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Monday, March 28, 2016Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ATL trailed CHI by 9 after the first quarter and won 102–100.

Final · Box score
Nets99
Heat110
Q1 Heat 0; Q2 MIA +5; Q3 MIA +7; Q4 MIA +11
Final · Box score
Thunder119
Raptors100
Q1 OKC +6; Q2 OKC +13; Q3 OKC +23; Q4 OKC +19
Final · Box score
Hawks102
Bulls100
Q1 ATL -9; Q2 ATL +7; Q3 ATL +9; Q4 ATL +2
Final · Box score
Spurs101
Grizzlies87
Q1 SAS +14; Q2 SAS +8; Q3 SAS +13; Q4 SAS +14
Final · Box score
Suns116
Wolves121
Q1 MIN +3; Q2 MIN +5; Q3 MIN +15; Q4 MIN +5
Final · Box score
Knicks91
Pelicans99
Q1 NOP -4; Q2 NOP -5; Q3 NOP +4; Q4 NOP +8
Final · Box score
Mavs97
Nuggets88
Q1 DAL +4; Q2 DAL +4; Q3 DAL +6; Q4 DAL +9
Final · Box score
Lakers75
Jazz123
Q1 UTA +18; Q2 UTA +27; Q3 UTA +40; Q4 UTA +48
Final · Box score
Kings93
Blazers105
Q1 POR +5; Q2 POR +16; Q3 POR +28; Q4 POR +12
Final · Box score
Celtics90
Clippers114
Q1 LAC +6; Q2 LAC +17; Q3 LAC +22; Q4 LAC +24
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The lead · Hawks-Bulls

Atlanta climbs back to beat Chicago

Kevin Durant goes for 34 points

Game flow · ATL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9+7+9+2ATL AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks22302822102
Bulls31142629100
Who led
Jeff TeaguePoints, last 10 games: 18, 6, 22, 16, 5, 23, 9, 18, 12, 26ATL26 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Al HorfordPoints, last 10 games: 19, 18, 21, 11, 22, 14, 13, 14, 13, 14ATL14 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 22, 21, 16, 12, 22, 18, 21, 30, 9, 20CHI20 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 15, 12, 28, 12, 21, 17, 14, 4, 7, 19CHI19 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Lead changes
Suns-Wolves18
Nets-Heat9
Knicks-Pelicans7
Celtics-Clippers3
Thunder-Raptors2
Mavs-Nuggets2
Kings-Blazers2
Spurs-Grizzlies1
The night in charts
Suns-Wolves combined for 237, 18 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-WolvesSuns 116, Wolves 121
237
Thunder-RaptorsThunder 119, Raptors 100
219
Nets-HeatNets 99, Heat 110
209
Celtics-ClippersCeltics 90, Clippers 114
204
Hawks-BullsHawks 102, Bulls 100
202
Kings-BlazersKings 93, Blazers 105
198
Lakers-JazzLakers 75, Jazz 123
198
Knicks-PelicansKnicks 91, Pelicans 99
190
Spurs-GrizzliesSpurs 101, Grizzlies 87
188
Mavs-NuggetsMavs 97, Nuggets 88
185
2 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Hawks-BullsHawks 102, Bulls 100
+2 ATL
Suns-WolvesSuns 116, Wolves 121
+5 MIN
Knicks-PelicansKnicks 91, Pelicans 99
+8 NOP
Mavs-NuggetsMavs 97, Nuggets 88
+9 DAL
Nets-HeatNets 99, Heat 110
+11 MIA
Kings-BlazersKings 93, Blazers 105
+12 POR
Spurs-GrizzliesSpurs 101, Grizzlies 87
+14 SAS
Thunder-RaptorsThunder 119, Raptors 100
+19 OKC
Celtics-ClippersCeltics 90, Clippers 114
+24 LAC
Lakers-JazzLakers 75, Jazz 123
+48 UTA
ATL rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hawks-BullsATL won · Hawks 102, Bulls 100
9 pts
Knicks-PelicansNOP won · Knicks 91, Pelicans 99
5 pts
Hood shot 11-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HoodUTA · 30 PTS, 3 REB, 1 BLK
85% (11-13)
Thaddeus YoungBKN · 20 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
83% (10-12)
CrabbePOR · 21 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
WhitesideMIA · 27 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
75% (12-16)
D WadeMIA · 30 PTS, 9 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
74% (14-19)
Final · Hawks-Bulls
Hawks 102Bulls 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks22302822102
Bulls31142629100
The story
Jeff Teague's 26 points carried Atlanta past Chicago, 102-100

For Chicago, Derrick Rose had 20 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST 26 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB · 9-18 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Hawks trailed by 9 going into the second, then won it 30-14.

ATL lead by quarter
200 −9+7+9+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Wolves
Suns 116Wolves 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns37242332116
Wolves40263322121
The story
Andrew Wiggins had 32 points as Minnesota beat Phoenix 121-116

Brandon Knight led Phoenix with 30 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB 32 PTS, 5 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST · 6-13 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

The Timberwolves won the third 33-23, their biggest quarter edge.

MIN lead by quarter
200 +3+5+15+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Thunder-Raptors
Thunder 119Raptors 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder27343622119
Raptors21272626100
The story
Oklahoma City beat Toronto 119-100 behind a 26-10-12 triple-double from Russell Westbrook

Norman Powell paced Toronto: 18 PTS, 4 REB 26 PTS, 12 AST, 10 REB · 10-16 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

A 36-26 third quarter did the most damage for the Thunder.

OKC lead by quarter
300 +6+13+23+19 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.0Season avg24.6Last 5

24.6 points a game over his last five games, against 13.0 in 67 earlier games. Today: 30 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.4Season avg8.2Last 3

8.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.4 in 61 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.1Season avg30.5Today

30 minutes today, against 8.1 a game in 48 earlier games. Line: 5 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Utah posts the night's biggest win

Utah beat Lakers by 48, the widest margin of 10 games.

ATL over CHI2MIN over PHX5NOP over NYK8DAL over DEN9MIA over BKN11POR over SAC12SAS over MEM14OKC over TOR19LAC over BOS24UTA over LAL48Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

Kevin Durant leads the day with 34

Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 28, 28, 20, 28, 26, 33, 23, 20, 31, 34Thunder-Raptors · W
28.0 PPG season to date · +6.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Andrew WigginsPoints, last 10 games: 23, 20, 22, 16, 21, 25, 23, 16, 13, 32Wolves-Suns · W
20.7 PPG season to date · +11.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 29, 26, 24, 17, 22, 26, 18, 8, 32, 31Spurs-Grizzlies · W
18.1 PPG season to date · +13.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 23, 18, 9, 19, 11, 24, 25, 16, 11, 30Heat-Nets · W
19.1 PPG season to date · +11.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 2 REB · 9 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 35, 18, 16, 7, 21, 18, 28, 26, 21, 30Suns-Wolves · L
13.3 PPG season to date · +17.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Brandon KnightPoints, last 10 games: 21, 10, 30, 8, 17, 22, 13, 25, 19, 30Suns-Wolves · L
19.6 PPG season to date · +10.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Devin BookerPHX+8.7 22.0 last 10 · 13.3 season
Victor OladipoORL+7.4 23.4 last 10 · 16.0 season
Bojan BogdanovicBKN+7.0 18.1 last 10 · 11.1 season
Jrue HolidayNOP+6.0 22.8 last 10 · 16.8 season
LaMarcus AldridgeSAS+5.2 23.3 last 10 · 18.1 season
Cold
Jimmy ButlerCHI−5.9 15.3 last 10 · 21.2 season
Dwight HowardHOU−4.8 9.3 last 10 · 14.1 season
Terrence JonesHOU−4.7 4.1 last 10 · 8.8 season
Jared DudleyWAS−4.6 3.5 last 10 · 8.1 season
Trey BurkeUTA−4.2 6.4 last 10 · 10.6 season