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Sunday, March 15, 2015Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: HOU trailed LAC by 8 after the first quarter and won 100–98.

Final · Box score
Bulls100
Thunder109
Q1 OKC +2; Q2 Thunder 0; Q3 OKC +5; Q4 OKC +9
Final · Box score
Rockets100
Clippers98
Q1 HOU -8; Q2 HOU +8; Q3 HOU +10; Q4 HOU +2
Final · 2OT · Box score
Nuggets118
Pelicans111
Q1 DEN -5; Q2 DEN +3; Q3 DEN -6; Q4 Nuggets 0; OT1 Nuggets 0; OT2 DEN +7
Final · Box score
Cavs123
Magic108
Q1 CLE -2; Q2 CLE +11; Q3 CLE +14; Q4 CLE +15
Final · Box score
Wolves97
Spurs123
Q1 SAS +6; Q2 SAS +10; Q3 SAS +30; Q4 SAS +26
Final · Box score
Blazers113
Raptors97
Q1 POR +2; Q2 POR +11; Q3 POR +12; Q4 POR +16
Final · Box score
Knicks89
Suns102
Q1 PHX -6; Q2 PHX -1; Q3 PHX +9; Q4 PHX +13
Final · Box score
Hawks91
Lakers86
Q1 ATL +9; Q2 ATL +3; Q3 ATL +10; Q4 ATL +5
On this day · 2013–14Mar 15, 2014: 6 games. Top scorer: John Wall (Wizards-Nets), 33 points.
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The lead · Rockets-Clippers

James Harden scores 34, Houston rallies past Clippers

Anthony Davis goes for 36 points

Game flow · HOU margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8+8+10+2HOU AHEAD ↑LAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets22362616100
Clippers3020242498
Who led
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 31, 21, 15, 33, 18, 38, 28, 18, 15, 34HOU34 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Trevor ArizaPoints, last 10 games: 17, 20, 4, 9, 8, 4, 19, 11, 4, 19HOU19 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 22, 19, 28, 26, 36, 14, 2, 33, 11, 23LAC23 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Matt BarnesPoints, last 10 games: 6, 8, 6, 13, 6, 9, 13, 22, 14, 19LAC19 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Eight games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: San Antonio by 26.

HOU over LAC2ATL over LAL5DEN over NOP7OKC over CHI9PHX over NYK13CLE over ORL15POR over TOR16SAS over MIN26Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Nuggets-Pelicans13
Bulls-Thunder12
Knicks-Suns8
Rockets-Clippers5
Hawks-Lakers2
Cavs-Magic1
The night in charts
Cavs-Magic combined for 231, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Cavs-MagicCavs 123, Magic 108
231
Nuggets-PelicansNuggets 118, Pelicans 111
229
Wolves-SpursWolves 97, Spurs 123
220
Blazers-RaptorsBlazers 113, Raptors 97
210
Bulls-ThunderBulls 100, Thunder 109
209
Rockets-ClippersRockets 100, Clippers 98
198
Knicks-SunsKnicks 89, Suns 102
191
Hawks-LakersHawks 91, Lakers 86
177
2 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Rockets-ClippersRockets 100, Clippers 98
+2 HOU
Hawks-LakersHawks 91, Lakers 86
+5 ATL
Nuggets-PelicansNuggets 118, Pelicans 111
+7 DEN
Bulls-ThunderBulls 100, Thunder 109
+9 OKC
Knicks-SunsKnicks 89, Suns 102
+13 PHX
Cavs-MagicCavs 123, Magic 108
+15 CLE
Blazers-RaptorsBlazers 113, Raptors 97
+16 POR
Wolves-SpursWolves 97, Spurs 123
+26 SAS
HOU rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Rockets-ClippersHOU won · Rockets 100, Clippers 98
8 pts
Knicks-SunsPHX won · Knicks 89, Suns 102
6 pts
Nuggets-PelicansDEN won · Nuggets 118, Pelicans 111
6 pts
Cavs-MagicCLE won · Cavs 123, Magic 108
2 pts
Kyrie shot 12-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KyrieCLE · 33 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
80% (12-15)
LeBronCLE · 21 PTS, 13 AST, 8 REB, 3 STL
64% (9-14)
AldridgePOR · 24 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST
64% (9-14)
Marcus MorrisPHX · 20 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST
64% (9-14)
BartonDEN · 25 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
63% (10-16)
Final · Rockets-Clippers
Rockets 100Clippers 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets22362616100
Clippers3020242498
The story
Trevor Ariza's 19 points carried Houston past Los Angeles, 100-98

For Los Angeles, DeAndre Jordan had 20 REB, 5 PTS 19 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST · 7-15 FG, 2-7 3PT

The swing

The Rockets trailed by 8 going into the second, then won it 36-20.

HOU lead by quarter
200 −8+8+10+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hawks-Lakers
Hawks 91Lakers 86
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks2318272391
Lakers1424202886
The story
Atlanta beat Los Angeles 91-86 behind 21 points from Al Horford

Carlos Boozer paced Los Angeles: 13 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST 21 PTS, 5 REB, 5 STL, 3 AST · 10-21 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 23-14 first quarter did the most damage for the Hawks.

ATL lead by quarter
200 +9+3+10+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Pelicans
Nuggets 118Pelicans 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Nuggets2129213089118
Pelicans2621302482111
The story
Will Barton had 25 points as Denver beat New Orleans 118-111 in OT

Tyreke Evans led New Orleans with 25 PTS, 10 AST, 9 REB 25 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL · 10-16 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

Down 5 after the first, the Nuggets took the second 29-21.

DEN lead by quarter
200 −5+3−600+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.7Season avg19.0Last 5

19.0 points a game over his last five games, against 8.7 in 67 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.0Season avg16.7Last 3

16.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.0 in 66 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+32.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.7Season avg47.0Today

47 minutes today, against 14.7 a game in 42 earlier games. Line: 25 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Anthony Davis leads the day with 36

Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 41, 8, 13, 6, 39, 29, 23, 43, 15, 36Pelicans-Nuggets · L
24.7 PPG season to date · +11.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 14 REB · 7 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 21, 20, 39, 40, 49, 43, 30, 24, 29, 36Thunder-Bulls · W
27.5 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 31, 21, 15, 33, 18, 38, 28, 18, 15, 34Rockets-Clippers · W
26.9 PPG season to date · +7.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 18, 18, 24, 18, 26, 20, 8, 22, 57, 33Cavs-Magic · W
22.2 PPG season to date · +11.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Nikola MiroticPoints, last 10 games: 8, 29, 23, 26, 10, 19, 18, 16, 15, 27Bulls-Thunder · L
9.0 PPG season to date · +18.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Tyreke EvansPoints, last 10 games: 13, 15, 19, 22, 17, 21, 11, 26, 13, 25Pelicans-Nuggets · L
16.9 PPG season to date · +8.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 9 REB · 10 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Danilo GallinariDEN+6.6 17.4 last 10 · 10.8 season
Mo WilliamsCHA+6.4 20.6 last 10 · 14.2 season
Khris MiddletonMIL+6.4 19.3 last 10 · 12.9 season
Russell WestbrookOKC+5.6 33.1 last 10 · 27.5 season
Jordan ClarksonLAL+5.5 15.0 last 10 · 9.5 season
Cold
Kobe BryantLAL−7.2 15.1 last 10 · 22.3 season
Donald SloanIND−4.9 3.7 last 10 · 8.6 season
Dirk NowitzkiDAL−4.5 12.7 last 10 · 17.2 season
Jared DudleyMIL−4.3 3.1 last 10 · 7.4 season
Ty LawsonDEN−4.3 11.6 last 10 · 15.9 season