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Saturday, March 23, 2013Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DET trailed CHA by 7 after three quarters and won 92–91.

Final
DET92
CHA91
Q1 DET -1; Q2 DET -3; Q3 DET -7; Q4 DET +1
Final
TOR84
NYK110
Q1 NYK +4; Q2 NYK +12; Q3 NYK +15; Q4 NYK +26
Final
IND84
CHI87
Q1 CHI -6; Q2 CHI -5; Q3 CHI +1; Q4 CHI +3
Final
BOS106
MEM110
Q1 MEM -2; Q2 MEM +10; Q3 MEM +12; Q4 MEM +4
Final
SAC95
DEN101
Q1 DEN +10; Q2 DEN +10; Q3 DEN -1; Q4 DEN +6
Final
WAS92
GSW101
Q1 GSW +12; Q2 GSW +18; Q3 GSW +18; Q4 GSW +9
Final
BKN95
LAC101
Q1 LAC +1; Q2 LAC -2; Q3 LAC -5; Q4 LAC +6
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
On this day · 2011–12Mar 23, 2012: 11 games. Top scorer: Kevin Love (MIN @ OKC), 51 points.
The lead · DET @ CHA

Detroit takes over late to edge Charlotte

Down 7 after three, Detroit won the fourth 23–15. Final: 92–91. Charlie Villanueva led Detroit with 18 points, 4 rebounds and 0 assists.

Game flow · DET margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1-3-7+1DET AHEAD ↑CHA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
DET2324222392
CHA2426261591
Who led
Charlie VillanuevaPoints, last 10 games: 3, 0, 10, 12, 5, 2, 1, 5, 2, 18DET18 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Jason MaxiellPoints, last 10 games: 10, 1, 14, 12, 3, 8, 10, 4, 6, 14DET14 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 15, 10, 11, 29, 10, 20, 14, 18, 14, 25CHA25 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Jannero PargoPoints, last 10 games: 2, 0, 0, 0, 9, 0, 18, 11, 11, 16CHA16 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Seven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 1. Widest: New York by 26.

DET over CHA1CHI over IND3MEM over BOS4DEN over SAC6LAC over BKN6GSW over WAS9NYK over TOR26Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+12.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.8Season avg20.2Last 5

20.2 points a game over his last five games, against 7.8 in 68 earlier games. Today: 30 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.1Season avg20.1Last 3

20.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.1 in 63 earlier games. Today: 10 points in 37 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.8Season avg31Today

31 minutes today, against 7.8 a game in 47 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Stephen Curry leads the day with 35

Sparkline: points in his last 10 games, tonight in pink. Black tag: most points in a game this season to date, or in his career when his whole career is in our box scores (after 5+ games). Plus/minus: points tonight against his average before tonight.
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 13, 24, 16, 26, 31, 8, 29, 30, 24, 35GSW vs WAS · W
22.4 PPG season to date · +12.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Jerryd BaylessPoints, last 10 games: 17, 10, 5, 7, 10, 24, 15, 20, 12, 30MEM vs BOS · W
8.1 PPG season to date · +22.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 11, 26, 14, 16, 20, 24, 20, 11, 19, 29LAC vs BKN · W
16.8 PPG season to date · +12.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 11 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 29, 35, 30, 32, 6, 14, 9, 21, 37, 28NYK vs TOR · W
27.6 PPG season to date · +0.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 18, 13, 27, 20, 15, 14, 17, 28, 16, 26BOS @ MEM · L
18.7 PPG season to date · +7.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
JR SmithPoints, last 10 games: 36, 24, 9, 15, 33, 17, 20, 22, 14, 25NYK vs TOR · W
16.9 PPG season to date · +8.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Points per game in each player's last 10 games minus his season average through tonight. Regular season, players with 20+ games and 20+ minutes a game.
Hot
Jerryd BaylessMEM+6.9 15.0 last 10 · 8.1 season
Deron WilliamsBKN+5.5 23.9 last 10 · 18.4 season
Gerald HendersonCHA+5.5 19.9 last 10 · 14.4 season
Ersan IlyasovaMIL+5.4 17.9 last 10 · 12.5 season
Maurice HarklessORL+5.3 12.5 last 10 · 7.2 season
Cold
Randy FoyeUTA−5.5 5.1 last 10 · 10.6 season
Andrea BargnaniTOR−5.4 7.3 last 10 · 12.7 season
Byron MullensCHA−5.3 5.8 last 10 · 11.1 season
Carl LandryGSW−5.3 5.4 last 10 · 10.7 season
Shannon BrownPHX−5.0 5.7 last 10 · 10.8 season