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Thursday, March 20, 2014Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Rockets trailed Wolves by 6 after the first quarter and won 129–106.

Final · Box score
Thunder102
Cavs95
Q1 Thunder -4; Q2 Thunder +10; Q3 Thunder +17; Q4 Thunder +7
Final · Box score
Wolves106
Rockets129
Q1 Rockets -6; Q2 Rockets +10; Q3 Rockets +16; Q4 Rockets +23
Final · Box score
Wizards103
Blazers116
Q1 Blazers -5; Q2 Blazers +2; Q3 Blazers +13; Q4 Blazers +13
Final · Box score
Bucks110
Warriors115
Q1 Warriors +8; Q2 Warriors +2; Q3 Warriors +7; Q4 Warriors +5
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The lead · Wolves-Rockets

Houston routs Minnesota by 23

Kevin Durant goes for 35 points

Game flow · Rockets margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6+10+16+23Rockets AHEAD ↑Wolves AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves33212824106
Rockets27373431129
Who led
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 20, 21, 31, 28, 41, 28, 8, 30, 15, 28Rockets28 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Donatas MotiejunasPoints, last 10 games: 7, 1, 4, 10, 0, 3, 2, 7, 7, 20Rockets20 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 22, 33, 19, 28, 26, 27, 18, 26, 35, 29Wolves29 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Gorgui DiengPoints, last 10 games: 3, 2, 6, 2, 2, 0, 2, 12, 10, 22Wolves22 PTS · 21 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Wizards-Blazers

Portland beats Washington, 116–103

Portland led 86–73 after three and won by 13. Wesley Matthews led Portland with 28 points, 1 rebound and 5 assists.

The whole night · final margins
Warriors over Bucks5Thunder over Cavs7Blazers over Wizards13Rockets over Wolves23Final margin, points. Pink = Blazers over Wizards.
Lead changes
Wolves-Rockets9
Bucks-Warriors8
Thunder-Cavs4
Wizards-Blazers4
The night in charts
Wolves-Rockets combined for 235, 10 more than any other game
Points by game
Wolves-RocketsWolves 106, Rockets 129
235
Bucks-WarriorsBucks 110, Warriors 115
225
Wizards-BlazersWizards 103, Blazers 116
219
Thunder-CavsThunder 102, Cavs 95
197
Warriors won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Bucks-WarriorsBucks 110, Warriors 115
+5 Warriors
Thunder-CavsThunder 102, Cavs 95
+7 Thunder
Wizards-BlazersWizards 103, Blazers 116
+13 Blazers
Wolves-RocketsWolves 106, Rockets 129
+23 Rockets
Rockets rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wolves-RocketsRockets won · Wolves 106, Rockets 129
6 pts
Wizards-BlazersBlazers won · Wizards 103, Blazers 116
5 pts
Thunder-CavsThunder won · Thunder 102, Cavs 95
4 pts
Motiejunas shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MotiejunasRockets · 20 PTS, 6 REB, 1 STL
82% (9-11)
David LeeWarriors · 22 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
82% (9-11)
StephWarriors · 31 PTS, 10 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
KDThunder · 35 PTS, 11 REB, 6 AST, 1 BLK
57% (12-21)
HardenRockets · 28 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB, 1 STL
56% (9-16)
Final · Bucks-Warriors
Bucks 110Warriors 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks21302435110
Warriors29242933115
The story
Stephen Curry had 31 points and 10 assists as Golden State beat Milwaukee 115-110

Brandon Knight led Milwaukee with 27 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB 31 PTS, 10 AST, 3 REB · 9-14 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

The Warriors won the first 29-21, their biggest quarter edge.

Warriors lead by quarter
200 +8+2+7+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Thunder-Cavs
Thunder 102Cavs 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder21352917102
Cavs2521222795
The story
Serge Ibaka's 16 points and 11 rebounds carried Oklahoma City past Cleveland, 102-95

For Cleveland, Matthew Dellavedova had 11 PTS, 10 AST, 4 REB 16 PTS, 11 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST · 6-13 FG

The swing

The Thunder trailed by 4 going into the second, then won it 35-21.

Thunder lead by quarter
200 −4+10+17+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Rockets
Wolves 106Rockets 129
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves33212824106
Rockets27373431129
The story
Houston beat Minnesota 129-106 behind 28 points and 8 assists from James Harden

Chandler Parsons backed him with 19 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST 28 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB · 9-16 FG, 6-10 3PT

The swing

A 37-21 second quarter erased a 6-point hole for the Rockets.

Rockets lead by quarter
300 −6+10+16+23 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Gorgui Dieng topped the game at 56.2 FPTS: 22 PTS, 21 REB, 4 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
18.1Season avg23.2Last 5

23.2 points a game over his last five games, against 18.1 in 68 earlier games. Today: 29 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.2Season avg11.3Last 3

11.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.2 in 68 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+30.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.8Season avg38Today

38 minutes today, against 7.8 a game in 43 earlier games. Line: 22 points, 21 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Durant leads the day with 35

Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 37, 28, 42, 34, 27, 42, 29, 30, 35, 35Thunder-Cavs · W
31.9 PPG season to date · +3.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 19, 14, 13, 18, 10, 13, 27, 37, 23, 31Warriors-Bucks · W
23.5 PPG season to date · +7.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
Dion WaitersPoints, last 10 games: 9, 13, 24, 19, 8, 10, 18, 15, 17, 30Cavs-Thunder · L
14.8 PPG season to date · +15.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high30 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 22, 33, 19, 28, 26, 27, 18, 26, 35, 29Wolves-Rockets · L
26.5 PPG season to date · +2.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 25, 18, 6, 22, 14, 26, 27, 20, 29Warriors-Bucks · W
18.2 PPG season to date · +10.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 20, 21, 31, 28, 41, 28, 8, 30, 15, 28Rockets-Wolves · W
24.6 PPG season to date · +3.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Kenneth FariedNuggets+8.8 21.4 last 10 · 12.6 season
Tyreke EvansPelicans+6.2 19.6 last 10 · 13.4 season
D.J. AugustinBulls+5.8 18.0 last 10 · 12.2 season
Matt BarnesClippers+5.3 14.6 last 10 · 9.3 season
Gerald GreenSuns+4.7 20.3 last 10 · 15.6 season
Cold
Evan TurnerPacers−8.2 7.5 last 10 · 15.7 season
Glen DavisClippers−7.1 3.4 last 10 · 10.5 season
Brandon JenningsPistons−5.6 10.6 last 10 · 16.2 season
Jeremy LambThunder−4.6 4.3 last 10 · 8.9 season
Chandler ParsonsRockets−4.3 11.8 last 10 · 16.1 season