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Friday, March 16, 2007Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Hornets trailed Knicks by 14 after the first quarter and won 92–90.

Final · Box score
Clippers102
Bobcats93
Q1 Clippers -5; Q2 Clippers 0; Q3 Clippers +13; Q4 Clippers +9
Final · Box score
Jazz88
Sixers89
Q1 Sixers +3; Q2 Sixers +6; Q3 Sixers +11; Q4 Sixers +1
Final · Box score
Rockets114
Raptors100
Q1 Rockets +17; Q2 Rockets +9; Q3 Rockets +15; Q4 Rockets +14
Final · Box score
Kings97
Heat103
Q1 Heat +7; Q2 Heat +11; Q3 Heat +14; Q4 Heat +6
Final · Box score
Hornets92
Knicks90
Q1 Hornets -14; Q2 Hornets -6; Q3 Hornets -7; Q4 Hornets +2
Final · Box score
Celtics101
Mavs106
Q1 Mavs +3; Q2 Mavs -10; Q3 Mavs -1; Q4 Mavs +5
Final · Box score
Pistons105
Suns83
Q1 Pistons -2; Q2 Pistons +5; Q3 Pistons +11; Q4 Pistons +22
Final · Box score
Wolves86
Warriors106
Q1 Warriors +4; Q2 Warriors +13; Q3 Warriors +18; Q4 Warriors +20
Final · OT · Box score
Blazers111
Lakers116
Q1 Lakers -8; Q2 Lakers +3; Q3 Lakers 0; Q4 Lakers 0; OT1 Lakers +5
On this day · 2005–06Mar 16, 2006: 3 games. Top scorer: Paul Pierce (Celtics-Heat), 34 points.
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The lead · Hornets-Knicks

New Orleans/Oklahoma City rallies from 14 down to beat New York

Kobe Bryant goes for 65 points

Game flow · Hornets margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-14-6-7+2Hornets AHEAD ↑Knicks AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets1533162892
Knicks2925171990
Who led
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 13, 7, 24, 16, 14, 13, 14, 12, 25, 20Hornets20 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
David WestPoints, last 10 games: 23, 25, 17, 12, 10, 4, 19, 13, 24, 18Hornets18 PTS · 12 REB · 0 AST
Steve FrancisPoints, last 10 games: 8, 2, 7, 0, 7, 26, 10, 26, 17, 21Knicks21 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
Channing FryePoints, last 10 games: 9, 15, 6, 7, 6, 7, 5, 12, 6, 20Knicks20 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Lead changes
Celtics-Mavs14
Jazz-Sixers12
Blazers-Lakers10
Hornets-Knicks6
Clippers-Bobcats4
Wolves-Warriors4
Pistons-Suns3
Kings-Heat1
Rockets-Raptors0
Shot of the night

Korver's jumper with 5.9 seconds left puts the 76ers ahead, 89-88 final

The night in charts
Blazers-Lakers combined for 227, 13 more than any other game
Points by game
Blazers-LakersBlazers 111, Lakers 116
227
Rockets-RaptorsRockets 114, Raptors 100
214
Celtics-MavsCeltics 101, Mavs 106
207
Kings-HeatKings 97, Heat 103
200
Clippers-BobcatsClippers 102, Bobcats 93
195
Wolves-WarriorsWolves 86, Warriors 106
192
Pistons-SunsPistons 105, Suns 83
188
Hornets-KnicksHornets 92, Knicks 90
182
Jazz-SixersJazz 88, Sixers 89
177
4 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Jazz-SixersJazz 88, Sixers 89
+1 Sixers
Hornets-KnicksHornets 92, Knicks 90
+2 Hornets
Blazers-LakersBlazers 111, Lakers 116
+5 Lakers
Celtics-MavsCeltics 101, Mavs 106
+5 Mavs
Kings-HeatKings 97, Heat 103
+6 Heat
Clippers-BobcatsClippers 102, Bobcats 93
+9 Clippers
Rockets-RaptorsRockets 114, Raptors 100
+14 Rockets
Wolves-WarriorsWolves 86, Warriors 106
+20 Warriors
Pistons-SunsPistons 105, Suns 83
+22 Pistons
Hornets erased a 14-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hornets-KnicksHornets won · Hornets 92, Knicks 90
14 pts
Celtics-MavsMavs won · Celtics 101, Mavs 106
10 pts
Blazers-LakersLakers won · Blazers 111, Lakers 116
8 pts
Clippers-BobcatsClippers won · Clippers 102, Bobcats 93
5 pts
Pistons-SunsPistons won · Pistons 105, Suns 83
2 pts
Flip Murray shot 12-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Flip MurrayPistons · 25 PTS, 6 STL, 4 REB, 2 AST
75% (12-16)
Tim ThomasClippers · 24 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST, 1 BLK
75% (9-12)
Andre MillerSixers · 16 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST, 2 STL
73% (8-11)
Abdur-RahimKings · 18 PTS, 7 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
AldridgeBlazers · 16 PTS, 10 REB, 3 BLK
73% (8-11)
Final · Hornets-Knicks
Hornets 92Knicks 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets1533162892
Knicks2925171990
The story
Chris Paul's 20 points and 8 assists carried New Orleans/Oklahoma City past New York, 92-90

For New York, Steve Francis had 21 PTS, 10 AST, 3 REB 20 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB · 6-15 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The Hornets trailed by 7 going into the fourth, then won it 28-19.

Hornets lead by quarter
200 −14−6−7+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Channing Frye was the fantasy play: 40.9 FPTS on 20 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST

Final · Blazers-Lakers
Blazers 111Lakers 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Blazers2419253013111
Lakers1630223018116
The story
Lamar Odom had 15 points as Los Angeles beat Portland 116-111 in OT

Ime Udoka led Portland with 19 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST 15 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST · 7-14 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

Down 8 after the first, the Lakers took the second 30-19.

Lakers lead by quarter
200 −8+300+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Celtics-Mavs
Celtics 101Mavs 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics26281631101
Mavs29152537106
The story
Dallas beat Boston 106-101 behind 30 points from Josh Howard

Al Jefferson paced Boston: 20 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST 30 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK · 11-19 FG

The swing

A 25-16 third quarter erased a 10-point hole for the Mavericks.

Mavs lead by quarter
200 +3−10−1+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Dirk Nowitzki topped the game at 54.4 FPTS: 30 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.0Season avg26.4Last 5

26.4 points a game over his last five games, against 16.0 in 63 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.8Season avg14.0Last 3

14.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.8 in 58 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.4Season avg31Today

31 minutes today, against 13.4 a game in 60 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · Celtics-Mavs

Dallas climbs back to beat Boston

Boston led by 10 at the half. Dallas won it 106–101. Dirk Nowitzki led Dallas with 30 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Mavs-Celtics
Dirk Nowitzki · MavsPaul Pierce · CelticsPTS3029REB125AST48Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 65

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 38, 26, 35, 30, 31, 40, 30, 25, 25, 65Lakers-Blazers · W
29.7 PPG season to date · +35.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high65 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Metta World PeacePoints, last 10 games: 18, 32, 33, 13, 19, 23, 17, 19, 21, 32Kings-Heat · L
18.9 PPG season to date · +13.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 22, 25, 11, 20, 24, 14, 25, 26, 21, 31Blazers-Lakers · L
23.6 PPG season to date · +7.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 31, 27, 23, 24, 24, 22, 19, 13, 30, 30Mavs-Celtics · W
25.2 PPG season to date · +4.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Josh HowardPoints, last 10 games: 27, 20, 17, 17, 21, 10, 24, 11, 19, 30Mavs-Celtics · W
19.2 PPG season to date · +11.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high30 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 28, 24, 17, 27, 20, 21, 8, 24, 17, 29Celtics-Mavs · L
24.6 PPG season to date · +4.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Stephon MarburyKnicks+9.9 25.8 last 10 · 15.9 season
Tony AllenCeltics+7.5 19.0 last 10 · 11.5 season
Eddie JonesHeat+7.1 14.3 last 10 · 7.2 season
Al JeffersonCeltics+6.2 21.7 last 10 · 15.5 season
LaMarcus AldridgeBlazers+6.2 14.4 last 10 · 8.2 season
Cold
Caron ButlerWizards−6.6 12.5 last 10 · 19.1 season
Mike JamesWolves−6.6 3.3 last 10 · 9.9 season
Sam CassellClippers−5.8 7.6 last 10 · 13.4 season
JR SmithNuggets−5.5 9.0 last 10 · 14.5 season
Damon JonesCavs−5.4 1.5 last 10 · 6.9 season