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Saturday, March 26, 2016Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BKN trailed IND by 8 after three quarters and won 120–110.

Final · Box score
Pacers110
Nets120
Q1 BKN -3; Q2 BKN -6; Q3 BKN -8; Q4 BKN +10
Final · Box score
Raptors115
Pelicans91
Q1 TOR +5; Q2 TOR +12; Q3 TOR +24; Q4 TOR +24
Final · Box score
Bulls89
Magic111
Q1 ORL +14; Q2 ORL +18; Q3 ORL +18; Q4 ORL +22
Final · Box score
Hawks112
Pistons95
Q1 ATL +12; Q2 ATL +14; Q3 ATL +9; Q4 ATL +17
Final · Box score
Cavs107
Knicks93
Q1 CLE +17; Q2 CLE +24; Q3 CLE +17; Q4 CLE +14
Final · Box score
Jazz93
Wolves84
Q1 UTA +8; Q2 UTA +1; Q3 UTA +1; Q4 UTA +9
Final · Box score
Spurs92
Thunder111
Q1 OKC -2; Q2 OKC +4; Q3 OKC +20; Q4 OKC +19
Final · Box score
Hornets115
Bucks91
Q1 CHA +12; Q2 CHA +17; Q3 CHA +26; Q4 CHA +24
Final · Box score
Celtics102
Suns99
Q1 BOS +13; Q2 BOS +17; Q3 BOS +6; Q4 BOS +3
Final · Box score
Sixers105
Blazers108
Q1 POR +4; Q2 POR +8; Q3 POR +12; Q4 POR +3
On this day · 2014–15Mar 26, 2015: 1 game. Top scorer: Ersan Ilyasova (Bucks-Pacers), 34 points.
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The lead · Pacers-Nets

Brooklyn rallies from 8 down to beat Indiana

Paul Millsap goes for 23 points

Game flow · BKN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3-6-8+10BKN AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers29372717110
Nets26342535120
Who led
Brook LopezPoints, last 10 games: 23, 20, 35, 24, 20, 18, 9, 29, 22, 23BKN23 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Bojan BogdanovicPoints, last 10 games: 17, 8, 12, 13, 44, 26, 19, 20, 12, 18BKN18 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 38, 23, 20, 7, 25, 18, 45, 15, 15, 27IND27 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Ian MahinmiPoints, last 10 games: 10, 8, 11, 10, 8, 13, 11, 12, 3, 18IND18 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Spurs-Thunder

OKC makes it seven straight

OKC beat San Antonio 111–92 and moved to 51–22. Kevin Durant led OKC with 31 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists.

Streak strip · OKC
Wvs LAC120–108Lvs MIN96–99L@ SAS85–93Wvs POR128–94W@ BOS130–109W@ PHI111–97W@ IND115–111Wvs HOU111–107Wvs UTA113–91Wvs SAS111–92
Lead changes
Pacers-Nets12
Sixers-Blazers7
Spurs-Thunder3
Hornets-Bucks1
Bulls-Magic0
Cavs-Knicks0
Shot of the night

McCollum's layup with 7 seconds left breaks the tie, 108-105 final

The night in charts
Pacers-Nets combined for 230, 17 more than any other game
Points by game
Pacers-NetsPacers 110, Nets 120
230
Sixers-BlazersSixers 105, Blazers 108
213
Hawks-PistonsHawks 112, Pistons 95
207
Hornets-BucksHornets 115, Bucks 91
206
Raptors-PelicansRaptors 115, Pelicans 91
206
Spurs-ThunderSpurs 92, Thunder 111
203
Celtics-SunsCeltics 102, Suns 99
201
Bulls-MagicBulls 89, Magic 111
200
Cavs-KnicksCavs 107, Knicks 93
200
Jazz-WolvesJazz 93, Wolves 84
177
2 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Celtics-SunsCeltics 102, Suns 99
+3 BOS
Sixers-BlazersSixers 105, Blazers 108
+3 POR
Jazz-WolvesJazz 93, Wolves 84
+9 UTA
Pacers-NetsPacers 110, Nets 120
+10 BKN
Cavs-KnicksCavs 107, Knicks 93
+14 CLE
Hawks-PistonsHawks 112, Pistons 95
+17 ATL
Spurs-ThunderSpurs 92, Thunder 111
+19 OKC
Bulls-MagicBulls 89, Magic 111
+22 ORL
Hornets-BucksHornets 115, Bucks 91
+24 CHA
Raptors-PelicansRaptors 115, Pelicans 91
+24 TOR
BKN rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pacers-NetsBKN won · Pacers 110, Nets 120
8 pts
Spurs-ThunderOKC won · Spurs 92, Thunder 111
2 pts
DeRozan shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DeRozanTOR · 23 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST
82% (9-11)
HensonMIL · 19 PTS, 8 REB, 3 BLK, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
RubioMIN · 23 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB, 4 STL
75% (9-12)
OlynykBOS · 16 PTS, 3 REB
70% (7-10)
Marvin WilliamsCHA · 21 PTS, 8 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
67% (8-12)
Final · Sixers-Blazers
Sixers 105Blazers 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers27222531105
Blazers31262922108
The story
CJ McCollum had 25 points as Portland beat Philadelphia 108-105

Ish Smith led Philadelphia with 17 PTS, 14 REB, 9 AST 25 PTS, 5 AST, 5 STL, 2 REB · 9-22 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The Trail Blazers won the first 31-27, their biggest quarter edge.

POR lead by quarter
200 +4+8+12+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Suns
Celtics 102Suns 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics35232321102
Suns2219342499
The story
Isaiah Thomas' 28 points carried Boston past Phoenix, 102-99

For Phoenix, Mirza Teletovic had 17 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST 28 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST · 8-20 FG, 2-7 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 35-22, was where the Celtics built it.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +13+17+6+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Cavs-Knicks
Cavs 107Knicks 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs32243318107
Knicks1517402193
The story
Cleveland beat New York 107-93 behind a 27-11-11 triple-double from LeBron James

Carmelo Anthony paced New York: 28 PTS, 9 REB 27 PTS, 11 REB, 11 AST · 10-21 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

A 32-15 first quarter did the most damage for the Cavaliers.

CLE lead by quarter
300 +17+24+17+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
3.1Season avg14.2Last 5

14.2 points a game over his last five games, against 3.1 in 40 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 29 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.1Season avg6.6Last 3

6.6 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.1 in 61 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.1Season avg33.8Today

34 minutes today, against 10.1 a game in 38 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Durant leads the day with 31

Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 30, 28, 28, 20, 28, 26, 33, 23, 20, 31Thunder-Spurs · W
27.9 PPG season to date · +3.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 25, 26, 19, 17, 24, 20, 14, 21, 15, 29Thunder-Spurs · W
23.7 PPG season to date · +5.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 14, 17, 12, 12, 23, 14, 7, 24, 11, 28Cavs-Knicks · W
15.8 PPG season to date · +12.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 24, 30, 23, 20, 26, 18, 20, 24, 26, 28Knicks-Cavs · L
22.0 PPG season to date · +6.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Isaiah ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 27, 22, 30, 21, 29, 20, 26, 28, 23, 28Celtics-Suns · W
22.2 PPG season to date · +5.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 25, 24, 27, 23, 18, 26, 33, 26, 30, 27Cavs-Knicks · W
25.0 PPG season to date · +2.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Jordan Crawford WAS, Dec 18, 2012: 27 PTS · 11 REB · 11 AST
27 PTS · 11 REB · 11 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Devin BookerPHX+9.2 22.2 last 10 · 13.0 season
Bojan BogdanovicBKN+7.8 18.9 last 10 · 11.1 season
Victor OladipoORL+7.4 23.4 last 10 · 16.0 season
Dirk NowitzkiDAL+6.3 25.1 last 10 · 18.8 season
Jrue HolidayNOP+6.1 22.8 last 10 · 16.7 season
Cold
Jimmy ButlerCHI−5.6 15.7 last 10 · 21.3 season
Terrence JonesHOU−4.7 4.1 last 10 · 8.8 season
Trey BurkeUTA−4.1 6.6 last 10 · 10.7 season
Ersan IlyasovaORL−4.1 6.4 last 10 · 10.5 season
Gerald GreenMIA−4.0 4.9 last 10 · 8.9 season