6.1 21.4 last 10 · 27.5 season
Chris KamanDAL−5.4 5.8 last 10 · 11.2 season
Andrea BargnaniTOR−5.4 7.3 last 10 · 12.7 season
Byron MullensCHA−5.3 5.8 last 10 · 11.1 season
Jordan CrawfordBOS−5.2 6.7 last 10 · 11.9 season