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Monday, March 24, 2014Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Pelicans trailed Nets by 16 at halftime and won 109–104.

Final · Box score
Rockets100
Bobcats89
Q1 Rockets +1; Q2 Rockets +4; Q3 Rockets +10; Q4 Rockets +11
Final · Box score
Suns102
Hawks95
Q1 Suns +2; Q2 Suns -3; Q3 Suns +9; Q4 Suns +7
Final · Box score
Blazers91
Heat93
Q1 Heat -3; Q2 Heat +4; Q3 Heat +11; Q4 Heat +2
Final · Box score
Pacers77
Bulls89
Q1 Bulls -4; Q2 Bulls -1; Q3 Bulls +8; Q4 Bulls +12
Final · Box score
Wolves92
Grizzlies109
Q1 Grizzlies +15; Q2 Grizzlies +18; Q3 Grizzlies +13; Q4 Grizzlies +17
Final · OT · Box score
Nets104
Pelicans109
Q1 Pelicans -6; Q2 Pelicans -16; Q3 Pelicans -3; Q4 Pelicans 0; OT1 Pelicans +5
Final · Box score
Nuggets96
Thunder117
Q1 Thunder +17; Q2 Thunder +14; Q3 Thunder +17; Q4 Thunder +21
Final · Box score
Sixers91
Spurs113
Q1 Spurs +7; Q2 Spurs +16; Q3 Spurs +21; Q4 Spurs +22
Final · Box score
Pistons114
Jazz94
Q1 Pistons +3; Q2 Pistons +20; Q3 Pistons +17; Q4 Pistons +20
Final · Box score
Bucks98
Clippers106
Q1 Clippers +10; Q2 Clippers +5; Q3 Clippers +5; Q4 Clippers +8
On this day · 2012–13Mar 24, 2013: 8 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (Heat-Bobcats), 32 points.
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The lead · Nets-Pelicans

Tyreke Evans posts 33 and 10 as New Orleans beats Brooklyn

Blake Griffin goes for 27 points

Game flow · Pelicans margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-6-16-30+5Pelicans AHEAD ↑Nets AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Nets263218226104
Pelicans2022312511109
Who led
Tyreke EvansPoints, last 10 games: 27, 24, 25, 20, 16, 26, 18, 21, 16, 33Pelicans33 PTS · 10 REB · 7 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 13, 28, 29, 32, 29, 36, 40, 34, 30, 24Pelicans24 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 10, 2, 15, 29, 15, 10, 7, 14, 15, 24Nets24 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 20, 10, 18, 6, 14, 28, 25, 6, 15, 23Nets23 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Second story · Pacers-Bulls

Chicago takes care of Indiana

A 12-point win, 89–77. Taj Gibson led Chicago with 23 points, 8 rebounds and 1 assist.

The whole night · final margins
Heat over Blazers2Pelicans over Nets5Suns over Hawks7Clippers over Bucks8Rockets over Bobcats11Bulls over Pacers12Grizzlies over Wolves17Pistons over Jazz20Thunder over Nuggets21Spurs over Sixers22Final margin, points. Pink = Bulls over Pacers.
Lead changes
Rockets-Bobcats11
Blazers-Heat10
Pacers-Bulls7
Nuggets-Thunder4
Sixers-Spurs3
Wolves-Grizzlies0
Pistons-Jazz0
Bucks-Clippers0
Shot of the night

LeBron's layup with 11 seconds left breaks the tie, 93-91 final

The night in charts
Nets-Pelicans combined for 213
Points by game
Nets-PelicansNets 104, Pelicans 109
213
Nuggets-ThunderNuggets 96, Thunder 117
213
Pistons-JazzPistons 114, Jazz 94
208
Sixers-SpursSixers 91, Spurs 113
204
Bucks-ClippersBucks 98, Clippers 106
204
Wolves-GrizzliesWolves 92, Grizzlies 109
201
Suns-HawksSuns 102, Hawks 95
197
Rockets-BobcatsRockets 100, Bobcats 89
189
Blazers-HeatBlazers 91, Heat 93
184
Pacers-BullsPacers 77, Bulls 89
166
2 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Blazers-HeatBlazers 91, Heat 93
+2 Heat
Nets-PelicansNets 104, Pelicans 109
+5 Pelicans
Suns-HawksSuns 102, Hawks 95
+7 Suns
Bucks-ClippersBucks 98, Clippers 106
+8 Clippers
Rockets-BobcatsRockets 100, Bobcats 89
+11 Rockets
Pacers-BullsPacers 77, Bulls 89
+12 Bulls
Wolves-GrizzliesWolves 92, Grizzlies 109
+17 Grizzlies
Pistons-JazzPistons 114, Jazz 94
+20 Pistons
Nuggets-ThunderNuggets 96, Thunder 117
+21 Thunder
Sixers-SpursSixers 91, Spurs 113
+22 Spurs
Pelicans erased a 16-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nets-PelicansPelicans won · Nets 104, Pelicans 109
16 pts
Pacers-BullsBulls won · Pacers 77, Bulls 89
4 pts
Suns-HawksSuns won · Suns 102, Hawks 95
3 pts
Blazers-HeatHeat won · Blazers 91, Heat 93
3 pts
Drummond shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DrummondPistons · 19 PTS, 14 REB, 2 STL
90% (9-10)
DuncanSpurs · 19 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
ConleyGrizzlies · 23 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB, 2 STL
75% (9-12)
Tyreke EvansPelicans · 33 PTS, 10 REB, 7 AST, 3 STL
68% (13-19)
PachuliaBucks · 14 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Blazers-Heat
Blazers 91Heat 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2517193091
Heat2224262193
The story
LeBron James' 32 points carried Miami past Portland, 93-91

For Portland, Damian Lillard had 19 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB 32 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 4 STL · 13-23 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Heat trailed by 3 going into the second, then won it 24-17.

Heat lead by quarter
200 −3+4+11+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nets-Pelicans
Nets 104Pelicans 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Nets263218226104
Pelicans2022312511109
The story
Anthony Davis had 24 points and 14 rebounds as New Orleans beat Brooklyn 109-104 in OT

Deron Williams led Brooklyn with 23 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST 24 PTS, 14 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST · 9-17 FG

The swing

Down 16 after the second, the Pelicans took the third 31-18.

Pelicans lead by quarter
200 −6−16−30+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Bucks-Clippers
Bucks 98Clippers 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks2527222498
Clippers35222227106
The story
Los Angeles beat Milwaukee 106-98 behind 14 points from Chris Paul

Zaza Pachulia paced Milwaukee: 14 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB 14 PTS, 7 AST, 3 STL · 5-13 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 35-25 first quarter did the most damage for the Clippers.

Clippers lead by quarter
200 +10+5+5+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
21.7Season avg32.8Last 5

32.8 points a game over his last five games, against 21.7 in 60 earlier games. Today: 24 points in 45 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.2Season avg20.1Last 3

20.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.2 in 69 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+28.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.9Season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 8.9 a game in 45 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 17 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Tyreke Evans leads the day with 33

Tyreke EvansPoints, last 10 games: 27, 24, 25, 20, 16, 26, 18, 21, 16, 33Pelicans-Nets · W
13.9 PPG season to date · +19.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 10 REB · 7 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 19, 17, 23, 19, 21, 24, 43, 15, 25, 32Heat-Blazers · W
26.8 PPG season to date · +5.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Gordon HaywardPoints, last 10 games: 18, 22, 13, 8, 7, 17, 11, 16, 14, 32Jazz-Pistons · L
15.9 PPG season to date · +16.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 31, 28, 41, 28, 8, 30, 15, 28, 37, 31Rockets-Bobcats · W
24.9 PPG season to date · +6.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Ramon SessionsPoints, last 10 games: 14, 16, 11, 7, 14, 18, 23, 18, 13, 28Bucks-Clippers · L
11.5 PPG season to date · +16.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 22, 20, 27, 37, 30, 20, 21, 26, 25, 27Clippers-Bucks · W
24.4 PPG season to date · +2.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 14 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Tyreke EvansPelicans+8.7 22.6 last 10 · 13.9 season
Anthony DavisPelicans+7.7 29.5 last 10 · 21.8 season
Amar'e StoudemireKnicks+6.1 17.4 last 10 · 11.3 season
Kenneth FariedNuggets+5.6 18.2 last 10 · 12.6 season
Darren CollisonClippers+5.1 15.9 last 10 · 10.8 season
Cold
Evan TurnerPacers−9.0 6.2 last 10 · 15.2 season
Glen DavisClippers−6.7 3.6 last 10 · 10.3 season
Jeremy LambThunder−5.2 3.5 last 10 · 8.7 season
Tristan ThompsonCavs−4.1 7.6 last 10 · 11.7 season
Harrison BarnesWarriors−4.0 5.4 last 10 · 9.4 season