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Saturday, March 25, 2017Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Box score
Jazz95
Clippers108
Q1 LAC +14; Q2 LAC +8; Q3 LAC +2; Q4 LAC +13
Final · Box score
Wizards127
Cavs115
Q1 WAS +14; Q2 WAS +10; Q3 WAS +5; Q4 WAS +12
Final · Box score
Raptors94
Mavs86
Q1 TOR +8; Q2 TOR +10; Q3 TOR +10; Q4 TOR +8
Final · Box score
Knicks98
Spurs106
Q1 SAS +10; Q2 SAS +18; Q3 SAS +4; Q4 SAS +8
Final · Box score
Wolves100
Blazers112
Q1 POR +6; Q2 POR +14; Q3 POR +20; Q4 POR +12
On this day · 2015–16Mar 25, 2016: 9 games. Top scorer: Klay Thompson (Warriors-Mavs), 40 points.
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The lead · Raptors-Mavs

Toronto makes it five straight

John Wall goes for 37 points

Game flow · TOR margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+8+10+10+8TOR AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors3024202094
Mavs2222202286
Who led
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 14, 28, 17, 25, 22, 14, 22, 42, 40, 18TOR18 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Serge IbakaPoints, last 10 games: 19, 12, 18, 9, 0, 10, 17, 16, 16, 18TOR18 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Harrison BarnesPoints, last 10 games: 14, 21, 23, 18, 22, 4, 19, 5, 21, 23DAL23 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Seth CurryPoints, last 10 games: 18, 18, 3, 5, 19, 7, 8, 10, 23, 11DAL11 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Knicks-Spurs

San Antonio leads New York wire to wire

San Antonio was ahead at every break and won 106–98. Best quarter: the first, 33–23. Kawhi Leonard led San Antonio with 29 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists.

The whole night · final margins
TOR over DAL8SAS over NYK8WAS over CLE12POR over MIN12LAC over UTA13Final margin, points. Pink = SAS over NYK.
The night in charts
Wizards-Cavs combined for 242, 30 more than any other game
Points by game
Wizards-CavsWizards 127, Cavs 115
242
Wolves-BlazersWolves 100, Blazers 112
212
Knicks-SpursKnicks 98, Spurs 106
204
Jazz-ClippersJazz 95, Clippers 108
203
Raptors-MavsRaptors 94, Mavs 86
180
SAS won the closest game by 8
Closest finishes
Knicks-SpursKnicks 98, Spurs 106
+8 SAS
Raptors-MavsRaptors 94, Mavs 86
+8 TOR
Wolves-BlazersWolves 100, Blazers 112
+12 POR
Wizards-CavsWizards 127, Cavs 115
+12 WAS
Jazz-ClippersJazz 95, Clippers 108
+13 LAC
CJ shot 11-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
CJPOR · 32 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
85% (11-13)
GobertUTA · 26 PTS, 14 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
77% (10-13)
HernangomezNYK · 24 PTS, 13 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
69% (11-16)
WallWAS · 37 PTS, 11 AST, 4 REB, 2 STL
67% (14-21)
KuzminskasNYK · 19 PTS, 2 AST, 1 REB
67% (8-12)
Final · Knicks-Spurs
Knicks 98Spurs 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks2320312498
Spurs33281728106
The story
Kawhi Leonard's 29 points carried San Antonio past New York, 106-98

For New York, Willy Hernangomez had 24 PTS, 13 REB 29 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST · 11-18 FG, 4-6 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 33-23, was where the Spurs built it.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +10+18+4+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wizards-Cavs
Wizards 127Cavs 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards40312531127
Cavs26353024115
The story
Bradley Beal had 27 points as Washington beat Cleveland 127-115

Kyrie Irving led Cleveland with 23 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB 27 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB · 9-19 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

The Wizards won the first 40-26, their biggest quarter edge.

WAS lead by quarter
200 +14+10+5+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Jazz-Clippers
Jazz 95Clippers 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz1427292595
Clippers28212336108
The story
LA beat Utah 108-95 behind 28 points from Jamal Crawford

Joe Johnson paced Utah: 17 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST 28 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB · 8-12 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

A 28-14 first quarter did the most damage for the Clippers.

LAC lead by quarter
200 +14+8+2+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Rudy Gobert topped the game at 46.3 FPTS: 26 PTS, 14 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.5Season avg22.0Last 5

22.0 points a game over his last five games, against 13.5 in 71 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.2Season avg22.9Last 3

22.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.2 in 72 earlier games. Today: 10 points in 23 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.1Season avg35.6Today

36 minutes today, against 14.1 a game in 59 earlier games. Line: 19 points, 1 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

John Wall leads the day with 37

John WallPoints, last 10 games: 25, 39, 27, 26, 14, 19, 16, 22, 22, 37Wizards-Cavs · W
23.0 PPG season to date · +14.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 4 REB · 11 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 23, 34, 26, 8, 26, 22, 18, 21, 20, 32Blazers-Wolves · W
23.3 PPG season to date · +8.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 34, 39, 19, 31, 34, 22, 12, 22, 19, 29Spurs-Knicks · W
26.0 PPG season to date · +3.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 14, 8, 11, 14, 3, 13, 14, 15, 9, 28Clippers-Jazz · W
12.4 PPG season to date · +15.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 38, 26, 20, 24, 24, 18, 19, 28, 19, 27Wizards-Cavs · W
23.1 PPG season to date · +3.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Rudy GobertPoints, last 10 games: 16, 15, 23, 11, 12, 20, 13, 16, 35, 26Jazz-Clippers · L
13.7 PPG season to date · +12.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Dario SaricPHI+7.9 20.7 last 10 · 12.8 season
Ricky RubioMIN+6.9 17.3 last 10 · 10.4 season
Brandon IngramLAL+5.8 14.8 last 10 · 9.0 season
Buddy HieldSAC+5.8 15.6 last 10 · 9.8 season
Jordan ClarksonLAL+5.4 20.2 last 10 · 14.8 season
Cold
Wesley MatthewsDAL−6.2 7.7 last 10 · 13.9 season
Lou WilliamsHOU−6.0 11.7 last 10 · 17.7 season
Zach LaVineMIN−5.4 13.5 last 10 · 18.9 season
Emmanuel MudiayDEN−5.0 6.0 last 10 · 11.0 season
Carmelo AnthonyNYK−5.0 17.7 last 10 · 22.7 season