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Sunday, March 23, 2014Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CLE trailed NYK by 15 at halftime and won 106–100.

Final
ATL86
TOR96
Q1 TOR -9; Q2 TOR -7; Q3 TOR -11; Q4 TOR +10
Final
PHX127
MIN120
Q1 PHX -14; Q2 PHX -11; Q3 PHX -10; Q4 PHX +7
Final
WAS102
DEN105
Q1 DEN -8; Q2 DEN -2; Q3 DEN +4; Q4 DEN +3
Final
MIL107
SAC124
Q1 SAC +23; Q2 SAC +26; Q3 SAC +34; Q4 SAC +17
Final · OT
BKN107
DAL104
Q1 BKN -14; Q2 BKN -7; Q3 BKN -7; Q4 BKN 0; OT1 BKN +3
Final
CLE106
NYK100
Q1 CLE -7; Q2 CLE -15; Q3 CLE -7; Q4 CLE +6
Final
ORL94
LAL103
Q1 LAL +5; Q2 LAL +7; Q3 LAL +2; Q4 LAL +9
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 23, 2013: 7 games. Top scorer: Stephen Curry (GSW vs WAS), 35 points.
The lead · CLE @ NYK

Jarrett Jack drops 31 in 15-point comeback win over New York

New York led by 15 at the half. Final: 106–100.

Game flow · CLE 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 Q3Final0-7-15-7+6CLE AHEAD ↑NYK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
CLE27193129106
NYK34272316100
Who led
Jarrett JackPoints, last 10 games: 4, 10, 12, 11, 9, 12, 22, 6, 11, 31CLE31 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST
Dion WaitersPoints, last 10 games: 24, 19, 8, 10, 18, 15, 17, 30, 26, 22CLE22 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 28, 33, 29, 26, 22, 34, 23, 34, 21, 32NYK32 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
JR SmithPoints, last 10 games: 16, 14, 17, 17, 22, 13, 15, 7, 6, 18NYK18 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Second story · BKN @ DAL

Brooklyn outlasts Dallas in overtime

91–91 at the end of regulation. Brooklyn took the last extra period 16–13. Final: 107–104. Joe Johnson led Brooklyn with 22 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists.

Top-scorer duel · BKN vs DAL
Joe Johnson · BKNMonta Ellis · DALPTS2232REB51AST24Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+7.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.9Season avg16.4Last 5

16.4 points a game over his last five games, against 8.9 in 68 earlier games. Today: 31 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.0Season avg11.6Last 3

11.6 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.0 in 50 earlier games. Today: 21 points in 28 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.3Season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 19.3 a game in 28 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Love leads the day with 36

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.
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 33, 19, 28, 26, 27, 18, 26, 35, 29, 36MIN vs PHX · L
26.7 PPG season to date · +9.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 14 REB · 9 AST
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 23, 21, 24, 28, 13, 19, 25, 24, 15, 32SAC vs MIL · W
22.3 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 28, 33, 29, 26, 22, 34, 23, 34, 21, 32NYK vs CLE · L
28.1 PPG season to date · +4.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 16, 17, 20, 15, 16, 9, 17, 22, 26, 32DAL vs BKN · L
19.0 PPG season to date · +13.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Jarrett JackPoints, last 10 games: 4, 10, 12, 11, 9, 12, 22, 6, 11, 31CLE @ NYK · W
9.2 PPG season to date · +22.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST
Isaiah ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 25, 14, 10, 19, 20, 26, 27, 24, 18, 30SAC vs MIL · W
20.7 PPG season to date · +9.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 3 REB · 8 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
Tyreke EvansNOP+7.9 21.5 last 10 · 13.6 season
Kenneth FariedDEN+7.7 20.3 last 10 · 12.6 season
Anthony DavisNOP+6.2 27.9 last 10 · 21.7 season
Amar'e StoudemireNYK+6.1 17.4 last 10 · 11.3 season
Matt BarnesLAC+5.5 14.9 last 10 · 9.4 season
Cold
Evan TurnerIND−7.3 8.1 last 10 · 15.4 season
Glen DavisLAC−7.1 3.2 last 10 · 10.3 season
Paul GeorgeIND−5.1 16.8 last 10 · 21.9 season
Jeremy LambOKC−4.8 4.0 last 10 · 8.8 season
Brandon JenningsDET−4.6 11.4 last 10 · 16.0 season