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Wednesday, March 12, 2014Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MEM trailed NOP by 9 at halftime and won 90–88.

Final
BKN96
MIA95
Q1 BKN 0; Q2 BKN 0; Q3 BKN +2; Q4 BKN +1
Final
DEN120
ORL112
Q1 DEN -4; Q2 DEN +2; Q3 DEN +11; Q4 DEN +8
Final
SAC115
PHI98
Q1 SAC +4; Q2 SAC +4; Q3 SAC +14; Q4 SAC +17
Final
DET87
TOR101
Q1 TOR +8; Q2 TOR +7; Q3 TOR +5; Q4 TOR +14
Final
CHA98
WAS85
Q1 CHA -5; Q2 CHA +2; Q3 CHA +3; Q4 CHA +13
Final
NYK116
BOS92
Q1 NYK +12; Q2 NYK +20; Q3 NYK +10; Q4 NYK +24
Final
MEM90
NOP88
Q1 MEM +2; Q2 MEM -9; Q3 MEM -7; Q4 MEM +2
Final
DAL108
UTA101
Q1 DAL -2; Q2 DAL +2; Q3 DAL +2; Q4 DAL +7
Final
POR90
SAS103
Q1 SAS +6; Q2 SAS +16; Q3 SAS +9; Q4 SAS +13
Final
CLE110
PHX101
Q1 CLE +13; Q2 CLE +13; Q3 CLE +5; Q4 CLE +9
Final
GSW98
LAC111
Q1 LAC 0; Q2 LAC -2; Q3 LAC +5; Q4 LAC +13
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 12, 2013: 8 games. Top scorer: Dwight Howard (LAL @ ORL), 39 points.
The lead · MEM @ NOP

Memphis climbs back to beat New Orleans

New Orleans led by 9 at the half. Memphis won it 90–88. Mike Conley led Memphis with 16 points, 3 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. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+2-9-7+2MEM AHEAD ↑NOP AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MEM2820192390
NOP2631171488
Who led
Mike ConleyPoints, last 10 games: 16, 7, 6, 22, 20, 2, 12, 20, 17, 16MEM16 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Marc GasolPoints, last 10 games: 15, 14, 17, 22, 10, 18, 18, 14, 19, 15MEM15 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 26, 26, 6, 32, 8, 13, 28, 29, 32, 29NOP29 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Austin RiversPoints, last 10 games: 7, 10, 6, 4, 19, 6, 12, 4, 13, 14NOP14 PTS · 0 REB · 9 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Eleven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 1. Widest: New York by 24.

BKN over MIA1MEM over NOP2DAL over UTA7DEN over ORL8CLE over PHX9CHA over WAS13SAS over POR13LAC over GSW13TOR over DET14SAC over PHI17NYK over BOS24Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+10.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.9Season avg22.2Last 5

22.2 points a game over his last five games, against 11.9 in 61 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.1Season avg14.3Last 3

14.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.1 in 51 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.5Season avg35.2Today

35 minutes today, against 13.5 a game in 59 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Carmelo Anthony leads the day with 34

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.
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 44, 29, 23, 21, 28, 33, 29, 26, 22, 34NYK @ BOS · W
28.1 PPG season to date · +6.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 24, 15, 18, 15, 22, 27, 22, 14, 12, 31DAL @ UTA · W
21.5 PPG season to date · +9.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 28, 20, 22, 23, 20, 22, 20, 27, 37, 30LAC vs GSW · W
24.4 PPG season to date · +5.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 15 REB · 3 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 26, 26, 6, 32, 8, 13, 28, 29, 32, 29NOP vs MEM · L
20.8 PPG season to date · +8.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 25, 6, 18, 12, 14, 14, 10, 2, 15, 29BKN @ MIA · W
13.5 PPG season to date · +15.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Rudy GayPoints, last 10 games: 32, 25, 32, 24, 14, 22, 15, 20, 20, 27SAC @ PHI · W
20.3 PPG season to date · +6.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 7 REB · 5 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
Matt BarnesLAC+7.0 16.2 last 10 · 9.2 season
Kenneth FariedDEN+6.2 18.3 last 10 · 12.1 season
Gerald GreenPHX+5.5 21.1 last 10 · 15.6 season
James HardenHOU+4.3 29.2 last 10 · 24.9 season
Jerryd BaylessBOS+4.3 13.1 last 10 · 8.8 season
Cold
Glen DavisLAC−7.1 3.9 last 10 · 11.0 season
Evan TurnerIND−6.9 9.3 last 10 · 16.2 season
Brandon JenningsDET−6.3 10.2 last 10 · 16.5 season
Stephen CurryGSW−6.0 17.2 last 10 · 23.2 season
Kendall MarshallLAL−5.6 2.9 last 10 · 8.5 season