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Friday, March 22, 2013Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: WAS trailed LAL by 16 after the first quarter and won 103–100.

Final · Box score
Bucks78
Pacers102
Q1 Pacers 0; Q2 IND +2; Q3 IND +19; Q4 IND +24
Final · Box score
Thunder97
Magic89
Q1 OKC +8; Q2 OKC +13; Q3 OKC +4; Q4 OKC +8
Final · Box score
Knicks99
Raptors94
Q1 NYK +3; Q2 NYK +13; Q3 NYK +6; Q4 NYK +5
Final · Box score
Blazers104
Hawks93
Q1 POR -3; Q2 Blazers 0; Q3 POR -3; Q4 POR +11
Final · Box score
Pistons89
Heat103
Q1 MIA -6; Q2 MIA -3; Q3 MIA +5; Q4 MIA +14
Final · Box score
Cavs78
Rockets116
Q1 HOU +3; Q2 HOU +15; Q3 HOU +26; Q4 HOU +38
Final · Box score
Grizzlies83
Hornets90
Q1 NOH -7; Q2 NOH +5; Q3 NOH +9; Q4 NOH +7
Final · Box score
Celtics94
Mavs104
Q1 DAL +9; Q2 DAL +11; Q3 DAL +11; Q4 DAL +10
Final · OT · Box score
Jazz97
Spurs104
Q1 SAS -3; Q2 SAS -3; Q3 SAS -2; Q4 Spurs 0; OT1 SAS +7
Final · Box score
Wolves117
Suns86
Q1 MIN +13; Q2 MIN +28; Q3 MIN +26; Q4 MIN +31
Final · Box score
Wizards103
Lakers100
Q1 WAS -16; Q2 WAS -16; Q3 WAS -2; Q4 WAS +3
On this day · 2011–12Mar 22, 2012: 6 games. Top scorer: Al Jefferson (Jazz-Kings), 26 points.
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The lead · Wizards-Lakers

Washington storms back from 16 down to beat Lakers

John Wall goes for 24 points

Game flow · WAS margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-16-16-2+3WAS AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards19223131103
Lakers35221726100
Who led
Trevor ArizaPoints, last 10 games: 9, 16, 4, 26, 2, 14, 4, 7, 14, 25WAS25 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
John WallPoints, last 10 games: 19, 16, 13, 27, 23, 29, 17, 25, 19, 24WAS24 PTS · 6 REB · 16 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 33, 34, 30, 42, 41, 19, 11, 31, 0, 21LAL21 PTS · 4 REB · 11 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 6, 20, 24, 16, 39, 10, 20, 12, 16, 20LAL20 PTS · 15 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Grizzlies-Hornets

New Orleans knocks off Memphis, 90–83

The Grizzlies came in at 46–21; the Hornets at 23–46. Robin Lopez led New Orleans with 23 points, 10 rebounds and 0 assists.

The whole night · final margins
WAS over LAL3NYK over TOR5NOH over MEM7SAS over UTA7OKC over ORL8DAL over BOS10POR over ATL11MIA over DET14IND over MIL24MIN over PHX31HOU over CLE38Final margin, points. Pink = NOH over MEM.
Lead changes
Bucks-Pacers14
Blazers-Hawks11
Pistons-Heat9
Jazz-Spurs7
Wizards-Lakers7
Thunder-Magic6
Cavs-Rockets4
Knicks-Raptors3
Grizzlies-Hornets2
Wolves-Suns2
Celtics-Mavs0
The night in charts
Wolves-Suns combined for 203
Points by game
Wolves-SunsWolves 117, Suns 86
203
Wizards-LakersWizards 103, Lakers 100
203
Jazz-SpursJazz 97, Spurs 104
201
Celtics-MavsCeltics 94, Mavs 104
198
Blazers-HawksBlazers 104, Hawks 93
197
Cavs-RocketsCavs 78, Rockets 116
194
Knicks-RaptorsKnicks 99, Raptors 94
193
Pistons-HeatPistons 89, Heat 103
192
Thunder-MagicThunder 97, Magic 89
186
Bucks-PacersBucks 78, Pacers 102
180
Grizzlies-HornetsGrizzlies 83, Hornets 90
173
2 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Wizards-LakersWizards 103, Lakers 100
+3 WAS
Knicks-RaptorsKnicks 99, Raptors 94
+5 NYK
Jazz-SpursJazz 97, Spurs 104
+7 SAS
Grizzlies-HornetsGrizzlies 83, Hornets 90
+7 NOH
Thunder-MagicThunder 97, Magic 89
+8 OKC
Celtics-MavsCeltics 94, Mavs 104
+10 DAL
Blazers-HawksBlazers 104, Hawks 93
+11 POR
Pistons-HeatPistons 89, Heat 103
+14 MIA
Bucks-PacersBucks 78, Pacers 102
+24 IND
Wolves-SunsWolves 117, Suns 86
+31 MIN
Cavs-RocketsCavs 78, Rockets 116
+38 HOU
WAS erased a 16-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wizards-LakersWAS won · Wizards 103, Lakers 100
16 pts
Grizzlies-HornetsNOH won · Grizzlies 83, Hornets 90
7 pts
Pistons-HeatMIA won · Pistons 89, Heat 103
6 pts
Jazz-SpursSAS won · Jazz 97, Spurs 104
3 pts
Blazers-HawksPOR won · Blazers 104, Hawks 93
3 pts
Kenyon Martin shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Kenyon MartinNYK · 19 PTS, 11 REB, 2 STL, 1 BLK
90% (9-10)
LeBronMIA · 29 PTS, 8 REB, 8 AST, 2 STL
80% (12-15)
Robin LopezNOH · 23 PTS, 10 REB, 4 BLK, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
CunninghamMIN · 18 PTS, 8 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
TeagueATL · 21 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
73% (8-11)
Final · Wizards-Lakers
Wizards 103Lakers 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards19223131103
Lakers35221726100
The story
Trevor Ariza had 25 points as Washington beat Los Angeles 103-100

Dwight Howard led Los Angeles with 20 PTS, 15 REB, 3 AST 25 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST · 9-15 FG, 7-12 3PT

The swing

Down 16 after the second, the Wizards took the third 31-17.

WAS lead by quarter
200 −16−16−2+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Jazz-Spurs
Jazz 97Spurs 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Jazz21202425797
Spurs1820252714104
The story
Tim Duncan's 19 points and 16 rebounds carried San Antonio past Utah, 104-97 in OT

For Utah, Al Jefferson had 18 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST 19 PTS, 16 REB, 5 AST · 4-13 FG

The swing

It went to overtime, and the Spurs took it 14-7.

SAS lead by quarter
200 −3−3−20+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Grizzlies-Hornets
Grizzlies 83Hornets 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies2122152583
Hornets1434192390
The story
New Orleans beat Memphis 90-83 behind 23 points and 10 rebounds from Robin Lopez

Marc Gasol paced Memphis: 16 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST 23 PTS, 10 REB, 4 BLK · 9-12 FG

The swing

A 34-22 second quarter erased a 7-point hole for the Hornets.

NOH lead by quarter
200 −7+5+9+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.9Season avg16.2Last 5

16.2 points a game over his last five games, against 6.9 in 63 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 45 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.2Season avg5.7Last 3

5.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.2 in 48 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.1Season avg43.1Today

43 minutes today, against 18.1 a game in 42 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 15 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Carmelo Anthony leads the day with 37

Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 32, 29, 35, 30, 32, 6, 14, 9, 21, 37Knicks-Raptors · W
27.6 PPG season to date · +9.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Alan AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 9, 10, 17, 18, 4, 6, 0, 4, 35Raptors-Knicks · L
11.6 PPG season to date · +23.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 26, 25, 13, 15, 27, 28, 22, 37, 25, 29Heat-Pistons · W
26.7 PPG season to date · +2.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Wesley MatthewsPoints, last 10 games: 11, 15, 24, 8, 14, 17, 6, 28, 11, 28Blazers-Hawks · W
15.1 PPG season to date · +13.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 34, 19, 23, 26, 23, 26, 31, 34, 32, 25Thunder-Magic · W
28.4 PPG season to date · −3.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Maurice HarklessPoints, last 10 games: 13, 12, 3, 4, 12, 12, 23, 10, 11, 25Magic-Thunder · L
7.2 PPG season to date · +18.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high25 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Deron WilliamsBKN+6.1 24.5 last 10 · 18.4 season
Jerryd BaylessMEM+5.5 13.3 last 10 · 7.8 season
Ersan IlyasovaMIL+5.4 17.9 last 10 · 12.5 season
Maurice HarklessORL+5.3 12.5 last 10 · 7.2 season
John WallWAS+5.2 21.2 last 10 · 16.0 season
Cold
Randy FoyeUTA−5.5 5.1 last 10 · 10.6 season
Andrea BargnaniTOR−5.4 7.3 last 10 · 12.7 season
Shannon BrownPHX−5.0 5.7 last 10 · 10.8 season
Nicolas BatumPOR−4.6 10.0 last 10 · 14.6 season
O.J. MayoDAL−4.4 12.2 last 10 · 16.6 season