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Sunday, February 22, 2015Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Grizzlies trailed Blazers by 13 after three quarters and won 98–92.

Final · Box score
Cavs101
Knicks83
Q1 Cavs +19; Q2 Cavs +24; Q3 Cavs +26; Q4 Cavs +18
Final · Box score
Wizards89
Pistons106
Q1 Pistons +5; Q2 Pistons -5; Q3 Pistons +11; Q4 Pistons +17
Final · Box score
Hawks97
Bucks86
Q1 Hawks +9; Q2 Hawks +13; Q3 Hawks +2; Q4 Hawks +11
Final · Box score
Warriors98
Pacers104
Q1 Pacers -12; Q2 Pacers +1; Q3 Pacers +3; Q4 Pacers +6
Final · Box score
Sixers98
Magic103
Q1 Magic +6; Q2 Magic +8; Q3 Magic +7; Q4 Magic +5
Final · Box score
Nuggets94
Thunder119
Q1 Thunder +18; Q2 Thunder +25; Q3 Thunder +29; Q4 Thunder +25
Final · Box score
Hornets81
Mavs92
Q1 Mavs +12; Q2 Mavs +10; Q3 Mavs +11; Q4 Mavs +11
Final · Box score
Grizzlies98
Blazers92
Q1 Grizzlies -2; Q2 Grizzlies 0; Q3 Grizzlies -13; Q4 Grizzlies +6
Final · OT · Box score
Celtics111
Lakers118
Q1 Lakers -6; Q2 Lakers -2; Q3 Lakers -5; Q4 Lakers 0; OT1 Lakers +7
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The lead · Grizzlies-Blazers

Memphis climbs out of a 13-point hole against Portland

Nikola Vucevic goes for 31 points

Game flow · Grizzlies margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-20-13+6Grizzlies AHEAD ↑Blazers AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies1919263498
Blazers2117391592
Who led
Marc GasolPoints, last 10 games: 15, 10, 15, 15, 23, 15, 16, 14, 8, 21Grizzlies21 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Courtney LeePoints, last 10 games: 13, 11, 7, 6, 2, 14, 6, 15, 0, 19Grizzlies19 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 14, 13, 19, 25, 13, 26, 23, 15, 19, 18Blazers18 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Nicolas BatumPoints, last 10 games: 7, 7, 5, 10, 20, 2, 5, 7, 8, 17Blazers17 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Nine games, by the margins

Closest finish: 5. Widest: Thunder by 25.

Magic over Sixers5Pacers over Warriors6Grizzlies over Blazers6Lakers over Celtics7Hawks over Bucks11Mavs over Hornets11Pistons over Wizards17Cavs over Knicks18Thunder over Nuggets25Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Grizzlies-Blazers13
Wizards-Pistons12
Sixers-Magic9
Nuggets-Thunder6
Celtics-Lakers3
Hawks-Bucks1
Hornets-Mavs1
Cavs-Knicks0
The night in charts
Celtics-Lakers combined for 229, 16 more than any other game
Points by game
Celtics-LakersCeltics 111, Lakers 118
229
Nuggets-ThunderNuggets 94, Thunder 119
213
Warriors-PacersWarriors 98, Pacers 104
202
Sixers-MagicSixers 98, Magic 103
201
Wizards-PistonsWizards 89, Pistons 106
195
Grizzlies-BlazersGrizzlies 98, Blazers 92
190
Cavs-KnicksCavs 101, Knicks 83
184
Hawks-BucksHawks 97, Bucks 86
183
Hornets-MavsHornets 81, Mavs 92
173
Magic won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Sixers-MagicSixers 98, Magic 103
+5 Magic
Grizzlies-BlazersGrizzlies 98, Blazers 92
+6 Grizzlies
Warriors-PacersWarriors 98, Pacers 104
+6 Pacers
Celtics-LakersCeltics 111, Lakers 118
+7 Lakers
Hawks-BucksHawks 97, Bucks 86
+11 Hawks
Hornets-MavsHornets 81, Mavs 92
+11 Mavs
Wizards-PistonsWizards 89, Pistons 106
+17 Pistons
Cavs-KnicksCavs 101, Knicks 83
+18 Cavs
Nuggets-ThunderNuggets 94, Thunder 119
+25 Thunder
Grizzlies erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Grizzlies-BlazersGrizzlies won · Grizzlies 98, Blazers 92
13 pts
Warriors-PacersPacers won · Warriors 98, Pacers 104
12 pts
Celtics-LakersLakers won · Celtics 111, Lakers 118
6 pts
Wizards-PistonsPistons won · Wizards 89, Pistons 106
5 pts
Wesley Johnson shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Wesley JohnsonLakers · 22 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
82% (9-11)
DrummondPistons · 18 PTS, 16 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
GortatWizards · 24 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
67% (12-18)
LinLakers · 25 PTS, 6 AST, 1 STL
67% (10-15)
KanterThunder · 20 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
Final · Warriors-Pacers
Warriors 98Pacers 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors3819212098
Pacers26322323104
The story
Rodney Stuckey had 30 points as Indiana beat Golden State 104-98

Andre Iguodala led Golden State with 14 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST 30 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB · 11-17 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

Down 12 after the first, the Pacers took the second 32-19.

Pacers lead by quarter
200 −12+1+3+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Grizzlies-Blazers
Grizzlies 98Blazers 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies1919263498
Blazers2117391592
The story
Marc Gasol's 21 points carried Memphis past Portland, 98-92

For Portland, Nicolas Batum had 17 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST 21 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK · 9-17 FG

The swing

The Grizzlies trailed by 13 going into the fourth, then won it 34-15.

Grizzlies lead by quarter
200 −20−13+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Mike Conley was the fantasy play: 43.7 FPTS on 15 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB

Final · Celtics-Lakers
Celtics 111Lakers 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Celtics322620285111
Lakers2630173312118
The story
Los Angeles beat Boston 118-111 in OT behind 25 points from Jeremy Lin

Evan Turner paced Boston: 12 PTS, 12 AST, 6 REB 25 PTS, 6 AST · 10-15 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The Lakers settled it in overtime, 12-5.

Lakers lead by quarter
200 −6−2−50+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Avery Bradley topped the game at 41.5 FPTS: 20 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.0Season avg21.8Last 5

21.8 points a game over his last five games, against 12.0 in 47 earlier games. Today: 30 points in 28 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.4Season avg16.3Last 3

16.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.4 in 56 earlier games. Today: 15 points in 21 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.1Season avg40.4Today

40 minutes today, against 21.1 a game in 52 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Klay Thompson leads the day with 39

Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 22, 14, 18, 29, 16, 13, 14, 20, 39Warriors-Pacers · L
22.4 PPG season to date · +17.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Nikola VucevicPoints, last 10 games: 17, 17, 20, 25, 25, 14, 14, 28, 18, 31Magic-Sixers · W
19.8 PPG season to date · +11.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 14 REB · 0 AST
Rodney StuckeyPoints, last 10 games: 22, 22, 2, 8, 2, 15, 18, 16, 30, 30Pacers-Warriors · W
12.4 PPG season to date · +18.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high30 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Kentavious Caldwell-PopePoints, last 10 games: 4, 28, 18, 3, 9, 15, 5, 20, 12, 26Pistons-Wizards · W
12.2 PPG season to date · +14.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Jeremy LinPoints, last 10 games: 7, 11, 4, 11, 14, 11, 7, 2, 18, 25Lakers-Celtics · W
10.6 PPG season to date · +14.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high25 PTS · 0 REB · 6 AST
Marcin GortatPoints, last 10 games: 14, 2, 4, 14, 8, 11, 14, 9, 8, 24Wizards-Pistons · L
11.7 PPG season to date · +12.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high24 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
D.J. AugustinThunder+6.3 16.9 last 10 · 10.6 season
Wayne EllingtonLakers+5.6 14.8 last 10 · 9.2 season
Jarrett JackNets+4.5 17.1 last 10 · 12.6 season
Khris MiddletonBucks+4.3 15.9 last 10 · 11.6 season
Rodney StuckeyPacers+4.1 16.5 last 10 · 12.4 season
Cold
Kobe BryantLakers−7.2 15.1 last 10 · 22.3 season
Gerald GreenSuns−5.7 6.8 last 10 · 12.5 season
Kyle LowryRaptors−5.5 12.8 last 10 · 18.3 season
Dwyane WadeHeat−5.0 16.1 last 10 · 21.1 season
Cory JosephSpurs−4.8 3.5 last 10 · 8.3 season