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Thursday, February 27, 2014Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: WAS trailed TOR by 6 after the first quarter and won 134–129.

Final · Box score
Bucks96
Pacers101
Q1 IND +15; Q2 Pacers 0; Q3 IND +7; Q4 IND +5
Final · 3OT · Box score
Wizards134
Raptors129
Q1 WAS -6; Q2 WAS +3; Q3 WAS +5; Q4 Wizards 0; OT1 Wizards 0; OT2 Wizards 0; OT3 WAS +5
Final · Box score
Knicks82
Heat108
Q1 MIA +6; Q2 MIA +5; Q3 MIA +23; Q4 MIA +26
Final · Box score
Nets112
Nuggets89
Q1 BKN +21; Q2 BKN +23; Q3 BKN +33; Q4 BKN +23
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The lead · Wizards-Raptors

Marcin Gortat scores 31, Washington wins in triple overtime

Kyle Lowry goes for 18 points

Game flow · WAS margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.End OT1End OT2Final0-6+3+5000+5WAS AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2OT3T
Wizards213626238416134
Raptors272724288411129
Who led
Marcin GortatPoints, last 10 games: 19, 17, 10, 6, 18, 14, 16, 13, 21, 31WAS31 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
John WallPoints, last 10 games: 32, 12, 5, 19, 22, 21, 10, 21, 27, 31WAS31 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 18, 36, 22, 31, 14, 32, 14, 24, 33, 34TOR34 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Greivis VasquezPoints, last 10 games: 5, 0, 3, 12, 14, 7, 8, 10, 15, 26TOR26 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Second story · Bucks-Pacers

Indiana beats Milwaukee, 101–96

Indiana led 73–66 after three and won by 5. Roy Hibbert led Indiana with 24 points, 12 rebounds and 1 assist.

The whole night · final margins
IND over MIL5WAS over TOR5BKN over DEN23MIA over NYK26Final margin, points. Pink = IND over MIL.
Lead changes
Wizards-Raptors15
Knicks-Heat7
Bucks-Pacers2
The night in charts
Wizards-Raptors combined for 263, 62 more than any other game
Points by game
Wizards-RaptorsWizards 134, Raptors 129
263
Nets-NuggetsNets 112, Nuggets 89
201
Bucks-PacersBucks 96, Pacers 101
197
Knicks-HeatKnicks 82, Heat 108
190
2 of 4 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bucks-PacersBucks 96, Pacers 101
+5 IND
Wizards-RaptorsWizards 134, Raptors 129
+5 WAS
Nets-NuggetsNets 112, Nuggets 89
+23 BKN
Knicks-HeatKnicks 82, Heat 108
+26 MIA
D Wade shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
D WadeMIA · 23 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
77% (10-13)
LeBronMIA · 31 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST
68% (13-19)
StephensonIND · 18 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
64% (7-11)
HibbertIND · 24 PTS, 12 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
63% (10-16)
WallWAS · 31 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL
60% (12-20)
Final · Wizards-Raptors
Wizards 134Raptors 129
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2OT3T
Wizards213626238416134
Raptors272724288411129
The story
John Wall had 31 points and 9 assists as Washington beat Toronto 134-129 in OT

Greivis Vasquez led Toronto with 26 PTS, 8 AST, 2 REB 31 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL · 12-20 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

Down 6 after the first, the Wizards took the second 36-27.

WAS lead by quarter
200 −6+3+5000+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2OT3
Final · Bucks-Pacers
Bucks 96Pacers 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks1535163096
Pacers30202328101
The story
Roy Hibbert's 24 points and 12 rebounds carried Indiana past Milwaukee, 101-96

For Milwaukee, Brandon Knight had 23 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB 24 PTS, 12 REB, 1 AST · 10-16 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 30-15, was where the Pacers built it.

IND lead by quarter
200 +150+7+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Knicks-Heat
Knicks 82Heat 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks2228141882
Heat28273221108
The story
Miami beat New York 108-82 behind 31 points from LeBron James

Carmelo Anthony paced New York: 29 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 31 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST · 13-19 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

A 32-14 third quarter did the most damage for the Heat.

MIA lead by quarter
300 +6+5+23+26 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
28.2Season avg38.8Last 5

38.8 points a game over his last five games, against 28.2 in 54 earlier games. Today: 29 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
34.8Season avg26.5Last 3

26.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 34.8 in 55 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.7Season avg44.1Today

44 minutes today, against 17.7 a game in 50 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

DeMar DeRozan leads the day with 34

DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 18, 36, 22, 31, 14, 32, 14, 24, 33, 34Raptors-Wizards · L
22.7 PPG season to date · +11.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Marcin GortatPoints, last 10 games: 19, 17, 10, 6, 18, 14, 16, 13, 21, 31Wizards-Raptors · W
12.7 PPG season to date · +18.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high31 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
John WallPoints, last 10 games: 32, 12, 5, 19, 22, 21, 10, 21, 27, 31Wizards-Raptors · W
20.0 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 34, 30, 24, 31, 13, 37, 36, 42, 33, 31Heat-Knicks · W
27.0 PPG season to date · +4.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 26, 31, 15, 36, 22, 42, 44, 35, 44, 29Knicks-Heat · L
28.3 PPG season to date · +0.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Greivis VasquezPoints, last 10 games: 5, 0, 3, 12, 14, 7, 8, 10, 15, 26Raptors-Wizards · L
8.5 PPG season to date · +17.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Kevin LoveMIN+6.8 33.4 last 10 · 26.6 season
Blake GriffinLAC+6.2 30.5 last 10 · 24.3 season
Brian RobertsNOP+5.3 14.0 last 10 · 8.7 season
Jeff GreenBOS+4.7 21.5 last 10 · 16.8 season
Brandon KnightMIL+4.6 21.7 last 10 · 17.1 season
Cold
Evan TurnerIND−4.8 12.3 last 10 · 17.1 season
Gordon HaywardUTA−4.5 11.3 last 10 · 15.8 season
Jameer NelsonORL−4.3 8.1 last 10 · 12.4 season
Kentavious Caldwell-PopeDET−4.3 1.9 last 10 · 6.2 season
Luol DengCLE−4.2 12.7 last 10 · 16.9 season