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Saturday, March 24, 2007Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHI trailed MIA by 17 after the first quarter and won 93–85.

Final · OT · Box score
Nets113
Bobcats107
Q1 NJN -6; Q2 NJN +3; Q3 NJN +3; Q4 Nets 0; OT1 NJN +6
Final · Box score
Sixers93
Heat85
Q1 PHI -17; Q2 PHI -15; Q3 PHI -6; Q4 PHI +8
Final · Box score
Grizzlies108
Jazz118
Q1 UTA +4; Q2 UTA +22; Q3 UTA +17; Q4 UTA +10
Final · Box score
Wizards105
Clippers111
Q1 LAC -4; Q2 LAC -1; Q3 LAC +9; Q4 LAC +6
On this day · 2005–06Mar 24, 2006: 10 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (Lakers-Bucks), 43 points.
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The lead · Sixers-Heat

Philadelphia storms back from 17 down to beat Miami

Vince Carter goes for 40 points

Game flow · PHI margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-17-15-6+8PHI AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers1321273293
Heat3019181885
Who led
Andre IguodalaPoints, last 10 games: 21, 25, 31, 25, 18, 19, 23, 6, 6, 19PHI19 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Kyle KorverPoints, last 10 games: 10, 18, 14, 13, 11, 9, 17, 7, 13, 17PHI17 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Jason WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 5, 20, 11, 15, 13, 19, 10, 21, 5, 21MIA21 PTS · 0 REB · 6 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 24, 32, 12, 13, 19, 23, 20, 12, 13, 18MIA18 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Nets-Bobcats

New Jersey outlasts Charlotte in overtime

96–96 at the end of regulation. New Jersey took the last extra period 17–11. Final: 113–107. Vince Carter led New Jersey with 40 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Nets-Bobcats
Vince Carter · NJNMatt Carroll · CHAPTS4027REB52AST42Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Nets-Bobcats15
Wizards-Clippers14
Sixers-Heat4
Grizzlies-Jazz1
The night in charts
Grizzlies-Jazz combined for 226, 6 more than any other game
Points by game
Grizzlies-JazzGrizzlies 108, Jazz 118
226
Nets-BobcatsNets 113, Bobcats 107
220
Wizards-ClippersWizards 105, Clippers 111
216
Sixers-HeatSixers 93, Heat 85
178
NJN won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Nets-BobcatsNets 113, Bobcats 107
+6 NJN
Wizards-ClippersWizards 105, Clippers 111
+6 LAC
Sixers-HeatSixers 93, Heat 85
+8 PHI
Grizzlies-JazzGrizzlies 108, Jazz 118
+10 UTA
PHI erased a 17-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Sixers-HeatPHI won · Sixers 93, Heat 85
17 pts
Nets-BobcatsNJN won · Nets 113, Bobcats 107
6 pts
Wizards-ClippersLAC won · Wizards 105, Clippers 111
4 pts
Boone shot 10-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BooneNJN · 21 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST
100% (10-10)
PauMEM · 25 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK
90% (9-10)
BoozerUTA · 28 PTS, 15 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
76% (13-17)
ShaqMIA · 18 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
VinceNJN · 40 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
65% (13-20)
Final · Nets-Bobcats
Nets 113Bobcats 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Nets1929212717113
Bobcats2520213011107
The story
Josh Boone had 21 points on 10-of-10 shooting as New Jersey beat Charlotte 113-107 in OT

Brevin Knight led Charlotte with 15 PTS, 8 AST, 2 REB 21 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST · 10-10 FG

The swing

Down 6 after the first, the Nets took the second 29-20.

NJN lead by quarter
200 −6+3+30+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Wizards-Clippers
Wizards 105Clippers 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards25232235105
Clippers21263232111
The story
Corey Maggette's 29 points carried Los Angeles past Washington, 111-105

For Washington, Antawn Jamison had 23 PTS, 10 REB 29 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB · 7-9 FG

The swing

The Clippers trailed by 1 going into the third, then won it 32-22.

LAC lead by quarter
200 −4−1+9+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Gilbert Arenas was the fantasy play: 52.5 FPTS on 30 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB

Final · Sixers-Heat
Sixers 93Heat 85
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers1321273293
Heat3019181885
The story
Philadelphia beat Miami 93-85 behind 19 points from Andre Iguodala

Jason Williams paced Miami: 21 PTS, 6 AST 19 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST · 5-14 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

A 32-18 fourth quarter erased a 6-point hole for the 76ers.

PHI lead by quarter
200 −17−15−6+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
5.8Season avg16.4Last 5

16.4 points a game over his last five games, against 5.8 in 36 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
39.4Season avg28.6Last 3

28.6 minutes a game over his last three games, against 39.4 in 69 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.0Season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 14.0 a game in 65 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Vince Carter leads the day with 40

Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 32, 14, 17, 30, 21, 12, 22, 29, 27, 40Nets-Bobcats · W
25.0 PPG season to date · +15.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
40 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 25, 28, 25, 33, 35, 30, 19, 42, 29, 30Wizards-Clippers · L
28.9 PPG season to date · +1.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Corey MaggettePoints, last 10 games: 20, 19, 17, 13, 14, 23, 22, 22, 19, 29Clippers-Wizards · W
16.1 PPG season to date · +13.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 12, 14, 20, 20, 29, 14, 19, 25, 13, 28Jazz-Grizzlies · W
20.9 PPG season to date · +7.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 15 REB · 1 AST
Matt CarrollPoints, last 10 games: 16, 10, 9, 22, 13, 8, 20, 15, 9, 27Bobcats-Nets · L
12.4 PPG season to date · +14.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high27 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Dahntay JonesPoints, last 10 games: 4, 4, 7, 0, 0, 4, 0, 12, 6, 26Grizzlies-Jazz · L
6.9 PPG season to date · +19.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high26 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Kobe BryantLAL+9.8 40.6 last 10 · 30.8 season
Tony AllenBOS+7.5 19.0 last 10 · 11.5 season
LaMarcus AldridgePOR+6.1 15.0 last 10 · 8.9 season
Stephon MarburyNYK+5.9 21.6 last 10 · 15.7 season
Eddie JonesMIA+5.1 12.3 last 10 · 7.2 season
Cold
Caron ButlerWAS−6.6 12.5 last 10 · 19.1 season
JR SmithDEN−6.0 8.0 last 10 · 14.0 season
Sam CassellLAC−5.9 7.2 last 10 · 13.1 season
Damon JonesCLE−5.4 1.5 last 10 · 6.9 season
Luke RidnourSEA−5.4 6.1 last 10 · 11.5 season