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Wednesday, March 28, 2007Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed NOK by 9 after three quarters and won 92–88.

Final · Box score
Hawks87
Bobcats101
Q1 CHA +5; Q2 CHA +5; Q3 CHA +10; Q4 CHA +14
Final · Box score
Heat83
Raptors96
Q1 TOR +16; Q2 TOR +18; Q3 TOR +18; Q4 TOR +13
Final · Box score
Sixers108
Wizards111
Q1 WAS -3; Q2 WAS +3; Q3 WAS +10; Q4 WAS +3
Final · 2OT · Box score
Magic96
Celtics105
Q1 BOS +4; Q2 BOS +10; Q3 BOS +3; Q4 Celtics 0; OT1 Celtics 0; OT2 BOS +9
Final · Box score
Pacers94
Nets118
Q1 NJN +11; Q2 NJN +17; Q3 NJN +25; Q4 NJN +24
Final · Box score
Cavs93
Knicks97
Q1 NYK -2; Q2 NYK +5; Q3 NYK +1; Q4 NYK +4
Final · Box score
Hornets88
Spurs92
Q1 Spurs 0; Q2 SAS -6; Q3 SAS -9; Q4 SAS +4
Final · Box score
Bucks103
Mavs105
Q1 DAL +4; Q2 DAL -8; Q3 DAL -3; Q4 DAL +2
Final · Box score
Sonics100
Nuggets97
Q1 SEA -3; Q2 SEA +5; Q3 SEA +5; Q4 SEA +3
Final · Box score
Wolves102
Jazz108
Q1 UTA +7; Q2 UTA -4; Q3 UTA +2; Q4 UTA +6
Final · Box score
Rockets92
Clippers87
Q1 HOU -8; Q2 HOU -7; Q3 HOU +9; Q4 HOU +5
On this day · 2005–06Mar 28, 2006: 7 games. Top scorer: Pau Gasol (Grizzlies-Sonics), 44 points.
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The lead · Hornets-Spurs

Tim Duncan scores 31 in San Antonio win over New Orleans/Oklahoma City

Gerald Wallace goes for 31 points

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00-6-9+4SAS AHEAD ↑NOK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets1834231388
Spurs1828202692
Who led
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 16, 17, 19, 13, 20, 27, 17, 16, 20, 31SAS31 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Brent BarryPoints, last 10 games: 3, 11, 0, 20, 3, 9, 16, 7, 10, 15SAS15 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 12, 25, 20, 21, 15, 23, 28, 28, 2, 20NOK20 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
David WestPoints, last 10 games: 13, 24, 18, 17, 12, 26, 8, 23, 10, 16NOK16 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Five games go down to the wire

Five of 11 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: New Jersey by 24.

DAL over MIL2WAS over PHI3SEA over DEN3NYK over CLE4SAS over NOK4HOU over LAC5UTA over MIN6BOS over ORL9TOR over MIA13CHA over ATL14NJN over IND24Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Lead changes
Bucks-Mavs14
Rockets-Clippers10
Wolves-Jazz10
Hornets-Spurs7
Cavs-Knicks7
Heat-Raptors6
Magic-Celtics6
Hawks-Bobcats5
Sixers-Wizards3
Pacers-Nets2
Shot of the night

Barry's three with 17 seconds left puts the Spurs ahead, 92-88 final

The night in charts
Sixers-Wizards combined for 219, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Sixers-WizardsSixers 108, Wizards 111
219
Pacers-NetsPacers 94, Nets 118
212
Wolves-JazzWolves 102, Jazz 108
210
Bucks-MavsBucks 103, Mavs 105
208
Magic-CelticsMagic 96, Celtics 105
201
Sonics-NuggetsSonics 100, Nuggets 97
197
Cavs-KnicksCavs 93, Knicks 97
190
Hawks-BobcatsHawks 87, Bobcats 101
188
Hornets-SpursHornets 88, Spurs 92
180
Heat-RaptorsHeat 83, Raptors 96
179
Rockets-ClippersRockets 92, Clippers 87
179
6 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bucks-MavsBucks 103, Mavs 105
+2 DAL
Sonics-NuggetsSonics 100, Nuggets 97
+3 SEA
Sixers-WizardsSixers 108, Wizards 111
+3 WAS
Cavs-KnicksCavs 93, Knicks 97
+4 NYK
Hornets-SpursHornets 88, Spurs 92
+4 SAS
Rockets-ClippersRockets 92, Clippers 87
+5 HOU
Wolves-JazzWolves 102, Jazz 108
+6 UTA
Magic-CelticsMagic 96, Celtics 105
+9 BOS
Heat-RaptorsHeat 83, Raptors 96
+13 TOR
Hawks-BobcatsHawks 87, Bobcats 101
+14 CHA
Pacers-NetsPacers 94, Nets 118
+24 NJN
SAS rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hornets-SpursSAS won · Hornets 88, Spurs 92
9 pts
Bucks-MavsDAL won · Bucks 103, Mavs 105
8 pts
Rockets-ClippersHOU won · Rockets 92, Clippers 87
8 pts
Wolves-JazzUTA won · Wolves 102, Jazz 108
4 pts
Sonics-NuggetsSEA won · Sonics 100, Nuggets 97
3 pts
Boone shot 11-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BooneNJN · 22 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST
85% (11-13)
DalembertPHI · 24 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
80% (12-15)
Gerald WallaceCHA · 31 PTS, 9 REB, 4 STL, 4 BLK
75% (12-16)
ReddMIL · 34 PTS, 5 REB, 1 STL
74% (14-19)
CollisonSEA · 16 PTS, 13 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
Final · Bucks-Mavs
Bucks 103Mavs 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks28342219103
Mavs32222724105
The story
Dallas beat Milwaukee 105-103 behind 27 points from Jason Terry

Ruben Patterson paced Milwaukee: 16 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST 27 PTS, 5 AST, 1 REB · 10-17 FG, 4-9 3PT

The swing

A 27-22 third quarter erased a 8-point hole for the Mavericks.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +4−8−3+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sixers-Wizards
Sixers 108Wizards 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers25242435108
Wizards22303128111
The story
DeShawn Stevenson had 28 points as Washington beat Philadelphia 111-108

Samuel Dalembert led Philadelphia with 24 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST 28 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST · 11-18 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

The Wizards won the third 31-24, their biggest quarter edge.

WAS lead by quarter
200 −3+3+10+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Andre Iguodala led the game in fantasy with 58.9 FPTS (26 PTS, 15 AST, 7 REB)

Final · Sonics-Nuggets
Sonics 100Nuggets 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics32272219100
Nuggets3519222197
The story
Rashard Lewis' 33 points and 10 rebounds carried Seattle past Denver, 100-97

For Denver, Carmelo Anthony had 28 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST 33 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST · 11-21 FG, 3-8 3PT

The swing

The SuperSonics trailed by 3 going into the second, then won it 27-19.

SEA lead by quarter
200 −3+5+5+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Nene Hilario was the fantasy play: 52.1 FPTS on 17 PTS, 13 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.1Season avg15.4Last 5

15.4 points a game over his last five games, against 6.1 in 37 earlier games. Today: 13 points in 26 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.8Season avg9.3Last 3

9.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.8 in 61 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.9Season avg35Today

35 minutes today, against 8.9 a game in 49 earlier games. Line: 22 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Michael Redd leads the day with 34

Michael ReddPoints, last 10 games: 15, 10, 29, 29, 29, 27, 27, 14, 26, 34Bucks-Mavs · L
27.0 PPG season to date · +7.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Rashard LewisPoints, last 10 games: 16, 26, 13, 23, 27, 26, 22, 13, 35, 33Sonics-Nuggets · W
22.2 PPG season to date · +11.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 8, 24, 17, 29, 30, 28, 23, 30, 23, 32Celtics-Magic · W
25.0 PPG season to date · +7.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Gerald WallacePoints, last 10 games: 22, 24, 20, 13, 15, 20, 27, 13, 21, 31Bobcats-Hawks · W
17.4 PPG season to date · +13.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 16, 17, 19, 13, 20, 27, 17, 16, 20, 31Spurs-Hornets · W
20.1 PPG season to date · +11.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
DeShawn StevensonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 8, 9, 18, 17, 2, 8, 5, 21, 28Wizards-Sixers · W
10.7 PPG season to date · +17.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Kobe BryantLAL+10.3 41.1 last 10 · 30.8 season
Tony AllenBOS+7.5 19.0 last 10 · 11.5 season
LaMarcus AldridgePOR+7.5 16.6 last 10 · 9.1 season
Sasha PavlovicCLE+6.4 14.5 last 10 · 8.1 season
Antonio McDyessDET+6.1 13.8 last 10 · 7.7 season
Cold
Caron ButlerWAS−6.0 13.1 last 10 · 19.1 season
Sam CassellLAC−5.9 7.2 last 10 · 13.1 season
Adam MorrisonCHA−5.9 6.3 last 10 · 12.2 season
JR SmithDEN−5.7 8.3 last 10 · 14.0 season
Shawn MarionPHX−5.5 11.8 last 10 · 17.3 season