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Saturday, March 29, 2014Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAC trailed HOU by 10 after the first quarter and won 118–107.

Final
DET98
PHI123
Q1 PHI +10; Q2 PHI +19; Q3 PHI +30; Q4 PHI +25
Final
LAC118
HOU107
Q1 LAC -10; Q2 LAC +3; Q3 LAC +4; Q4 LAC +11
Final
ATL97
WAS101
Q1 WAS +1; Q2 WAS -2; Q3 WAS +4; Q4 WAS +4
Final
SAC100
DAL103
Q1 DAL +7; Q2 DAL +12; Q3 DAL +2; Q4 DAL +3
Final
MIA88
MIL67
Q1 MIA +9; Q2 MIA +17; Q3 MIA +19; Q4 MIA +21
Final
NOP80
SAS96
Q1 SAS +13; Q2 SAS +17; Q3 SAS +11; Q4 SAS +16
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 29, 2013: 11 games. Top scorer: JR Smith (NYK vs CHA), 37 points.
The lead · LAC @ HOU

Chris Paul scores 30, Clippers rally past Houston

Clippers trailed by 10 after one and won 118–107.

Game flow · LAC 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.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10+3+4+11LAC AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
LAC23382730118
HOU33252623107
Who led
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 17, 16, 18, 16, 29, 28, 14, 2, 31, 30LAC30 PTS · 5 REB · 12 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 23, 36, 24, 8, 3, 9, 13, 31, 14, 22LAC22 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 41, 28, 8, 30, 15, 28, 37, 31, 26, 32HOU32 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Chandler ParsonsPoints, last 10 games: 16, 19, 2, 9, 6, 19, 16, 11, 16, 28HOU28 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+9.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
5.8Season avg15.6Last 5

15.6 points a game over his last five games, against 5.8 in 36 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 27 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.2Season avg8.7Last 3

8.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.2 in 59 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+33.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.5Season avg48Today

48 minutes today, against 14.5 a game in 33 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 4 rebounds, 8 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Philadelphia posts the night's biggest win

Philadelphia beat Detroit by 25, the widest margin of 6 games.

DAL over SAC3WAS over ATL4LAC over HOU11SAS over NOP16MIA over MIL21PHI over DET25Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

James Harden 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.
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 41, 28, 8, 30, 15, 28, 37, 31, 26, 32HOU vs LAC · L
25.0 PPG season to date · +7.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 17, 16, 18, 16, 29, 28, 14, 2, 31, 30LAC @ HOU · W
18.9 PPG season to date · +11.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 12 AST
Rudy GayPoints, last 10 games: 20, 27, 13, 14, 24, 14, 24, 14, 7, 30SAC @ DAL · L
20.0 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Chandler ParsonsPoints, last 10 games: 16, 19, 2, 9, 6, 19, 16, 11, 16, 28HOU vs LAC · L
16.2 PPG season to date · +12.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
John WallPoints, last 10 games: 23, 21, 33, 14, 24, 28, 15, 29, 20, 25WAS vs ATL · W
20.0 PPG season to date · +5.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 23, 36, 24, 8, 3, 9, 13, 31, 14, 22LAC @ HOU · W
18.6 PPG season to date · +3.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 3 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
Kenneth FariedDEN+5.9 18.7 last 10 · 12.8 season
Anthony DavisNOP+5.7 27.0 last 10 · 21.3 season
Tyreke EvansNOP+5.3 19.3 last 10 · 14.0 season
Ramon SessionsMIL+5.2 16.9 last 10 · 11.7 season
Amar'e StoudemireNYK+5.2 16.7 last 10 · 11.5 season
Cold
Evan TurnerIND−8.6 6.3 last 10 · 14.9 season
Glen DavisLAC−6.9 3.0 last 10 · 9.9 season
Brandon JenningsDET−5.0 10.7 last 10 · 15.7 season
Jeremy LambOKC−4.6 4.1 last 10 · 8.7 season
Jordan CrawfordGSW−4.2 6.6 last 10 · 10.8 season