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Friday, March 31, 2017Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed OKC by 13 at halftime and won 100–95.

Final · Box score
Nuggets114
Hornets122
Q1 CHA -8; Q2 Hornets 0; Q3 CHA -8; Q4 CHA +8
Final · Box score
Pacers100
Raptors111
Q1 TOR +3; Q2 TOR -2; Q3 TOR +12; Q4 TOR +11
Final · Box score
Magic116
Celtics117
Q1 BOS +2; Q2 BOS -7; Q3 BOS +2; Q4 BOS +1
Final · Box score
Sixers105
Cavs122
Q1 CLE +3; Q2 CLE +18; Q3 CLE +27; Q4 CLE +17
Final · Box score
Mavs90
Grizzlies99
Q1 MEM +2; Q2 MEM +21; Q3 MEM +11; Q4 MEM +9
Final · Box score
Knicks98
Heat94
Q1 NYK +4; Q2 NYK +4; Q3 NYK +2; Q4 NYK +4
Final · OT · Box score
Pistons105
Bucks108
Q1 MIL +13; Q2 MIL +8; Q3 MIL -2; Q4 Bucks 0; OT1 MIL +3
Final · Box score
Kings89
Pelicans117
Q1 NOP +13; Q2 NOP +20; Q3 NOP +20; Q4 NOP +28
Final · Box score
Spurs100
Thunder95
Q1 SAS -9; Q2 SAS -13; Q3 SAS -5; Q4 SAS +5
Final · Box score
Wizards88
Jazz95
Q1 UTA +5; Q2 UTA +3; Q3 UTA +3; Q4 UTA +7
Final · Box score
Rockets98
Warriors107
Q1 GSW -2; Q2 GSW -5; Q3 GSW -2; Q4 GSW +9
On this day · 2015–16Mar 31, 2016: 6 games. Top scorer: Austin Rivers (Clippers-Thunder), 32 points.
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The lead · Spurs-Thunder

San Antonio climbs back to beat OKC

DeMarcus Cousins goes for 37 points

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-13-5+5SAS AHEAD ↑OKC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs16253029100
Thunder2529221995
Who led
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 31, 34, 22, 12, 22, 19, 29, 25, 19, 28SAS28 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 13, 12, 8, 22, 11, 9, 19, 14, 18, 17SAS17 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 33, 25, 24, 28, 15, 18, 39, 37, 57, 32OKC32 PTS · 15 REB · 12 AST
Victor OladipoPoints, last 10 games: 22, 21, 23, 9, 17, 18, 15, 15, 13, 16OKC16 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

New Orleans posts the night's biggest win

New Orleans beat Sacramento by 28, the widest margin of 11 games.

BOS over ORL1MIL over DET3NYK over MIA4SAS over OKC5UTA over WAS7CHA over DEN8MEM over DAL9GSW over HOU9TOR over IND11CLE over PHI17NOP over SAC28Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Wizards-Jazz12
Nuggets-Hornets11
Sixers-Cavs10
Pacers-Raptors9
Kings-Pelicans4
Knicks-Heat4
Spurs-Thunder3
Pistons-Bucks2
Shot of the night

Aldridge's dunk with 20 seconds left puts the Spurs ahead, 100-95 final

The night in charts
Nuggets-Hornets combined for 236, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-HornetsNuggets 114, Hornets 122
236
Magic-CelticsMagic 116, Celtics 117
233
Sixers-CavsSixers 105, Cavs 122
227
Pistons-BucksPistons 105, Bucks 108
213
Pacers-RaptorsPacers 100, Raptors 111
211
Kings-PelicansKings 89, Pelicans 117
206
Rockets-WarriorsRockets 98, Warriors 107
205
Spurs-ThunderSpurs 100, Thunder 95
195
Knicks-HeatKnicks 98, Heat 94
192
Mavs-GrizzliesMavs 90, Grizzlies 99
189
Wizards-JazzWizards 88, Jazz 95
183
4 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Magic-CelticsMagic 116, Celtics 117
+1 BOS
Pistons-BucksPistons 105, Bucks 108
+3 MIL
Knicks-HeatKnicks 98, Heat 94
+4 NYK
Spurs-ThunderSpurs 100, Thunder 95
+5 SAS
Wizards-JazzWizards 88, Jazz 95
+7 UTA
Nuggets-HornetsNuggets 114, Hornets 122
+8 CHA
Rockets-WarriorsRockets 98, Warriors 107
+9 GSW
Mavs-GrizzliesMavs 90, Grizzlies 99
+9 MEM
Pacers-RaptorsPacers 100, Raptors 111
+11 TOR
Sixers-CavsSixers 105, Cavs 122
+17 CLE
Kings-PelicansKings 89, Pelicans 117
+28 NOP
SAS erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Spurs-ThunderSAS won · Spurs 100, Thunder 95
13 pts
Nuggets-HornetsCHA won · Nuggets 114, Hornets 122
8 pts
Magic-CelticsBOS won · Magic 116, Celtics 117
7 pts
Rockets-WarriorsGSW won · Rockets 98, Warriors 107
5 pts
Pistons-BucksMIL won · Pistons 105, Bucks 108
2 pts
Maker shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MakerMIL · 23 PTS, 3 REB, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
Tobias HarrisDET · 23 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
UdrihDET · 16 PTS, 8 AST, 2 STL, 1 REB
70% (7-10)
LongPHI · 16 PTS, 4 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
JokicDEN · 26 PTS, 13 REB, 10 AST
69% (11-16)
Final · Magic-Celtics
Magic 116Celtics 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic29352626116
Celtics31263525117
The story
Boston beat Orlando 117-116 behind 35 points from Isaiah Thomas

Elfrid Payton paced Orlando: 15 AST, 12 PTS, 9 REB 35 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB · 10-23 FG, 4-10 3PT

The swing

A 35-26 third quarter erased a 7-point hole for the Celtics.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +2−7+2+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Aaron Gordon topped the game at 63.2 FPTS: 32 PTS, 16 REB

Final · Pistons-Bucks
Pistons 105Bucks 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Pistons2226252210105
Bucks3521152413108
The story
Giannis Antetokounmpo had 28 points and 14 rebounds as Milwaukee beat Detroit 108-105 in OT

Tobias Harris led Detroit with 23 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST 28 PTS, 14 REB, 9 AST · 7-16 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Bucks won the first 35-22, their biggest quarter edge.

MIL lead by quarter
200 +13+8−20+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Spurs-Thunder
Spurs 100Thunder 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs16253029100
Thunder2529221995
The story
Kawhi Leonard's 28 points carried San Antonio past Oklahoma City, 100-95

For Oklahoma City, Andre Roberson had 11 REB, 4 PTS 28 PTS, 8 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST · 10-22 FG, 2-9 3PT

The swing

The Spurs trailed by 5 going into the fourth, then won it 29-19.

SAS lead by quarter
200 −9−13−5+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Russell Westbrook was the fantasy play: 61.0 FPTS on 32 PTS, 15 REB, 12 AST

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 74 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.8Season avg8.2Last 3

8.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.8 in 61 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+28.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.5Season avg36.4Today

36 minutes today, against 7.5 a game in 35 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 4 rebounds, 7 assists.

Top performances

DeMar DeRozan leads the day with 40

DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 25, 22, 14, 22, 42, 40, 18, 36, 28, 40Raptors-Pacers · W
27.4 PPG season to date · +12.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Gordon Hayward UTA, Apr 21, 2017: 40 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
40 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 15, 25, 11, 22, 19, 15, 41, 29, 29, 37Pelicans-Kings · W
26.9 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 13 REB · 4 AST
Isaiah ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 25, 21, 22, 27, 25, 25, 34, 30, 32, 35Celtics-Magic · W
29.2 PPG season to date · +5.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 30, 16, 33, 34, 18, 32, 24, 17, 26, 34Cavs-Sixers · W
26.1 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 33, 25, 24, 28, 15, 18, 39, 37, 57, 32Thunder-Spurs · L
31.8 PPG season to date · +0.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Kobe Bryant LAL, Nov 1, 2002: 33 PTS · 15 REB · 12 AST
32 PTS · 15 REB · 12 AST
Aaron GordonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 17, 6, 17, 17, 7, 16, 16, 13, 32Magic-Celtics · L
12.2 PPG season to date · +20.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 16 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Ricky RubioMIN+8.6 19.5 last 10 · 10.9 season
Nikola MiroticCHI+6.7 17.1 last 10 · 10.4 season
Devin BookerPHX+6.3 28.1 last 10 · 21.8 season
Brandon IngramLAL+5.8 14.8 last 10 · 9.0 season
Marquese ChrissPHX+5.4 14.4 last 10 · 9.0 season
Cold
Emmanuel MudiayDEN−5.8 5.0 last 10 · 10.8 season
Wesley MatthewsDAL−5.6 8.2 last 10 · 13.8 season
Zach LaVineMIN−5.4 13.5 last 10 · 18.9 season
Carmelo AnthonyNYK−5.3 17.2 last 10 · 22.5 season
Andre DrummondDET−5.3 8.7 last 10 · 14.0 season