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Friday, March 28, 2014Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ORL trailed CHA by 14 after the first quarter and won 110–105.

Final · OT · Box score
Bobcats105
Magic110
Q1 ORL -14; Q2 ORL -9; Q3 ORL -7; Q4 Magic 0; OT1 ORL +5
Final · Box score
Celtics103
Raptors105
Q1 TOR +6; Q2 TOR +3; Q3 TOR +12; Q4 TOR +2
Final · Box score
Pacers78
Wizards91
Q1 WAS +3; Q2 WAS +7; Q3 WAS +18; Q4 WAS +13
Final · Box score
Cavs97
Nets108
Q1 Nets 0; Q2 BKN +11; Q3 BKN +8; Q4 BKN +11
Final · Box score
Heat110
Pistons78
Q1 MIA +5; Q2 MIA +15; Q3 MIA +32; Q4 MIA +32
Final · Box score
Blazers91
Bulls74
Q1 POR +3; Q2 POR +11; Q3 POR +15; Q4 POR +17
Final · Box score
Lakers107
Wolves143
Q1 MIN +17; Q2 MIN +31; Q3 MIN +34; Q4 MIN +36
Final · Box score
Jazz95
Pelicans102
Q1 NOP -2; Q2 NOP +5; Q3 NOP +6; Q4 NOP +7
Final · Box score
Kings81
Thunder94
Q1 OKC +17; Q2 OKC +16; Q3 OKC +31; Q4 OKC +13
Final · Box score
Spurs133
Nuggets102
Q1 SAS +8; Q2 SAS +19; Q3 SAS +23; Q4 SAS +31
Final · Box score
Knicks88
Suns112
Q1 PHX +8; Q2 PHX +22; Q3 PHX +22; Q4 PHX +24
Final · Box score
Grizzlies93
Warriors100
Q1 GSW +3; Q2 GSW +1; Q3 GSW +3; Q4 GSW +7
On this day · 2012–13Mar 28, 2013: 3 games. Top scorer: DeMarcus Cousins (Kings-Suns), 34 points.
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The lead · Bobcats-Magic

Orlando needs overtime to survive Charlotte

Stephen Curry goes for 33 points

Game flow · ORL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-14-9-70+5ORL AHEAD ↑CHA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Bobcats302031168105
Magic1625332313110
Who led
Nikola VucevicPoints, last 10 games: 19, 12, 20, 8, 15, 8, 16, 4, 22, 24ORL24 PTS · 23 REB · 1 AST
Arron AfflaloPoints, last 10 games: 17, 12, 24, 18, 4, 20, 18, 18, 10, 17ORL17 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Josh McRobertsPoints, last 10 games: 15, 9, 6, 9, 5, 8, 6, 11, 12, 24CHA24 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 24, 16, 7, 21, 20, 7, 26, 22, 20, 24CHA24 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Lead changes
Grizzlies-Warriors12
Celtics-Raptors9
Jazz-Pelicans9
Blazers-Bulls7
Bobcats-Magic5
Spurs-Nuggets4
Heat-Pistons2
Knicks-Suns2
Pacers-Wizards0
Cavs-Nets0
Lakers-Wolves0
Kings-Thunder0
Shot of the night

Johnson's jumper with 7 seconds left breaks the tie, 105-103 final

The night in charts
Lakers-Wolves combined for 250, 15 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-WolvesLakers 107, Wolves 143
250
Spurs-NuggetsSpurs 133, Nuggets 102
235
Bobcats-MagicBobcats 105, Magic 110
215
Celtics-RaptorsCeltics 103, Raptors 105
208
Cavs-NetsCavs 97, Nets 108
205
Knicks-SunsKnicks 88, Suns 112
200
Jazz-PelicansJazz 95, Pelicans 102
197
Grizzlies-WarriorsGrizzlies 93, Warriors 100
193
Heat-PistonsHeat 110, Pistons 78
188
Kings-ThunderKings 81, Thunder 94
175
Pacers-WizardsPacers 78, Wizards 91
169
Blazers-BullsBlazers 91, Bulls 74
165
2 of 12 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Celtics-RaptorsCeltics 103, Raptors 105
+2 TOR
Bobcats-MagicBobcats 105, Magic 110
+5 ORL
Grizzlies-WarriorsGrizzlies 93, Warriors 100
+7 GSW
Jazz-PelicansJazz 95, Pelicans 102
+7 NOP
Cavs-NetsCavs 97, Nets 108
+11 BKN
Kings-ThunderKings 81, Thunder 94
+13 OKC
Pacers-WizardsPacers 78, Wizards 91
+13 WAS
Blazers-BullsBlazers 91, Bulls 74
+17 POR
Knicks-SunsKnicks 88, Suns 112
+24 PHX
Spurs-NuggetsSpurs 133, Nuggets 102
+31 SAS
Heat-PistonsHeat 110, Pistons 78
+32 MIA
Lakers-WolvesLakers 107, Wolves 143
+36 MIN
ORL erased a 14-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bobcats-MagicORL won · Bobcats 105, Magic 110
14 pts
Jazz-PelicansNOP won · Jazz 95, Pelicans 102
2 pts
Pekovic shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PekovicMIN · 26 PTS, 3 REB
90% (9-10)
KDOKC · 29 PTS, 6 AST, 2 STL, 2 BLK
82% (9-11)
HaslemMIA · 17 PTS, 5 REB, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
Tristan ThompsonCLE · 14 PTS, 5 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
BelinelliSAS · 27 PTS, 2 AST, 2 BLK, 1 REB
67% (10-15)
Final · Celtics-Raptors
Celtics 103Raptors 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics26272030103
Raptors32242920105
The story
DeMar DeRozan's 30 points carried Toronto past Boston, 105-103

For Boston, Jerryd Bayless had 20 PTS, 3 AST 30 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB · 12-27 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 29-20, was where the Raptors built it.

TOR lead by quarter
200 +6+3+12+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bobcats-Magic
Bobcats 105Magic 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Bobcats302031168105
Magic1625332313110
The story
Nikola Vucevic had 24 points and 23 rebounds as Orlando beat Charlotte 110-105 in OT

Josh McRoberts led Charlotte with 24 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST 24 PTS, 23 REB, 1 AST · 11-22 FG

The swing

Down 7 after the third, the Magic took the fourth 23-16.

ORL lead by quarter
200 −14−9−70+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Heat-Pistons
Heat 110Pistons 78
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat28293518110
Pistons2319181878
The story
Miami beat Detroit 110-78 behind a 17-10-12 triple-double from LeBron James

Greg Monroe paced Detroit: 12 PTS, 8 REB 17 PTS, 12 AST, 10 REB · 7-13 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

A 35-18 third quarter did the most damage for the Heat.

MIA lead by quarter
400 +5+15+32+32 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
3.1Season avg13.6Last 5

13.6 points a game over his last five games, against 3.1 in 47 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 23 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.6Season avg5.3Last 3

5.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.6 in 59 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+32.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.6Season avg45.7Today

46 minutes today, against 13.6 a game in 32 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Twelve games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Minnesota by 36.

TOR over BOS2ORL over CHA5NOP over UTA7GSW over MEM7BKN over CLE11WAS over IND13OKC over SAC13POR over CHI17PHX over NYK24SAS over DEN31MIA over DET32MIN over LAL36Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Stephen Curry leads the day with 33

Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 13, 18, 10, 13, 27, 37, 23, 31, 20, 33Warriors-Grizzlies · W
23.6 PPG season to date · +9.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Goran DragicPoints, last 10 games: 20, 20, 19, 13, 18, 20, 18, 19, 25, 32Suns-Knicks · W
20.6 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 25, 16, 17, 29, 31, 33, 21, 13, 20, 30Raptors-Celtics · W
22.8 PPG season to date · +7.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 27, 42, 29, 30, 35, 35, 51, 27, 43, 29Thunder-Kings · W
32.2 PPG season to date · −3.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
Marco BelinelliPoints, last 10 games: 10, 9, 12, 12, 10, 17, 15, 9, 7, 27Spurs-Nuggets · W
11.6 PPG season to date · +15.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Nikola PekovicPoints, last 10 games: 23, 1, 20, 16, 17, 17, 17, 14, 8, 26Wolves-Lakers · W
17.9 PPG season to date · +8.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Tyreke EvansNOP+6.7 20.7 last 10 · 14.0 season
Kenneth FariedDEN+5.9 18.7 last 10 · 12.8 season
Anthony DavisNOP+5.7 27.0 last 10 · 21.3 season
Ramon SessionsMIL+5.3 17.0 last 10 · 11.7 season
Amar'e StoudemireNYK+5.2 16.7 last 10 · 11.5 season
Cold
Evan TurnerIND−8.6 6.3 last 10 · 14.9 season
Glen DavisLAC−6.7 3.4 last 10 · 10.1 season
Jeremy LambOKC−4.6 4.1 last 10 · 8.7 season
Jordan CrawfordGSW−4.2 6.6 last 10 · 10.8 season
Brandon JenningsDET−4.0 11.9 last 10 · 15.9 season