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Thursday, March 22, 2007Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHI trailed DEN by 6 after the first quarter and won 109–108.

Final · Box score
Blazers92
Knicks86
Q1 POR +6; Q2 POR +1; Q3 POR +7; Q4 POR +6
Final · Box score
Lakers121
Grizzlies119
Q1 LAL +9; Q2 LAL +6; Q3 LAL +1; Q4 LAL +2
Final · Box score
Nuggets108
Bulls109
Q1 CHI -6; Q2 CHI +4; Q3 CHI -2; Q4 CHI +1
Final · Box score
Pistons85
Rockets91
Q1 HOU +5; Q2 HOU +13; Q3 HOU +17; Q4 HOU +6
Final · Box score
Kings100
Suns118
Q1 Suns 0; Q2 PHX +5; Q3 PHX +16; Q4 PHX +18
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The lead · Nuggets-Bulls

Chicago takes over late to edge Denver

Amar'e Stoudemire goes for 33 points

Game flow · CHI margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6+4-2+1CHI AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets34173324108
Bulls28272727109
Who led
Ben GordonPoints, last 10 games: 27, 48, 14, 25, 21, 11, 8, 33, 10, 25CHI25 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Luol DengPoints, last 10 games: 24, 27, 8, 15, 17, 19, 20, 23, 12, 22CHI22 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 25, 35, 19, 24, 31, 14, 44, 20, 31DEN31 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 23, 30, 21, 17, 29, 29, 26, 29, 30, 28DEN28 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Lead changes
Nuggets-Bulls17
Blazers-Knicks14
Lakers-Grizzlies8
Kings-Suns6
Pistons-Rockets0
Shot of the night

Thomas's layup at the buzzer puts the Bulls ahead, 109-108 final

The night in charts
Lakers-Grizzlies combined for 240, 22 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-GrizzliesLakers 121, Grizzlies 119
240
Kings-SunsKings 100, Suns 118
218
Nuggets-BullsNuggets 108, Bulls 109
217
Blazers-KnicksBlazers 92, Knicks 86
178
Pistons-RocketsPistons 85, Rockets 91
176
2 of 5 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Nuggets-BullsNuggets 108, Bulls 109
+1 CHI
Lakers-GrizzliesLakers 121, Grizzlies 119
+2 LAL
Blazers-KnicksBlazers 92, Knicks 86
+6 POR
Pistons-RocketsPistons 85, Rockets 91
+6 HOU
Kings-SunsKings 100, Suns 118
+18 PHX
Pau shot 17-of-23 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PauMEM · 35 PTS, 15 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
74% (17-23)
Nate RobinsonNYK · 31 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST
71% (10-14)
Amar'ePHX · 33 PTS, 21 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
71% (12-17)
Mike MillerMEM · 33 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB
69% (11-16)
OdomLAL · 20 PTS, 15 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL
67% (8-12)
Final · Nuggets-Bulls
Nuggets 108Bulls 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets34173324108
Bulls28272727109
The story
Luol Deng's 22 points and 14 rebounds carried Chicago past Denver, 109-108

For Denver, Nene Hilario had 18 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST 22 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL · 10-20 FG

The swing

The Bulls trailed by 6 going into the second, then won it 27-17.

CHI lead by quarter
200 −6+4−2+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Lakers-Grizzlies
Lakers 121Grizzlies 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers34263229121
Grizzlies25293728119
The story
Lamar Odom had 20 points and 15 rebounds as Los Angeles beat Memphis 121-119

Mike Miller led Memphis with 33 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB 20 PTS, 15 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL · 8-12 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Lakers won the first 34-25, their biggest quarter edge.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +9+6+1+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Knicks
Blazers 92Knicks 86
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2619242392
Knicks2024182486
The story
Portland beat New York 92-86 behind 24 points from Brandon Roy

Stephon Marbury paced New York: 17 PTS, 6 AST 24 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST · 8-18 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

A 26-20 first quarter did the most damage for the Trail Blazers.

POR lead by quarter
200 +6+1+7+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Nate Robinson topped the game at 42.7 FPTS: 31 PTS, 6 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+15.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
30.0Season avg45.0Last 5

45.0 points a game over his last five games, against 30.0 in 62 earlier games. Today: 60 points in 45 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.4Season avg14.7Last 3

14.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.4 in 47 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+27.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.0Season avg43.0Today

43 minutes today, against 16.0 a game in 65 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · Lakers-Grizzlies

Lakers never trails at a break against Memphis

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 121–119. Kobe Bryant led Lakers with 60 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists.

The whole night · final margins
CHI over DEN1LAL over MEM2POR over NYK6HOU over DET6PHX over SAC18Final margin, points. Pink = LAL over MEM.
Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 60

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 35, 30, 31, 40, 30, 25, 25, 65, 50, 60Lakers-Grizzlies · W
30.5 PPG season to date · +30.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
60 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 31, 22, 16, 10, 31, 19, 23, 21, 28, 35Grizzlies-Lakers · L
21.2 PPG season to date · +14.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 15 REB · 2 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 23, 17, 10, 18, 12, 41, 24, 13, 4, 33Suns-Kings · W
20.6 PPG season to date · +12.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 21 REB · 2 AST
Mike MillerPoints, last 10 games: 27, 24, 19, 29, 17, 7, 7, 25, 13, 33Grizzlies-Lakers · L
18.7 PPG season to date · +14.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 25, 35, 19, 24, 31, 14, 44, 20, 31Nuggets-Bulls · L
27.9 PPG season to date · +3.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Nate RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 0, 3, 8, 0, 9, 9, 12, 19, 31Knicks-Blazers · L
8.8 PPG season to date · +22.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Kobe BryantLAL+8.6 39.1 last 10 · 30.5 season
Stephon MarburyNYK+7.6 23.5 last 10 · 15.9 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+6.7 15.3 last 10 · 8.6 season
Cold
Caron ButlerWAS−6.6 12.5 last 10 · 19.1 season
JR SmithDEN−6.3 7.6 last 10 · 13.9 season
Sam CassellLAC−5.9 7.2 last 10 · 13.1 season
Damon JonesCLE−5.4 1.5 last 10 · 6.9 season
Richard HamiltonDET−5.2 15.2 last 10 · 20.4 season