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Sunday, March 17, 2013Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIL trailed ORL by 11 after three quarters and won 115–109.

Final · Box score
Magic109
Bucks115
Q1 MIL -7; Q2 MIL -10; Q3 MIL -11; Q4 MIL +6
Final · Box score
Heat108
Raptors91
Q1 MIA +8; Q2 MIA +12; Q3 MIA +3; Q4 MIA +17
Final · Box score
Knicks80
Clippers93
Q1 LAC +3; Q2 LAC +7; Q3 LAC +12; Q4 LAC +13
Final · Box score
Warriors108
Rockets78
Q1 GSW +8; Q2 GSW +23; Q3 GSW +15; Q4 GSW +30
Final · Box score
Hornets95
Wolves97
Q1 MIN +1; Q2 MIN -2; Q3 MIN +3; Q4 MIN +2
Final · Box score
Thunder107
Mavs101
Q1 OKC -2; Q2 OKC +1; Q3 OKC +1; Q4 OKC +6
Final · Box score
Hawks105
Nets93
Q1 ATL -3; Q2 ATL +2; Q3 ATL -2; Q4 ATL +12
Final · Box score
Kings102
Lakers113
Q1 LAL +6; Q2 Lakers 0; Q3 LAL +10; Q4 LAL +11
On this day · 2011–12Mar 17, 2012: 8 games. Top scorer: Jrue Holiday (Sixers-Bulls), 30 points.
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The lead · Magic-Bucks

Monta Ellis scores 39, Milwaukee rallies past Orlando

Stephen Curry goes for 29 points

Game flow · MIL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-10-11+6MIL AHEAD ↑ORL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic25292728109
Bucks18262645115
Who led
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 27, 23, 34, 22, 26, 29, 32, 26, 7, 39MIL39 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Ersan IlyasovaPoints, last 10 games: 19, 10, 20, 29, 7, 20, 7, 21, 26, 20MIL20 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Arron AfflaloPoints, last 10 games: 15, 19, 12, 26, 13, 19, 17, 17, 20, 24ORL24 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Maurice HarklessPoints, last 10 games: 12, 13, 11, 13, 12, 3, 4, 12, 12, 23ORL23 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Golden State posts the night's biggest win

Golden State beat Houston by 30, the widest margin of 8 games.

MIN over NOH2MIL over ORL6OKC over DAL6LAL over SAC11ATL over BKN12LAC over NYK13MIA over TOR17GSW over HOU30Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Hornets-Wolves16
Thunder-Mavs15
Hawks-Nets10
Magic-Bucks3
Knicks-Clippers3
Warriors-Rockets1
The night in charts
Magic-Bucks combined for 224, 9 more than any other game
Points by game
Magic-BucksMagic 109, Bucks 115
224
Kings-LakersKings 102, Lakers 113
215
Thunder-MavsThunder 107, Mavs 101
208
Heat-RaptorsHeat 108, Raptors 91
199
Hawks-NetsHawks 105, Nets 93
198
Hornets-WolvesHornets 95, Wolves 97
192
Warriors-RocketsWarriors 108, Rockets 78
186
Knicks-ClippersKnicks 80, Clippers 93
173
MIN won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Hornets-WolvesHornets 95, Wolves 97
+2 MIN
Magic-BucksMagic 109, Bucks 115
+6 MIL
Thunder-MavsThunder 107, Mavs 101
+6 OKC
Kings-LakersKings 102, Lakers 113
+11 LAL
Hawks-NetsHawks 105, Nets 93
+12 ATL
Knicks-ClippersKnicks 80, Clippers 93
+13 LAC
Heat-RaptorsHeat 108, Raptors 91
+17 MIA
Warriors-RocketsWarriors 108, Rockets 78
+30 GSW
MIL erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Magic-BucksMIL won · Magic 109, Bucks 115
11 pts
Hawks-NetsATL won · Hawks 105, Nets 93
3 pts
Hornets-WolvesMIN won · Hornets 95, Wolves 97
2 pts
Thunder-MavsOKC won · Thunder 107, Mavs 101
2 pts
Dirk shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DirkDAL · 23 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
World PeaceLAL · 22 PTS, 4 AST, 1 BLK
77% (10-13)
PattersonSAC · 22 PTS, 5 REB
75% (9-12)
BoshMIA · 18 PTS, 2 REB, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
Ray AllenMIA · 20 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Final · Hornets-Wolves
Hornets 95Wolves 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets2725212295
Wolves2822262197
The story
Derrick Williams had 28 points as Minnesota beat New Orleans 97-95

Greivis Vasquez led New Orleans with 24 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST 28 PTS, 7 REB · 9-16 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

Down 2 after the second, the Timberwolves took the third 26-21.

MIN lead by quarter
200 +1−2+3+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Anthony Davis led the game in fantasy with 40.8 FPTS (17 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST)

Final · Magic-Bucks
Magic 109Bucks 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic25292728109
Bucks18262645115
The story
Brandon Jennings' 15 points and 14 assists carried Milwaukee past Orlando, 115-109

For Orlando, Nikola Vucevic had 20 PTS, 15 REB, 4 AST 15 PTS, 14 AST, 2 REB · 4-15 FG, 3-8 3PT

The swing

The Bucks trailed by 11 going into the fourth, then won it 45-28.

MIL lead by quarter
200 −7−10−11+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Thunder-Mavs
Thunder 107Mavs 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder24262334107
Mavs26232329101
The story
Oklahoma City beat Dallas 107-101 behind 35 points from Russell Westbrook

Dirk Nowitzki paced Dallas: 23 PTS, 7 REB 35 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST · 13-23 FG, 0-4 3PT

The swing

A 34-29 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Thunder.

OKC lead by quarter
200 −2+1+1+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
19.2Season avg26.6Last 5

26.6 points a game over his last five games, against 19.2 in 64 earlier games. Today: 39 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.5Season avg6.7Last 3

6.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.5 in 47 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.5Season avg43.2Today

43 minutes today, against 22.5 a game in 60 earlier games. Line: 23 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Monta Ellis leads the day with 39

Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 27, 23, 34, 22, 26, 29, 32, 26, 7, 39Bucks-Magic · W
19.6 PPG season to date · +19.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high39 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 38, 29, 37, 21, 11, 15, 25, 19, 23, 35Thunder-Mavs · W
23.4 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 25, 35, 26, 34, 19, 23, 26, 23, 26, 31Thunder-Mavs · W
28.3 PPG season to date · +2.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 25, 30, 26, 13, 24, 16, 26, 31, 8, 29Warriors-Rockets · W
22.1 PPG season to date · +7.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 11 AST
Derrick WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 15, 23, 25, 16, 13, 18, 13, 10, 19, 28Wolves-Hornets · W
11.7 PPG season to date · +16.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high28 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Rudy GayPoints, last 10 games: 32, 7, 24, 21, 26, 5, 17, 19, 28, 27Raptors-Heat · L
18.2 PPG season to date · +8.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Monta EllisMIL+6.9 26.5 last 10 · 19.6 season
Marcus ThorntonSAC+6.5 19.4 last 10 · 12.9 season
Derrick WilliamsMIN+6.3 18.0 last 10 · 11.7 season
Deron WilliamsBKN+6.0 24.0 last 10 · 18.0 season
Ersan IlyasovaMIL+5.4 17.9 last 10 · 12.5 season
Cold
Carmelo AnthonyNYK−6.1 21.4 last 10 · 27.5 season
Chris KamanDAL−5.6 5.4 last 10 · 11.0 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