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Tuesday, March 21, 2017Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: TOR trailed CHI by 15 after three quarters and won 122–120.

Final · OT
CHI120
TOR122
Q1 TOR -4; Q2 TOR -5; Q3 TOR -15; Q4 TOR 0; OT1 TOR +2
Final
DET96
BKN98
Q1 BKN -9; Q2 BKN +6; Q3 BKN +9; Q4 BKN +2
Final
PHX97
MIA112
Q1 MIA -3; Q2 MIA +13; Q3 MIA +21; Q4 MIA +15
Final
MEM82
NOP95
Q1 NOP -2; Q2 NOP -7; Q3 NOP +12; Q4 NOP +13
Final
GSW112
DAL87
Q1 GSW -2; Q2 GSW +12; Q3 GSW +20; Q4 GSW +25
Final
SAS100
MIN93
Q1 SAS +2; Q2 SAS -9; Q3 SAS +6; Q4 SAS +7
Final
MIL93
POR90
Q1 MIL -3; Q2 MIL +13; Q3 MIL +4; Q4 MIL +3
Final
LAC133
LAL109
Q1 LAC +9; Q2 LAC +30; Q3 LAC +34; Q4 LAC +24
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 21, 2016: 9 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (CLE vs DEN), 33 points.
The lead · CHI @ TOR

DeMar DeRozan drops 42 in 15-point comeback win over Chicago

Chicago led by 15 after three. Final: 122–120. Jimmy Butler scored 37 for Chicago in the loss.

Game flow · TOR 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.
-25-15-5+5+15+25OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-4-5-150+2TOR AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
CHI312835197120
TOR272725349122
Who led
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 32, 11, 14, 28, 17, 25, 22, 14, 22, 42TOR42 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Cory JosephPoints, last 10 games: 15, 14, 11, 15, 6, 9, 11, 9, 11, 19TOR19 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 16, 27, 21, 16, 5, 23, 14, 28, 23, 37CHI37 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Rajon RondoPoints, last 10 games: 8, 5, 8, 8, 2, 20, 17, 6, 5, 24CHI24 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Warriors rout

Three of 8 games were decided by four points or fewer. Golden State beat Dallas by 25.

TOR over CHI2BKN over DET2MIL over POR3SAS over MIN7NOP over MEM13MIA over PHX15LAC over LAL24GSW over DAL25Final 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
+8.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
5.1Season avg13.6Last 5

13.6 points a game over his last five games, against 5.1 in 49 earlier games. Today: 9 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.0Season avg19.8Last 3

19.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.0 in 68 earlier games. Today: 24 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.7Season avg40.5Today

40 minutes today, against 16.7 a game in 32 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

DeMar DeRozan leads the day with 42

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.
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 32, 11, 14, 28, 17, 25, 22, 14, 22, 42TOR vs CHI · W
27.0 PPG season to date · +15.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Grant Hill DET, Jan 3, 2000: 42 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
42 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 31, 19, 26, 15, 25, 11, 22, 19, 15, 41NOP vs MEM · W
26.7 PPG season to date · +14.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Patrick Ewing NYK, Jan 19, 1996: 41 PTS · 16 REB · 2 AST
41 PTS · 16 REB · 2 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 16, 27, 21, 16, 5, 23, 14, 28, 23, 37CHI @ TOR · L
23.5 PPG season to date · +13.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 19, 22, 24, 33, 39, 29, 36, 27, 49, 31POR vs MIL · L
26.9 PPG season to date · +4.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Brook LopezPoints, last 10 games: 17, 26, 8, 18, 25, 25, 24, 23, 27, 29BKN vs DET · W
20.8 PPG season to date · +8.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 23, 7, 19, 30, 33, 6, 18, 5, 13, 27LAC @ LAL · W
17.6 PPG season to date · +9.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 8 REB · 4 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+7.7 20.3 last 10 · 12.6 season
Frank KaminskyCHA+5.9 17.5 last 10 · 11.6 season
Ricky RubioMIN+5.9 16.0 last 10 · 10.1 season
Tim Hardaway Jr.ATL+5.2 19.1 last 10 · 13.9 season
Jusuf NurkicPOR+4.8 14.3 last 10 · 9.5 season
Cold
Lou WilliamsHOU−6.1 11.7 last 10 · 17.8 season
Wesley MatthewsDAL−5.5 8.7 last 10 · 14.2 season
Zach LaVineMIN−5.4 13.5 last 10 · 18.9 season
Myles TurnerIND−5.1 9.6 last 10 · 14.7 season
Emmanuel MudiayDEN−5.0 6.0 last 10 · 11.0 season