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Sunday, March 9, 2014Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 3 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 12 points, by HOU (vs POR) and NOP (vs DEN).

Final · OT · Box score
Heat88
Bulls95
Q1 CHI +2; Q2 CHI -6; Q3 CHI -8; Q4 Bulls 0; OT1 CHI +7
Final · Box score
Thunder110
Lakers114
Q1 LAL -9; Q2 LAL -5; Q3 LAL +12; Q4 LAL +4
Final · Box score
Kings89
Nets104
Q1 BKN +9; Q2 BKN +9; Q3 BKN +12; Q4 BKN +15
Final · Box score
Pistons111
Celtics118
Q1 BOS +4; Q2 BOS +8; Q3 BOS +11; Q4 BOS +7
Final · OT · Box score
Nuggets107
Pelicans111
Q1 NOP -12; Q2 NOP -11; Q3 Pelicans 0; Q4 Pelicans 0; OT1 NOP +4
Final · OT · Box score
Blazers113
Rockets118
Q1 HOU -2; Q2 HOU -7; Q3 HOU -12; Q4 Rockets 0; OT1 HOU +5
Final · Box score
Raptors111
Wolves104
Q1 Raptors 0; Q2 TOR +1; Q3 TOR +7; Q4 TOR +7
Final · Box score
Pacers94
Mavs105
Q1 DAL +12; Q2 DAL +3; Q3 DAL +5; Q4 DAL +11
Final · Box score
Suns107
Warriors113
Q1 GSW -7; Q2 GSW -5; Q3 GSW +16; Q4 GSW +6
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The lead · Nuggets-Pelicans

Anthony Davis scores 32, New Orleans wins in overtime

James Harden goes for 41 points

Game flow · NOP margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-12-1100+4NOP AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Nuggets2925192113107
Pelicans1726302117111
Who led
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 18, 26, 26, 6, 32, 8, 13, 28, 29, 32NOP32 PTS · 17 REB · 3 AST
Tyreke EvansPoints, last 10 games: 4, 8, 8, 4, 14, 22, 27, 24, 25, 20NOP20 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Kenneth FariedPoints, last 10 games: 26, 8, 10, 11, 14, 16, 21, 16, 32, 22DEN22 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Ty LawsonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 27, 27, 18, 24, 6, 31, 20, 30, 15DEN15 PTS · 0 REB · 12 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three games need overtime

Three of 9 games went past regulation.

LAL over OKC4NOP over DEN4HOU over POR5GSW over PHX6CHI over MIA7BOS over DET7TOR over MIN7DAL over IND11BKN over SAC15Final margin, points. Pink = went to overtime.
Lead changes
Heat-Bulls13
Nuggets-Pelicans11
Raptors-Wolves8
Suns-Warriors6
Thunder-Lakers3
Pistons-Celtics3
Blazers-Rockets3
Pacers-Mavs2
Kings-Nets0
The night in charts
Blazers-Rockets combined for 231, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Blazers-RocketsBlazers 113, Rockets 118
231
Pistons-CelticsPistons 111, Celtics 118
229
Thunder-LakersThunder 110, Lakers 114
224
Suns-WarriorsSuns 107, Warriors 113
220
Nuggets-PelicansNuggets 107, Pelicans 111
218
Raptors-WolvesRaptors 111, Wolves 104
215
Pacers-MavsPacers 94, Mavs 105
199
Kings-NetsKings 89, Nets 104
193
Heat-BullsHeat 88, Bulls 95
183
3 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Thunder-LakersThunder 110, Lakers 114
+4 LAL
Nuggets-PelicansNuggets 107, Pelicans 111
+4 NOP
Blazers-RocketsBlazers 113, Rockets 118
+5 HOU
Suns-WarriorsSuns 107, Warriors 113
+6 GSW
Raptors-WolvesRaptors 111, Wolves 104
+7 TOR
Pistons-CelticsPistons 111, Celtics 118
+7 BOS
Heat-BullsHeat 88, Bulls 95
+7 CHI
Pacers-MavsPacers 94, Mavs 105
+11 DAL
Kings-NetsKings 89, Nets 104
+15 BKN
HOU erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Blazers-RocketsHOU won · Blazers 113, Rockets 118
12 pts
Nuggets-PelicansNOP won · Nuggets 107, Pelicans 111
12 pts
Thunder-LakersLAL won · Thunder 110, Lakers 114
9 pts
Heat-BullsCHI won · Heat 88, Bulls 95
8 pts
Suns-WarriorsGSW won · Suns 107, Warriors 113
7 pts
Stephenson shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
StephensonIND · 21 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
80% (8-10)
FariedDEN · 22 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST
75% (9-12)
ThorntonBKN · 27 PTS, 3 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
73% (11-15)
OlynykBOS · 18 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST
70% (7-10)
HumphriesBOS · 20 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
69% (9-13)
Final · Nuggets-Pelicans
Nuggets 107Pelicans 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Nuggets2925192113107
Pelicans1726302117111
The story
Tyreke Evans' 20 points carried New Orleans past Denver, 111-107 in OT

For Denver, Ty Lawson had 15 PTS, 12 AST 20 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB · 8-14 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The Pelicans trailed by 11 going into the third, then won it 30-19.

NOP lead by quarter
200 −12−1100+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Thunder-Lakers
Thunder 110Lakers 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder35211935110
Lakers26253627114
The story
Los Angeles beat Oklahoma City 114-110 behind 20 points and 11 rebounds from Pau Gasol

Serge Ibaka paced Oklahoma City: 21 PTS, 15 REB 20 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST · 8-17 FG

The swing

A 36-19 third quarter erased a 5-point hole for the Lakers.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −9−5+12+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Rockets
Blazers 113Rockets 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Blazers302431217113
Rockets2819263312118
The story
Dwight Howard had 17 points and 12 rebounds as Houston beat Portland 118-113 in OT

Wesley Matthews led Portland with 26 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST 17 PTS, 12 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST · 5-10 FG

The swing

Down 12 after the third, the Rockets took the fourth 33-21.

HOU lead by quarter
200 −2−7−120+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.0Season avg23.6Last 5

23.6 points a game over his last five games, against 13.0 in 54 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
36.1Season avg23.0Last 3

23.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 36.1 in 63 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 35 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.1Season avg30Today

30 minutes today, against 11.1 a game in 23 earlier games. Line: 5 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Jodie Meeks leads the day with 42

Jodie MeeksPoints, last 10 games: 16, 19, 13, 19, 22, 21, 17, 7, 16, 42Lakers-Thunder · W
15.3 PPG season to date · +27.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Steven Smith ATL, Jan 30, 1997: 41 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Career high42 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 29, 39, 23, 43, 18, 20, 21, 31, 28, 41Rockets-Blazers · W
24.9 PPG season to date · +16.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Paul Pierce BOS, Dec 13, 2003: 41 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
41 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 18, 26, 26, 6, 32, 8, 13, 28, 29, 32Pelicans-Nuggets · W
20.6 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high32 PTS · 17 REB · 3 AST
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 21, 19, 13, 27, 16, 21, 23, 21, 24, 28Kings-Nets · L
22.4 PPG season to date · +5.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 20 REB · 3 AST
Josh SmithPoints, last 10 games: 14, 17, 32, 18, 24, 21, 15, 15, 13, 28Pistons-Celtics · L
16.5 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 15, 22, 26, 12, 25, 16, 21, 10, 30, 28Blazers-Rockets · L
23.7 PPG season to date · +4.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 12 REB · 0 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Gerald GreenPHX+6.0 21.7 last 10 · 15.7 season
Kenneth FariedDEN+5.8 17.6 last 10 · 11.8 season
Matt BarnesLAC+5.8 14.8 last 10 · 9.0 season
Al JeffersonCHA+5.0 26.2 last 10 · 21.2 season
LeBron JamesMIA+4.7 31.8 last 10 · 27.1 season
Cold
Brandon JenningsDET−6.0 10.5 last 10 · 16.5 season
Evan TurnerIND−5.8 10.5 last 10 · 16.3 season
Kendall MarshallLAL−5.6 2.9 last 10 · 8.5 season
Glen DavisLAC−5.5 5.8 last 10 · 11.3 season
Jameer NelsonORL−4.5 7.7 last 10 · 12.2 season