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Sunday, March 19, 2006Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CLE trailed LAL by 14 at halftime and won 96–95.

Final · Box score
Lakers95
Cavs96
Q1 CLE -12; Q2 CLE -14; Q3 CLE -11; Q4 CLE +1
Final · Box score
Mavs89
Nets100
Q1 NJN +19; Q2 NJN +21; Q3 NJN +16; Q4 NJN +11
Final · OT · Box score
Magic107
Hawks108
Q1 ATL -4; Q2 Hawks 0; Q3 ATL +4; Q4 Hawks 0; OT1 ATL +1
Final · Box score
Celtics103
Pacers88
Q1 BOS -12; Q2 Celtics 0; Q3 BOS +1; Q4 BOS +15
Final · Box score
Kings89
Wolves95
Q1 Wolves 0; Q2 MIN +5; Q3 MIN +3; Q4 MIN +6
Final · Box score
Bulls104
Wizards113
Q1 WAS +10; Q2 WAS +20; Q3 WAS +17; Q4 WAS +9
Final · Box score
Sixers89
Warriors98
Q1 GSW +2; Q2 GSW +3; Q3 GSW +4; Q4 GSW +9
Final · Box score
Jazz84
Grizzlies90
Q1 MEM -9; Q2 MEM -11; Q3 MEM +5; Q4 MEM +6
Final · Box score
Heat111
Knicks100
Q1 MIA +6; Q2 MIA +3; Q3 MIA +9; Q4 MIA +11
On this day · 2004–05Mar 19, 2005: 7 games. Top scorer: Shaquille O'Neal (Heat-Knicks), 33 points.
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The lead · Lakers-Cavs

Cleveland rallies from 14 down to beat Lakers

Kevin Garnett goes for 37 points

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-12-14-11+1CLE AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers3033181495
Cavs1831212696
Who led
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 19, 33, 37, 17, 35, 25, 47, 36, 27, 29CLE29 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Zydrunas IlgauskasPoints, last 10 games: 19, 9, 12, 15, 10, 13, 21, 17, 15, 25CLE25 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 42, 40, 43, 40, 29, 22, 30, 25, 24, 38LAL38 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Lamar OdomPoints, last 10 games: 7, 24, 13, 18, 13, 21, 24, 20, 18, 25LAL25 PTS · 8 REB · 9 AST
Lead changes
Magic-Hawks13
Kings-Wolves8
Jazz-Grizzlies6
Celtics-Pacers5
Sixers-Warriors3
Lakers-Cavs1
Mavs-Nets0
Heat-Knicks0
Shot of the night

Pachulia's tip-in with 2.4 seconds left in OT puts the Hawks ahead, 108-107 final

The night in charts
Bulls-Wizards combined for 217, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Bulls-WizardsBulls 104, Wizards 113
217
Magic-HawksMagic 107, Hawks 108
215
Heat-KnicksHeat 111, Knicks 100
211
Lakers-CavsLakers 95, Cavs 96
191
Celtics-PacersCeltics 103, Pacers 88
191
Mavs-NetsMavs 89, Nets 100
189
Sixers-WarriorsSixers 89, Warriors 98
187
Kings-WolvesKings 89, Wolves 95
184
Jazz-GrizzliesJazz 84, Grizzlies 90
174
2 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Lakers-CavsLakers 95, Cavs 96
+1 CLE
Magic-HawksMagic 107, Hawks 108
+1 ATL
Jazz-GrizzliesJazz 84, Grizzlies 90
+6 MEM
Kings-WolvesKings 89, Wolves 95
+6 MIN
Sixers-WarriorsSixers 89, Warriors 98
+9 GSW
Bulls-WizardsBulls 104, Wizards 113
+9 WAS
Heat-KnicksHeat 111, Knicks 100
+11 MIA
Mavs-NetsMavs 89, Nets 100
+11 NJN
Celtics-PacersCeltics 103, Pacers 88
+15 BOS
CLE erased a 14-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Lakers-CavsCLE won · Lakers 95, Cavs 96
14 pts
Celtics-PacersBOS won · Celtics 103, Pacers 88
12 pts
Jazz-GrizzliesMEM won · Jazz 84, Grizzlies 90
11 pts
Magic-HawksATL won · Magic 107, Hawks 108
4 pts
Joe Johnson shot 17-of-24 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Joe JohnsonATL · 40 PTS, 11 AST, 3 REB
71% (17-24)
BattieORL · 14 PTS, 5 REB, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
Kevin MartinSAC · 18 PTS, 4 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
ShaqMIA · 18 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
BoozerUTA · 19 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
69% (9-13)
Final · Magic-Hawks
Magic 107Hawks 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Magic3226162211107
Hawks2830201812108
The story
Al Harrington had 24 points as Atlanta beat Orlando 108-107 in OT

Hedo Turkoglu led Orlando with 16 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB 24 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST · 11-24 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

Down 4 after the first, the Hawks took the second 30-26.

ATL lead by quarter
200 −40+40+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Lakers-Cavs
Lakers 95Cavs 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers3033181495
Cavs1831212696
The story
LeBron James' 29 points carried Cleveland past Los Angeles, 96-95

For Los Angeles, Lamar Odom had 25 PTS, 9 AST, 8 REB 29 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST · 10-24 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

The Cavaliers trailed by 11 going into the fourth, then won it 26-14.

CLE lead by quarter
200 −12−14−11+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kobe Bryant was the fantasy play: 62.2 FPTS on 38 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST

Final · Jazz-Grizzlies
Jazz 84Grizzlies 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz2520172284
Grizzlies1618332390
The story
Memphis beat Utah 90-84 behind 15 points and 10 rebounds from Pau Gasol

Carlos Boozer paced Utah: 19 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST 15 PTS, 10 REB, 9 AST · 5-16 FG

The swing

A 33-17 third quarter erased a 11-point hole for the Grizzlies.

MEM lead by quarter
200 −9−11+5+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Andrei Kirilenko topped the game at 46.7 FPTS: 16 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
5.6Season avg14.6Last 5

14.6 points a game over his last five games, against 5.6 in 54 earlier games. Today: 15 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.0Season avg11.7Last 3

11.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.0 in 49 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.0Season avg26Today

26 minutes today, against 7.0 a game in 22 earlier games. Line: 4 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Nine games, by the margins

Closest finish: 1. Widest: Boston by 15.

CLE over LAL1ATL over ORL1MIN over SAC6MEM over UTA6WAS over CHI9GSW over PHI9NJN over DAL11MIA over NYK11BOS over IND15Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Joe Johnson leads the day with 40

Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 26, 19, 28, 42, 22, 9, 36, 25, 40Hawks-Magic · W
20.6 PPG season to date · +19.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
40 PTS · 3 REB · 11 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 42, 40, 43, 40, 29, 22, 30, 25, 24, 38Lakers-Cavs · L
34.7 PPG season to date · +3.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 26, 25, 25, 33, 34, 24, 30, 30, 25, 37Mavs-Nets · L
25.9 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high37 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 26, 23, 15, 26, 21, 28, 13, 16, 20, 37Wolves-Kings · W
21.7 PPG season to date · +15.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Mike BibbyPoints, last 10 games: 16, 17, 16, 29, 36, 19, 12, 29, 22, 35Kings-Wolves · L
20.8 PPG season to date · +14.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 26, 32, 24, 40, 42, 35, 25, 30, 15, 30Heat-Knicks · W
27.7 PPG season to date · +2.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Yao MingHOU+6.6 28.7 last 10 · 22.1 season
Jumaine JonesCHA+6.1 16.8 last 10 · 10.7 season
Joe JohnsonATL+6.0 26.6 last 10 · 20.6 season
Antonio DanielsWAS+5.6 14.3 last 10 · 8.7 season
Morris PetersonTOR+5.4 21.1 last 10 · 15.7 season
Cold
Channing FryeNYK−6.4 5.8 last 10 · 12.2 season
Tracy McGradyHOU−6.0 18.4 last 10 · 24.4 season
Samuel DalembertPHI−5.0 2.8 last 10 · 7.8 season
Mo WilliamsMIL−4.8 8.6 last 10 · 13.4 season
Corey MaggetteLAC−4.8 13.1 last 10 · 17.9 season