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Thursday, March 6, 2014Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed OKC by 9 after the first quarter and won 128–122.

Final · Box score
Heat87
Spurs111
Q1 SAS +15; Q2 SAS +11; Q3 SAS +8; Q4 SAS +24
Final · Box score
Thunder122
Suns128
Q1 PHX -9; Q2 PHX -4; Q3 PHX +3; Q4 PHX +6
Final · Box score
Clippers142
Lakers94
Q1 LAC +2; Q2 LAC +33; Q3 LAC +49; Q4 LAC +48
On this day · 2012–13Mar 6, 2013: 14 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (Lakers-Hornets), 42 points.
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The lead · Thunder-Suns

Gerald Green scores 41 as Phoenix beats OKC

Russell Westbrook goes for 36 points

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-4+3+6PHX AHEAD ↑OKC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder41243324122
Suns32294027128
Who led
Gerald GreenPoints, last 10 games: 36, 17, 13, 23, 19, 17, 12, 33, 17, 41PHX41 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Markieff MorrisPoints, last 10 games: 13, 18, 21, 21, 24, 11, 18, 21, 9, 24PHX24 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 31, 27, 14, 14, 13, 24, 21, 26, 13, 36OKC36 PTS · 9 REB · 9 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 41, 36, 43, 28, 42, 28, 37, 28, 42, 34OKC34 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Second story · Heat-Spurs

San Antonio never trails at a break against Miami

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 111–87. Tim Duncan led San Antonio with 23 points, 11 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
PHX over OKC6SAS over MIA24LAC over LAL48Final margin, points. Pink = SAS over MIA.
Lead changes
Clippers-Lakers6
Thunder-Suns5
Heat-Spurs0
The night in charts
Thunder-Suns combined for 250, 14 more than any other game
Points by game
Thunder-SunsThunder 122, Suns 128
250
Clippers-LakersClippers 142, Lakers 94
236
Heat-SpursHeat 87, Spurs 111
198
PHX won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Thunder-SunsThunder 122, Suns 128
+6 PHX
Heat-SpursHeat 87, Spurs 111
+24 SAS
Clippers-LakersClippers 142, Lakers 94
+48 LAC
Duncan shot 9-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DuncanSAS · 23 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
69% (9-13)
BlakeLAC · 20 PTS, 11 REB, 7 AST, 2 STL
67% (8-12)
IbakaOKC · 18 PTS, 5 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
64% (7-11)
BoshMIA · 24 PTS, 7 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
63% (10-16)
Markieff MorrisPHX · 24 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
62% (8-13)
Final · Thunder-Suns
Thunder 122Suns 128
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder41243324122
Suns32294027128
The story
Markieff Morris had 24 points as Phoenix beat Oklahoma City 128-122

Serge Ibaka led Oklahoma City with 18 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 24 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST · 8-13 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 4 after the second, the Suns took the third 40-33.

PHX lead by quarter
200 −9−4+3+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Heat-Spurs
Heat 87Spurs 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2229231387
Spurs37252029111
The story
San Antonio beat Miami 111-87 behind 23 points and 11 rebounds from Tim Duncan

Chris Bosh paced Miami: 24 PTS, 7 REB 23 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST · 9-13 FG

The swing

A 29-13 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Spurs.

SAS lead by quarter
300 +15+11+8+24 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

LeBron James topped the game at 40.1 FPTS: 19 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST

Final · Clippers-Lakers
Clippers 142Lakers 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers29443633142
Lakers2713203494
The story
Blake Griffin's 20 points and 11 rebounds carried Los Angeles past Los Angeles, 142-94

For Los Angeles, Xavier Henry had 15 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 20 PTS, 11 REB, 7 AST · 8-12 FG

The swing

The second quarter, 44-13, was where the Clippers built it.

LAC lead by quarter
500 +2+33+49+48 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Matt Barnes was the fantasy play: 48.4 FPTS on 17 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
4.6Season avg15.4Last 5

15.4 points a game over his last five games, against 4.6 in 48 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.9Season avg13.9Last 3

13.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.9 in 48 earlier games. Today: 10 points in 19 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.0Season avg27.6Today

28 minutes today, against 15.0 a game in 42 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Gerald Green leads the day with 41

Gerald GreenPoints, last 10 games: 36, 17, 13, 23, 19, 17, 12, 33, 17, 41Suns-Thunder · W
15.6 PPG season to date · +25.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Dwyane Wade MIA, May 1, 2009: 41 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Career high41 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 31, 27, 14, 14, 13, 24, 21, 26, 13, 36Thunder-Suns · L
21.2 PPG season to date · +15.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 9 REB · 9 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 41, 36, 43, 28, 42, 28, 37, 28, 42, 34Thunder-Suns · L
31.8 PPG season to date · +2.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Markieff MorrisPoints, last 10 games: 13, 18, 21, 21, 24, 11, 18, 21, 9, 24Suns-Thunder · W
13.4 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 21, 19, 22, 24, 28, 6, 17, 15, 5, 24Heat-Spurs · L
16.8 PPG season to date · +7.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Darren CollisonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 8, 10, 4, 7, 12, 19, 15, 18, 24Clippers-Lakers · W
10.6 PPG season to date · +13.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high24 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Gerald GreenPHX+7.2 22.8 last 10 · 15.6 season
Matt BarnesLAC+5.1 14.0 last 10 · 8.9 season
Al JeffersonCHA+4.7 25.9 last 10 · 21.2 season
Markieff MorrisPHX+4.6 18.0 last 10 · 13.4 season
Trevor ArizaWAS+4.5 19.5 last 10 · 15.0 season
Cold
Brandon JenningsDET−5.9 10.7 last 10 · 16.6 season
Jeremy LinHOU−5.4 6.8 last 10 · 12.2 season
Evan TurnerIND−5.1 11.7 last 10 · 16.8 season
Jameer NelsonORL−4.6 7.7 last 10 · 12.3 season
Kentavious Caldwell-PopeDET−4.5 1.5 last 10 · 6.0 season