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Sunday, March 29, 2015Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: OKC trailed PHX by 11 after the first quarter and won 109–97.

Final · Box score
Rockets99
Wizards91
Q1 HOU +8; Q2 HOU +13; Q3 HOU +9; Q4 HOU +8
Final · Box score
Lakers99
Nets107
Q1 BKN +11; Q2 BKN +11; Q3 BKN +11; Q4 BKN +8
Final · Box score
Wolves88
Pelicans110
Q1 NOP +14; Q2 NOP +9; Q3 NOP +7; Q4 NOP +22
Final · Box score
Sixers86
Cavs87
Q1 CLE +6; Q2 CLE +8; Q3 CLE +3; Q4 CLE +1
Final · Box score
Clippers119
Celtics106
Q1 LAC +14; Q2 LAC +21; Q3 LAC +26; Q4 LAC +13
Final · Box score
Pistons102
Heat109
Q1 MIA -2; Q2 MIA +5; Q3 MIA +6; Q4 MIA +7
Final · Box score
Mavs99
Pacers104
Q1 IND +6; Q2 IND -6; Q3 IND -1; Q4 IND +5
Final · Box score
Grizzlies89
Spurs103
Q1 SAS +7; Q2 SAS +9; Q3 SAS +4; Q4 SAS +14
Final · Box score
Thunder109
Suns97
Q1 OKC -11; Q2 OKC -8; Q3 OKC -3; Q4 OKC +12
On this day · 2013–14Mar 29, 2014: 6 games. Top scorer: James Harden (Rockets-Clippers), 32 points.
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The lead · Thunder-Suns

Russell Westbrook scores 33, OKC rallies past Phoenix

Andre Drummond goes for 32 points

Game flow · OKC margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-11-8-3+12OKC AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder24302233109
Suns3527171897
Who led
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 29, 36, 24, 36, 36, 12, 27, 16, 37, 33OKC33 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
D.J. AugustinPoints, last 10 games: 9, 11, 6, 10, 2, 3, 7, 6, 6, 19OKC19 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Markieff MorrisPoints, last 10 games: 4, 24, 22, 14, 17, 17, 19, 24, 15, 24PHX24 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
T.J. WarrenPoints, last 10 games: 8, 11, 17, 2, 6, 6, 4, 8, 4, 18PHX18 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Nine games, by the margins

Closest finish: 1. Widest: New Orleans by 22.

CLE over PHI1IND over DAL5MIA over DET7HOU over WAS8BKN over LAL8OKC over PHX12LAC over BOS13SAS over MEM14NOP over MIN22Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Mavs-Pacers9
Thunder-Suns6
Sixers-Cavs4
Rockets-Wizards3
Pistons-Heat1
Lakers-Nets0
Wolves-Pelicans0
Clippers-Celtics0
Grizzlies-Spurs0
The night in charts
Clippers-Celtics combined for 225, 14 more than any other game
Points by game
Clippers-CelticsClippers 119, Celtics 106
225
Pistons-HeatPistons 102, Heat 109
211
Lakers-NetsLakers 99, Nets 107
206
Thunder-SunsThunder 109, Suns 97
206
Mavs-PacersMavs 99, Pacers 104
203
Wolves-PelicansWolves 88, Pelicans 110
198
Grizzlies-SpursGrizzlies 89, Spurs 103
192
Rockets-WizardsRockets 99, Wizards 91
190
Sixers-CavsSixers 86, Cavs 87
173
2 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Sixers-CavsSixers 86, Cavs 87
+1 CLE
Mavs-PacersMavs 99, Pacers 104
+5 IND
Pistons-HeatPistons 102, Heat 109
+7 MIA
Lakers-NetsLakers 99, Nets 107
+8 BKN
Rockets-WizardsRockets 99, Wizards 91
+8 HOU
Thunder-SunsThunder 109, Suns 97
+12 OKC
Clippers-CelticsClippers 119, Celtics 106
+13 LAC
Grizzlies-SpursGrizzlies 89, Spurs 103
+14 SAS
Wolves-PelicansWolves 88, Pelicans 110
+22 NOP
OKC erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Thunder-SunsOKC won · Thunder 109, Suns 97
11 pts
Mavs-PacersIND won · Mavs 99, Pacers 104
6 pts
Pistons-HeatMIA won · Pistons 102, Heat 109
2 pts
Drummond shot 14-of-17 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DrummondDET · 32 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
82% (14-17)
WarrenPHX · 18 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
80% (8-10)
MilesIND · 28 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
RedickLAC · 27 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST
73% (11-15)
Reggie JacksonDET · 31 PTS, 9 AST, 6 REB
71% (12-17)
Final · Sixers-Cavs
Sixers 86Cavs 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers2025241786
Cavs2627191587
The story
LeBron James had 20 points and 11 rebounds as Cleveland beat Philadelphia 87-86

Robert Covington led Philadelphia with 19 PTS, 4 REB 20 PTS, 11 REB, 6 AST · 8-24 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The Cavaliers won the first 26-20, their biggest quarter edge.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +6+8+3+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pistons-Heat
Pistons 102Heat 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons27172137102
Heat25242238109
The story
Miami beat Detroit 109-102 behind 18 points and 13 rebounds from Udonis Haslem

18 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST · 8-13 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 24-17 second quarter erased a 2-point hole for the Heat.

MIA lead by quarter
200 −2+5+6+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Thunder-Suns
Thunder 109Suns 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder24302233109
Suns3527171897
The story
Steven Adams' 16 rebounds and 13 points carried Oklahoma City past Phoenix, 109-97

For Phoenix, T.J. Warren had 18 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 16 REB, 13 PTS · 6-9 FG

The swing

The Thunder trailed by 3 going into the fourth, then won it 33-18.

OKC lead by quarter
200 −11−8−3+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.4Season avg28.2Last 5

28.2 points a game over his last five games, against 16.4 in 61 earlier games. Today: 30 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.3Season avg18.3Last 3

18.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.3 in 34 earlier games. Today: 11 points in 19 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.4Season avg36.1Today

36 minutes today, against 14.4 a game in 35 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Dwyane Wade leads the day with 40

Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 34, 28, 25, 32, 32, 22, 12, 21, 13, 40Heat-Pistons · W
21.8 PPG season to date · +18.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Michael Dickerson VAN, Feb 10, 2000: 40 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
40 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 29, 36, 24, 36, 36, 12, 27, 16, 37, 33Thunder-Suns · W
27.6 PPG season to date · +5.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Andre DrummondPoints, last 10 games: 22, 16, 4, 16, 9, 14, 18, 21, 16, 32Pistons-Heat · L
13.5 PPG season to date · +18.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high32 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Reggie JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 11, 10, 23, 11, 22, 17, 28, 26, 31Pistons-Heat · L
14.1 PPG season to date · +17.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Brook LopezPoints, last 10 games: 15, 10, 16, 10, 32, 26, 31, 34, 20, 30Nets-Lakers · W
16.6 PPG season to date · +13.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 29, 23, 43, 15, 36, 20, 26, 24, 24, 28Pelicans-Wolves · W
24.7 PPG season to date · +3.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Zach LaVineMIN+7.0 15.6 last 10 · 8.6 season
Jameer NelsonDEN+6.8 15.2 last 10 · 8.4 season
Randy FoyeDEN+6.4 14.4 last 10 · 8.0 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
Nick YoungLAL−3.9 9.5 last 10 · 13.4 season
Kemba WalkerCHA−3.9 14.0 last 10 · 17.9 season