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Tuesday, March 8, 2016Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: TOR trailed BKN by 16 at halftime and won 104–99.

Final · Box score
Nets99
Raptors104
Q1 TOR +5; Q2 TOR -16; Q3 TOR -2; Q4 TOR +5
Final · Box score
Spurs116
Wolves91
Q1 SAS +3; Q2 SAS +12; Q3 SAS +25; Q4 SAS +25
Final · Box score
Knicks94
Nuggets110
Q1 DEN +6; Q2 DEN +11; Q3 DEN +14; Q4 DEN +16
Final · Box score
Hawks91
Jazz84
Q1 ATL -11; Q2 ATL -1; Q3 ATL +9; Q4 ATL +7
Final · OT · Box score
Wizards109
Blazers116
Q1 POR +7; Q2 POR -1; Q3 POR +4; Q4 Blazers 0; OT1 POR +7
Final · Box score
Magic98
Lakers107
Q1 LAL -6; Q2 LAL -6; Q3 LAL +7; Q4 LAL +9
On this day · 2014–15Mar 8, 2015: 7 games. Top scorer: Tony Parker (Spurs-Bulls), 32 points.
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The lead · Nets-Raptors

Toronto storms back from 16 down to beat Brooklyn

Damian Lillard goes for 41 points

Game flow · TOR margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+5-16-2+5TOR AHEAD ↑BKN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets2335221999
Raptors28143626104
Who led
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 22, 21, 22, 31, 6, 20, 31, 38, 19, 25TOR25 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Kyle LowryPoints, last 10 games: 14, 27, 18, 22, 21, 43, 32, 28, 17, 23TOR23 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Brook LopezPoints, last 10 games: 20, 33, 16, 36, 12, 19, 25, 23, 20, 35BKN35 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Thaddeus YoungPoints, last 10 games: 10, 13, 14, 8, 18, 21, 9, 19, 16, 14BKN14 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

San Antonio posts the night's biggest win

San Antonio beat Minnesota by 25, the widest margin of 6 games.

TOR over BKN5ATL over UTA7POR over WAS7LAL over ORL9DEN over NYK16SAS over MIN25Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Spurs-Wolves13
Knicks-Nuggets6
Magic-Lakers4
Nets-Raptors3
Hawks-Jazz3
The night in charts
Wizards-Blazers combined for 225, 18 more than any other game
Points by game
Wizards-BlazersWizards 109, Blazers 116
225
Spurs-WolvesSpurs 116, Wolves 91
207
Magic-LakersMagic 98, Lakers 107
205
Knicks-NuggetsKnicks 94, Nuggets 110
204
Nets-RaptorsNets 99, Raptors 104
203
Hawks-JazzHawks 91, Jazz 84
175
TOR won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Nets-RaptorsNets 99, Raptors 104
+5 TOR
Wizards-BlazersWizards 109, Blazers 116
+7 POR
Hawks-JazzHawks 91, Jazz 84
+7 ATL
Magic-LakersMagic 98, Lakers 107
+9 LAL
Knicks-NuggetsKnicks 94, Nuggets 110
+16 DEN
Spurs-WolvesSpurs 116, Wolves 91
+25 SAS
TOR erased a 16-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nets-RaptorsTOR won · Nets 99, Raptors 104
16 pts
Hawks-JazzATL won · Hawks 91, Jazz 84
11 pts
Magic-LakersLAL won · Magic 98, Lakers 107
6 pts
Wizards-BlazersPOR won · Wizards 109, Blazers 116
1 pt
Aldridge shot 11-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
AldridgeSAS · 29 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 4 BLK
85% (11-13)
Brook LopezBKN · 35 PTS, 7 BLK, 5 REB, 3 AST
76% (13-17)
SessionsWAS · 21 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB
75% (9-12)
FournierORL · 23 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST
73% (8-11)
LaVineMIN · 15 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB
70% (7-10)
Final · Nets-Raptors
Nets 99Raptors 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets2335221999
Raptors28143626104
The story
Brook Lopez had 35 points, but Toronto won 104-99

For Toronto, Kyle Lowry had 23 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB 35 PTS, 7 BLK, 5 REB, 3 AST · 13-17 FG

The swing

The Raptors trailed by 16 going into the third, then won it 36-22.

TOR lead by quarter
200 +5−16−2+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wizards-Blazers
Wizards 109Blazers 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Wizards223326235109
Blazers2925311912116
The story
Ed Davis had 15 rebounds and 9 points as Portland beat Washington 116-109 in OT

Marcin Gortat led Washington with 19 PTS, 10 REB 15 REB, 9 PTS, 4 AST · 4-6 FG

The swing

The Trail Blazers won the first 29-22, their biggest quarter edge.

POR lead by quarter
200 +7−1+40+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Hawks-Jazz
Hawks 91Jazz 84
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks1625252591
Jazz2715152784
The story
Atlanta beat Utah 91-84 behind 24 points from Jeff Teague

Derrick Favors paced Utah: 16 PTS, 8 REB 24 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB · 9-18 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

A 25-15 second quarter erased a 11-point hole for the Hawks.

ATL lead by quarter
200 −11−1+9+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.1Season avg23.6Last 5

23.6 points a game over his last five games, against 13.1 in 62 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.0Season avg16.1Last 3

16.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.0 in 62 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
6.2Season avg24.1Today

24 minutes today, against 6.2 a game in 29 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Damian Lillard leads the day with 41

Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 30, 34, 23, 31, 33, 30, 20, 50, 26, 41Blazers-Wizards · W
26.1 PPG season to date · +15.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Allen Iverson PHI, Mar 19, 1999: 41 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST
41 PTS · 5 REB · 11 AST
Brook LopezPoints, last 10 games: 20, 33, 16, 36, 12, 19, 25, 23, 20, 35Nets-Raptors · L
20.8 PPG season to date · +14.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 22, 30, 23, 14, 19, 25, 23, 30, 24, 30Knicks-Nuggets · L
21.8 PPG season to date · +8.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 10, 16, 19, 7, 15, 26, 23, 26, 23, 29Spurs-Wolves · W
17.4 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
D'Angelo RussellPoints, last 10 games: 8, 15, 9, 22, 22, 39, 24, 7, 21, 27Lakers-Magic · W
13.3 PPG season to date · +13.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Victor OladipoPoints, last 10 games: 17, 17, 22, 14, 16, 28, 6, 17, 19, 26Magic-Lakers · L
15.0 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 4 REB · 2 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 21.5 last 10 · 13.1 season
James HardenHOU+6.4 35.4 last 10 · 29.0 season
D'Angelo RussellLAL+6.1 19.4 last 10 · 13.3 season
Damian LillardPOR+5.7 31.8 last 10 · 26.1 season
Cold
Trey BurkeUTA−5.7 5.4 last 10 · 11.1 season
Terrence JonesHOU−4.7 4.1 last 10 · 8.8 season
Allen CrabbePOR−4.2 6.2 last 10 · 10.4 season
Gerald GreenMIA−4.1 5.2 last 10 · 9.3 season
Otto Porter Jr.WAS−3.7 7.7 last 10 · 11.4 season