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Wednesday, March 19, 2014Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed MIA by 12 after the first quarter and won 101–96.

Final · Box score
Bulls102
Sixers94
Q1 CHI +2; Q2 CHI +7; Q3 CHI +6; Q4 CHI +8
Final · Box score
Bobcats99
Nets104
Q1 BKN +5; Q2 BKN +8; Q3 BKN +5; Q4 BKN +5
Final · Box score
Heat96
Celtics101
Q1 BOS -12; Q2 BOS -6; Q3 BOS +2; Q4 BOS +5
Final · Box score
Jazz86
Grizzlies96
Q1 MEM +11; Q2 MEM +16; Q3 MEM +11; Q4 MEM +10
Final · Box score
Raptors107
Pelicans100
Q1 TOR -8; Q2 TOR -1; Q3 TOR -4; Q4 TOR +7
Final · Box score
Pacers86
Knicks92
Q1 NYK +7; Q2 NYK +12; Q3 NYK +5; Q4 NYK +6
Final · OT · Box score
Wolves123
Mavs122
Q1 MIN +13; Q2 MIN +7; Q3 MIN +7; Q4 Wolves 0; OT1 MIN +1
Final · Box score
Pistons109
Nuggets118
Q1 DEN -1; Q2 DEN -7; Q3 DEN +1; Q4 DEN +9
Final · Box score
Magic93
Suns109
Q1 Suns 0; Q2 Suns 0; Q3 PHX +6; Q4 PHX +16
Final · Box score
Spurs125
Lakers109
Q1 SAS +6; Q2 SAS +1; Q3 SAS +5; Q4 SAS +16
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The lead · Heat-Celtics

Boston rallies from 12 down to beat Miami

Ricky Rubio posts a triple-double

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-12-6+2+5BOS AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat3425191896
Celtics22312721101
Who led
Avery BradleyPoints, last 10 games: 12, 18, 3, 17, 14, 5, 9, 12, 11, 23BOS23 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Brandon BassPoints, last 10 games: 16, 11, 9, 5, 11, 7, 8, 7, 5, 18BOS18 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 23, 24, 24, 16, 25, 22, 22, 19, 24, 17MIA17 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Chris AndersenPoints, last 10 games: 7, 5, 6, 2, 9, 4, 14, 6, 3, 16MIA16 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Ten games, by the margins

Closest finish: 1. Widest: Phoenix by 16.

MIN over DAL1BKN over CHA5BOS over MIA5NYK over IND6TOR over NOP7CHI over PHI8DEN over DET9MEM over UTA10PHX over ORL16SAS over LAL16Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Bobcats-Nets11
Magic-Suns11
Heat-Celtics8
Pacers-Knicks8
Spurs-Lakers8
Pistons-Nuggets6
Raptors-Pelicans5
Wolves-Mavs5
Jazz-Grizzlies0
Shot of the night

Love's jumper with 17 seconds left in OT puts the Timberwolves ahead, 123-122 final

The night in charts
Wolves-Mavs combined for 245, 11 more than any other game
Points by game
Wolves-MavsWolves 123, Mavs 122
245
Spurs-LakersSpurs 125, Lakers 109
234
Pistons-NuggetsPistons 109, Nuggets 118
227
Raptors-PelicansRaptors 107, Pelicans 100
207
Bobcats-NetsBobcats 99, Nets 104
203
Magic-SunsMagic 93, Suns 109
202
Heat-CelticsHeat 96, Celtics 101
197
Bulls-SixersBulls 102, Sixers 94
196
Jazz-GrizzliesJazz 86, Grizzlies 96
182
Pacers-KnicksPacers 86, Knicks 92
178
3 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Wolves-MavsWolves 123, Mavs 122
+1 MIN
Bobcats-NetsBobcats 99, Nets 104
+5 BKN
Heat-CelticsHeat 96, Celtics 101
+5 BOS
Pacers-KnicksPacers 86, Knicks 92
+6 NYK
Raptors-PelicansRaptors 107, Pelicans 100
+7 TOR
Bulls-SixersBulls 102, Sixers 94
+8 CHI
Pistons-NuggetsPistons 109, Nuggets 118
+9 DEN
Jazz-GrizzliesJazz 86, Grizzlies 96
+10 MEM
Spurs-LakersSpurs 125, Lakers 109
+16 SAS
Magic-SunsMagic 93, Suns 109
+16 PHX
BOS erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Heat-CelticsBOS won · Heat 96, Celtics 101
12 pts
Raptors-PelicansTOR won · Raptors 107, Pelicans 100
8 pts
Pistons-NuggetsDEN won · Pistons 109, Nuggets 118
7 pts
Hibbert shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HibbertIND · 20 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST
80% (8-10)
MonroeDET · 22 PTS, 5 REB, 4 STL, 3 AST
75% (9-12)
Tyreke EvansNOP · 18 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
ParkerSAS · 25 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB
69% (11-16)
KawhiSAS · 22 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
67% (8-12)
Final · Wolves-Mavs
Wolves 123Mavs 122
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Wolves3729281910123
Mavs243528269122
The story
J.J. Barea had 15 points as Minnesota beat Dallas 123-122 in OT

Monta Ellis led Dallas with 22 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST 15 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST · 6-13 FG, 2-7 3PT

The swing

The Timberwolves won the first 37-24, their biggest quarter edge.

MIN lead by quarter
200 +13+7+70+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Heat-Celtics
Heat 96Celtics 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat3425191896
Celtics22312721101
The story
Rajon Rondo's 15 assists and 9 points carried Boston past Miami, 101-96

For Miami, Chris Bosh had 11 REB, 6 PTS 15 AST, 10 REB, 9 PTS · 4-8 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The Celtics trailed by 6 going into the third, then won it 27-19.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −12−6+2+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Knicks
Pacers 86Knicks 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers1421272486
Knicks2126202592
The story
New York beat Indiana 92-86 behind 34 points from Carmelo Anthony

Lance Stephenson paced Indiana: 21 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST 34 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL · 12-23 FG, 0-4 3PT

The swing

A 21-14 first quarter did the most damage for the Knicks.

NYK lead by quarter
200 +7+12+5+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.6Season avg21.6Last 5

21.6 points a game over his last five games, against 12.6 in 65 earlier games. Today: 15 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.8Season avg22.9Last 3

22.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.8 in 66 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+27.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.0Season avg46.6Today

47 minutes today, against 19.0 a game in 55 earlier games. Line: 27 points, 6 rebounds, 17 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Love leads the day with 35

Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 33, 22, 33, 19, 28, 26, 27, 18, 26, 35Wolves-Mavs · W
26.5 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 23, 21, 28, 33, 29, 26, 22, 34, 23, 34Knicks-Pacers · W
28.1 PPG season to date · +6.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 34, 32, 15, 25, 14, 25, 16, 17, 29, 31Raptors-Pelicans · W
22.7 PPG season to date · +8.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Aaron BrooksPoints, last 10 games: 8, 4, 7, 15, 16, 9, 9, 7, 3, 27Nuggets-Pistons · W
8.3 PPG season to date · +19.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 6 REB · 17 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 15, 22, 27, 22, 14, 12, 31, 17, 19, 27Mavs-Wolves · L
21.5 PPG season to date · +5.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 15, 20, 16, 20, 10, 18, 6, 14, 28, 25Nets-Bobcats · W
14.5 PPG season to date · +10.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Kenneth FariedDEN+8.8 21.4 last 10 · 12.6 season
Tyreke EvansNOP+6.2 19.6 last 10 · 13.4 season
D.J. AugustinCHI+5.8 18.0 last 10 · 12.2 season
Matt BarnesLAC+5.3 14.6 last 10 · 9.3 season
Gerald GreenPHX+4.7 20.3 last 10 · 15.6 season
Cold
Evan TurnerIND−8.2 7.5 last 10 · 15.7 season
Glen DavisLAC−7.1 3.4 last 10 · 10.5 season
Brandon JenningsDET−5.6 10.6 last 10 · 16.2 season
Jeremy LambOKC−5.2 3.7 last 10 · 8.9 season
Chandler ParsonsHOU−5.1 10.9 last 10 · 16.0 season