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Wednesday, March 27, 2013Regular season · 14 games
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14 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHA trailed ORL by 19 after the first quarter and won 114–108.

Final
ORL108
CHA114
Q1 CHA -19; Q2 CHA -7; Q3 CHA +1; Q4 CHA +6
Final
BOS93
CLE92
Q1 BOS +6; Q2 BOS +1; Q3 BOS -6; Q4 BOS +1
Final
MIL92
PHI100
Q1 PHI +7; Q2 PHI +6; Q3 PHI -2; Q4 PHI +8
Final
ATL107
TOR88
Q1 ATL -5; Q2 ATL -10; Q3 ATL 0; Q4 ATL +19
Final
MEM101
NYK108
Q1 NYK +12; Q2 NYK +28; Q3 NYK +16; Q4 NYK +7
Final
MIA97
CHI101
Q1 CHI +10; Q2 CHI +9; Q3 CHI +1; Q4 CHI +4
Final
IND100
HOU91
Q1 IND +16; Q2 IND +9; Q3 IND +11; Q4 IND +9
Final
LAL120
MIN117
Q1 LAL +3; Q2 LAL +4; Q3 LAL +12; Q4 LAL +3
Final
LAC105
NOH91
Q1 LAC +1; Q2 LAC +8; Q3 LAC +2; Q4 LAC +14
Final
WAS80
OKC103
Q1 OKC +6; Q2 OKC +8; Q3 OKC +17; Q4 OKC +23
Final
DEN99
SAS100
Q1 SAS +2; Q2 SAS -3; Q3 SAS +8; Q4 SAS +1
Final
PHX88
UTA103
Q1 UTA +11; Q2 UTA +9; Q3 UTA +4; Q4 UTA +15
Final
SAC105
GSW98
Q1 SAC -3; Q2 SAC +3; Q3 SAC +11; Q4 SAC +7
Final
BKN111
POR93
Q1 BKN +20; Q2 BKN +23; Q3 BKN +26; Q4 BKN +18
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 27, 2012: 7 games. Top scorer: Monta Ellis (MIL vs ATL), 33 points.
The lead · ORL @ CHA

Kemba Walker drops 34 in 19-point comeback win over Orlando

Orlando led by 19 after one. Final: 114–108.

Game flow · CHA margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the comeback, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-19-7+1+6CHA AHEAD ↑ORL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
ORL39192426108
CHA20313231114
Who led
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 11, 29, 10, 20, 14, 18, 14, 25, 20, 34CHA34 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Gerald HendersonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 17, 35, 22, 16, 27, 21, 15, 18, 34CHA34 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Tobias HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 7, 15, 17, 19, 14, 6, 14, 10, 20, 29ORL29 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Kyle O'QuinnPoints, last 10 games: 2, 2, 4, 0, 0, 2, 12, 11, 12, 23ORL23 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Four close finishes and one Thunder rout

Four of 14 games were decided by four points or fewer. OKC beat Washington by 23.

BOS over CLE1SAS over DEN1LAL over MIN3CHI over MIA4CHA over ORL6NYK over MEM7SAC over GSW7PHI over MIL8IND over HOU9LAC over NOH14UTA over PHX15BKN over POR18ATL over TOR19OKC over WAS23Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+11.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.2Season avg20.0Last 5

20.0 points a game over his last five games, against 8.2 in 70 earlier games. Today: 24 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.7Season avg10.0Last 3

10.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.7 in 47 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+32.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.4Season avg42Today

42 minutes today, against 9.4 a game in 46 earlier games. Line: 23 points, 11 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

JR Smith 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.
JR SmithPoints, last 10 games: 9, 15, 33, 17, 20, 22, 14, 25, 32, 35NYK vs MEM · W
17.4 PPG season to date · +17.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 11, 29, 10, 20, 14, 18, 14, 25, 20, 34CHA vs ORL · W
17.5 PPG season to date · +16.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Gerald HendersonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 17, 35, 22, 16, 27, 21, 15, 18, 34CHA vs ORL · W
14.8 PPG season to date · +19.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 15, 27, 28, 22, 37, 25, 29, 32, 24, 32MIA @ CHI · L
26.8 PPG season to date · +5.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Isaiah ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 9, 27, 14, 22, 26, 7, 24, 10, 25, 31SAC @ GSW · W
13.9 PPG season to date · +17.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 30, 42, 41, 19, 11, 31, 0, 21, 36, 31LAL @ MIN · W
27.2 PPG season to date · +3.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 3 REB · 7 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
Gerald HendersonCHA+7.8 22.6 last 10 · 14.8 season
Jerryd BaylessMEM+7.7 16.1 last 10 · 8.4 season
John WallWAS+7.5 24.3 last 10 · 16.8 season
Roy HibbertIND+5.8 17.0 last 10 · 11.2 season
Ersan IlyasovaMIL+5.6 18.2 last 10 · 12.6 season
Cold
Shannon BrownPHX−6.7 3.9 last 10 · 10.6 season
O.J. MayoDAL−5.6 10.8 last 10 · 16.4 season
Andrea BargnaniTOR−5.4 7.3 last 10 · 12.7 season
Brandon JenningsMIL−5.2 12.5 last 10 · 17.7 season
Byron MullensCHA−4.7 6.1 last 10 · 10.8 season