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Tuesday, March 31, 2015Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: GSW trailed LAC by 12 after the first quarter and won 110–106.

Final · Box score
Pacers106
Nets111
Q1 BKN +18; Q2 BKN +3; Q3 BKN +5; Q4 BKN +5
Final · Box score
Hawks95
Pistons105
Q1 DET +5; Q2 DET +2; Q3 DET +4; Q4 DET +10
Final · Box score
Spurs95
Heat81
Q1 SAS -1; Q2 SAS +5; Q3 SAS +11; Q4 SAS +14
Final · Box score
Warriors110
Clippers106
Q1 GSW -12; Q2 GSW -7; Q3 GSW -6; Q4 GSW +4
On this day · 2013–14Mar 31, 2014: 10 games. Top scorer: DeMarcus Cousins (Kings-Pelicans), 35 points.
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The lead · Warriors-Clippers

Golden State climbs out of a 12-point hole against Clippers

Blake Griffin goes for 40 points

Game flow · GSW margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-12-7-6+4GSW AHEAD ↑LAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors18283628110
Clippers30233518106
Who led
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 25, 19, 16, 16, 24, 24, 33, 38, 25, 27GSW27 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 25, 27, 27, 26, 8, 16, 28, 21, 25GSW25 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 26, 11, 19, 19, 22, 23, 14, 10, 21, 40LAC40 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 11, 23, 21, 30, 30, 23, 11, 25, 21, 27LAC27 PTS · 2 REB · 9 AST
Second story · Spurs-Heat

San Antonio makes it four straight

San Antonio beat Miami 95–81 and moved to 48–26. Kawhi Leonard led San Antonio with 22 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists.

Streak strip · SAS
Wvs MIN123–97L@ NYK100–104W@ MIL114–103Wvs BOS101–89W@ ATL114–95L@ DAL94–101Wvs OKC130–91Wvs DAL94–76Wvs MEM103–89W@ MIA95–81
Lead changes
Pacers-Nets9
Hawks-Pistons8
Warriors-Clippers5
Spurs-Heat4
The night in charts
Pacers-Nets combined for 217, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Pacers-NetsPacers 106, Nets 111
217
Warriors-ClippersWarriors 110, Clippers 106
216
Hawks-PistonsHawks 95, Pistons 105
200
Spurs-HeatSpurs 95, Heat 81
176
2 of 4 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Warriors-ClippersWarriors 110, Clippers 106
+4 GSW
Pacers-NetsPacers 106, Nets 111
+5 BKN
Hawks-PistonsHawks 95, Pistons 105
+10 DET
Spurs-HeatSpurs 95, Heat 81
+14 SAS
GSW erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Warriors-ClippersGSW won · Warriors 110, Clippers 106
12 pts
Spurs-HeatSAS won · Spurs 95, Heat 81
1 pt
Horford shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HorfordATL · 16 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST
80% (8-10)
DrummondDET · 22 PTS, 13 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
David LeeGSW · 17 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST
67% (8-12)
Brook LopezBKN · 24 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
65% (11-17)
BlakeLAC · 40 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST, 3 BLK
64% (16-25)
Final · Warriors-Clippers
Warriors 110Clippers 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors18283628110
Clippers30233518106
The story
Klay Thompson had 25 points as Golden State beat Los Angeles 110-106

DeAndre Jordan led Los Angeles with 15 REB, 5 PTS 25 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST · 8-21 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

Down 6 after the third, the Warriors took the fourth 28-18.

GSW lead by quarter
200 −12−7−6+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Nets
Pacers 106Nets 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers15392527106
Nets33242727111
The story
Brook Lopez's 24 points and 11 rebounds carried Brooklyn past Indiana, 111-106

For Indiana, George Hill had 28 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 24 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST · 11-17 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 33-15, was where the Nets built it.

BKN lead by quarter
200 +18+3+5+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Spurs-Heat
Spurs 95Heat 81
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs1928242495
Heat2022182181
The story
San Antonio beat Miami 95-81 behind 22 points from Kawhi Leonard

Chris Andersen paced Miami: 10 REB, 4 PTS 22 PTS, 9 REB, 4 STL, 3 AST · 8-13 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

A 28-22 second quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Spurs.

SAS lead by quarter
200 −1+5+11+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.6Season avg27.8Last 5

27.8 points a game over his last five games, against 16.6 in 62 earlier games. Today: 24 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.3Season avg19.7Last 3

19.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.3 in 70 earlier games. Today: 13 points in 19 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.6Season avg40.4Today

40 minutes today, against 17.6 a game in 67 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Blake Griffin leads the day with 40

Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 26, 11, 19, 19, 22, 23, 14, 10, 21, 40Clippers-Warriors · L
22.1 PPG season to date · +18.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Karl-Anthony Towns NYK, Feb 11, 2025: 40 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
40 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
George HillPoints, last 10 games: 30, 23, 10, 24, 18, 20, 29, 24, 14, 28Pacers-Nets · L
16.2 PPG season to date · +12.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 11, 23, 21, 30, 30, 23, 11, 25, 21, 27Clippers-Warriors · L
18.9 PPG season to date · +8.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 2 REB · 9 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 25, 19, 16, 16, 24, 24, 33, 38, 25, 27Warriors-Clippers · W
23.7 PPG season to date · +3.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 25, 27, 27, 26, 8, 16, 28, 21, 25Warriors-Clippers · W
21.8 PPG season to date · +3.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Brook LopezPoints, last 10 games: 10, 16, 10, 32, 26, 31, 34, 20, 30, 24Nets-Pacers · W
16.7 PPG season to date · +7.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Zach LaVineMIN+8.0 16.8 last 10 · 8.8 season
Jameer NelsonDEN+6.8 15.2 last 10 · 8.4 season
Brook LopezBKN+6.6 23.3 last 10 · 16.7 season
Randy FoyeDEN+6.4 14.4 last 10 · 8.0 season
Nerlens NoelPHI+6.3 16.3 last 10 · 10.0 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
O.J. MayoMIL−4.7 6.2 last 10 · 10.9 season
Jeff TeagueATL−4.0 12.1 last 10 · 16.1 season