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Tuesday, March 10, 2015Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CLE trailed DAL by 5 after the first quarter and won 127–94.

Final · Box score
Magic86
Pacers118
Q1 IND -2; Q2 IND +12; Q3 IND +16; Q4 IND +32
Final · Box score
Pelicans111
Nets91
Q1 NOP -4; Q2 NOP +9; Q3 NOP +17; Q4 NOP +20
Final · Box score
Cavs127
Mavs94
Q1 CLE -5; Q2 CLE +14; Q3 CLE +23; Q4 CLE +33
Final · Box score
Raptors107
Spurs117
Q1 SAS +11; Q2 SAS +20; Q3 SAS +14; Q4 SAS +10
Final · Box score
Knicks82
Jazz87
Q1 UTA +4; Q2 UTA +8; Q3 Jazz 0; Q4 UTA +5
Final · Box score
Pistons85
Lakers93
Q1 LAL +5; Q2 LAL -1; Q3 LAL +6; Q4 LAL +8
On this day · 2013–14Mar 10, 2014: 7 games. Top scorer: Blake Griffin (Clippers-Suns), 37 points.
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The lead · Cavs-Mavs

Cleveland routs Dallas by 33

Rodney Stuckey goes for 34 points

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
-40-30-20-100+10+20+30+40TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5+14+23+33CLE AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs26413228127
Mavs3122231894
Who led
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 28, 18, 19, 42, 37, 27, 29, 18, 17, 27CLE27 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 17, 25, 18, 18, 24, 18, 26, 20, 8, 22CLE22 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Chandler ParsonsPoints, last 10 games: 18, 24, 6, 20, 16, 8, 8, 13, 11, 18DAL18 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 12, 23, 20, 19, 12, 20, 12, 6, 31, 17DAL17 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Lead changes
Knicks-Jazz12
Cavs-Mavs6
Raptors-Spurs6
Pistons-Lakers4
Pelicans-Nets2
Magic-Pacers1
The night in charts
Raptors-Spurs combined for 224, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Raptors-SpursRaptors 107, Spurs 117
224
Cavs-MavsCavs 127, Mavs 94
221
Magic-PacersMagic 86, Pacers 118
204
Pelicans-NetsPelicans 111, Nets 91
202
Pistons-LakersPistons 85, Lakers 93
178
Knicks-JazzKnicks 82, Jazz 87
169
UTA won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Knicks-JazzKnicks 82, Jazz 87
+5 UTA
Pistons-LakersPistons 85, Lakers 93
+8 LAL
Raptors-SpursRaptors 107, Spurs 117
+10 SAS
Pelicans-NetsPelicans 111, Nets 91
+20 NOP
Magic-PacersMagic 86, Pacers 118
+32 IND
Cavs-MavsCavs 127, Mavs 94
+33 CLE
CLE rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Cavs-MavsCLE won · Cavs 127, Mavs 94
5 pts
Pelicans-NetsNOP won · Pelicans 111, Nets 91
4 pts
Magic-PacersIND won · Magic 86, Pacers 118
2 pts
Pistons-LakersLAL won · Pistons 85, Lakers 93
1 pt
Monroe shot 10-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MonroeDET · 24 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
71% (10-14)
LeBronCLE · 27 PTS, 8 AST, 7 REB, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
StuckeyIND · 34 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB, 1 STL
68% (13-19)
FavorsUTA · 29 PTS, 12 REB, 2 STL
65% (11-17)
Amar'eDAL · 15 PTS, 3 REB
64% (7-11)
Final · Knicks-Jazz
Knicks 82Jazz 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks2015301782
Jazz2419222287
The story
Derrick Favors had 29 points and 12 rebounds as Utah beat New York 87-82

Cole Aldrich led New York with 17 PTS, 13 REB 29 PTS, 12 REB · 11-17 FG

The swing

The Jazz won the fourth 22-17, their biggest quarter edge.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +4+80+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Alexey Shved led the game in fantasy with 52.5 FPTS (21 PTS, 10 REB, 7 AST)

Final · Raptors-Spurs
Raptors 107Spurs 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors17243036107
Spurs28332432117
The story
San Antonio beat Toronto 117-107 behind 24 points and 11 rebounds from Kawhi Leonard

Kyle Lowry paced Toronto: 32 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB 24 PTS, 11 REB, 5 STL, 1 AST · 10-19 FG

The swing

A 28-17 first quarter did the most damage for the Spurs.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +11+20+14+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Magic-Pacers
Magic 86Pacers 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic2819231686
Pacers26332732118
The story
C.J. Watson's 12 points carried Indiana past Orlando, 118-86

For Orlando, Tobias Harris had 22 PTS, 6 REB 12 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB · 3-6 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 32-16, was where the Pacers built it.

IND lead by quarter
400 −2+12+16+32 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
18.8Season avg27.0Last 5

27.0 points a game over his last five games, against 18.8 in 42 earlier games. Today: 21 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.7Season avg5.6Last 3

5.6 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.7 in 59 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.0Season avg41.4Today

41 minutes today, against 15.0 a game in 34 earlier games. Line: 21 points, 10 rebounds, 7 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Cleveland posts the night's biggest win

Cleveland beat Dallas by 33, the widest margin of 6 games.

UTA over NYK5LAL over DET8SAS over TOR10NOP over BKN20IND over ORL32CLE over DAL33Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

Rodney Stuckey leads the day with 34

Rodney StuckeyPoints, last 10 games: 16, 30, 30, 5, 19, 12, 17, 12, 17, 34Pacers-Magic · W
12.9 PPG season to date · +21.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Kyle LowryPoints, last 10 games: 12, 13, 10, 11, 22, 11, 4, 25, 14, 32Raptors-Spurs · L
18.3 PPG season to date · +13.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Derrick FavorsPoints, last 10 games: 16, 14, 18, 21, 16, 21, 16, 15, 22, 29Jazz-Knicks · W
16.4 PPG season to date · +12.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 12 REB · 0 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 28, 18, 19, 42, 37, 27, 29, 18, 17, 27Cavs-Mavs · W
26.0 PPG season to date · +1.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Greg MonroePoints, last 10 games: 6, 20, 15, 12, 28, 21, 13, 19, 18, 24Pistons-Lakers · L
15.9 PPG season to date · +8.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 4, 12, 8, 14, 17, 22, 21, 25, 20, 24Spurs-Raptors · W
15.7 PPG season to date · +8.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Mo WilliamsCHA+7.4 21.4 last 10 · 14.0 season
Danilo GallinariDEN+6.7 16.8 last 10 · 10.1 season
Rodney StuckeyIND+6.3 19.2 last 10 · 12.9 season
Russell WestbrookOKC+5.9 33.3 last 10 · 27.4 season
Jordan ClarksonLAL+5.6 15.0 last 10 · 9.4 season
Cold
Kobe BryantLAL−7.2 15.1 last 10 · 22.3 season
Arron AfflaloPOR−5.5 8.4 last 10 · 13.9 season
Donald SloanIND−4.9 3.7 last 10 · 8.6 season
Dirk NowitzkiDAL−4.8 12.5 last 10 · 17.3 season
Ty LawsonDEN−4.5 11.5 last 10 · 16.0 season