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Monday, March 21, 2016Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHA trailed SAS by 21 after the first quarter and won 91–88.

Final · Box score
Spurs88
Hornets91
Q1 CHA -21; Q2 CHA -15; Q3 CHA -5; Q4 CHA +3
Final · Box score
Nuggets91
Cavs124
Q1 CLE +15; Q2 CLE +8; Q3 CLE +15; Q4 CLE +33
Final · Box score
Sixers75
Pacers91
Q1 IND +7; Q2 IND +11; Q3 IND +10; Q4 IND +16
Final · Box score
Magic96
Celtics107
Q1 BOS +5; Q2 BOS +7; Q3 BOS +13; Q4 BOS +11
Final · Box score
Bucks91
Pistons92
Q1 DET -13; Q2 DET -3; Q3 DET -9; Q4 DET +1
Final · Box score
Wizards117
Hawks102
Q1 WAS -3; Q2 WAS +2; Q3 WAS +3; Q4 WAS +15
Final · Box score
Kings102
Bulls109
Q1 CHI +4; Q2 CHI +8; Q3 CHI +1; Q4 CHI +7
Final · Box score
Warriors109
Wolves104
Q1 GSW -2; Q2 GSW +3; Q3 Warriors 0; Q4 GSW +5
Final · Box score
Grizzlies103
Suns97
Q1 MEM +3; Q2 MEM -11; Q3 MEM -3; Q4 MEM +6
On this day · 2014–15Mar 21, 2015: 5 games. Top scorer: Eric Bledsoe (Suns-Rockets), 34 points.
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The lead · Spurs-Hornets

Charlotte storms back from 21 down to beat San Antonio

LeBron James posts a triple-double

Game flow · CHA margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-21-15-5+3CHA AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2823211688
Hornets729312491
Who led
Jeremy LinPoints, last 10 games: 7, 9, 12, 8, 16, 1, 5, 6, 16, 29CHA29 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Courtney LeePoints, last 10 games: 4, 4, 16, 15, 12, 12, 6, 13, 7, 17CHA17 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 10, 2, 2, 6, 20, 4, 2, 18, 6, 19SAS19 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 23, 26, 23, 29, 26, 24, 17, 22, 26, 18SAS18 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Nine games, by the margins

Closest finish: 1. Widest: Cleveland by 33.

DET over MIL1CHA over SAS3GSW over MIN5MEM over PHX6CHI over SAC7BOS over ORL11WAS over ATL15IND over PHI16CLE over DEN33Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Grizzlies-Suns11
Kings-Bulls9
Warriors-Wolves9
Spurs-Hornets6
Magic-Celtics5
Nuggets-Cavs3
The night in charts
Wizards-Hawks combined for 219, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Wizards-HawksWizards 117, Hawks 102
219
Nuggets-CavsNuggets 91, Cavs 124
215
Warriors-WolvesWarriors 109, Wolves 104
213
Kings-BullsKings 102, Bulls 109
211
Magic-CelticsMagic 96, Celtics 107
203
Grizzlies-SunsGrizzlies 103, Suns 97
200
Bucks-PistonsBucks 91, Pistons 92
183
Spurs-HornetsSpurs 88, Hornets 91
179
Sixers-PacersSixers 75, Pacers 91
166
3 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bucks-PistonsBucks 91, Pistons 92
+1 DET
Spurs-HornetsSpurs 88, Hornets 91
+3 CHA
Warriors-WolvesWarriors 109, Wolves 104
+5 GSW
Grizzlies-SunsGrizzlies 103, Suns 97
+6 MEM
Kings-BullsKings 102, Bulls 109
+7 CHI
Magic-CelticsMagic 96, Celtics 107
+11 BOS
Wizards-HawksWizards 117, Hawks 102
+15 WAS
Sixers-PacersSixers 75, Pacers 91
+16 IND
Nuggets-CavsNuggets 91, Cavs 124
+33 CLE
CHA erased a 21-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Spurs-HornetsCHA won · Spurs 88, Hornets 91
21 pts
Bucks-PistonsDET won · Bucks 91, Pistons 92
13 pts
Grizzlies-SunsMEM won · Grizzlies 103, Suns 97
11 pts
Wizards-HawksWAS won · Wizards 117, Hawks 102
3 pts
Warriors-WolvesGSW won · Warriors 109, Wolves 104
2 pts
Draymond Green shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Draymond GreenGSW · 24 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST, 3 STL
77% (10-13)
BartonDEN · 27 PTS, 4 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
75% (9-12)
MiddletonMIL · 27 PTS, 4 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
69% (11-16)
BealWAS · 25 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST
67% (10-15)
TurnerBOS · 16 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 1 BLK
64% (7-11)
Final · Bucks-Pistons
Bucks 91Pistons 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks3018261791
Pistons1728202792
The story
Marcus Morris had 21 points as Detroit beat Milwaukee 92-91

Greg Monroe led Milwaukee with 18 PTS, 10 REB 21 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB · 8-9 FG, 4-4 3PT

The swing

Down 13 after the first, the Pistons took the second 28-18.

DET lead by quarter
200 −13−3−9+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Giannis Antetokounmpo led the game in fantasy with 49.4 FPTS (21 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST)

Final · Spurs-Hornets
Spurs 88Hornets 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2823211688
Hornets729312491
The story
Jeremy Lin's 29 points carried Charlotte past San Antonio, 91-88

For San Antonio, Tony Parker had 19 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB 29 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST · 11-18 FG, 4-4 3PT

The swing

The Hornets trailed by 15 going into the third, then won it 31-21.

CHA lead by quarter
200 −21−15−5+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Tim Duncan was the fantasy play: 48.0 FPTS on 16 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST

Final · Grizzlies-Suns
Grizzlies 103Suns 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies24153133103
Suns2129232497
The story
Memphis beat Phoenix 103-97 behind 14 points and 13 rebounds from Zach Randolph

Jon Leuer paced Phoenix: 13 PTS, 13 REB 14 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST · 7-15 FG

The swing

A 33-24 fourth quarter erased a 3-point hole for the Grizzlies.

MEM lead by quarter
200 +3−11−3+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

PJ Tucker topped the game at 38.3 FPTS: 15 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
15.9Season avg27.8Last 5

27.8 points a game over his last five games, against 15.9 in 64 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.9Season avg8.7Last 3

8.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.9 in 54 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.5Season avg25.3Today

25 minutes today, against 10.5 a game in 36 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 1 rebounds, 7 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 33

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 19, 28, 28, 25, 24, 27, 23, 18, 26, 33Cavs-Nuggets · W
24.9 PPG season to date · +8.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Giannis Antetokounmpo MIL, Mar 13, 2021: 33 PTS · 11 REB · 11 AST
33 PTS · 11 REB · 11 AST
Jeremy LinPoints, last 10 games: 7, 9, 12, 8, 16, 1, 5, 6, 16, 29Hornets-Spurs · W
11.7 PPG season to date · +17.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Isaiah ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 30, 32, 27, 22, 30, 21, 29, 20, 26, 28Celtics-Magic · W
22.1 PPG season to date · +5.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
John WallPoints, last 10 games: 17, 25, 20, 24, 19, 15, 29, 16, 24, 27Wizards-Hawks · W
20.2 PPG season to date · +6.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 3 REB · 14 AST
Khris MiddletonPoints, last 10 games: 32, 18, 18, 22, 19, 19, 12, 10, 13, 27Bucks-Pistons · L
18.4 PPG season to date · +8.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Will BartonPoints, last 10 games: 9, 20, 6, 17, 14, 0, 15, 6, 12, 27Nuggets-Cavs · L
14.8 PPG season to date · +12.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Devin BookerPHX+9.7 22.2 last 10 · 12.5 season
Victor OladipoORL+7.6 23.7 last 10 · 16.1 season
Bojan BogdanovicBKN+7.5 18.4 last 10 · 10.9 season
Dirk NowitzkiDAL+6.1 24.9 last 10 · 18.8 season
D'Angelo RussellLAL+5.8 19.1 last 10 · 13.3 season
Cold
Gerald GreenMIA−5.3 3.8 last 10 · 9.1 season
Terrence JonesHOU−4.7 4.1 last 10 · 8.8 season
Jared DudleyWAS−4.6 3.6 last 10 · 8.2 season
Trey BurkeUTA−4.2 6.4 last 10 · 10.6 season
Ersan IlyasovaORL−4.1 6.4 last 10 · 10.5 season