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Saturday, March 11, 2017Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: WAS trailed POR by 21 at halftime and won 125–124.

Final
UTA104
OKC112
Q1 OKC +6; Q2 OKC +14; Q3 OKC +15; Q4 OKC +8
Final
PHI100
LAC112
Q1 LAC +2; Q2 LAC -1; Q3 LAC -4; Q4 LAC +12
Final
NYK92
DET112
Q1 DET +12; Q2 DET +13; Q3 DET +8; Q4 DET +20
Final · OT
NOP125
CHA122
Q1 NOP +5; Q2 NOP +1; Q3 NOP +5; Q4 NOP 0; OT1 NOP +3
Final
CLE116
ORL104
Q1 CLE -1; Q2 CLE +8; Q3 CLE +8; Q4 CLE +12
Final
TOR89
MIA104
Q1 MIA +6; Q2 MIA +18; Q3 MIA +22; Q4 MIA +15
Final
MIN95
MIL102
Q1 MIL +4; Q2 MIL 0; Q3 MIL +1; Q4 MIL +7
Final
GSW85
SAS107
Q1 SAS +11; Q2 SAS +20; Q3 SAS +23; Q4 SAS +22
Final
PHX100
DAL98
Q1 PHX +1; Q2 PHX -2; Q3 PHX +3; Q4 PHX +2
Final
ATL107
MEM90
Q1 ATL +18; Q2 ATL +12; Q3 ATL +20; Q4 ATL +17
Final · OT
WAS125
POR124
Q1 WAS -6; Q2 WAS -21; Q3 WAS -9; Q4 WAS 0; OT1 WAS +1
Final
DEN105
SAC92
Q1 DEN +6; Q2 DEN +10; Q3 DEN +6; Q4 DEN +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 · 2015–16Mar 11, 2016: 10 games. Top scorer: Klay Thompson (GSW vs POR), 37 points.
The lead · WAS @ POR

John Wall scores 39 as Washington wins in Portland

Final: 125–124. John Wall made 13 of 23 shots from the field.

Game flow · WAS margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (5 points, including overtime), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the comeback, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-30-20-100+10+20+30OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-6-21-90+1WAS AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
WAS3019333013125
POR3634212112124
Who led
John WallPoints, last 10 games: 29, 23, 12, 12, 30, 19, 25, 30, 25, 39WAS39 PTS · 2 REB · 9 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 40, 22, 25, 23, 27, 32, 27, 23, 38, 26WAS26 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 26, 18, 22, 17, 25, 18, 31, 21, 23, 34POR34 PTS · 0 REB · 6 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 21, 13, 33, 28, 34, 33, 19, 22, 24, 33POR33 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Spurs rout

Three of 12 games were decided by four points or fewer. San Antonio beat Golden State by 22.

WAS over POR1PHX over DAL2NOP over CHA3MIL over MIN7OKC over UTA8LAC over PHI12CLE over ORL12DEN over SAC13MIA over TOR15ATL over MEM17DET over NYK20SAS over GSW22Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+8.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.2Season avg17.4Last 5

17.4 points a game over his last five games, against 9.2 in 53 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 28 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.5Season avg8.2Last 3

8.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.5 in 64 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+27.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.0Season avg41.9Today

42 minutes today, against 14.0 a game in 55 earlier games. Line: 2 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Anthony Davis leads the day with 46

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.
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 18, 29, 39, 38, 33, 29, 31, 20, 7, 46NOP @ CHA · W
28.1 PPG season to date · +18.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Shaquille O'Neal LAL, May 6, 2001: 44 PTS · 21 REB · 4 AST
46 PTS · 21 REB · 3 AST
John WallPoints, last 10 games: 29, 23, 12, 12, 30, 19, 25, 30, 25, 39WAS @ POR · W
23.1 PPG season to date · +16.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 2 REB · 9 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 23, 27, 15, 9, 15, 17, 16, 25, 23, 36PHX @ DAL · W
21.0 PPG season to date · +15.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Ian ClarkPoints, last 10 games: 2, 9, 5, 2, 2, 4, 10, 2, 10, 36GSW @ SAS · L
6.8 PPG season to date · +29.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 26, 24, 26, 37, 29, 21, 24, 29, 23, 35MIN @ MIL · L
24.2 PPG season to date · +10.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 26, 18, 22, 17, 25, 18, 31, 21, 23, 34POR vs WAS · L
23.5 PPG season to date · +10.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 0 REB · 6 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
Dario SaricPHI+6.9 18.8 last 10 · 11.9 season
Seth CurryDAL+6.3 19.2 last 10 · 12.9 season
Frank KaminskyCHA+6.1 17.6 last 10 · 11.5 season
Russell WestbrookOKC+5.6 37.5 last 10 · 31.9 season
Bradley BealWAS+5.1 28.3 last 10 · 23.2 season
Cold
Deron WilliamsCLE−5.7 6.4 last 10 · 12.1 season
Zach LaVineMIN−5.4 13.5 last 10 · 18.9 season
Tim FrazierNOP−5.2 2.5 last 10 · 7.7 season
Brandon JenningsWAS−5.1 2.8 last 10 · 7.9 season
DeMarcus CousinsNOP−5.0 21.9 last 10 · 26.9 season