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Wednesday, March 21, 2007Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHA trailed BOS by 15 at halftime and won 92–84.

Final · Box score
Heat91
Hawks83
Q1 MIA +2; Q2 MIA +11; Q3 MIA +10; Q4 MIA +8
Final · Box score
Magic85
Raptors92
Q1 TOR +7; Q2 TOR +5; Q3 TOR +4; Q4 TOR +7
Final · Box score
Bobcats92
Celtics84
Q1 CHA -12; Q2 CHA -15; Q3 CHA -9; Q4 CHA +8
Final · Box score
Mavs98
Cavs90
Q1 DAL -1; Q2 DAL +4; Q3 DAL +13; Q4 DAL +8
Final · Box score
Clippers104
Bucks103
Q1 LAC +6; Q2 LAC +13; Q3 LAC +19; Q4 LAC +1
Final · Box score
Pacers72
Spurs90
Q1 SAS -5; Q2 SAS +5; Q3 SAS +20; Q4 SAS +18
Final · Box score
Wolves95
Kings89
Q1 MIN -6; Q2 MIN -5; Q3 MIN -7; Q4 MIN +6
Final · Box score
Wizards108
Sonics106
Q1 WAS +7; Q2 WAS +4; Q3 WAS +1; Q4 WAS +2
On this day · 2005–06Mar 21, 2006: 10 games. Top scorer: Mike James (Raptors-Knicks), 37 points.
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The lead · Bobcats-Celtics

Charlotte erases 15-point lead, steals one from Boston

Gilbert Arenas goes for 42 points

Game flow · CHA margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-12-15-9+8CHA AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bobcats1920233092
Celtics3123171384
Who led
Raymond FeltonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 12, 13, 24, 21, 16, 18, 5, 17, 19CHA19 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Matt CarrollPoints, last 10 games: 12, 5, 16, 10, 9, 22, 13, 8, 20, 15CHA15 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 27, 20, 21, 8, 24, 17, 29, 30, 28, 23BOS23 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Al JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 20, 31, 10, 19, 23, 20, 20, 9, 22BOS22 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Eight games, by the margins

Closest finish: 1. Widest: San Antonio by 18.

LAC over MIL1WAS over SEA2MIN over SAC6TOR over ORL7MIA over ATL8CHA over BOS8DAL over CLE8SAS over IND18Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Wizards-Sonics11
Wolves-Kings7
Bobcats-Celtics5
Pacers-Spurs4
Clippers-Bucks3
Mavs-Cavs1
Magic-Raptors0
Shot of the night

Arenas's jumper at the buzzer breaks the tie, 108-106 final

The night in charts
Wizards-Sonics combined for 214, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Wizards-SonicsWizards 108, Sonics 106
214
Clippers-BucksClippers 104, Bucks 103
207
Mavs-CavsMavs 98, Cavs 90
188
Wolves-KingsWolves 95, Kings 89
184
Magic-RaptorsMagic 85, Raptors 92
177
Bobcats-CelticsBobcats 92, Celtics 84
176
Heat-HawksHeat 91, Hawks 83
174
Pacers-SpursPacers 72, Spurs 90
162
2 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Clippers-BucksClippers 104, Bucks 103
+1 LAC
Wizards-SonicsWizards 108, Sonics 106
+2 WAS
Wolves-KingsWolves 95, Kings 89
+6 MIN
Magic-RaptorsMagic 85, Raptors 92
+7 TOR
Heat-HawksHeat 91, Hawks 83
+8 MIA
Bobcats-CelticsBobcats 92, Celtics 84
+8 CHA
Mavs-CavsMavs 98, Cavs 90
+8 DAL
Pacers-SpursPacers 72, Spurs 90
+18 SAS
CHA erased a 15-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bobcats-CelticsCHA won · Bobcats 92, Celtics 84
15 pts
Wolves-KingsMIN won · Wolves 95, Kings 89
7 pts
Pacers-SpursSAS won · Pacers 72, Spurs 90
5 pts
Mavs-CavsDAL won · Mavs 98, Cavs 90
1 pt
Foye shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
FoyeMIN · 24 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
Devin HarrisDAL · 17 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
DuncanSAS · 27 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
69% (11-16)
Abdur-RahimSAC · 19 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK
67% (8-12)
BrandLAC · 21 PTS, 8 REB, 5 BLK, 1 AST
64% (9-14)
Final · Clippers-Bucks
Clippers 104Bucks 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers30352514104
Bucks24281932103
The story
Elton Brand's 21 points carried Los Angeles past Milwaukee, 104-103

For Milwaukee, Michael Redd had 27 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST 21 PTS, 8 REB, 5 BLK, 1 AST · 9-14 FG

The swing

The second quarter, 35-28, was where the Clippers built it.

LAC lead by quarter
200 +6+13+19+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wizards-Sonics
Wizards 108Sonics 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards26213031108
Sonics19243330106
The story
Antawn Jamison had 21 points as Washington beat Seattle 108-106

Rashard Lewis led Seattle with 26 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST 21 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST · 7-21 FG, 3-10 3PT

The swing

The Wizards won the first 26-19, their biggest quarter edge.

WAS lead by quarter
200 +7+4+1+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bobcats-Celtics
Bobcats 92Celtics 84
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bobcats1920233092
Celtics3123171384
The story
Charlotte beat Boston 92-84 behind 19 points from Raymond Felton

Kendrick Perkins paced Boston: 13 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST 19 PTS, 5 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB · 8-14 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

A 30-13 fourth quarter erased a 9-point hole for the Bobcats.

CHA lead by quarter
200 −12−15−9+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Al Jefferson topped the game at 39.7 FPTS: 22 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.6Season avg17.2Last 5

17.2 points a game over his last five games, against 7.6 in 52 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.0Season avg19.3Last 3

19.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.0 in 61 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 27 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.4Season avg44Today

44 minutes today, against 21.4 a game in 60 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 11 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Gilbert Arenas leads the day with 42

Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 19, 32, 25, 28, 25, 33, 35, 30, 19, 42Wizards-Sonics · W
28.9 PPG season to date · +13.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
42 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 14, 25, 25, 19, 27, 25, 22, 16, 21, 34Raptors-Magic · W
22.9 PPG season to date · +11.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 16 REB · 1 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 39, 36, 32, 41, 32, 26, 29, 24, 37, 31Cavs-Mavs · L
27.6 PPG season to date · +3.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Chris WilcoxPoints, last 10 games: 12, 4, 12, 4, 12, 12, 21, 15, 26, 27Sonics-Wizards · L
13.1 PPG season to date · +14.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 22 REB · 1 AST
Josh SmithPoints, last 10 games: 20, 16, 13, 20, 32, 26, 19, 16, 9, 27Hawks-Heat · L
15.5 PPG season to date · +11.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 19, 26, 9, 24, 16, 17, 19, 13, 20, 27Spurs-Pacers · W
20.1 PPG season to date · +7.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 7 REB · 3 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 14.1 last 10 · 7.3 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−5.9 7.2 last 10 · 13.1 season
Yao MingHOU−5.4 19.3 last 10 · 24.7 season
Damon JonesCLE−5.4 1.5 last 10 · 6.9 season