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Thursday, March 9, 2017Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Pistons trailed Cavs by 7 after the first quarter and won 106–101.

Final · Box score
Cavs101
Pistons106
Q1 Pistons -7; Q2 Pistons +3; Q3 Pistons -7; Q4 Pistons +5
Final · Box score
Clippers114
Grizzlies98
Q1 Clippers +5; Q2 Clippers +9; Q3 Clippers +20; Q4 Clippers +16
Final · Box score
Spurs92
Thunder102
Q1 Thunder +1; Q2 Thunder +7; Q3 Thunder +11; Q4 Thunder +10
Final · OT · Box score
Sixers108
Blazers114
Q1 Blazers +10; Q2 Blazers +5; Q3 Blazers -2; Q4 Blazers 0; OT1 Blazers +6
Final · Box score
Lakers122
Suns110
Q1 Lakers -1; Q2 Lakers -2; Q3 Lakers +9; Q4 Lakers +12
On this day · 2015–16Mar 9, 2016: 9 games. Top scorer: Anthony Davis (Pelicans-Hornets), 40 points.
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The lead · Cavs-Pistons

Cleveland's skid reaches three

Jusuf Nurkic goes for 28 points

Game flow · Pistons margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7+3-7+5Pistons AHEAD ↑Cavs AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs29232821101
Pistons22331833106
Who led
Reggie JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 9, 22, 4, 17, 10, 8, 21, 26, 6, 21Pistons21 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Andre DrummondPoints, last 10 games: 21, 9, 12, 17, 19, 13, 14, 14, 14, 20Pistons20 PTS · 16 REB · 4 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 18, 27, 25, 31, 18, 24, 28, 38, 30, 29Cavs29 PTS · 14 REB · 10 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 27, 25, 26, 23, 34, 25, 28, 43, 32, 27Cavs27 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Lead changes
Sixers-Blazers10
Clippers-Grizzlies6
Cavs-Pistons4
Spurs-Thunder2
The night in charts
Lakers-Suns combined for 232, 10 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-SunsLakers 122, Suns 110
232
Sixers-BlazersSixers 108, Blazers 114
222
Clippers-GrizzliesClippers 114, Grizzlies 98
212
Cavs-PistonsCavs 101, Pistons 106
207
Spurs-ThunderSpurs 92, Thunder 102
194
Pistons won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Cavs-PistonsCavs 101, Pistons 106
+5 Pistons
Sixers-BlazersSixers 108, Blazers 114
+6 Blazers
Spurs-ThunderSpurs 92, Thunder 102
+10 Thunder
Lakers-SunsLakers 122, Suns 110
+12 Lakers
Clippers-GrizzliesClippers 114, Grizzlies 98
+16 Clippers
Pistons rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Cavs-PistonsPistons won · Cavs 101, Pistons 106
7 pts
Sixers-BlazersBlazers won · Sixers 108, Blazers 114
2 pts
Lakers-SunsLakers won · Lakers 122, Suns 110
2 pts
Drummond shot 10-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DrummondPistons · 20 PTS, 16 REB, 4 AST
71% (10-14)
RiversClippers · 20 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST
70% (7-10)
SaricSixers · 28 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
69% (11-16)
CrabbeBlazers · 18 PTS, 4 REB, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
KanterThunder · 14 PTS, 10 REB
60% (6-10)
Final · Cavs-Pistons
Cavs 101Pistons 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs29232821101
Pistons22331833106
The story
Andre Drummond's 20 points and 16 rebounds carried Detroit past Cleveland, 106-101

For Cleveland, Kyrie Irving had 27 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 20 PTS, 16 REB, 4 AST · 10-14 FG

The swing

The Pistons trailed by 7 going into the fourth, then won it 33-21.

Pistons lead by quarter
200 −7+3−7+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sixers-Blazers
Sixers 108Blazers 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Sixers1735261911108
Blazers2730192117114
The story
Damian Lillard had 24 points as Portland beat Philadelphia 114-108 in OT

Dario Saric led Philadelphia with 28 PTS, 9 REB 24 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST · 6-21 FG, 0-6 3PT

The swing

The Trail Blazers won the first 27-17, their biggest quarter edge.

Blazers lead by quarter
200 +10+5−20+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Spurs-Thunder
Spurs 92Thunder 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2821222192
Thunder29272620102
The story
Oklahoma City beat San Antonio 102-92 behind a 23-13-13 triple-double from Russell Westbrook

Pau Gasol paced San Antonio: 18 PTS, 7 REB 23 PTS, 13 REB, 13 AST · 7-21 FG, 1-6 3PT

The swing

A 27-21 second quarter did the most damage for the Thunder.

Thunder lead by quarter
200 +1+7+11+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.9Season avg19.8Last 5

19.8 points a game over his last five games, against 8.9 in 52 earlier games. Today: 28 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.0Season avg8.0Last 3

8.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.0 in 48 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.1Season avg24.1Today

24 minutes today, against 8.1 a game in 36 earlier games. Line: 4 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · Sixers-Blazers

Portland outlasts Philadelphia in overtime

97–97 at the end of regulation. Portland took the last extra period 17–11. Final: 114–108. Jusuf Nurkic led Portland with 28 points, 20 rebounds and 8 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Blazers-Sixers
Jusuf Nurkic · BlazersDario Saric · SixersPTS2828REB209AST81Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 29

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 18, 27, 25, 31, 18, 24, 28, 38, 30, 29Cavs-Pistons · L
26.1 PPG season to date · +3.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Jayson Tatum Celtics, Jan 5, 2023: 29 PTS · 14 REB · 10 AST
29 PTS · 14 REB · 10 AST
Jusuf NurkicPoints, last 10 games: 3, 2, 13, 12, 8, 19, 18, 17, 17, 28Blazers-Sixers · W
9.2 PPG season to date · +19.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high28 PTS · 20 REB · 8 AST
Dario SaricPoints, last 10 games: 18, 20, 20, 19, 21, 10, 21, 19, 14, 28Sixers-Blazers · L
11.9 PPG season to date · +16.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high28 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
D'Angelo RussellPoints, last 10 games: 14, 8, 21, 29, 18, 23, 17, 16, 22, 28Lakers-Suns · W
15.3 PPG season to date · +13.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 27, 25, 26, 23, 34, 25, 28, 43, 32, 27Cavs-Pistons · L
25.2 PPG season to date · +1.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Robert CovingtonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 18, 25, 20, 15, 19, 16, 8, 15, 24Sixers-Blazers · L
12.6 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Dario SaricSixers+7.1 19.0 last 10 · 11.9 season
Seth CurryMavs+6.4 19.3 last 10 · 12.9 season
Frank KaminskyHornets+6.1 17.6 last 10 · 11.5 season
Robert CovingtonSixers+5.1 17.7 last 10 · 12.6 season
Andrew WigginsWolves+4.6 27.8 last 10 · 23.2 season
Cold
Deron WilliamsCavs−5.5 6.7 last 10 · 12.2 season
Zach LaVineWolves−5.4 13.5 last 10 · 18.9 season
Ersan IlyasovaHawks−4.8 8.9 last 10 · 13.8 season
Josh RichardsonHeat−4.5 5.2 last 10 · 9.8 season
Tim FrazierPelicans−4.5 3.3 last 10 · 7.8 season