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Wednesday, March 8, 2006Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 9 points, by CHA (vs GSW) and CLE (vs TOR) and HOU (vs IND).

Final · Box score
Cavs98
Raptors97
Q1 CLE -9; Q2 CLE +8; Q3 CLE -3; Q4 CLE +1
Final · Box score
Sixers101
Celtics104
Q1 BOS +5; Q2 BOS -6; Q3 BOS -1; Q4 BOS +3
Final · Box score
Warriors101
Bobcats104
Q1 CHA +4; Q2 CHA -9; Q3 CHA -5; Q4 CHA +3
Final · Box score
Bulls101
Pistons106
Q1 DET -7; Q2 DET -7; Q3 DET +4; Q4 DET +5
Final · Box score
Wizards112
Heat118
Q1 MIA +4; Q2 MIA -5; Q3 MIA -5; Q4 MIA +6
Final · Box score
Kings123
Bucks116
Q1 SAC +2; Q2 SAC +12; Q3 SAC +8; Q4 SAC +7
Final · Box score
Lakers113
Hornets107
Q1 LAL +4; Q2 LAL +6; Q3 LAL +1; Q4 LAL +6
Final · Box score
Pacers99
Rockets103
Q1 HOU -4; Q2 HOU -9; Q3 HOU -9; Q4 HOU +4
Final · Box score
Wolves93
Jazz96
Q1 Jazz 0; Q2 UTA -1; Q3 UTA +2; Q4 UTA +3
Final · Box score
Grizzlies99
Sonics74
Q1 MEM +9; Q2 MEM +7; Q3 MEM +19; Q4 MEM +25
On this day · 2004–05Mar 8, 2005: 10 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (Lakers-Clippers), 41 points.
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The lead · Cavs-Raptors

LeBron James scores 35 as Cleveland wins in Toronto

Pau Gasol posts a triple-double

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9+8-3+1CLE AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs1931202898
Raptors2814312497
Who led
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 26, 33, 25, 22, 26, 19, 33, 37, 17, 35CLE35 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Flip MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 9, 6, 4, 17, 8, 19, 13, 8, 24, 14CLE14 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Morris PetersonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 19, 9, 20, 19, 21, 25, 27, 13, 31TOR31 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Mike JamesPoints, last 10 games: 27, 22, 16, 25, 26, 21, 22, 20, 31, 30TOR30 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Lead changes
Wizards-Heat28
Bulls-Pistons18
Wolves-Jazz17
Warriors-Bobcats15
Lakers-Hornets11
Pacers-Rockets9
Cavs-Raptors7
Kings-Bucks6
Grizzlies-Sonics0
Shot of the night

Jones's three at the buzzer puts the Cavaliers ahead, 98-97 final

The night in charts
Kings-Bucks combined for 239, 9 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-BucksKings 123, Bucks 116
239
Wizards-HeatWizards 112, Heat 118
230
Lakers-HornetsLakers 113, Hornets 107
220
Bulls-PistonsBulls 101, Pistons 106
207
Warriors-BobcatsWarriors 101, Bobcats 104
205
Sixers-CelticsSixers 101, Celtics 104
205
Pacers-RocketsPacers 99, Rockets 103
202
Cavs-RaptorsCavs 98, Raptors 97
195
Wolves-JazzWolves 93, Jazz 96
189
Grizzlies-SonicsGrizzlies 99, Sonics 74
173
6 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Cavs-RaptorsCavs 98, Raptors 97
+1 CLE
Warriors-BobcatsWarriors 101, Bobcats 104
+3 CHA
Wolves-JazzWolves 93, Jazz 96
+3 UTA
Sixers-CelticsSixers 101, Celtics 104
+3 BOS
Pacers-RocketsPacers 99, Rockets 103
+4 HOU
Bulls-PistonsBulls 101, Pistons 106
+5 DET
Wizards-HeatWizards 112, Heat 118
+6 MIA
Lakers-HornetsLakers 113, Hornets 107
+6 LAL
Kings-BucksKings 123, Bucks 116
+7 SAC
Grizzlies-SonicsGrizzlies 99, Sonics 74
+25 MEM
CHA rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Warriors-BobcatsCHA won · Warriors 101, Bobcats 104
9 pts
Cavs-RaptorsCLE won · Cavs 98, Raptors 97
9 pts
Pacers-RocketsHOU won · Pacers 99, Rockets 103
9 pts
Bulls-PistonsDET won · Bulls 101, Pistons 106
7 pts
Sixers-CelticsBOS won · Sixers 101, Celtics 104
6 pts
KG shot 11-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KGMIN · 26 PTS, 13 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
73% (11-15)
TsakalidisMEM · 17 PTS, 15 REB
70% (7-10)
Smush ParkerLAL · 16 PTS, 7 AST, 5 STL, 1 REB
70% (7-10)
NocioniCHI · 23 PTS, 9 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
69% (9-13)
YaoHOU · 38 PTS, 10 REB, 5 BLK, 1 AST
67% (14-21)
Final · Wolves-Jazz
Wolves 93Jazz 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves2426182593
Jazz2425212696
The story
Andrei Kirilenko had 15 points and 11 rebounds as Utah beat Minnesota 96-93

Kevin Garnett led Minnesota with 26 PTS, 13 REB 15 PTS, 11 REB, 8 AST, 8 BLK · 4-12 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

Down 1 after the second, the Jazz took the third 21-18.

UTA lead by quarter
200 0−1+2+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sixers-Celtics
Sixers 101Celtics 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers26242130101
Celtics31132634104
The story
Boston beat Philadelphia 104-101 behind 29 points and 11 rebounds from Ryan Gomes

Allen Iverson paced Philadelphia: 32 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB 29 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST · 11-18 FG

The swing

A 31-26 first quarter did the most damage for the Celtics.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +5−6−1+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Lakers-Hornets
Lakers 113Hornets 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers28302332113
Hornets24282827107
The story
Kobe Bryant's 40 points carried Los Angeles past New Orleans/Oklahoma City, 113-107

For New Orleans/Oklahoma City, Chris Paul had 22 PTS, 10 AST, 4 REB 40 PTS, 6 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST · 12-33 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 32-27, was where the Lakers built it.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +4+6+1+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+13.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
5.4Season avg18.6Last 5

18.6 points a game over his last five games, against 5.4 in 38 earlier games. Today: 29 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.8Season avg12.0Last 3

12.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.8 in 43 earlier games. Today: 1 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.2Season avg39.2Today

39 minutes today, against 14.2 a game in 59 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 1 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Five close finishes and one Grizzlies rout

Five of 10 games were decided by four points or fewer. Memphis beat Seattle by 25.

CLE over TOR1BOS over PHI3CHA over GSW3UTA over MIN3HOU over IND4DET over CHI5MIA over WAS6LAL over NOK6SAC over MIL7MEM over SEA25Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Top performances

Dwyane Wade leads the day with 40

Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 34, 16, 37, 38, 36, 24, 26, 32, 24, 40Heat-Wizards · W
27.5 PPG season to date · +12.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
40 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 27, 36, 39, 40, 28, 35, 42, 40, 43, 40Lakers-Hornets · W
35.4 PPG season to date · +4.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
40 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Yao MingPoints, last 10 games: 6, 29, 22, 29, 27, 22, 21, 32, 30, 38Rockets-Pacers · W
21.4 PPG season to date · +17.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high38 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Mike BibbyPoints, last 10 games: 31, 12, 16, 25, 16, 16, 17, 16, 29, 36Kings-Bucks · W
20.6 PPG season to date · +15.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 26, 33, 25, 22, 26, 19, 33, 37, 17, 35Cavs-Raptors · W
30.6 PPG season to date · +4.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Michael ReddPoints, last 10 games: 19, 24, 18, 30, 18, 21, 24, 37, 23, 32Bucks-Kings · L
24.9 PPG season to date · +7.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Paul PierceBOS+6.7 34.0 last 10 · 27.3 season
Anthony JohnsonIND+5.9 14.6 last 10 · 8.7 season
Mike JamesTOR+5.3 24.0 last 10 · 18.7 season
Jumaine JonesCHA+5.3 15.2 last 10 · 9.9 season
Jameer NelsonORL+5.2 19.1 last 10 · 13.9 season
Cold
Stephon MarburyNYK−6.2 10.8 last 10 · 17.0 season
Tracy McGradyHOU−6.0 18.4 last 10 · 24.4 season
Baron DavisGSW−5.0 13.0 last 10 · 18.0 season
Mo WilliamsMIL−4.7 9.2 last 10 · 13.9 season
Jamal CrawfordNYK−4.5 8.6 last 10 · 13.1 season