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Monday, March 19, 2018Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: IND trailed LAL by 8 after the first quarter and won 110–100.

Final · Box score
Bucks117
Cavs124
Q1 CLE +1; Q2 CLE +7; Q3 CLE +8; Q4 CLE +7
Final · Box score
Lakers100
Pacers110
Q1 IND -8; Q2 IND -2; Q3 IND +12; Q4 IND +10
Final · Box score
Hornets94
Sixers108
Q1 PHI +3; Q2 PHI -7; Q3 PHI +11; Q4 PHI +14
Final · Box score
Grizzlies115
Nets118
Q1 BKN +1; Q2 BKN +2; Q3 BKN -7; Q4 BKN +3
Final · 2OT · Box score
Nuggets141
Heat149
Q1 MIA -1; Q2 MIA +1; Q3 MIA +1; Q4 Heat 0; OT1 Heat 0; OT2 MIA +8
Final · Box score
Bulls92
Knicks110
Q1 NYK +1; Q2 NYK +10; Q3 NYK +16; Q4 NYK +18
Final · Box score
Warriors75
Spurs89
Q1 SAS +9; Q2 SAS +8; Q3 SAS -2; Q4 SAS +14
Final · Box score
Pistons106
Kings90
Q1 DET +4; Q2 Pistons 0; Q3 DET +7; Q4 DET +16
On this day · 2016–17Mar 19, 2017: 8 games. Top scorer: Damian Lillard (Blazers-Heat), 49 points.
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The lead · Lakers-Pacers

Indiana rallies from 8 down to beat Lakers

LeBron James posts a triple-double

Game flow · IND margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-2+12+10IND AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers37222120100
Pacers29283518110
Who led
Myles TurnerPoints, last 10 games: 5, 13, 12, 5, 24, 17, 19, 25, 2, 21IND21 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Victor OladipoPoints, last 10 games: 21, 33, 14, 13, 17, 27, 11, 18, 18, 20IND20 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Kyle KuzmaPoints, last 10 games: 10, 16, 11, 11, 20, 14, 14, 26, 11, 27LAL27 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Brook LopezPoints, last 10 games: 10, 14, 14, 27, 29, 22, 17, 20, 18, 23LAL23 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Lead changes
Grizzlies-Nets17
Bulls-Knicks14
Hornets-Sixers11
Pistons-Kings11
Bucks-Cavs9
Warriors-Spurs2
The night in charts
Nuggets-Heat combined for 290, 49 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-HeatNuggets 141, Heat 149
290
Bucks-CavsBucks 117, Cavs 124
241
Grizzlies-NetsGrizzlies 115, Nets 118
233
Lakers-PacersLakers 100, Pacers 110
210
Bulls-KnicksBulls 92, Knicks 110
202
Hornets-SixersHornets 94, Sixers 108
202
Pistons-KingsPistons 106, Kings 90
196
Warriors-SpursWarriors 75, Spurs 89
164
BKN won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Grizzlies-NetsGrizzlies 115, Nets 118
+3 BKN
Bucks-CavsBucks 117, Cavs 124
+7 CLE
Nuggets-HeatNuggets 141, Heat 149
+8 MIA
Lakers-PacersLakers 100, Pacers 110
+10 IND
Warriors-SpursWarriors 75, Spurs 89
+14 SAS
Hornets-SixersHornets 94, Sixers 108
+14 PHI
Pistons-KingsPistons 106, Kings 90
+16 DET
Bulls-KnicksBulls 92, Knicks 110
+18 NYK
IND rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Lakers-PacersIND won · Lakers 100, Pacers 110
8 pts
Grizzlies-NetsBKN won · Grizzlies 115, Nets 118
7 pts
Hornets-SixersPHI won · Hornets 94, Sixers 108
7 pts
Warriors-SpursSAS won · Warriors 75, Spurs 89
2 pts
Nuggets-HeatMIA won · Nuggets 141, Heat 149
1 pt
Felicio shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
FelicioCHI · 17 PTS, 6 REB, 1 BLK
80% (8-10)
James JohnsonMIA · 31 PTS, 11 REB, 6 AST, 1 STL
76% (13-17)
Thaddeus YoungIND · 18 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST, 2 BLK
75% (9-12)
FoxSAC · 16 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB
73% (8-11)
CrabbeBKN · 22 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
Final · Grizzlies-Nets
Grizzlies 115Nets 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies31323121115
Nets32332231118
The story
Brooklyn beat Memphis 118-115 behind 14 points from D'Angelo Russell

Andrew Harrison paced Memphis: 19 PTS, 8 AST 14 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB · 5-17 FG, 1-10 3PT

The swing

A 31-21 fourth quarter erased a 7-point hole for the Nets.

BKN lead by quarter
200 +1+2−7+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

JaMychal Green topped the game at 46.7 FPTS: 16 REB, 14 PTS, 3 AST

Final · Bucks-Cavs
Bucks 117Cavs 124
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks25322832117
Cavs26382931124
The story
Giannis Antetokounmpo had 37 points and 11 rebounds in a 124-117 loss to Cleveland

Kevin Love led Cleveland with 18 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST 37 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST · 13-20 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The Cavaliers won the second 38-32, their biggest quarter edge.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +1+7+8+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Heat
Nuggets 141Heat 149
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Nuggets372628271310141
Heat362828261318149
The story
Kelly Olynyk's 30 points carried Miami past Denver, 149-141 in OT

For Denver, Nikola Jokic had 34 PTS, 15 REB, 3 AST 30 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST, 4 BLK · 11-16 FG, 4-6 3PT

The swing

It went to second overtime, and the Heat took it 18-10.

MIA lead by quarter
200 −1+1+100+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.0Season avg18.0Last 5

18.0 points a game over his last five games, against 6.0 in 21 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.2Season avg15.7Last 3

15.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.2 in 60 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.8Season avg40.2Today

40 minutes today, against 15.8 a game in 68 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 2 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Eight games, by the margins

Closest finish: 3. Widest: New York by 18.

BKN over MEM3CLE over MIL7MIA over DEN8IND over LAL10PHI over CHA14SAS over GSW14DET over SAC16NYK over CHI18Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 40

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 30, 25, 31, 39, 25, 24, 28, 35, 33, 40Cavs-Bucks · W
27.3 PPG season to date · +12.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: James Harden HOU, Jan 17, 2017: 40 PTS · 12 REB · 10 AST
40 PTS · 12 REB · 10 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 11, 24, 35, 18, 30, 28, 20, 38, 33, 37Bucks-Cavs · L
27.5 PPG season to date · +9.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 9, 9, 4, 36, 21, 20, 15, 23, 17, 34Nuggets-Heat · L
17.5 PPG season to date · +16.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 15 REB · 3 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 38, 27, 8, 7, 30, 11, 24, 25, 39, 33Spurs-Warriors · W
22.7 PPG season to date · +10.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
James JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 6, 14, 6, 6, 4, 20, 8, 18, 12, 31Heat-Nuggets · W
10.6 PPG season to date · +20.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high31 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Kelly OlynykPoints, last 10 games: 0, 17, 15, 3, 10, 13, 9, 13, 17, 30Heat-Nuggets · W
11.2 PPG season to date · +19.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Taurean PrinceATL+7.6 21.1 last 10 · 13.5 season
Dillon BrooksMEM+7.5 17.7 last 10 · 10.2 season
Julius RandleLAL+7.2 23.1 last 10 · 15.9 season
Brook LopezLAL+6.5 19.4 last 10 · 12.9 season
Andrew HarrisonMEM+6.3 15.7 last 10 · 9.4 season
Cold
Rodney HoodCLE−6.3 8.8 last 10 · 15.1 season
Kevin LoveCLE−6.1 11.8 last 10 · 17.9 season
Avery BradleyLAC−5.4 8.9 last 10 · 14.3 season
Courtney LeeNYK−5.3 7.0 last 10 · 12.3 season
Gerald GreenHOU−4.7 6.6 last 10 · 11.3 season