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Wednesday, February 24, 2016Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: GSW trailed MIA by 9 after the first quarter and won 118–112.

Final · Box score
Hornets103
Cavs114
Q1 CLE -1; Q2 CLE +11; Q3 CLE +12; Q4 CLE +11
Final · Box score
Knicks105
Pacers108
Q1 IND +2; Q2 IND -2; Q3 Pacers 0; Q4 IND +3
Final · Box score
Sixers91
Pistons111
Q1 DET +13; Q2 DET +23; Q3 DET +24; Q4 DET +20
Final · Box score
Warriors118
Heat112
Q1 GSW -9; Q2 GSW -4; Q3 GSW -3; Q4 GSW +6
Final · Box score
Wolves105
Raptors114
Q1 TOR +9; Q2 TOR +3; Q3 TOR +1; Q4 TOR +9
Final · Box score
Wizards104
Bulls109
Q1 CHI -3; Q2 CHI +2; Q3 CHI +10; Q4 CHI +5
Final · Box score
Lakers119
Grizzlies128
Q1 MEM +10; Q2 MEM +9; Q3 MEM +13; Q4 MEM +9
Final · Box score
Thunder116
Mavs103
Q1 OKC +9; Q2 OKC +7; Q3 OKC +6; Q4 OKC +13
Final · Box score
Nuggets87
Clippers81
Q1 DEN +4; Q2 DEN +14; Q3 DEN +9; Q4 DEN +6
Final · Box score
Spurs108
Kings92
Q1 SAS +1; Q2 SAS +11; Q3 SAS +6; Q4 SAS +16
On this day · 2014–15Feb 24, 2015: 4 games. Top scorer: Stephen Curry (Warriors-Wizards), 32 points.
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The lead · Warriors-Heat

Stephen Curry scores 42 as Golden State beats Miami

Rajon Rondo goes for 18 assists

Game flow · GSW margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-4-3+6GSW AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors21302938118
Heat30252829112
Who led
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 23, 13, 51, 26, 35, 26, 31, 23, 36, 42GSW42 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 32, 34, 24, 18, 13, 24, 23, 32, 27, 33GSW33 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 27, 24, 17, 16, 18, 22, 17, 20, 16, 32MIA32 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Hassan WhitesidePoints, last 10 games: 14, 23, 2, 10, 10, 10, 14, 25, 19, 21MIA21 PTS · 13 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Wizards-Bulls

Chicago beats Washington, 109–104

Chicago led 89–79 after three and won by 5. Taj Gibson led Chicago with 17 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists.

The whole night · final margins
IND over NYK3CHI over WAS5GSW over MIA6DEN over LAC6TOR over MIN9MEM over LAL9CLE over CHA11OKC over DAL13SAS over SAC16DET over PHI20Final margin, points. Pink = CHI over WAS.
Lead changes
Warriors-Heat23
Knicks-Pacers17
Thunder-Mavs6
Nuggets-Clippers5
Hornets-Cavs4
Wolves-Raptors4
Spurs-Kings4
Lakers-Grizzlies0
The night in charts
Lakers-Grizzlies combined for 247, 17 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-GrizzliesLakers 119, Grizzlies 128
247
Warriors-HeatWarriors 118, Heat 112
230
Wolves-RaptorsWolves 105, Raptors 114
219
Thunder-MavsThunder 116, Mavs 103
219
Hornets-CavsHornets 103, Cavs 114
217
Wizards-BullsWizards 104, Bulls 109
213
Knicks-PacersKnicks 105, Pacers 108
213
Sixers-PistonsSixers 91, Pistons 111
202
Spurs-KingsSpurs 108, Kings 92
200
Nuggets-ClippersNuggets 87, Clippers 81
168
2 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Knicks-PacersKnicks 105, Pacers 108
+3 IND
Wizards-BullsWizards 104, Bulls 109
+5 CHI
Nuggets-ClippersNuggets 87, Clippers 81
+6 DEN
Warriors-HeatWarriors 118, Heat 112
+6 GSW
Wolves-RaptorsWolves 105, Raptors 114
+9 TOR
Lakers-GrizzliesLakers 119, Grizzlies 128
+9 MEM
Hornets-CavsHornets 103, Cavs 114
+11 CLE
Thunder-MavsThunder 116, Mavs 103
+13 OKC
Spurs-KingsSpurs 108, Kings 92
+16 SAS
Sixers-PistonsSixers 91, Pistons 111
+20 DET
GSW rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Warriors-HeatGSW won · Warriors 118, Heat 112
9 pts
Wizards-BullsCHI won · Wizards 104, Bulls 109
3 pts
Knicks-PacersIND won · Knicks 105, Pacers 108
2 pts
Hornets-CavsCLE won · Hornets 103, Cavs 114
1 pt
Tobias Harris shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Tobias HarrisDET · 22 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST
75% (9-12)
WhitesideMIA · 21 PTS, 13 REB, 2 BLK, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
ConleyMEM · 24 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
Brandan WrightMEM · 15 PTS, 6 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
O'QuinnNYK · 19 PTS, 6 REB, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
Final · Knicks-Pacers
Knicks 105Pacers 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks26282625105
Pacers28242828108
The story
Paul George's 27 points carried Indiana past New York, 108-105

For New York, Jose Calderon had 20 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST 27 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST · 10-23 FG, 0-7 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 28-25, was where the Pacers built it.

IND lead by quarter
200 +2−20+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Heat
Warriors 118Heat 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors21302938118
Heat30252829112
The story
Klay Thompson had 33 points as Golden State beat Miami 118-112

Dwyane Wade led Miami with 32 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB 33 PTS, 4 STL, 3 REB · 13-25 FG, 4-8 3PT

The swing

Down 3 after the third, the Warriors took the fourth 38-29.

GSW lead by quarter
200 −9−4−3+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Clippers
Nuggets 87Clippers 81
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets2330181687
Clippers1920231981
The story
Denver beat LA 87-81 behind 21 points and 11 rebounds from Kenneth Faried

DeAndre Jordan paced LA: 12 REB, 7 PTS 21 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST · 10-15 FG

The swing

A 30-20 second quarter did the most damage for the Nuggets.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +4+14+9+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.3Season avg19.4Last 5

19.4 points a game over his last five games, against 11.3 in 49 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.2Season avg16.8Last 3

16.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.2 in 49 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
4.8Season avg26.3Today

26 minutes today, against 4.8 a game in 19 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 1 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Stephen Curry leads the day with 42

Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 23, 13, 51, 26, 35, 26, 31, 23, 36, 42Warriors-Heat · W
30.0 PPG season to date · +12.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Kyrie Irving DAL, Jan 15, 2024: 42 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
42 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 13, 12, 18, 28, 10, 18, 17, 11, 18, 33Mavs-Thunder · L
17.7 PPG season to date · +15.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 32, 34, 24, 18, 13, 24, 23, 32, 27, 33Warriors-Heat · W
21.8 PPG season to date · +11.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 27, 24, 17, 16, 18, 22, 17, 20, 16, 32Heat-Warriors · L
18.9 PPG season to date · +13.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 29, 24, 22, 29, 17, 35, 22, 21, 22, 31Raptors-Wolves · W
23.5 PPG season to date · +7.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Jordan ClarksonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 16, 18, 21, 10, 22, 20, 20, 15, 28Lakers-Grizzlies · L
15.7 PPG season to date · +12.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jamal CrawfordLAC+5.7 19.4 last 10 · 13.7 season
Luol DengMIA+5.5 16.9 last 10 · 11.4 season
Kobe BryantLAL+5.3 22.4 last 10 · 17.1 season
Gorgui DiengMIN+5.2 14.9 last 10 · 9.7 season
Kyrie IrvingCLE+5.1 24.0 last 10 · 18.9 season
Cold
Trey BurkeUTA−4.9 6.6 last 10 · 11.5 season
Jeremy LambCHA−4.1 6.1 last 10 · 10.2 season
Ryan AndersonNOP−3.9 12.7 last 10 · 16.6 season
Kent BazemoreATL−3.7 8.2 last 10 · 11.9 season
Gerald GreenMIA−3.3 6.4 last 10 · 9.7 season