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Saturday, March 1, 2014Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MEM trailed CLE by 11 at halftime and won 110–96.

Final · Box score
Magic98
Heat112
Q1 MIA +2; Q2 MIA +8; Q3 MIA +16; Q4 MIA +14
Final · Box score
Wizards122
Sixers103
Q1 WAS +13; Q2 WAS +12; Q3 WAS +14; Q4 WAS +19
Final · Box score
Pacers102
Celtics97
Q1 IND +1; Q2 IND +7; Q3 IND -2; Q4 IND +5
Final · Box score
Pistons110
Rockets118
Q1 HOU +21; Q2 HOU +23; Q3 HOU +15; Q4 HOU +8
Final · Box score
Nets107
Bucks98
Q1 BKN +2; Q2 BKN +2; Q3 BKN +5; Q4 BKN +9
Final · Box score
Cavs96
Grizzlies110
Q1 MEM -8; Q2 MEM -11; Q3 MEM +7; Q4 MEM +14
Final · Box score
Nuggets96
Blazers102
Q1 POR +8; Q2 POR +8; Q3 POR +11; Q4 POR +6
Final · Box score
Wolves108
Kings97
Q1 MIN -1; Q2 MIN -3; Q3 MIN +14; Q4 MIN +11
Final · Box score
Pelicans76
Clippers108
Q1 LAC +13; Q2 LAC +15; Q3 LAC +23; Q4 LAC +32
On this day · 2012–13Mar 1, 2013: 12 games. Top scorer: Russell Westbrook (Thunder-Nuggets), 38 points.
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The lead · Cavs-Grizzlies

Memphis handles Cleveland by 14

Trevor Ariza goes for 40 points

Game flow · MEM margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-11+7+14MEM AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs3035151696
Grizzlies22323323110
Who led
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 20, 14, 13, 20, 13, 21, 12, 13, 13, 23MEM23 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Marc GasolPoints, last 10 games: 8, 8, 18, 4, 8, 17, 15, 14, 17, 22MEM22 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 13, 23, 14, 22, 17, 15, 25, 31, 21, 28CLE28 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Tristan ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 25, 12, 16, 13, 11, 13, 11, 18, 18CLE18 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Lead changes
Wolves-Kings12
Pacers-Celtics10
Magic-Heat8
Nets-Bucks4
Nuggets-Blazers4
Wizards-Sixers0
Pistons-Rockets0
The night in charts
Pistons-Rockets combined for 228, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Pistons-RocketsPistons 110, Rockets 118
228
Wizards-SixersWizards 122, Sixers 103
225
Magic-HeatMagic 98, Heat 112
210
Cavs-GrizzliesCavs 96, Grizzlies 110
206
Wolves-KingsWolves 108, Kings 97
205
Nets-BucksNets 107, Bucks 98
205
Pacers-CelticsPacers 102, Celtics 97
199
Nuggets-BlazersNuggets 96, Blazers 102
198
Pelicans-ClippersPelicans 76, Clippers 108
184
IND won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Pacers-CelticsPacers 102, Celtics 97
+5 IND
Nuggets-BlazersNuggets 96, Blazers 102
+6 POR
Pistons-RocketsPistons 110, Rockets 118
+8 HOU
Nets-BucksNets 107, Bucks 98
+9 BKN
Wolves-KingsWolves 108, Kings 97
+11 MIN
Magic-HeatMagic 98, Heat 112
+14 MIA
Cavs-GrizzliesCavs 96, Grizzlies 110
+14 MEM
Wizards-SixersWizards 122, Sixers 103
+19 WAS
Pelicans-ClippersPelicans 76, Clippers 108
+32 LAC
MEM erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Cavs-GrizzliesMEM won · Cavs 96, Grizzlies 110
11 pts
Wolves-KingsMIN won · Wolves 108, Kings 97
3 pts
Pacers-CelticsIND won · Pacers 102, Celtics 97
2 pts
Tristan Thompson shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Tristan ThompsonCLE · 18 PTS, 8 REB
80% (8-10)
DrummondDET · 17 REB, 16 PTS, 2 BLK, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
D WadeMIA · 24 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
Tony AllenMEM · 16 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
Terrence JonesHOU · 22 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
67% (10-15)
Final · Pacers-Celtics
Pacers 102Celtics 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers28272126102
Celtics2721301997
The story
Indiana beat Boston 102-97 behind 27 points from Paul George

Kris Humphries paced Boston: 18 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST 27 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL · 10-21 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

A 26-19 fourth quarter erased a 2-point hole for the Pacers.

IND lead by quarter
200 +1+7−2+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Cavs-Grizzlies
Cavs 96Grizzlies 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs3035151696
Grizzlies22323323110
The story
Zach Randolph had 23 points and 14 rebounds as Memphis beat Cleveland 110-96

Kyrie Irving led Cleveland with 28 PTS, 3 AST 23 PTS, 14 REB, 4 STL, 3 AST · 11-17 FG

The swing

Down 11 after the second, the Grizzlies took the third 33-15.

MEM lead by quarter
200 −8−11+7+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wizards-Sixers
Wizards 122Sixers 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards41332325122
Sixers28342120103
The story
John Wall's 17 points and 16 assists carried Washington past Philadelphia, 122-103

For Philadelphia, Thaddeus Young had 17 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB 17 PTS, 16 AST, 3 REB · 6-10 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 41-28, was where the Wizards built it.

WAS lead by quarter
200 +13+12+14+19 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.3Season avg19.6Last 5

19.6 points a game over his last five games, against 12.3 in 56 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−21.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.7Season avg8.2Last 3

8.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.7 in 46 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.9Season avg28.4Today

28 minutes today, against 7.9 a game in 19 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists.

Second story · Wolves-Kings

Minnesota takes care of Sacramento

An 11-point win, 108–97. Kevin Martin led Minnesota with 26 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
IND over BOS5POR over DEN6HOU over DET8BKN over MIL9MIN over SAC11MIA over ORL14MEM over CLE14WAS over PHI19LAC over NOP32Final margin, points. Pink = MIN over SAC.
Top performances

Trevor Ariza leads the day with 40

Trevor ArizaPoints, last 10 games: 8, 10, 32, 6, 19, 4, 15, 22, 16, 40Wizards-Sixers · W
14.8 PPG season to date · +25.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Jalen Rose IND, May 6, 2000: 40 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Career high40 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 13, 23, 14, 22, 17, 15, 25, 31, 21, 28Cavs-Grizzlies · L
21.5 PPG season to date · +6.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 17, 27, 12, 12, 26, 35, 32, 20, 18, 27Pacers-Celtics · W
22.7 PPG season to date · +4.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Jeff GreenPoints, last 10 games: 17, 18, 29, 10, 17, 21, 29, 21, 17, 27Celtics-Pacers · L
17.0 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Kevin MartinPoints, last 10 games: 26, 30, 8, 18, 14, 17, 32, 8, 15, 26Wolves-Kings · W
19.2 PPG season to date · +7.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Marcus ThorntonPoints, last 10 games: 9, 8, 4, 12, 6, 11, 3, 9, 10, 25Nets-Bucks · W
8.7 PPG season to date · +16.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Kevin LoveMIN+6.3 32.8 last 10 · 26.5 season
Gerald GreenPHX+5.3 20.1 last 10 · 14.8 season
Taj GibsonCHI+5.1 18.4 last 10 · 13.3 season
Blake GriffinLAC+4.7 28.9 last 10 · 24.2 season
Jamal CrawfordLAC+4.4 23.3 last 10 · 18.9 season
Cold
Evan TurnerIND−4.8 12.3 last 10 · 17.1 season
Jameer NelsonORL−4.6 7.7 last 10 · 12.3 season
Kentavious Caldwell-PopeDET−3.8 2.4 last 10 · 6.2 season
LaMarcus AldridgePOR−3.8 20.0 last 10 · 23.8 season
Jeremy LinHOU−3.7 8.8 last 10 · 12.5 season