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Sunday, March 30, 2014Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NYK trailed GSW by 10 after the first quarter and won 89–84.

Final · Box score
Pacers76
Cavs90
Q1 CLE +5; Q2 CLE +13; Q3 CLE +15; Q4 CLE +14
Final · Box score
Jazz96
Thunder116
Q1 OKC +17; Q2 OKC +19; Q3 OKC +15; Q4 OKC +20
Final · Box score
Wolves99
Nets114
Q1 BKN +3; Q2 BKN +5; Q3 BKN +3; Q4 BKN +15
Final · Box score
Raptors98
Magic93
Q1 TOR +5; Q2 TOR +19; Q3 TOR +9; Q4 TOR +5
Final · Box score
Bulls107
Celtics102
Q1 CHI -1; Q2 CHI +1; Q3 CHI +1; Q4 CHI +5
Final · Box score
Knicks89
Warriors84
Q1 NYK -10; Q2 NYK +12; Q3 NYK +8; Q4 NYK +5
Final · Box score
Grizzlies98
Blazers105
Q1 POR +2; Q2 POR +12; Q3 POR +16; Q4 POR +7
Final · Box score
Suns99
Lakers115
Q1 LAL +11; Q2 LAL +18; Q3 LAL +15; Q4 LAL +16
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The lead · Knicks-Warriors

New York rallies from 10 down to beat Golden State

Chris Kaman goes for 28 points

Game flow · NYK margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10+12+8+5NYK AHEAD ↑GSW AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks2234181589
Warriors3212221884
Who led
JR SmithPoints, last 10 games: 22, 13, 15, 7, 6, 18, 12, 29, 15, 21NYK21 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 22, 34, 23, 34, 21, 32, 29, 36, 21, 19NYK19 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 18, 10, 13, 27, 37, 23, 31, 20, 33, 32GSW32 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 6, 22, 14, 26, 27, 20, 29, 16, 14, 15GSW15 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Bulls-Celtics

Boston's skid reaches four

Chicago won 107–102; the Celtics fall to 23–50. D.J. Augustin led Chicago with 33 points, 1 rebound and 3 assists.

Streak strip · BOS
L@ IND83–94Lvs NYK92–116Lvs PHX80–87L@ NOP120–121L@ DAL89–94Wvs MIA101–96L@ BKN98–114Lvs TOR90–99L@ TOR103–105Lvs CHI102–107
Lead changes
Bulls-Celtics16
Raptors-Magic8
Grizzlies-Blazers8
Wolves-Nets7
Suns-Lakers4
Pacers-Cavs2
Knicks-Warriors2
Jazz-Thunder0
The night in charts
Suns-Lakers combined for 214, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-LakersSuns 99, Lakers 115
214
Wolves-NetsWolves 99, Nets 114
213
Jazz-ThunderJazz 96, Thunder 116
212
Bulls-CelticsBulls 107, Celtics 102
209
Grizzlies-BlazersGrizzlies 98, Blazers 105
203
Raptors-MagicRaptors 98, Magic 93
191
Knicks-WarriorsKnicks 89, Warriors 84
173
Pacers-CavsPacers 76, Cavs 90
166
3 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bulls-CelticsBulls 107, Celtics 102
+5 CHI
Knicks-WarriorsKnicks 89, Warriors 84
+5 NYK
Raptors-MagicRaptors 98, Magic 93
+5 TOR
Grizzlies-BlazersGrizzlies 98, Blazers 105
+7 POR
Pacers-CavsPacers 76, Cavs 90
+14 CLE
Wolves-NetsWolves 99, Nets 114
+15 BKN
Suns-LakersSuns 99, Lakers 115
+16 LAL
Jazz-ThunderJazz 96, Thunder 116
+20 OKC
NYK erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Knicks-WarriorsNYK won · Knicks 89, Warriors 84
10 pts
Bulls-CelticsCHI won · Bulls 107, Celtics 102
1 pt
Vucevic shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
VucevicORL · 22 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST, 2 BLK
77% (10-13)
PierceBKN · 22 PTS, 5 REB, 2 STL
73% (8-11)
AugustinCHI · 33 PTS, 3 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
BoozerCHI · 14 PTS, 6 REB
70% (7-10)
KDOKC · 31 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
Final · Knicks-Warriors
Knicks 89Warriors 84
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks2234181589
Warriors3212221884
The story
JR Smith had 21 points as New York beat Golden State 89-84

Jermaine O'Neal led Golden State with 12 REB, 8 PTS, 2 AST 21 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST · 8-17 FG, 3-9 3PT

The swing

Down 10 after the first, the Knicks took the second 34-12.

NYK lead by quarter
200 −10+12+8+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Stephen Curry led the game in fantasy with 42.3 FPTS (32 PTS, 4 REB)

Final · Raptors-Magic
Raptors 98Magic 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors2730162598
Magic2216262993
The story
DeMar DeRozan's 28 points carried Toronto past Orlando, 98-93

For Orlando, Victor Oladipo had 16 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB 28 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST · 6-14 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 30-16, was where the Raptors built it.

TOR lead by quarter
200 +5+19+9+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Nikola Vucevic was the fantasy play: 47.0 FPTS on 22 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST

Final · Bulls-Celtics
Bulls 107Celtics 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls25262729107
Celtics26242725102
The story
Chicago beat Boston 107-102 behind 13 points and 13 assists from Joakim Noah

Rajon Rondo paced Boston: 17 PTS, 11 AST, 4 REB 13 PTS, 13 AST, 8 REB · 3-6 FG

The swing

A 29-25 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Bulls.

CHI lead by quarter
200 −1+1+1+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
5.8Season avg13.6Last 5

13.6 points a game over his last five games, against 5.8 in 59 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.6Season avg15.0Last 3

15.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.6 in 72 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.2Season avg32Today

32 minutes today, against 18.2 a game in 37 earlier games. Line: 28 points, 17 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

D.J. Augustin leads the day with 33

D.J. AugustinPoints, last 10 games: 24, 13, 12, 10, 20, 17, 16, 4, 15, 33Bulls-Celtics · W
12.5 PPG season to date · +20.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high33 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 18, 10, 13, 27, 37, 23, 31, 20, 33, 32Warriors-Knicks · L
23.7 PPG season to date · +8.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 42, 29, 30, 35, 35, 51, 27, 43, 29, 31Thunder-Jazz · W
32.2 PPG season to date · −1.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Chris KamanPoints, last 10 games: 19, 9, 16, 8, 6, 0, 13, 13, 2, 28Lakers-Suns · W
10.3 PPG season to date · +18.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 17 REB · 6 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 16, 21, 10, 30, 28, 19, 14, 25, 5, 28Blazers-Grizzlies · W
23.2 PPG season to date · +4.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 16, 17, 29, 31, 33, 21, 13, 20, 30, 28Raptors-Magic · W
22.8 PPG season to date · +5.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Kenneth FariedDEN+5.9 18.7 last 10 · 12.8 season
Anthony DavisNOP+5.7 27.0 last 10 · 21.3 season
Amar'e StoudemireNYK+5.6 17.2 last 10 · 11.6 season
Dion WaitersCLE+5.5 20.9 last 10 · 15.4 season
Tyreke EvansNOP+5.3 19.3 last 10 · 14.0 season
Cold
Evan TurnerIND−9.0 5.8 last 10 · 14.8 season
Glen DavisLAC−6.9 3.0 last 10 · 9.9 season
Brandon JenningsDET−5.0 10.7 last 10 · 15.7 season
Jordan CrawfordGSW−4.6 6.1 last 10 · 10.7 season
Jeremy LambOKC−4.5 4.2 last 10 · 8.7 season