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Tuesday, March 21, 2017Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: TOR trailed CHI by 15 after three quarters and won 122–120.

Final · OT · Box score
Bulls120
Raptors122
Q1 TOR -4; Q2 TOR -5; Q3 TOR -15; Q4 Raptors 0; OT1 TOR +2
Final · Box score
Pistons96
Nets98
Q1 BKN -9; Q2 BKN +6; Q3 BKN +9; Q4 BKN +2
Final · Box score
Suns97
Heat112
Q1 MIA -3; Q2 MIA +13; Q3 MIA +21; Q4 MIA +15
Final · Box score
Grizzlies82
Pelicans95
Q1 NOP -2; Q2 NOP -7; Q3 NOP +12; Q4 NOP +13
Final · Box score
Warriors112
Mavs87
Q1 GSW -2; Q2 GSW +12; Q3 GSW +20; Q4 GSW +25
Final · Box score
Spurs100
Wolves93
Q1 SAS +2; Q2 SAS -9; Q3 SAS +6; Q4 SAS +7
Final · Box score
Bucks93
Blazers90
Q1 MIL -3; Q2 MIL +13; Q3 MIL +4; Q4 MIL +3
Final · Box score
Clippers133
Lakers109
Q1 LAC +9; Q2 LAC +30; Q3 LAC +34; Q4 LAC +24
On this day · 2015–16Mar 21, 2016: 9 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (Cavs-Nuggets), 33 points.
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The lead · Bulls-Raptors

DeMar DeRozan drops 42 in 15-point comeback win over Chicago

DeMarcus Cousins goes for 41 points

Game flow · TOR margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-4-5-150+2TOR AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Bulls312835197120
Raptors272725349122
Who led
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 32, 11, 14, 28, 17, 25, 22, 14, 22, 42TOR42 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Cory JosephPoints, last 10 games: 15, 14, 11, 15, 6, 9, 11, 9, 11, 19TOR19 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 16, 27, 21, 16, 5, 23, 14, 28, 23, 37CHI37 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Rajon RondoPoints, last 10 games: 8, 5, 8, 8, 2, 20, 17, 6, 5, 24CHI24 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Warriors rout

Three of 8 games were decided by four points or fewer. Golden State beat Dallas by 25.

TOR over CHI2BKN over DET2MIL over POR3SAS over MIN7NOP over MEM13MIA over PHX15LAC over LAL24GSW over DAL25Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Lead changes
Spurs-Wolves13
Warriors-Mavs8
Suns-Heat7
Bucks-Blazers3
Bulls-Raptors1
Clippers-Lakers0
The night in charts
Clippers-Lakers combined for 242
Points by game
Clippers-LakersClippers 133, Lakers 109
242
Bulls-RaptorsBulls 120, Raptors 122
242
Suns-HeatSuns 97, Heat 112
209
Warriors-MavsWarriors 112, Mavs 87
199
Pistons-NetsPistons 96, Nets 98
194
Spurs-WolvesSpurs 100, Wolves 93
193
Bucks-BlazersBucks 93, Blazers 90
183
Grizzlies-PelicansGrizzlies 82, Pelicans 95
177
3 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Pistons-NetsPistons 96, Nets 98
+2 BKN
Bulls-RaptorsBulls 120, Raptors 122
+2 TOR
Bucks-BlazersBucks 93, Blazers 90
+3 MIL
Spurs-WolvesSpurs 100, Wolves 93
+7 SAS
Grizzlies-PelicansGrizzlies 82, Pelicans 95
+13 NOP
Suns-HeatSuns 97, Heat 112
+15 MIA
Clippers-LakersClippers 133, Lakers 109
+24 LAC
Warriors-MavsWarriors 112, Mavs 87
+25 GSW
TOR erased a 15-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bulls-RaptorsTOR won · Bulls 120, Raptors 122
15 pts
Pistons-NetsBKN won · Pistons 96, Nets 98
9 pts
Spurs-WolvesSAS won · Spurs 100, Wolves 93
9 pts
Grizzlies-PelicansNOP won · Grizzlies 82, Pelicans 95
7 pts
Bucks-BlazersMIL won · Bucks 93, Blazers 90
3 pts
Tobias Harris shot 10-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Tobias HarrisDET · 24 PTS, 5 REB, 3 BLK, 2 STL
67% (10-15)
CP3LAC · 27 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
60% (9-15)
KlayGSW · 23 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
60% (9-15)
CrawfordLAC · 15 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
IngramLAL · 21 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
57% (8-14)
Final · Bulls-Raptors
Bulls 120Raptors 122
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Bulls312835197120
Raptors272725349122
The story
Jimmy Butler had 37 points and 10 rebounds in a 122-120 in OT loss to Toronto

PJ Tucker led Toronto with 12 REB, 8 PTS 37 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST · 11-21 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

Down 15 after the third, the Raptors took the fourth 34-19.

TOR lead by quarter
200 −4−5−150+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Pistons-Nets
Pistons 96Nets 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons3113213196
Nets2228242498
The story
Brooklyn beat Detroit 98-96 behind 29 points from Brook Lopez

Andre Drummond paced Detroit: 17 REB, 13 PTS, 2 AST 29 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST · 13-24 FG, 3-9 3PT

The swing

A 28-13 second quarter erased a 9-point hole for the Nets.

BKN lead by quarter
200 −9+6+9+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Tobias Harris topped the game at 46.5 FPTS: 24 PTS, 5 REB

Final · Bucks-Blazers
Bucks 93Blazers 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks1830192693
Blazers2114282790
The story
Khris Middleton's 26 points carried Milwaukee past Portland, 93-90

For Portland, Jusuf Nurkic had 14 REB, 11 PTS 26 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST · 11-22 FG, 3-3 3PT

The swing

The Bucks trailed by 3 going into the second, then won it 30-14.

MIL lead by quarter
200 −3+13+4+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Damian Lillard was the fantasy play: 59.5 FPTS on 31 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
5.1Season avg13.6Last 5

13.6 points a game over his last five games, against 5.1 in 49 earlier games. Today: 9 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.0Season avg19.8Last 3

19.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.0 in 68 earlier games. Today: 24 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.7Season avg40.5Today

40 minutes today, against 16.7 a game in 32 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

DeMar DeRozan leads the day with 42

DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 32, 11, 14, 28, 17, 25, 22, 14, 22, 42Raptors-Bulls · W
27.0 PPG season to date · +15.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Grant Hill DET, Jan 3, 2000: 42 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
42 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 31, 19, 26, 15, 25, 11, 22, 19, 15, 41Pelicans-Grizzlies · W
26.7 PPG season to date · +14.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Patrick Ewing NYK, Jan 19, 1996: 41 PTS · 16 REB · 2 AST
41 PTS · 16 REB · 2 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 16, 27, 21, 16, 5, 23, 14, 28, 23, 37Bulls-Raptors · L
23.5 PPG season to date · +13.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 19, 22, 24, 33, 39, 29, 36, 27, 49, 31Blazers-Bucks · L
26.9 PPG season to date · +4.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Brook LopezPoints, last 10 games: 17, 26, 8, 18, 25, 25, 24, 23, 27, 29Nets-Pistons · W
20.8 PPG season to date · +8.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 23, 7, 19, 30, 33, 6, 18, 5, 13, 27Clippers-Lakers · W
17.6 PPG season to date · +9.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Dario SaricPHI+7.7 20.3 last 10 · 12.6 season
Frank KaminskyCHA+5.9 17.5 last 10 · 11.6 season
Ricky RubioMIN+5.9 16.0 last 10 · 10.1 season
Tim Hardaway Jr.ATL+5.2 19.1 last 10 · 13.9 season
Jusuf NurkicPOR+4.8 14.3 last 10 · 9.5 season
Cold
Lou WilliamsHOU−6.1 11.7 last 10 · 17.8 season
Wesley MatthewsDAL−5.5 8.7 last 10 · 14.2 season
Zach LaVineMIN−5.4 13.5 last 10 · 18.9 season
Myles TurnerIND−5.1 9.6 last 10 · 14.7 season
Emmanuel MudiayDEN−5.0 6.0 last 10 · 11.0 season