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Friday, March 18, 2016Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CLE trailed ORL by 3 after three quarters and won 109–103.

Final · Box score
Cavs109
Magic103
Q1 CLE -2; Q2 CLE +9; Q3 CLE -3; Q4 CLE +6
Final · Box score
Thunder111
Sixers97
Q1 OKC +4; Q2 OKC +6; Q3 OKC +17; Q4 OKC +14
Final · Box score
Kings108
Pistons115
Q1 DET +14; Q2 DET +13; Q3 DET +4; Q4 DET +7
Final · Box score
Celtics91
Raptors105
Q1 TOR +16; Q2 TOR +14; Q3 TOR +5; Q4 TOR +14
Final · Box score
Wolves111
Rockets116
Q1 HOU +8; Q2 HOU +2; Q3 HOU +10; Q4 HOU +5
Final · Box score
Blazers117
Pelicans112
Q1 POR +6; Q2 POR +14; Q3 POR +12; Q4 POR +5
Final · Box score
Warriors130
Mavs112
Q1 GSW +6; Q2 GSW +6; Q3 GSW +9; Q4 GSW +18
Final · Box score
Suns95
Lakers90
Q1 PHX +4; Q2 PHX +15; Q3 PHX +14; Q4 PHX +5
On this day · 2014–15Mar 18, 2015: 11 games. Top scorer: Kevin Martin (Wolves-Raptors), 37 points.
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The lead · Cavs-Magic

Cleveland takes care of Orlando

Victor Oladipo goes for 45 points

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2+9-3+6CLE AHEAD ↑ORL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs27362026109
Magic29253217103
Who led
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 22, 21, 20, 27, 30, 26, 17, 15, 33, 26CLE26 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 25, 33, 19, 28, 28, 25, 24, 27, 23, 18CLE18 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Victor OladipoPoints, last 10 games: 28, 6, 17, 19, 26, 18, 18, 23, 25, 45ORL45 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Evan FournierPoints, last 10 games: 20, 8, 12, 20, 23, 16, 15, 30, 9, 18ORL18 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Cavs-Magic13
Blazers-Pelicans7
Warriors-Mavs5
Thunder-Sixers4
Kings-Pistons4
Suns-Lakers2
Wolves-Rockets1
Celtics-Raptors0
The night in charts
Warriors-Mavs combined for 242, 13 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-MavsWarriors 130, Mavs 112
242
Blazers-PelicansBlazers 117, Pelicans 112
229
Wolves-RocketsWolves 111, Rockets 116
227
Kings-PistonsKings 108, Pistons 115
223
Cavs-MagicCavs 109, Magic 103
212
Thunder-SixersThunder 111, Sixers 97
208
Celtics-RaptorsCeltics 91, Raptors 105
196
Suns-LakersSuns 95, Lakers 90
185
3 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Wolves-RocketsWolves 111, Rockets 116
+5 HOU
Blazers-PelicansBlazers 117, Pelicans 112
+5 POR
Suns-LakersSuns 95, Lakers 90
+5 PHX
Cavs-MagicCavs 109, Magic 103
+6 CLE
Kings-PistonsKings 108, Pistons 115
+7 DET
Thunder-SixersThunder 111, Sixers 97
+14 OKC
Celtics-RaptorsCeltics 91, Raptors 105
+14 TOR
Warriors-MavsWarriors 130, Mavs 112
+18 GSW
Oladipo shot 16-of-22 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
OladipoORL · 45 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
73% (16-22)
KDOKC · 26 PTS, 13 REB, 6 AST, 1 BLK
69% (11-16)
WigginsMIN · 21 PTS, 5 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB
67% (8-12)
MotiejunasHOU · 17 PTS, 9 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
67% (8-12)
LowryTOR · 32 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 2 STL
64% (9-14)
Final · Wolves-Rockets
Wolves 111Rockets 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves23292633111
Rockets31233428116
The story
James Harden's 29 points and 14 assists carried Houston past Minnesota, 116-111

For Minnesota, Karl-Anthony Towns had 32 PTS, 11 REB 29 PTS, 14 AST, 5 REB, 3 STL · 11-20 FG, 3-8 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 31-23, was where the Rockets built it.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +8+2+10+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Cavs-Magic
Cavs 109Magic 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs27362026109
Magic29253217103
The story
Tristan Thompson had 15 rebounds and 11 points as Cleveland beat Orlando 109-103

Evan Fournier led Orlando with 18 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST 15 REB, 11 PTS, 4 STL, 1 AST · 3-6 FG

The swing

Down 2 after the first, the Cavaliers took the second 36-25.

CLE lead by quarter
200 −2+9−3+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Thunder-Sixers
Thunder 111Sixers 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder27263226111
Sixers2324212997
The story
Oklahoma City beat Philadelphia 111-97 behind a 20-15-10 triple-double from Russell Westbrook

Nik Stauskas paced Philadelphia: 23 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST 20 PTS, 15 REB, 10 AST · 8-20 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

A 32-21 third quarter did the most damage for the Thunder.

OKC lead by quarter
200 +4+6+17+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
15.4Season avg25.8Last 5

25.8 points a game over his last five games, against 15.4 in 62 earlier games. Today: 45 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−20.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.7Season avg7.6Last 3

7.6 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.7 in 63 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.3Season avg26.7Today

27 minutes today, against 8.3 a game in 36 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · Wolves-Rockets

Houston never trails at a break against Minnesota

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 116–111. James Harden led Houston with 29 points, 5 rebounds and 14 assists.

The whole night · final margins
HOU over MIN5POR over NOP5PHX over LAL5CLE over ORL6DET over SAC7OKC over PHI14TOR over BOS14GSW over DAL18Final margin, points. Pink = HOU over MIN.
Top performances

Victor Oladipo leads the day with 45

Victor OladipoPoints, last 10 games: 28, 6, 17, 19, 26, 18, 18, 23, 25, 45Magic-Cavs · L
15.9 PPG season to date · +29.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Carmelo Anthony NYK, Dec 11, 2012: 45 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Career high45 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 26, 21, 15, 27, 23, 37, 20, 18, 19, 39Warriors-Mavs · W
22.2 PPG season to date · +17.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 30, 20, 50, 26, 41, 17, 19, 21, 23, 33Blazers-Pelicans · W
25.8 PPG season to date · +7.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 12, 14, 21, 28, 28, 19, 17, 17, 18, 32Wolves-Rockets · L
17.9 PPG season to date · +14.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Kyle LowryPoints, last 10 games: 32, 28, 17, 23, 19, 16, 33, 25, 28, 32Raptors-Celtics · W
22.0 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 46, 33, 18, 41, 12, 34, 35, 27, 34, 31Warriors-Mavs · W
30.5 PPG season to date · +0.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 9 REB · 10 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Devin BookerPHX+9.3 21.7 last 10 · 12.4 season
Bojan BogdanovicBKN+8.1 18.9 last 10 · 10.8 season
Victor OladipoORL+6.6 22.5 last 10 · 15.9 season
Jabari ParkerMIL+6.6 20.0 last 10 · 13.4 season
D'Angelo RussellLAL+5.8 19.1 last 10 · 13.3 season
Cold
Gerald GreenMIA−4.7 4.4 last 10 · 9.1 season
Terrence JonesHOU−4.7 4.1 last 10 · 8.8 season
Jared DudleyWAS−4.4 4.0 last 10 · 8.4 season
Kevin MartinSAS−4.3 5.8 last 10 · 10.1 season
Trey BurkeUTA−4.2 6.4 last 10 · 10.6 season