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Wednesday, March 20, 2013Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed CLE by 21 at halftime and won 98–95.

Final · Box score
Raptors101
Bobcats107
Q1 CHA -4; Q2 CHA +5; Q3 CHA +3; Q4 CHA +6
Final · Box score
Heat98
Cavs95
Q1 MIA -8; Q2 MIA -21; Q3 MIA -9; Q4 MIA +3
Final · Box score
Bucks90
Hawks98
Q1 Hawks 0; Q2 ATL +5; Q3 ATL +18; Q4 ATL +8
Final · Box score
Magic94
Knicks106
Q1 NYK +11; Q2 NYK +5; Q3 NYK +18; Q4 NYK +12
Final · Box score
Nets113
Mavs96
Q1 BKN -10; Q2 Nets 0; Q3 BKN +8; Q4 BKN +17
Final · Box score
Jazz93
Rockets100
Q1 HOU +8; Q2 HOU +19; Q3 HOU +19; Q4 HOU +7
Final · OT · Box score
Thunder89
Grizzlies90
Q1 MEM +6; Q2 MEM +6; Q3 MEM +1; Q4 Grizzlies 0; OT1 MEM +1
Final · Box score
Celtics86
Hornets87
Q1 NOH -9; Q2 NOH -10; Q3 Hornets 0; Q4 NOH +1
Final · Box score
Warriors93
Spurs104
Q1 Spurs 0; Q2 SAS +13; Q3 SAS +9; Q4 SAS +11
Final · Box score
Wizards88
Suns79
Q1 WAS -1; Q2 WAS +14; Q3 WAS +9; Q4 WAS +9
Final · Box score
Sixers72
Clippers101
Q1 Clippers 0; Q2 LAC +10; Q3 LAC +16; Q4 LAC +29
On this day · 2011–12Mar 20, 2012: 7 games. Top scorer: Marcus Thornton (Kings-Grizzlies), 31 points.
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The lead · Heat-Cavs

LeBron James posts 25-12-10 as Miami tops Cleveland

Tim Duncan goes for 25 points

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-21-9+3MIA AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2410343098
Cavs3223221895
Who led
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 20, 26, 25, 13, 15, 27, 28, 22, 37, 25MIA25 PTS · 12 REB · 10 AST
Mario ChalmersPoints, last 10 games: 4, 5, 8, 26, 14, 7, 7, 1, 21, 17MIA17 PTS · 0 REB · 2 AST
Wayne EllingtonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 9, 7, 16, 7, 7, 12, 21, 3, 20CLE20 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Tristan ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 14, 16, 10, 11, 13, 12, 8, 20, 18CLE18 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Thunder-Grizzlies14
Nets-Mavs12
Bucks-Hawks8
Celtics-Hornets7
Warriors-Spurs6
Wizards-Suns6
Heat-Cavs4
Sixers-Clippers3
Magic-Knicks0
Jazz-Rockets0
Shot of the night

Gasol's jumper at the buzzer of OT puts the Grizzlies ahead, 90-89 final

The night in charts
Nets-Mavs combined for 209, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Nets-MavsNets 113, Mavs 96
209
Raptors-BobcatsRaptors 101, Bobcats 107
208
Magic-KnicksMagic 94, Knicks 106
200
Warriors-SpursWarriors 93, Spurs 104
197
Heat-CavsHeat 98, Cavs 95
193
Jazz-RocketsJazz 93, Rockets 100
193
Bucks-HawksBucks 90, Hawks 98
188
Thunder-GrizzliesThunder 89, Grizzlies 90
179
Sixers-ClippersSixers 72, Clippers 101
173
Celtics-HornetsCeltics 86, Hornets 87
173
Wizards-SunsWizards 88, Suns 79
167
3 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Thunder-GrizzliesThunder 89, Grizzlies 90
+1 MEM
Celtics-HornetsCeltics 86, Hornets 87
+1 NOH
Heat-CavsHeat 98, Cavs 95
+3 MIA
Raptors-BobcatsRaptors 101, Bobcats 107
+6 CHA
Jazz-RocketsJazz 93, Rockets 100
+7 HOU
Bucks-HawksBucks 90, Hawks 98
+8 ATL
Wizards-SunsWizards 88, Suns 79
+9 WAS
Warriors-SpursWarriors 93, Spurs 104
+11 SAS
Magic-KnicksMagic 94, Knicks 106
+12 NYK
Nets-MavsNets 113, Mavs 96
+17 BKN
Sixers-ClippersSixers 72, Clippers 101
+29 LAC
MIA erased a 21-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Heat-CavsMIA won · Heat 98, Cavs 95
21 pts
Nets-MavsBKN won · Nets 113, Mavs 96
10 pts
Celtics-HornetsNOH won · Celtics 86, Hornets 87
10 pts
Raptors-BobcatsCHA won · Raptors 101, Bobcats 107
4 pts
Wizards-SunsWAS won · Wizards 88, Suns 79
1 pt
CP3 shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
CP3LAC · 19 PTS, 9 AST, 6 REB, 5 STL
80% (8-10)
DirkDAL · 16 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
80% (8-10)
SeraphinWAS · 16 PTS, 5 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
Tobias HarrisORL · 14 PTS, 5 REB
70% (7-10)
LinHOU · 24 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB
69% (9-13)
Final · Thunder-Grizzlies
Thunder 89Grizzlies 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Thunder15231926689
Grizzlies21231425790
The story
Mike Conley's 24 points carried Memphis past Oklahoma City, 90-89 in OT

For Oklahoma City, Kevin Durant had 32 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST 24 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST · 9-21 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 21-15, was where the Grizzlies built it.

MEM lead by quarter
200 +6+6+10+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Celtics-Hornets
Celtics 86Hornets 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics3124121986
Hornets2223222087
The story
New Orleans beat Boston 87-86 behind 21 points from Ryan Anderson

Jeff Green paced Boston: 13 PTS, 2 REB 21 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST · 5-12 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

A 22-12 third quarter erased a 10-point hole for the Hornets.

NOH lead by quarter
200 −9−100+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Paul Pierce topped the game at 44.9 FPTS: 28 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB

Final · Heat-Cavs
Heat 98Cavs 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2410343098
Cavs3223221895
The story
Mario Chalmers had 17 points as Miami beat Cleveland 98-95

Wayne Ellington led Cleveland with 20 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST 17 PTS, 2 AST · 5-8 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

Down 21 after the second, the Heat took the third 34-22.

MIA lead by quarter
200 −8−21−9+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.3Season avg24.2Last 5

24.2 points a game over his last five games, against 14.3 in 53 earlier games. Today: 21 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.8Season avg7.3Last 3

7.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.8 in 54 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.8Season avg38Today

38 minutes today, against 14.8 a game in 36 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 11 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Clippers by 29.

MEM over OKC1NOH over BOS1MIA over CLE3CHA over TOR6HOU over UTA7ATL over MIL8WAS over PHX9SAS over GSW11NYK over ORL12BKN over DAL17LAC over PHI29Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Top performances

Brook Lopez leads the day with 38

Brook LopezPoints, last 10 games: 19, 22, 16, 11, 18, 19, 26, 17, 18, 38Nets-Mavs · W
19.0 PPG season to date · +19.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high38 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 26, 34, 19, 23, 26, 23, 26, 31, 34, 32Thunder-Grizzlies · L
28.4 PPG season to date · +3.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 24, 14, 20, 42, 17, 27, 21, 18, 31, 31Nets-Mavs · W
18.4 PPG season to date · +12.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 25, 24, 21, 28, 20, 38, 18, 37, 21, 29Rockets-Jazz · W
26.3 PPG season to date · +2.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 26, 26, 18, 13, 27, 20, 15, 14, 17, 28Celtics-Hornets · L
18.7 PPG season to date · +9.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Jeff TeaguePoints, last 10 games: 8, 15, 27, 26, 7, 12, 8, 11, 19, 27Hawks-Bucks · W
14.6 PPG season to date · +12.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 1 REB · 11 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Deron WilliamsBKN+6.1 24.5 last 10 · 18.4 season
Derrick WilliamsMIN+5.6 17.3 last 10 · 11.7 season
Ersan IlyasovaMIL+5.4 17.9 last 10 · 12.5 season
Gerald HendersonCHA+5.2 19.6 last 10 · 14.4 season
Marcus ThorntonSAC+5.2 18.3 last 10 · 13.1 season
Cold
Randy FoyeUTA−5.4 5.2 last 10 · 10.6 season
Andrea BargnaniTOR−5.4 7.3 last 10 · 12.7 season
Carmelo AnthonyNYK−5.1 22.3 last 10 · 27.4 season
Shannon BrownPHX−4.8 6.1 last 10 · 10.9 season
Byron MullensCHA−4.4 7.0 last 10 · 11.4 season