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Wednesday, March 30, 2016Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 7 points, by DAL (vs NYK) and LAL (vs MIA).

Final · Box score
Hawks97
Raptors105
Q1 TOR +5; Q2 TOR +13; Q3 TOR +22; Q4 TOR +8
Final · Box score
Nuggets109
Grizzlies105
Q1 DEN +6; Q2 DEN +12; Q3 DEN +16; Q4 DEN +4
Final · Box score
Suns94
Bucks105
Q1 MIL -4; Q2 MIL +6; Q3 MIL +5; Q4 MIL +11
Final · Box score
Clippers99
Wolves79
Q1 LAC +10; Q2 LAC +13; Q3 LAC +26; Q4 LAC +20
Final · Box score
Knicks89
Mavs91
Q1 DAL -6; Q2 DAL +3; Q3 DAL -7; Q4 DAL +2
Final · Box score
Pelicans92
Spurs100
Q1 SAS +1; Q2 SAS +7; Q3 SAS +18; Q4 SAS +8
Final · OT · Box score
Warriors103
Jazz96
Q1 GSW +5; Q2 GSW +2; Q3 GSW -6; Q4 Warriors 0; OT1 GSW +7
Final · Box score
Wizards111
Kings120
Q1 SAC -2; Q2 SAC +5; Q3 SAC +6; Q4 SAC +9
Final · OT · Box score
Heat100
Lakers102
Q1 LAL -2; Q2 LAL -7; Q3 Lakers 0; Q4 Lakers 0; OT1 LAL +2
On this day · 2014–15Mar 30, 2015: 7 games. Top scorer: DeMar DeRozan (Raptors-Rockets), 42 points.
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The lead · Heat-Lakers

Lakers flip a halftime deficit, win in overtime

DeMarcus Cousins goes for 29 points

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-2-700+2LAL AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Heat2721192013100
Lakers2516262015102
Who led
Jordan ClarksonPoints, last 10 games: 5, 12, 12, 8, 22, 13, 20, 2, 12, 26LAL26 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
D'Angelo RussellPoints, last 10 games: 24, 4, 14, 9, 11, 14, 2, 22, 5, 16LAL16 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 18, 9, 19, 11, 24, 25, 16, 11, 30, 26MIA26 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Luol DengPoints, last 10 games: 20, 19, 20, 17, 22, 3, 5, 10, 9, 22MIA22 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Clippers rout

Three of 9 games were decided by four points or fewer. Clippers beat Minnesota by 20.

DAL over NYK2LAL over MIA2DEN over MEM4GSW over UTA7TOR over ATL8SAS over NOP8SAC over WAS9MIL over PHX11LAC over MIN20Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Lead changes
Knicks-Mavs11
Heat-Lakers11
Suns-Bucks10
Wizards-Kings10
Warriors-Jazz6
Hawks-Raptors3
Nuggets-Grizzlies0
Clippers-Wolves0
Shot of the night

Randle's jumper with 1 second left in OT breaks the tie, 102-100 final

The night in charts
Wizards-Kings combined for 231, 17 more than any other game
Points by game
Wizards-KingsWizards 111, Kings 120
231
Nuggets-GrizzliesNuggets 109, Grizzlies 105
214
Hawks-RaptorsHawks 97, Raptors 105
202
Heat-LakersHeat 100, Lakers 102
202
Suns-BucksSuns 94, Bucks 105
199
Warriors-JazzWarriors 103, Jazz 96
199
Pelicans-SpursPelicans 92, Spurs 100
192
Knicks-MavsKnicks 89, Mavs 91
180
Clippers-WolvesClippers 99, Wolves 79
178
3 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Knicks-MavsKnicks 89, Mavs 91
+2 DAL
Heat-LakersHeat 100, Lakers 102
+2 LAL
Nuggets-GrizzliesNuggets 109, Grizzlies 105
+4 DEN
Warriors-JazzWarriors 103, Jazz 96
+7 GSW
Hawks-RaptorsHawks 97, Raptors 105
+8 TOR
Pelicans-SpursPelicans 92, Spurs 100
+8 SAS
Wizards-KingsWizards 111, Kings 120
+9 SAC
Suns-BucksSuns 94, Bucks 105
+11 MIL
Clippers-WolvesClippers 99, Wolves 79
+20 LAC
DAL rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Knicks-MavsDAL won · Knicks 89, Mavs 91
7 pts
Heat-LakersLAL won · Heat 100, Lakers 102
7 pts
Warriors-JazzGSW won · Warriors 103, Jazz 96
6 pts
Suns-BucksMIL won · Suns 94, Bucks 105
4 pts
Wizards-KingsSAC won · Wizards 111, Kings 120
2 pts
Otto Porter Jr. shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Otto Porter Jr.WAS · 20 PTS, 4 AST, 1 REB
73% (8-11)
ManuSAS · 20 PTS, 3 STL, 2 AST, 1 REB
70% (7-10)
ValanciunasTOR · 19 PTS, 9 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
69% (9-13)
FavorsUTA · 15 PTS, 7 REB, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
MiddletonMIL · 26 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST
63% (10-16)
Final · Heat-Lakers
Heat 100Lakers 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Heat2721192013100
Lakers2516262015102
The story
Jordan Clarkson had 26 points as Los Angeles beat Miami 102-100 in OT

Luol Deng led Miami with 22 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST 26 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST · 9-19 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

Down 7 after the second, the Lakers took the third 26-19.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −2−700+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Hassan Whiteside led the game in fantasy with 58.4 FPTS (20 PTS, 17 REB)

Final · Knicks-Mavs
Knicks 89Mavs 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks3018261589
Mavs2427162491
The story
J.J. Barea's 26 points carried Dallas past New York, 91-89

For New York, Derrick Williams had 15 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST 26 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB · 10-18 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

The Mavericks trailed by 6 going into the second, then won it 27-18.

DAL lead by quarter
200 −6+3−7+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Carmelo Anthony was the fantasy play: 47.4 FPTS on 31 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST

Final · Warriors-Jazz
Warriors 103Jazz 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Warriors2616212614103
Jazz21192920796
The story
Golden State beat Utah 103-96 in OT behind 13 points from Draymond Green

Shelvin Mack paced Utah: 12 PTS, 9 AST, 6 REB 13 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST, 3 BLK · 5-10 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The Warriors settled it in overtime, 14-7.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +5+2−60+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.3Season avg24.6Last 5

24.6 points a game over his last five games, against 13.3 in 68 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.7Season avg14.9Last 3

14.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.7 in 73 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.7Season avg40.8Today

41 minutes today, against 17.7 a game in 44 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 6 rebounds, 9 assists.

Top performances

Stephen Curry leads the day with 31

Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 27, 34, 31, 14, 19, 33, 33, 20, 26, 31Warriors-Jazz · W
30.0 PPG season to date · +1.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 23, 20, 26, 18, 20, 24, 26, 28, 22, 31Knicks-Mavs · L
22.1 PPG season to date · +9.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 29, 31, 22, 20, 31, 24, 19, 29, 20, 29Kings-Wizards · W
27.0 PPG season to date · +2.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 18, 9, 19, 11, 24, 25, 16, 11, 30, 26Heat-Lakers · L
19.2 PPG season to date · +6.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
J.J. BareaPoints, last 10 games: 10, 4, 17, 16, 9, 14, 21, 14, 18, 26Mavs-Knicks · W
10.4 PPG season to date · +15.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 38, 27, 28, 15, 25, 21, 18, 23, 19, 26Raptors-Hawks · W
23.6 PPG season to date · +2.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Devin BookerPHX+7.0 20.3 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
J.J. BareaDAL+4.5 14.9 last 10 · 10.4 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
Arron AfflaloNYK−4.7 8.5 last 10 · 13.2 season
Jared DudleyWAS−4.5 3.5 last 10 · 8.0 season