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Wednesday, March 15, 2017Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 7 points, by SAC (vs PHX) and DAL (vs WAS).

Final · Box score
Hornets77
Pacers98
Q1 IND +2; Q2 Pacers 0; Q3 IND +17; Q4 IND +21
Final · Box score
Mavs112
Wizards107
Q1 DAL -7; Q2 DAL -4; Q3 DAL -7; Q4 DAL +5
Final · Box score
Wolves104
Celtics117
Q1 BOS -2; Q2 BOS -2; Q3 BOS +8; Q4 BOS +13
Final · Box score
Jazz97
Pistons83
Q1 UTA +9; Q2 UTA +19; Q3 UTA +15; Q4 UTA +14
Final · Box score
Pelicans112
Heat120
Q1 MIA +7; Q2 MIA +2; Q3 MIA +6; Q4 MIA +8
Final · Box score
Grizzlies98
Bulls91
Q1 Grizzlies 0; Q2 MEM +4; Q3 MEM +3; Q4 MEM +7
Final · Box score
Lakers100
Rockets139
Q1 HOU +11; Q2 HOU +14; Q3 HOU +18; Q4 HOU +39
Final · Box score
Blazers110
Spurs106
Q1 POR -1; Q2 POR -1; Q3 POR +2; Q4 POR +4
Final · Box score
Kings107
Suns101
Q1 SAC -7; Q2 SAC +1; Q3 SAC -1; Q4 SAC +6
Final · Box score
Bucks97
Clippers96
Q1 MIL +8; Q2 Bucks 0; Q3 MIL -2; Q4 MIL +1
On this day · 2015–16Mar 15, 2016: 6 games. Top scorer: Bojan Bogdanovic (Nets-Sixers), 44 points.
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The lead · Mavs-Wizards

Dallas handles Washington by 5

Kawhi Leonard goes for 34 points

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-4-7+5DAL AHEAD ↑WAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs32212039112
Wizards39182327107
Who led
Harrison BarnesPoints, last 10 games: 19, 24, 25, 18, 17, 14, 21, 23, 18, 22DAL22 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 18, 8, 11, 10, 18, 25, 13, 23, 17, 20DAL20 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
John WallPoints, last 10 games: 12, 12, 30, 19, 25, 30, 25, 39, 27, 26WAS26 PTS · 1 REB · 11 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 25, 23, 27, 32, 27, 23, 38, 26, 20, 24WAS24 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Ten games, by the margins

Closest finish: 1. Widest: Houston by 39.

MIL over LAC1POR over SAS4DAL over WAS5SAC over PHX6MEM over CHI7MIA over NOP8BOS over MIN13UTA over DET14IND over CHA21HOU over LAL39Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Blazers-Spurs21
Bucks-Clippers8
Pelicans-Heat6
Kings-Suns6
Wolves-Celtics5
Jazz-Pistons3
Grizzlies-Bulls3
Hornets-Pacers2
Lakers-Rockets2
Mavs-Wizards1
The night in charts
Lakers-Rockets combined for 239, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-RocketsLakers 100, Rockets 139
239
Pelicans-HeatPelicans 112, Heat 120
232
Wolves-CelticsWolves 104, Celtics 117
221
Mavs-WizardsMavs 112, Wizards 107
219
Blazers-SpursBlazers 110, Spurs 106
216
Kings-SunsKings 107, Suns 101
208
Bucks-ClippersBucks 97, Clippers 96
193
Grizzlies-BullsGrizzlies 98, Bulls 91
189
Jazz-PistonsJazz 97, Pistons 83
180
Hornets-PacersHornets 77, Pacers 98
175
3 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bucks-ClippersBucks 97, Clippers 96
+1 MIL
Blazers-SpursBlazers 110, Spurs 106
+4 POR
Mavs-WizardsMavs 112, Wizards 107
+5 DAL
Kings-SunsKings 107, Suns 101
+6 SAC
Grizzlies-BullsGrizzlies 98, Bulls 91
+7 MEM
Pelicans-HeatPelicans 112, Heat 120
+8 MIA
Wolves-CelticsWolves 104, Celtics 117
+13 BOS
Jazz-PistonsJazz 97, Pistons 83
+14 UTA
Hornets-PacersHornets 77, Pacers 98
+21 IND
Lakers-RocketsLakers 100, Rockets 139
+39 HOU
SAC rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Kings-SunsSAC won · Kings 107, Suns 101
7 pts
Mavs-WizardsDAL won · Mavs 112, Wizards 107
7 pts
Bucks-ClippersMIL won · Bucks 97, Clippers 96
2 pts
Wolves-CelticsBOS won · Wolves 104, Celtics 117
2 pts
Blazers-SpursPOR won · Blazers 110, Spurs 106
1 pt
Whiteside shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
WhitesideMIA · 20 PTS, 17 REB, 2 BLK, 1 STL
82% (9-11)
RandleLAL · 32 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST
76% (13-17)
WarrenPHX · 24 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
75% (12-16)
JordanLAC · 22 PTS, 17 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
75% (9-12)
HorfordBOS · 20 PTS, 9 REB, 8 AST, 1 BLK
75% (9-12)
Final · Bucks-Clippers
Bucks 97Clippers 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks2818213097
Clippers2026232796
The story
Khris Middleton had 16 points as Milwaukee beat LA 97-96

Blake Griffin led LA with 18 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST 16 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST · 4-8 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The Bucks won the first 28-20, their biggest quarter edge.

MIL lead by quarter
200 +80−2+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

DeAndre Jordan led the game in fantasy with 49.4 FPTS (22 PTS, 17 REB, 2 AST)

Final · Blazers-Spurs
Blazers 110Spurs 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers28262828110
Spurs29262526106
The story
Damian Lillard's 36 points carried Portland past San Antonio, 110-106

For San Antonio, LaMarcus Aldridge had 19 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST 36 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB · 12-22 FG, 3-8 3PT

The swing

The Trail Blazers trailed by 1 going into the third, then won it 28-25.

POR lead by quarter
200 −1−1+2+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Kings-Suns
Kings 107Suns 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings22262633107
Suns29182826101
The story
Sacramento beat Phoenix 107-101 behind 32 points and 11 rebounds from Skal Labissiere

Marquese Chriss paced Phoenix: 17 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 32 PTS, 11 REB · 11-15 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

A 26-18 second quarter erased a 7-point hole for the Kings.

SAC lead by quarter
200 −7+1−1+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Willie Cauley-Stein topped the game at 55.7 FPTS: 14 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.8Season avg19.8Last 5

19.8 points a game over his last five games, against 9.8 in 60 earlier games. Today: 23 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.7Season avg7.1Last 3

7.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.7 in 11 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+27.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.5Season avg38.9Today

39 minutes today, against 11.5 a game in 46 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 1 rebounds, 13 assists.

Top performances

Paul George leads the day with 39

Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 10, 15, 22, 34, 36, 21, 18, 28, 22, 39Pacers-Hornets · W
22.4 PPG season to date · +16.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high39 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 28, 34, 33, 19, 22, 24, 33, 39, 29, 36Blazers-Spurs · W
26.5 PPG season to date · +9.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 22, 21, 25, 31, 31, 34, 39, 19, 31, 34Spurs-Blazers · L
26.4 PPG season to date · +7.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Goran DragicPoints, last 10 games: 17, 21, 24, 15, 15, 23, 21, 22, 15, 33Heat-Pelicans · W
20.4 PPG season to date · +12.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Skal LabissierePoints, last 10 games: 8, 4, 10, 0, 10, 15, 8, 7, 11, 32Kings-Suns · W
7.2 PPG season to date · +26.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high32 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Julius RandlePoints, last 10 games: 13, 6, 23, 13, 5, 13, 13, 21, 7, 32Lakers-Rockets · L
13.2 PPG season to date · +19.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high32 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Dario SaricPHI+7.8 20.2 last 10 · 12.4 season
Frank KaminskyCHA+6.4 17.9 last 10 · 11.5 season
Ricky RubioMIN+5.7 15.7 last 10 · 10.0 season
Jusuf NurkicPOR+5.2 14.4 last 10 · 9.2 season
Jordan ClarksonLAL+4.6 19.1 last 10 · 14.5 season
Cold
Jimmy ButlerCHI−6.2 17.0 last 10 · 23.2 season
DeMarcus CousinsNOP−6.0 20.7 last 10 · 26.7 season
Zach LaVineMIN−5.4 13.5 last 10 · 18.9 season
Brandon JenningsWAS−5.3 2.5 last 10 · 7.8 season
Wesley MatthewsDAL−5.0 9.4 last 10 · 14.4 season