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Wednesday, March 25, 2015Regular season · 13 games
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13 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: HOU trailed NOP by 15 after the first quarter and won 95–93.

Final · Box score
Nets91
Hornets88
Q1 BKN -3; Q2 BKN -4; Q3 BKN +4; Q4 BKN +3
Final · Box score
Clippers111
Knicks80
Q1 LAC +11; Q2 LAC +30; Q3 LAC +36; Q4 LAC +31
Final · Box score
Hawks95
Magic83
Q1 ATL -8; Q2 ATL -5; Q3 ATL -3; Q4 ATL +12
Final · Box score
Bulls116
Raptors103
Q1 CHI -9; Q2 CHI -4; Q3 CHI -5; Q4 CHI +13
Final · Box score
Pacers103
Wizards101
Q1 IND -6; Q2 IND -2; Q3 IND -6; Q4 IND +2
Final · Box score
Heat93
Celtics86
Q1 MIA +7; Q2 MIA +17; Q3 MIA +20; Q4 MIA +7
Final · Box score
Cavs111
Grizzlies89
Q1 CLE +3; Q2 CLE +13; Q3 CLE +25; Q4 CLE +22
Final · OT · Box score
Lakers101
Wolves99
Q1 LAL +9; Q2 LAL +6; Q3 LAL +7; Q4 Lakers 0; OT1 LAL +2
Final · Box score
Rockets95
Pelicans93
Q1 HOU -15; Q2 HOU -3; Q3 HOU +8; Q4 HOU +2
Final · Box score
Sixers99
Nuggets85
Q1 PHI +1; Q2 PHI +3; Q3 PHI -4; Q4 PHI +14
Final · Box score
Blazers92
Jazz89
Q1 POR -9; Q2 POR -2; Q3 POR -10; Q4 POR +3
Final · Box score
Thunder91
Spurs130
Q1 SAS +4; Q2 SAS +21; Q3 SAS +26; Q4 SAS +39
Final · Box score
Kings108
Suns99
Q1 SAC +5; Q2 SAC +5; Q3 SAC +13; Q4 SAC +9
On this day · 2013–14Mar 25, 2014: 4 games. Top scorer: Kevin Durant (Thunder-Mavs), 43 points.
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The lead · Rockets-Pelicans

Houston storms back from 15 down to beat New Orleans

Anthony Davis goes for 24 points

Game flow · HOU margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-15-3+8+2HOU AHEAD ↑NOP AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets1930291795
Pelicans3418182393
Who led
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 38, 28, 18, 15, 34, 17, 50, 16, 44, 25HOU25 PTS · 6 REB · 10 AST
Trevor ArizaPoints, last 10 games: 4, 19, 11, 4, 19, 17, 17, 15, 4, 22HOU22 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Tyreke EvansPoints, last 10 games: 17, 21, 11, 26, 13, 25, 12, 9, 2, 28NOP28 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 6, 39, 29, 23, 43, 15, 36, 20, 26, 24NOP24 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Kings-Suns15
Lakers-Wolves11
Blazers-Jazz10
Pacers-Wizards8
Nets-Hornets7
Heat-Celtics7
Sixers-Nuggets6
Bulls-Raptors4
Cavs-Grizzlies3
Rockets-Pelicans3
Hawks-Magic2
Clippers-Knicks0
Shot of the night

Hill's jumper with 2 seconds left breaks the tie, 103-101 final

The night in charts
Thunder-Spurs combined for 221, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Thunder-SpursThunder 91, Spurs 130
221
Bulls-RaptorsBulls 116, Raptors 103
219
Kings-SunsKings 108, Suns 99
207
Pacers-WizardsPacers 103, Wizards 101
204
Cavs-GrizzliesCavs 111, Grizzlies 89
200
Lakers-WolvesLakers 101, Wolves 99
200
Clippers-KnicksClippers 111, Knicks 80
191
Rockets-PelicansRockets 95, Pelicans 93
188
Sixers-NuggetsSixers 99, Nuggets 85
184
Blazers-JazzBlazers 92, Jazz 89
181
Nets-HornetsNets 91, Hornets 88
179
Heat-CelticsHeat 93, Celtics 86
179
Hawks-MagicHawks 95, Magic 83
178
5 of 13 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Rockets-PelicansRockets 95, Pelicans 93
+2 HOU
Lakers-WolvesLakers 101, Wolves 99
+2 LAL
Pacers-WizardsPacers 103, Wizards 101
+2 IND
Nets-HornetsNets 91, Hornets 88
+3 BKN
Blazers-JazzBlazers 92, Jazz 89
+3 POR
Heat-CelticsHeat 93, Celtics 86
+7 MIA
Kings-SunsKings 108, Suns 99
+9 SAC
Hawks-MagicHawks 95, Magic 83
+12 ATL
Bulls-RaptorsBulls 116, Raptors 103
+13 CHI
Sixers-NuggetsSixers 99, Nuggets 85
+14 PHI
Cavs-GrizzliesCavs 111, Grizzlies 89
+22 CLE
Clippers-KnicksClippers 111, Knicks 80
+31 LAC
Thunder-SpursThunder 91, Spurs 130
+39 SAS
HOU erased a 15-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Rockets-PelicansHOU won · Rockets 95, Pelicans 93
15 pts
Blazers-JazzPOR won · Blazers 92, Jazz 89
10 pts
Bulls-RaptorsCHI won · Bulls 116, Raptors 103
9 pts
Hawks-MagicATL won · Hawks 95, Magic 83
8 pts
Pacers-WizardsIND won · Pacers 103, Wizards 101
6 pts
Rivers shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
RiversLAC · 21 PTS, 3 AST, 2 STL
90% (9-10)
LoveCLE · 22 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST, 2 BLK
77% (10-13)
ParkerSAS · 21 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST, 3 STL
71% (10-14)
UdrihMEM · 15 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
GortatWAS · 16 PTS, 7 REB, 2 BLK, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Final · Lakers-Wolves
Lakers 101Wolves 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Lakers2425241711101
Wolves15282324999
The story
Jordan Clarkson had 20 points as Los Angeles beat Minnesota 101-99 in OT

Chase Budinger led Minnesota with 22 PTS, 6 REB 20 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST · 6-16 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Lakers won the first 24-15, their biggest quarter edge.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +9+6+70+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Andrew Wiggins led the game in fantasy with 50.7 FPTS (27 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST)

Final · Rockets-Pelicans
Rockets 95Pelicans 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets1930291795
Pelicans3418182393
The story
James Harden's 25 points and 10 assists carried Houston past New Orleans, 95-93

For New Orleans, Tyreke Evans had 28 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB 25 PTS, 10 AST, 6 REB · 9-20 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The Rockets trailed by 15 going into the second, then won it 30-18.

HOU lead by quarter
200 −15−3+8+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Jazz
Blazers 92Jazz 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers1225183792
Jazz2118262489
The story
Portland beat Utah 92-89 behind 23 points and 12 assists from Damian Lillard

Derrick Favors paced Utah: 26 PTS, 13 REB 23 PTS, 12 AST, 8 REB · 6-16 FG, 1-6 3PT

The swing

A 37-24 fourth quarter erased a 10-point hole for the Trail Blazers.

POR lead by quarter
200 −9−2−10+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.7Season avg21.0Last 5

21.0 points a game over his last five games, against 9.7 in 72 earlier games. Today: 15 points in 28 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.1Season avg16.0Last 3

16.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.1 in 32 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.8Season avg47.7Today

48 minutes today, against 21.8 a game in 65 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Five close finishes and one Spurs rout

Five of 13 games were decided by four points or fewer. San Antonio beat OKC by 39.

IND over WAS2LAL over MIN2HOU over NOP2BKN over CHA3POR over UTA3MIA over BOS7SAC over PHX9ATL over ORL12CHI over TOR13PHI over DEN14CLE over MEM22LAC over NYK31SAS over OKC39Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Top performances

Brook Lopez leads the day with 34

Brook LopezPoints, last 10 games: 19, 15, 15, 10, 16, 10, 32, 26, 31, 34Nets-Hornets · W
16.3 PPG season to date · +18.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
John WallPoints, last 10 games: 11, 15, 21, 31, 21, 24, 19, 9, 11, 34Wizards-Pacers · L
17.4 PPG season to date · +16.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
George HillPoints, last 10 games: 15, 13, 17, 30, 23, 10, 24, 18, 20, 29Pacers-Wizards · W
15.7 PPG season to date · +13.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Tyreke EvansPoints, last 10 games: 17, 21, 11, 26, 13, 25, 12, 9, 2, 28Pelicans-Rockets · L
16.7 PPG season to date · +11.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Andrew WigginsPoints, last 10 games: 11, 10, 19, 13, 13, 15, 20, 13, 22, 27Wolves-Lakers · L
16.0 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Derrick FavorsPoints, last 10 games: 22, 29, 10, 26, 10, 16, 14, 21, 19, 26Jazz-Blazers · L
16.6 PPG season to date · +9.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 13 REB · 0 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Elfrid PaytonORL+6.4 15.2 last 10 · 8.8 season
Aaron BrooksCHI+6.0 17.5 last 10 · 11.5 season
Danilo GallinariDEN+5.9 17.2 last 10 · 11.3 season
Khris MiddletonMIL+5.7 18.8 last 10 · 13.1 season
JJ RedickLAC+5.5 21.4 last 10 · 15.9 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
Kemba WalkerCHA−4.7 13.3 last 10 · 18.0 season
Jared DudleyMIL−4.3 3.1 last 10 · 7.4 season