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Tuesday, March 6, 2007Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Spurs trailed Blazers by 9 after three quarters and won 99–94.

Final · Box score
Raptors109
Wizards129
Q1 Wizards +3; Q2 Wizards +14; Q3 Wizards +18; Q4 Wizards +20
Final · Box score
Sonics100
Knicks99
Q1 Sonics +13; Q2 Sonics +13; Q3 Sonics +7; Q4 Sonics +1
Final · 2OT · Box score
Lakers107
Wolves117
Q1 Wolves -5; Q2 Wolves -3; Q3 Wolves -7; Q4 Wolves 0; OT1 Wolves 0; OT2 Wolves +10
Final · Box score
Nets89
Mavs102
Q1 Mavs +7; Q2 Mavs +6; Q3 Mavs +4; Q4 Mavs +13
Final · Box score
Hornets91
Nuggets106
Q1 Nuggets -1; Q2 Nuggets +10; Q3 Nuggets +22; Q4 Nuggets +15
Final · Box score
Spurs99
Blazers94
Q1 Spurs -7; Q2 Spurs -7; Q3 Spurs -9; Q4 Spurs +5
Final · Box score
Pacers98
Kings102
Q1 Kings +8; Q2 Kings +15; Q3 Kings +7; Q4 Kings +4
On this day · 2005–06Mar 6, 2006: 6 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (Lakers-Spurs), 43 points.
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The lead · Spurs-Blazers

San Antonio climbs out of a 9-point hole against Portland

Kobe Bryant goes for 40 points

Game flow · Spurs margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-7-9+5Spurs AHEAD ↑Blazers AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2225183499
Blazers2925202094
Who led
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 21, 23, 12, 30, 6, 24, 19, 26, 9, 24Spurs24 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 10 games: 14, 20, 14, 40, 11, 13, 31, 5, 16, 23Spurs23 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Brandon RoyPoints, last 10 games: 7, 15, 19, 27, 16, 19, 6, 14, 15, 19Blazers19 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 10, 17, 28, 22, 22, 25, 11, 20, 24, 14Blazers14 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Nets-Mavs11
Hornets-Nuggets8
Lakers-Wolves5
Raptors-Wizards4
Pacers-Kings3
Sonics-Knicks3
Spurs-Blazers2
Shot of the night

Lewis's three with 4.8 seconds left puts the SuperSonics ahead, 100-99 final

The night in charts
Raptors-Wizards combined for 238, 14 more than any other game
Points by game
Raptors-WizardsRaptors 109, Wizards 129
238
Lakers-WolvesLakers 107, Wolves 117
224
Pacers-KingsPacers 98, Kings 102
200
Sonics-KnicksSonics 100, Knicks 99
199
Hornets-NuggetsHornets 91, Nuggets 106
197
Spurs-BlazersSpurs 99, Blazers 94
193
Nets-MavsNets 89, Mavs 102
191
3 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Sonics-KnicksSonics 100, Knicks 99
+1 Sonics
Pacers-KingsPacers 98, Kings 102
+4 Kings
Spurs-BlazersSpurs 99, Blazers 94
+5 Spurs
Lakers-WolvesLakers 107, Wolves 117
+10 MIN
Nets-MavsNets 89, Mavs 102
+13 Mavs
Hornets-NuggetsHornets 91, Nuggets 106
+15 Nuggets
Raptors-WizardsRaptors 109, Wizards 129
+20 Wizards
Spurs rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Spurs-BlazersSpurs won · Spurs 99, Blazers 94
9 pts
Lakers-WolvesWolves won · Lakers 107, Wolves 117
7 pts
Hornets-NuggetsNuggets won · Hornets 91, Nuggets 106
1 pt
Mikki Moore shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Mikki MooreNets · 20 PTS, 3 BLK, 2 AST, 1 REB
75% (9-12)
DunleavyPacers · 24 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
71% (10-14)
ChandlerHornets · 18 REB, 15 PTS, 4 BLK, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
ArenasWizards · 25 PTS, 6 AST, 2 STL
69% (9-13)
MurphyPacers · 19 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
67% (8-12)
Final · Sonics-Knicks
Sonics 100Knicks 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics31241827100
Knicks1824243399
The story
Ray Allen's 29 points carried Seattle past New York, 100-99

For New York, Stephon Marbury had 40 PTS, 3 AST 29 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST · 9-22 FG, 3-9 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 31-18, was where the SuperSonics built it.

Sonics lead by quarter
200 +13+13+7+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Spurs-Blazers
Spurs 99Blazers 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2225183499
Blazers2925202094
The story
San Antonio beat Portland 99-94 behind 24 points from Tim Duncan

Zach Randolph paced Portland: 14 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST 24 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST · 10-17 FG

The swing

A 34-20 fourth quarter erased a 9-point hole for the Spurs.

Spurs lead by quarter
200 −7−7−9+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Brandon Roy topped the game at 44.0 FPTS: 19 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB

Final · Lakers-Wolves
Lakers 107Wolves 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Lakers2825252072107
Wolves23272127712117
The story
Ricky Davis had 33 points and 10 rebounds as Minnesota beat Los Angeles 117-107 in OT

Smush Parker led Los Angeles with 24 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST 33 PTS, 10 REB, 8 AST, 4 STL · 10-23 FG, 1-7 3PT

The swing

The Timberwolves won the second overtime 12-2.

Wolves lead by quarter
200 −5−3−700+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+16.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
15.4Season avg32.0Last 5

32.0 points a game over his last five games, against 15.4 in 60 earlier games. Today: 40 points in 47 minutes.

Losing minutes
JR SmithNuggets
−15.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.1Season avg11.3Last 3

11.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.1 in 42 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+33.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.1Season avg49.4Today

49 minutes today, against 16.1 a game in 49 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 8 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · Lakers-Wolves

Minnesota goes to double overtime again, beats Lakers

Back-to-back games past regulation for the Timberwolves. 98–98 after 48 minutes, 117–107 final. Ricky Davis led Minnesota with 33 points, 10 rebounds and 8 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Wolves-Lakers
Ricky Davis · MINKobe Bryant · LakersPTS3340REB1013AST88Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 40

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 36, 31, 34, 25, 38, 26, 35, 30, 31, 40Lakers-Wolves · L
29.2 PPG season to date · +11.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
40 PTS · 13 REB · 8 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 7, 14, 12, 22, 22, 25, 23, 34, 38, 40Knicks-Sonics · L
15.8 PPG season to date · +24.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
40 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Ricky DavisPoints, last 10 games: 28, 7, 24, 8, 12, 27, 15, 16, 35, 33Wolves-Lakers · W
16.8 PPG season to date · +16.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 10 REB · 8 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 32, 18, 17, 46, 26, 40, 27, 25, 9, 32Nets-Mavs · L
25.2 PPG season to date · +6.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 29, 25, 31, 27, 32, 12, 16, 19, 34, 29Sonics-Knicks · W
26.6 PPG season to date · +2.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Kevin MartinPoints, last 10 games: 15, 22, 14, 2, 35, 23, 36, 20, 33, 27Kings-Pacers · W
21.4 PPG season to date · +5.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Stephon MarburyKnicks+7.9 23.7 last 10 · 15.8 season
Tony AllenCeltics+7.5 19.0 last 10 · 11.5 season
Rudy GayGrizzlies+5.9 16.0 last 10 · 10.1 season
Tyson ChandlerHornets+5.6 14.5 last 10 · 8.9 season
Gerald WallaceBobcats+5.0 21.8 last 10 · 16.8 season
Cold
Damon JonesCavs−4.9 2.1 last 10 · 7.0 season
Rasual ButlerHornets−4.8 5.2 last 10 · 10.0 season
Fred JonesBlazers−4.7 2.5 last 10 · 7.2 season
Earl BoykinsBucks−4.5 10.3 last 10 · 14.8 season
Tyronn LueHawks−4.5 7.0 last 10 · 11.5 season