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Sunday, March 23, 2014Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CLE trailed NYK by 15 at halftime and won 106–100.

Final · Box score
Hawks86
Raptors96
Q1 TOR -9; Q2 TOR -7; Q3 TOR -11; Q4 TOR +10
Final · Box score
Suns127
Wolves120
Q1 PHX -14; Q2 PHX -11; Q3 PHX -10; Q4 PHX +7
Final · Box score
Wizards102
Nuggets105
Q1 DEN -8; Q2 DEN -2; Q3 DEN +4; Q4 DEN +3
Final · Box score
Bucks107
Kings124
Q1 SAC +23; Q2 SAC +26; Q3 SAC +34; Q4 SAC +17
Final · OT · Box score
Nets107
Mavs104
Q1 BKN -14; Q2 BKN -7; Q3 BKN -7; Q4 Nets 0; OT1 BKN +3
Final · Box score
Cavs106
Knicks100
Q1 CLE -7; Q2 CLE -15; Q3 CLE -7; Q4 CLE +6
Final · Box score
Magic94
Lakers103
Q1 LAL +5; Q2 LAL +7; Q3 LAL +2; Q4 LAL +9
On this day · 2012–13Mar 23, 2013: 7 games. Top scorer: Stephen Curry (Warriors-Wizards), 35 points.
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The lead · Cavs-Knicks

Jarrett Jack drops 31 in 15-point comeback win over New York

Kevin Love goes for 36 points

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-15-7+6CLE AHEAD ↑NYK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs27193129106
Knicks34272316100
Who led
Jarrett JackPoints, last 10 games: 4, 10, 12, 11, 9, 12, 22, 6, 11, 31CLE31 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST
Dion WaitersPoints, last 10 games: 24, 19, 8, 10, 18, 15, 17, 30, 26, 22CLE22 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 28, 33, 29, 26, 22, 34, 23, 34, 21, 32NYK32 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
JR SmithPoints, last 10 games: 16, 14, 17, 17, 22, 13, 15, 7, 6, 18NYK18 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Nets-Mavs

Brooklyn outlasts Dallas in overtime

91–91 at the end of regulation. Brooklyn took the last extra period 16–13. Final: 107–104. Joe Johnson led Brooklyn with 22 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Nets-Mavs
Joe Johnson · BKNMonta Ellis · DALPTS2232REB51AST24Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Wizards-Nuggets9
Nets-Mavs7
Cavs-Knicks5
Hawks-Raptors2
Magic-Lakers2
Bucks-Kings0
The night in charts
Suns-Wolves combined for 247, 16 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-WolvesSuns 127, Wolves 120
247
Bucks-KingsBucks 107, Kings 124
231
Nets-MavsNets 107, Mavs 104
211
Wizards-NuggetsWizards 102, Nuggets 105
207
Cavs-KnicksCavs 106, Knicks 100
206
Magic-LakersMagic 94, Lakers 103
197
Hawks-RaptorsHawks 86, Raptors 96
182
2 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Wizards-NuggetsWizards 102, Nuggets 105
+3 DEN
Nets-MavsNets 107, Mavs 104
+3 BKN
Cavs-KnicksCavs 106, Knicks 100
+6 CLE
Suns-WolvesSuns 127, Wolves 120
+7 PHX
Magic-LakersMagic 94, Lakers 103
+9 LAL
Hawks-RaptorsHawks 86, Raptors 96
+10 TOR
Bucks-KingsBucks 107, Kings 124
+17 SAC
CLE erased a 15-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Cavs-KnicksCLE won · Cavs 106, Knicks 100
15 pts
Nets-MavsBKN won · Nets 107, Mavs 104
14 pts
Suns-WolvesPHX won · Suns 127, Wolves 120
14 pts
Hawks-RaptorsTOR won · Hawks 86, Raptors 96
11 pts
Wizards-NuggetsDEN won · Wizards 102, Nuggets 105
8 pts
Markieff Morris shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Markieff MorrisPHX · 25 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
77% (10-13)
CousinsSAC · 32 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
74% (14-19)
O'QuinnORL · 14 PTS, 7 REB, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
Isaiah ThomasSAC · 30 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB
69% (9-13)
JackCLE · 31 PTS, 10 AST, 5 REB, 1 BLK
68% (13-19)
Final · Nets-Mavs
Nets 107Mavs 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Nets1526242616107
Mavs2919241913104
The story
Joe Johnson had 22 points as Brooklyn beat Dallas 107-104 in OT

Monta Ellis led Dallas with 32 PTS, 4 AST 22 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST · 8-16 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

Down 14 after the first, the Nets took the second 26-19.

BKN lead by quarter
200 −14−7−70+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Samuel Dalembert led the game in fantasy with 52.5 FPTS (15 REB, 12 PTS)

Final · Cavs-Knicks
Cavs 106Knicks 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs27193129106
Knicks34272316100
The story
Dion Waiters' 22 points carried Cleveland past New York, 106-100

For New York, Raymond Felton had 14 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB 22 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST · 9-17 FG, 2-7 3PT

The swing

The Cavaliers trailed by 7 going into the fourth, then won it 29-16.

CLE lead by quarter
200 −7−15−7+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Carmelo Anthony was the fantasy play: 52.6 FPTS on 32 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST

Final · Suns-Wolves
Suns 127Wolves 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns27353134127
Wolves41323017120
The story
Phoenix beat Minnesota 127-120 behind 25 points from Markieff Morris

Corey Brewer paced Minnesota: 14 PTS, 3 REB 25 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST · 10-13 FG, 3-3 3PT

The swing

A 34-17 fourth quarter erased a 10-point hole for the Suns.

PHX lead by quarter
200 −14−11−10+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.9Season avg16.4Last 5

16.4 points a game over his last five games, against 8.9 in 68 earlier games. Today: 31 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.0Season avg11.6Last 3

11.6 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.0 in 50 earlier games. Today: 21 points in 28 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.3Season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 19.3 a game in 28 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Love leads the day with 36

Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 33, 19, 28, 26, 27, 18, 26, 35, 29, 36Wolves-Suns · L
26.7 PPG season to date · +9.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 14 REB · 9 AST
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 23, 21, 24, 28, 13, 19, 25, 24, 15, 32Kings-Bucks · W
22.3 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 28, 33, 29, 26, 22, 34, 23, 34, 21, 32Knicks-Cavs · L
28.1 PPG season to date · +4.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 16, 17, 20, 15, 16, 9, 17, 22, 26, 32Mavs-Nets · L
19.0 PPG season to date · +13.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Jarrett JackPoints, last 10 games: 4, 10, 12, 11, 9, 12, 22, 6, 11, 31Cavs-Knicks · W
9.2 PPG season to date · +22.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST
Isaiah ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 25, 14, 10, 19, 20, 26, 27, 24, 18, 30Kings-Bucks · W
20.7 PPG season to date · +9.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Tyreke EvansNOP+7.9 21.5 last 10 · 13.6 season
Kenneth FariedDEN+7.7 20.3 last 10 · 12.6 season
Anthony DavisNOP+6.2 27.9 last 10 · 21.7 season
Amar'e StoudemireNYK+6.1 17.4 last 10 · 11.3 season
Matt BarnesLAC+5.5 14.9 last 10 · 9.4 season
Cold
Evan TurnerIND−7.3 8.1 last 10 · 15.4 season
Glen DavisLAC−7.1 3.2 last 10 · 10.3 season
Paul GeorgeIND−5.1 16.8 last 10 · 21.9 season
Jeremy LambOKC−4.8 4.0 last 10 · 8.8 season
Brandon JenningsDET−4.6 11.4 last 10 · 16.0 season