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Saturday, March 3, 2007Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NYK trailed ATL by 16 after the first quarter and won 104–100.

Final · OT · Box score
Celtics96
Nets88
Q1 BOS -5; Q2 BOS -3; Q3 BOS -3; Q4 Celtics 0; OT1 BOS +8
Final · OT · Box score
Knicks104
Hawks100
Q1 NYK -16; Q2 NYK -12; Q3 NYK -9; Q4 Knicks 0; OT1 NYK +4
Final · Box score
Raptors97
Cavs120
Q1 CLE +7; Q2 CLE +10; Q3 CLE +19; Q4 CLE +23
Final · Box score
Pistons92
Grizzlies89
Q1 DET +5; Q2 Pistons 0; Q3 DET -3; Q4 DET +3
Final · Box score
Spurs97
Rockets74
Q1 SAS +15; Q2 SAS +12; Q3 SAS +22; Q4 SAS +23
Final · Box score
Magic98
Mavs103
Q1 DAL +5; Q2 DAL -2; Q3 DAL +3; Q4 DAL +5
Final · Box score
Kings104
Blazers96
Q1 SAC +8; Q2 SAC +6; Q3 SAC +8; Q4 SAC +8
Final · Box score
Pacers64
Clippers87
Q1 LAC +3; Q2 LAC +13; Q3 LAC +17; Q4 LAC +23
On this day · 2005–06Mar 3, 2006: 10 games. Top scorer: Allen Iverson (Sixers-Wizards), 47 points.
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The lead · Knicks-Hawks

Stephon Marbury drops 38 in 16-point comeback win over Atlanta

Al Jefferson goes for 32 points

Game flow · NYK margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-16-12-90+4NYK AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Knicks1522252517104
Hawks3118221613100
Who led
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 8, 7, 14, 12, 22, 22, 25, 23, 34, 38NYK38 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Steve FrancisPoints, last 10 games: 9, 2, 0, 13, 8, 2, 7, 0, 7, 26NYK26 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 27, 9, 30, 31, 28, 29, 27, 20, 32ATL32 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Josh SmithPoints, last 10 games: 10, 19, 11, 9, 20, 14, 4, 17, 24, 20ATL20 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Eight games, by the margins

Closest finish: 3. Widest: Cleveland by 23.

DET over MEM3NYK over ATL4DAL over ORL5BOS over NJN8SAC over POR8CLE over TOR23SAS over HOU23LAC over IND23Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Magic-Mavs19
Celtics-Nets7
Pistons-Grizzlies6
Knicks-Hawks4
Raptors-Cavs4
Pacers-Clippers2
Spurs-Rockets1
Kings-Blazers0
The night in charts
Raptors-Cavs combined for 217, 13 more than any other game
Points by game
Raptors-CavsRaptors 97, Cavs 120
217
Knicks-HawksKnicks 104, Hawks 100
204
Magic-MavsMagic 98, Mavs 103
201
Kings-BlazersKings 104, Blazers 96
200
Celtics-NetsCeltics 96, Nets 88
184
Pistons-GrizzliesPistons 92, Grizzlies 89
181
Spurs-RocketsSpurs 97, Rockets 74
171
Pacers-ClippersPacers 64, Clippers 87
151
3 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Pistons-GrizzliesPistons 92, Grizzlies 89
+3 DET
Knicks-HawksKnicks 104, Hawks 100
+4 NYK
Magic-MavsMagic 98, Mavs 103
+5 DAL
Celtics-NetsCeltics 96, Nets 88
+8 BOS
Kings-BlazersKings 104, Blazers 96
+8 SAC
Spurs-RocketsSpurs 97, Rockets 74
+23 SAS
Pacers-ClippersPacers 64, Clippers 87
+23 LAC
Raptors-CavsRaptors 97, Cavs 120
+23 CLE
NYK erased a 16-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Knicks-HawksNYK won · Knicks 104, Hawks 100
16 pts
Celtics-NetsBOS won · Celtics 96, Nets 88
5 pts
Pistons-GrizzliesDET won · Pistons 92, Grizzlies 89
3 pts
Magic-MavsDAL won · Magic 98, Mavs 103
2 pts
Duncan shot 10-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DuncanSAS · 26 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
71% (10-14)
TerryDAL · 29 PTS, 15 AST, 2 STL, 1 REB
65% (11-17)
HughesCLE · 27 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
65% (11-17)
DwightORL · 25 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST, 4 BLK
64% (9-14)
World PeaceSAC · 23 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
63% (10-16)
Final · Pistons-Grizzlies
Pistons 92Grizzlies 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2821162792
Grizzlies2326192189
The story
Detroit beat Memphis 92-89 behind 19 points and 9 assists from Chauncey Billups

Mike Miller paced Memphis: 24 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST 19 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB · 5-11 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

A 27-21 fourth quarter erased a 3-point hole for the Pistons.

DET lead by quarter
200 +50−3+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Pau Gasol topped the game at 45.0 FPTS: 22 PTS, 15 REB, 2 AST

Final · Knicks-Hawks
Knicks 104Hawks 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Knicks1522252517104
Hawks3118221613100
The story
Steve Francis had 26 points as New York beat Atlanta 104-100 in OT

Josh Smith led Atlanta with 20 PTS, 11 REB, 6 AST 26 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL · 8-16 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

Down 9 after the third, the Knicks took the fourth 25-16.

NYK lead by quarter
200 −16−12−90+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Celtics-Nets
Celtics 96Nets 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Celtics151817331396
Nets20161730588
The story
Paul Pierce's 17 points carried Boston past New Jersey, 96-88 in OT

For New Jersey, Mikki Moore had 13 PTS, 7 REB 17 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST · 8-28 FG, 1-7 3PT

The swing

It went to overtime, and the Celtics took it 13-5.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −5−3−30+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+13.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
15.0Season avg28.4Last 5

28.4 points a game over his last five games, against 15.0 in 59 earlier games. Today: 38 points in 51 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.1Season avg6.7Last 3

6.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.1 in 53 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+27.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
5.8Season avg33Today

33 minutes today, against 5.8 a game in 29 earlier games. Line: 4 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Stephon Marbury leads the day with 38

Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 8, 7, 14, 12, 22, 22, 25, 23, 34, 38Knicks-Hawks · W
15.4 PPG season to date · +23.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 29, 18, 23, 38, 29, 29, 29, 35, 39, 36Cavs-Raptors · W
27.0 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Kevin MartinPoints, last 10 games: 21, 15, 22, 14, 2, 35, 23, 36, 20, 33Kings-Blazers · W
21.3 PPG season to date · +11.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Al JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 9, 17, 15, 23, 18, 12, 16, 26, 32Celtics-Nets · W
14.8 PPG season to date · +17.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high32 PTS · 18 REB · 2 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 27, 9, 30, 31, 28, 29, 27, 20, 32Hawks-Knicks · L
25.2 PPG season to date · +6.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 18, 16, 11, 9, 21, 10, 21, 18, 20, 29Mavs-Magic · W
16.1 PPG season to date · +13.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 1 REB · 15 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Tony AllenBOS+7.5 19.0 last 10 · 11.5 season
Amar'e StoudemirePHX+6.1 27.0 last 10 · 20.9 season
Rudy GayMEM+5.9 16.0 last 10 · 10.1 season
Stephon MarburyNYK+5.1 20.5 last 10 · 15.4 season
Tyson ChandlerNOK+5.0 13.6 last 10 · 8.6 season
Cold
Rasual ButlerNOK−5.9 4.1 last 10 · 10.0 season
Fred JonesPOR−5.0 2.3 last 10 · 7.3 season
Damon JonesCLE−4.9 2.1 last 10 · 7.0 season
Tyronn LueATL−4.6 7.0 last 10 · 11.6 season
Earl BoykinsMIL−4.5 10.3 last 10 · 14.8 season