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Wednesday, March 2, 2016Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAC trailed OKC by 20 at halftime and won 103–98.

Final · Box score
Bulls89
Magic102
Q1 ORL +10; Q2 ORL +10; Q3 ORL +17; Q4 ORL +13
Final · Box score
Hornets119
Sixers99
Q1 CHA +3; Q2 CHA +8; Q3 CHA +9; Q4 CHA +20
Final · Box score
Blazers93
Celtics116
Q1 BOS -3; Q2 BOS +6; Q3 BOS +24; Q4 BOS +23
Final · Box score
Jazz94
Raptors104
Q1 TOR -2; Q2 TOR +3; Q3 TOR +11; Q4 TOR +10
Final · Box score
Pelicans95
Rockets100
Q1 HOU -3; Q2 HOU +1; Q3 Rockets 0; Q4 HOU +5
Final · Box score
Kings98
Grizzlies104
Q1 MEM +3; Q2 MEM +16; Q3 MEM +5; Q4 MEM +6
Final · Box score
Pacers104
Bucks99
Q1 Pacers 0; Q2 IND +10; Q3 IND +10; Q4 IND +5
Final · Box score
Wizards104
Wolves98
Q1 WAS -3; Q2 WAS +6; Q3 WAS +8; Q4 WAS +6
Final · Box score
Pistons81
Spurs97
Q1 SAS +2; Q2 SAS +1; Q3 SAS +14; Q4 SAS +16
Final · Box score
Lakers107
Nuggets117
Q1 DEN -2; Q2 DEN -3; Q3 DEN +1; Q4 DEN +10
Final · Box score
Thunder98
Clippers103
Q1 LAC -13; Q2 LAC -20; Q3 LAC -17; Q4 LAC +5
On this day · 2014–15Mar 2, 2015: 5 games. Top scorer: DeMar DeRozan (Raptors-Sixers), 35 points.
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The lead · Thunder-Clippers

Clippers erase 20-point lead, steal one from OKC

James Harden goes for 39 points

Game flow · LAC margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-13-20-17+5LAC AHEAD ↑OKC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder3721271398
Clippers24143035103
Who led
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 22, 19, 35, 28, 24, 16, 17, 40, 23, 21LAC21 PTS · 4 REB · 13 AST
DeAndre JordanPoints, last 10 games: 9, 12, 21, 9, 16, 17, 7, 8, 10, 20LAC20 PTS · 18 REB · 2 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 40, 32, 23, 31, 26, 24, 32, 37, 27, 30OKC30 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 27, 29, 23, 23, 20, 24, 44, 26, 20, 24OKC24 PTS · 6 REB · 12 AST
Second story · Pelicans-Rockets

Houston handles New Orleans by 5

The Rockets won the second quarter 28–24. Final: 100–95. James Harden led Houston with 39 points, 12 rebounds and 7 assists.

The whole night · final margins
HOU over NOP5IND over MIL5LAC over OKC5MEM over SAC6WAS over MIN6TOR over UTA10DEN over LAL10ORL over CHI13SAS over DET16CHA over PHI20BOS over POR23Final margin, points. Pink = HOU over NOP.
Lead changes
Pelicans-Rockets20
Lakers-Nuggets18
Blazers-Celtics11
Pistons-Spurs11
Hornets-Sixers9
Kings-Grizzlies8
Wizards-Wolves7
Pacers-Bucks4
Thunder-Clippers4
Bulls-Magic2
The night in charts
Lakers-Nuggets combined for 224, 6 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-NuggetsLakers 107, Nuggets 117
224
Hornets-SixersHornets 119, Sixers 99
218
Blazers-CelticsBlazers 93, Celtics 116
209
Pacers-BucksPacers 104, Bucks 99
203
Kings-GrizzliesKings 98, Grizzlies 104
202
Wizards-WolvesWizards 104, Wolves 98
202
Thunder-ClippersThunder 98, Clippers 103
201
Jazz-RaptorsJazz 94, Raptors 104
198
Pelicans-RocketsPelicans 95, Rockets 100
195
Bulls-MagicBulls 89, Magic 102
191
Pistons-SpursPistons 81, Spurs 97
178
3 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Thunder-ClippersThunder 98, Clippers 103
+5 LAC
Pacers-BucksPacers 104, Bucks 99
+5 IND
Pelicans-RocketsPelicans 95, Rockets 100
+5 HOU
Kings-GrizzliesKings 98, Grizzlies 104
+6 MEM
Wizards-WolvesWizards 104, Wolves 98
+6 WAS
Jazz-RaptorsJazz 94, Raptors 104
+10 TOR
Lakers-NuggetsLakers 107, Nuggets 117
+10 DEN
Bulls-MagicBulls 89, Magic 102
+13 ORL
Pistons-SpursPistons 81, Spurs 97
+16 SAS
Hornets-SixersHornets 119, Sixers 99
+20 CHA
Blazers-CelticsBlazers 93, Celtics 116
+23 BOS
LAC erased a 20-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Thunder-ClippersLAC won · Thunder 98, Clippers 103
20 pts
Blazers-CelticsBOS won · Blazers 93, Celtics 116
3 pts
Pelicans-RocketsHOU won · Pelicans 95, Rockets 100
3 pts
Wizards-WolvesWAS won · Wizards 104, Wolves 98
3 pts
Lakers-NuggetsDEN won · Lakers 107, Nuggets 117
3 pts
Conley shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ConleyMEM · 24 PTS, 5 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB
75% (9-12)
DeRozanTOR · 31 PTS, 5 REB
73% (11-15)
BealWAS · 26 PTS, 3 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
67% (10-15)
Jordan HillIND · 19 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST
67% (8-12)
LowryTOR · 32 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL
65% (13-20)
Final · Thunder-Clippers
Thunder 98Clippers 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder3721271398
Clippers24143035103
The story
Chris Paul had 21 points and 13 assists as LA beat Oklahoma City 103-98

Russell Westbrook led Oklahoma City with 24 PTS, 12 AST, 6 REB 21 PTS, 13 AST, 4 REB · 8-17 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

Down 17 after the third, the Clippers took the fourth 35-13.

LAC lead by quarter
200 −13−20−17+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kevin Durant led the game in fantasy with 61.2 FPTS (30 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST)

Final · Pelicans-Rockets
Pelicans 95Rockets 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pelicans2824241995
Rockets25282324100
The story
Houston beat New Orleans 100-95 behind 16 points from Dwight Howard

Anthony Davis paced New Orleans: 12 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST 16 PTS, 9 REB, 3 BLK · 5-6 FG

The swing

A 24-19 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Rockets.

HOU lead by quarter
200 −3+10+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wizards-Wolves
Wizards 104Wolves 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards29312519104
Wolves3222232198
The story
Bradley Beal's 26 points carried Washington past Minnesota, 104-98

For Minnesota, Ricky Rubio had 22 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 26 PTS, 3 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST · 10-15 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

The Wizards trailed by 3 going into the second, then won it 31-22.

WAS lead by quarter
200 −3+6+8+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Karl-Anthony Towns was the fantasy play: 44.5 FPTS on 15 REB, 14 PTS, 5 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.9Season avg23.2Last 5

23.2 points a game over his last five games, against 12.9 in 59 earlier games. Today: 24 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.8Season avg10.3Last 3

10.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.8 in 55 earlier games. Today: 11 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.5Season avg37.1Today

37 minutes today, against 15.5 a game in 56 earlier games. Line: 21 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 39

James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 17, 33, 37, 34, 27, 42, 46, 27, 26, 39Rockets-Pelicans · W
28.7 PPG season to date · +10.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 12 REB · 7 AST
Kyle LowryPoints, last 10 games: 26, 30, 25, 14, 27, 18, 22, 21, 43, 32Raptors-Jazz · W
21.6 PPG season to date · +10.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 29, 17, 35, 22, 21, 22, 31, 6, 20, 31Raptors-Jazz · W
23.3 PPG season to date · +7.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 40, 32, 23, 31, 26, 24, 32, 37, 27, 30Thunder-Clippers · L
27.9 PPG season to date · +2.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 23, 30, 25, 25, 28, 20, 22, 9, 26, 30Hornets-Sixers · W
20.8 PPG season to date · +9.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Isaiah ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 22, 15, 36, 25, 22, 18, 27, 12, 18, 30Celtics-Blazers · W
21.6 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Damian LillardPOR+6.3 31.6 last 10 · 25.3 season
Doug McDermottCHI+6.2 15.4 last 10 · 9.2 season
Stephen CurryGSW+6.0 36.7 last 10 · 30.7 season
Jabari ParkerMIL+5.7 18.4 last 10 · 12.7 season
Chandler ParsonsDAL+5.2 18.6 last 10 · 13.4 season
Cold
Trey BurkeUTA−5.3 5.9 last 10 · 11.2 season
Terrence JonesHOU−4.7 4.1 last 10 · 8.8 season
Luis ScolaTOR−4.4 4.3 last 10 · 8.7 season
Al JeffersonCHA−3.9 8.2 last 10 · 12.1 season
Gerald GreenMIA−3.8 5.7 last 10 · 9.5 season