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Tuesday, March 29, 2016Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: HOU trailed CLE by 19 at halftime and won 106–100.

Final · Box score
Bulls98
Pacers96
Q1 CHI +1; Q2 CHI +2; Q3 Bulls 0; Q4 CHI +2
Final · Box score
Nets105
Magic139
Q1 ORL +9; Q2 ORL +28; Q3 ORL +30; Q4 ORL +34
Final · Box score
Hornets100
Sixers85
Q1 CHA +4; Q2 CHA +16; Q3 CHA +15; Q4 CHA +15
Final · Box score
Thunder82
Pistons88
Q1 DET +4; Q2 DET -2; Q3 DET +14; Q4 DET +6
Final · Box score
Rockets106
Cavs100
Q1 HOU +2; Q2 HOU -19; Q3 HOU -13; Q4 HOU +6
Final · Box score
Wizards94
Warriors102
Q1 GSW +5; Q2 GSW +3; Q3 GSW +7; Q4 GSW +8
On this day · 2014–15Mar 29, 2015: 9 games. Top scorer: Dwyane Wade (Heat-Pistons), 40 points.
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The lead · Rockets-Cavs

Houston storms back from 19 down to beat Cleveland

Stephen Curry goes for 26 points

Game flow · HOU margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+2-19-13+6HOU AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets26143135106
Cavs24352516100
Who led
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 12, 15, 33, 29, 25, 24, 26, 32, 34, 27HOU27 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Michael BeasleyPoints, last 10 games: 15, 11, 16, 17, 30, 11, 10, 21, 9, 17HOU17 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 26, 17, 15, 33, 26, 14, 8, 16, 13, 31CLE31 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Tristan ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 2, 0, 11, 2, 8, 13, 6, 6, 16CLE16 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Six games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Orlando by 34.

CHI over IND2DET over OKC6HOU over CLE6GSW over WAS8CHA over PHI15ORL over BKN34Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Bulls-Pacers14
Wizards-Warriors6
Thunder-Pistons4
Rockets-Cavs3
Nets-Magic1
Shot of the night

Jimmy's jumper with 3 seconds left breaks the tie, 98-96 final

The night in charts
Nets-Magic combined for 244, 38 more than any other game
Points by game
Nets-MagicNets 105, Magic 139
244
Rockets-CavsRockets 106, Cavs 100
206
Wizards-WarriorsWizards 94, Warriors 102
196
Bulls-PacersBulls 98, Pacers 96
194
Hornets-SixersHornets 100, Sixers 85
185
Thunder-PistonsThunder 82, Pistons 88
170
CHI won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Bulls-PacersBulls 98, Pacers 96
+2 CHI
Thunder-PistonsThunder 82, Pistons 88
+6 DET
Rockets-CavsRockets 106, Cavs 100
+6 HOU
Wizards-WarriorsWizards 94, Warriors 102
+8 GSW
Hornets-SixersHornets 100, Sixers 85
+15 CHA
Nets-MagicNets 105, Magic 139
+34 ORL
HOU erased a 19-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Rockets-CavsHOU won · Rockets 106, Cavs 100
19 pts
Thunder-PistonsDET won · Thunder 82, Pistons 88
2 pts
Aaron Gordon shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Aaron GordonORL · 20 PTS, 4 REB, 1 STL
82% (9-11)
MahinmiIND · 18 PTS, 7 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
75% (9-12)
Marcus MorrisDET · 24 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
69% (9-13)
Jason SmithORL · 14 PTS, 5 REB, 1 BLK
64% (7-11)
Thomas RobinsonBKN · 18 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
62% (8-13)
Final · Bulls-Pacers
Bulls 98Pacers 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls2832241498
Pacers2731261296
The story
Nikola Mirotic's 28 points and 10 rebounds carried Chicago past Indiana, 98-96

For Indiana, Ian Mahinmi had 18 PTS, 7 REB 28 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST · 9-18 FG, 7-13 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 14-12, was where the Bulls built it.

CHI lead by quarter
200 +1+20+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Paul George was the fantasy play: 51.3 FPTS on 20 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST

Final · Rockets-Cavs
Rockets 106Cavs 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets26143135106
Cavs24352516100
The story
James Harden had 27 points and 8 assists as Houston beat Cleveland 106-100

Tristan Thompson led Cleveland with 16 PTS, 10 REB 27 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB · 8-16 FG, 3-8 3PT

The swing

Down 13 after the third, the Rockets took the fourth 35-16.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +2−19−13+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hornets-Sixers
Hornets 100Sixers 85
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets23292523100
Sixers1917262385
The story
Charlotte beat Philadelphia 100-85 behind a 19-11-12 triple-double from Nicolas Batum

Robert Covington paced Philadelphia: 18 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 19 PTS, 12 AST, 11 REB · 8-16 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

A 29-17 second quarter did the most damage for the Hornets.

CHA lead by quarter
200 +4+16+15+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.3Season avg14.6Last 5

14.6 points a game over his last five games, against 6.3 in 48 earlier games. Today: 24 points in 21 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.4Season avg13.7Last 3

13.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.4 in 57 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.5Season avg31.7Today

32 minutes today, against 11.5 a game in 64 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 12 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Kyrie Irving leads the day with 31

Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 26, 17, 15, 33, 26, 14, 8, 16, 13, 31Cavs-Rockets · L
19.7 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Nikola MiroticPoints, last 10 games: 17, 7, 9, 15, 6, 35, 8, 4, 5, 28Bulls-Pacers · W
10.9 PPG season to date · +17.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 12, 15, 33, 29, 25, 24, 26, 32, 34, 27Rockets-Cavs · W
28.6 PPG season to date · −1.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 35, 27, 34, 31, 14, 19, 33, 33, 20, 26Warriors-Wizards · W
30.0 PPG season to date · −4.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 19, 17, 24, 20, 14, 21, 15, 29, 26, 24Thunder-Pistons · L
23.7 PPG season to date · +0.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Marcus MorrisPoints, last 10 games: 19, 9, 14, 24, 9, 21, 15, 20, 13, 24Pistons-Thunder · W
14.1 PPG season to date · +10.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Devin BookerPHX+8.7 22.0 last 10 · 13.3 season
Bojan BogdanovicBKN+6.9 17.9 last 10 · 11.0 season
Victor OladipoORL+6.3 22.2 last 10 · 15.9 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−6.7 14.3 last 10 · 21.0 season
Dwight HowardHOU−4.8 9.2 last 10 · 14.0 season
Terrence JonesHOU−4.7 4.1 last 10 · 8.8 season
Jared DudleyWAS−4.3 3.8 last 10 · 8.1 season
Trey BurkeUTA−4.2 6.4 last 10 · 10.6 season