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Sunday, March 22, 2015Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 9 points, by CHA (vs MIN) and CLE (vs MIL).

Final · Box score
Spurs114
Hawks95
Q1 SAS +13; Q2 SAS +18; Q3 SAS +18; Q4 SAS +19
Final · Box score
Cavs108
Bucks90
Q1 CLE -1; Q2 CLE -9; Q3 CLE +2; Q4 CLE +18
Final · Box score
Heat75
Thunder93
Q1 OKC +4; Q2 OKC +10; Q3 OKC +8; Q4 OKC +18
Final · Box score
Pelicans100
Clippers107
Q1 LAC -1; Q2 LAC -3; Q3 LAC +4; Q4 LAC +7
Final · Box score
Knicks89
Raptors106
Q1 TOR +4; Q2 TOR +15; Q3 TOR +8; Q4 TOR +17
Final · OT · Box score
Pistons105
Celtics97
Q1 DET +3; Q2 DET -6; Q3 DET -6; Q4 Pistons 0; OT1 DET +8
Final · Box score
Nuggets119
Magic100
Q1 DEN +3; Q2 DEN +18; Q3 DEN +30; Q4 DEN +19
Final · Box score
Wizards86
Kings109
Q1 SAC +5; Q2 SAC +7; Q3 SAC +20; Q4 SAC +23
Final · Box score
Hornets109
Wolves98
Q1 CHA -9; Q2 CHA -5; Q3 CHA +4; Q4 CHA +11
Final · Box score
Mavs92
Suns98
Q1 PHX +6; Q2 PHX +15; Q3 PHX +1; Q4 PHX +6
Final · Box score
Sixers87
Lakers101
Q1 LAL -2; Q2 LAL -6; Q3 LAL -1; Q4 LAL +14
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The lead · Hornets-Wolves

Charlotte climbs back to beat Minnesota

Danilo Gallinari goes for 40 points

Game flow · CHA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-5+4+11CHA AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets18362827109
Wolves2732192098
Who led
Mo WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 14, 23, 21, 19, 20, 18, 7, 18, 9, 24CHA24 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Al JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 19, 23, 24, 14, 9, 10, 21, 17, 18CHA18 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Gorgui DiengPoints, last 10 games: 8, 6, 6, 10, 21, 10, 11, 6, 19, 16MIN16 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Kevin MartinPoints, last 10 games: 9, 29, 10, 16, 14, 19, 23, 37, 22, 15MIN15 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Eleven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 6. Widest: Sacramento by 23.

PHX over DAL6LAC over NOP7DET over BOS8CHA over MIN11LAL over PHI14TOR over NYK17CLE over MIL18OKC over MIA18SAS over ATL19DEN over ORL19SAC over WAS23Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Pistons-Celtics14
Sixers-Lakers12
Pelicans-Clippers9
Wizards-Kings9
Mavs-Suns6
Cavs-Bucks5
Nuggets-Magic5
Heat-Thunder1
Hornets-Wolves1
Spurs-Hawks0
The night in charts
Nuggets-Magic combined for 219, 10 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-MagicNuggets 119, Magic 100
219
Spurs-HawksSpurs 114, Hawks 95
209
Pelicans-ClippersPelicans 100, Clippers 107
207
Hornets-WolvesHornets 109, Wolves 98
207
Pistons-CelticsPistons 105, Celtics 97
202
Cavs-BucksCavs 108, Bucks 90
198
Wizards-KingsWizards 86, Kings 109
195
Knicks-RaptorsKnicks 89, Raptors 106
195
Mavs-SunsMavs 92, Suns 98
190
Sixers-LakersSixers 87, Lakers 101
188
Heat-ThunderHeat 75, Thunder 93
168
PHX won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Mavs-SunsMavs 92, Suns 98
+6 PHX
Pelicans-ClippersPelicans 100, Clippers 107
+7 LAC
Pistons-CelticsPistons 105, Celtics 97
+8 DET
Hornets-WolvesHornets 109, Wolves 98
+11 CHA
Sixers-LakersSixers 87, Lakers 101
+14 LAL
Knicks-RaptorsKnicks 89, Raptors 106
+17 TOR
Heat-ThunderHeat 75, Thunder 93
+18 OKC
Cavs-BucksCavs 108, Bucks 90
+18 CLE
Nuggets-MagicNuggets 119, Magic 100
+19 DEN
Spurs-HawksSpurs 114, Hawks 95
+19 SAS
Wizards-KingsWizards 86, Kings 109
+23 SAC
CHA rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hornets-WolvesCHA won · Hornets 109, Wolves 98
9 pts
Cavs-BucksCLE won · Cavs 108, Bucks 90
9 pts
Pistons-CelticsDET won · Pistons 105, Celtics 97
6 pts
Sixers-LakersLAL won · Sixers 87, Lakers 101
6 pts
Pelicans-ClippersLAC won · Pelicans 100, Clippers 107
3 pts
AD shot 11-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ADNOP · 26 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
85% (11-13)
Kidd-GilchristCHA · 18 PTS, 9 REB, 1 BLK
80% (8-10)
DiawSAS · 17 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST
80% (8-10)
Lance ThomasNYK · 24 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
JR SmithCLE · 23 PTS, 4 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
Final · Mavs-Suns
Mavs 92Suns 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2715331792
Suns3324192298
The story
Phoenix beat Dallas 98-92 behind 20 points and 9 assists from Eric Bledsoe

Chandler Parsons paced Dallas: 19 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST 20 PTS, 9 AST, 6 REB, 3 STL · 6-15 FG, 1-6 3PT

The swing

A 24-15 second quarter did the most damage for the Suns.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +6+15+1+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pistons-Celtics
Pistons 105Celtics 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Pistons2615222517105
Celtics23242219997
The story
Andre Drummond had 22 rebounds and 18 points as Detroit beat Boston 105-97 in OT

Evan Turner led Boston with 23 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB 22 REB, 18 PTS, 4 BLK, 2 AST · 8-17 FG

The swing

The Pistons won the overtime 17-9.

DET lead by quarter
200 +3−6−60+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Nuggets-Magic
Nuggets 119Magic 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets28413317119
Magic25262128100
The story
Jameer Nelson's 15 points carried Denver past Orlando, 119-100

For Orlando, Nikola Vucevic had 20 PTS, 8 REB 15 PTS, 5 AST, 1 REB · 5-8 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 41-26, was where the Nuggets built it.

DEN lead by quarter
300 +3+18+30+19 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.8Season avg22.8Last 5

22.8 points a game over his last five games, against 10.8 in 50 earlier games. Today: 40 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.6Season avg11.6Last 3

11.6 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.6 in 67 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.8Season avg44.6Today

45 minutes today, against 18.8 a game in 69 earlier games. Line: 19 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Danilo Gallinari leads the day with 40

Danilo GallinariPoints, last 10 games: 26, 16, 14, 11, 9, 23, 24, 17, 10, 40Nuggets-Magic · W
11.4 PPG season to date · +29.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Kobe Bryant LAL, Dec 17, 2000: 40 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Career high40 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Jeremy LinPoints, last 10 games: 23, 12, 4, 7, 12, 14, 7, 15, 2, 29Lakers-Sixers · W
11.1 PPG season to date · +18.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 29, 18, 17, 27, 31, 21, 26, 16, 29, 28Cavs-Bucks · W
25.9 PPG season to date · +2.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Enes KanterPoints, last 10 games: 16, 8, 6, 21, 18, 23, 18, 19, 22, 27Thunder-Heat · W
14.6 PPG season to date · +12.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 12 REB · 0 AST
Kentavious Caldwell-PopePoints, last 10 games: 6, 11, 15, 13, 12, 1, 24, 20, 15, 27Pistons-Celtics · W
12.6 PPG season to date · +14.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 13, 6, 39, 29, 23, 43, 15, 36, 20, 26Pelicans-Clippers · L
24.6 PPG season to date · +1.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Danilo GallinariDEN+7.6 19.0 last 10 · 11.4 season
JJ RedickLAC+6.5 22.3 last 10 · 15.8 season
Khris MiddletonMIL+5.8 18.9 last 10 · 13.1 season
Elfrid PaytonORL+5.7 14.3 last 10 · 8.6 season
Isaiah ThomasBOS+5.1 21.4 last 10 · 16.3 season
Cold
Donald SloanIND−7.5 0.7 last 10 · 8.2 season
Kobe BryantLAL−7.2 15.1 last 10 · 22.3 season
KJ McDanielsHOU−5.1 3.0 last 10 · 8.1 season
Jared DudleyMIL−4.3 3.1 last 10 · 7.4 season
Ty LawsonDEN−4.3 11.2 last 10 · 15.5 season