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Sunday, March 19, 2017Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CLE trailed LAL by 10 after three quarters and won 125–120.

Final · Box score
Mavs111
Nets104
Q1 DAL +6; Q2 DAL +14; Q3 DAL +10; Q4 DAL +7
Final · Box score
Celtics99
Sixers105
Q1 PHI +2; Q2 PHI -5; Q3 PHI -3; Q4 PHI +6
Final · Box score
Suns95
Pistons112
Q1 DET +1; Q2 DET -2; Q3 DET +2; Q4 DET +17
Final · Box score
Blazers115
Heat104
Q1 POR -1; Q2 POR +1; Q3 POR +6; Q4 POR +11
Final · Box score
Wolves109
Pelicans123
Q1 NOP -6; Q2 NOP -6; Q3 NOP +4; Q4 NOP +14
Final · Box score
Pacers91
Raptors116
Q1 TOR +8; Q2 TOR +17; Q3 TOR +18; Q4 TOR +25
Final · Box score
Kings102
Spurs118
Q1 SAS -6; Q2 SAS +9; Q3 SAS +25; Q4 SAS +16
Final · Box score
Cavs125
Lakers120
Q1 CLE +3; Q2 CLE -4; Q3 CLE -10; Q4 CLE +5
On this day · 2015–16Mar 19, 2016: 9 games. Top scorer: Paul George (Pacers-Thunder), 45 points.
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The lead · Cavs-Lakers

Kyrie Irving scores 46 as Cleveland beats Lakers

Damian Lillard goes for 49 points

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+3-4-10+5CLE AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs31242743125
Lakers28313328120
Who led
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 25, 28, 43, 32, 27, 22, 28, 26, 21, 46CLE46 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 24, 28, 38, 30, 29, 24, 30, 16, 33, 34CLE34 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
D'Angelo RussellPoints, last 10 games: 23, 17, 16, 22, 28, 11, 10, 5, 14, 40LAL40 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Jordan ClarksonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 20, 14, 22, 19, 30, 19, 18, 21, 19LAL19 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Lead changes
Suns-Pistons9
Blazers-Heat8
Celtics-Sixers4
Pacers-Raptors3
Kings-Spurs3
Mavs-Nets0
The night in charts
Cavs-Lakers combined for 245, 13 more than any other game
Points by game
Cavs-LakersCavs 125, Lakers 120
245
Wolves-PelicansWolves 109, Pelicans 123
232
Kings-SpursKings 102, Spurs 118
220
Blazers-HeatBlazers 115, Heat 104
219
Mavs-NetsMavs 111, Nets 104
215
Suns-PistonsSuns 95, Pistons 112
207
Pacers-RaptorsPacers 91, Raptors 116
207
Celtics-SixersCeltics 99, Sixers 105
204
CLE won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Cavs-LakersCavs 125, Lakers 120
+5 CLE
Celtics-SixersCeltics 99, Sixers 105
+6 PHI
Mavs-NetsMavs 111, Nets 104
+7 DAL
Blazers-HeatBlazers 115, Heat 104
+11 POR
Wolves-PelicansWolves 109, Pelicans 123
+14 NOP
Kings-SpursKings 102, Spurs 118
+16 SAS
Suns-PistonsSuns 95, Pistons 112
+17 DET
Pacers-RaptorsPacers 91, Raptors 116
+25 TOR
CLE erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Cavs-LakersCLE won · Cavs 125, Lakers 120
10 pts
Wolves-PelicansNOP won · Wolves 109, Pelicans 123
6 pts
Kings-SpursSAS won · Kings 102, Spurs 118
6 pts
Celtics-SixersPHI won · Celtics 99, Sixers 105
5 pts
Suns-PistonsDET won · Suns 95, Pistons 112
2 pts
Parker shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ParkerSAS · 16 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB
80% (8-10)
KyrieCLE · 46 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB
71% (15-21)
DrummondDET · 18 PTS, 18 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
70% (7-10)
CrawfordNOP · 22 PTS, 2 REB
69% (9-13)
James JohnsonMIA · 24 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
69% (9-13)
Final · Cavs-Lakers
Cavs 125Lakers 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs31242743125
Lakers28313328120
The story
LeBron James had 34 points as Cleveland beat Los Angeles 125-120

Jordan Clarkson led Los Angeles with 19 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB 34 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB · 13-22 FG, 3-8 3PT

The swing

Down 10 after the third, the Cavaliers took the fourth 43-28.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +3−4−10+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

D'Angelo Russell led the game in fantasy with 59.9 FPTS (40 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB)

Final · Celtics-Sixers
Celtics 99Sixers 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2328282099
Sixers25213029105
The story
Philadelphia beat Boston 105-99 behind 23 points from Dario Saric

Terry Rozier paced Boston: 14 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST 23 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST · 10-20 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

A 29-20 fourth quarter erased a 3-point hole for the 76ers.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +2−5−3+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Al Horford topped the game at 54.1 FPTS: 27 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST

Final · Blazers-Heat
Blazers 115Heat 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers28243330115
Heat29222825104
The story
Jusuf Nurkic's 21 points and 13 rebounds carried Portland past Miami, 115-104

For Miami, Hassan Whiteside had 17 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST 21 PTS, 13 REB, 3 BLK · 9-15 FG

The swing

The third quarter, 33-28, was where the Trail Blazers built it.

POR lead by quarter
200 −1+1+6+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.6points, today vs 2015–16 avg
Points per game
2.42015–16 avg13Today

13 points today in 29 minutes, against 2.4 a game in 2015–16 (26 games).

Losing minutes
−15.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.1Season avg4.8Last 3

4.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.1 in 53 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+30.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.7Season avg43.4Today

43 minutes today, against 12.7 a game in 48 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 3 rebounds, 11 assists.

Second story · Wolves-Pelicans

New Orleans pulls clear of Minnesota late

New Orleans won the fourth 35–25 to finish it 123–109. Anthony Davis led New Orleans with 28 points, 11 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
CLE over LAL5PHI over BOS6DAL over BKN7POR over MIA11NOP over MIN14SAS over SAC16DET over PHX17TOR over IND25Final margin, points. Pink = NOP over MIN.
Top performances

Damian Lillard leads the day with 49

Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 33, 19, 22, 24, 33, 39, 29, 36, 27, 49Blazers-Heat · W
26.8 PPG season to date · +22.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Ben Gordon CHI, Mar 4, 2007: 48 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Season high49 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 25, 28, 43, 32, 27, 22, 28, 26, 21, 46Cavs-Lakers · W
25.5 PPG season to date · +20.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Allen Iverson PHI, Jun 1, 2001: 46 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
46 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
D'Angelo RussellPoints, last 10 games: 23, 17, 16, 22, 28, 11, 10, 5, 14, 40Lakers-Cavs · L
15.3 PPG season to date · +25.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Devin Booker PHX, Jan 5, 2020: 40 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Career high40 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 24, 28, 38, 30, 29, 24, 30, 16, 33, 34Cavs-Lakers · W
26.2 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 29, 21, 24, 29, 23, 35, 39, 17, 31, 33Wolves-Pelicans · L
24.6 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 33, 29, 31, 20, 7, 46, 15, 27, 24, 28Pelicans-Wolves · W
27.8 PPG season to date · +0.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Dario SaricPHI+7.0 19.5 last 10 · 12.5 season
Ricky RubioMIN+5.8 16.0 last 10 · 10.2 season
Frank KaminskyCHA+5.7 17.3 last 10 · 11.6 season
Jusuf NurkicPOR+5.5 15.0 last 10 · 9.5 season
Jordan ClarksonLAL+5.2 19.8 last 10 · 14.6 season
Cold
DeMarcus CousinsNOP−7.0 19.5 last 10 · 26.5 season
DeMar DeRozanTOR−5.9 20.9 last 10 · 26.8 season
Wesley MatthewsDAL−5.7 8.6 last 10 · 14.3 season
Brandon JenningsWAS−5.5 2.1 last 10 · 7.6 season
Myles TurnerIND−5.4 9.2 last 10 · 14.6 season