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Thursday, March 15, 2018Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 8 points, by PHI (vs NYK) and TOR (vs IND).

Final · Box score
Raptors106
Pacers99
Q1 TOR -2; Q2 TOR -8; Q3 TOR -2; Q4 TOR +7
Final · Box score
Hornets129
Hawks117
Q1 CHA +10; Q2 CHA +8; Q3 CHA +18; Q4 CHA +12
Final · Box score
Sixers118
Knicks110
Q1 Sixers 0; Q2 PHI -8; Q3 PHI -8; Q4 PHI +8
Final · Box score
Clippers96
Rockets101
Q1 HOU +2; Q2 HOU -4; Q3 HOU +4; Q4 HOU +5
Final · Box score
Bulls111
Grizzlies110
Q1 CHI -7; Q2 Bulls 0; Q3 CHI +3; Q4 CHI +1
Final · Box score
Pelicans93
Spurs98
Q1 SAS +11; Q2 SAS +2; Q3 SAS +5; Q4 SAS +5
Final · Box score
Pistons113
Nuggets120
Q1 DEN +4; Q2 DEN +14; Q3 DEN +14; Q4 DEN +7
Final · Box score
Suns88
Jazz116
Q1 UTA -3; Q2 UTA +13; Q3 UTA +15; Q4 UTA +28
Final · Box score
Cavs105
Blazers113
Q1 Blazers 0; Q2 POR +5; Q3 POR +11; Q4 POR +8
On this day · 2016–17Mar 15, 2017: 10 games. Top scorer: Paul George (Pacers-Hornets), 39 points.
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The lead · Raptors-Pacers

Toronto climbs out of an 8-point hole against Indiana

LeBron James goes for 35 points

Game flow · TOR margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2-8-2+7TOR AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors25242829106
Pacers2730222099
Who led
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 20, 21, 23, 19, 25, 42, 23, 9, 15, 24TOR24 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Jonas ValanciunasPoints, last 10 games: 2, 10, 12, 18, 15, 14, 14, 17, 26, 16TOR16 PTS · 18 REB · 2 AST
Darren CollisonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 11, 13, 16, 10, 11, 17, 2, 10, 22IND22 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Al JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 6, 6, 0, 9, 8, 2, 6, 13, 0, 20IND20 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Sixers-Knicks

Philadelphia fights back from 8 down against New York

Final: 118–110, after trailing by 8 at the half. Joel Embiid led Philadelphia with 29 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Sixers-Knicks
Joel Embiid · PHIMichael Beasley · NYKPTS2924REB1013AST47Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Bulls-Grizzlies19
Cavs-Blazers14
Sixers-Knicks12
Clippers-Rockets10
Pistons-Nuggets9
Raptors-Pacers4
Suns-Jazz4
Pelicans-Spurs1
The night in charts
Hornets-Hawks combined for 246, 13 more than any other game
Points by game
Hornets-HawksHornets 129, Hawks 117
246
Pistons-NuggetsPistons 113, Nuggets 120
233
Sixers-KnicksSixers 118, Knicks 110
228
Bulls-GrizzliesBulls 111, Grizzlies 110
221
Cavs-BlazersCavs 105, Blazers 113
218
Raptors-PacersRaptors 106, Pacers 99
205
Suns-JazzSuns 88, Jazz 116
204
Clippers-RocketsClippers 96, Rockets 101
197
Pelicans-SpursPelicans 93, Spurs 98
191
3 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bulls-GrizzliesBulls 111, Grizzlies 110
+1 CHI
Clippers-RocketsClippers 96, Rockets 101
+5 HOU
Pelicans-SpursPelicans 93, Spurs 98
+5 SAS
Pistons-NuggetsPistons 113, Nuggets 120
+7 DEN
Raptors-PacersRaptors 106, Pacers 99
+7 TOR
Cavs-BlazersCavs 105, Blazers 113
+8 POR
Sixers-KnicksSixers 118, Knicks 110
+8 PHI
Hornets-HawksHornets 129, Hawks 117
+12 CHA
Suns-JazzSuns 88, Jazz 116
+28 UTA
PHI rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Sixers-KnicksPHI won · Sixers 118, Knicks 110
8 pts
Raptors-PacersTOR won · Raptors 106, Pacers 99
8 pts
Bulls-GrizzliesCHI won · Bulls 111, Grizzlies 110
7 pts
Clippers-RocketsHOU won · Clippers 96, Rockets 101
4 pts
Suns-JazzUTA won · Suns 88, Jazz 116
3 pts
Collison shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
CollisonIND · 22 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
GobertUTA · 21 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
73% (8-11)
John CollinsATL · 21 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
BeasleyNYK · 24 PTS, 13 REB, 7 AST, 1 STL
69% (11-16)
DwightCHA · 33 PTS, 12 REB, 2 STL, 2 BLK
65% (13-20)
Final · Bulls-Grizzlies
Bulls 111Grizzlies 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls22302633111
Grizzlies29232335110
The story
Zach LaVine had 20 points as Chicago beat Memphis 111-110

Marc Gasol led Memphis with 21 PTS, 10 REB, 8 AST 20 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST · 4-12 FG, 2-7 3PT

The swing

Down 7 after the first, the Bulls took the second 30-23.

CHI lead by quarter
200 −70+3+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Tyreke Evans led the game in fantasy with 50.0 FPTS (25 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB)

Final · Pistons-Nuggets
Pistons 113Nuggets 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons29223329113
Nuggets33323322120
The story
Nikola Jokic's a 23-12-10 triple-double carried Denver past Detroit, 120-113

For Detroit, Andre Drummond had 21 PTS, 17 REB, 2 AST 23 PTS, 12 REB, 10 AST, 3 STL, 3 BLK · 8-15 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 32-22, was where the Nuggets built it.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +4+14+14+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hornets-Hawks
Hornets 129Hawks 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets33303432129
Hawks23322438117
The story
Charlotte beat Atlanta 129-117 behind 33 points and 12 rebounds from Dwight Howard

Taurean Prince paced Atlanta: 22 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST 33 PTS, 12 REB, 1 AST · 13-20 FG

The swing

A 33-23 first quarter did the most damage for the Hornets.

CHA lead by quarter
200 +10+8+18+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.2Season avg26.8Last 5

26.8 points a game over his last five games, against 16.2 in 68 earlier games. Today: 33 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.9Season avg12.0Last 3

12.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.9 in 60 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.1Season avg36.9Today

37 minutes today, against 14.1 a game in 57 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 0 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 35

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 33, 31, 30, 25, 31, 39, 25, 24, 28, 35Cavs-Blazers · L
27.0 PPG season to date · +8.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 14 REB · 6 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 17, 24, 21, 6, 10, 30, 19, 30, 22, 33Hornets-Hawks · W
16.5 PPG season to date · +16.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 25, 23, 17, 23, 19, 18, 17, 21, 29, 29Sixers-Knicks · W
23.6 PPG season to date · +5.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Tobias HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 30, 8, 24, 15, 26, 27, 23, 21, 18, 29Clippers-Rockets · L
18.7 PPG season to date · +10.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 26, 21, 11, 19, 28, 22, 19, 30, 17, 29Blazers-Cavs · W
21.8 PPG season to date · +7.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 20, 12, 8, 12, 31, 25, 31, 25, 13, 26Pistons-Nuggets · L
21.7 PPG season to date · +4.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Andrew HarrisonMEM+6.3 15.6 last 10 · 9.2 season
Julius RandleLAL+5.9 21.6 last 10 · 15.7 season
Jarell MartinMEM+5.6 13.1 last 10 · 7.5 season
Josh HartLAL+5.6 12.2 last 10 · 6.6 season
Taurean PrinceATL+5.5 18.7 last 10 · 13.2 season
Cold
Kevin LoveCLE−7.6 10.3 last 10 · 17.9 season
Rodney HoodCLE−6.3 8.8 last 10 · 15.1 season
Avery BradleyLAC−5.4 8.9 last 10 · 14.3 season
Gerald GreenHOU−4.7 6.6 last 10 · 11.3 season
Wesley JohnsonLAC−4.5 1.1 last 10 · 5.6 season