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Thursday, March 12, 2015Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Pacers trailed Bucks by 12 after the first quarter and won 109–103.

Final · OT · Box score
Bucks103
Pacers109
Q1 Pacers -12; Q2 Pacers -2; Q3 Pacers +8; Q4 Pacers 0; OT1 Pacers +6
Final · Box score
Grizzlies87
Wizards107
Q1 Wizards -7; Q2 Wizards +13; Q3 Wizards +18; Q4 Wizards +20
Final · Box score
Rockets91
Jazz109
Q1 Jazz +5; Q2 Jazz +10; Q3 Jazz +17; Q4 Jazz +18
Final · OT · Box score
Cavs128
Spurs125
Q1 Cavs -1; Q2 Cavs -2; Q3 Cavs -5; Q4 Cavs 0; OT1 Cavs +3
Final · Box score
Knicks101
Lakers94
Q1 Knicks -3; Q2 Knicks +6; Q3 Knicks +6; Q4 Knicks +7
On this day · 2013–14Mar 12, 2014: 11 games. Top scorer: Carmelo Anthony (Knicks-Celtics), 34 points.
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The lead · Bucks-Pacers

Indiana flips a halftime deficit, wins in overtime

Kyrie Irving goes for 57 points

Game flow · Pacers margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-12-2+80+6Pacers AHEAD ↑Bucks AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Bucks312221227103
Pacers1932311413109
Who led
Rodney StuckeyPoints, last 10 games: 30, 30, 5, 19, 12, 17, 12, 17, 34, 25Pacers25 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Luis ScolaPoints, last 10 games: 16, 11, 9, 8, 15, 9, 7, 6, 15, 17Pacers17 PTS · 15 REB · 0 AST
Michael Carter-WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 15, 7, 8, 16, 11, 16, 12, 25, 11, 28Bucks28 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Ersan IlyasovaPoints, last 10 games: 15, 11, 17, 12, 21, 13, 10, 6, 12, 19Bucks19 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Cavs-Spurs13
Bucks-Pacers8
Knicks-Lakers8
Grizzlies-Wizards1
Rockets-Jazz0
The night in charts
Cavs-Spurs combined for 253, 41 more than any other game
Points by game
Cavs-SpursCavs 128, Spurs 125
253
Bucks-PacersBucks 103, Pacers 109
212
Rockets-JazzRockets 91, Jazz 109
200
Knicks-LakersKnicks 101, Lakers 94
195
Grizzlies-WizardsGrizzlies 87, Wizards 107
194
Cavs won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Cavs-SpursCavs 128, Spurs 125
+3 Cavs
Bucks-PacersBucks 103, Pacers 109
+6 Pacers
Knicks-LakersKnicks 101, Lakers 94
+7 Knicks
Rockets-JazzRockets 91, Jazz 109
+18 Jazz
Grizzlies-WizardsGrizzlies 87, Wizards 107
+20 Wizards
Pacers erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bucks-PacersPacers won · Bucks 103, Pacers 109
12 pts
Grizzlies-WizardsWizards won · Grizzlies 87, Wizards 107
7 pts
Cavs-SpursCavs won · Cavs 128, Spurs 125
5 pts
Knicks-LakersKnicks won · Knicks 101, Lakers 94
3 pts
Gobert shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GobertJazz · 22 REB, 19 PTS, 4 BLK, 2 AST
73% (8-11)
WallWizards · 21 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST, 2 BLK
73% (8-11)
BrewerRockets · 25 PTS, 5 REB, 1 STL
67% (10-15)
ParkerSpurs · 31 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB, 1 STL
65% (15-23)
KawhiSpurs · 24 PTS, 9 REB, 7 AST, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
Final · Cavs-Spurs
Cavs 128Spurs 125
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Cavs3032173118128
Spurs3133202615125
The story
LeBron James had 31 points as Cleveland beat San Antonio 128-125 in OT

Danny Green led San Antonio with 24 PTS, 4 REB 31 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB · 10-20 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

Down 5 after the third, the Cavaliers took the fourth 31-26.

Cavs lead by quarter
200 −1−2−50+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Bucks-Pacers
Bucks 103Pacers 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Bucks312221227103
Pacers1932311413109
The story
Rodney Stuckey's 25 points carried Indiana past Milwaukee, 109-103 in OT

For Milwaukee, Zaza Pachulia had 16 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST 25 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST · 8-17 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The Pacers trailed by 12 going into the second, then won it 32-22.

Pacers lead by quarter
200 −12−2+80+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Michael Carter-Williams was the fantasy play: 52.6 FPTS on 28 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST

Final · Rockets-Jazz
Rockets 91Jazz 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets2320222691
Jazz28252927109
The story
Utah beat Houston 109-91 behind 22 rebounds and 19 points from Rudy Gobert

Corey Brewer paced Houston: 25 PTS, 5 REB 22 REB, 19 PTS, 4 BLK, 2 AST · 8-11 FG

The swing

A 29-22 third quarter did the most damage for the Jazz.

Jazz lead by quarter
200 +5+10+17+18 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.7Season avg25.8Last 5

25.8 points a game over his last five games, against 14.7 in 49 earlier games. Today: 31 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−20.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.7Season avg3.0Last 3

3.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.7 in 56 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+27.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
4.9Season avg32.8Today

33 minutes today, against 4.9 a game in 11 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · Grizzlies-Wizards

Washington rolls past Memphis, 107–87

The Grizzlies were held to 14 points in the second quarter. Marcin Gortat led Washington with 22 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
Cavs over Spurs3Pacers over Bucks6Knicks over Lakers7Jazz over Rockets18Wizards over Grizzlies20Final margin, points. Pink = Wizards over Grizzlies.
Top performances

Kyrie Irving leads the day with 57

Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 25, 18, 18, 24, 18, 26, 20, 8, 22, 57Cavs-Spurs · W
22.0 PPG season to date · +35.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Jerry Stackhouse Pistons, Apr 3, 2001: 57 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Career high57 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 18, 19, 42, 37, 27, 29, 18, 17, 27, 31Cavs-Spurs · W
26.1 PPG season to date · +5.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 2, 5, 2, 19, 6, 19, 24, 32, 23, 31Spurs-Cavs · L
15.0 PPG season to date · +16.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Gordon HaywardPoints, last 10 games: 20, 18, 20, 15, 14, 21, 13, 25, 24, 29Jazz-Rockets · W
19.7 PPG season to date · +9.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Michael Carter-WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 15, 7, 8, 16, 11, 16, 12, 25, 11, 28Bucks-Pacers · L
14.9 PPG season to date · +13.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Rodney StuckeyPoints, last 10 games: 30, 30, 5, 19, 12, 17, 12, 17, 34, 25Pacers-Bucks · W
13.1 PPG season to date · +12.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Danilo GallinariNuggets+7.1 17.5 last 10 · 10.4 season
Rodney StuckeyPacers+7.0 20.1 last 10 · 13.1 season
Mo WilliamsHornets+6.9 21.0 last 10 · 14.1 season
Khris MiddletonBucks+6.5 19.3 last 10 · 12.8 season
Russell WestbrookThunder+6.0 33.3 last 10 · 27.3 season
Cold
Kobe BryantLakers−7.2 15.1 last 10 · 22.3 season
Ty LawsonNuggets−5.5 10.3 last 10 · 15.8 season
Arron AfflaloBlazers−5.2 8.7 last 10 · 13.9 season
Donald SloanPacers−4.9 3.7 last 10 · 8.6 season
Dirk NowitzkiMavs−4.8 12.5 last 10 · 17.3 season