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Thursday, March 24, 2016Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 3 points, by BKN (vs CLE) and LAC (vs POR).

Final · Box score
Pelicans84
Pacers92
Q1 IND +2; Q2 IND +10; Q3 IND +9; Q4 IND +8
Final · Box score
Cavs95
Nets104
Q1 BKN +3; Q2 BKN +10; Q3 BKN -3; Q4 BKN +9
Final · Box score
Bulls94
Knicks106
Q1 NYK +4; Q2 NYK +8; Q3 NYK +15; Q4 NYK +12
Final · Box score
Jazz91
Thunder113
Q1 OKC +3; Q2 OKC +11; Q3 OKC +21; Q4 OKC +22
Final · Box score
Blazers94
Clippers96
Q1 LAC -3; Q2 LAC +7; Q3 Clippers 0; Q4 LAC +2
On this day · 2014–15Mar 24, 2015: 6 games. Top scorer: Monta Ellis (Mavs-Spurs), 38 points.
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The lead · Blazers-Clippers

Clippers win a tight one over Portland

Myles Turner goes for 24 points

Game flow · LAC margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3+70+2LAC AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2118262994
Clippers1828193196
Who led
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 27, 12, 24, 17, 22, 15, 25, 24, 13, 25LAC25 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 15, 16, 10, 8, 6, 14, 7, 14, 12, 25LAC25 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 26, 41, 17, 19, 21, 23, 33, 26, 27, 18POR18 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 22, 18, 18, 18, 15, 26, 30, 22, 14, 17POR17 PTS · 0 REB · 6 AST
Second story · Cavs-Nets

Brooklyn knocks off Cleveland, 104–95

The Cavaliers came in at 51–20; the Nets at 19–51. Brook Lopez led Brooklyn with 22 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists.

The whole night · final margins
LAC over POR2IND over NOP8BKN over CLE9NYK over CHI12OKC over UTA22Final margin, points. Pink = BKN over CLE.
Lead changes
Cavs-Nets19
Blazers-Clippers13
Bulls-Knicks2
Shot of the night

Redick's jumper at the buzzer breaks the tie, 96-94 final

The night in charts
Jazz-Thunder combined for 204, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Jazz-ThunderJazz 91, Thunder 113
204
Bulls-KnicksBulls 94, Knicks 106
200
Cavs-NetsCavs 95, Nets 104
199
Blazers-ClippersBlazers 94, Clippers 96
190
Pelicans-PacersPelicans 84, Pacers 92
176
LAC won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Blazers-ClippersBlazers 94, Clippers 96
+2 LAC
Pelicans-PacersPelicans 84, Pacers 92
+8 IND
Cavs-NetsCavs 95, Nets 104
+9 BKN
Bulls-KnicksBulls 94, Knicks 106
+12 NYK
Jazz-ThunderJazz 91, Thunder 113
+22 OKC
BKN rallied from 3 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Cavs-NetsBKN won · Cavs 95, Nets 104
3 pts
Blazers-ClippersLAC won · Blazers 94, Clippers 96
3 pts
LeBron shot 13-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
LeBronCLE · 30 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
81% (13-16)
LarkinBKN · 16 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB
70% (7-10)
TurnerIND · 24 PTS, 16 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
65% (11-17)
FrazierNOP · 18 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST
64% (7-11)
KDOKC · 20 PTS, 9 AST, 8 REB, 2 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Blazers-Clippers
Blazers 94Clippers 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2118262994
Clippers1828193196
The story
Chris Paul had 25 points as LA beat Portland 96-94

Damian Lillard led Portland with 18 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB 25 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB · 8-15 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

Down 3 after the first, the Clippers took the second 28-18.

LAC lead by quarter
200 −3+70+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pelicans-Pacers
Pelicans 84Pacers 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pelicans2217222384
Pacers2425212292
The story
Indiana beat New Orleans 92-84 behind 19 points from CJ Miles

Toney Douglas paced New Orleans: 13 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 19 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST · 7-14 FG, 3-8 3PT

The swing

A 25-17 second quarter did the most damage for the Pacers.

IND lead by quarter
200 +2+10+9+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bulls-Knicks
Bulls 94Knicks 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls2718202994
Knicks31222726106
The story
Carmelo Anthony's 26 points carried New York past Chicago, 106-94

For Chicago, Derrick Rose had 30 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB 26 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST · 9-17 FG, 3-9 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 27-20, was where the Knicks built it.

NYK lead by quarter
200 +4+8+15+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+13.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.0Season avg24.2Last 5

24.2 points a game over his last five games, against 11.0 in 69 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 26 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.7Season avg8.9Last 3

8.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.7 in 62 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.1Season avg36.1Today

36 minutes today, against 12.1 a game in 49 earlier games. Line: 22 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 30

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 28, 25, 24, 27, 23, 18, 26, 33, 26, 30Cavs-Nets · L
25.0 PPG season to date · +5.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 16, 17, 22, 21, 16, 12, 22, 18, 21, 30Bulls-Knicks · L
17.0 PPG season to date · +13.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 30, 24, 30, 23, 20, 26, 18, 20, 24, 26Knicks-Bulls · W
21.9 PPG season to date · +4.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 27, 12, 24, 17, 22, 15, 25, 24, 13, 25Clippers-Blazers · W
20.0 PPG season to date · +5.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 15, 16, 10, 8, 6, 14, 7, 14, 12, 25Clippers-Blazers · W
13.7 PPG season to date · +11.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Myles TurnerPoints, last 10 games: 4, 4, 9, 15, 19, 6, 9, 10, 10, 24Pacers-Pelicans · W
10.8 PPG season to date · +13.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 16 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+7.9 18.9 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
Jimmy ButlerCHI−4.3 17.1 last 10 · 21.4 season
Trey BurkeUTA−4.1 6.6 last 10 · 10.7 season
Ersan IlyasovaORL−4.1 6.4 last 10 · 10.5 season