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Monday, March 6, 2017Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed HOU by 16 after the first quarter and won 112–110.

Final · Box score
Heat106
Cavs98
Q1 MIA +7; Q2 MIA +10; Q3 MIA +18; Q4 MIA +8
Final · Box score
Knicks113
Magic105
Q1 NYK -8; Q2 NYK -3; Q3 NYK -7; Q4 NYK +8
Final · Box score
Bucks112
Sixers98
Q1 MIL +8; Q2 MIL +17; Q3 MIL +23; Q4 MIL +14
Final · Box score
Warriors119
Hawks111
Q1 GSW -7; Q2 GSW -5; Q3 GSW +4; Q4 GSW +8
Final · Box score
Bulls95
Pistons109
Q1 DET -12; Q2 DET -4; Q3 Pistons 0; Q4 DET +14
Final · Box score
Pacers88
Hornets100
Q1 CHA +11; Q2 CHA +21; Q3 CHA +8; Q4 CHA +12
Final · Box score
Nets122
Grizzlies109
Q1 BKN +2; Q2 BKN -1; Q3 BKN -3; Q4 BKN +13
Final · Box score
Rockets110
Spurs112
Q1 SAS -16; Q2 SAS -7; Q3 SAS -1; Q4 SAS +2
Final · Box score
Kings96
Nuggets108
Q1 DEN +1; Q2 DEN +7; Q3 DEN +17; Q4 DEN +12
Final · Box score
Pelicans83
Jazz88
Q1 UTA +15; Q2 UTA +9; Q3 UTA +9; Q4 UTA +5
Final · Box score
Celtics102
Clippers116
Q1 LAC -3; Q2 LAC -3; Q3 LAC +4; Q4 LAC +14
On this day · 2015–16Mar 6, 2016: 7 games. Top scorer: James Harden (Rockets-Raptors), 40 points.
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The lead · Rockets-Spurs

Kawhi Leonard scores 39, San Antonio holds off Houston

LeBron James goes for 30 points

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-16-7-1+2SAS AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets39152828110
Spurs23243431112
Who led
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 32, 36, 32, 22, 21, 25, 31, 31, 34, 39SAS39 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 18, 2, 0, 12, 5, 17, 8, 4, 3, 19SAS19 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 25, 30, 40, 38, 13, 24, 25, 26, 33, 39HOU39 PTS · 3 REB · 12 AST
Trevor ArizaPoints, last 10 games: 20, 11, 9, 5, 9, 15, 6, 8, 6, 13HOU13 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Eleven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Milwaukee by 14.

SAS over HOU2UTA over NOP5MIA over CLE8NYK over ORL8GSW over ATL8CHA over IND12DEN over SAC12BKN over MEM13MIL over PHI14DET over CHI14LAC over BOS14Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Nets-Grizzlies15
Rockets-Spurs14
Celtics-Clippers8
Warriors-Hawks5
Bulls-Pistons4
Knicks-Magic3
Pacers-Hornets2
Heat-Cavs1
Kings-Nuggets0
Pelicans-Jazz0
The night in charts
Nets-Grizzlies combined for 231, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Nets-GrizzliesNets 122, Grizzlies 109
231
Warriors-HawksWarriors 119, Hawks 111
230
Rockets-SpursRockets 110, Spurs 112
222
Knicks-MagicKnicks 113, Magic 105
218
Celtics-ClippersCeltics 102, Clippers 116
218
Bucks-SixersBucks 112, Sixers 98
210
Bulls-PistonsBulls 95, Pistons 109
204
Heat-CavsHeat 106, Cavs 98
204
Kings-NuggetsKings 96, Nuggets 108
204
Pacers-HornetsPacers 88, Hornets 100
188
Pelicans-JazzPelicans 83, Jazz 88
171
2 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Rockets-SpursRockets 110, Spurs 112
+2 SAS
Pelicans-JazzPelicans 83, Jazz 88
+5 UTA
Warriors-HawksWarriors 119, Hawks 111
+8 GSW
Heat-CavsHeat 106, Cavs 98
+8 MIA
Knicks-MagicKnicks 113, Magic 105
+8 NYK
Pacers-HornetsPacers 88, Hornets 100
+12 CHA
Kings-NuggetsKings 96, Nuggets 108
+12 DEN
Nets-GrizzliesNets 122, Grizzlies 109
+13 BKN
Bulls-PistonsBulls 95, Pistons 109
+14 DET
Bucks-SixersBucks 112, Sixers 98
+14 MIL
Celtics-ClippersCeltics 102, Clippers 116
+14 LAC
SAS erased a 16-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Rockets-SpursSAS won · Rockets 110, Spurs 112
16 pts
Bulls-PistonsDET won · Bulls 95, Pistons 109
12 pts
Knicks-MagicNYK won · Knicks 113, Magic 105
8 pts
Warriors-HawksGSW won · Warriors 119, Hawks 111
7 pts
Nets-GrizzliesBKN won · Nets 122, Grizzlies 109
3 pts
Snell shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
SnellMIL · 21 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
73% (8-11)
HernangomezNYK · 14 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST
70% (7-10)
Reggie JacksonDET · 26 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB
69% (11-16)
KawhiSAS · 39 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 2 BLK
67% (12-18)
HardenHOU · 39 PTS, 12 AST, 3 REB
65% (13-20)
Final · Rockets-Spurs
Rockets 110Spurs 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets39152828110
Spurs23243431112
The story
Tony Parker had 19 points as San Antonio beat Houston 112-110

Eric Gordon led Houston with 12 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST 19 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST · 7-14 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

Down 16 after the first, the Spurs took the second 24-15.

SAS lead by quarter
200 −16−7−1+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pelicans-Jazz
Pelicans 83Jazz 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pelicans1420183183
Jazz2914182788
The story
Utah beat New Orleans 88-83 behind 16 rebounds and 15 points from Rudy Gobert

Anthony Davis paced New Orleans: 20 PTS, 12 REB 16 REB, 15 PTS, 3 AST · 6-10 FG

The swing

A 29-14 first quarter did the most damage for the Jazz.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +15+9+9+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bulls-Pistons
Bulls 95Pistons 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls2629241695
Pistons14372830109
The story
Reggie Jackson's 26 points carried Detroit past Chicago, 109-95

For Chicago, Robin Lopez had 18 PTS, 4 REB 26 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB · 11-16 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 30-16, was where the Pistons built it.

DET lead by quarter
200 −12−40+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Jimmy Butler was the fantasy play: 45.3 FPTS on 27 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
19.9Season avg29.0Last 5

29.0 points a game over his last five games, against 19.9 in 51 earlier games. Today: 32 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.4Season avg8.9Last 3

8.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.4 in 26 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 1 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.1Season avg41.7Today

42 minutes today, against 23.1 a game in 62 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 14 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 39

James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 25, 30, 40, 38, 13, 24, 25, 26, 33, 39Rockets-Spurs · L
29.0 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 3 REB · 12 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 32, 36, 32, 22, 21, 25, 31, 31, 34, 39Spurs-Rockets · W
26.3 PPG season to date · +12.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 13, 27, 13, 17, 9, 10, 15, 22, 34, 36Pacers-Hornets · L
22.2 PPG season to date · +14.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Wilson ChandlerPoints, last 10 games: 24, 19, 13, 18, 24, 14, 20, 13, 6, 36Nuggets-Kings · W
16.0 PPG season to date · +20.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high36 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 28, 27, 25, 26, 23, 34, 25, 28, 43, 32Cavs-Heat · L
25.1 PPG season to date · +7.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Mike ConleyPoints, last 10 games: 23, 20, 32, 17, 10, 31, 29, 30, 23, 32Grizzlies-Nets · L
20.1 PPG season to date · +12.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Dario SaricPHI+6.5 18.1 last 10 · 11.6 season
Seth CurryDAL+6.2 19.1 last 10 · 12.9 season
Frank KaminskyCHA+6.1 17.6 last 10 · 11.5 season
Andrew WigginsMIN+5.6 28.9 last 10 · 23.3 season
Tim Hardaway Jr.ATL+5.3 18.9 last 10 · 13.6 season
Cold
Zach LaVineMIN−5.4 13.5 last 10 · 18.9 season
Ersan IlyasovaATL−4.5 9.3 last 10 · 13.8 season
Deron WilliamsCLE−4.5 7.9 last 10 · 12.4 season
Shelvin MackUTA−4.4 2.9 last 10 · 7.3 season
Josh RichardsonMIA−4.2 5.7 last 10 · 9.9 season