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Wednesday, March 26, 2014Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CLE trailed DET by 16 after three quarters and won 97–96.

Final · OT · Box score
Nets111
Bobcats116
Q1 CHA -4; Q2 CHA -1; Q3 CHA +5; Q4 Bobcats 0; OT1 CHA +5
Final · Box score
Suns99
Wizards93
Q1 PHX +2; Q2 PHX +10; Q3 PHX +10; Q4 PHX +6
Final · Box score
Raptors99
Celtics90
Q1 TOR +9; Q2 TOR +9; Q3 TOR +15; Q4 TOR +9
Final · Box score
Cavs97
Pistons96
Q1 CLE -9; Q2 CLE -1; Q3 CLE -16; Q4 CLE +1
Final · Box score
Heat83
Pacers84
Q1 IND +6; Q2 IND -1; Q3 IND -5; Q4 IND +1
Final · Box score
Hawks83
Wolves107
Q1 MIN +1; Q2 MIN +7; Q3 MIN +14; Q4 MIN +24
Final · Box score
Clippers96
Pelicans98
Q1 NOP +2; Q2 NOP +3; Q3 NOP +1; Q4 NOP +2
Final · Box score
Nuggets103
Spurs108
Q1 SAS +6; Q2 SAS +20; Q3 SAS +17; Q4 SAS +5
Final · Box score
Knicks107
Kings99
Q1 NYK +3; Q2 NYK +15; Q3 NYK +14; Q4 NYK +8
Final · Box score
Grizzlies91
Jazz87
Q1 MEM -8; Q2 MEM -10; Q3 MEM -9; Q4 MEM +4
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The lead · Cavs-Pistons

Cleveland storms back from 16 down to beat Detroit

DeMarcus Cousins goes for 32 points

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-1-16+1CLE AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs2426163197
Pistons3318311496
Who led
Matthew DellavedovaPoints, last 10 games: 3, 7, 6, 4, 5, 11, 14, 9, 0, 21CLE21 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Dion WaitersPoints, last 10 games: 8, 10, 18, 15, 17, 30, 26, 22, 24, 18CLE18 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Josh SmithPoints, last 10 games: 13, 28, 24, 13, 23, 8, 15, 12, 12, 24DET24 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Kyle SinglerPoints, last 10 games: 7, 8, 11, 2, 14, 13, 9, 6, 5, 18DET18 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Four close finishes and one Timberwolves rout

Four of 10 games were decided by four points or fewer. Minnesota beat Atlanta by 24.

CLE over DET1IND over MIA1NOP over LAC2MEM over UTA4CHA over BKN5SAS over DEN5PHX over WAS6NYK over SAC8TOR over BOS9MIN over ATL24Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Lead changes
Nets-Bobcats19
Clippers-Pelicans16
Heat-Pacers15
Suns-Wizards10
Cavs-Pistons10
Raptors-Celtics7
Hawks-Wolves4
Nuggets-Spurs3
Knicks-Kings3
Shot of the night

Waiters's jumper at the buzzer puts the Cavaliers ahead, 97-96 final

The night in charts
Nets-Bobcats combined for 227, 16 more than any other game
Points by game
Nets-BobcatsNets 111, Bobcats 116
227
Nuggets-SpursNuggets 103, Spurs 108
211
Knicks-KingsKnicks 107, Kings 99
206
Clippers-PelicansClippers 96, Pelicans 98
194
Cavs-PistonsCavs 97, Pistons 96
193
Suns-WizardsSuns 99, Wizards 93
192
Hawks-WolvesHawks 83, Wolves 107
190
Raptors-CelticsRaptors 99, Celtics 90
189
Grizzlies-JazzGrizzlies 91, Jazz 87
178
Heat-PacersHeat 83, Pacers 84
167
6 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Heat-PacersHeat 83, Pacers 84
+1 IND
Cavs-PistonsCavs 97, Pistons 96
+1 CLE
Clippers-PelicansClippers 96, Pelicans 98
+2 NOP
Grizzlies-JazzGrizzlies 91, Jazz 87
+4 MEM
Nuggets-SpursNuggets 103, Spurs 108
+5 SAS
Nets-BobcatsNets 111, Bobcats 116
+5 CHA
Suns-WizardsSuns 99, Wizards 93
+6 PHX
Knicks-KingsKnicks 107, Kings 99
+8 NYK
Raptors-CelticsRaptors 99, Celtics 90
+9 TOR
Hawks-WolvesHawks 83, Wolves 107
+24 MIN
CLE erased a 16-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Cavs-PistonsCLE won · Cavs 97, Pistons 96
16 pts
Grizzlies-JazzMEM won · Grizzlies 91, Jazz 87
10 pts
Heat-PacersIND won · Heat 83, Pacers 84
5 pts
Nets-BobcatsCHA won · Nets 111, Bobcats 116
4 pts
Gortat shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GortatWAS · 17 PTS, 5 REB
73% (8-11)
CousinsSAC · 32 PTS, 15 REB, 8 AST, 2 STL
67% (10-15)
DragicPHX · 25 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST, 1 BLK
65% (11-17)
SinglerDET · 18 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
FavorsUTA · 22 PTS, 10 REB, 2 STL, 2 BLK
63% (10-16)
Final · Cavs-Pistons
Cavs 97Pistons 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs2426163197
Pistons3318311496
The story
Matthew Dellavedova had 21 points as Cleveland beat Detroit 97-96

Brandon Jennings led Detroit with 17 PTS, 13 AST, 5 REB 21 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB · 7-9 FG, 5-7 3PT

The swing

Down 16 after the third, the Cavaliers took the fourth 31-14.

CLE lead by quarter
200 −9−1−16+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Josh Smith led the game in fantasy with 50.1 FPTS (24 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST)

Final · Grizzlies-Jazz
Grizzlies 91Jazz 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies1723222991
Jazz2525211687
The story
Memphis beat Utah 91-87 behind 22 points and 13 rebounds from Zach Randolph

Enes Kanter paced Utah: 15 REB, 11 PTS, 2 AST 22 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST · 8-18 FG

The swing

A 29-16 fourth quarter erased a 9-point hole for the Grizzlies.

MEM lead by quarter
200 −8−10−9+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Derrick Favors topped the game at 45.5 FPTS: 22 PTS, 10 REB

Final · Nets-Bobcats
Nets 111Bobcats 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Nets283119276111
Bobcats2434252211116
The story
Al Jefferson's 35 points and 15 rebounds carried Charlotte past Brooklyn, 116-111 in OT

For Brooklyn, Deron Williams had 29 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB 35 PTS, 15 REB, 1 AST · 15-27 FG

The swing

The Bobcats trailed by 1 going into the third, then won it 25-19.

CHA lead by quarter
200 −4−1+50+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
2.8Season avg12.8Last 5

12.8 points a game over his last five games, against 2.8 in 46 earlier games. Today: 15 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.8Season avg7.0Last 3

7.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.8 in 58 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+30.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.6Season avg42.7Today

43 minutes today, against 12.6 a game in 31 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 38

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 17, 23, 19, 21, 24, 43, 15, 25, 32, 38Heat-Pacers · L
27.0 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 29, 26, 22, 34, 23, 34, 21, 32, 29, 36Knicks-Kings · W
28.2 PPG season to date · +7.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Al JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 26, 26, 25, 20, 16, 18, 28, 20, 35Bobcats-Nets · W
21.6 PPG season to date · +13.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 15 REB · 1 AST
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 21, 24, 28, 13, 19, 25, 24, 15, 32, 32Kings-Knicks · L
22.5 PPG season to date · +9.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 15 REB · 8 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 25, 25, 23, 36, 24, 8, 3, 9, 13, 31Clippers-Pelicans · L
18.6 PPG season to date · +12.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 23, 11, 4, 10, 9, 16, 12, 10, 19, 29Spurs-Nuggets · W
15.2 PPG season to date · +14.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 13 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Anthony DavisNOP+8.1 29.8 last 10 · 21.7 season
Tyreke EvansNOP+7.0 20.9 last 10 · 13.9 season
Kenneth FariedDEN+5.6 18.4 last 10 · 12.8 season
Amar'e StoudemireNYK+5.2 16.6 last 10 · 11.4 season
Kyle LowryTOR+5.2 22.8 last 10 · 17.6 season
Cold
Evan TurnerIND−8.6 6.5 last 10 · 15.1 season
Glen DavisLAC−6.0 4.2 last 10 · 10.2 season
Jeremy LambOKC−5.2 3.5 last 10 · 8.7 season
Harrison BarnesGSW−4.0 5.4 last 10 · 9.4 season
Carlos BoozerCHI−3.6 10.2 last 10 · 13.8 season