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Sunday, March 2, 2014Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 3 points, by ORL (vs PHI) and TOR (vs GSW).

Final · Box score
Knicks90
Bulls109
Q1 CHI +21; Q2 CHI +11; Q3 CHI +12; Q4 CHI +19
Final · Box score
Warriors98
Raptors104
Q1 TOR -3; Q2 TOR +5; Q3 TOR -3; Q4 TOR +6
Final · Box score
Jazz91
Pacers94
Q1 IND +1; Q2 IND -1; Q3 IND +5; Q4 IND +3
Final · Box score
Sixers81
Magic92
Q1 ORL +1; Q2 ORL -3; Q3 ORL -3; Q4 ORL +11
Final · Box score
Bobcats99
Thunder116
Q1 OKC +6; Q2 OKC +6; Q3 OKC +4; Q4 OKC +17
Final · Box score
Mavs106
Spurs112
Q1 SAS +3; Q2 SAS +1; Q3 SAS +8; Q4 SAS +6
Final · Box score
Hawks120
Suns129
Q1 PHX +3; Q2 PHX +14; Q3 PHX +7; Q4 PHX +9
On this day · 2012–13Mar 2, 2013: 4 games. Top scorer: Stephen Curry (Warriors-Sixers), 30 points.
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The lead · Warriors-Raptors

DeMar DeRozan scores 32 in Toronto win over Golden State

Joakim Noah posts a triple-double

Game flow · TOR margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3+5-3+6TOR AHEAD ↑GSW AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors2822282098
Raptors25302029104
Who led
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 36, 22, 31, 14, 32, 14, 24, 33, 34, 32TOR32 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Kyle LowryPoints, last 10 games: 19, 19, 16, 24, 16, 14, 28, 13, 18, 13TOR13 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 28, 23, 29, 13, 25, 17, 19, 5, 27, 34GSW34 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
David LeePoints, last 10 games: 11, 22, 8, 13, 21, 23, 28, 11, 10, 20GSW20 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Sixers-Magic

Orlando tops Philadelphia in Orlando

Final: 92–81. Tobias Harris led Orlando with 31 points, 8 rebounds and 0 assists.

The whole night · final margins
IND over UTA3TOR over GSW6SAS over DAL6PHX over ATL9ORL over PHI11OKC over CHA17CHI over NYK19Final margin, points. Pink = ORL over PHI.
Lead changes
Warriors-Raptors21
Sixers-Magic7
Jazz-Pacers5
Bobcats-Thunder3
Hawks-Suns3
Knicks-Bulls0
The night in charts
Hawks-Suns combined for 249, 31 more than any other game
Points by game
Hawks-SunsHawks 120, Suns 129
249
Mavs-SpursMavs 106, Spurs 112
218
Bobcats-ThunderBobcats 99, Thunder 116
215
Warriors-RaptorsWarriors 98, Raptors 104
202
Knicks-BullsKnicks 90, Bulls 109
199
Jazz-PacersJazz 91, Pacers 94
185
Sixers-MagicSixers 81, Magic 92
173
IND won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Jazz-PacersJazz 91, Pacers 94
+3 IND
Mavs-SpursMavs 106, Spurs 112
+6 SAS
Warriors-RaptorsWarriors 98, Raptors 104
+6 TOR
Hawks-SunsHawks 120, Suns 129
+9 PHX
Sixers-MagicSixers 81, Magic 92
+11 ORL
Bobcats-ThunderBobcats 99, Thunder 116
+17 OKC
Knicks-BullsKnicks 90, Bulls 109
+19 CHI
ORL rallied from 3 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Sixers-MagicORL won · Sixers 81, Magic 92
3 pts
Warriors-RaptorsTOR won · Warriors 98, Raptors 104
3 pts
Jazz-PacersIND won · Jazz 91, Pacers 94
1 pt
Westbrook shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
WestbrookOKC · 26 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
83% (10-12)
AugustinCHI · 23 PTS, 3 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
TeagueATL · 29 PTS, 9 AST, 6 REB, 2 STL
67% (14-21)
ParkerSAS · 22 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB
67% (10-15)
WestIND · 25 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
65% (11-17)
Final · Jazz-Pacers
Jazz 91Pacers 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz2026242191
Pacers2124301994
The story
David West had 25 points as Indiana beat Utah 94-91

Derrick Favors led Utah with 17 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST 25 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST · 11-17 FG

The swing

Down 1 after the second, the Pacers took the third 30-24.

IND lead by quarter
200 +1−1+5+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Paul George led the game in fantasy with 40.7 FPTS (22 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST)

Final · Warriors-Raptors
Warriors 98Raptors 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors2822282098
Raptors25302029104
The story
Toronto beat Golden State 104-98 behind 13 points and 8 assists from Kyle Lowry

Andrew Bogut paced Golden State: 10 REB, 4 PTS 13 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB · 3-13 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

A 29-20 fourth quarter erased a 3-point hole for the Raptors.

TOR lead by quarter
200 −3+5−3+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Knicks-Bulls
Knicks 90Bulls 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks1632202290
Bulls37222129109
The story
Jimmy Butler's 19 points carried Chicago past New York, 109-90

For New York, Carmelo Anthony had 21 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB 19 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL · 5-13 FG, 0-4 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 37-16, was where the Bulls built it.

CHI lead by quarter
300 +21+11+12+19 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.1Season avg25.0Last 5

25.0 points a game over his last five games, against 16.1 in 54 earlier games. Today: 29 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
34.4Season avg22.3Last 3

22.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 34.4 in 57 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.0Season avg39.6Today

40 minutes today, against 18.0 a game in 55 earlier games. Line: 20 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Stephen Curry leads the day with 34

Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 28, 23, 29, 13, 25, 17, 19, 5, 27, 34Warriors-Raptors · L
24.1 PPG season to date · +10.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Gerald GreenPoints, last 10 games: 25, 26, 36, 17, 13, 23, 19, 17, 12, 33Suns-Hawks · W
15.1 PPG season to date · +18.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 36, 22, 31, 14, 32, 14, 24, 33, 34, 32Raptors-Warriors · W
22.9 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Tobias HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 13, 13, 16, 19, 22, 28, 11, 13, 20, 31Magic-Sixers · W
14.9 PPG season to date · +16.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high31 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Jeff TeaguePoints, last 10 games: 11, 8, 12, 13, 8, 16, 28, 26, 26, 29Hawks-Suns · L
16.3 PPG season to date · +12.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Thaddeus YoungPoints, last 10 games: 5, 15, 12, 19, 15, 30, 28, 19, 17, 29Sixers-Magic · L
17.7 PPG season to date · +11.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Gerald GreenPHX+7.0 22.1 last 10 · 15.1 season
Kevin LoveMIN+6.3 32.8 last 10 · 26.5 season
Blake GriffinLAC+4.7 28.9 last 10 · 24.2 season
Jamal CrawfordLAC+4.4 23.3 last 10 · 18.9 season
DeMar DeRozanTOR+4.3 27.2 last 10 · 22.9 season
Cold
Evan TurnerIND−4.7 12.2 last 10 · 16.9 season
Jameer NelsonORL−4.6 7.7 last 10 · 12.3 season
Klay ThompsonGSW−3.8 14.0 last 10 · 17.8 season
Kentavious Caldwell-PopeDET−3.8 2.4 last 10 · 6.2 season
LaMarcus AldridgePOR−3.8 20.0 last 10 · 23.8 season