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Tuesday, March 24, 2015Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIL trailed MIA by 14 after three quarters and won 89–88.

Final · Box score
Raptors104
Pistons108
Q1 DET +10; Q2 DET +12; Q3 DET +10; Q4 DET +4
Final · Box score
Spurs94
Mavs101
Q1 DAL -12; Q2 DAL -3; Q3 DAL +10; Q4 DAL +7
Final · Box score
Heat88
Bucks89
Q1 MIL -5; Q2 MIL -2; Q3 MIL -14; Q4 MIL +1
Final · Box score
Lakers117
Thunder127
Q1 OKC +10; Q2 OKC +15; Q3 OKC +12; Q4 OKC +10
Final · Box score
Sixers106
Kings107
Q1 SAC -4; Q2 SAC -7; Q3 SAC +3; Q4 SAC +1
Final · Box score
Warriors122
Blazers108
Q1 GSW -4; Q2 GSW -5; Q3 GSW +13; Q4 GSW +14
On this day · 2013–14Mar 24, 2014: 10 games. Top scorer: Tyreke Evans (Pelicans-Nets), 33 points.
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The lead · Heat-Bucks

Milwaukee fights back late to top Miami

DeMarcus Cousins goes for 33 points

Game flow · MIL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5-2-14+1MIL AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat272428988
Bucks2227162489
Who led
Ersan IlyasovaPoints, last 10 games: 10, 6, 12, 19, 12, 15, 17, 20, 14, 19MIL19 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 5, 29, 11, 12, 19, 15, 19, 23, 15, 16MIL16 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 25, 28, 34, 28, 25, 32, 32, 22, 12, 21MIA21 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Goran DragicPoints, last 10 games: 21, 21, 18, 17, 18, 20, 20, 18, 12, 16MIA16 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Lead changes
Heat-Bucks10
Spurs-Mavs7
Warriors-Blazers4
Lakers-Thunder2
Shot of the night

Middleton's three at the buzzer puts the Bucks ahead, 89-88 final

The night in charts
Lakers-Thunder combined for 244, 14 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-ThunderLakers 117, Thunder 127
244
Warriors-BlazersWarriors 122, Blazers 108
230
Sixers-KingsSixers 106, Kings 107
213
Raptors-PistonsRaptors 104, Pistons 108
212
Spurs-MavsSpurs 94, Mavs 101
195
Heat-BucksHeat 88, Bucks 89
177
3 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Heat-BucksHeat 88, Bucks 89
+1 MIL
Sixers-KingsSixers 106, Kings 107
+1 SAC
Raptors-PistonsRaptors 104, Pistons 108
+4 DET
Spurs-MavsSpurs 94, Mavs 101
+7 DAL
Lakers-ThunderLakers 117, Thunder 127
+10 OKC
Warriors-BlazersWarriors 122, Blazers 108
+14 GSW
MIL erased a 14-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Heat-BucksMIL won · Heat 88, Bucks 89
14 pts
Spurs-MavsDAL won · Spurs 94, Mavs 101
12 pts
Sixers-KingsSAC won · Sixers 106, Kings 107
7 pts
Warriors-BlazersGSW won · Warriors 122, Blazers 108
5 pts
Iguodala shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
IguodalaGSW · 21 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
82% (9-11)
KanterOKC · 25 PTS, 16 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
67% (10-15)
ClarksonLAL · 30 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB, 3 BLK
63% (12-19)
WaitersOKC · 23 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST
63% (10-16)
GiannisMIL · 16 PTS, 10 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
60% (6-10)
Final · Heat-Bucks
Heat 88Bucks 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat272428988
Bucks2227162489
The story
Zaza Pachulia had 14 points and 11 rebounds as Milwaukee beat Miami 89-88

Dwyane Wade led Miami with 21 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB 14 PTS, 11 REB, 7 AST, 5 STL · 6-11 FG

The swing

Down 14 after the third, the Bucks took the fourth 24-9.

MIL lead by quarter
200 −5−2−14+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sixers-Kings
Sixers 106Kings 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers31391422106
Kings27362420107
The story
Rudy Gay's 21 points carried Sacramento past Philadelphia, 107-106

For Philadelphia, Robert Covington had 21 PTS, 3 REB 21 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST · 6-19 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The Kings trailed by 7 going into the third, then won it 24-14.

SAC lead by quarter
200 −4−7+3+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Spurs-Mavs
Spurs 94Mavs 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2917202894
Mavs17263325101
The story
Dallas beat San Antonio 101-94 behind 15 points from Chandler Parsons

Danny Green paced San Antonio: 17 PTS, 4 REB 15 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST · 6-12 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

A 33-20 third quarter erased a 3-point hole for the Mavericks.

DAL lead by quarter
200 −12−3+10+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.6Season avg22.4Last 5

22.4 points a game over his last five games, against 12.6 in 70 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.3Season avg7.7Last 3

7.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.3 in 59 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.0Season avg31Today

31 minutes today, against 12.0 a game in 46 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 6 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Golden State by 14.

MIL over MIA1SAC over PHI1DET over TOR4DAL over SAS7OKC over LAL10GSW over POR14Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Top performances

Monta Ellis leads the day with 38

Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 12, 6, 31, 17, 14, 24, 21, 12, 11, 38Mavs-Spurs · W
19.2 PPG season to date · +19.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high38 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 14, 29, 27, 12, 20, 39, 30, 20, 20, 33Kings-Sixers · W
23.8 PPG season to date · +9.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 17 REB · 3 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 12, 36, 9, 25, 19, 16, 16, 24, 24, 33Warriors-Blazers · W
23.4 PPG season to date · +9.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 2 REB · 10 AST
Jordan ClarksonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 25, 15, 10, 11, 10, 17, 8, 8, 30Lakers-Thunder · L
10.0 PPG season to date · +20.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high30 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 14, 32, 14, 28, 23, 14, 17, 18, 27, 29Blazers-Warriors · L
21.4 PPG season to date · +7.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Reggie JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 2, 14, 11, 10, 23, 11, 22, 17, 28Pistons-Raptors · W
13.6 PPG season to date · +14.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 9 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+5.7 18.8 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