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Sunday, March 24, 2013Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHI trailed SAC by 9 after the first quarter and won 117–103.

Final · Box score
Hawks104
Bucks99
Q1 Hawks 0; Q2 ATL +1; Q3 Hawks 0; Q4 ATL +5
Final · Box score
Bobcats77
Heat109
Q1 MIA +4; Q2 MIA +8; Q3 MIA +16; Q4 MIA +32
Final · Box score
Spurs95
Rockets96
Q1 HOU +2; Q2 HOU -3; Q3 HOU +7; Q4 HOU +1
Final · Box score
Bulls104
Wolves97
Q1 CHI +7; Q2 CHI +13; Q3 CHI +10; Q4 CHI +7
Final · Box score
Blazers83
Thunder103
Q1 OKC +5; Q2 OKC -2; Q3 OKC +7; Q4 OKC +20
Final · Box score
Jazz108
Mavs113
Q1 DAL -3; Q2 DAL +1; Q3 DAL +12; Q4 DAL +5
Final · Box score
Nets102
Suns100
Q1 Nets 0; Q2 BKN +12; Q3 BKN -1; Q4 BKN +2
Final · Box score
Sixers117
Kings103
Q1 PHI -9; Q2 Sixers 0; Q3 PHI +9; Q4 PHI +14
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The lead · Sixers-Kings

Philadelphia climbs out of a 9-point hole against Sacramento

LeBron James goes for 32 points

Game flow · PHI margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-90+9+14PHI AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers22363326117
Kings31272421103
Who led
Dorell WrightPoints, last 10 games: 20, 14, 9, 15, 13, 13, 16, 8, 0, 22PHI22 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Jrue HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 11, 9, 8, 15, 21, 27, 27, 2, 18, 21PHI21 PTS · 10 REB · 7 AST
Isaiah ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 23, 9, 27, 14, 22, 26, 7, 24, 10, 25SAC25 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Marcus ThorntonPoints, last 10 games: 32, 9, 23, 9, 7, 15, 25, 2, 10, 22SAC22 PTS · 0 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Miami posts the night's biggest win

Miami beat Charlotte by 32, the widest margin of 8 games.

HOU over SAS1BKN over PHX2ATL over MIL5DAL over UTA5CHI over MIN7PHI over SAC14OKC over POR20MIA over CHA32Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Hawks-Bucks23
Jazz-Mavs23
Spurs-Rockets21
Nets-Suns6
Bobcats-Heat4
Blazers-Thunder4
Sixers-Kings4
Bulls-Wolves1
Shot of the night

Harden's jumper with 4 seconds left puts the Rockets ahead, 96-95 final

The night in charts
Jazz-Mavs combined for 221, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Jazz-MavsJazz 108, Mavs 113
221
Sixers-KingsSixers 117, Kings 103
220
Hawks-BucksHawks 104, Bucks 99
203
Nets-SunsNets 102, Suns 100
202
Bulls-WolvesBulls 104, Wolves 97
201
Spurs-RocketsSpurs 95, Rockets 96
191
Bobcats-HeatBobcats 77, Heat 109
186
Blazers-ThunderBlazers 83, Thunder 103
186
4 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Spurs-RocketsSpurs 95, Rockets 96
+1 HOU
Nets-SunsNets 102, Suns 100
+2 BKN
Jazz-MavsJazz 108, Mavs 113
+5 DAL
Hawks-BucksHawks 104, Bucks 99
+5 ATL
Bulls-WolvesBulls 104, Wolves 97
+7 CHI
Sixers-KingsSixers 117, Kings 103
+14 PHI
Blazers-ThunderBlazers 83, Thunder 103
+20 OKC
Bobcats-HeatBobcats 77, Heat 109
+32 MIA
PHI rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Sixers-KingsPHI won · Sixers 117, Kings 103
9 pts
Spurs-RocketsHOU won · Spurs 95, Rockets 96
3 pts
Jazz-MavsDAL won · Jazz 108, Mavs 113
3 pts
Blazers-ThunderOKC won · Blazers 83, Thunder 103
2 pts
Nets-SunsBKN won · Nets 102, Suns 100
1 pt
LeBron shot 11-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
LeBronMIA · 32 PTS, 10 AST, 8 REB, 3 STL
79% (11-14)
ThorntonSAC · 22 PTS, 1 AST
75% (9-12)
JamesDAL · 19 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
SandersMIL · 15 PTS, 12 REB, 3 BLK, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Lavoy AllenPHI · 20 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST
69% (9-13)
Final · Spurs-Rockets
Spurs 95Rockets 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2026212895
Rockets2221312296
The story
Chandler Parsons had 20 points as Houston beat San Antonio 96-95

Tim Duncan led San Antonio with 17 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 20 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST · 8-17 FG, 2-7 3PT

The swing

Down 3 after the second, the Rockets took the third 31-21.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +2−3+7+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nets-Suns
Nets 102Suns 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets25302027102
Suns25183324100
The story
Deron Williams' 20 points and 11 assists carried Brooklyn past Phoenix, 102-100

For Phoenix, Markieff Morris had 15 REB, 10 PTS, 3 AST 20 PTS, 11 AST, 1 REB · 8-15 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 30-18, was where the Nets built it.

BKN lead by quarter
200 0+12−1+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Goran Dragic was the fantasy play: 56.3 FPTS on 31 PTS, 12 AST, 9 REB

Final · Hawks-Bucks
Hawks 104Bucks 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks24262430104
Bucks2425252599
The story
Atlanta beat Milwaukee 104-99 behind 23 points from Josh Smith

Brandon Jennings paced Milwaukee: 13 AST, 12 PTS, 3 REB 23 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST · 9-17 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

A 30-25 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Hawks.

ATL lead by quarter
200 0+10+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
4.9Season avg13.8Last 5

13.8 points a game over his last five games, against 4.9 in 45 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.4Season avg9.8Last 3

9.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.4 in 53 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.7Season avg43.8Today

44 minutes today, against 22.7 a game in 68 earlier games. Line: 20 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 32

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 25, 13, 15, 27, 28, 22, 37, 25, 29, 32Heat-Bobcats · W
26.7 PPG season to date · +5.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 8 REB · 10 AST
Goran DragicPoints, last 10 games: 17, 18, 8, 11, 21, 12, 12, 18, 13, 31Suns-Nets · L
14.4 PPG season to date · +16.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 9 REB · 12 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 21, 28, 20, 38, 18, 37, 21, 29, 20, 29Rockets-Spurs · W
26.3 PPG season to date · +2.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Derrick WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 13, 18, 13, 10, 19, 28, 8, 12, 4, 28Wolves-Bulls · L
11.8 PPG season to date · +16.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high28 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Isaiah ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 23, 9, 27, 14, 22, 26, 7, 24, 10, 25Kings-Sixers · L
13.7 PPG season to date · +11.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Al HorfordPoints, last 10 games: 22, 15, 12, 14, 16, 22, 16, 26, 15, 24Hawks-Bucks · W
17.5 PPG season to date · +6.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 7 REB · 6 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+6.1 24.5 last 10 · 18.4 season
Gerald HendersonCHA+5.8 20.3 last 10 · 14.5 season
Ersan IlyasovaMIL+5.3 17.9 last 10 · 12.6 season
Maurice HarklessORL+5.3 12.5 last 10 · 7.2 season
Cold
Andrea BargnaniTOR−5.4 7.3 last 10 · 12.7 season
Carl LandryGSW−5.3 5.4 last 10 · 10.7 season
Shannon BrownPHX−5.0 5.7 last 10 · 10.8 season
Byron MullensCHA−4.7 6.3 last 10 · 11.0 season
O.J. MayoDAL−4.6 11.9 last 10 · 16.5 season