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Friday, March 7, 2014Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MEM trailed CHI by 4 at halftime and won 85–77.

Final
CLE92
CHA101
Q1 CHA +7; Q2 CHA +5; Q3 CHA +2; Q4 CHA +9
Final
MEM85
CHI77
Q1 MEM +3; Q2 MEM -4; Q3 MEM +2; Q4 MEM +8
Final
SAC87
TOR99
Q1 TOR +10; Q2 TOR +7; Q3 TOR +17; Q4 TOR +12
Final
BKN84
BOS91
Q1 BOS +6; Q2 BOS +12; Q3 BOS +8; Q4 BOS +7
Final
UTA81
NYK108
Q1 NYK +17; Q2 NYK +19; Q3 NYK +24; Q4 NYK +27
Final
DET101
MIN114
Q1 MIN +18; Q2 MIN +21; Q3 MIN +28; Q4 MIN +13
Final
MIL104
NOP112
Q1 NOP -3; Q2 NOP +2; Q3 NOP +1; Q4 NOP +8
Final
POR98
DAL103
Q1 DAL +23; Q2 DAL +19; Q3 DAL +1; Q4 DAL +5
Final
LAL126
DEN134
Q1 DEN +7; Q2 DEN +11; Q3 DEN +19; Q4 DEN +8
Final
IND86
HOU112
Q1 HOU +11; Q2 HOU +7; Q3 HOU +29; Q4 HOU +26
Final
ATL97
GSW111
Q1 GSW +1; Q2 GSW +14; Q3 GSW +8; Q4 GSW +14
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 7, 2013: 2 games. Top scorer: JR Smith (NYK vs OKC), 36 points.
The lead · MEM @ CHI

Memphis beats Chicago, 85–77

Memphis led 65–63 after three and won by 8. Marc Gasol led Memphis with 18 points, 10 rebounds and 1 assist.

Game flow · MEM 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+3-4+2+8MEM AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MEM1520302085
CHI1227241477
Who led
Marc GasolPoints, last 10 games: 4, 8, 17, 15, 14, 17, 22, 10, 18, 18MEM18 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Mike MillerPoints, last 10 games: 0, 19, 13, 11, 6, 19, 0, 10, 0, 14MEM14 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Taj GibsonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 15, 20, 14, 21, 20, 13, 12, 22, 18CHI18 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Joakim NoahPoints, last 10 games: 8, 14, 20, 20, 8, 10, 13, 10, 10, 15CHI15 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+9.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.7Season avg22.4Last 5

22.4 points a game over his last five games, against 12.7 in 53 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.4Season avg5.7Last 3

5.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.4 in 59 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.2Season avg30Today

30 minutes today, against 12.2 a game in 31 earlier games. Line: 20 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · MIL @ NOP

New Orleans gets past Milwaukee

112–104, with New Orleans ahead 51–49 at halftime. Anthony Davis led New Orleans with 29 points, 14 rebounds and 5 assists.

The whole night · final margins
DAL over POR5BOS over BKN7MEM over CHI8NOP over MIL8DEN over LAL8CHA over CLE9TOR over SAC12MIN over DET13GSW over ATL14HOU over IND26NYK over UTA27Final margin, points. Pink = NOP over MIL.
Top performances

Kenneth Faried leads the day with 32

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.
Kenneth FariedPoints, last 10 games: 21, 26, 8, 10, 11, 14, 16, 21, 16, 32DEN vs LAL · W
11.6 PPG season to date · +20.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high32 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Ty LawsonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 12, 27, 27, 18, 24, 6, 31, 20, 30DEN vs LAL · W
18.6 PPG season to date · +11.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 17 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 20, 15, 22, 26, 12, 25, 16, 21, 10, 30POR @ DAL · L
23.6 PPG season to date · +6.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 17 REB · 3 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 14, 18, 26, 26, 6, 32, 8, 13, 28, 29NOP vs MIL · W
20.4 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 14 REB · 5 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 42, 44, 35, 44, 29, 23, 21, 28, 33, 29NYK vs UTA · W
28.1 PPG season to date · +0.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 31, 32, 42, 37, 31, 33, 22, 33, 19, 28MIN vs DET · W
26.5 PPG season to date · +1.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 14 REB · 4 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
Kenneth FariedDEN+5.9 17.5 last 10 · 11.6 season
Matt BarnesLAC+5.1 14.0 last 10 · 8.9 season
Carmelo AnthonyNYK+4.7 32.8 last 10 · 28.1 season
Markieff MorrisPHX+4.6 18.0 last 10 · 13.4 season
Cold
Brandon JenningsDET−5.1 11.5 last 10 · 16.6 season
Evan TurnerIND−5.1 11.5 last 10 · 16.6 season
Stephen CurryGSW−5.0 18.6 last 10 · 23.6 season
Jameer NelsonORL−4.6 7.7 last 10 · 12.3 season
Jeremy LinHOU−4.5 7.7 last 10 · 12.2 season