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Monday, March 13, 2017Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: UTA trailed LAC by 7 at halftime and won 114–108.

Final · Box score
Bulls115
Hornets109
Q1 CHI +12; Q2 CHI +10; Q3 CHI +10; Q4 CHI +6
Final · Box score
Mavs78
Raptors100
Q1 TOR -1; Q2 TOR +4; Q3 TOR +13; Q4 TOR +22
Final · Box score
Bucks93
Grizzlies113
Q1 MEM +6; Q2 MEM +10; Q3 MEM +11; Q4 MEM +20
Final · Box score
Wizards104
Wolves119
Q1 MIN +18; Q2 MIN +8; Q3 MIN +9; Q4 MIN +15
Final · Box score
Hawks99
Spurs107
Q1 SAS +10; Q2 SAS +11; Q3 SAS +8; Q4 SAS +8
Final · Box score
Clippers108
Jazz114
Q1 UTA -5; Q2 UTA -7; Q3 UTA +3; Q4 UTA +6
Final · Box score
Lakers101
Nuggets129
Q1 DEN +12; Q2 DEN +24; Q3 DEN +17; Q4 DEN +28
Final · Box score
Magic115
Kings120
Q1 SAC +1; Q2 Kings 0; Q3 SAC +9; Q4 SAC +5
On this day · 2015–16Mar 13, 2016: 5 games. Top scorer: DeMarcus Cousins (Kings-Jazz), 31 points.
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The lead · Clippers-Jazz

Utah beats Clippers, 114–108

Karl-Anthony Towns goes for 39 points

Game flow · UTA margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5-7+3+6UTA AHEAD ↑LAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers28283022108
Jazz23264025114
Who led
Gordon HaywardPoints, last 10 games: 29, 30, 19, 13, 12, 23, 23, 23, 9, 27UTA27 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
George HillPoints, last 10 games: 6, 19, 19, 21, 15, 2, 34, 15, 9, 19UTA19 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 17, 15, 16, 21, 17, 23, 7, 19, 30, 33LAC33 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
JJ RedickPoints, last 10 games: 6, 22, 8, 10, 13, 3, 14, 15, 12, 16LAC16 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Hawks-Spurs6
Bulls-Hornets5
Clippers-Jazz3
Bucks-Grizzlies0
The night in charts
Magic-Kings combined for 235, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Magic-KingsMagic 115, Kings 120
235
Lakers-NuggetsLakers 101, Nuggets 129
230
Bulls-HornetsBulls 115, Hornets 109
224
Wizards-WolvesWizards 104, Wolves 119
223
Clippers-JazzClippers 108, Jazz 114
222
Bucks-GrizzliesBucks 93, Grizzlies 113
206
Hawks-SpursHawks 99, Spurs 107
206
Mavs-RaptorsMavs 78, Raptors 100
178
SAC won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Magic-KingsMagic 115, Kings 120
+5 SAC
Clippers-JazzClippers 108, Jazz 114
+6 UTA
Bulls-HornetsBulls 115, Hornets 109
+6 CHI
Hawks-SpursHawks 99, Spurs 107
+8 SAS
Wizards-WolvesWizards 104, Wolves 119
+15 MIN
Bucks-GrizzliesBucks 93, Grizzlies 113
+20 MEM
Mavs-RaptorsMavs 78, Raptors 100
+22 TOR
Lakers-NuggetsLakers 101, Nuggets 129
+28 DEN
UTA rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Clippers-JazzUTA won · Clippers 108, Jazz 114
7 pts
Mavs-RaptorsTOR won · Mavs 78, Raptors 100
1 pt
Zubac shot 12-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ZubacLAL · 25 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
80% (12-15)
Kidd-GilchristCHA · 22 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST
75% (9-12)
KATMIN · 39 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
65% (17-26)
JokicDEN · 18 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
62% (8-13)
MurrayDEN · 22 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
62% (8-13)
Final · Magic-Kings
Magic 115Kings 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic23352631115
Kings24343527120
The story
Darren Collison had 19 points and 13 assists as Sacramento beat Orlando 120-115

Elfrid Payton led Orlando with 13 PTS, 13 AST, 10 REB 19 PTS, 13 AST, 2 REB · 5-9 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The Kings won the third 35-26, their biggest quarter edge.

SAC lead by quarter
200 +10+9+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Nikola Vucevic led the game in fantasy with 51.3 FPTS (23 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST)

Final · Bulls-Hornets
Bulls 115Hornets 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls36222928115
Hornets24242932109
The story
Jimmy Butler's 23 points and 11 assists carried Chicago past Charlotte, 115-109

For Charlotte, Marvin Williams had 18 REB, 13 PTS, 5 AST 23 PTS, 11 AST, 6 REB · 8-15 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 36-24, was where the Bulls built it.

CHI lead by quarter
200 +12+10+10+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Jazz
Clippers 108Jazz 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers28283022108
Jazz23264025114
The story
Utah beat LA 114-108 behind 27 points from Gordon Hayward

DeAndre Jordan paced LA: 12 PTS, 7 REB 27 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB · 9-18 FG, 4-5 3PT

The swing

A 40-30 third quarter erased a 7-point hole for the Jazz.

UTA lead by quarter
200 −5−7+3+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Chris Paul topped the game at 55.2 FPTS: 33 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.6Season avg17.4Last 5

17.4 points a game over his last five games, against 9.6 in 59 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.0Season avg9.4Last 3

9.4 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.0 in 47 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.0Season avg36.1Today

36 minutes today, against 16.0 a game in 59 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Denver posts the night's biggest win

Denver beat Lakers by 28, the widest margin of 8 games.

SAC over ORL5CHI over CHA6UTA over LAC6SAS over ATL8MIN over WAS15MEM over MIL20TOR over DAL22DEN over LAL28Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

Karl-Anthony Towns leads the day with 39

Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 24, 26, 37, 29, 21, 24, 29, 23, 35, 39Wolves-Wizards · W
24.5 PPG season to date · +14.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 17, 15, 16, 21, 17, 23, 7, 19, 30, 33Clippers-Jazz · L
18.0 PPG season to date · +15.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 32, 22, 21, 25, 31, 31, 34, 39, 19, 31Spurs-Hawks · W
26.3 PPG season to date · +4.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Gordon HaywardPoints, last 10 games: 29, 30, 19, 13, 12, 23, 23, 23, 9, 27Jazz-Clippers · W
22.0 PPG season to date · +5.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
John WallPoints, last 10 games: 23, 12, 12, 30, 19, 25, 30, 25, 39, 27Wizards-Wolves · L
23.1 PPG season to date · +3.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Jeremy LambPoints, last 10 games: 7, 19, 3, 4, 12, 14, 8, 10, 14, 26Hornets-Bulls · L
9.7 PPG season to date · +16.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high26 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Dario SaricPHI+7.5 19.7 last 10 · 12.2 season
Jusuf NurkicPOR+5.8 15.1 last 10 · 9.3 season
Seth CurryDAL+5.7 18.4 last 10 · 12.7 season
Russell WestbrookOKC+5.6 37.5 last 10 · 31.9 season
Frank KaminskyCHA+5.4 16.8 last 10 · 11.4 season
Cold
Jimmy ButlerCHI−5.6 17.8 last 10 · 23.4 season
Deron WilliamsCLE−5.5 6.5 last 10 · 12.0 season
Brandon JenningsWAS−5.4 2.4 last 10 · 7.8 season
Zach LaVineMIN−5.4 13.5 last 10 · 18.9 season
Tim FrazierNOP−5.2 2.5 last 10 · 7.7 season