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Tuesday, March 3, 2015Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ATL trailed HOU by 14 at halftime and won 104–96.

Final · Box score
Lakers103
Hornets104
Q1 CHA -3; Q2 Hornets 0; Q3 CHA +4; Q4 CHA +1
Final · Box score
Celtics79
Cavs110
Q1 CLE +13; Q2 CLE +25; Q3 CLE +42; Q4 CLE +31
Final · Box score
Kings124
Knicks86
Q1 SAC +16; Q2 SAC +26; Q3 SAC +32; Q4 SAC +38
Final · Box score
Rockets96
Hawks104
Q1 ATL -9; Q2 ATL -14; Q3 ATL -9; Q4 ATL +8
Final · Box score
Wizards92
Bulls97
Q1 CHI +2; Q2 CHI +7; Q3 CHI +7; Q4 CHI +5
Final · Box score
Jazz93
Grizzlies82
Q1 UTA -1; Q2 UTA -1; Q3 UTA +3; Q4 UTA +11
Final · Box score
Bucks95
Nuggets106
Q1 Nuggets 0; Q2 DEN +4; Q3 DEN +6; Q4 DEN +11
On this day · 2013–14Mar 3, 2014: 8 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (Heat-Hornets), 61 points.
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The lead · Rockets-Hawks

Atlanta climbs out of a 14-point hole against Houston

Al Jefferson goes for 21 points

Game flow · ATL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-14-9+8ATL AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets3128221596
Hawks22232732104
Who led
Jeff TeaguePoints, last 10 games: 26, 23, 22, 12, 10, 11, 10, 11, 17, 25ATL25 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Al HorfordPoints, last 10 games: 21, 12, 6, 28, 22, 7, 15, 11, 17, 18ATL18 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 6, 6, 3, 8, 3, 9, 8, 5, 3, 21HOU21 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Terrence JonesPoints, last 10 games: 4, 10, 3, 9, 11, 15, 14, 26, 19, 18HOU18 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Sacramento posts the night's biggest win

Sacramento beat New York by 38, the widest margin of 7 games.

CHA over LAL1CHI over WAS5ATL over HOU8UTA over MEM11DEN over MIL11CLE over BOS31SAC over NYK38Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Jazz-Grizzlies12
Lakers-Hornets7
Wizards-Bulls6
Rockets-Hawks5
Bucks-Nuggets4
Celtics-Cavs2
Kings-Knicks0
The night in charts
Kings-Knicks combined for 210, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-KnicksKings 124, Knicks 86
210
Lakers-HornetsLakers 103, Hornets 104
207
Bucks-NuggetsBucks 95, Nuggets 106
201
Rockets-HawksRockets 96, Hawks 104
200
Celtics-CavsCeltics 79, Cavs 110
189
Wizards-BullsWizards 92, Bulls 97
189
Jazz-GrizzliesJazz 93, Grizzlies 82
175
2 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Lakers-HornetsLakers 103, Hornets 104
+1 CHA
Wizards-BullsWizards 92, Bulls 97
+5 CHI
Rockets-HawksRockets 96, Hawks 104
+8 ATL
Jazz-GrizzliesJazz 93, Grizzlies 82
+11 UTA
Bucks-NuggetsBucks 95, Nuggets 106
+11 DEN
Celtics-CavsCeltics 79, Cavs 110
+31 CLE
Kings-KnicksKings 124, Knicks 86
+38 SAC
ATL erased a 14-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Rockets-HawksATL won · Rockets 96, Hawks 104
14 pts
Lakers-HornetsCHA won · Lakers 103, Hornets 104
3 pts
Jazz-GrizzliesUTA won · Jazz 93, Grizzlies 82
1 pt
Terrence Jones shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Terrence JonesHOU · 18 PTS, 8 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
73% (8-11)
PauCHI · 20 PTS, 10 REB, 2 BLK, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
GiannisMIL · 19 PTS, 11 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
70% (7-10)
HorfordATL · 18 PTS, 8 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
64% (9-14)
TerryHOU · 21 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST
62% (8-13)
Final · Lakers-Hornets
Lakers 103Hornets 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers30202033103
Hornets27232430104
The story
Mo Williams had 20 points and 13 assists as Charlotte beat Los Angeles 104-103

Carlos Boozer led Los Angeles with 15 PTS, 11 REB 20 PTS, 13 AST, 3 REB · 5-14 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The Hornets won the third 24-20, their biggest quarter edge.

CHA lead by quarter
200 −30+4+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wizards-Bulls
Wizards 92Bulls 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards2222232592
Bulls2427232397
The story
Chicago beat Washington 97-92 behind 14 points and 12 rebounds from Joakim Noah

Marcin Gortat paced Washington: 12 PTS, 12 REB 14 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST, 3 BLK · 4-5 FG

The swing

A 27-22 second quarter did the most damage for the Bulls.

CHI lead by quarter
200 +2+7+7+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

John Wall topped the game at 48.8 FPTS: 21 PTS, 11 AST, 4 REB

Final · Rockets-Hawks
Rockets 96Hawks 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets3128221596
Hawks22232732104
The story
Paul Millsap's 16 points and 14 rebounds carried Atlanta past Houston, 104-96

For Houston, Donatas Motiejunas had 14 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST 16 PTS, 14 REB, 4 AST · 6-16 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

The Hawks trailed by 9 going into the fourth, then won it 32-15.

ATL lead by quarter
200 −9−14−9+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.5Season avg20.4Last 5

20.4 points a game over his last five games, against 9.5 in 41 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.2Season avg17.7Last 3

17.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.2 in 43 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.7Season avg39.9Today

40 minutes today, against 16.7 a game in 50 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 27

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 25, 22, 18, 31, 28, 18, 19, 42, 37, 27Cavs-Celtics · W
26.2 PPG season to date · +0.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Danilo GallinariPoints, last 10 games: 12, 3, 4, 10, 16, 22, 20, 13, 21, 26Nuggets-Bucks · W
9.9 PPG season to date · +16.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Rudy GayPoints, last 10 games: 11, 4, 24, 17, 28, 15, 28, 16, 24, 25Kings-Knicks · W
20.2 PPG season to date · +4.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Jeff TeaguePoints, last 10 games: 26, 23, 22, 12, 10, 11, 10, 11, 17, 25Hawks-Rockets · W
16.8 PPG season to date · +8.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Jeremy LinPoints, last 10 games: 14, 11, 7, 2, 18, 25, 8, 14, 20, 23Lakers-Hornets · L
11.0 PPG season to date · +12.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Nikola MiroticPoints, last 10 games: 0, 3, 7, 3, 8, 16, 6, 8, 29, 23Bulls-Wizards · W
7.8 PPG season to date · +15.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Danilo GallinariDEN+4.8 14.7 last 10 · 9.9 season
DeAndre JordanLAC+4.6 15.8 last 10 · 11.2 season
PJ TuckerPHX+4.3 12.9 last 10 · 8.6 season
Khris MiddletonMIL+4.1 16.2 last 10 · 12.1 season
Brandon JenningsDET+4.1 19.5 last 10 · 15.4 season
Cold
Kobe BryantLAL−7.2 15.1 last 10 · 22.3 season
Kyle LowryTOR−6.1 11.9 last 10 · 18.0 season
Monta EllisDAL−5.4 14.0 last 10 · 19.4 season
Terrence RossTOR−4.8 5.1 last 10 · 9.9 season
Gerald GreenPHX−4.7 7.3 last 10 · 12.0 season