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Thursday, March 6, 2014Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed OKC by 9 after the first quarter and won 128–122.

Final
MIA87
SAS111
Q1 SAS +15; Q2 SAS +11; Q3 SAS +8; Q4 SAS +24
Final
OKC122
PHX128
Q1 PHX -9; Q2 PHX -4; Q3 PHX +3; Q4 PHX +6
Final
LAC142
LAL94
Q1 LAC +2; Q2 LAC +33; Q3 LAC +49; Q4 LAC +48
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 · 2012–13Mar 6, 2013: 14 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (LAL @ NOH), 42 points.
The lead · OKC @ PHX

Gerald Green scores 41 as Phoenix beats OKC

Phoenix won 128–122. Gerald Green: 41 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists. Russell Westbrook scored 36 for OKC in the loss.

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-4+3+6PHX AHEAD ↑OKC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
OKC41243324122
PHX32294027128
Who led
Gerald GreenPoints, last 10 games: 36, 17, 13, 23, 19, 17, 12, 33, 17, 41PHX41 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Markieff MorrisPoints, last 10 games: 13, 18, 21, 21, 24, 11, 18, 21, 9, 24PHX24 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 31, 27, 14, 14, 13, 24, 21, 26, 13, 36OKC36 PTS · 9 REB · 9 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 41, 36, 43, 28, 42, 28, 37, 28, 42, 34OKC34 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Second story · MIA @ SAS

San Antonio never trails at a break against Miami

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 111–87. Tim Duncan led San Antonio with 23 points, 11 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
PHX over OKC6SAS over MIA24LAC over LAL48Final margin, points. Pink = SAS over MIA.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+10.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
4.6Season avg15.4Last 5

15.4 points a game over his last five games, against 4.6 in 48 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.9Season avg13.9Last 3

13.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.9 in 48 earlier games. Today: 10 points in 19 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.0Season avg27.6Today

28 minutes today, against 15.0 a game in 42 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Gerald Green leads the day with 41

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.
Gerald GreenPoints, last 10 games: 36, 17, 13, 23, 19, 17, 12, 33, 17, 41PHX vs OKC · W
15.6 PPG season to date · +25.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Dwyane Wade MIA, May 1, 2009: 41 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Career high41 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 31, 27, 14, 14, 13, 24, 21, 26, 13, 36OKC @ PHX · L
21.2 PPG season to date · +15.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 9 REB · 9 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 41, 36, 43, 28, 42, 28, 37, 28, 42, 34OKC @ PHX · L
31.8 PPG season to date · +2.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Markieff MorrisPoints, last 10 games: 13, 18, 21, 21, 24, 11, 18, 21, 9, 24PHX vs OKC · W
13.4 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 21, 19, 22, 24, 28, 6, 17, 15, 5, 24MIA @ SAS · L
16.8 PPG season to date · +7.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Darren CollisonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 8, 10, 4, 7, 12, 19, 15, 18, 24LAC @ LAL · W
10.6 PPG season to date · +13.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high24 PTS · 4 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
Gerald GreenPHX+7.2 22.8 last 10 · 15.6 season
Matt BarnesLAC+5.1 14.0 last 10 · 8.9 season
Al JeffersonCHA+4.7 25.9 last 10 · 21.2 season
Markieff MorrisPHX+4.6 18.0 last 10 · 13.4 season
Trevor ArizaWAS+4.5 19.5 last 10 · 15.0 season
Cold
Brandon JenningsDET−5.9 10.7 last 10 · 16.6 season
Jeremy LinHOU−5.4 6.8 last 10 · 12.2 season
Evan TurnerIND−5.1 11.7 last 10 · 16.8 season
Jameer NelsonORL−4.6 7.7 last 10 · 12.3 season
Kentavious Caldwell-PopeDET−4.5 1.5 last 10 · 6.0 season