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Saturday, March 28, 2015Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: UTA trailed OKC by 11 after the first quarter and won 94–89.

Final · Box score
Hawks100
Hornets115
Q1 CHA +4; Q2 CHA +5; Q3 CHA +14; Q4 CHA +15
Final · Box score
Knicks80
Bulls111
Q1 CHI +11; Q2 CHI +20; Q3 CHI +31; Q4 CHI +31
Final · Box score
Warriors108
Bucks95
Q1 GSW +1; Q2 GSW +10; Q3 GSW +19; Q4 GSW +13
Final · Box score
Thunder89
Jazz94
Q1 UTA -11; Q2 UTA -2; Q3 UTA +10; Q4 UTA +5
Final · Box score
Nuggets114
Blazers120
Q1 POR +6; Q2 POR +5; Q3 POR +8; Q4 POR +6
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The lead · Thunder-Jazz

Utah rallies from 11 down to beat OKC

Rudy Gobert goes for 15 rebounds

Game flow · UTA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-11-2+10+5UTA AHEAD ↑OKC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder3217172389
Jazz2126291894
Who led
Trey BurkePoints, last 10 games: 0, 9, 8, 14, 17, 20, 16, 22, 6, 22UTA22 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Gordon HaywardPoints, last 10 games: 25, 24, 29, 12, 18, 26, 22, 11, 24, 17UTA17 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 24, 29, 36, 24, 36, 36, 12, 27, 16, 37OKC37 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Enes KanterPoints, last 10 games: 21, 18, 23, 18, 19, 22, 27, 25, 16, 18OKC18 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Hawks-Hornets7
Warriors-Bucks6
Thunder-Jazz4
Knicks-Bulls2
The night in charts
Nuggets-Blazers combined for 234, 19 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-BlazersNuggets 114, Blazers 120
234
Hawks-HornetsHawks 100, Hornets 115
215
Warriors-BucksWarriors 108, Bucks 95
203
Knicks-BullsKnicks 80, Bulls 111
191
Thunder-JazzThunder 89, Jazz 94
183
UTA won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Thunder-JazzThunder 89, Jazz 94
+5 UTA
Nuggets-BlazersNuggets 114, Blazers 120
+6 POR
Warriors-BucksWarriors 108, Bucks 95
+13 GSW
Hawks-HornetsHawks 100, Hornets 115
+15 CHA
Knicks-BullsKnicks 80, Bulls 111
+31 CHI
Henderson shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HendersonCHA · 20 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST
90% (9-10)
AfflaloPOR · 21 PTS, 5 REB, 2 STL
73% (8-11)
AldridgePOR · 32 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST
65% (13-20)
StephGSW · 25 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
62% (8-13)
DudleyMIL · 13 PTS, 5 REB, 2 STL
60% (6-10)
Final · Thunder-Jazz
Thunder 89Jazz 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder3217172389
Jazz2126291894
The story
Trey Burke had 22 points as Utah beat Oklahoma City 94-89

Enes Kanter led Oklahoma City with 18 PTS, 11 REB 22 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 4 STL · 8-23 FG, 1-8 3PT

The swing

Down 2 after the second, the Jazz took the third 29-17.

UTA lead by quarter
200 −11−2+10+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Blazers
Nuggets 114Blazers 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets25282536114
Blazers31272834120
The story
LaMarcus Aldridge's 32 points and 11 rebounds carried Portland past Denver, 120-114

For Denver, Jameer Nelson had 22 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB 32 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST · 13-20 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 31-25, was where the Trail Blazers built it.

POR lead by quarter
200 +6+5+8+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Knicks-Bulls
Knicks 80Bulls 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks1717192780
Bulls28263027111
The story
Chicago beat New York 111-80 behind 18 points from Jimmy Butler

Langston Galloway paced New York: 12 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 18 PTS, 5 STL, 4 AST, 3 REB · 5-9 FG

The swing

A 28-17 first quarter did the most damage for the Bulls.

CHI lead by quarter
400 +11+20+31+31 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.8Season avg20.8Last 5

20.8 points a game over his last five games, against 9.8 in 73 earlier games. Today: 24 points in 26 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.8Season avg11.3Last 3

11.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.8 in 57 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.9Season avg34.4Today

34 minutes today, against 8.9 a game in 30 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · Nuggets-Blazers

Portland leads Denver wire to wire

Portland was ahead at every break and won 120–114. Best quarter: the fourth, 34–36. LaMarcus Aldridge led Portland with 32 points, 11 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
UTA over OKC5POR over DEN6GSW over MIL13CHA over ATL15CHI over NYK31Final margin, points. Pink = POR over DEN.
Top performances

Russell Westbrook leads the day with 37

Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 24, 29, 36, 24, 36, 36, 12, 27, 16, 37Thunder-Jazz · L
27.5 PPG season to date · +9.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 26, 22, 24, 24, 34, 31, 16, 19, 27, 32Blazers-Nuggets · W
23.6 PPG season to date · +8.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 9, 25, 19, 16, 16, 24, 24, 33, 38, 25Warriors-Bucks · W
23.7 PPG season to date · +1.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Nikola MiroticPoints, last 10 games: 18, 16, 15, 27, 25, 29, 8, 28, 15, 24Bulls-Knicks · W
10.0 PPG season to date · +14.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Trey BurkePoints, last 10 games: 0, 9, 8, 14, 17, 20, 16, 22, 6, 22Jazz-Thunder · W
12.9 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Jameer NelsonPoints, last 10 games: 0, 13, 17, 18, 24, 13, 15, 12, 18, 22Nuggets-Blazers · L
8.4 PPG season to date · +13.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jameer NelsonDEN+6.8 15.2 last 10 · 8.4 season
Randy FoyeDEN+6.4 14.4 last 10 · 8.0 season
Zach LaVineMIN+6.2 14.7 last 10 · 8.5 season
Nerlens NoelPHI+6.1 16.0 last 10 · 9.9 season
Ersan IlyasovaMIL+5.9 17.0 last 10 · 11.1 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−6.5 1.5 last 10 · 8.0 season
Blake GriffinLAC−4.5 17.3 last 10 · 21.8 season
Mason PlumleeBKN−4.0 5.4 last 10 · 9.4 season