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Monday, March 3, 2014Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DET trailed NYK by 8 after the first quarter and won 96–85.

Final · Box score
Grizzlies110
Wizards104
Q1 Grizzlies 0; Q2 MEM +5; Q3 MEM +15; Q4 MEM +6
Final · Box score
Bulls80
Nets96
Q1 BKN +9; Q2 BKN +8; Q3 BKN +17; Q4 BKN +16
Final · Box score
Knicks85
Pistons96
Q1 DET -8; Q2 DET -5; Q3 DET +5; Q4 DET +11
Final · Box score
Bobcats107
Heat124
Q1 MIA +3; Q2 MIA +6; Q3 MIA +19; Q4 MIA +17
Final · Box score
Jazz88
Bucks114
Q1 MIL +9; Q2 MIL +7; Q3 MIL +28; Q4 MIL +26
Final · Box score
Wolves132
Nuggets128
Q1 MIN +15; Q2 MIN +17; Q3 MIN +15; Q4 MIN +4
Final · Box score
Lakers107
Blazers106
Q1 LAL +13; Q2 LAL +7; Q3 LAL +3; Q4 LAL +1
Final · Box score
Pelicans89
Kings96
Q1 SAC +5; Q2 SAC +2; Q3 SAC +9; Q4 SAC +7
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The lead · Knicks-Pistons

Detroit climbs back to beat New York

LeBron James goes for 61 points

Game flow · DET margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-5+5+11DET AHEAD ↑NYK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks2816202185
Pistons2019302796
Who led
Andre DrummondPoints, last 10 games: 14, 16, 16, 8, 20, 8, 11, 16, 16, 17DET17 PTS · 26 REB · 0 AST
Will BynumPoints, last 10 games: 8, 12, 9, 14, 9, 17, 8, 18, 12, 16DET16 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 36, 22, 42, 44, 35, 44, 29, 23, 21, 28NYK28 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 17, 16, 20, 12, 10, 8, 9, 4, 14, 22NYK22 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Lead changes
Grizzlies-Wizards7
Pelicans-Kings7
Lakers-Blazers4
Knicks-Pistons3
Bobcats-Heat3
Jazz-Bucks3
Wolves-Nuggets1
Bulls-Nets0
Shot of the night

Johnson's jumper with 6 seconds left puts the Lakers ahead, 107-106 final

The night in charts
Wolves-Nuggets combined for 260, 29 more than any other game
Points by game
Wolves-NuggetsWolves 132, Nuggets 128
260
Bobcats-HeatBobcats 107, Heat 124
231
Grizzlies-WizardsGrizzlies 110, Wizards 104
214
Lakers-BlazersLakers 107, Blazers 106
213
Jazz-BucksJazz 88, Bucks 114
202
Pelicans-KingsPelicans 89, Kings 96
185
Knicks-PistonsKnicks 85, Pistons 96
181
Bulls-NetsBulls 80, Nets 96
176
2 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Lakers-BlazersLakers 107, Blazers 106
+1 LAL
Wolves-NuggetsWolves 132, Nuggets 128
+4 MIN
Grizzlies-WizardsGrizzlies 110, Wizards 104
+6 MEM
Pelicans-KingsPelicans 89, Kings 96
+7 SAC
Knicks-PistonsKnicks 85, Pistons 96
+11 DET
Bulls-NetsBulls 80, Nets 96
+16 BKN
Bobcats-HeatBobcats 107, Heat 124
+17 MIA
Jazz-BucksJazz 88, Bucks 114
+26 MIL
Ilyasova shot 13-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
IlyasovaMIL · 31 PTS, 5 REB, 2 STL, 1 BLK
93% (13-14)
FariedDEN · 21 PTS, 8 REB, 3 STL, 1 BLK
82% (9-11)
Amar'eNYK · 22 PTS, 6 REB
82% (9-11)
JeffersonCHA · 38 PTS, 19 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
75% (18-24)
PrinceMEM · 21 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
Final · Lakers-Blazers
Lakers 107Blazers 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers33302420107
Blazers20362822106
The story
Pau Gasol had 22 points as Los Angeles beat Portland 107-106

Robin Lopez led Portland with 19 PTS, 16 REB, 2 AST 22 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST · 10-20 FG

The swing

The Lakers won the first 33-20, their biggest quarter edge.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +13+7+3+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Nuggets
Wolves 132Nuggets 128
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves40263234132
Nuggets25243445128
The story
Minnesota beat Denver 132-128 behind 33 points and 19 rebounds from Kevin Love

Ty Lawson paced Denver: 31 PTS, 11 AST, 4 REB 33 PTS, 19 REB, 4 AST · 10-21 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

A 40-25 first quarter did the most damage for the Timberwolves.

MIN lead by quarter
200 +15+17+15+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bobcats-Heat
Bobcats 107Heat 124
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bobcats26282528107
Heat29313826124
The story
Al Jefferson had 38 points and 19 rebounds, but Miami won 124-107

For Miami, Chris Bosh had 15 PTS, 7 REB 38 PTS, 19 REB, 1 AST · 18-24 FG

The swing

The third quarter, 38-25, was where the Heat built it.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +3+6+19+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
4.0Season avg16.0Last 5

16.0 points a game over his last five games, against 4.0 in 46 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 28 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.0Season avg7.3Last 3

7.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.0 in 57 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.3Season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 20.3 a game in 49 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 7 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · Lakers-Blazers

Lakers lead Portland wire to wire

Lakers were ahead at every break and won 107–106. Best quarter: the first, 33–20. Pau Gasol led Lakers with 22 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists.

The whole night · final margins
LAL over POR1MIN over DEN4MEM over WAS6SAC over NOP7DET over NYK11BKN over CHI16MIA over CHA17MIL over UTA26Final margin, points. Pink = LAL over POR.
Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 61

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 24, 31, 13, 37, 36, 42, 33, 31, 20, 61Heat-Bobcats · W
27.5 PPG season to date · +34.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Kemba Walker CHA, Nov 17, 2018: 60 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Career high61 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Al JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 26, 30, 12, 32, 29, 33, 6, 20, 25, 38Bobcats-Heat · L
20.9 PPG season to date · +17.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 19 REB · 1 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 31, 26, 31, 32, 42, 37, 31, 33, 22, 33Wolves-Nuggets · W
26.6 PPG season to date · +6.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 19 REB · 4 AST
Ty LawsonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 17, 13, 12, 27, 27, 18, 24, 6, 31Nuggets-Wolves · L
18.3 PPG season to date · +13.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 4 REB · 11 AST
Ersan IlyasovaPoints, last 10 games: 13, 8, 16, 9, 14, 12, 20, 9, 11, 31Bucks-Jazz · W
10.9 PPG season to date · +20.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 36, 22, 42, 44, 35, 44, 29, 23, 21, 28Knicks-Pistons · L
28.0 PPG season to date · −0.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Gerald GreenPHX+7.0 22.1 last 10 · 15.1 season
LeBron JamesMIA+5.3 32.8 last 10 · 27.5 season
Kevin LoveMIN+5.2 31.8 last 10 · 26.6 season
Blake GriffinLAC+4.7 28.9 last 10 · 24.2 season
Carmelo AnthonyNYK+4.4 32.4 last 10 · 28.0 season
Cold
Brandon JenningsDET−4.8 11.9 last 10 · 16.7 season
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
Jeremy LinHOU−3.7 8.8 last 10 · 12.5 season