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Saturday, March 15, 2014Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: IND trailed DET by 19 at halftime and won 112–104.

Final · Box score
Bucks94
Knicks115
Q1 NYK +7; Q2 NYK +18; Q3 NYK +22; Q4 NYK +21
Final · Box score
Nets94
Wizards101
Q1 WAS -7; Q2 WAS -9; Q3 WAS -7; Q4 WAS +7
Final · Box score
Nuggets92
Hawks97
Q1 ATL +13; Q2 ATL +16; Q3 ATL +6; Q4 ATL +5
Final · OT · Box score
Pacers112
Pistons104
Q1 IND -9; Q2 IND -19; Q3 IND -6; Q4 Pacers 0; OT1 IND +8
Final · Box score
Grizzlies103
Sixers77
Q1 MEM +1; Q2 MEM +9; Q3 MEM +17; Q4 MEM +26
Final · Box score
Kings87
Bulls94
Q1 Bulls 0; Q2 CHI +5; Q3 CHI +1; Q4 CHI +7
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The lead · Pacers-Pistons

Paul George drops 30 in 19-point comeback win over Detroit

Joakim Noah goes for 23 points

Game flow · IND margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-9-19-60+8IND AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Pacers2021322712112
Pistons293119214104
Who led
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 18, 27, 22, 26, 2, 13, 27, 12, 25, 30IND30 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Evan TurnerPoints, last 10 games: 8, 15, 8, 0, 22, 5, 2, 9, 2, 20IND20 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Josh SmithPoints, last 10 games: 18, 24, 21, 15, 15, 13, 28, 24, 13, 23DET23 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Rodney StuckeyPoints, last 10 games: 5, 17, 23, 16, 8, 2, 3, 23, 0, 19DET19 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Second story · Nets-Wizards

Washington fights back from 9 down against Brooklyn

Final: 101–94, after trailing by 9 at the half. John Wall led Washington with 33 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Wizards-Nets
John Wall · WASMarcus Thornton · BKNPTS3319REB43AST61Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Pacers-Pistons11
Nets-Wizards9
Grizzlies-Sixers9
Nuggets-Hawks6
Bucks-Knicks4
The night in charts
Pacers-Pistons combined for 216, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Pacers-PistonsPacers 112, Pistons 104
216
Bucks-KnicksBucks 94, Knicks 115
209
Nets-WizardsNets 94, Wizards 101
195
Nuggets-HawksNuggets 92, Hawks 97
189
Kings-BullsKings 87, Bulls 94
181
Grizzlies-SixersGrizzlies 103, Sixers 77
180
ATL won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Nuggets-HawksNuggets 92, Hawks 97
+5 ATL
Kings-BullsKings 87, Bulls 94
+7 CHI
Nets-WizardsNets 94, Wizards 101
+7 WAS
Pacers-PistonsPacers 112, Pistons 104
+8 IND
Bucks-KnicksBucks 94, Knicks 115
+21 NYK
Grizzlies-SixersGrizzlies 103, Sixers 77
+26 MEM
IND erased a 19-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pacers-PistonsIND won · Pacers 112, Pistons 104
19 pts
Nets-WizardsWAS won · Nets 94, Wizards 101
9 pts
Gooden shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GoodenWAS · 21 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
FariedDEN · 25 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
69% (9-13)
WallWAS · 33 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB, 2 STL
67% (10-15)
HardawayNYK · 20 PTS, 1 REB, 1 BLK
67% (8-12)
ThorntonBKN · 19 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST
64% (7-11)
Final · Nuggets-Hawks
Nuggets 92Hawks 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets1522342192
Hawks2825242097
The story
Jeff Teague's 15 points and 10 assists carried Atlanta past Denver, 97-92

For Denver, Kenneth Faried had 25 PTS, 7 REB 15 PTS, 10 AST, 6 REB · 6-13 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 28-15, was where the Hawks built it.

ATL lead by quarter
200 +13+16+6+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Kings-Bulls
Kings 87Bulls 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings2320202487
Bulls2325163094
The story
Chicago beat Sacramento 94-87 behind 19 points from Taj Gibson

Isaiah Thomas paced Sacramento: 26 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB 19 PTS, 9 REB, 3 BLK · 6-9 FG

The swing

A 30-24 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Bulls.

CHI lead by quarter
200 0+5+1+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Pistons
Pacers 112Pistons 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Pacers2021322712112
Pistons293119214104
The story
Lance Stephenson had 13 points as Indiana beat Detroit 112-104 in OT

Josh Smith led Detroit with 23 PTS, 4 REB 13 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST · 5-15 FG, 3-8 3PT

The swing

Down 19 after the second, the Pacers took the third 32-19.

IND lead by quarter
200 −9−19−60+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.3Season avg22.4Last 5

22.4 points a game over his last five games, against 12.3 in 63 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 27 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.3Season avg11.7Last 3

11.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.3 in 35 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.3Season avg46.3Today

46 minutes today, against 27.3 a game in 65 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

John Wall leads the day with 33

John WallPoints, last 10 games: 27, 31, 17, 23, 14, 9, 7, 23, 21, 33Wizards-Nets · W
19.8 PPG season to date · +13.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 18, 27, 22, 26, 2, 13, 27, 12, 25, 30Pacers-Pistons · W
22.3 PPG season to date · +7.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Isaiah ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 12, 26, 22, 22, 25, 14, 10, 19, 20, 26Kings-Bulls · L
20.4 PPG season to date · +5.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 27, 16, 21, 23, 21, 24, 28, 13, 19, 25Kings-Bulls · L
22.2 PPG season to date · +2.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Kenneth FariedPoints, last 10 games: 14, 16, 21, 16, 32, 22, 15, 26, 24, 25Nuggets-Hawks · L
12.5 PPG season to date · +12.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Paul MillsapPoints, last 10 games: 15, 17, 7, 21, 23, 16, 14, 23, 17, 24Hawks-Nuggets · W
17.7 PPG season to date · +6.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Kenneth FariedDEN+8.6 21.1 last 10 · 12.5 season
Matt BarnesLAC+6.9 16.2 last 10 · 9.3 season
Darren CollisonLAC+4.4 15.2 last 10 · 10.8 season
D.J. AugustinCHI+4.3 16.4 last 10 · 12.1 season
Jerryd BaylessBOS+4.3 13.1 last 10 · 8.8 season
Cold
Glen DavisLAC−7.6 3.2 last 10 · 10.8 season
Evan TurnerIND−6.9 9.1 last 10 · 16.0 season
Brandon JenningsDET−5.4 11.0 last 10 · 16.4 season
Stephen CurryGSW−5.2 18.0 last 10 · 23.2 season
Jeremy LambOKC−5.2 3.9 last 10 · 9.1 season