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Sunday, March 31, 2013Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed SAS by 5 at halftime and won 88–86.

Final · Box score
Cavs92
Hornets112
Q1 NOH +2; Q2 NOH -1; Q3 NOH +11; Q4 NOH +20
Final · Box score
Raptors92
Wizards109
Q1 WAS +2; Q2 WAS +10; Q3 WAS +14; Q4 WAS +17
Final · Box score
Pistons94
Bulls95
Q1 CHI -4; Q2 CHI -4; Q3 CHI -3; Q4 CHI +1
Final · Box score
Heat88
Spurs86
Q1 MIA -2; Q2 MIA -5; Q3 MIA +7; Q4 MIA +2
Final · Box score
Celtics89
Knicks108
Q1 NYK +5; Q2 NYK +17; Q3 NYK +17; Q4 NYK +19
On this day · 2011–12Mar 31, 2012: 8 games. Top scorer: Josh Smith (Hawks-Sixers), 34 points.
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The lead · Heat-Spurs

Miami holds off San Antonio, 88–86

Paul Pierce goes for 24 points

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2-5+7+2MIA AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2218311788
Spurs2421192286
Who led
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 28, 18, 13, 11, 5, 15, 12, 21, 10, 23MIA23 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 7, 20, 6, 10, 2, 14, 12, 7, 6, 14MIA14 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 18, 13, 28, 30, 25, 19, 17, 23, 34, 17SAS17 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 16, 17, 12, 24, 9, 21, 12, 11, 4, 17SAS17 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Pistons-Bulls

Chicago takes over late to edge Detroit

Down 3 after three, Chicago won the fourth 24–20. Final: 95–94. Luol Deng led Chicago with 28 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
CHI over DET1MIA over SAS2WAS over TOR17NYK over BOS19NOH over CLE20Final margin, points. Pink = CHI over DET.
Lead changes
Heat-Spurs10
Raptors-Wizards9
Cavs-Hornets9
Celtics-Knicks7
Shot of the night

Bosh's three with 1 second left puts the Heat ahead, 88-86 final

The night in charts
Cavs-Hornets combined for 204, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Cavs-HornetsCavs 92, Hornets 112
204
Raptors-WizardsRaptors 92, Wizards 109
201
Celtics-KnicksCeltics 89, Knicks 108
197
Pistons-BullsPistons 94, Bulls 95
189
Heat-SpursHeat 88, Spurs 86
174
2 of 5 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Pistons-BullsPistons 94, Bulls 95
+1 CHI
Heat-SpursHeat 88, Spurs 86
+2 MIA
Raptors-WizardsRaptors 92, Wizards 109
+17 WAS
Celtics-KnicksCeltics 89, Knicks 108
+19 NYK
Cavs-HornetsCavs 92, Hornets 112
+20 NOH
MIA rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Heat-SpursMIA won · Heat 88, Spurs 86
5 pts
Pistons-BullsCHI won · Pistons 94, Bulls 95
4 pts
Cavs-HornetsNOH won · Cavs 92, Hornets 112
1 pt
Jeff Green shot 10-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Jeff GreenBOS · 27 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST
71% (10-14)
VasquezNOH · 25 PTS, 9 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB
71% (10-14)
Ryan AndersonNOH · 23 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
KawhiSAS · 17 PTS, 11 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
62% (8-13)
BoshMIA · 23 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
60% (9-15)
Final · Pistons-Bulls
Pistons 94Bulls 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2433172094
Bulls2033182495
The story
Luol Deng's 28 points carried Chicago past Detroit, 95-94

For Detroit, Andre Drummond had 14 REB, 8 PTS, 2 AST 28 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST · 7-18 FG, 3-8 3PT

The swing

The Bulls trailed by 3 going into the fourth, then won it 24-20.

CHI lead by quarter
200 −4−4−3+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Greg Monroe was the fantasy play: 44.0 FPTS on 18 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST

Final · Heat-Spurs
Heat 88Spurs 86
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2218311788
Spurs2421192286
The story
Chris Bosh had 23 points as Miami beat San Antonio 88-86

Kawhi Leonard led San Antonio with 17 PTS, 11 REB 23 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST · 9-15 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

Down 5 after the second, the Heat took the third 31-19.

MIA lead by quarter
200 −2−5+7+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Tim Duncan led the game in fantasy with 44.4 FPTS (17 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST)

Final · Cavs-Hornets
Cavs 92Hornets 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs2128241992
Hornets23253628112
The story
New Orleans beat Cleveland 112-92 behind 25 points and 9 assists from Greivis Vasquez

Tristan Thompson paced Cleveland: 12 PTS, 10 REB 25 PTS, 9 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB · 10-14 FG, 2-2 3PT

The swing

A 36-24 third quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Hornets.

NOH lead by quarter
200 +2−1+11+20 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
17.7Season avg28.8Last 5

28.8 points a game over his last five games, against 17.7 in 71 earlier games. Today: 15 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.3Season avg23.0Last 3

23.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.3 in 54 earlier games. Today: 24 points in 30 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.5Season avg42.9Today

43 minutes today, against 18.5 a game in 70 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 1 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Kyrie Irving leads the day with 31

Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 20, 6, 35, 12, 17, 22, 20, 24, 12, 31Cavs-Hornets · L
23.2 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Luol DengPoints, last 10 games: 11, 10, 23, 21, 5, 20, 17, 28, 25, 28Bulls-Pistons · W
16.7 PPG season to date · +11.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Jeff GreenPoints, last 10 games: 20, 10, 43, 13, 10, 12, 19, 21, 27, 27Celtics-Knicks · L
12.3 PPG season to date · +14.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Greivis VasquezPoints, last 10 games: 12, 20, 13, 18, 24, 14, 13, 12, 0, 25Hornets-Cavs · W
14.0 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 2 REB · 9 AST
Rodney StuckeyPoints, last 10 games: 7, 15, 22, 32, 10, 11, 13, 7, 0, 25Pistons-Bulls · L
11.2 PPG season to date · +14.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 15, 14, 17, 28, 16, 26, 16, 19, 20, 24Celtics-Knicks · L
18.8 PPG season to date · +5.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 15 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Gerald HendersonCHA+9.0 24.2 last 10 · 15.2 season
Jerryd BaylessMEM+8.2 16.7 last 10 · 8.5 season
Jeff GreenBOS+7.9 20.2 last 10 · 12.3 season
Maurice HarklessORL+7.7 15.3 last 10 · 7.6 season
Tobias HarrisORL+7.5 17.0 last 10 · 9.5 season
Cold
Shannon BrownPHX−6.7 3.9 last 10 · 10.6 season
O.J. MayoDAL−6.4 9.7 last 10 · 16.1 season
Andrea BargnaniTOR−5.4 7.3 last 10 · 12.7 season
Carmelo AnthonyNYK−5.3 22.2 last 10 · 27.5 season
Mike DunleavyMIL−5.1 5.1 last 10 · 10.2 season