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Tuesday, March 17, 2015Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DET trailed MEM by 15 at halftime and won 105–95.

Final · Box score
Grizzlies95
Pistons105
Q1 DET -12; Q2 DET -15; Q3 DET -1; Q4 DET +10
Final · OT · Box score
Spurs100
Knicks104
Q1 NYK -4; Q2 NYK -10; Q3 NYK -7; Q4 Knicks 0; OT1 NYK +4
Final · Box score
Magic94
Rockets107
Q1 HOU +4; Q2 HOU +1; Q3 HOU -1; Q4 HOU +13
Final · Box score
Bucks84
Pelicans85
Q1 NOP +11; Q2 NOP -2; Q3 NOP +8; Q4 NOP +1
Final · Box score
Hornets92
Clippers99
Q1 LAC +8; Q2 LAC +18; Q3 LAC +3; Q4 LAC +7
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The lead · Grizzlies-Pistons

Detroit erases 15-point lead, steals one from Memphis

Reggie Jackson goes for 23 points

Game flow · DET margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-12-15-1+10DET AHEAD ↑MEM AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies3024221995
Pistons18213630105
Who led
Kentavious Caldwell-PopePoints, last 10 games: 19, 5, 8, 6, 11, 15, 13, 12, 1, 24DET24 PTS · 0 REB · 1 AST
Reggie JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 9, 14, 17, 25, 2, 14, 11, 10, 23DET23 PTS · 2 REB · 20 AST
Jeff GreenPoints, last 10 games: 6, 12, 16, 20, 19, 11, 8, 15, 6, 21MEM21 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Marc GasolPoints, last 10 games: 27, 17, 21, 18, 8, 23, 9, 12, 14, 17MEM17 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Lead changes
Magic-Rockets24
Grizzlies-Pistons8
Spurs-Knicks7
Hornets-Clippers5
Bucks-Pelicans4
The night in charts
Spurs-Knicks combined for 204, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Spurs-KnicksSpurs 100, Knicks 104
204
Magic-RocketsMagic 94, Rockets 107
201
Grizzlies-PistonsGrizzlies 95, Pistons 105
200
Hornets-ClippersHornets 92, Clippers 99
191
Bucks-PelicansBucks 84, Pelicans 85
169
2 of 5 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bucks-PelicansBucks 84, Pelicans 85
+1 NOP
Spurs-KnicksSpurs 100, Knicks 104
+4 NYK
Hornets-ClippersHornets 92, Clippers 99
+7 LAC
Grizzlies-PistonsGrizzlies 95, Pistons 105
+10 DET
Magic-RocketsMagic 94, Rockets 107
+13 HOU
DET erased a 15-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Grizzlies-PistonsDET won · Grizzlies 95, Pistons 105
15 pts
Spurs-KnicksNYK won · Spurs 100, Knicks 104
10 pts
Bucks-PelicansNOP won · Bucks 84, Pelicans 85
2 pts
Magic-RocketsHOU won · Magic 94, Rockets 107
1 pt
Henson shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HensonMIL · 14 PTS, 7 REB, 4 BLK
70% (7-10)
MotiejunasHOU · 23 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST
67% (8-12)
BlakeLAC · 19 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL
67% (8-12)
ArizaHOU · 17 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
KCPDET · 24 PTS, 1 AST
63% (10-16)
Final · Bucks-Pelicans
Bucks 84Pelicans 85
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks2123182284
Pelicans3210281585
The story
Anthony Davis' 20 points and 12 rebounds carried New Orleans past Milwaukee, 85-84

For Milwaukee, Giannis Antetokounmpo had 15 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST 20 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK · 6-18 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 32-21, was where the Pelicans built it.

NOP lead by quarter
200 +11−2+8+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Spurs-Knicks
Spurs 100Knicks 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Spurs292323214100
Knicks251726288104
The story
Alexey Shved had 21 points as New York beat San Antonio 104-100 in OT

Tony Parker led San Antonio with 21 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST 21 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL · 6-14 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

Down 7 after the third, the Knicks took the fourth 28-21.

NYK lead by quarter
200 −4−10−70+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Grizzlies-Pistons
Grizzlies 95Pistons 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies3024221995
Pistons18213630105
The story
Detroit beat Memphis 105-95 behind 16 points and 16 rebounds from Andre Drummond

Marc Gasol paced Memphis: 17 PTS, 11 REB, 6 AST 16 PTS, 16 REB, 5 BLK, 1 AST · 6-12 FG

The swing

A 36-22 third quarter erased a 15-point hole for the Pistons.

DET lead by quarter
200 −12−15−1+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.9Season avg23.6Last 5

23.6 points a game over his last five games, against 14.9 in 51 earlier games. Today: 21 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−21.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.4Season avg2.3Last 3

2.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.4 in 57 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 1 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.7Season avg36.2Today

36 minutes today, against 16.7 a game in 38 earlier games. Line: 21 points, 3 rebounds, 7 assists.

Second story · Spurs-Knicks

New York needs overtime to survive San Antonio

Tied 96–96 after regulation. New York won the final period 8–4 for a 104–100 win. Langston Galloway led New York with 22 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Knicks-Spurs
Langston Galloway · NYKTony Parker · SASPTS2221REB46AST46Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Top performances

Victor Oladipo leads the day with 29

Victor OladipoPoints, last 10 games: 19, 21, 38, 32, 22, 13, 14, 11, 25, 29Magic-Rockets · L
17.6 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Kentavious Caldwell-PopePoints, last 10 games: 19, 5, 8, 6, 11, 15, 13, 12, 1, 24Pistons-Grizzlies · W
12.2 PPG season to date · +12.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 0 REB · 1 AST
Reggie JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 9, 14, 17, 25, 2, 14, 11, 10, 23Pistons-Grizzlies · W
13.2 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 2 REB · 20 AST
Donatas MotiejunasPoints, last 10 games: 11, 16, 14, 10, 4, 18, 10, 13, 9, 23Rockets-Magic · W
11.8 PPG season to date · +11.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
JJ RedickPoints, last 10 games: 18, 12, 18, 26, 18, 26, 25, 17, 15, 23Clippers-Hornets · W
15.4 PPG season to date · +7.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Langston GallowayPoints, last 10 games: 6, 6, 11, 5, 14, 4, 12, 10, 7, 22Knicks-Spurs · W
11.1 PPG season to date · +11.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high22 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Danilo GallinariDEN+6.6 17.4 last 10 · 10.8 season
Russell WestbrookOKC+5.9 33.4 last 10 · 27.5 season
Isaiah ThomasBOS+5.1 21.4 last 10 · 16.3 season
Khris MiddletonMIL+5.0 17.8 last 10 · 12.8 season
Jordan ClarksonLAL+4.9 14.5 last 10 · 9.6 season
Cold
Kobe BryantLAL−7.2 15.1 last 10 · 22.3 season
Donald SloanIND−6.0 2.4 last 10 · 8.4 season
Jared DudleyMIL−4.3 3.1 last 10 · 7.4 season
Ty LawsonDEN−4.3 11.6 last 10 · 15.9 season
KJ McDanielsHOU−4.1 4.1 last 10 · 8.2 season