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Sunday, March 25, 2018Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: IND trailed MIA by 9 after the first quarter and won 113–107.

Final · Box score
Cavs121
Nets114
Q1 CLE -2; Q2 CLE -2; Q3 CLE -2; Q4 CLE +7
Final · Box score
Spurs103
Bucks106
Q1 MIL +12; Q2 Bucks 0; Q3 MIL +13; Q4 MIL +3
Final · OT · Box score
Heat107
Pacers113
Q1 IND -9; Q2 IND -1; Q3 IND +8; Q4 Pacers 0; OT1 IND +6
Final · Box score
Celtics104
Kings93
Q1 BOS -3; Q2 BOS -8; Q3 BOS +2; Q4 BOS +11
Final · Box score
Clippers117
Raptors106
Q1 LAC -7; Q2 LAC -7; Q3 Clippers 0; Q4 LAC +11
Final · Box score
Knicks101
Wizards97
Q1 NYK -2; Q2 NYK +8; Q3 NYK +6; Q4 NYK +4
Final · Box score
Blazers108
Thunder105
Q1 POR +17; Q2 POR +5; Q3 POR +2; Q4 POR +3
Final · Box score
Hawks99
Rockets118
Q1 HOU +13; Q2 HOU +24; Q3 HOU +20; Q4 HOU +19
Final · Box score
Jazz110
Warriors91
Q1 UTA -4; Q2 UTA +6; Q3 UTA +24; Q4 UTA +19
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The lead · Heat-Pacers

Indiana flips a halftime deficit, wins in overtime

LeBron James goes for 37 points

Game flow · IND margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-9-1+80+6IND AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Heat3023212211107
Pacers2131301417113
Who led
Victor OladipoPoints, last 10 games: 13, 17, 27, 11, 18, 18, 20, 21, 18, 23IND23 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Thaddeus YoungPoints, last 10 games: 7, 4, 4, 19, 13, 5, 18, 9, 16, 22IND22 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Tyler JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 12, 13, 17, 14, 6, 8, 22, 8, 19MIA19 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
James JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 6, 4, 20, 8, 18, 12, 31, 3, 23, 15MIA15 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 9 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Houston by 19.

MIL over SAS3POR over OKC3NYK over WAS4IND over MIA6CLE over BKN7BOS over SAC11LAC over TOR11HOU over ATL19UTA over GSW19Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Lead changes
Blazers-Thunder14
Cavs-Nets13
Heat-Pacers13
Knicks-Wizards11
Celtics-Kings8
Clippers-Raptors7
Spurs-Bucks4
Jazz-Warriors1
Hawks-Rockets0
Shot of the night

CJ's jumper with 19 seconds left breaks the tie, 108-105 final

The night in charts
Cavs-Nets combined for 235, 12 more than any other game
Points by game
Cavs-NetsCavs 121, Nets 114
235
Clippers-RaptorsClippers 117, Raptors 106
223
Heat-PacersHeat 107, Pacers 113
220
Hawks-RocketsHawks 99, Rockets 118
217
Blazers-ThunderBlazers 108, Thunder 105
213
Spurs-BucksSpurs 103, Bucks 106
209
Jazz-WarriorsJazz 110, Warriors 91
201
Knicks-WizardsKnicks 101, Wizards 97
198
Celtics-KingsCeltics 104, Kings 93
197
3 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Spurs-BucksSpurs 103, Bucks 106
+3 MIL
Blazers-ThunderBlazers 108, Thunder 105
+3 POR
Knicks-WizardsKnicks 101, Wizards 97
+4 NYK
Heat-PacersHeat 107, Pacers 113
+6 IND
Cavs-NetsCavs 121, Nets 114
+7 CLE
Clippers-RaptorsClippers 117, Raptors 106
+11 LAC
Celtics-KingsCeltics 104, Kings 93
+11 BOS
Hawks-RocketsHawks 99, Rockets 118
+19 HOU
Jazz-WarriorsJazz 110, Warriors 91
+19 UTA
IND rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Heat-PacersIND won · Heat 107, Pacers 113
9 pts
Celtics-KingsBOS won · Celtics 104, Kings 93
8 pts
Clippers-RaptorsLAC won · Clippers 117, Raptors 106
7 pts
Jazz-WarriorsUTA won · Jazz 110, Warriors 91
4 pts
Cavs-NetsCLE won · Cavs 121, Nets 114
2 pts
Joe Harris shot 11-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Joe HarrisBKN · 30 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
79% (11-14)
RozierBOS · 33 PTS, 5 REB, 5 STL, 3 AST
75% (12-16)
HarrellLAC · 19 PTS, 6 REB
75% (9-12)
LeBronCLE · 37 PTS, 10 REB, 8 AST, 1 STL
74% (14-19)
Tyler JohnsonMIA · 19 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB
70% (7-10)
Final · Blazers-Thunder
Blazers 108Thunder 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers34232526108
Thunder17352825105
The story
CJ McCollum's 34 points carried Portland past Oklahoma City, 108-105

For Oklahoma City, Steven Adams had 18 PTS, 10 REB 34 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST · 14-24 FG, 5-9 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 34-17, was where the Trail Blazers built it.

POR lead by quarter
200 +17+5+2+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Russell Westbrook was the fantasy play: 55.6 FPTS on 23 PTS, 9 AST, 8 REB

Final · Spurs-Bucks
Spurs 103Bucks 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs15322828103
Bucks27204118106
The story
Milwaukee beat San Antonio 106-103 behind 25 points and 10 rebounds from Giannis Antetokounmpo

Pau Gasol paced San Antonio: 22 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST 25 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST · 9-16 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

A 41-28 third quarter did the most damage for the Bucks.

MIL lead by quarter
200 +120+13+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

LaMarcus Aldridge topped the game at 48.4 FPTS: 34 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST

Final · Heat-Pacers
Heat 107Pacers 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Heat3023212211107
Pacers2131301417113
The story
Thaddeus Young had 22 points as Indiana beat Miami 113-107 in OT

Kelly Olynyk led Miami with 12 PTS, 9 REB, 9 AST 22 PTS, 9 REB, 5 STL, 3 BLK · 10-16 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 1 after the second, the Pacers took the third 30-21.

IND lead by quarter
200 −9−1+80+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+13.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.9Season avg20.6Last 5

20.6 points a game over his last five games, against 6.9 in 23 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.1Season avg15.2Last 3

15.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.1 in 65 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.3Season avg38.0Today

38 minutes today, against 16.3 a game in 70 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 37

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 39, 25, 24, 28, 35, 33, 40, 35, 27, 37Cavs-Nets · W
27.5 PPG season to date · +9.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 10 REB · 8 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 7, 30, 11, 24, 25, 39, 33, 27, 45, 34Spurs-Bucks · L
23.2 PPG season to date · +10.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 22, 19, 30, 17, 29, 16, 21, 8, 26, 34Blazers-Thunder · W
21.8 PPG season to date · +12.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Terry RozierPoints, last 10 games: 17, 13, 13, 16, 21, 17, 13, 14, 16, 33Celtics-Kings · W
11.3 PPG season to date · +22.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high33 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Joe HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 6, 11, 5, 3, 11, 11, 5, 11, 7, 30Nets-Cavs · L
10.5 PPG season to date · +19.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high30 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Taurean PrincePoints, last 10 games: 9, 3, 38, 25, 22, 38, 11, 7, 20, 28Hawks-Rockets · L
13.7 PPG season to date · +14.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Brook LopezLAL+7.1 20.1 last 10 · 13.0 season
Taurean PrinceATL+6.4 20.1 last 10 · 13.7 season
Julius RandleLAL+6.3 22.4 last 10 · 16.1 season
Dillon BrooksMEM+6.1 16.3 last 10 · 10.2 season
Terry RozierBOS+6.0 17.3 last 10 · 11.3 season
Cold
Justin HolidayCHI−5.9 6.4 last 10 · 12.3 season
Rodney HoodCLE−5.5 9.5 last 10 · 15.0 season
Avery BradleyLAC−5.4 8.9 last 10 · 14.3 season
Courtney LeeNYK−5.0 7.1 last 10 · 12.1 season
Kevin LoveCLE−4.7 13.3 last 10 · 18.0 season