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Friday, March 9, 2018Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DET trailed CHI by 5 after the first quarter and won 99–83.

Final · Box score
Bulls83
Pistons99
Q1 DET -5; Q2 DET +2; Q3 DET +11; Q4 DET +16
Final · Box score
Hawks87
Pacers112
Q1 IND +19; Q2 IND +16; Q3 IND +24; Q4 IND +25
Final · Box score
Rockets105
Raptors108
Q1 TOR +16; Q2 TOR +15; Q3 TOR +8; Q4 TOR +3
Final · Box score
Jazz95
Grizzlies78
Q1 UTA +1; Q2 UTA +12; Q3 UTA +13; Q4 UTA +17
Final · Box score
Knicks112
Bucks120
Q1 MIL +4; Q2 MIL +5; Q3 MIL +2; Q4 MIL +8
Final · Box score
Wizards116
Pelicans97
Q1 WAS +3; Q2 WAS +15; Q3 WAS +21; Q4 WAS +19
Final · Box score
Lakers116
Nuggets125
Q1 DEN +9; Q2 DEN +3; Q3 DEN -2; Q4 DEN +9
Final · Box score
Warriors108
Blazers125
Q1 POR +6; Q2 POR +9; Q3 POR +4; Q4 POR +17
Final · Box score
Magic88
Kings94
Q1 SAC +8; Q2 SAC +5; Q3 SAC +12; Q4 SAC +6
Final · Box score
Cavs102
Clippers116
Q1 LAC +18; Q2 LAC +14; Q3 LAC +8; Q4 LAC +14
On this day · 2016–17Mar 9, 2017: 5 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (Cavs-Pistons), 29 points.
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The lead · Bulls-Pistons

Detroit gets past Chicago

Kevin Durant goes for 40 points

Game flow · DET margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5+2+11+16DET AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls2621152183
Pistons2128242699
Who led
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 13, 17, 20, 12, 8, 12, 31, 25, 31, 25DET25 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Reggie BullockPoints, last 10 games: 15, 13, 14, 14, 16, 21, 11, 11, 21, 21DET21 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Cameron PaynePoints, last 8 games: 7, 11, 2, 6, 4, 10, 7, 17CHI17 PTS · 1 REB · 0 AST
Kris DunnPoints, last 10 games: 16, 8, 5, 10, 23, 10, 18, 7, 21, 13CHI13 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Indiana posts the night's biggest win

Indiana beat Atlanta by 25, the widest margin of 10 games.

TOR over HOU3SAC over ORL6MIL over NYK8DEN over LAL9LAC over CLE14DET over CHI16UTA over MEM17POR over GSW17WAS over NOP19IND over ATL25Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Lakers-Nuggets11
Jazz-Grizzlies9
Warriors-Blazers4
Cavs-Clippers4
Knicks-Bucks2
Wizards-Pelicans2
Hawks-Pacers1
Rockets-Raptors1
Magic-Kings0
The night in charts
Lakers-Nuggets combined for 241, 8 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-NuggetsLakers 116, Nuggets 125
241
Warriors-BlazersWarriors 108, Blazers 125
233
Knicks-BucksKnicks 112, Bucks 120
232
Cavs-ClippersCavs 102, Clippers 116
218
Wizards-PelicansWizards 116, Pelicans 97
213
Rockets-RaptorsRockets 105, Raptors 108
213
Hawks-PacersHawks 87, Pacers 112
199
Bulls-PistonsBulls 83, Pistons 99
182
Magic-KingsMagic 88, Kings 94
182
Jazz-GrizzliesJazz 95, Grizzlies 78
173
TOR won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Rockets-RaptorsRockets 105, Raptors 108
+3 TOR
Magic-KingsMagic 88, Kings 94
+6 SAC
Knicks-BucksKnicks 112, Bucks 120
+8 MIL
Lakers-NuggetsLakers 116, Nuggets 125
+9 DEN
Cavs-ClippersCavs 102, Clippers 116
+14 LAC
Bulls-PistonsBulls 83, Pistons 99
+16 DET
Jazz-GrizzliesJazz 95, Grizzlies 78
+17 UTA
Warriors-BlazersWarriors 108, Blazers 125
+17 POR
Wizards-PelicansWizards 116, Pelicans 97
+19 WAS
Hawks-PacersHawks 87, Pacers 112
+25 IND
DET rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bulls-PistonsDET won · Bulls 83, Pistons 99
5 pts
Lakers-NuggetsDEN won · Lakers 116, Nuggets 125
2 pts
Bullock shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BullockDET · 21 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST
75% (9-12)
KoufosSAC · 18 PTS, 13 REB
75% (9-12)
KanterNYK · 16 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
LowryTOR · 30 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
DialloNOP · 14 PTS, 9 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
70% (7-10)
Final · Rockets-Raptors
Rockets 105Raptors 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets16273230105
Raptors32262525108
The story
Kyle Lowry had 30 points as Toronto beat Houston 108-105

Clint Capela led Houston with 13 PTS, 13 REB 30 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB · 10-14 FG, 7-9 3PT

The swing

The Raptors won the first 32-16, their biggest quarter edge.

TOR lead by quarter
200 +16+15+8+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

James Harden led the game in fantasy with 49.4 FPTS (40 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB)

Final · Lakers-Nuggets
Lakers 116Nuggets 125
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers28343420116
Nuggets37282931125
The story
Denver beat Los Angeles 125-116 behind 22 points and 8 assists from Jamal Murray

Lonzo Ball paced Los Angeles: 15 PTS, 8 REB, 8 AST 22 PTS, 8 AST, 4 STL, 3 REB · 5-12 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

A 31-20 fourth quarter erased a 2-point hole for the Nuggets.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +9+3−2+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Blazers
Warriors 108Blazers 125
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors27253125108
Blazers33282638125
The story
Damian Lillard's 28 points and 8 assists carried Portland past Golden State, 125-108

For Golden State, Draymond Green had 12 REB, 7 PTS, 6 AST 28 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB · 8-21 FG, 4-10 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 38-25, was where the Trail Blazers built it.

POR lead by quarter
200 +6+9+4+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.1Season avg19.6Last 5

19.6 points a game over his last five games, against 10.1 in 57 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 20 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.8Season avg21.5Last 3

21.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.8 in 58 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.4Season avg37.2Today

37 minutes today, against 13.4 a game in 54 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 4 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Durant leads the day with 40

Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 17, 50, 24, 28, 22, 32, 28, 19, 37, 40Warriors-Blazers · L
26.4 PPG season to date · +13.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Michael Jordan CHI, Dec 3, 1996: 40 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
40 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 34, 28, 31, 41, 26, 25, 26, 23, 26, 40Rockets-Raptors · L
31.1 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Allan Houston NYK, Feb 5, 2002: 40 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
40 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Kyle LowryPoints, last 10 games: 22, 20, 17, 20, 17, 10, 14, 4, 15, 30Raptors-Rockets · W
16.5 PPG season to date · +13.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 22, 29, 26, 21, 11, 19, 28, 22, 19, 30Blazers-Warriors · W
21.8 PPG season to date · +8.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Khris MiddletonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 21, 25, 17, 17, 30, 10, 6, 18, 30Bucks-Knicks · W
19.9 PPG season to date · +10.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Brook LopezPoints, last 10 games: 8, 6, 8, 11, 11, 10, 14, 14, 27, 29Lakers-Nuggets · L
12.3 PPG season to date · +17.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Anthony DavisNOP+7.5 35.6 last 10 · 28.1 season
Damian LillardPOR+6.4 33.2 last 10 · 26.8 season
Andrew HarrisonMEM+6.3 15.6 last 10 · 9.2 season
Josh HartLAL+5.6 12.2 last 10 · 6.6 season
Reggie BullockDET+5.0 15.7 last 10 · 10.7 season
Cold
Kevin LoveCLE−7.6 10.3 last 10 · 17.9 season
Rodney HoodCLE−5.6 9.7 last 10 · 15.3 season
Avery BradleyLAC−5.4 8.9 last 10 · 14.3 season
Wesley JohnsonLAC−5.1 0.7 last 10 · 5.8 season
Gerald GreenHOU−4.5 6.7 last 10 · 11.2 season