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Saturday, March 23, 2013Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DET trailed CHA by 7 after three quarters and won 92–91.

Final · Box score
Pistons92
Bobcats91
Q1 DET -1; Q2 DET -3; Q3 DET -7; Q4 DET +1
Final · Box score
Raptors84
Knicks110
Q1 NYK +4; Q2 NYK +12; Q3 NYK +15; Q4 NYK +26
Final · Box score
Pacers84
Bulls87
Q1 CHI -6; Q2 CHI -5; Q3 CHI +1; Q4 CHI +3
Final · Box score
Celtics106
Grizzlies110
Q1 MEM -2; Q2 MEM +10; Q3 MEM +12; Q4 MEM +4
Final · Box score
Kings95
Nuggets101
Q1 DEN +10; Q2 DEN +10; Q3 DEN -1; Q4 DEN +6
Final · Box score
Wizards92
Warriors101
Q1 GSW +12; Q2 GSW +18; Q3 GSW +18; Q4 GSW +9
Final · Box score
Nets95
Clippers101
Q1 LAC +1; Q2 LAC -2; Q3 LAC -5; Q4 LAC +6
On this day · 2011–12Mar 23, 2012: 11 games. Top scorer: Kevin Love (Wolves-Thunder), 51 points.
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The lead · Pistons-Bobcats

Detroit takes over late to edge Charlotte

Chris Paul goes for 29 points

Game flow · DET margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1-3-7+1DET AHEAD ↑CHA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2324222392
Bobcats2426261591
Who led
Charlie VillanuevaPoints, last 10 games: 3, 0, 10, 12, 5, 2, 1, 5, 2, 18DET18 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Jason MaxiellPoints, last 10 games: 10, 1, 14, 12, 3, 8, 10, 4, 6, 14DET14 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 15, 10, 11, 29, 10, 20, 14, 18, 14, 25CHA25 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Jannero PargoPoints, last 10 games: 2, 0, 0, 0, 9, 0, 18, 11, 11, 16CHA16 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Seven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 1. Widest: New York by 26.

DET over CHA1CHI over IND3MEM over BOS4DEN over SAC6LAC over BKN6GSW over WAS9NYK over TOR26Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Nets-Clippers5
Celtics-Grizzlies4
Raptors-Knicks2
Pacers-Bulls2
Wizards-Warriors0
The night in charts
Celtics-Grizzlies combined for 216, 20 more than any other game
Points by game
Celtics-GrizzliesCeltics 106, Grizzlies 110
216
Nets-ClippersNets 95, Clippers 101
196
Kings-NuggetsKings 95, Nuggets 101
196
Raptors-KnicksRaptors 84, Knicks 110
194
Wizards-WarriorsWizards 92, Warriors 101
193
Pistons-BobcatsPistons 92, Bobcats 91
183
Pacers-BullsPacers 84, Bulls 87
171
3 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Pistons-BobcatsPistons 92, Bobcats 91
+1 DET
Pacers-BullsPacers 84, Bulls 87
+3 CHI
Celtics-GrizzliesCeltics 106, Grizzlies 110
+4 MEM
Nets-ClippersNets 95, Clippers 101
+6 LAC
Kings-NuggetsKings 95, Nuggets 101
+6 DEN
Wizards-WarriorsWizards 92, Warriors 101
+9 GSW
Raptors-KnicksRaptors 84, Knicks 110
+26 NYK
DET rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pistons-BobcatsDET won · Pistons 92, Bobcats 91
7 pts
Pacers-BullsCHI won · Pacers 84, Bulls 87
6 pts
Nets-ClippersLAC won · Nets 95, Clippers 101
5 pts
Celtics-GrizzliesMEM won · Celtics 106, Grizzlies 110
2 pts
Kings-NuggetsDEN won · Kings 95, Nuggets 101
1 pt
Steph shot 13-of-18 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
StephGSW · 35 PTS, 8 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
72% (13-18)
Brook LopezBKN · 18 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
Kenyon MartinNYK · 18 PTS, 7 REB, 2 BLK, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
CousinsSAC · 24 PTS, 15 REB, 5 BLK, 3 AST
63% (10-16)
Cartier MartinWAS · 23 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
62% (8-13)
Final · Pistons-Bobcats
Pistons 92Bobcats 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2324222392
Bobcats2426261591
The story
Rodney Stuckey's 13 points and 8 assists carried Detroit past Charlotte, 92-91

For Charlotte, Bismack Biyombo had 12 PTS, 10 REB 13 PTS, 8 AST, 2 REB · 5-8 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

The Pistons trailed by 7 going into the fourth, then won it 23-15.

DET lead by quarter
200 −1−3−7+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kemba Walker was the fantasy play: 39.9 FPTS on 25 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB

Final · Pacers-Bulls
Pacers 84Bulls 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2222231784
Bulls1623291987
The story
Carlos Boozer had 18 points and 10 rebounds as Chicago beat Indiana 87-84

Luol Deng added 20 PTS, 7 REB 18 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST · 8-15 FG

The swing

Down 5 after the second, the Bulls took the third 29-23.

CHI lead by quarter
200 −6−5+1+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nets-Clippers
Nets 95Clippers 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets2425262095
Clippers25222331101
The story
Los Angeles beat Brooklyn 101-95 behind 13 points and 12 rebounds from DeAndre Jordan

Deron Williams paced Brooklyn: 18 PTS, 9 AST, 2 REB 13 PTS, 12 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST · 6-6 FG

The swing

A 31-20 fourth quarter erased a 5-point hole for the Clippers.

LAC lead by quarter
200 +1−2−5+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.8Season avg20.2Last 5

20.2 points a game over his last five games, against 7.8 in 68 earlier games. Today: 30 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.1Season avg20.1Last 3

20.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.1 in 63 earlier games. Today: 10 points in 37 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.8Season avg31Today

31 minutes today, against 7.8 a game in 47 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Stephen Curry leads the day with 35

Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 13, 24, 16, 26, 31, 8, 29, 30, 24, 35Warriors-Wizards · W
22.4 PPG season to date · +12.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Jerryd BaylessPoints, last 10 games: 17, 10, 5, 7, 10, 24, 15, 20, 12, 30Grizzlies-Celtics · W
8.1 PPG season to date · +22.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 11, 26, 14, 16, 20, 24, 20, 11, 19, 29Clippers-Nets · W
16.8 PPG season to date · +12.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 11 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 29, 35, 30, 32, 6, 14, 9, 21, 37, 28Knicks-Raptors · W
27.6 PPG season to date · +0.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 18, 13, 27, 20, 15, 14, 17, 28, 16, 26Celtics-Grizzlies · L
18.7 PPG season to date · +7.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
JR SmithPoints, last 10 games: 36, 24, 9, 15, 33, 17, 20, 22, 14, 25Knicks-Raptors · W
16.9 PPG season to date · +8.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jerryd BaylessMEM+6.9 15.0 last 10 · 8.1 season
Deron WilliamsBKN+5.5 23.9 last 10 · 18.4 season
Gerald HendersonCHA+5.5 19.9 last 10 · 14.4 season
Ersan IlyasovaMIL+5.4 17.9 last 10 · 12.5 season
Maurice HarklessORL+5.3 12.5 last 10 · 7.2 season
Cold
Randy FoyeUTA−5.5 5.1 last 10 · 10.6 season
Andrea BargnaniTOR−5.4 7.3 last 10 · 12.7 season
Byron MullensCHA−5.3 5.8 last 10 · 11.1 season
Carl LandryGSW−5.3 5.4 last 10 · 10.7 season
Shannon BrownPHX−5.0 5.7 last 10 · 10.8 season