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Thursday, March 24, 2016Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 3 points, by BKN (vs CLE) and LAC (vs POR).

Final
NOP84
IND92
Q1 IND +2; Q2 IND +10; Q3 IND +9; Q4 IND +8
Final
CLE95
BKN104
Q1 BKN +3; Q2 BKN +10; Q3 BKN -3; Q4 BKN +9
Final
CHI94
NYK106
Q1 NYK +4; Q2 NYK +8; Q3 NYK +15; Q4 NYK +12
Final
UTA91
OKC113
Q1 OKC +3; Q2 OKC +11; Q3 OKC +21; Q4 OKC +22
Final
POR94
LAC96
Q1 LAC -3; Q2 LAC +7; Q3 LAC 0; Q4 LAC +2
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 · 2014–15Mar 24, 2015: 6 games. Top scorer: Monta Ellis (DAL vs SAS), 38 points.
The lead · POR @ LAC

Clippers win a tight one over Portland

96–94. Neither team led by more than 7 at any break. Chris Paul led Clippers with 25 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists.

Game flow · LAC 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+70+2LAC AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
POR2118262994
LAC1828193196
Who led
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 27, 12, 24, 17, 22, 15, 25, 24, 13, 25LAC25 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 15, 16, 10, 8, 6, 14, 7, 14, 12, 25LAC25 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 26, 41, 17, 19, 21, 23, 33, 26, 27, 18POR18 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 22, 18, 18, 18, 15, 26, 30, 22, 14, 17POR17 PTS · 0 REB · 6 AST
Second story · CLE @ BKN

Brooklyn knocks off Cleveland, 104–95

The Cavaliers came in at 51–20; the Nets at 19–51. Brook Lopez led Brooklyn with 22 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists.

The whole night · final margins
LAC over POR2IND over NOP8BKN over CLE9NYK over CHI12OKC over UTA22Final margin, points. Pink = BKN over CLE.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+13.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.0Season avg24.2Last 5

24.2 points a game over his last five games, against 11.0 in 69 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 26 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.7Season avg8.9Last 3

8.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.7 in 62 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.1Season avg36.1Today

36 minutes today, against 12.1 a game in 49 earlier games. Line: 22 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 30

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.
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 28, 25, 24, 27, 23, 18, 26, 33, 26, 30CLE @ BKN · L
25.0 PPG season to date · +5.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 16, 17, 22, 21, 16, 12, 22, 18, 21, 30CHI @ NYK · L
17.0 PPG season to date · +13.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 30, 24, 30, 23, 20, 26, 18, 20, 24, 26NYK vs CHI · W
21.9 PPG season to date · +4.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 27, 12, 24, 17, 22, 15, 25, 24, 13, 25LAC vs POR · W
20.0 PPG season to date · +5.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 15, 16, 10, 8, 6, 14, 7, 14, 12, 25LAC vs POR · W
13.7 PPG season to date · +11.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Myles TurnerPoints, last 10 games: 4, 4, 9, 15, 19, 6, 9, 10, 10, 24IND vs NOP · W
10.8 PPG season to date · +13.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 16 REB · 1 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
Devin BookerPHX+8.9 21.6 last 10 · 12.7 season
Bojan BogdanovicBKN+7.9 18.9 last 10 · 11.0 season
Victor OladipoORL+7.4 23.4 last 10 · 16.0 season
Tony AllenMEM+6.9 15.0 last 10 · 8.1 season
Dirk NowitzkiDAL+6.3 25.1 last 10 · 18.8 season
Cold
Terrence JonesHOU−4.7 4.1 last 10 · 8.8 season
Gerald GreenMIA−4.4 4.6 last 10 · 9.0 season
Jimmy ButlerCHI−4.3 17.1 last 10 · 21.4 season
Trey BurkeUTA−4.1 6.6 last 10 · 10.7 season
Ersan IlyasovaORL−4.1 6.4 last 10 · 10.5 season