Wednesday, March 22, 2006Regular season · 9 games

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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: IND trailed CHI by 13 after the first quarter and won 95–85.

Final · OT · Box score

Bobcats118

Cavs120

Final · Box score

Bulls85

Pacers95

Final · Box score

Knicks87

Magic111

Final · Box score

Hawks106

Sixers115

Final · Box score

Raptors96

Celtics110

Final · Box score

Heat73

Pistons82

Final · Box score

Bucks105

Sonics114

Final · Box score

Spurs92

Nuggets104

Final · Box score

Kings80

Lakers87

On this day · 2004–05Mar 22, 2005: 8 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (Lakers-Jazz), 43 points.

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The lead · Bulls-Pacers

Indiana climbs out of a 13-point hole against Chicago

LeBron James posts a triple-double

Game flow · IND margin at each break

By quarter

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
Bulls	27	21	22	15	85
Pacers	14	27	26	28	95

Who led

Stephen JacksonIND24 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST

Jermaine O'NealIND16 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST

Andres NocioniCHI17 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST

Kirk HinrichCHI14 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST

Top scorers tonight

LeBron James CLE37

Paul Pierce BOS32

Carmelo Anthony DEN32

Mike James TOR31

Raymond Felton CHA30

LeBron tops the night at 66.7 FPTS

Top 8 FPTS

LeBronCLE · 37 PTS, 12 AST, 11 REB, 1 BLK

66.7

FeltonCHA · 30 PTS, 10 AST, 7 REB, 5 STL

64.9

AIPHI · 29 PTS, 12 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL

54.1

BoshTOR · 24 PTS, 11 REB, 8 AST, 2 STL

50.2

OdomLAL · 13 PTS, 8 REB, 8 AST, 4 STL

49.6

Stephen JacksonIND · 24 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK

48.7

ChildressATL · 17 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL

47.4

WebberPHI · 21 PTS, 10 REB, 3 STL, 2 BLK

46.5

Records so far

Detroit leads the league at 54–13

East

1. DET54-13

2. MIA45-23

3. NJN38-28

4. CLE39-29

5. IND34-32

6. WAS34-32

7. MIL34-34

8. PHI32-35

9. CHI29-39

10. BOS29-40

11. ORL25-43

12. TOR25-43

13. ATL21-45

14. NYK19-48

15. CHA19-50

West

1. DAL53-15

2. SAS53-15

3. PHX45-21

4. LAC39-27

5. MEM38-29

6. DEN39-30

7. LAL36-34

8. SAC34-34

9. NOK32-33

10. UTA32-35

11. HOU29-39

12. GSW28-38

13. MIN28-39

14. SEA27-40

15. POR20-47

Lead changes

Bobcats-Cavs16

Raptors-Celtics13

Heat-Pistons11

Bulls-Pacers5

Knicks-Magic4

Spurs-Nuggets2

Hawks-Sixers0

Kings-Lakers0

Shot of the night

LeBron's jumper with 0.9 seconds left in OT breaks the tie, 120-118 final

The night in charts

Bobcats-Cavs combined for 238, 17 more than any other game

Points by game

Bobcats-CavsBobcats 118, Cavs 120

238

Hawks-SixersHawks 106, Sixers 115

221

Bucks-SonicsBucks 105, Sonics 114

219

Raptors-CelticsRaptors 96, Celtics 110

206

Knicks-MagicKnicks 87, Magic 111

198

Spurs-NuggetsSpurs 92, Nuggets 104

196

Bulls-PacersBulls 85, Pacers 95

180

Kings-LakersKings 80, Lakers 87

167

Heat-PistonsHeat 73, Pistons 82

155

CLE won the closest game by 2

Closest finishes

Bobcats-CavsBobcats 118, Cavs 120

+2 CLE

Kings-LakersKings 80, Lakers 87

+7 LAL

Hawks-SixersHawks 106, Sixers 115

+9 PHI

Heat-PistonsHeat 73, Pistons 82

+9 DET

Bucks-SonicsBucks 105, Sonics 114

+9 SEA

Bulls-PacersBulls 85, Pacers 95

+10 IND

Spurs-NuggetsSpurs 92, Nuggets 104

+12 DEN

Raptors-CelticsRaptors 96, Celtics 110

+14 BOS

Knicks-MagicKnicks 87, Magic 111

+24 ORL

IND erased a 13-point hole

Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks

Bulls-PacersIND won · Bulls 85, Pacers 95

13 pts

Heat-PistonsDET won · Heat 73, Pistons 82

8 pts

Dwight shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand

Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA

DwightORL · 23 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL

82% (9-11)

KorverPHI · 23 PTS, 5 REB, 2 STL

73% (8-11)

WilcoxSEA · 30 PTS, 14 REB

71% (10-14)

GadzuricMIL · 14 PTS, 5 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST

70% (7-10)

BoshTOR · 24 PTS, 11 REB, 8 AST, 2 STL

69% (11-16)

Final · Bobcats-Cavs

Bobcats 118Cavs 120

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT	T
Bobcats	22	24	32	26	14	118
Cavs	34	21	25	24	16	120

The story

Flip Murray had 19 points as Cleveland beat Charlotte 120-118 in OT

Bernard Robinson led Charlotte with 15 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST 19 PTS, 3 AST, 1 REB · 7-11 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

The Cavaliers won the first 34-22, their biggest quarter edge.

CLE lead by quarter

Final · Hawks-Sixers

Hawks 106Sixers 115

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
Hawks	24	24	26	32	106
Sixers	32	35	29	19	115

The story

Philadelphia beat Atlanta 115-106 behind 29 points and 12 assists from Allen Iverson

Josh Childress paced Atlanta: 17 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST 29 PTS, 12 AST, 3 REB · 10-22 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

A 35-24 second quarter did the most damage for the 76ers.

PHI lead by quarter

Final · Bulls-Pacers

Bulls 85Pacers 95

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
Bulls	27	21	22	15	85
Pacers	14	27	26	28	95

The story

Stephen Jackson's 24 points carried Indiana past Chicago, 95-85

For Chicago, Andres Nocioni had 17 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST 24 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK · 7-18 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The Pacers trailed by 3 going into the fourth, then won it 28-15.

IND lead by quarter

Fantasy angle

Heating up

Chris WilcoxSEA

+12.2points, last 5 vs season avg

Points per game

18.6 points a game over his last five games, against 6.4 in 62 earlier games. Today: 30 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes

Samuel DalembertPHI

−16.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg

Minutes per game

10.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.6 in 50 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role

Alan AndersonCHA

+27.2minutes, today vs season avg

Minutes per game

39 minutes today, against 12.0 a game in 26 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · Heat-Pistons

Detroit fights back from 8 down against Miami

Final: 82–73, after trailing by 8 at the half. Chauncey Billups led Detroit with 24 points, 5 rebounds and 10 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Pistons-Heat

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 37

LeBron JamesCavs-Bobcats · W

30.8 PPG season to date · +6.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight

37 PTS · 11 REB · 12 AST

Paul PierceCeltics-Raptors · W

27.1 PPG season to date · +4.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight

32 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST

Carmelo AnthonyNuggets-Spurs · W

26.6 PPG season to date · +5.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight

32 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST

Mike JamesRaptors-Celtics · L

19.3 PPG season to date · +11.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight

31 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST

Raymond FeltonBobcats-Cavs · L

10.7 PPG season to date · +19.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight

30 PTS · 7 REB · 10 AST

Chris WilcoxSonics-Bucks · W

6.8 PPG season to date · +23.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight

Career high30 PTS · 14 REB · 0 AST

Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot

Ryan GomesBOS+6.4 12.9 last 10 · 6.5 season

Jumaine JonesCHA+6.2 17.0 last 10 · 10.8 season

Antonio DanielsWAS+6.2 15.0 last 10 · 8.8 season

Yao MingHOU+5.6 27.6 last 10 · 22.0 season

Mike JamesTOR+5.5 24.8 last 10 · 19.3 season

Cold

Tracy McGradyHOU−6.0 18.4 last 10 · 24.4 season

Channing FryeNYK−5.7 6.6 last 10 · 12.3 season

Samuel DalembertPHI−5.1 2.6 last 10 · 7.7 season

Mo WilliamsMIL−4.8 8.6 last 10 · 13.4 season

Mickael PietrusGSW−4.6 5.5 last 10 · 10.1 season

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