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Sunday, March 16, 2014Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: GSW trailed POR by 11 at halftime and won 113–112.

Final · Box score
Bobcats101
Bucks92
Q1 CHA -5; Q2 CHA -4; Q3 CHA +2; Q4 CHA +9
Final · Box score
Suns121
Raptors113
Q1 PHX +2; Q2 PHX +2; Q3 PHX +6; Q4 PHX +8
Final · Box score
Rockets104
Heat113
Q1 MIA +4; Q2 MIA +3; Q3 MIA -2; Q4 MIA +9
Final · OT · Box score
Celtics120
Pelicans121
Q1 NOP +2; Q2 NOP -7; Q3 Pelicans 0; Q4 Pelicans 0; OT1 NOP +1
Final · Box score
Kings102
Wolves104
Q1 MIN +3; Q2 MIN -1; Q3 MIN +3; Q4 MIN +2
Final · Box score
Mavs109
Thunder86
Q1 DAL +6; Q2 DAL +11; Q3 DAL +21; Q4 DAL +23
Final · Box score
Jazz104
Spurs122
Q1 SAS +3; Q2 SAS +8; Q3 SAS +15; Q4 SAS +18
Final · Box score
Warriors113
Blazers112
Q1 GSW -1; Q2 GSW -11; Q3 GSW -8; Q4 GSW +1
Final · Box score
Cavs80
Clippers102
Q1 LAC +9; Q2 LAC +14; Q3 LAC +17; Q4 LAC +22
On this day · 2012–13Mar 16, 2013: 6 games. Top scorer: Martell Webster (Wizards-Suns), 34 points.
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The lead · Warriors-Blazers

Stephen Curry scores 37, Golden State rallies past Portland

Anthony Davis goes for 40 points

Game flow · GSW margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1-11-8+1GSW AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors23213336113
Blazers24313027112
Who led
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 27, 34, 19, 14, 13, 18, 10, 13, 27, 37GSW37 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 8, 25, 12, 25, 18, 6, 22, 14, 26, 27GSW27 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 14, 17, 20, 12, 10, 21, 32, 23, 27, 26POR26 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Nicolas BatumPoints, last 10 games: 19, 9, 17, 14, 9, 8, 15, 13, 22, 23POR23 PTS · 14 REB · 5 AST
Lead changes
Kings-Wolves16
Warriors-Blazers13
Bobcats-Bucks12
Mavs-Thunder7
Rockets-Heat6
Suns-Raptors3
Jazz-Spurs2
Cavs-Clippers0
Shot of the night

Klay's three with 11 seconds left puts the Warriors ahead, 113-112 final

The night in charts
Celtics-Pelicans combined for 241, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Celtics-PelicansCeltics 120, Pelicans 121
241
Suns-RaptorsSuns 121, Raptors 113
234
Jazz-SpursJazz 104, Spurs 122
226
Warriors-BlazersWarriors 113, Blazers 112
225
Rockets-HeatRockets 104, Heat 113
217
Kings-WolvesKings 102, Wolves 104
206
Mavs-ThunderMavs 109, Thunder 86
195
Bobcats-BucksBobcats 101, Bucks 92
193
Cavs-ClippersCavs 80, Clippers 102
182
3 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Celtics-PelicansCeltics 120, Pelicans 121
+1 NOP
Warriors-BlazersWarriors 113, Blazers 112
+1 GSW
Kings-WolvesKings 102, Wolves 104
+2 MIN
Suns-RaptorsSuns 121, Raptors 113
+8 PHX
Rockets-HeatRockets 104, Heat 113
+9 MIA
Bobcats-BucksBobcats 101, Bucks 92
+9 CHA
Jazz-SpursJazz 104, Spurs 122
+18 SAS
Cavs-ClippersCavs 80, Clippers 102
+22 LAC
Mavs-ThunderMavs 109, Thunder 86
+23 DAL
GSW erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Warriors-BlazersGSW won · Warriors 113, Blazers 112
11 pts
Celtics-PelicansNOP won · Celtics 120, Pelicans 121
7 pts
Bobcats-BucksCHA won · Bobcats 101, Bucks 92
5 pts
Rockets-HeatMIA won · Rockets 104, Heat 113
2 pts
Kings-WolvesMIN won · Kings 102, Wolves 104
1 pt
Dwight shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DwightHOU · 21 PTS, 14 REB, 5 AST, 2 BLK
75% (9-12)
Amir JohnsonTOR · 20 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
75% (9-12)
ManuSAS · 21 PTS, 2 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
DuncanSAS · 16 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST, 2 BLK
70% (7-10)
D WadeMIA · 24 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
67% (10-15)
Final · Celtics-Pelicans
Celtics 120Pelicans 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Celtics253920288120
Pelicans273027289121
The story
Tyreke Evans had 26 points as New Orleans beat Boston 121-120 in OT

Kris Humphries led Boston with 16 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST 26 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL · 11-21 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

Down 7 after the second, the Pelicans took the third 27-20.

NOP lead by quarter
200 +2−700+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Warriors-Blazers
Warriors 113Blazers 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors23213336113
Blazers24313027112
The story
Klay Thompson's 27 points carried Golden State past Portland, 113-112

For Portland, Damian Lillard had 26 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB 27 PTS, 4 REB · 10-19 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

The Warriors trailed by 8 going into the fourth, then won it 36-27.

GSW lead by quarter
200 −1−11−8+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Nicolas Batum was the fantasy play: 57.8 FPTS on 23 PTS, 14 REB, 5 AST

Final · Kings-Wolves
Kings 102Wolves 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings29252028102
Wolves32212427104
The story
Minnesota beat Sacramento 104-102 behind 26 points and 10 rebounds from Kevin Love

Derrick Williams paced Sacramento: 26 PTS, 11 REB 26 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST · 9-15 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

A 24-20 third quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Timberwolves.

MIN lead by quarter
200 +3−1+3+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Isaiah Thomas topped the game at 47.7 FPTS: 27 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
21.0Season avg33.2Last 5

33.2 points a game over his last five games, against 21.0 in 57 earlier games. Today: 40 points in 48 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.6Season avg7.3Last 3

7.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.6 in 66 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+30.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
6.7Season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 6.7 a game in 41 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 11 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Mavericks rout

Three of 9 games were decided by four points or fewer. Dallas beat OKC by 23.

NOP over BOS1GSW over POR1MIN over SAC2PHX over TOR8CHA over MIL9MIA over HOU9SAS over UTA18LAC over CLE22DAL over OKC23Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Top performances

Anthony Davis leads the day with 40

Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 6, 32, 8, 13, 28, 29, 32, 29, 36, 40Pelicans-Celtics · W
21.4 PPG season to date · +19.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Joel Embiid PHI, Dec 14, 2018: 40 PTS · 21 REB · 3 AST
Career high40 PTS · 21 REB · 3 AST
Jeff GreenPoints, last 10 games: 21, 17, 27, 4, 15, 27, 12, 27, 9, 39Celtics-Pelicans · L
17.2 PPG season to date · +22.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high39 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 27, 34, 19, 14, 13, 18, 10, 13, 27, 37Warriors-Blazers · W
23.4 PPG season to date · +13.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Kevin MartinPoints, last 10 games: 8, 15, 26, 22, 12, 24, 20, 26, 19, 31Wolves-Kings · W
19.5 PPG season to date · +11.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 42, 28, 37, 28, 42, 34, 27, 42, 29, 30Thunder-Mavs · L
31.8 PPG season to date · −1.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 43, 18, 20, 21, 31, 28, 41, 28, 8, 30Rockets-Heat · L
24.7 PPG season to date · +5.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 3 REB · 1 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+5.6 14.9 last 10 · 9.3 season
Tyreke EvansNOP+5.2 18.6 last 10 · 13.4 season
Al JeffersonCHA+4.5 25.9 last 10 · 21.4 season
Gerald GreenPHX+4.5 20.1 last 10 · 15.6 season
Cold
Glen DavisLAC−7.5 3.2 last 10 · 10.7 season
Evan TurnerIND−6.9 9.1 last 10 · 16.0 season
Brandon JenningsDET−5.4 11.0 last 10 · 16.4 season
Jeremy LambOKC−4.9 4.1 last 10 · 9.0 season
Kendall MarshallLAL−4.8 3.6 last 10 · 8.4 season