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Sunday, March 11, 2018Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHI trailed ATL by 14 after the first quarter and won 129–122.

Final · Box score
Raptors132
Knicks106
Q1 TOR +5; Q2 TOR +8; Q3 TOR +16; Q4 TOR +26
Final · Box score
Bulls129
Hawks122
Q1 CHI -14; Q2 CHI +3; Q3 CHI +6; Q4 CHI +7
Final · Box score
Warriors103
Wolves109
Q1 MIN +10; Q2 MIN -7; Q3 Wolves 0; Q4 MIN +6
Final · Box score
Jazz116
Pelicans99
Q1 UTA +6; Q2 UTA -3; Q3 UTA +4; Q4 UTA +17
Final · Box score
Kings104
Nuggets130
Q1 DEN +7; Q2 DEN +17; Q3 DEN +33; Q4 DEN +26
Final · Box score
Rockets105
Mavs82
Q1 HOU +11; Q2 HOU +1; Q3 HOU +17; Q4 HOU +23
Final · Box score
Sixers120
Nets97
Q1 PHI +12; Q2 PHI +10; Q3 PHI +13; Q4 PHI +23
Final · Box score
Pacers99
Celtics97
Q1 IND -1; Q2 IND -10; Q3 IND +4; Q4 IND +2
Final · Box score
Cavs113
Lakers127
Q1 LAL +4; Q2 LAL +5; Q3 LAL +16; Q4 LAL +14
On this day · 2016–17Mar 11, 2017: 12 games. Top scorer: Anthony Davis (Pelicans-Hornets), 46 points.
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The lead · Bulls-Hawks

Chicago rallies from 14 down to beat Atlanta

Anthony Davis goes for 25 points

Game flow · CHI margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-14+3+6+7CHI AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls20333838129
Hawks34163537122
Who led
Bobby PortisPoints, last 10 games: 18, 38, 15, 12, 12, 22, 7, 15, 2, 21CHI21 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Zach LaVinePoints, last 10 games: 18, 11, 23, 21, 21, 16, 4, 21, 8, 21CHI21 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Taurean PrincePoints, last 10 games: 11, 14, 14, 24, 15, 15, 22, 9, 3, 38ATL38 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Mike MuscalaPoints, last 10 games: 8, 7, 6, 11, 12, 3, 10, 5, 12, 19ATL19 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Nine games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Toronto by 26.

IND over BOS2MIN over GSW6CHI over ATL7LAL over CLE14UTA over NOP17HOU over DAL23PHI over BKN23TOR over NYK26DEN over SAC26Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Pacers-Celtics9
Warriors-Wolves6
Raptors-Knicks5
Jazz-Pelicans3
Rockets-Mavs2
Cavs-Lakers2
Bulls-Hawks1
Kings-Nuggets1
Sixers-Nets1
Shot of the night

Turner's layup with 21 seconds left breaks the tie, 99-97 final

The night in charts
Bulls-Hawks combined for 251, 11 more than any other game
Points by game
Bulls-HawksBulls 129, Hawks 122
251
Cavs-LakersCavs 113, Lakers 127
240
Raptors-KnicksRaptors 132, Knicks 106
238
Kings-NuggetsKings 104, Nuggets 130
234
Sixers-NetsSixers 120, Nets 97
217
Jazz-PelicansJazz 116, Pelicans 99
215
Warriors-WolvesWarriors 103, Wolves 109
212
Pacers-CelticsPacers 99, Celtics 97
196
Rockets-MavsRockets 105, Mavs 82
187
IND won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Pacers-CelticsPacers 99, Celtics 97
+2 IND
Warriors-WolvesWarriors 103, Wolves 109
+6 MIN
Bulls-HawksBulls 129, Hawks 122
+7 CHI
Cavs-LakersCavs 113, Lakers 127
+14 LAL
Jazz-PelicansJazz 116, Pelicans 99
+17 UTA
Rockets-MavsRockets 105, Mavs 82
+23 HOU
Sixers-NetsSixers 120, Nets 97
+23 PHI
Raptors-KnicksRaptors 132, Knicks 106
+26 TOR
Kings-NuggetsKings 104, Nuggets 130
+26 DEN
CHI erased a 14-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bulls-HawksCHI won · Bulls 129, Hawks 122
14 pts
Pacers-CelticsIND won · Pacers 99, Celtics 97
10 pts
Warriors-WolvesMIN won · Warriors 103, Wolves 109
7 pts
Jazz-PelicansUTA won · Jazz 116, Pelicans 99
3 pts
Powell shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PowellDAL · 20 PTS, 5 REB, 1 STL
82% (9-11)
JokicDEN · 20 PTS, 11 REB, 10 AST, 2 STL
80% (8-10)
RandleLAL · 36 PTS, 14 REB, 7 AST, 2 BLK
78% (14-18)
SaricPHI · 18 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
73% (8-11)
KoufosSAC · 14 PTS, 10 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Final · Pacers-Celtics
Pacers 99Celtics 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2416342599
Celtics2525202797
The story
Victor Oladipo had 27 points as Indiana beat Boston 99-97

Jayson Tatum led Boston with 19 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 27 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL · 10-20 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

Down 10 after the second, the Pacers took the third 34-20.

IND lead by quarter
200 −1−10+4+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Marcus Smart led the game in fantasy with 51.4 FPTS (20 PTS, 8 AST, 7 REB)

Final · Warriors-Wolves
Warriors 103Wolves 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors24382219103
Wolves34212925109
The story
Minnesota beat Golden State 109-103 behind 31 points and 16 rebounds from Karl-Anthony Towns

Zaza Pachulia paced Golden State: 16 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST 31 PTS, 16 REB, 2 AST · 13-24 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

A 34-24 first quarter did the most damage for the Timberwolves.

MIN lead by quarter
200 +10−70+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bulls-Hawks
Bulls 129Hawks 122
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls20333838129
Hawks34163537122
The story
Taurean Prince had 38 points, but Chicago won 129-122

For Chicago, Bobby Portis had 21 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST 38 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB · 11-18 FG, 7-13 3PT

The swing

The Bulls trailed by 14 going into the second, then won it 33-16.

CHI lead by quarter
200 −14+3+6+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.3Season avg21.2Last 5

21.2 points a game over his last five games, against 12.3 in 57 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.4Season avg15.5Last 3

15.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.4 in 58 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.7Season avg33.8Today

34 minutes today, against 8.7 a game in 7 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Durant leads the day with 39

Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 50, 24, 28, 22, 32, 28, 19, 37, 40, 39Warriors-Wolves · L
26.6 PPG season to date · +12.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Taurean PrincePoints, last 10 games: 11, 14, 14, 24, 15, 15, 22, 9, 3, 38Hawks-Bulls · L
12.9 PPG season to date · +25.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high38 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Julius RandlePoints, last 10 games: 23, 18, 12, 19, 25, 25, 21, 12, 18, 36Lakers-Cavs · W
15.5 PPG season to date · +20.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high36 PTS · 14 REB · 7 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 29, 35, 10, 18, 22, 26, 34, 13, 15, 31Wolves-Warriors · W
20.5 PPG season to date · +10.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 16 REB · 2 AST
Ricky RubioPoints, last 10 games: 6, 4, 7, 14, 13, 10, 12, 18, 15, 30Jazz-Pelicans · W
12.5 PPG season to date · +17.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 10 REB · 7 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 24, 21, 25, 16, 26, 27, 19, 20, 12, 27Jazz-Pelicans · W
19.8 PPG season to date · +7.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Damian LillardPOR+6.4 33.2 last 10 · 26.8 season
Andrew HarrisonMEM+6.3 15.6 last 10 · 9.2 season
Anthony DavisNOP+5.7 33.7 last 10 · 28.0 season
Josh HartLAL+5.6 12.2 last 10 · 6.6 season
Julius RandleLAL+5.4 20.9 last 10 · 15.5 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−4.5 1.3 last 10 · 5.8 season
Gerald GreenHOU−4.4 6.8 last 10 · 11.2 season