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Wednesday, March 7, 2007Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ATL trailed WAS by 10 after the first quarter and won 100–97.

Final · Box score
Wizards97
Hawks100
Q1 ATL -10; Q2 ATL -8; Q3 ATL +4; Q4 ATL +3
Final · Box score
Sonics89
Sixers92
Q1 PHI +10; Q2 PHI +6; Q3 PHI +5; Q4 PHI +3
Final · Box score
Grizzlies87
Raptors94
Q1 TOR +5; Q2 TOR +11; Q3 TOR +16; Q4 TOR +7
Final · Box score
Rockets111
Celtics80
Q1 HOU +8; Q2 HOU +13; Q3 HOU +25; Q4 HOU +31
Final · OT · Box score
Cavs101
Pistons97
Q1 CLE +10; Q2 CLE +2; Q3 Cavs 0; Q4 Cavs 0; OT1 CLE +4
Final · Box score
Bulls70
Heat103
Q1 MIA +12; Q2 MIA +9; Q3 MIA +14; Q4 MIA +33
Final · Box score
Lakers90
Bucks110
Q1 Bucks 0; Q2 MIL +6; Q3 MIL +16; Q4 MIL +20
Final · OT · Box score
Bobcats106
Suns115
Q1 PHX +11; Q2 PHX +3; Q3 Suns 0; Q4 Suns 0; OT1 PHX +9
Final · Box score
Pacers72
Jazz94
Q1 UTA +2; Q2 UTA +13; Q3 UTA +6; Q4 UTA +22
Final · Box score
Nuggets96
Warriors110
Q1 GSW +3; Q2 GSW +1; Q3 GSW +12; Q4 GSW +14
On this day · 2005–06Mar 7, 2006: 8 games. Top scorer: Joe Johnson (Hawks-Warriors), 42 points.
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The lead · Wizards-Hawks

Atlanta rallies from 10 down to beat Washington

LeBron James goes for 41 points

Game flow · ATL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10-8+4+3ATL AHEAD ↑WAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards3121153097
Hawks21232729100
Who led
Zaza PachuliaPoints, last 10 games: 9, 23, 12, 6, 24, 13, 9, 12, 7, 27ATL27 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Anthony JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 1, 6, 0, 17, 2, 15, 0, 3, 16, 19ATL19 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 38, 43, 36, 20, 26, 15, 19, 32, 25, 28WAS28 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 31, 23, 9, 35, 34, 2, 22, 18, 25, 22WAS22 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Bobcats-Suns14
Cavs-Pistons10
Nuggets-Warriors7
Wizards-Hawks6
Sonics-Sixers2
Grizzlies-Raptors1
Rockets-Celtics1
Lakers-Bucks0
Pacers-Jazz0
Bulls-Heat0
Shot of the night

Smith's jumper with 14 seconds left breaks the tie, 92-89 final

The night in charts
Bobcats-Suns combined for 221, 15 more than any other game
Points by game
Bobcats-SunsBobcats 106, Suns 115
221
Nuggets-WarriorsNuggets 96, Warriors 110
206
Lakers-BucksLakers 90, Bucks 110
200
Cavs-PistonsCavs 101, Pistons 97
198
Wizards-HawksWizards 97, Hawks 100
197
Rockets-CelticsRockets 111, Celtics 80
191
Grizzlies-RaptorsGrizzlies 87, Raptors 94
181
Sonics-SixersSonics 89, Sixers 92
181
Bulls-HeatBulls 70, Heat 103
173
Pacers-JazzPacers 72, Jazz 94
166
3 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Sonics-SixersSonics 89, Sixers 92
+3 PHI
Wizards-HawksWizards 97, Hawks 100
+3 ATL
Cavs-PistonsCavs 101, Pistons 97
+4 CLE
Grizzlies-RaptorsGrizzlies 87, Raptors 94
+7 TOR
Bobcats-SunsBobcats 106, Suns 115
+9 PHX
Nuggets-WarriorsNuggets 96, Warriors 110
+14 GSW
Lakers-BucksLakers 90, Bucks 110
+20 MIL
Pacers-JazzPacers 72, Jazz 94
+22 UTA
Rockets-CelticsRockets 111, Celtics 80
+31 HOU
Bulls-HeatBulls 70, Heat 103
+33 MIA
Bogut shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BogutMIL · 22 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
83% (10-12)
VillanuevaMIL · 26 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST
83% (10-12)
PauMEM · 16 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
Eddie JonesMIA · 23 PTS, 6 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB
73% (8-11)
ShaqMIA · 24 PTS, 9 REB, 8 AST, 1 BLK
67% (12-18)
Final · Wizards-Hawks
Wizards 97Hawks 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards3121153097
Hawks21232729100
The story
Zaza Pachulia's 27 points and 12 rebounds carried Atlanta past Washington, 100-97

For Washington, Gilbert Arenas had 28 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST 27 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK · 10-17 FG

The swing

The Hawks trailed by 8 going into the third, then won it 27-15.

ATL lead by quarter
200 −10−8+4+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sonics-Sixers
Sonics 89Sixers 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics2322212389
Sixers3318202192
The story
Philadelphia beat Seattle 92-89 behind a 25-11-10 triple-double from Andre Iguodala

Ray Allen paced Seattle: 29 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST 25 PTS, 11 REB, 10 AST · 10-21 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

A 33-23 first quarter did the most damage for the 76ers.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +10+6+5+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Cavs-Pistons
Cavs 101Pistons 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Cavs341818238101
Pistons24262023497
The story
Drew Gooden had 22 points and 10 rebounds as Cleveland beat Detroit 101-97 in OT

Chris Webber led Detroit with 20 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST 22 PTS, 10 REB · 10-18 FG

The swing

The Cavaliers won the first 34-24, their biggest quarter edge.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +10+200+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
27.1Season avg36.6Last 5

36.6 points a game over his last five games, against 27.1 in 58 earlier games. Today: 41 points in 51 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.3Season avg17.3Last 3

17.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.3 in 28 earlier games. Today: 11 points in 19 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+29.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.0Season avg44.2Today

44 minutes today, against 15.0 a game in 46 earlier games. Line: 19 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Heat rout

Three of 10 games were decided by four points or fewer. Miami beat Chicago by 33.

ATL over WAS3PHI over SEA3CLE over DET4TOR over MEM7PHX over CHA9GSW over DEN14MIL over LAL20UTA over IND22HOU over BOS31MIA over CHI33Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 41

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 23, 38, 29, 29, 29, 35, 39, 36, 32, 41Cavs-Pistons · W
27.4 PPG season to date · +13.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high41 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 31, 22, 9, 33, 26, 25, 34, 19, 25, 35Nuggets-Warriors · L
28.1 PPG season to date · +7.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Leandro BarbosaPoints, last 10 games: 16, 16, 26, 24, 19, 13, 11, 14, 20, 32Suns-Bobcats · W
17.2 PPG season to date · +15.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high32 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 25, 31, 27, 32, 12, 16, 19, 34, 29, 29Sonics-Sixers · L
26.6 PPG season to date · +2.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 20, 12, 18, 22, 22, 20, 12, 6, 29Pistons-Cavs · L
21.2 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 0 REB · 0 AST
Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 38, 43, 36, 20, 26, 15, 19, 32, 25, 28Wizards-Hawks · L
28.7 PPG season to date · −0.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Stephon MarburyNYK+7.9 23.7 last 10 · 15.8 season
Tony AllenBOS+7.5 19.0 last 10 · 11.5 season
Rudy GayMEM+6.1 16.3 last 10 · 10.2 season
LeBron JamesCLE+5.7 33.1 last 10 · 27.4 season
Tyson ChandlerNOK+5.6 14.5 last 10 · 8.9 season
Cold
Carlos BoozerUTA−6.8 14.1 last 10 · 20.9 season
Damon JonesCLE−4.9 2.1 last 10 · 7.0 season
Caron ButlerWAS−4.8 15.0 last 10 · 19.8 season
Rasual ButlerNOK−4.8 5.2 last 10 · 10.0 season
Fred JonesPOR−4.7 2.5 last 10 · 7.2 season