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Wednesday, March 23, 2016Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: UTA trailed HOU by 15 at halftime and won 89–87.

Final · Box score
Bucks104
Cavs113
Q1 CLE +10; Q2 CLE +2; Q3 CLE +4; Q4 CLE +9
Final · Box score
Hawks122
Wizards101
Q1 ATL -3; Q2 ATL -4; Q3 ATL +6; Q4 ATL +21
Final · Box score
Raptors79
Celtics91
Q1 Celtics 0; Q2 Celtics 0; Q3 BOS +7; Q4 BOS +12
Final · Box score
Magic102
Pistons118
Q1 DET +11; Q2 DET +9; Q3 DET +9; Q4 DET +16
Final · Box score
Knicks115
Bulls107
Q1 NYK -7; Q2 NYK +2; Q3 NYK +19; Q4 NYK +8
Final · Box score
Jazz89
Rockets87
Q1 UTA -4; Q2 UTA -15; Q3 UTA -6; Q4 UTA +2
Final · Box score
Kings104
Wolves113
Q1 MIN -1; Q2 MIN +2; Q3 MIN +12; Q4 MIN +9
Final · Box score
Heat88
Spurs112
Q1 SAS +5; Q2 SAS +9; Q3 SAS +25; Q4 SAS +24
Final · Box score
Sixers103
Nuggets104
Q1 DEN -11; Q2 DEN +8; Q3 DEN +2; Q4 DEN +1
Final · Box score
Lakers107
Suns119
Q1 PHX -6; Q2 Suns 0; Q3 PHX +9; Q4 PHX +12
Final · Box score
Mavs103
Blazers109
Q1 POR +2; Q2 POR +4; Q3 POR +10; Q4 POR +6
Final · Box score
Clippers98
Warriors114
Q1 GSW -5; Q2 GSW +2; Q3 GSW +9; Q4 GSW +16
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The lead · Jazz-Rockets

Utah erases 15-point lead, steals one from Houston

James Harden goes for 26 points

Game flow · UTA margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4-15-6+2UTA AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz2113262989
Rockets2524172187
Who led
Gordon HaywardPoints, last 10 games: 26, 18, 24, 22, 16, 18, 27, 9, 18, 22UTA22 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Derrick FavorsPoints, last 10 games: 28, 16, 11, 14, 28, 19, 12, 24, 12, 17UTA17 PTS · 15 REB · 4 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 40, 29, 32, 12, 15, 33, 29, 25, 24, 26HOU26 PTS · 7 REB · 10 AST
Trevor ArizaPoints, last 10 games: 13, 15, 10, 9, 16, 16, 15, 7, 13, 12HOU12 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Sixers-Nuggets

Denver climbs out of an 11-point hole against Philadelphia

Down 11 after one, the Nuggets won the second quarter 29–10 and the game 104–103. Emmanuel Mudiay led Denver with 27 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Nuggets-Sixers
Emmanuel Mudiay · DENT.J. McConnell · PHIPTS2717REB113AST45Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Knicks-Bulls16
Kings-Wolves14
Mavs-Blazers11
Raptors-Celtics10
Sixers-Nuggets8
Clippers-Warriors8
Jazz-Rockets6
Heat-Spurs2
Magic-Pistons0
Shot of the night

Mudiay's bucket at the buzzer puts the Nuggets ahead, 104-103 final

The night in charts
Lakers-Suns combined for 226, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-SunsLakers 107, Suns 119
226
Hawks-WizardsHawks 122, Wizards 101
223
Knicks-BullsKnicks 115, Bulls 107
222
Magic-PistonsMagic 102, Pistons 118
220
Kings-WolvesKings 104, Wolves 113
217
Bucks-CavsBucks 104, Cavs 113
217
Clippers-WarriorsClippers 98, Warriors 114
212
Mavs-BlazersMavs 103, Blazers 109
212
Sixers-NuggetsSixers 103, Nuggets 104
207
Heat-SpursHeat 88, Spurs 112
200
Jazz-RocketsJazz 89, Rockets 87
176
Raptors-CelticsRaptors 79, Celtics 91
170
2 of 12 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Sixers-NuggetsSixers 103, Nuggets 104
+1 DEN
Jazz-RocketsJazz 89, Rockets 87
+2 UTA
Mavs-BlazersMavs 103, Blazers 109
+6 POR
Knicks-BullsKnicks 115, Bulls 107
+8 NYK
Kings-WolvesKings 104, Wolves 113
+9 MIN
Bucks-CavsBucks 104, Cavs 113
+9 CLE
Raptors-CelticsRaptors 79, Celtics 91
+12 BOS
Lakers-SunsLakers 107, Suns 119
+12 PHX
Magic-PistonsMagic 102, Pistons 118
+16 DET
Clippers-WarriorsClippers 98, Warriors 114
+16 GSW
Hawks-WizardsHawks 122, Wizards 101
+21 ATL
Heat-SpursHeat 88, Spurs 112
+24 SAS
UTA erased a 15-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Jazz-RocketsUTA won · Jazz 89, Rockets 87
15 pts
Sixers-NuggetsDEN won · Sixers 103, Nuggets 104
11 pts
Knicks-BullsNYK won · Knicks 115, Bulls 107
7 pts
Lakers-SunsPHX won · Lakers 107, Suns 119
6 pts
Clippers-WarriorsGSW won · Clippers 98, Warriors 114
5 pts
Marjanovic shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MarjanovicSAS · 19 PTS, 4 REB, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
DrummondDET · 30 PTS, 14 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
70% (14-20)
McConnellPHI · 17 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
JordanLAC · 20 REB, 19 PTS, 3 AST, 2 BLK
70% (7-10)
DiengMIN · 16 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
Final · Sixers-Nuggets
Sixers 103Nuggets 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers35102830103
Nuggets24292229104
The story
Emmanuel Mudiay's 27 points and 11 rebounds carried Denver past Philadelphia, 104-103

For Philadelphia, Robert Covington had 16 PTS, 9 REB 27 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST · 10-23 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

The Nuggets trailed by 11 going into the second, then won it 29-10.

DEN lead by quarter
200 −11+8+2+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Jazz-Rockets
Jazz 89Rockets 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz2113262989
Rockets2524172187
The story
Gordon Hayward had 22 points as Utah beat Houston 89-87

Derrick Favors added 17 PTS, 15 REB, 4 AST 22 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 4 STL · 5-11 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

Down 15 after the second, the Jazz took the third 26-17.

UTA lead by quarter
200 −4−15−6+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Kings-Wolves
Kings 104Wolves 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings29192432104
Wolves28223429113
The story
Minnesota beat Sacramento 113-104 behind 26 points and 11 rebounds from Karl-Anthony Towns

Kosta Koufos paced Sacramento: 15 PTS, 15 REB 26 PTS, 11 REB, 4 BLK, 2 AST · 11-17 FG

The swing

A 34-24 third quarter did the most damage for the Timberwolves.

MIN lead by quarter
200 −1+2+12+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Rajon Rondo topped the game at 56.6 FPTS: 25 PTS, 12 AST, 8 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.1Season avg26.0Last 5

26.0 points a game over his last five games, against 16.1 in 65 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.0Season avg10.4Last 3

10.4 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.0 in 59 earlier games. Today: 13 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.6Season avg41.4Today

41 minutes today, against 18.6 a game in 59 earlier games. Line: 22 points, 14 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Nikola Mirotic leads the day with 35

Nikola MiroticPoints, last 10 games: 7, 14, 8, 6, 17, 7, 9, 15, 6, 35Bulls-Knicks · L
10.9 PPG season to date · +24.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high35 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 41, 12, 34, 35, 27, 34, 31, 14, 19, 33Warriors-Clippers · W
30.1 PPG season to date · +2.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 25, 23, 15, 29, 26, 20, 22, 18, 15, 32Spurs-Heat · W
21.0 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high32 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 27, 23, 37, 20, 18, 19, 39, 15, 17, 32Warriors-Clippers · W
22.2 PPG season to date · +10.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Andre DrummondPoints, last 10 games: 14, 25, 5, 19, 7, 18, 14, 16, 14, 30Pistons-Magic · W
16.7 PPG season to date · +13.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
Kristaps PorzingisPoints, last 10 games: 9, 11, 15, 6, 13, 23, 2, 20, 13, 29Knicks-Bulls · W
14.1 PPG season to date · +15.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high29 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Devin BookerPHX+8.9 21.6 last 10 · 12.7 season
Bojan BogdanovicBKN+8.6 19.6 last 10 · 11.0 season
Victor OladipoORL+7.4 23.4 last 10 · 16.0 season
Tony AllenMEM+6.9 15.0 last 10 · 8.1 season
Dirk NowitzkiDAL+6.3 25.1 last 10 · 18.8 season
Cold
Terrence JonesHOU−4.7 4.1 last 10 · 8.8 season
Gerald GreenMIA−4.4 4.6 last 10 · 9.0 season
Trey BurkeUTA−4.2 6.4 last 10 · 10.6 season
Ersan IlyasovaORL−4.1 6.4 last 10 · 10.5 season
Ty LawsonIND−4.0 1.7 last 10 · 5.7 season