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Tuesday, February 24, 2015Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CLE trailed DET by 9 at halftime and won 102–93.

Final · Box score
Warriors114
Wizards107
Q1 GSW +2; Q2 GSW +3; Q3 GSW +3; Q4 GSW +7
Final · Box score
Cavs102
Pistons93
Q1 CLE +3; Q2 CLE -9; Q3 CLE +3; Q4 CLE +9
Final · Box score
Pacers92
Thunder105
Q1 OKC +10; Q2 OKC +6; Q3 OKC +11; Q4 OKC +13
Final · Box score
Raptors92
Mavs99
Q1 DAL -4; Q2 DAL -6; Q3 DAL -3; Q4 DAL +7
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The lead · Cavs-Pistons

Cleveland fights back from 9 down against Detroit

Stephen Curry goes for 32 points

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+3-9+3+9CLE AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs30232425102
Pistons2735121993
Who led
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 23, 14, 5, 24, 5, 32, 12, 8, 16, 24CLE24 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 36, 18, 23, 25, 22, 18, 31, 28, 18, 19CLE19 PTS · 7 REB · 11 AST
Reggie JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 6, 0, 4, 6, 15, 5, 8, 17, 22DET22 PTS · 8 REB · 9 AST
Kentavious Caldwell-PopePoints, last 10 games: 28, 18, 3, 9, 15, 5, 20, 12, 26, 21DET21 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Warriors-Wizards7
Cavs-Pistons7
Raptors-Mavs6
Pacers-Thunder0
The night in charts
Warriors-Wizards combined for 221, 24 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-WizardsWarriors 114, Wizards 107
221
Pacers-ThunderPacers 92, Thunder 105
197
Cavs-PistonsCavs 102, Pistons 93
195
Raptors-MavsRaptors 92, Mavs 99
191
DAL won the closest game by 7
Closest finishes
Raptors-MavsRaptors 92, Mavs 99
+7 DAL
Warriors-WizardsWarriors 114, Wizards 107
+7 GSW
Cavs-PistonsCavs 102, Pistons 93
+9 CLE
Pacers-ThunderPacers 92, Thunder 105
+13 OKC
CLE rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Cavs-PistonsCLE won · Cavs 102, Pistons 93
9 pts
Raptors-MavsDAL won · Raptors 92, Mavs 99
6 pts
Ibaka shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
IbakaOKC · 23 PTS, 10 REB, 3 BLK
82% (9-11)
GortatWAS · 16 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
MilesIND · 21 PTS, 2 REB, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
PierceWAS · 25 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
StephGSW · 32 PTS, 8 AST, 2 STL
61% (11-18)
Final · Warriors-Wizards
Warriors 114Wizards 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors30243228114
Wizards28233224107
The story
Klay Thompson's 17 points carried Golden State past Washington, 114-107

For Washington, Marcin Gortat had 16 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST 17 PTS, 5 STL, 4 AST, 1 REB · 7-13 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 28-24, was where the Warriors built it.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +2+3+3+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Cavs-Pistons
Cavs 102Pistons 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs30232425102
Pistons2735121993
The story
Cleveland beat Detroit 102-93 behind 19 points and 11 assists from LeBron James

Reggie Jackson paced Detroit: 22 PTS, 9 AST, 8 REB 19 PTS, 11 AST, 7 REB, 3 STL · 6-14 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

A 24-12 third quarter erased a 9-point hole for the Cavaliers.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +3−9+3+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Thunder
Pacers 92Thunder 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2022272392
Thunder30183225105
The story
Russell Westbrook had a 20-11-10 triple-double as Oklahoma City beat Indiana 105-92

George Hill led Indiana with 13 PTS, 8 AST, 2 REB 20 PTS, 11 REB, 10 AST · 8-19 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The Thunder won the first 30-20, their biggest quarter edge.

OKC lead by quarter
200 +10+6+11+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.4Season avg19.8Last 5

19.8 points a game over his last five games, against 12.4 in 48 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 26 minutes.

Losing minutes
−19.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.0Season avg5.0Last 3

5.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.0 in 41 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.5Season avg31.6Today

32 minutes today, against 13.5 a game in 43 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · Raptors-Mavs

Dallas takes care of Toronto

A 7-point win, 99–92. Monta Ellis led Dallas with 20 points, 1 rebound and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
GSW over WAS7DAL over TOR7CLE over DET9OKC over IND13Final margin, points. Pink = DAL over TOR.
Top performances

Stephen Curry leads the day with 32

Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 32, 25, 23, 51, 26, 22, 20, 25, 25, 32Warriors-Wizards · W
23.8 PPG season to date · +8.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 0 REB · 8 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 19, 11, 4, 19, 2, 6, 17, 9, 8, 25Wizards-Warriors · L
12.6 PPG season to date · +12.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 23, 14, 5, 24, 5, 32, 12, 8, 16, 24Cavs-Pistons · W
16.9 PPG season to date · +7.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Serge IbakaPoints, last 10 games: 16, 13, 10, 13, 7, 7, 21, 16, 20, 23Thunder-Pacers · W
14.2 PPG season to date · +9.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Reggie JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 6, 0, 4, 6, 15, 5, 8, 17, 22Pistons-Cavs · L
13.1 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 8 REB · 9 AST
Kentavious Caldwell-PopePoints, last 10 games: 28, 18, 3, 9, 15, 5, 20, 12, 26, 21Pistons-Cavs · L
12.3 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
D.J. AugustinOKC+6.5 17.0 last 10 · 10.5 season
Wayne EllingtonLAL+5.6 14.8 last 10 · 9.2 season
Jarrett JackBKN+4.5 17.1 last 10 · 12.6 season
Alan AndersonBKN+4.4 11.3 last 10 · 6.9 season
Hassan WhitesideMIA+4.4 14.6 last 10 · 10.2 season
Cold
Kobe BryantLAL−7.2 15.1 last 10 · 22.3 season
Gerald GreenPHX−5.7 6.8 last 10 · 12.5 season
Dwyane WadeMIA−5.4 15.6 last 10 · 21.0 season
Cory JosephSAS−4.8 3.6 last 10 · 8.4 season
Monta EllisDAL−4.8 14.7 last 10 · 19.5 season