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Friday, March 29, 2013Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: UTA trailed POR by 10 at halftime and won 105–95.

Final · Box score
Wizards92
Magic97
Q1 ORL +1; Q2 ORL +12; Q3 ORL +7; Q4 ORL +5
Final · Box score
Hawks107
Celtics118
Q1 BOS +2; Q2 BOS +10; Q3 BOS +12; Q4 BOS +11
Final · Box score
Sixers97
Cavs87
Q1 PHI -5; Q2 Sixers 0; Q3 PHI +11; Q4 PHI +10
Final · Box score
Raptors99
Pistons82
Q1 TOR -7; Q2 TOR +1; Q3 TOR +22; Q4 TOR +17
Final · Box score
Bobcats102
Knicks111
Q1 NYK +18; Q2 NYK +22; Q3 NYK +19; Q4 NYK +9
Final · Box score
Rockets94
Grizzlies103
Q1 MEM +2; Q2 MEM +8; Q3 MEM +15; Q4 MEM +9
Final · Box score
Thunder93
Wolves101
Q1 Wolves 0; Q2 MIN +5; Q3 MIN +3; Q4 MIN +8
Final · Box score
Heat108
Hornets89
Q1 MIA +10; Q2 MIA +17; Q3 MIA +21; Q4 MIA +19
Final · Box score
Clippers102
Spurs104
Q1 SAS +2; Q2 SAS -1; Q3 SAS +6; Q4 SAS +2
Final · Box score
Nets87
Nuggets109
Q1 DEN +3; Q2 DEN +17; Q3 DEN +14; Q4 DEN +22
Final · Box score
Jazz105
Blazers95
Q1 UTA -8; Q2 UTA -10; Q3 UTA -1; Q4 UTA +10
On this day · 2011–12Mar 29, 2012: 4 games. Top scorer: Russell Westbrook (Thunder-Lakers), 36 points.
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The lead · Jazz-Blazers

Utah rallies from 10 down to beat Portland

Tobias Harris goes for 30 points

Game flow · UTA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-10-1+10UTA AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz22203231105
Blazers3022232095
Who led
Mo WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 20, 5, 13, 9, 4, 23, 10, 9, 8, 28UTA28 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Paul MillsapPoints, last 10 games: 10, 7, 13, 12, 16, 11, 15, 11, 12, 25UTA25 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 27, 26, 14, 27, 8, 24, 22, 19, 15, 24POR24 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
JJ HicksonPoints, last 10 games: 8, 12, 18, 4, 8, 9, 15, 12, 8, 17POR17 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Raptors-Pistons

Toronto gets past Detroit

99–82, with Toronto ahead 46–45 at halftime. Rudy Gay led Toronto with 21 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists.

The whole night · final margins
SAS over LAC2ORL over WAS5MIN over OKC8NYK over CHA9MEM over HOU9PHI over CLE10UTA over POR10BOS over ATL11TOR over DET17MIA over NOH19DEN over BKN22Final margin, points. Pink = TOR over DET.
Lead changes
Wizards-Magic12
Hawks-Celtics11
Jazz-Blazers11
Thunder-Wolves8
Heat-Hornets4
Sixers-Cavs3
Nets-Nuggets2
Bobcats-Knicks1
The night in charts
Hawks-Celtics combined for 225, 12 more than any other game
Points by game
Hawks-CelticsHawks 107, Celtics 118
225
Bobcats-KnicksBobcats 102, Knicks 111
213
Clippers-SpursClippers 102, Spurs 104
206
Jazz-BlazersJazz 105, Blazers 95
200
Heat-HornetsHeat 108, Hornets 89
197
Rockets-GrizzliesRockets 94, Grizzlies 103
197
Nets-NuggetsNets 87, Nuggets 109
196
Thunder-WolvesThunder 93, Wolves 101
194
Wizards-MagicWizards 92, Magic 97
189
Sixers-CavsSixers 97, Cavs 87
184
Raptors-PistonsRaptors 99, Pistons 82
181
2 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Clippers-SpursClippers 102, Spurs 104
+2 SAS
Wizards-MagicWizards 92, Magic 97
+5 ORL
Thunder-WolvesThunder 93, Wolves 101
+8 MIN
Rockets-GrizzliesRockets 94, Grizzlies 103
+9 MEM
Bobcats-KnicksBobcats 102, Knicks 111
+9 NYK
Sixers-CavsSixers 97, Cavs 87
+10 PHI
Jazz-BlazersJazz 105, Blazers 95
+10 UTA
Hawks-CelticsHawks 107, Celtics 118
+11 BOS
Raptors-PistonsRaptors 99, Pistons 82
+17 TOR
Heat-HornetsHeat 108, Hornets 89
+19 MIA
Nets-NuggetsNets 87, Nuggets 109
+22 DEN
UTA erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Jazz-BlazersUTA won · Jazz 105, Blazers 95
10 pts
Raptors-PistonsTOR won · Raptors 99, Pistons 82
7 pts
Sixers-CavsPHI won · Sixers 97, Cavs 87
5 pts
Clippers-SpursSAS won · Clippers 102, Spurs 104
1 pt
Amir Johnson shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Amir JohnsonTOR · 20 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
82% (9-11)
DrummondDET · 17 PTS, 4 REB, 2 STL, 2 BLK
80% (8-10)
BlatcheBKN · 16 PTS, 5 REB, 3 BLK, 2 STL
73% (8-11)
HicksonPOR · 17 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST
73% (8-11)
MillsapUTA · 25 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST
71% (10-14)
Final · Clippers-Spurs
Clippers 102Spurs 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers28341723102
Spurs30312419104
The story
Tim Duncan had 34 points and 11 rebounds as San Antonio beat Los Angeles 104-102

Chris Paul led Los Angeles with 14 PTS, 12 AST, 5 REB 34 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST · 12-19 FG

The swing

Down 1 after the second, the Spurs took the third 24-17.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +2−1+6+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Jazz-Blazers
Jazz 105Blazers 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz22203231105
Blazers3022232095
The story
Utah beat Portland 105-95 behind 22 points from Al Jefferson

Damian Lillard paced Portland: 24 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB 22 PTS, 8 REB, 4 STL, 2 AST · 11-21 FG

The swing

A 31-20 fourth quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Jazz.

UTA lead by quarter
200 −8−10−1+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Heat-Hornets
Heat 108Hornets 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat32282127108
Hornets2221172989
The story
LeBron James' 36 points carried Miami past New Orleans, 108-89

For New Orleans, Al-Farouq Aminu had 16 REB, 7 PTS, 2 AST 36 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB · 13-20 FG, 7-10 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 32-22, was where the Heat built it.

MIA lead by quarter
300 +10+17+21+19 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.0Season avg20.6Last 5

20.6 points a game over his last five games, against 9.0 in 45 earlier games. Today: 30 points in 45 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
36.5Season avg25.2Last 3

25.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 36.5 in 64 earlier games. Today: 21 points in 26 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.6Season avg41Today

41 minutes today, against 15.6 a game in 67 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 1 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

JR Smith leads the day with 37

JR SmithPoints, last 10 games: 15, 33, 17, 20, 22, 14, 25, 32, 35, 37Knicks-Bobcats · W
17.7 PPG season to date · +19.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 26, 23, 26, 31, 34, 32, 25, 24, 20, 36Thunder-Wolves · L
28.3 PPG season to date · +7.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 27, 28, 22, 37, 25, 29, 32, 24, 32, 36Heat-Hornets · W
26.9 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
John WallPoints, last 10 games: 23, 29, 17, 25, 19, 24, 14, 47, 18, 35Wizards-Magic · L
17.3 PPG season to date · +18.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Gerald HendersonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 35, 22, 16, 27, 21, 15, 18, 34, 35Bobcats-Knicks · L
15.2 PPG season to date · +20.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high35 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 18, 18, 13, 28, 30, 25, 19, 17, 23, 34Spurs-Clippers · W
17.6 PPG season to date · +16.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Gerald HendersonCHA+8.8 24.0 last 10 · 15.2 season
Jerryd BaylessMEM+8.5 17.0 last 10 · 8.5 season
Tobias HarrisORL+8.0 17.4 last 10 · 9.4 season
John WallWAS+7.8 25.1 last 10 · 17.3 season
JR SmithNYK+7.3 25.0 last 10 · 17.7 season
Cold
Shannon BrownPHX−6.7 3.9 last 10 · 10.6 season
O.J. MayoDAL−5.6 10.7 last 10 · 16.3 season
Andrea BargnaniTOR−5.4 7.3 last 10 · 12.7 season
Chris KamanDAL−5.1 5.6 last 10 · 10.7 season
Brandon JenningsMIL−4.9 12.9 last 10 · 17.8 season