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Friday, March 14, 2014Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CLE trailed GSW by 16 after the first quarter and won 103–94.

Final · Box score
Wolves93
Bobcats105
Q1 Bobcats 0; Q2 CHA +12; Q3 CHA +13; Q4 CHA +12
Final · OT · Box score
Wizards105
Magic101
Q1 WAS +6; Q2 WAS +3; Q3 WAS +1; Q4 Wizards 0; OT1 WAS +4
Final · Box score
Pacers101
Sixers94
Q1 IND +7; Q2 IND +7; Q3 IND +12; Q4 IND +7
Final · Box score
Grizzlies86
Raptors99
Q1 TOR -5; Q2 TOR +3; Q3 TOR +4; Q4 TOR +13
Final · Box score
Suns87
Celtics80
Q1 PHX +7; Q2 PHX +2; Q3 PHX +4; Q4 PHX +7
Final · Box score
Nuggets111
Heat107
Q1 DEN -10; Q2 DEN +5; Q3 DEN +14; Q4 DEN +4
Final · Box score
Blazers111
Pelicans103
Q1 POR +3; Q2 POR -2; Q3 POR -1; Q4 POR +8
Final · Box score
Lakers85
Spurs119
Q1 SAS +15; Q2 SAS +27; Q3 SAS +29; Q4 SAS +34
Final · Box score
Clippers96
Jazz87
Q1 LAC -11; Q2 LAC -8; Q3 LAC +5; Q4 LAC +9
Final · Box score
Cavs103
Warriors94
Q1 CLE -16; Q2 CLE -1; Q3 CLE +13; Q4 CLE +9
On this day · 2012–13Mar 14, 2013: 2 games. Top scorer: JR Smith (Knicks-Blazers), 33 points.
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The lead · Cavs-Warriors

Cleveland storms back from 16 down to beat Golden State

Kyle Lowry goes for 22 points

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-16-1+13+9CLE AHEAD ↑GSW AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs16363219103
Warriors3221182394
Who led
Spencer HawesPoints, last 10 games: 16, 15, 19, 13, 13, 20, 13, 21, 19, 22CLE22 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Dion WaitersPoints, last 10 games: 24, 18, 20, 9, 13, 24, 19, 8, 10, 18CLE18 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 5, 27, 34, 19, 14, 13, 18, 10, 13, 27GSW27 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Draymond GreenPoints, last 10 games: 0, 5, 2, 10, 7, 8, 13, 6, 10, 18GSW18 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

San Antonio posts the night's biggest win

San Antonio beat Lakers by 34, the widest margin of 10 games.

WAS over ORL4DEN over MIA4IND over PHI7PHX over BOS7POR over NOP8LAC over UTA9CLE over GSW9CHA over MIN12TOR over MEM13SAS over LAL34Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Blazers-Pelicans18
Grizzlies-Raptors8
Suns-Celtics8
Cavs-Warriors7
Wolves-Bobcats5
Lakers-Spurs4
Clippers-Jazz3
Nuggets-Heat2
Pacers-Sixers0
The night in charts
Nuggets-Heat combined for 218, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-HeatNuggets 111, Heat 107
218
Blazers-PelicansBlazers 111, Pelicans 103
214
Wizards-MagicWizards 105, Magic 101
206
Lakers-SpursLakers 85, Spurs 119
204
Wolves-BobcatsWolves 93, Bobcats 105
198
Cavs-WarriorsCavs 103, Warriors 94
197
Pacers-SixersPacers 101, Sixers 94
195
Grizzlies-RaptorsGrizzlies 86, Raptors 99
185
Clippers-JazzClippers 96, Jazz 87
183
Suns-CelticsSuns 87, Celtics 80
167
2 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Nuggets-HeatNuggets 111, Heat 107
+4 DEN
Wizards-MagicWizards 105, Magic 101
+4 WAS
Suns-CelticsSuns 87, Celtics 80
+7 PHX
Pacers-SixersPacers 101, Sixers 94
+7 IND
Blazers-PelicansBlazers 111, Pelicans 103
+8 POR
Clippers-JazzClippers 96, Jazz 87
+9 LAC
Cavs-WarriorsCavs 103, Warriors 94
+9 CLE
Wolves-BobcatsWolves 93, Bobcats 105
+12 CHA
Grizzlies-RaptorsGrizzlies 86, Raptors 99
+13 TOR
Lakers-SpursLakers 85, Spurs 119
+34 SAS
CLE erased a 16-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Cavs-WarriorsCLE won · Cavs 103, Warriors 94
16 pts
Clippers-JazzLAC won · Clippers 96, Jazz 87
11 pts
Nuggets-HeatDEN won · Nuggets 111, Heat 107
10 pts
Grizzlies-RaptorsTOR won · Grizzlies 86, Raptors 99
5 pts
Blazers-PelicansPOR won · Blazers 111, Pelicans 103
2 pts
Valanciunas shot 11-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ValanciunasTOR · 23 PTS, 9 REB, 1 STL
73% (11-15)
FavorsUTA · 18 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
BurkeUTA · 18 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Robin LopezPOR · 19 PTS, 4 REB, 3 BLK
69% (9-13)
CP3LAC · 18 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB, 3 STL
67% (8-12)
Final · Wizards-Magic
Wizards 105Magic 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Wizards2717232018105
Magic2120252114101
The story
Marcin Gortat had 19 points and 14 rebounds as Washington beat Orlando 105-101 in OT

Jameer Nelson led Orlando with 13 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB 19 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST · 6-13 FG

The swing

The Wizards won the first 27-21, their biggest quarter edge.

WAS lead by quarter
200 +6+3+10+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Nuggets-Heat
Nuggets 111Heat 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets20382726111
Heat30231836107
The story
Kenneth Faried's 24 points and 10 rebounds carried Denver past Miami, 111-107

For Miami, LeBron James had 21 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST 24 PTS, 10 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST · 9-15 FG

The swing

The Nuggets trailed by 10 going into the second, then won it 38-23.

DEN lead by quarter
200 −10+5+14+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Cavs-Warriors
Cavs 103Warriors 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs16363219103
Warriors3221182394
The story
Cleveland beat Golden State 103-94 behind 22 points and 13 rebounds from Spencer Hawes

Andrew Bogut paced Golden State: 12 REB, 4 PTS, 3 AST 22 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST · 8-18 FG, 1-7 3PT

The swing

A 36-21 second quarter erased a 16-point hole for the Cavaliers.

CLE lead by quarter
200 −16−1+13+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Stephen Curry topped the game at 51.3 FPTS: 27 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.1Season avg23.8Last 5

23.8 points a game over his last five games, against 12.1 in 62 earlier games. Today: 24 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.5Season avg14.7Last 3

14.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.5 in 50 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.7Season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 20.7 a game in 54 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 11 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Anthony Davis leads the day with 36

Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 26, 6, 32, 8, 13, 28, 29, 32, 29, 36Pelicans-Blazers · L
21.0 PPG season to date · +15.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high36 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 5, 27, 34, 19, 14, 13, 18, 10, 13, 27Warriors-Cavs · L
23.2 PPG season to date · +3.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 31, 14, 17, 20, 12, 10, 21, 32, 23, 27Blazers-Pelicans · W
21.1 PPG season to date · +6.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Al JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 6, 20, 25, 38, 34, 28, 17, 26, 26, 25Bobcats-Wolves · W
21.4 PPG season to date · +3.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 16 REB · 1 AST
Thaddeus YoungPoints, last 10 games: 30, 28, 19, 17, 29, 6, 18, 18, 16, 25Sixers-Pacers · L
17.6 PPG season to date · +7.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 6 REB · 10 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 20, 18, 27, 22, 26, 2, 13, 27, 12, 25Pacers-Sixers · W
22.2 PPG season to date · +2.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Kenneth FariedDEN+7.4 19.7 last 10 · 12.3 season
Matt BarnesLAC+6.9 16.2 last 10 · 9.3 season
Trevor ArizaWAS+4.6 19.6 last 10 · 15.1 season
Ersan IlyasovaMIL+4.5 15.7 last 10 · 11.2 season
Darren CollisonLAC+4.4 15.2 last 10 · 10.8 season
Cold
Glen DavisLAC−7.6 3.2 last 10 · 10.8 season
Evan TurnerIND−7.6 8.4 last 10 · 16.0 season
Brandon JenningsDET−6.3 10.2 last 10 · 16.5 season
Stephen CurryGSW−5.2 18.0 last 10 · 23.2 season
Jeremy LambOKC−5.2 3.9 last 10 · 9.1 season