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Thursday, March 10, 2016Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Raptors trailed Hawks by 1 after the first quarter and won 104–96.

Final · Box score
Hawks96
Raptors104
Q1 Raptors -1; Q2 Raptors +4; Q3 Raptors +7; Q4 Raptors +8
Final · Box score
Bulls101
Spurs109
Q1 Spurs 0; Q2 Spurs +7; Q3 Spurs +10; Q4 Spurs +8
Final · Box score
Suns98
Nuggets116
Q1 Nuggets +7; Q2 Nuggets +14; Q3 Nuggets +8; Q4 Nuggets +18
Final · Box score
Cavs120
Lakers108
Q1 Cavs +2; Q2 Cavs +9; Q3 Cavs +13; Q4 Cavs +12
On this day · 2014–15Mar 10, 2015: 6 games. Top scorer: Rodney Stuckey (Pacers-Magic), 34 points.
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The lead · Hawks-Raptors

DeMar DeRozan scores 30 in Toronto win over Atlanta

Kawhi Leonard goes for 29 points

Game flow · Raptors margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1+4+7+8Raptors AHEAD ↑Hawks AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks2127272196
Raptors20323022104
Who led
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 21, 22, 31, 6, 20, 31, 38, 19, 25, 30Raptors30 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Kyle LowryPoints, last 10 games: 27, 18, 22, 21, 43, 32, 28, 17, 23, 19Raptors19 PTS · 1 REB · 7 AST
Al HorfordPoints, last 10 games: 14, 17, 23, 18, 13, 17, 8, 11, 11, 20Hawks20 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Kent BazemorePoints, last 10 games: 7, 2, 4, 17, 14, 15, 10, 17, 6, 13Hawks13 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Hawks-Raptors11
Suns-Nuggets4
Cavs-Lakers4
Bulls-Spurs2
The night in charts
Cavs-Lakers combined for 228, 14 more than any other game
Points by game
Cavs-LakersCavs 120, Lakers 108
228
Suns-NuggetsSuns 98, Nuggets 116
214
Bulls-SpursBulls 101, Spurs 109
210
Hawks-RaptorsHawks 96, Raptors 104
200
Spurs won the closest game by 8
Closest finishes
Bulls-SpursBulls 101, Spurs 109
+8 Spurs
Hawks-RaptorsHawks 96, Raptors 104
+8 Raptors
Cavs-LakersCavs 120, Lakers 108
+12 Cavs
Suns-NuggetsSuns 98, Nuggets 116
+18 Nuggets
Leuer shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
LeuerSuns · 19 PTS, 7 REB
80% (8-10)
FryeCavs · 21 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
KobeLakers · 26 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
69% (11-16)
KawhiSpurs · 29 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
67% (10-15)
E'Twaun MooreBulls · 20 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
Final · Bulls-Spurs
Bulls 101Spurs 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls27202727101
Spurs27273025109
The story
LaMarcus Aldridge had 26 points and 10 rebounds as San Antonio beat Chicago 109-101

Pau Gasol led Chicago with 21 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST 26 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST · 10-19 FG

The swing

The Spurs won the second 27-20, their biggest quarter edge.

Spurs lead by quarter
200 0+7+10+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Cavs-Lakers
Cavs 120Lakers 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs33313125120
Lakers31242726108
The story
Cleveland beat Los Angeles 120-108 behind 24 points from LeBron James

Kobe Bryant paced Los Angeles: 26 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 24 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB · 9-18 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

A 31-24 second quarter did the most damage for the Cavaliers.

Cavs lead by quarter
200 +2+9+13+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Nuggets
Suns 98Nuggets 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns1823332498
Nuggets25302734116
The story
Nikola Jokic's 18 points and 10 rebounds carried Denver past Phoenix, 116-98

For Phoenix, Jon Leuer had 19 PTS, 7 REB 18 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK · 6-8 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 34-24, was where the Nuggets built it.

Nuggets lead by quarter
200 +7+14+8+18 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+16.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.8Season avg28.4Last 5

28.4 points a game over his last five games, against 11.8 in 58 earlier games. Today: 35 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.4Season avg8.6Last 3

8.6 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.4 in 39 earlier games. Today: 1 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.1Season avg38.3Today

38 minutes today, against 18.1 a game in 44 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists.

Second story · Bulls-Spurs

San Antonio beats Chicago, 109–101

San Antonio led 84–74 after three and won by 8. Kawhi Leonard led San Antonio with 29 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
Raptors over Hawks8Spurs over Bulls8Cavs over Lakers12Nuggets over Suns18Final margin, points. Pink = Spurs over Bulls.
Top performances

Devin Booker leads the day with 35

Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 10, 5, 12, 15, 13, 34, 14, 27, 32, 35Suns-Nuggets · L
12.2 PPG season to date · +23.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high35 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Emmanuel MudiayPoints, last 10 games: 18, 11, 4, 4, 8, 22, 25, 16, 15, 30Nuggets-Suns · W
12.1 PPG season to date · +18.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high30 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 21, 22, 31, 6, 20, 31, 38, 19, 25, 30Raptors-Hawks · W
23.6 PPG season to date · +6.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 29, 18, 29, 27, 27, 30, 25, 23, 15, 29Spurs-Bulls · W
20.9 PPG season to date · +8.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 30, 23, 10, 28, 22, 21, 20, 27, 30, 26Cavs-Lakers · W
19.8 PPG season to date · +6.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 2 REB · 9 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 16, 19, 7, 15, 26, 23, 26, 23, 29, 26Spurs-Bulls · W
17.6 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Alex LenSuns+8.4 17.0 last 10 · 8.6 season
Jabari ParkerBucks+8.3 21.5 last 10 · 13.2 season
Devin BookerSuns+7.5 19.7 last 10 · 12.2 season
D'Angelo RussellLakers+7.5 21.0 last 10 · 13.5 season
E'Twaun MooreBulls+6.0 13.7 last 10 · 7.7 season
Cold
Terrence JonesRockets−4.7 4.1 last 10 · 8.8 season
Allen CrabbeBlazers−4.2 6.2 last 10 · 10.4 season
Trey BurkeJazz−4.2 7.0 last 10 · 11.2 season
Gerald GreenHeat−4.1 5.2 last 10 · 9.3 season
Otto Porter Jr.Wizards−3.7 7.7 last 10 · 11.4 season