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Sunday, March 12, 2006Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 7 points, by MIA (vs CLE) and TOR (vs IND).

Final · Box score
Cavs92
Heat98
Q1 MIA -7; Q2 MIA -5; Q3 MIA -7; Q4 MIA +6
Final · Box score
Sonics120
Lakers113
Q1 SEA +3; Q2 SEA +9; Q3 SEA +4; Q4 SEA +7
Final · Box score
Rockets81
Spurs88
Q1 SAS +3; Q2 SAS -4; Q3 SAS +11; Q4 SAS +7
Final · Box score
Sixers94
Grizzlies91
Q1 PHI +9; Q2 PHI +6; Q3 PHI -3; Q4 PHI +3
Final · Box score
Nuggets101
Celtics106
Q1 BOS -1; Q2 BOS -2; Q3 Celtics 0; Q4 BOS +5
Final · Box score
Bobcats78
Pistons94
Q1 DET +2; Q2 DET +11; Q3 DET +14; Q4 DET +16
Final · Box score
Pacers89
Raptors93
Q1 Raptors 0; Q2 TOR -7; Q3 TOR -2; Q4 TOR +4
Final · Box score
Nets95
Hornets84
Q1 NJN +7; Q2 NJN +8; Q3 NJN +13; Q4 NJN +11
Final · Box score
Suns101
Blazers111
Q1 POR -1; Q2 POR +4; Q3 POR +1; Q4 POR +10
Final · Box score
Mavs80
Kings85
Q1 SAC -1; Q2 SAC +9; Q3 SAC +3; Q4 SAC +5
On this day · 2004–05Mar 12, 2005: 6 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (Lakers-Bobcats), 32 points.
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The lead · Pacers-Raptors

Toronto takes care of Indiana

Chris Webber goes for 31 points

Game flow · TOR margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00-7-2+4TOR AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2328241489
Raptors2321292093
Who led
Morris PetersonPoints, last 10 games: 9, 20, 19, 21, 25, 27, 13, 31, 20, 25TOR25 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 26, 29, 19, 27, 23, 24, 28, 15, 18, 24TOR24 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Stephen JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 2, 12, 26, 20, 15, 20, 23, 21, 26IND26 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Jeff FosterPoints, last 10 games: 2, 11, 6, 6, 6, 4, 4, 1, 4, 19IND19 PTS · 16 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Cavs-Heat

Miami tops Cleveland in Miami

Final: 98–92. Dwyane Wade led Miami with 35 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists.

The whole night · final margins
PHI over MEM3TOR over IND4BOS over DEN5SAC over DAL5MIA over CLE6SEA over LAL7SAS over HOU7POR over PHX10NJN over NOK11DET over CHA16Final margin, points. Pink = MIA over CLE.
Lead changes
Nuggets-Celtics17
Rockets-Spurs9
Mavs-Kings8
Sixers-Grizzlies5
Bobcats-Pistons4
Cavs-Heat3
Nets-Hornets0
The night in charts
Sonics-Lakers combined for 233, 21 more than any other game
Points by game
Sonics-LakersSonics 120, Lakers 113
233
Suns-BlazersSuns 101, Blazers 111
212
Nuggets-CelticsNuggets 101, Celtics 106
207
Cavs-HeatCavs 92, Heat 98
190
Sixers-GrizzliesSixers 94, Grizzlies 91
185
Pacers-RaptorsPacers 89, Raptors 93
182
Nets-HornetsNets 95, Hornets 84
179
Bobcats-PistonsBobcats 78, Pistons 94
172
Rockets-SpursRockets 81, Spurs 88
169
Mavs-KingsMavs 80, Kings 85
165
4 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Sixers-GrizzliesSixers 94, Grizzlies 91
+3 PHI
Pacers-RaptorsPacers 89, Raptors 93
+4 TOR
Mavs-KingsMavs 80, Kings 85
+5 SAC
Nuggets-CelticsNuggets 101, Celtics 106
+5 BOS
Cavs-HeatCavs 92, Heat 98
+6 MIA
Rockets-SpursRockets 81, Spurs 88
+7 SAS
Sonics-LakersSonics 120, Lakers 113
+7 SEA
Suns-BlazersSuns 101, Blazers 111
+10 POR
Nets-HornetsNets 95, Hornets 84
+11 NJN
Bobcats-PistonsBobcats 78, Pistons 94
+16 DET
MIA rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Cavs-HeatMIA won · Cavs 92, Heat 98
7 pts
Pacers-RaptorsTOR won · Pacers 89, Raptors 93
7 pts
Rockets-SpursSAS won · Rockets 81, Spurs 88
4 pts
Sixers-GrizzliesPHI won · Sixers 94, Grizzlies 91
3 pts
Nuggets-CelticsBOS won · Nuggets 101, Celtics 106
2 pts
Foster shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
FosterIND · 19 PTS, 16 REB, 1 AST
80% (8-10)
WilcoxSEA · 21 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST
75% (9-12)
TsakalidisMEM · 17 PTS, 12 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
BlakePOR · 18 PTS, 13 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
MeloDEN · 36 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
67% (14-21)
Final · Sixers-Grizzlies
Sixers 94Grizzlies 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers2624202494
Grizzlies1727291891
The story
Allen Iverson's 18 points carried Philadelphia past Memphis, 94-91

For Memphis, Pau Gasol had 16 PTS, 6 REB 18 PTS, 6 AST, 1 REB · 6-13 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 26-17, was where the 76ers built it.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +9+6−3+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Cavs-Heat
Cavs 92Heat 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs2724212092
Heat2026193398
The story
Dwyane Wade had 35 points as Miami beat Cleveland 98-92

Zydrunas Ilgauskas led Cleveland with 21 PTS, 6 REB 35 PTS, 9 REB, 7 AST · 11-26 FG

The swing

Down 7 after the third, the Heat took the fourth 33-20.

MIA lead by quarter
200 −7−5−7+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nets-Hornets
Nets 95Hornets 84
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets2422242595
Hornets1721192784
The story
New Jersey beat New Orleans/Oklahoma City 95-84 behind 27 points from Vince Carter

Speedy Claxton paced New Orleans/Oklahoma City: 12 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST 27 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST · 8-14 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

A 24-17 first quarter did the most damage for the Nets.

NJN lead by quarter
200 +7+8+13+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.1Season avg18.8Last 5

18.8 points a game over his last five games, against 6.1 in 40 earlier games. Today: 11 points in 29 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.1Season avg14.7Last 3

14.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.1 in 45 earlier games. Today: 1 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.1Season avg25Today

25 minutes today, against 7.1 a game in 7 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 1 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 47

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 25, 22, 26, 19, 33, 37, 17, 35, 25, 47Cavs-Heat · L
30.8 PPG season to date · +16.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
47 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 24, 30, 19, 25, 34, 24, 35, 29, 14, 36Nuggets-Celtics · L
26.2 PPG season to date · +10.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 20, 37, 39, 38, 31, 33, 31, 31, 24, 36Celtics-Nuggets · W
27.4 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 37, 38, 36, 24, 26, 32, 24, 40, 42, 35Heat-Cavs · W
27.9 PPG season to date · +7.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 7, 19, 23, 2, 20, 24, 15, 33, 29, 32Blazers-Suns · W
18.6 PPG season to date · +13.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 14, 24, 19, 19, 21, 30, 17, 18, 17, 31Sixers-Grizzlies · W
19.9 PPG season to date · +11.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 10 REB · 9 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jumaine JonesCHA+6.3 16.6 last 10 · 10.3 season
Yao MingHOU+6.0 27.5 last 10 · 21.5 season
Jason RichardsonGSW+5.8 29.6 last 10 · 23.8 season
Boris DiawPHX+5.7 18.9 last 10 · 13.2 season
Dwyane WadeMIA+5.5 33.4 last 10 · 27.9 season
Cold
Tracy McGradyHOU−6.0 18.4 last 10 · 24.4 season
Jamal CrawfordNYK−5.4 7.5 last 10 · 12.9 season
Stephon MarburyNYK−5.2 11.8 last 10 · 17.0 season
Bonzi WellsSAC−4.9 8.8 last 10 · 13.7 season
Mo WilliamsMIL−4.7 9.2 last 10 · 13.9 season