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Wednesday, March 15, 2006Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed MIN by 9 after the first quarter and won 92–89.

Final · Box score
Nuggets101
Pacers99
Q1 DEN +11; Q2 DEN +14; Q3 DEN +8; Q4 DEN +2
Final · OT · Box score
Jazz108
Magic114
Q1 ORL +9; Q2 ORL +1; Q3 ORL +4; Q4 Magic 0; OT1 ORL +6
Final · Box score
Pistons105
Raptors98
Q1 DET +5; Q2 DET +8; Q3 DET +8; Q4 DET +7
Final · Box score
Bobcats99
Wizards107
Q1 WAS +16; Q2 WAS +8; Q3 WAS +8; Q4 WAS +8
Final · Box score
Blazers65
Nets78
Q1 NJN -1; Q2 NJN +2; Q3 NJN -3; Q4 NJN +13
Final · 2OT · Box score
Hawks117
Knicks121
Q1 NYK +7; Q2 NYK +5; Q3 NYK -8; Q4 Knicks 0; OT1 Knicks 0; OT2 NYK +4
Final · Box score
Bulls88
Bucks104
Q1 MIL +14; Q2 MIL +17; Q3 MIL +13; Q4 MIL +16
Final · Box score
Mavs95
Rockets81
Q1 DAL +9; Q2 DAL +12; Q3 DAL +15; Q4 DAL +14
Final · Box score
Clippers95
Suns126
Q1 PHX +14; Q2 PHX +19; Q3 PHX +29; Q4 PHX +31
Final · Box score
Wolves89
Lakers92
Q1 LAL -9; Q2 LAL -6; Q3 LAL +4; Q4 LAL +3
On this day · 2004–05Mar 15, 2005: 6 games. Top scorer: Allen Iverson (Sixers-Lakers), 36 points.
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The lead · Wolves-Lakers

Lakers climb out of a 9-point hole against Minnesota

Joe Johnson goes for 36 points

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-6+4+3LAL AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves2620172689
Lakers1723272592
Who led
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 28, 35, 42, 40, 43, 40, 29, 22, 30, 25LAL25 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Lamar OdomPoints, last 10 games: 8, 16, 7, 24, 13, 18, 13, 21, 24, 20LAL20 PTS · 12 REB · 8 AST
Marcus BanksPoints, last 10 games: 13, 18, 8, 12, 26, 4, 15, 0, 2, 18MIN18 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 17, 27, 26, 23, 15, 26, 21, 28, 13, 16MIN16 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Suns rout

Three of 10 games were decided by four points or fewer. Phoenix beat Clippers by 31.

DEN over IND2LAL over MIN3NYK over ATL4ORL over UTA6DET over TOR7WAS over CHA8NJN over POR13DAL over HOU14MIL over CHI16PHX over LAC31Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Lead changes
Hawks-Knicks15
Blazers-Nets13
Jazz-Magic10
Wolves-Lakers9
Bulls-Bucks2
Mavs-Rockets2
Nuggets-Pacers0
Clippers-Suns0
Bobcats-Wizards0
Shot of the night

Melo's jumper with 2.2 seconds left breaks the tie, 101-99 final

The night in charts
Hawks-Knicks combined for 238, 16 more than any other game
Points by game
Hawks-KnicksHawks 117, Knicks 121
238
Jazz-MagicJazz 108, Magic 114
222
Clippers-SunsClippers 95, Suns 126
221
Bobcats-WizardsBobcats 99, Wizards 107
206
Pistons-RaptorsPistons 105, Raptors 98
203
Nuggets-PacersNuggets 101, Pacers 99
200
Bulls-BucksBulls 88, Bucks 104
192
Wolves-LakersWolves 89, Lakers 92
181
Mavs-RocketsMavs 95, Rockets 81
176
Blazers-NetsBlazers 65, Nets 78
143
3 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Nuggets-PacersNuggets 101, Pacers 99
+2 DEN
Wolves-LakersWolves 89, Lakers 92
+3 LAL
Hawks-KnicksHawks 117, Knicks 121
+4 NYK
Jazz-MagicJazz 108, Magic 114
+6 ORL
Pistons-RaptorsPistons 105, Raptors 98
+7 DET
Bobcats-WizardsBobcats 99, Wizards 107
+8 WAS
Blazers-NetsBlazers 65, Nets 78
+13 NJN
Mavs-RocketsMavs 95, Rockets 81
+14 DAL
Bulls-BucksBulls 88, Bucks 104
+16 MIL
Clippers-SunsClippers 95, Suns 126
+31 PHX
LAL rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wolves-LakersLAL won · Wolves 89, Lakers 92
9 pts
Hawks-KnicksNYK won · Hawks 117, Knicks 121
8 pts
Blazers-NetsNJN won · Blazers 65, Nets 78
3 pts
Nash shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
NashPHX · 25 PTS, 12 AST, 3 REB
82% (9-11)
Bernard RobinsonCHA · 21 PTS, 4 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
PetersonTOR · 23 PTS, 1 REB, 1 AST
71% (10-14)
YaoHOU · 36 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
71% (12-17)
BillupsDET · 26 PTS, 10 AST, 2 STL, 1 REB
70% (7-10)
Final · Nuggets-Pacers
Nuggets 101Pacers 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets32292119101
Pacers2126272599
The story
Denver beat Indiana 101-99 behind 21 points and 9 assists from Andre Miller

Jeff Foster paced Indiana: 14 REB, 13 PTS, 2 AST 21 PTS, 9 AST, 6 REB, 3 STL · 9-16 FG

The swing

A 32-21 first quarter did the most damage for the Nuggets.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +11+14+8+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Marcus Camby topped the game at 51.1 FPTS: 13 REB, 10 PTS, 3 AST

Final · Hawks-Knicks
Hawks 117Knicks 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Hawks15243424128117
Knicks222221321212121
The story
Nate Robinson had 18 points as New York beat Atlanta 121-117 in OT

Al Harrington led Atlanta with 28 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 18 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB · 7-13 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

Down 8 after the third, the Knicks took the fourth 32-24.

NYK lead by quarter
200 +7+5−800+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Final · Jazz-Magic
Jazz 108Magic 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Jazz143030259108
Magic2322332115114
The story
Jameer Nelson's 25 points and 9 assists carried Orlando past Utah, 114-108 in OT

For Utah, Mehmet Okur had 30 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST 25 PTS, 9 AST · 10-17 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 23-14, was where the Magic built it.

ORL lead by quarter
200 +9+1+40+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Andrei Kirilenko was the fantasy play: 55.8 FPTS on 21 PTS, 9 REB, 7 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.4Season avg22.6Last 5

22.6 points a game over his last five games, against 10.4 in 59 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.2Season avg12.3Last 3

12.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.2 in 58 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.8Season avg47Today

47 minutes today, against 22.8 a game in 14 earlier games. Line: 30 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Joe Johnson leads the day with 36

Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 40, 12, 19, 26, 19, 28, 42, 22, 9, 36Hawks-Knicks · L
20.3 PPG season to date · +16.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Yao MingPoints, last 10 games: 29, 27, 22, 21, 32, 30, 38, 25, 36, 36Rockets-Mavs · L
22.2 PPG season to date · +14.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 46, 37, 28, 33, 23, 39, 28, 34, 34, 34Wizards-Bobcats · W
29.2 PPG season to date · +4.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 19, 25, 34, 24, 35, 29, 14, 36, 35, 31Nuggets-Pacers · W
26.4 PPG season to date · +4.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 0 REB · 1 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 32, 23, 26, 25, 25, 33, 34, 24, 30, 30Mavs-Rockets · W
25.8 PPG season to date · +4.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Mehmet OkurPoints, last 10 games: 26, 26, 6, 29, 7, 22, 6, 32, 7, 30Jazz-Magic · L
17.8 PPG season to date · +12.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Yao MingHOU+7.4 29.6 last 10 · 22.2 season
Jumaine JonesCHA+7.4 18.1 last 10 · 10.7 season
Morris PetersonTOR+6.1 21.8 last 10 · 15.7 season
Jason RichardsonGSW+5.8 29.6 last 10 · 23.8 season
Chucky AtkinsMEM+5.1 13.9 last 10 · 8.8 season
Cold
Tracy McGradyHOU−6.0 18.4 last 10 · 24.4 season
Bonzi WellsSAC−5.1 8.4 last 10 · 13.5 season
Jamal CrawfordNYK−5.1 7.8 last 10 · 12.9 season
Donyell MarshallCLE−5.0 4.2 last 10 · 9.2 season
Channing FryeNYK−4.5 8.0 last 10 · 12.5 season