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Tuesday, March 20, 2007Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHA trailed CLE by 9 at halftime and won 108–100.

Final · OT · Box score
Cavs100
Bobcats108
Q1 CHA -3; Q2 CHA -9; Q3 CHA -6; Q4 Bobcats 0; OT1 CHA +8
Final · Box score
Nuggets94
Nets90
Q1 Nuggets 0; Q2 DEN -7; Q3 DEN +8; Q4 DEN +4
Final · Box score
Sixers75
Pistons96
Q1 DET +3; Q2 DET +8; Q3 DET +10; Q4 DET +21
Final · Box score
Mavs92
Knicks77
Q1 DAL +7; Q2 DAL +3; Q3 DAL +14; Q4 DAL +15
Final · Box score
Hornets114
Grizzlies103
Q1 Hornets 0; Q2 Hornets 0; Q3 NOK +11; Q4 NOK +11
Final · Box score
Clippers103
Bulls89
Q1 LAC -2; Q2 LAC +5; Q3 LAC +1; Q4 LAC +14
Final · Box score
Warriors100
Jazz104
Q1 UTA -1; Q2 UTA -7; Q3 UTA -6; Q4 UTA +4
Final · Box score
Pacers76
Rockets86
Q1 HOU +2; Q2 HOU +2; Q3 HOU +2; Q4 HOU +10
Final · Box score
Wolves90
Suns108
Q1 PHX +3; Q2 PHX +4; Q3 PHX +17; Q4 PHX +18
Final · Box score
Wizards98
Blazers100
Q1 POR -5; Q2 POR -7; Q3 POR -5; Q4 POR +2
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The lead · Cavs-Bobcats

Charlotte rallies from nine down at the half, wins in overtime

LeBron James goes for 37 points

Game flow · CHA margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-3-9-60+8CHA AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Cavs242229196100
Bobcats2116322514108
Who led
Gerald WallacePoints, last 10 games: 13, 19, 33, 22, 24, 20, 13, 15, 20, 27CHA27 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Matt CarrollPoints, last 10 games: 20, 12, 5, 16, 10, 9, 22, 13, 8, 20CHA20 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 35, 39, 36, 32, 41, 32, 26, 29, 24, 37CLE37 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Larry HughesPoints, last 10 games: 11, 27, 22, 12, 4, 23, 25, 13, 4, 17CLE17 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Lead changes
Wizards-Blazers18
Warriors-Jazz14
Hornets-Grizzlies13
Clippers-Bulls8
Sixers-Pistons8
Pacers-Rockets8
Cavs-Bobcats5
Nuggets-Nets4
Wolves-Suns2
Mavs-Knicks1
The night in charts
Hornets-Grizzlies combined for 217, 9 more than any other game
Points by game
Hornets-GrizzliesHornets 114, Grizzlies 103
217
Cavs-BobcatsCavs 100, Bobcats 108
208
Warriors-JazzWarriors 100, Jazz 104
204
Wolves-SunsWolves 90, Suns 108
198
Wizards-BlazersWizards 98, Blazers 100
198
Clippers-BullsClippers 103, Bulls 89
192
Nuggets-NetsNuggets 94, Nets 90
184
Sixers-PistonsSixers 75, Pistons 96
171
Mavs-KnicksMavs 92, Knicks 77
169
Pacers-RocketsPacers 76, Rockets 86
162
3 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Wizards-BlazersWizards 98, Blazers 100
+2 POR
Nuggets-NetsNuggets 94, Nets 90
+4 DEN
Warriors-JazzWarriors 100, Jazz 104
+4 UTA
Cavs-BobcatsCavs 100, Bobcats 108
+8 CHA
Pacers-RocketsPacers 76, Rockets 86
+10 HOU
Hornets-GrizzliesHornets 114, Grizzlies 103
+11 NOK
Clippers-BullsClippers 103, Bulls 89
+14 LAC
Mavs-KnicksMavs 92, Knicks 77
+15 DAL
Wolves-SunsWolves 90, Suns 108
+18 PHX
Sixers-PistonsSixers 75, Pistons 96
+21 DET
CHA rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Cavs-BobcatsCHA won · Cavs 100, Bobcats 108
9 pts
Nuggets-NetsDEN won · Nuggets 94, Nets 90
7 pts
Warriors-JazzUTA won · Warriors 100, Jazz 104
7 pts
Wizards-BlazersPOR won · Wizards 98, Blazers 100
7 pts
Clippers-BullsLAC won · Clippers 103, Bulls 89
2 pts
Pau shot 11-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PauMEM · 28 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST, 2 STL
79% (11-14)
Ben WallaceCHI · 19 PTS, 16 REB, 7 AST
70% (7-10)
DirkDAL · 24 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
67% (10-15)
WestNOK · 26 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
67% (10-15)
PrinceDET · 30 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL
65% (13-20)
Final · Wizards-Blazers
Wizards 98Blazers 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards2424222898
Blazers19222435100
The story
LaMarcus Aldridge had 25 points as Portland beat Washington 100-98

Antawn Jamison led Washington with 27 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST 25 PTS, 8 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST · 9-15 FG

The swing

Down 5 after the third, the Trail Blazers took the fourth 35-28.

POR lead by quarter
200 −5−7−5+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Jazz
Warriors 100Jazz 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors28322218100
Jazz27262328104
The story
Utah beat Golden State 104-100 behind 25 points and 21 rebounds from Carlos Boozer

Baron Davis paced Golden State: 20 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB 25 PTS, 21 REB, 5 AST · 11-18 FG

The swing

A 28-18 fourth quarter erased a 6-point hole for the Jazz.

UTA lead by quarter
200 −1−7−6+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Cavs-Bobcats
Cavs 100Bobcats 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Cavs242229196100
Bobcats2116322514108
The story
Gerald Wallace's 27 points and 11 rebounds carried Charlotte past Cleveland, 108-100 in OT

For Cleveland, Zydrunas Ilgauskas had 15 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST 27 PTS, 11 REB, 5 BLK, 4 AST · 11-17 FG

The swing

It went to overtime, and the Bobcats took it 14-6.

CHA lead by quarter
200 −3−9−60+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.2Season avg17.4Last 5

17.4 points a game over his last five games, against 8.2 in 56 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.4Season avg14.0Last 3

14.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.4 in 60 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+28.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.7Season avg40.0Today

40 minutes today, against 11.7 a game in 33 earlier games. Line: 19 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 10 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Detroit by 21.

POR over WAS2DEN over NJN4UTA over GSW4CHA over CLE8HOU over IND10NOK over MEM11LAC over CHI14DAL over NYK15PHX over MIN18DET over PHI21Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 37

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 35, 39, 36, 32, 41, 32, 26, 29, 24, 37Cavs-Bobcats · L
27.5 PPG season to date · +9.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Yao MingPoints, last 10 games: 2, 16, 11, 24, 37, 10, 14, 23, 24, 32Rockets-Pacers · W
24.7 PPG season to date · +7.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 15, 22, 33, 26, 23, 32, 30, 19, 26, 30Wolves-Suns · L
23.1 PPG season to date · +7.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 16 REB · 1 AST
Tayshaun PrincePoints, last 10 games: 17, 18, 12, 9, 8, 18, 15, 7, 12, 30Pistons-Sixers · W
14.5 PPG season to date · +15.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 33, 23, 30, 21, 17, 29, 29, 26, 29, 30Nuggets-Nets · W
29.6 PPG season to date · +0.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 25, 9, 32, 14, 17, 30, 21, 12, 22, 29Nets-Nuggets · L
24.8 PPG season to date · +4.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Stephon MarburyNYK+8.5 24.3 last 10 · 15.8 season
Tony AllenBOS+7.5 19.0 last 10 · 11.5 season
Eddie JonesMIA+6.8 14.0 last 10 · 7.2 season
LaMarcus AldridgePOR+6.8 15.3 last 10 · 8.5 season
Kobe BryantLAL+5.7 35.7 last 10 · 30.0 season
Cold
JR SmithDEN−6.8 7.3 last 10 · 14.1 season
Caron ButlerWAS−6.6 12.5 last 10 · 19.1 season
Sam CassellLAC−6.4 6.8 last 10 · 13.2 season
Yao MingHOU−5.4 19.3 last 10 · 24.7 season
Damon JonesCLE−5.4 1.5 last 10 · 6.9 season