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Sunday, March 6, 2016Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: HOU trailed TOR by 10 at halftime and won 113–107.

Final · Box score
Warriors95
Lakers112
Q1 LAL +1; Q2 LAL +11; Q3 LAL +11; Q4 LAL +17
Final · Box score
Thunder104
Bucks96
Q1 OKC +20; Q2 OKC +16; Q3 OKC +5; Q4 OKC +8
Final · Box score
Suns109
Grizzlies100
Q1 Suns 0; Q2 PHX -6; Q3 PHX +11; Q4 PHX +9
Final · OT · Box score
Mavs114
Nuggets116
Q1 DEN +3; Q2 DEN +7; Q3 DEN -2; Q4 Nuggets 0; OT1 DEN +2
Final · Box score
Blazers103
Pistons123
Q1 DET +14; Q2 DET +7; Q3 DET +10; Q4 DET +20
Final · Box score
Sixers98
Heat103
Q1 MIA +5; Q2 MIA -2; Q3 Heat 0; Q4 MIA +5
Final · Box score
Rockets113
Raptors107
Q1 HOU -4; Q2 HOU -10; Q3 HOU -8; Q4 HOU +6
On this day · 2014–15Mar 6, 2015: 12 games. Top scorer: Rudy Gay (Kings-Magic), 39 points.
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The lead · Rockets-Raptors

James Harden scores 40 as Houston beats Toronto

Giannis Antetokounmpo posts a triple-double

Game flow · HOU margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4-10-8+6HOU AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets26252636113
Raptors30312422107
Who led
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 37, 34, 27, 42, 46, 27, 26, 39, 36, 40HOU40 PTS · 5 REB · 14 AST
Corey BrewerPoints, last 10 games: 9, 9, 2, 2, 10, 15, 0, 9, 12, 23HOU23 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Luis ScolaPoints, last 10 games: 8, 2, 7, 4, 6, 2, 1, 4, 0, 21TOR21 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 35, 22, 21, 22, 31, 6, 20, 31, 38, 19TOR19 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Second story · Suns-Grizzlies

Phoenix upsets Memphis

Phoenix (16–46) beat Memphis (37–24) 109–100. Devin Booker led Phoenix with 27 points, 2 rebounds and 9 assists.

The whole night · final margins
DEN over DAL2MIA over PHI5HOU over TOR6OKC over MIL8PHX over MEM9LAL over GSW17DET over POR20Final margin, points. Pink = PHX over MEM.
Lead changes
Sixers-Heat12
Suns-Grizzlies9
Rockets-Raptors5
Blazers-Pistons0
The night in charts
Mavs-Nuggets combined for 230, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-NuggetsMavs 114, Nuggets 116
230
Blazers-PistonsBlazers 103, Pistons 123
226
Rockets-RaptorsRockets 113, Raptors 107
220
Suns-GrizzliesSuns 109, Grizzlies 100
209
Warriors-LakersWarriors 95, Lakers 112
207
Sixers-HeatSixers 98, Heat 103
201
Thunder-BucksThunder 104, Bucks 96
200
2 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Mavs-NuggetsMavs 114, Nuggets 116
+2 DEN
Sixers-HeatSixers 98, Heat 103
+5 MIA
Rockets-RaptorsRockets 113, Raptors 107
+6 HOU
Thunder-BucksThunder 104, Bucks 96
+8 OKC
Suns-GrizzliesSuns 109, Grizzlies 100
+9 PHX
Warriors-LakersWarriors 95, Lakers 112
+17 LAL
Blazers-PistonsBlazers 103, Pistons 123
+20 DET
HOU erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Rockets-RaptorsHOU won · Rockets 113, Raptors 107
10 pts
Suns-GrizzliesPHX won · Suns 109, Grizzlies 100
6 pts
Sixers-HeatMIA won · Sixers 98, Heat 103
2 pts
Mavs-NuggetsDEN won · Mavs 114, Nuggets 116
2 pts
Dwight shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DwightHOU · 21 PTS, 11 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
75% (9-12)
ChandlerPHX · 16 PTS, 10 REB
73% (8-11)
ScolaTOR · 21 PTS, 3 REB, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
Ish SmithPHI · 21 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
DrummondDET · 18 REB, 14 PTS, 1 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Mavs-Nuggets
Mavs 114Nuggets 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Mavs193129278114
Nuggets2235202910116
The story
Kenneth Faried's 25 points and 20 rebounds carried Denver past Dallas, 116-114 in OT

For Dallas, David Lee had 18 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST 25 PTS, 20 REB, 1 AST · 11-18 FG

The swing

The second quarter, 35-31, was where the Nuggets built it.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +3+7−20+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Rockets-Raptors
Rockets 113Raptors 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets26252636113
Raptors30312422107
The story
Dwight Howard had 21 points and 11 rebounds as Houston beat Toronto 113-107

DeMar DeRozan led Toronto with 19 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB 21 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST · 9-12 FG

The swing

Down 8 after the third, the Rockets took the fourth 36-22.

HOU lead by quarter
200 −4−10−8+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Thunder-Bucks
Thunder 104Bucks 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder32322020104
Bucks1236311796
The story
Oklahoma City beat Milwaukee 104-96 behind 32 points and 13 rebounds from Kevin Durant

Jabari Parker paced Milwaukee: 26 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST 32 PTS, 13 REB, 8 AST · 6-14 FG, 4-9 3PT

The swing

A 32-12 first quarter did the most damage for the Thunder.

OKC lead by quarter
200 +20+16+5+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.4Season avg20.4Last 5

20.4 points a game over his last five games, against 8.4 in 58 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.3Season avg11.2Last 3

11.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.3 in 54 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.3Season avg35.8Today

36 minutes today, against 17.3 a game in 42 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 40

James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 37, 34, 27, 42, 46, 27, 26, 39, 36, 40Rockets-Raptors · W
29.0 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Baron Davis GSW, Apr 5, 2005: 40 PTS · 5 REB · 13 AST
40 PTS · 5 REB · 14 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 23, 31, 26, 24, 32, 37, 27, 30, 32, 32Thunder-Bucks · W
28.1 PPG season to date · +4.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 13 REB · 8 AST
Reggie JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 16, 34, 23, 17, 22, 19, 11, 8, 30Pistons-Blazers · W
19.2 PPG season to date · +10.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 1 REB · 9 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 18, 17, 11, 18, 33, 20, 10, 19, 16, 30Mavs-Nuggets · L
17.8 PPG season to date · +12.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 15, 10, 10, 5, 12, 15, 13, 34, 14, 27Suns-Grizzlies · W
11.4 PPG season to date · +15.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 2 REB · 9 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 17, 18, 19, 27, 14, 8, 18, 22, 27, 26Bucks-Thunder · L
16.5 PPG season to date · +9.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Ben Simmons PHI, Feb 11, 2020: 26 PTS · 12 REB · 10 AST
26 PTS · 12 REB · 10 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Alex LenPHX+8.5 17.1 last 10 · 8.6 season
Jabari ParkerMIL+8.4 21.4 last 10 · 13.0 season
Chandler ParsonsDAL+7.1 20.7 last 10 · 13.6 season
Damian LillardPOR+7.0 32.8 last 10 · 25.8 season
James HardenHOU+6.4 35.4 last 10 · 29.0 season
Cold
Trey BurkeUTA−5.7 5.4 last 10 · 11.1 season
Terrence JonesHOU−4.7 4.1 last 10 · 8.8 season
Gerald GreenMIA−4.1 5.2 last 10 · 9.3 season
Allen CrabbePOR−4.1 6.3 last 10 · 10.4 season
Kentavious Caldwell-PopeDET−3.4 10.8 last 10 · 14.2 season