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Wednesday, March 29, 2017Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: GSW trailed SAS by 16 after the first quarter and won 110–98.

Final · OT · Box score
Thunder114
Magic106
Q1 OKC +2; Q2 OKC -5; Q3 OKC -10; Q4 Thunder 0; OT1 OKC +8
Final · Box score
Hawks99
Sixers92
Q1 ATL +7; Q2 ATL +9; Q3 ATL +9; Q4 ATL +7
Final · Box score
Bucks103
Celtics100
Q1 Bucks 0; Q2 MIL +6; Q3 MIL +3; Q4 MIL +3
Final · Box score
Heat105
Knicks88
Q1 MIA +2; Q2 MIA +8; Q3 MIA +9; Q4 MIA +17
Final · Box score
Hornets110
Raptors106
Q1 CHA +3; Q2 CHA +3; Q3 CHA -8; Q4 CHA +4
Final · Box score
Pacers97
Grizzlies110
Q1 MEM +14; Q2 MEM +19; Q3 MEM +17; Q4 MEM +13
Final · Box score
Mavs118
Pelicans121
Q1 NOP +4; Q2 NOP +12; Q3 NOP +6; Q4 NOP +3
Final · Box score
Warriors110
Spurs98
Q1 GSW -16; Q2 GSW -3; Q3 GSW +7; Q4 GSW +12
Final · Box score
Wizards124
Clippers133
Q1 LAC +8; Q2 LAC +11; Q3 LAC +12; Q4 LAC +9
Final · Box score
Jazz112
Kings82
Q1 UTA +20; Q2 UTA +7; Q3 UTA +11; Q4 UTA +30
On this day · 2015–16Mar 29, 2016: 6 games. Top scorer: Kyrie Irving (Cavs-Rockets), 31 points.
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The lead · Warriors-Spurs

Golden State storms back from 16 down to beat San Antonio

Russell Westbrook posts a triple-double

Game flow · GSW margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-16-3+7+12GSW AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors17373026110
Spurs3324202198
Who led
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 26, 29, 25, 28, 23, 17, 27, 21, 32, 29GSW29 PTS · 4 REB · 11 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 30, 28, 29, 21, 34, 23, 8, 31, 25, 23GSW23 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 19, 31, 34, 22, 12, 22, 19, 29, 25, 19SAS19 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 10, 13, 12, 8, 22, 11, 9, 19, 14, 18SAS18 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Lead changes
Heat-Knicks10
Bucks-Celtics6
Hornets-Raptors5
Thunder-Magic4
Mavs-Pelicans3
Wizards-Clippers3
Hawks-Sixers1
Warriors-Spurs1
Pacers-Grizzlies0
Jazz-Kings0
The night in charts
Wizards-Clippers combined for 257, 18 more than any other game
Points by game
Wizards-ClippersWizards 124, Clippers 133
257
Mavs-PelicansMavs 118, Pelicans 121
239
Thunder-MagicThunder 114, Magic 106
220
Hornets-RaptorsHornets 110, Raptors 106
216
Warriors-SpursWarriors 110, Spurs 98
208
Pacers-GrizzliesPacers 97, Grizzlies 110
207
Bucks-CelticsBucks 103, Celtics 100
203
Jazz-KingsJazz 112, Kings 82
194
Heat-KnicksHeat 105, Knicks 88
193
Hawks-SixersHawks 99, Sixers 92
191
3 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bucks-CelticsBucks 103, Celtics 100
+3 MIL
Mavs-PelicansMavs 118, Pelicans 121
+3 NOP
Hornets-RaptorsHornets 110, Raptors 106
+4 CHA
Hawks-SixersHawks 99, Sixers 92
+7 ATL
Thunder-MagicThunder 114, Magic 106
+8 OKC
Wizards-ClippersWizards 124, Clippers 133
+9 LAC
Warriors-SpursWarriors 110, Spurs 98
+12 GSW
Pacers-GrizzliesPacers 97, Grizzlies 110
+13 MEM
Heat-KnicksHeat 105, Knicks 88
+17 MIA
Jazz-KingsJazz 112, Kings 82
+30 UTA
GSW erased a 16-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Warriors-SpursGSW won · Warriors 110, Spurs 98
16 pts
Thunder-MagicOKC won · Thunder 114, Magic 106
10 pts
Hornets-RaptorsCHA won · Hornets 110, Raptors 106
8 pts
McLemore shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
McLemoreSAC · 22 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST
75% (9-12)
WallWAS · 41 PTS, 8 AST, 7 REB, 3 STL
70% (16-23)
HolmesPHI · 25 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
69% (11-16)
Thaddeus YoungIND · 16 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
WestGSW · 15 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 2 BLK
64% (7-11)
Final · Mavs-Pelicans
Mavs 118Pelicans 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs23283235118
Pelicans27362632121
The story
Anthony Davis' 30 points and 14 rebounds carried New Orleans past Dallas, 121-118

For Dallas, Dirk Nowitzki had 23 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 30 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST · 11-22 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 36-28, was where the Pelicans built it.

NOP lead by quarter
200 +4+12+6+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

DeMarcus Cousins was the fantasy play: 59.7 FPTS on 29 PTS, 16 REB, 6 AST

Final · Bucks-Celtics
Bucks 103Celtics 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks24312523103
Celtics24252823100
The story
Milwaukee beat Boston 103-100 behind 22 points from Giannis Antetokounmpo

Isaiah Thomas paced Boston: 32 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST 22 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL, 3 BLK · 8-17 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

A 31-25 second quarter did the most damage for the Bucks.

MIL lead by quarter
200 0+6+3+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Thunder-Magic
Thunder 114Magic 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Thunder2024283012114
Magic183133204106
The story
Enes Kanter had 17 points and 10 rebounds as Oklahoma City beat Orlando 114-106 in OT

Evan Fournier led Orlando with 24 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST 17 PTS, 10 REB · 6-11 FG

The swing

Down 10 after the third, the Thunder took the fourth 30-20.

OKC lead by quarter
200 +2−5−100+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.8Season avg22.6Last 5

22.6 points a game over his last five games, against 13.8 in 73 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.1Season avg6.9Last 3

6.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.1 in 60 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.4Season avg40.3Today

40 minutes today, against 13.4 a game in 44 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Jazz rout

Three of 10 games were decided by four points or fewer. Utah beat Sacramento by 30.

MIL over BOS3NOP over DAL3CHA over TOR4ATL over PHI7OKC over ORL8LAC over WAS9GSW over SAS12MEM over IND13MIA over NYK17UTA over SAC30Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Top performances

Russell Westbrook leads the day with 57

Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 23, 33, 25, 24, 28, 15, 18, 39, 37, 57Thunder-Magic · W
31.8 PPG season to date · +25.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Joel Embiid PHI, Nov 13, 2022: 59 PTS · 11 REB · 8 AST
57 PTS · 13 REB · 11 AST
John WallPoints, last 10 games: 27, 26, 14, 19, 16, 22, 22, 37, 34, 41Wizards-Clippers · L
23.4 PPG season to date · +17.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Kobe Bryant LAL, Nov 12, 2004: 41 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
41 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Mike ConleyPoints, last 10 games: 16, 20, 27, 22, 19, 16, 22, 29, 22, 36Grizzlies-Pacers · W
20.4 PPG season to date · +15.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Isaiah ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 32, 25, 21, 22, 27, 25, 25, 34, 30, 32Celtics-Bucks · L
29.2 PPG season to date · +2.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
JJ RedickPoints, last 10 games: 12, 16, 16, 22, 16, 14, 24, 9, 12, 31Clippers-Wizards · W
15.0 PPG season to date · +16.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 0 REB · 1 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 46, 15, 27, 24, 28, 19, 33, 31, 36, 30Pelicans-Mavs · W
27.9 PPG season to date · +2.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Ricky RubioMIN+7.4 17.9 last 10 · 10.5 season
Dario SaricPHI+6.7 19.6 last 10 · 12.9 season
Brandon IngramLAL+5.8 14.8 last 10 · 9.0 season
Devin BookerPHX+5.7 27.3 last 10 · 21.6 season
Rudy GobertUTA+5.4 19.2 last 10 · 13.8 season
Cold
Wesley MatthewsDAL−6.0 7.8 last 10 · 13.8 season
Emmanuel MudiayDEN−5.8 5.0 last 10 · 10.8 season
Zach LaVineMIN−5.4 13.5 last 10 · 18.9 season
Carmelo AnthonyNYK−5.3 17.2 last 10 · 22.5 season
Maurice HarklessPOR−4.9 5.1 last 10 · 10.0 season