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Tuesday, March 27, 2018Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Pacers trailed Warriors by 9 after the first quarter and won 92–81.

Final · Box score
Spurs106
Wizards116
Q1 Wizards -3; Q2 Wizards +14; Q3 Wizards +22; Q4 Wizards +10
Final · Box score
Nuggets110
Raptors114
Q1 Raptors +2; Q2 Raptors 0; Q3 Raptors -3; Q4 Raptors +4
Final · Box score
Bulls86
Rockets118
Q1 Rockets +8; Q2 Rockets +21; Q3 Rockets +30; Q4 Rockets +32
Final · Box score
Cavs79
Heat98
Q1 Heat +11; Q2 Heat +20; Q3 Heat +16; Q4 Heat +19
Final · Box score
Blazers107
Pelicans103
Q1 Blazers -4; Q2 Blazers -3; Q3 Blazers -4; Q4 Blazers +4
Final · Box score
Mavs103
Kings97
Q1 Mavs +5; Q2 Mavs +8; Q3 Mavs +5; Q4 Mavs +6
Final · Box score
Pacers92
Warriors81
Q1 Pacers -9; Q2 Pacers -9; Q3 Pacers -2; Q4 Pacers +11
Final · Box score
Bucks98
Clippers105
Q1 Clippers +6; Q2 Clippers +6; Q3 Clippers -4; Q4 Clippers +7
On this day · 2016–17Mar 27, 2017: 6 games. Top scorer: Russell Westbrook (Thunder-Mavs), 37 points.
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The lead · Pacers-Warriors

Indiana climbs back to beat Golden State

Anthony Davis goes for 36 points

Game flow · Pacers margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-9-2+11Pacers AHEAD ↑Warriors AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers1821292492
Warriors2721221181
Who led
Victor OladipoPoints, last 10 games: 17, 27, 11, 18, 18, 20, 21, 18, 23, 24Pacers24 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Thaddeus YoungPoints, last 10 games: 4, 4, 19, 13, 5, 18, 9, 16, 22, 17Pacers17 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Nick YoungPoints, last 10 games: 12, 3, 0, 18, 16, 20, 10, 24, 9, 12Warriors12 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Quinn CookPoints, last 10 games: 2, 8, 4, 13, 25, 28, 20, 13, 17, 11Warriors11 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Houston posts the night's biggest win

Houston beat Chicago by 32, the widest margin of 8 games.

Raptors over Nuggets4Blazers over Pelicans4Mavs over Kings6Clippers over Bucks7Wizards over Spurs10Pacers over Warriors11Heat over Cavs19Rockets over Bulls32Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Nuggets-Raptors14
Spurs-Wizards10
Blazers-Pelicans9
Pacers-Warriors5
Bucks-Clippers3
Bulls-Rockets1
Mavs-Kings1
The night in charts
Nuggets-Raptors combined for 224, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-RaptorsNuggets 110, Raptors 114
224
Spurs-WizardsSpurs 106, Wizards 116
222
Blazers-PelicansBlazers 107, Pelicans 103
210
Bulls-RocketsBulls 86, Rockets 118
204
Bucks-ClippersBucks 98, Clippers 105
203
Mavs-KingsMavs 103, Kings 97
200
Cavs-HeatCavs 79, Heat 98
177
Pacers-WarriorsPacers 92, Warriors 81
173
2 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Blazers-PelicansBlazers 107, Pelicans 103
+4 Blazers
Nuggets-RaptorsNuggets 110, Raptors 114
+4 Raptors
Mavs-KingsMavs 103, Kings 97
+6 Mavs
Bucks-ClippersBucks 98, Clippers 105
+7 Clippers
Spurs-WizardsSpurs 106, Wizards 116
+10 Wizards
Pacers-WarriorsPacers 92, Warriors 81
+11 Pacers
Cavs-HeatCavs 79, Heat 98
+19 Heat
Bulls-RocketsBulls 86, Rockets 118
+32 Rockets
Pacers rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pacers-WarriorsPacers won · Pacers 92, Warriors 81
9 pts
Blazers-PelicansBlazers won · Blazers 107, Pelicans 103
4 pts
Bucks-ClippersClippers won · Bucks 98, Clippers 105
4 pts
Spurs-WizardsWizards won · Spurs 106, Wizards 116
3 pts
Nuggets-RaptorsRaptors won · Nuggets 110, Raptors 114
3 pts
Millsap shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MillsapNuggets · 20 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
OladipoPacers · 24 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST, 3 STL
75% (9-12)
NurkicBlazers · 21 PTS, 10 REB, 4 BLK, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
KoufosKings · 15 PTS, 7 REB
70% (7-10)
Eric GordonRockets · 31 PTS, 1 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
65% (11-17)
Final · Blazers-Pelicans
Blazers 107Pelicans 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers20262536107
Pelicans24252628103
The story
Jusuf Nurkic had 21 points and 10 rebounds as Portland beat New Orleans 107-103

Al-Farouq Aminu added 10 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST 21 PTS, 10 REB, 4 BLK · 10-14 FG

The swing

Down 4 after the third, the Trail Blazers took the fourth 36-28.

Blazers lead by quarter
200 −4−3−4+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Raptors
Nuggets 110Raptors 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets23352725110
Raptors25332432114
The story
Serge Ibaka's 13 points carried Toronto past Denver, 114-110

For Denver, Paul Millsap had 20 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST 13 PTS, 6 REB, 4 BLK, 2 AST · 6-11 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The Raptors trailed by 3 going into the fourth, then won it 32-25.

Raptors lead by quarter
200 +20−3+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Nikola Jokic was the fantasy play: 67.7 FPTS on 29 PTS, 16 REB, 8 AST

Final · Mavs-Kings
Mavs 103Kings 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs25282228103
Kings2025252797
The story
Dallas beat Sacramento 103-97 behind 20 points from Harrison Barnes

Skal Labissiere paced Sacramento: 19 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST 20 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB · 6-12 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

A 25-20 first quarter did the most damage for the Mavericks.

Mavs lead by quarter
200 +5+8+5+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
Quinn CookWarriors
+10.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.3Season avg17.8Last 5

17.8 points a game over his last five games, against 7.3 in 24 earlier games. Today: 11 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.9Season avg13.9Last 3

13.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.9 in 66 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.9Season avg32.7Today

33 minutes today, against 15.9 a game in 63 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 9 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Damian Lillard leads the day with 41

Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 37, 28, 32, 24, 24, 23, 20, 26, 24, 41Blazers-Pelicans · W
26.8 PPG season to date · +14.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Paul Pierce Celtics, Dec 13, 2003: 41 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
41 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 25, 31, 21, 26, 34, 37, 28, 33, 25, 36Pelicans-Blazers · L
28.3 PPG season to date · +7.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
Eric GordonPoints, last 10 games: 26, 1, 23, 5, 5, 18, 22, 19, 22, 31Rockets-Bulls · W
18.3 PPG season to date · +12.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 21, 20, 15, 23, 17, 34, 21, 25, 14, 29Nuggets-Raptors · L
17.8 PPG season to date · +11.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 16 REB · 8 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 18, 30, 28, 20, 38, 33, 37, 12, 25, 26Bucks-Clippers · L
27.2 PPG season to date · −1.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Victor OladipoPoints, last 10 games: 17, 27, 11, 18, 18, 20, 21, 18, 23, 24Pacers-Warriors · W
23.2 PPG season to date · +0.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Brook LopezLakers+7.1 20.1 last 10 · 13.0 season
Dwight HowardHornets+6.4 23.1 last 10 · 16.7 season
Taurean PrinceHawks+6.4 20.1 last 10 · 13.7 season
Julius RandleLakers+6.4 22.6 last 10 · 16.2 season
Terry RozierCeltics+5.9 17.2 last 10 · 11.3 season
Cold
Nikola MiroticPelicans−6.4 8.3 last 10 · 14.7 season
Justin HolidayBulls−6.1 6.1 last 10 · 12.2 season
Kevin LoveCavs−5.5 12.2 last 10 · 17.7 season
Avery BradleyClippers−5.4 8.9 last 10 · 14.3 season
Elfrid PaytonSuns−5.1 7.6 last 10 · 12.7 season