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Thursday, March 23, 2006Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NJN trailed MIN by 10 at halftime and won 86–82.

Final · Box score
Wolves82
Nets86
Q1 NJN -9; Q2 NJN -10; Q3 NJN -2; Q4 NJN +4
Final · Box score
Clippers85
Grizzlies95
Q1 MEM +8; Q2 MEM +7; Q3 MEM +10; Q4 MEM +10
Final · Box score
Rockets93
Hornets92
Q1 HOU -1; Q2 HOU -9; Q3 HOU +7; Q4 HOU +1
Final · Box score
Warriors122
Mavs121
Q1 GSW -2; Q2 GSW +3; Q3 GSW +7; Q4 GSW +1
Final · Box score
Blazers108
Suns125
Q1 PHX +6; Q2 PHX +13; Q3 PHX +22; Q4 PHX +17
Final · Box score
Wizards109
Jazz97
Q1 WAS +1; Q2 WAS +9; Q3 WAS +11; Q4 WAS +12
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The lead · Wolves-Nets

New Jersey turns it around against Minnesota

Dirk Nowitzki goes for 51 points

Game flow · NJN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-10-2+4NJN AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves2921161682
Nets2020242286
Who led
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 31, 21, 25, 27, 29, 26, 24, 23, 28, 21NJN21 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Richard JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 30, 18, 16, 19, 12, 22, 16, 28, 27, 21NJN21 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 15, 26, 21, 28, 13, 16, 20, 37, 23, 24MIN24 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Marcus BanksPoints, last 10 games: 26, 4, 15, 0, 2, 18, 11, 4, 12, 18MIN18 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Second story · Rockets-Hornets

Houston holds off New Orleans/Oklahoma City, 93–92

Houston led 71–64 after three and held on to win by one. Yao Ming led Houston with 22 points, 8 rebounds and 1 assist.

The whole night · final margins
HOU over NOK1GSW over DAL1NJN over MIN4MEM over LAC10WAS over UTA12PHX over POR17Final margin, points. Pink = HOU over NOK.
Lead changes
Rockets-Hornets19
Warriors-Mavs13
Wolves-Nets8
Wizards-Jazz3
Blazers-Suns1
Clippers-Grizzlies0
Shot of the night

Richardson's three at the buzzer puts the Warriors ahead, 122-121 final

The night in charts
Warriors-Mavs combined for 243, 10 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-MavsWarriors 122, Mavs 121
243
Blazers-SunsBlazers 108, Suns 125
233
Wizards-JazzWizards 109, Jazz 97
206
Rockets-HornetsRockets 93, Hornets 92
185
Clippers-GrizzliesClippers 85, Grizzlies 95
180
Wolves-NetsWolves 82, Nets 86
168
3 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Warriors-MavsWarriors 122, Mavs 121
+1 GSW
Rockets-HornetsRockets 93, Hornets 92
+1 HOU
Wolves-NetsWolves 82, Nets 86
+4 NJN
Clippers-GrizzliesClippers 85, Grizzlies 95
+10 MEM
Wizards-JazzWizards 109, Jazz 97
+12 WAS
Blazers-SunsBlazers 108, Suns 125
+17 PHX
NJN erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wolves-NetsNJN won · Wolves 82, Nets 86
10 pts
Rockets-HornetsHOU won · Rockets 93, Hornets 92
9 pts
Warriors-MavsGSW won · Warriors 122, Mavs 121
2 pts
Khryapa shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KhryapaPOR · 22 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST
80% (8-10)
BoozerUTA · 30 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
75% (12-16)
JackPOR · 20 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST
73% (8-11)
DirkDAL · 51 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
67% (16-24)
KGMIN · 24 PTS, 11 REB, 3 STL
64% (9-14)
Final · Warriors-Mavs
Warriors 122Mavs 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors26313530122
Mavs28263136121
The story
Jason Richardson had 40 points as Golden State beat Dallas 122-121

Erick Dampier led Dallas with 10 REB, 2 PTS, 2 AST 40 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL · 14-23 FG, 5-10 3PT

The swing

Down 2 after the first, the Warriors took the second 31-26.

GSW lead by quarter
200 −2+3+7+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Hornets
Rockets 93Hornets 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets2223262293
Hornets2331102892
The story
Yao Ming's 22 points carried Houston past New Orleans/Oklahoma City, 93-92

For New Orleans/Oklahoma City, P.J. Brown had 12 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST 22 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST · 9-16 FG

The swing

The Rockets trailed by 9 going into the third, then won it 26-10.

HOU lead by quarter
200 −1−9+7+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Chris Paul was the fantasy play: 37.0 FPTS on 13 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST

Final · Wolves-Nets
Wolves 82Nets 86
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves2921161682
Nets2020242286
The story
New Jersey beat Minnesota 86-82 behind 21 points from Vince Carter

Kevin Garnett paced Minnesota: 24 PTS, 11 REB 21 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST, 3 BLK · 7-18 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

A 24-16 third quarter erased a 10-point hole for the Nets.

NJN lead by quarter
200 −9−10−2+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.5Season avg24.6Last 5

24.6 points a game over his last five games, against 12.5 in 18 earlier games. Today: 30 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.8Season avg9.7Last 3

9.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.8 in 65 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.3Season avg46.9Today

47 minutes today, against 24.3 a game in 58 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Dirk Nowitzki leads the day with 51

Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 25, 33, 34, 24, 30, 30, 25, 37, 28, 51Mavs-Warriors · L
26.3 PPG season to date · +25.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high51 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Jason RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 27, 36, 42, 27, 44, 11, 15, 23, 20, 40Warriors-Mavs · W
23.8 PPG season to date · +16.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
40 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 23, 39, 28, 34, 34, 34, 26, 29, 25, 31Wizards-Jazz · W
29.1 PPG season to date · +1.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 14, 6, 12, 10, 12, 30, 21, 19, 23, 30Jazz-Wizards · L
13.4 PPG season to date · +17.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high30 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 26, 19, 14, 14, 20, 19, 25, 8, 12, 29Mavs-Warriors · L
17.2 PPG season to date · +12.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 31, 25, 19, 12, 35, 20, 21, 23, 16, 27Wizards-Jazz · W
20.2 PPG season to date · +6.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 8 REB · 4 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+6.0 14.9 last 10 · 8.9 season
Caron ButlerWAS+5.9 23.2 last 10 · 17.3 season
Yao MingHOU+5.7 27.7 last 10 · 22.0 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
Cuttino MobleyLAC−4.9 10.8 last 10 · 15.7 season
Mo WilliamsMIL−4.8 8.6 last 10 · 13.4 season