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Saturday, March 12, 2016Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: GSW trailed PHX by 9 after three quarters and won 123–116.

Final · Box score
Pacers112
Mavs105
Q1 IND +3; Q2 IND +4; Q3 IND +8; Q4 IND +7
Final · Box score
Rockets109
Hornets125
Q1 CHA +15; Q2 CHA +5; Q3 CHA +3; Q4 CHA +16
Final · Box score
Pistons125
Sixers111
Q1 DET -5; Q2 DET -5; Q3 DET +3; Q4 DET +14
Final · OT · Box score
Heat104
Raptors112
Q1 TOR +4; Q2 TOR +7; Q3 TOR -1; Q4 Raptors 0; OT1 TOR +8
Final · Box score
Grizzlies83
Hawks95
Q1 ATL -4; Q2 ATL +8; Q3 ATL +13; Q4 ATL +12
Final · Box score
Pelicans92
Bucks103
Q1 MIL +5; Q2 MIL +3; Q3 MIL +6; Q4 MIL +11
Final · Box score
Thunder85
Spurs93
Q1 SAS +3; Q2 SAS -4; Q3 SAS -2; Q4 SAS +8
Final · Box score
Wizards100
Nuggets116
Q1 DEN +4; Q2 DEN +2; Q3 DEN -8; Q4 DEN +16
Final · Box score
Suns116
Warriors123
Q1 GSW +7; Q2 GSW +4; Q3 GSW -9; Q4 GSW +7
Final · Box score
Magic84
Blazers121
Q1 POR +7; Q2 POR +21; Q3 POR +25; Q4 POR +37
On this day · 2014–15Mar 12, 2015: 5 games. Top scorer: Kyrie Irving (Cavs-Spurs), 57 points.
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The lead · Suns-Warriors

Stephen Curry hits seven threes, Golden State tops Phoenix

DeMar DeRozan goes for 38 points

Game flow · GSW margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+7+4-9+7GSW AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns24323921116
Warriors31292637123
Who led
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 36, 42, 51, 46, 33, 18, 41, 12, 34, 35GSW35 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Marreese SpeightsPoints, last 10 games: 2, 14, 8, 10, 10, 2, 2, 16, 1, 25GSW25 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Brandon KnightPoints, last 10 games: 15, 23, 25, 18, 26, 16, 20, 21, 10, 30PHX30 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Alex LenPoints, last 10 games: 14, 13, 22, 18, 12, 31, 19, 14, 4, 26PHX26 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Lead changes
Suns-Warriors19
Pistons-Sixers14
Wizards-Nuggets12
Heat-Raptors9
Pacers-Mavs6
Grizzlies-Hawks5
Thunder-Spurs5
Pelicans-Bucks3
Magic-Blazers3
Rockets-Hornets2
The night in charts
Suns-Warriors combined for 239, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-WarriorsSuns 116, Warriors 123
239
Pistons-SixersPistons 125, Sixers 111
236
Rockets-HornetsRockets 109, Hornets 125
234
Pacers-MavsPacers 112, Mavs 105
217
Wizards-NuggetsWizards 100, Nuggets 116
216
Heat-RaptorsHeat 104, Raptors 112
216
Magic-BlazersMagic 84, Blazers 121
205
Pelicans-BucksPelicans 92, Bucks 103
195
Grizzlies-HawksGrizzlies 83, Hawks 95
178
Thunder-SpursThunder 85, Spurs 93
178
GSW won the closest game by 7
Closest finishes
Suns-WarriorsSuns 116, Warriors 123
+7 GSW
Pacers-MavsPacers 112, Mavs 105
+7 IND
Heat-RaptorsHeat 104, Raptors 112
+8 TOR
Thunder-SpursThunder 85, Spurs 93
+8 SAS
Pelicans-BucksPelicans 92, Bucks 103
+11 MIL
Grizzlies-HawksGrizzlies 83, Hawks 95
+12 ATL
Pistons-SixersPistons 125, Sixers 111
+14 DET
Wizards-NuggetsWizards 100, Nuggets 116
+16 DEN
Rockets-HornetsRockets 109, Hornets 125
+16 CHA
Magic-BlazersMagic 84, Blazers 121
+37 POR
GSW rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Suns-WarriorsGSW won · Suns 116, Warriors 123
9 pts
Wizards-NuggetsDEN won · Wizards 100, Nuggets 116
8 pts
Pistons-SixersDET won · Pistons 125, Sixers 111
5 pts
Grizzlies-HawksATL won · Grizzlies 83, Hawks 95
4 pts
Thunder-SpursSAS won · Thunder 85, Spurs 93
4 pts
Dwight shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DwightHOU · 16 PTS, 13 REB, 4 AST
80% (8-10)
Reggie JacksonDET · 24 PTS, 10 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
SpeightsGSW · 25 PTS, 9 REB, 2 STL, 1 BLK
71% (10-14)
KembaCHA · 26 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB
69% (11-16)
HorfordATL · 19 PTS, 8 REB, 4 BLK, 2 AST
67% (8-12)
Final · Suns-Warriors
Suns 116Warriors 123
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns24323921116
Warriors31292637123
The story
Marreese Speights' 25 points carried Golden State past Phoenix, 123-116

For Phoenix, Alex Len had 26 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST 25 PTS, 9 REB · 10-14 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Warriors trailed by 9 going into the fourth, then won it 37-21.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +7+4−9+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Brandon Knight was the fantasy play: 51.2 FPTS on 30 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB

Final · Heat-Raptors
Heat 104Raptors 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Heat242225267104
Raptors2825172715112
The story
Jonas Valanciunas had 20 points and 10 rebounds as Toronto beat Miami 112-104 in OT

Hassan Whiteside led Miami with 13 PTS, 11 REB 20 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST · 7-11 FG

The swing

The Raptors won the overtime 15-7.

TOR lead by quarter
200 +4+7−10+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Pelicans-Bucks
Pelicans 92Bucks 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pelicans2824192192
Bucks33222226103
The story
Milwaukee beat New Orleans 103-92 behind 19 points and 10 rebounds from Khris Middleton

Luke Babbitt paced New Orleans: 16 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST 19 PTS, 10 REB, 8 AST, 3 STL · 9-16 FG, 0-4 3PT

The swing

A 33-28 first quarter did the most damage for the Bucks.

MIL lead by quarter
200 +5+3+6+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Anthony Davis topped the game at 51.2 FPTS: 29 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+13.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.2Season avg25.2Last 5

25.2 points a game over his last five games, against 12.2 in 59 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.1Season avg5.2Last 3

5.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.1 in 40 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.2Season avg37.8Today

38 minutes today, against 12.2 a game in 30 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · Wizards-Nuggets

Denver climbs out of an 8-point hole against Washington

Down 8 after three, the Nuggets won the fourth quarter 41–17 and the game 116–100. D.J. Augustin led Denver with 17 points, 2 rebounds and 10 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Nuggets-Wizards
D.J. Augustin · DENOtto Porter Jr. · WASPTS1723REB22AST101Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Top performances

DeMar DeRozan leads the day with 38

DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 22, 31, 6, 20, 31, 38, 19, 25, 30, 38Raptors-Heat · W
23.8 PPG season to date · +14.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high38 PTS · 10 REB · 7 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 36, 42, 51, 46, 33, 18, 41, 12, 34, 35Warriors-Suns · W
30.5 PPG season to date · +4.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Brandon KnightPoints, last 10 games: 15, 23, 25, 18, 26, 16, 20, 21, 10, 30Suns-Warriors · L
19.7 PPG season to date · +10.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 18, 33, 20, 10, 19, 16, 30, 22, 25, 30Mavs-Pacers · L
18.2 PPG season to date · +12.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 59, 9, 30, 12, 17, 29, 31, 40, 25, 29Pelicans-Bucks · L
24.4 PPG season to date · +4.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 24, 32, 37, 27, 30, 32, 32, 30, 28, 28Thunder-Spurs · L
28.1 PPG season to date · −0.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Alex LenPHX+8.4 17.3 last 10 · 8.9 season
Devin BookerPHX+8.2 20.5 last 10 · 12.3 season
D'Angelo RussellLAL+7.5 21.0 last 10 · 13.5 season
Jabari ParkerMIL+6.9 20.2 last 10 · 13.2 season
E'Twaun MooreCHI+5.8 13.4 last 10 · 7.6 season
Cold
Gerald GreenMIA−4.7 4.4 last 10 · 9.1 season
Terrence JonesHOU−4.7 4.1 last 10 · 8.8 season
Kevin MartinSAS−4.5 5.7 last 10 · 10.2 season
Trey BurkeUTA−3.8 7.2 last 10 · 11.0 season
Ty LawsonIND−3.4 2.3 last 10 · 5.7 season