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Saturday, March 10, 2007Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CLE trailed MIL by 9 after three quarters and won 94–92.

Final · Box score
Wolves93
Hawks99
Q1 ATL +1; Q2 ATL -6; Q3 ATL -2; Q4 ATL +6
Final · Box score
Grizzlies115
Bobcats107
Q1 MEM +10; Q2 MEM +1; Q3 MEM +6; Q4 MEM +8
Final · Box score
Sixers100
Pacers96
Q1 PHI +6; Q2 PHI -3; Q3 PHI +3; Q4 PHI +4
Final · Box score
Knicks90
Wizards89
Q1 NYK -2; Q2 NYK -2; Q3 NYK +1; Q4 NYK +1
Final · Box score
Nets77
Spurs93
Q1 SAS +3; Q2 SAS +9; Q3 SAS +14; Q4 SAS +16
Final · Box score
Cavs94
Bucks92
Q1 CLE -3; Q2 CLE -1; Q3 CLE -9; Q4 CLE +2
Final · Box score
Hornets86
Jazz96
Q1 UTA -6; Q2 UTA -2; Q3 UTA +10; Q4 UTA +10
On this day · 2005–06Mar 10, 2006: 9 games. Top scorer: Jason Richardson (Warriors-Heat), 44 points.
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The lead · Cavs-Bucks

LeBron James scores 32, Cleveland holds off Milwaukee

Kevin Garnett goes for 32 points

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3-1-9+2CLE AHEAD ↑MIL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs2125163294
Bucks2423242192
Who led
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 38, 29, 29, 29, 35, 39, 36, 32, 41, 32CLE32 PTS · 8 REB · 9 AST
Donyell MarshallPoints, last 10 games: 11, 8, 6, 8, 5, 14, 12, 6, 0, 19CLE19 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Michael ReddPoints, last 10 games: 17, 38, 12, 26, 31, 21, 52, 15, 10, 29MIL29 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Ruben PattersonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 13, 13, 13, 19, 9, 17, 14, 13, 24MIL24 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 7 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: San Antonio by 16.

NYK over WAS1CLE over MIL2PHI over IND4ATL over MIN6MEM over CHA8UTA over NOK10SAS over NJN16Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Lead changes
Knicks-Wizards10
Cavs-Bucks10
Grizzlies-Bobcats8
Nets-Spurs6
Hornets-Jazz3
Shot of the night

Francis's three with 1.2 seconds left puts the Knicks ahead, 90-89 final

The night in charts
Grizzlies-Bobcats combined for 222, 26 more than any other game
Points by game
Grizzlies-BobcatsGrizzlies 115, Bobcats 107
222
Sixers-PacersSixers 100, Pacers 96
196
Wolves-HawksWolves 93, Hawks 99
192
Cavs-BucksCavs 94, Bucks 92
186
Hornets-JazzHornets 86, Jazz 96
182
Knicks-WizardsKnicks 90, Wizards 89
179
Nets-SpursNets 77, Spurs 93
170
3 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Knicks-WizardsKnicks 90, Wizards 89
+1 NYK
Cavs-BucksCavs 94, Bucks 92
+2 CLE
Sixers-PacersSixers 100, Pacers 96
+4 PHI
Wolves-HawksWolves 93, Hawks 99
+6 ATL
Grizzlies-BobcatsGrizzlies 115, Bobcats 107
+8 MEM
Hornets-JazzHornets 86, Jazz 96
+10 UTA
Nets-SpursNets 77, Spurs 93
+16 SAS
CLE rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Cavs-BucksCLE won · Cavs 94, Bucks 92
9 pts
Wolves-HawksATL won · Wolves 93, Hawks 99
6 pts
Hornets-JazzUTA won · Hornets 86, Jazz 96
6 pts
Sixers-PacersPHI won · Sixers 100, Pacers 96
3 pts
Knicks-WizardsNYK won · Knicks 90, Wizards 89
2 pts
Josh Smith shot 12-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Josh SmithATL · 32 PTS, 5 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
80% (12-15)
PattersonMIL · 24 PTS, 3 STL, 2 AST, 1 REB
77% (10-13)
Mikki MooreNJN · 14 PTS, 7 REB, 2 BLK, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
PauMEM · 31 PTS, 15 REB, 4 AST, 2 BLK
65% (13-20)
DunleavyIND · 17 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Knicks-Wizards
Knicks 90Wizards 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks1920282390
Wizards2120252389
The story
Steve Francis' 26 points carried New York past Washington, 90-89

For Washington, Antawn Jamison had 18 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 26 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST · 8-19 FG, 5-10 3PT

The swing

The Knicks trailed by 2 going into the third, then won it 28-25.

NYK lead by quarter
200 −2−2+1+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Gilbert Arenas was the fantasy play: 43.0 FPTS on 25 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST

Final · Cavs-Bucks
Cavs 94Bucks 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs2125163294
Bucks2423242192
The story
Drew Gooden had 13 points as Cleveland beat Milwaukee 94-92

Ruben Patterson led Milwaukee with 24 PTS, 2 AST 13 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST · 5-9 FG

The swing

Down 9 after the third, the Cavaliers took the fourth 32-21.

CLE lead by quarter
200 −3−1−9+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Hawks
Wolves 93Hawks 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves2129241993
Hawks2222282799
The story
Atlanta beat Minnesota 99-93 behind 32 points from Josh Smith

Ricky Davis paced Minnesota: 19 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST 32 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST · 12-15 FG, 2-2 3PT

The swing

A 27-19 fourth quarter erased a 2-point hole for the Hawks.

ATL lead by quarter
200 +1−6−2+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+14.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
15.8Season avg30.0Last 5

30.0 points a game over his last five games, against 15.8 in 61 earlier games. Today: 15 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.4Season avg7.3Last 3

7.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.4 in 59 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.7Season avg32Today

32 minutes today, against 10.7 a game in 38 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 7 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 32

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 38, 29, 29, 29, 35, 39, 36, 32, 41, 32Cavs-Bucks · W
27.4 PPG season to date · +4.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 8 REB · 9 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 26, 22, 28, 26, 15, 22, 33, 26, 23, 32Wolves-Hawks · L
22.9 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Josh SmithPoints, last 10 games: 20, 14, 4, 17, 24, 20, 16, 13, 20, 32Hawks-Wolves · W
15.2 PPG season to date · +17.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high32 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 17, 22, 23, 21, 28, 31, 22, 16, 10, 31Grizzlies-Bobcats · W
20.6 PPG season to date · +10.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 15 REB · 4 AST
Michael ReddPoints, last 10 games: 17, 38, 12, 26, 31, 21, 52, 15, 10, 29Bucks-Cavs · L
27.1 PPG season to date · +2.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Mehmet OkurPoints, last 10 games: 19, 22, 25, 9, 16, 10, 28, 32, 8, 29Jazz-Hornets · W
18.4 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Stephon MarburyNYK+8.7 24.5 last 10 · 15.8 season
Tony AllenBOS+7.5 19.0 last 10 · 11.5 season
LeBron JamesCLE+6.6 34.0 last 10 · 27.4 season
Al JeffersonBOS+6.0 21.3 last 10 · 15.3 season
Tyson ChandlerNOK+5.2 14.2 last 10 · 9.0 season
Cold
Carlos BoozerUTA−7.3 13.6 last 10 · 20.9 season
Caron ButlerWAS−5.2 14.5 last 10 · 19.7 season
Rasual ButlerNOK−5.1 4.7 last 10 · 9.8 season
Damon JonesCLE−4.9 2.1 last 10 · 7.0 season
Tyronn LueATL−4.8 6.5 last 10 · 11.3 season