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Sunday, March 11, 2007Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed WAS by 9 after three quarters and won 106–104.

Final · OT · Box score
Sonics119
Raptors120
Q1 TOR +6; Q2 TOR -2; Q3 TOR -7; Q4 Raptors 0; OT1 TOR +1
Final · Box score
Pistons98
Clippers80
Q1 DET +5; Q2 DET +4; Q3 DET +14; Q4 DET +18
Final · Box score
Nuggets113
Kings101
Q1 DEN -2; Q2 DEN +14; Q3 DEN +10; Q4 DEN +12
Final · Box score
Bulls94
Celtics78
Q1 CHI +7; Q2 CHI +7; Q3 CHI +3; Q4 CHI +16
Final · Box score
Pacers88
Cavs99
Q1 CLE +13; Q2 CLE +18; Q3 CLE +21; Q4 CLE +11
Final · Box score
Wizards104
Heat106
Q1 MIA +14; Q2 MIA +13; Q3 MIA -9; Q4 MIA +2
Final · Box score
Magic92
Rockets103
Q1 HOU +8; Q2 HOU +13; Q3 HOU +17; Q4 HOU +11
Final · Box score
Mavs108
Lakers72
Q1 DAL +4; Q2 DAL +24; Q3 DAL +27; Q4 DAL +36
Final · Box score
Warriors87
Blazers106
Q1 POR +2; Q2 POR +7; Q3 POR +21; Q4 POR +19
On this day · 2005–06Mar 11, 2006: 7 games. Top scorer: Dirk Nowitzki (Mavs-Jazz), 34 points.
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The lead · Wizards-Heat

Miami fights back late to top Washington

Chris Bosh goes for 27 points

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+14+13-9+2MIA AHEAD ↑WAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards14293823104
Heat28281634106
Who led
Eddie JonesPoints, last 10 games: 2, 5, 2, 8, 13, 9, 21, 23, 15, 18MIA18 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 2, 2, 4, 2, 2, 2, 11, 9, 4, 17MIA17 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 36, 20, 26, 15, 19, 32, 25, 28, 25, 33WAS33 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 9, 35, 34, 2, 22, 18, 25, 22, 18, 26WAS26 PTS · 15 REB · 0 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Dallas posts the night's biggest win

Dallas beat Lakers by 36, the widest margin of 9 games.

TOR over SEA1MIA over WAS2CLE over IND11HOU over ORL11DEN over SAC12CHI over BOS16DET over LAC18POR over GSW19DAL over LAL36Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Sonics-Raptors16
Wizards-Heat12
Bulls-Celtics5
Mavs-Lakers3
Pistons-Clippers2
Nuggets-Kings2
Warriors-Blazers2
Magic-Rockets1
Shot of the night

Haslem's jumper at the buzzer breaks the tie, 106-104 final

The night in charts
Sonics-Raptors combined for 239, 25 more than any other game
Points by game
Sonics-RaptorsSonics 119, Raptors 120
239
Nuggets-KingsNuggets 113, Kings 101
214
Wizards-HeatWizards 104, Heat 106
210
Magic-RocketsMagic 92, Rockets 103
195
Warriors-BlazersWarriors 87, Blazers 106
193
Pacers-CavsPacers 88, Cavs 99
187
Mavs-LakersMavs 108, Lakers 72
180
Pistons-ClippersPistons 98, Clippers 80
178
Bulls-CelticsBulls 94, Celtics 78
172
2 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Sonics-RaptorsSonics 119, Raptors 120
+1 TOR
Wizards-HeatWizards 104, Heat 106
+2 MIA
Magic-RocketsMagic 92, Rockets 103
+11 HOU
Pacers-CavsPacers 88, Cavs 99
+11 CLE
Nuggets-KingsNuggets 113, Kings 101
+12 DEN
Bulls-CelticsBulls 94, Celtics 78
+16 CHI
Pistons-ClippersPistons 98, Clippers 80
+18 DET
Warriors-BlazersWarriors 87, Blazers 106
+19 POR
Mavs-LakersMavs 108, Lakers 72
+36 DAL
MIA rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wizards-HeatMIA won · Wizards 104, Heat 106
9 pts
Sonics-RaptorsTOR won · Sonics 119, Raptors 120
7 pts
Nuggets-KingsDEN won · Nuggets 113, Kings 101
2 pts
Hamilton shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HamiltonDET · 23 PTS, 5 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
83% (10-12)
T.J. FordTOR · 25 PTS, 13 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL
73% (11-15)
DengCHI · 17 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB
73% (8-11)
KleizaDEN · 24 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
MaggetteLAC · 19 PTS, 2 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
67% (8-12)
Final · Sonics-Raptors
Sonics 119Raptors 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Sonics1930292813119
Raptors2522243514120
The story
T.J. Ford had 25 points and 13 assists as Toronto beat Seattle 120-119 in OT

Rashard Lewis led Seattle with 26 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST 25 PTS, 13 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL · 11-15 FG

The swing

Down 7 after the third, the Raptors took the fourth 35-28.

TOR lead by quarter
200 +6−2−70+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Wizards-Heat
Wizards 104Heat 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards14293823104
Heat28281634106
The story
Alonzo Mourning's 16 points carried Miami past Washington, 106-104

For Washington, Antawn Jamison had 26 PTS, 15 REB 16 PTS, 7 REB, 4 BLK, 1 AST · 7-11 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 28-14, was where the Heat built it.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +14+13−9+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Gilbert Arenas was the fantasy play: 51.3 FPTS on 33 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB

Final · Magic-Rockets
Magic 92Rockets 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic2322212692
Rockets31272520103
The story
Houston beat Orlando 103-92 behind 19 points and 10 assists from Tracy McGrady

Dwight Howard paced Orlando: 16 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST 19 PTS, 10 AST, 3 REB · 6-17 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

A 31-23 first quarter did the most damage for the Rockets.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +8+13+17+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.6Season avg17.2Last 5

17.2 points a game over his last five games, against 6.6 in 44 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.3Season avg17.0Last 3

17.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.3 in 54 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 19 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+27.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.5Season avg47Today

47 minutes today, against 19.5 a game in 56 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 7 rebounds, 8 assists.

Top performances

Yao Ming leads the day with 37

Yao MingPoints, last 10 games: 38, 35, 32, 34, 22, 2, 16, 11, 24, 37Rockets-Magic · W
25.4 PPG season to date · +12.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 27, 32, 12, 16, 19, 34, 29, 29, 22, 36Sonics-Raptors · L
26.7 PPG season to date · +9.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Mike BibbyPoints, last 10 games: 30, 3, 28, 7, 30, 33, 13, 22, 12, 34Kings-Nuggets · L
17.3 PPG season to date · +16.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 36, 20, 26, 15, 19, 32, 25, 28, 25, 33Wizards-Heat · L
28.7 PPG season to date · +4.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 28, 15, 36, 34, 33, 23, 30, 21, 17, 29Nuggets-Kings · W
29.7 PPG season to date · −0.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 24, 23, 24, 14, 13, 14, 25, 25, 19, 27Raptors-Sonics · W
22.8 PPG season to date · +4.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 10 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
Al JeffersonBOS+5.6 20.8 last 10 · 15.2 season
LeBron JamesCLE+5.4 32.8 last 10 · 27.4 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−5.5 13.9 last 10 · 19.4 season
Rasual ButlerNOK−5.1 4.7 last 10 · 9.8 season
Mickael PietrusGSW−5.0 6.9 last 10 · 11.9 season
Damon JonesCLE−4.9 2.1 last 10 · 7.0 season