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Sunday, March 8, 2015Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Magic trailed Celtics by 14 after the first quarter and won 103–98.

Final · Box score
Bulls105
Spurs116
Q1 Spurs +6; Q2 Spurs +18; Q3 Spurs +10; Q4 Spurs +11
Final · Box score
Clippers98
Warriors106
Q1 Warriors +1; Q2 Warriors +7; Q3 Warriors +19; Q4 Warriors +8
Final · Box score
Jazz95
Nets88
Q1 Jazz -3; Q2 Jazz -1; Q3 Jazz +3; Q4 Jazz +7
Final · Box score
Hornets108
Pistons101
Q1 Hornets -6; Q2 Hornets -8; Q3 Hornets -6; Q4 Hornets +7
Final · Box score
Celtics98
Magic103
Q1 Magic -14; Q2 Magic -6; Q3 Magic 0; Q4 Magic +5
Final · Box score
Raptors104
Thunder108
Q1 Thunder +5; Q2 Thunder -3; Q3 Thunder +7; Q4 Thunder +4
Final · Box score
Mavs100
Lakers93
Q1 Mavs +1; Q2 Mavs 0; Q3 Mavs -2; Q4 Mavs +7
On this day · 2013–14Mar 8, 2014: 6 games. Top scorer: Kyrie Irving (Cavs-Knicks), 30 points.
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The lead · Celtics-Magic

Orlando turns it around against Boston

Russell Westbrook posts a triple-double

Game flow · Magic margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-14-60+5Magic AHEAD ↑Celtics AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics3118202998
Magic17262634103
Who led
Victor OladipoPoints, last 10 games: 13, 19, 22, 17, 13, 19, 21, 38, 32, 22Magic22 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Tobias HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 23, 34, 15, 4, 12, 15, 13, 11, 19, 21Magic21 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Isaiah ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 14, 21, 21, 19, 28, 20, 11, 21, 27, 21Celtics21 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Brandon BassPoints, last 10 games: 13, 15, 18, 8, 8, 15, 15, 7, 17, 19Celtics19 PTS · 17 REB · 5 AST
Lead changes
Hornets-Pistons13
Mavs-Lakers11
Jazz-Nets10
Clippers-Warriors9
Celtics-Magic5
Bulls-Spurs1
The night in charts
Bulls-Spurs combined for 221, 9 more than any other game
Points by game
Bulls-SpursBulls 105, Spurs 116
221
Raptors-ThunderRaptors 104, Thunder 108
212
Hornets-PistonsHornets 108, Pistons 101
209
Clippers-WarriorsClippers 98, Warriors 106
204
Celtics-MagicCeltics 98, Magic 103
201
Mavs-LakersMavs 100, Lakers 93
193
Jazz-NetsJazz 95, Nets 88
183
2 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Raptors-ThunderRaptors 104, Thunder 108
+4 Thunder
Celtics-MagicCeltics 98, Magic 103
+5 Magic
Hornets-PistonsHornets 108, Pistons 101
+7 Hornets
Jazz-NetsJazz 95, Nets 88
+7 Jazz
Mavs-LakersMavs 100, Lakers 93
+7 Mavs
Clippers-WarriorsClippers 98, Warriors 106
+8 Warriors
Bulls-SpursBulls 105, Spurs 116
+11 Spurs
Magic erased a 14-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Celtics-MagicMagic won · Celtics 98, Magic 103
14 pts
Hornets-PistonsHornets won · Hornets 108, Pistons 101
8 pts
Jazz-NetsJazz won · Jazz 95, Nets 88
3 pts
Raptors-ThunderThunder won · Raptors 104, Thunder 108
3 pts
Mavs-LakersMavs won · Mavs 100, Lakers 93
2 pts
Jefferson shot 10-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
JeffersonHornets · 24 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
71% (10-14)
KlayWarriors · 21 PTS, 2 AST, 1 REB, 1 BLK
69% (9-13)
ParkerSpurs · 32 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
68% (13-19)
RedickClippers · 18 PTS, 2 AST, 2 STL, 1 REB
67% (8-12)
BassCeltics · 19 PTS, 17 REB, 5 AST
64% (9-14)
Final · Raptors-Thunder
Raptors 104Thunder 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors26351825104
Thunder31272822108
The story
Serge Ibaka had 21 points as Oklahoma City beat Toronto 108-104

Terrence Ross led Toronto with 20 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST 21 PTS, 7 REB, 5 BLK, 1 AST · 10-16 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

Down 3 after the second, the Thunder took the third 28-18.

Thunder lead by quarter
200 +5−3+7+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Magic
Celtics 98Magic 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics3118202998
Magic17262634103
The story
Victor Oladipo's 22 points carried Orlando past Boston, 103-98

For Boston, Brandon Bass had 19 PTS, 17 REB, 5 AST 22 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST · 7-16 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

The Magic trailed by 14 going into the second, then won it 26-18.

Magic lead by quarter
200 −14−60+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Isaiah Thomas was the fantasy play: 45.0 FPTS on 21 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB

Final · Hornets-Pistons
Hornets 108Pistons 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets27272430108
Pistons33292217101
The story
Charlotte beat Detroit 108-101 behind 24 points from Al Jefferson

Reggie Jackson paced Detroit: 25 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST 24 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL · 10-14 FG

The swing

A 30-17 fourth quarter erased a 6-point hole for the Hornets.

Hornets lead by quarter
200 −6−8−6+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+13.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.2Season avg21.4Last 5

21.4 points a game over his last five games, against 8.2 in 63 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 28 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.0Season avg5.3Last 3

5.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.0 in 58 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.6Season avg26Today

26 minutes today, against 8.6 a game in 38 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 0 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Seven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 4. Widest: San Antonio by 11.

Thunder over Raptors4Magic over Celtics5Jazz over Nets7Hornets over Pistons7Mavs over Lakers7Warriors over Clippers8Spurs over Bulls11Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Tony Parker leads the day with 32

Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 17, 21, 2, 5, 2, 19, 6, 19, 24, 32Spurs-Bulls · W
14.5 PPG season to date · +17.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 7, 12, 23, 20, 19, 12, 20, 12, 6, 31Mavs-Lakers · W
19.2 PPG season to date · +12.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 24, 34, 33, 21, 20, 39, 40, 49, 43, 30Thunder-Raptors · W
27.4 PPG season to date · +2.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Luka Doncic Mavs, Feb 28, 2024: 30 PTS · 11 REB · 16 AST
30 PTS · 11 REB · 17 AST
Reggie JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 5, 8, 17, 22, 16, 9, 14, 17, 25Pistons-Hornets · L
13.4 PPG season to date · +11.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 21, 10, 14, 18, 14, 13, 35, 25, 30, 24Raptors-Thunder · L
18.8 PPG season to date · +5.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Al JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 20, 8, 16, 14, 16, 21, 19, 23, 24Hornets-Pistons · W
17.4 PPG season to date · +6.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Danilo GallinariNuggets+6.8 16.9 last 10 · 10.1 season
Jordan ClarksonLakers+6.3 15.7 last 10 · 9.4 season
Mo WilliamsHornets+6.2 20.1 last 10 · 13.9 season
Russell WestbrookThunder+5.9 33.3 last 10 · 27.4 season
Khris MiddletonBucks+5.3 17.7 last 10 · 12.4 season
Cold
Kobe BryantLakers−7.2 15.1 last 10 · 22.3 season
Arron AfflaloBlazers−5.5 8.4 last 10 · 13.9 season
Dirk NowitzkiMavs−4.7 12.6 last 10 · 17.3 season
Cory JosephSpurs−4.2 3.6 last 10 · 7.8 season
Donald SloanPacers−4.0 4.8 last 10 · 8.8 season