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Friday, March 21, 2014Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Heat trailed Grizzlies by 7 after the first quarter and won 91–86.

Final · Box score
Bulls79
Pacers91
Q1 Pacers -4; Q2 Pacers +1; Q3 Pacers +13; Q4 Pacers +12
Final · Box score
Knicks93
Sixers92
Q1 Knicks -3; Q2 Knicks +5; Q3 Knicks +7; Q4 Knicks +1
Final · 2OT · Box score
Thunder119
Raptors118
Q1 Thunder +2; Q2 Thunder -4; Q3 Thunder +1; Q4 Thunder 0; OT1 Thunder 0; OT2 Thunder +1
Final · Box score
Pelicans111
Hawks105
Q1 Pelicans +4; Q2 Pelicans 0; Q3 Pelicans -2; Q4 Pelicans +6
Final · Box score
Celtics98
Nets114
Q1 Nets +6; Q2 Nets +10; Q3 Nets +16; Q4 Nets +16
Final · Box score
Grizzlies86
Heat91
Q1 Heat -7; Q2 Heat +2; Q3 Heat 0; Q4 Heat +5
Final · Box score
Nuggets106
Mavs122
Q1 Mavs -3; Q2 Mavs +8; Q3 Mavs +12; Q4 Mavs +16
Final · Box score
Pistons92
Suns98
Q1 Suns -1; Q2 Suns +1; Q3 Suns +2; Q4 Suns +6
Final · Box score
Spurs99
Kings79
Q1 Spurs +1; Q2 Spurs +10; Q3 Spurs +12; Q4 Spurs +20
Final · Box score
Wizards117
Lakers107
Q1 Wizards +12; Q2 Wizards +11; Q3 Wizards +7; Q4 Wizards +10
On this day · 2012–13Mar 21, 2013: 3 games. Top scorer: Corey Brewer (Nuggets-Sixers), 29 points.
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The lead · Grizzlies-Heat

Miami handles Memphis by 5

Kevin Durant goes for 51 points

Game flow · Heat margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7+20+5Heat AHEAD ↑Grizzlies AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies2221251886
Heat1530232391
Who led
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 13, 6, 7, 13, 1, 22, 25, 14, 14, 18Heat18 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 61, 22, 19, 17, 23, 19, 21, 24, 43, 15Heat15 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 23, 16, 10, 16, 18, 13, 16, 14, 21, 25Grizzlies25 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
Marc GasolPoints, last 10 games: 10, 18, 18, 14, 19, 15, 8, 11, 20, 14Grizzlies14 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Thunder-Raptors

Thunder flips a halftime deficit, wins in double overtime

Toronto led 46–42 at the break. Tied 96–96 after regulation, Thunder won the extra time 12–11. Final: 119–118. Kevin Durant led Thunder with 51 points, 12 rebounds and 7 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Thunder-Raptors
Kevin Durant · ThunderDeMar DeRozan · RaptorsPTS5133REB128AST73Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Thunder-Raptors23
Pelicans-Hawks11
Grizzlies-Heat10
Bulls-Pacers7
Pistons-Suns7
Spurs-Kings3
Shot of the night

KD's three with 1 second left in 2OT puts the Thunder ahead, 119-118 final

The night in charts
Thunder-Raptors combined for 237, 9 more than any other game
Points by game
Thunder-RaptorsThunder 119, Raptors 118
237
Nuggets-MavsNuggets 106, Mavs 122
228
Wizards-LakersWizards 117, Lakers 107
224
Pelicans-HawksPelicans 111, Hawks 105
216
Celtics-NetsCeltics 98, Nets 114
212
Pistons-SunsPistons 92, Suns 98
190
Knicks-SixersKnicks 93, Sixers 92
185
Spurs-KingsSpurs 99, Kings 79
178
Grizzlies-HeatGrizzlies 86, Heat 91
177
Bulls-PacersBulls 79, Pacers 91
170
3 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Knicks-SixersKnicks 93, Sixers 92
+1 Knicks
Thunder-RaptorsThunder 119, Raptors 118
+1 Thunder
Grizzlies-HeatGrizzlies 86, Heat 91
+5 Heat
Pistons-SunsPistons 92, Suns 98
+6 Suns
Pelicans-HawksPelicans 111, Hawks 105
+6 Pelicans
Wizards-LakersWizards 117, Lakers 107
+10 Wizards
Bulls-PacersBulls 79, Pacers 91
+12 Pacers
Nuggets-MavsNuggets 106, Mavs 122
+16 Mavs
Celtics-NetsCeltics 98, Nets 114
+16 Nets
Spurs-KingsSpurs 99, Kings 79
+20 Spurs
Heat rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Grizzlies-HeatHeat won · Grizzlies 86, Heat 91
7 pts
Thunder-RaptorsThunder won · Thunder 119, Raptors 118
4 pts
Bulls-PacersPacers won · Bulls 79, Pacers 91
4 pts
Knicks-SixersKnicks won · Knicks 93, Sixers 92
3 pts
Nuggets-MavsMavs won · Nuggets 106, Mavs 122
3 pts
Vasquez shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
VasquezRaptors · 21 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST
82% (9-11)
EllisMavs · 26 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
79% (11-14)
ScolaPacers · 19 PTS, 6 REB, 1 BLK
75% (9-12)
ChandlerKnicks · 17 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Amar'eKnicks · 22 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST
67% (10-15)
Final · Thunder-Raptors
Thunder 119Raptors 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Thunder222030241112119
Raptors202625251111118
The story
Reggie Jackson had 25 points and 12 rebounds as Oklahoma City beat Toronto 119-118 in OT

Kyle Lowry led Toronto with 25 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST 25 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST · 7-15 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

Down 4 after the second, the Thunder took the third 30-25.

Thunder lead by quarter
200 +2−4+100+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Final · Knicks-Sixers
Knicks 93Sixers 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks2120312193
Sixers2412292792
The story
Carmelo Anthony's 21 points carried New York past Philadelphia, 93-92

For Philadelphia, Thaddeus Young had 21 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 21 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST · 5-16 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The Knicks trailed by 3 going into the second, then won it 20-12.

Knicks lead by quarter
200 −3+5+7+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Michael Carter-Williams was the fantasy play: 59.1 FPTS on 22 PTS, 13 REB, 9 AST

Final · Pelicans-Hawks
Pelicans 111Hawks 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pelicans20242542111
Hawks16282734105
The story
New Orleans beat Atlanta 111-105 behind 21 points from Tyreke Evans

Paul Millsap paced Atlanta: 20 PTS, 4 REB 21 PTS, 4 AST, 4 STL, 3 REB · 7-12 FG

The swing

A 42-34 fourth quarter erased a 2-point hole for the Pelicans.

Pelicans lead by quarter
200 +40−2+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
21.4Season avg34.2Last 5

34.2 points a game over his last five games, against 21.4 in 58 earlier games. Today: 34 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.6Season avg20.0Last 3

20.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.6 in 67 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 21 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.3Season avg49.9Today

50 minutes today, against 29.3 a game in 65 earlier games. Line: 25 points, 12 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Durant leads the day with 51

Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 28, 42, 34, 27, 42, 29, 30, 35, 35, 51Thunder-Raptors · W
32.2 PPG season to date · +19.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: LeBron James Heat, Feb 3, 2011: 51 PTS · 11 REB · 8 AST
51 PTS · 12 REB · 7 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 32, 8, 13, 28, 29, 32, 29, 36, 40, 34Pelicans-Hawks · W
21.6 PPG season to date · +12.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 32, 15, 25, 14, 25, 16, 17, 29, 31, 33Raptors-Thunder · L
22.9 PPG season to date · +10.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
John WallPoints, last 10 games: 23, 14, 9, 7, 23, 21, 33, 14, 24, 28Wizards-Lakers · W
19.9 PPG season to date · +8.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 14 AST
Avery BradleyPoints, last 10 games: 18, 3, 17, 14, 5, 9, 12, 11, 23, 28Celtics-Nets · L
14.6 PPG season to date · +13.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high28 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 21, 21, 18, 14, 8, 16, 19, 20, 27Nets-Celtics · W
15.4 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Tyreke EvansPelicans+7.7 21.3 last 10 · 13.6 season
Kenneth FariedNuggets+7.4 19.9 last 10 · 12.5 season
Anthony DavisPelicans+6.5 28.1 last 10 · 21.6 season
Amar'e StoudemireKnicks+5.3 16.6 last 10 · 11.3 season
Matt BarnesClippers+5.3 14.6 last 10 · 9.3 season
Cold
Evan TurnerPacers−8.2 7.3 last 10 · 15.5 season
Glen DavisClippers−7.1 3.4 last 10 · 10.5 season
Brandon JenningsPistons−5.4 10.6 last 10 · 16.0 season
Jeremy LambThunder−4.8 4.0 last 10 · 8.8 season
Chandler ParsonsRockets−4.3 11.8 last 10 · 16.1 season