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Saturday, March 31, 2007Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NJN trailed PHI by 5 at halftime and won 86–82.

Final · OT · Box score
Cavs112
Bulls108
Q1 CLE -4; Q2 CLE +6; Q3 CLE +10; Q4 Cavs 0; OT1 CLE +4
Final · Box score
Sixers82
Nets86
Q1 NJN -4; Q2 NJN -5; Q3 NJN +4; Q4 NJN +4
Final · OT · Box score
Knicks94
Hornets103
Q1 NOK -4; Q2 NOK +14; Q3 NOK +9; Q4 Hornets 0; OT1 NOK +9
Final · Box score
Clippers99
Blazers86
Q1 LAC +20; Q2 LAC +26; Q3 LAC +17; Q4 LAC +13
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The lead · Sixers-Nets

New Jersey beats Philadelphia, 86–82

LeBron James goes for 39 points

Game flow · NJN margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4-5+4+4NJN AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers2118182582
Nets1717272586
Who led
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 30, 21, 12, 22, 29, 27, 40, 13, 27, 19NJN19 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Richard JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 26, 20, 18, 18, 19, 16, 14, 13, 14NJN14 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Andre MillerPoints, last 10 games: 10, 6, 16, 2, 16, 19, 9, 16, 3, 14PHI14 PTS · 7 REB · 12 AST
Joe SmithPoints, last 10 games: 7, 0, 7, 7, 2, 6, 11, 12, 10, 14PHI14 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Cavs-Bulls5
Knicks-Hornets3
Sixers-Nets2
Clippers-Blazers0
Shot of the night

LeBron's jumper with 20 seconds left in OT puts the Cavaliers ahead, 112-108 final

The night in charts
Cavs-Bulls combined for 220, 23 more than any other game
Points by game
Cavs-BullsCavs 112, Bulls 108
220
Knicks-HornetsKnicks 94, Hornets 103
197
Clippers-BlazersClippers 99, Blazers 86
185
Sixers-NetsSixers 82, Nets 86
168
2 of 4 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Cavs-BullsCavs 112, Bulls 108
+4 CLE
Sixers-NetsSixers 82, Nets 86
+4 NJN
Knicks-HornetsKnicks 94, Hornets 103
+9 NOK
Clippers-BlazersClippers 99, Blazers 86
+13 LAC
NJN rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Sixers-NetsNJN won · Sixers 82, Nets 86
5 pts
Cavs-BullsCLE won · Cavs 112, Bulls 108
4 pts
Knicks-HornetsNOK won · Knicks 94, Hornets 103
4 pts
Tyrus Thomas shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Tyrus ThomasCHI · 27 PTS, 8 REB, 3 STL, 3 BLK
82% (9-11)
IlgauskasCLE · 14 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
CurryNYK · 34 PTS, 13 REB, 1 AST
68% (13-19)
RoyPOR · 23 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
RossLAC · 17 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Cavs-Bulls
Cavs 112Bulls 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Cavs2633241712112
Bulls302320278108
The story
Sasha Pavlovic had 21 points as Cleveland beat Chicago 112-108 in OT

Ben Gordon led Chicago with 37 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB 21 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST · 7-21 FG, 3-9 3PT

The swing

Down 4 after the first, the Cavaliers took the second 33-23.

CLE lead by quarter
200 −4+6+100+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Sixers-Nets
Sixers 82Nets 86
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers2118182582
Nets1717272586
The story
New Jersey beat Philadelphia 86-82 behind 12 points and 8 assists from Jason Kidd

Andre Iguodala paced Philadelphia: 13 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB 12 PTS, 8 AST, 5 STL, 2 REB · 4-13 FG, 1-6 3PT

The swing

A 27-18 third quarter erased a 5-point hole for the Nets.

NJN lead by quarter
200 −4−5+4+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Knicks-Hornets
Knicks 94Hornets 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Knicks23142629294
Hornets1932212011103
The story
Chris Paul's 16 points carried New Orleans/Oklahoma City past New York, 103-94 in OT

For New York, Stephon Marbury had 16 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST 16 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST, 4 STL · 4-12 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The Hornets trailed by 4 going into the second, then won it 32-14.

NOK lead by quarter
200 −4+14+90+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Eddy Curry was the fantasy play: 47.1 FPTS on 34 PTS, 13 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
3.8Season avg14.2Last 5

14.2 points a game over his last five games, against 3.8 in 51 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 16 minutes.

Losing minutes
−19.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.4Season avg5.6Last 3

5.6 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.4 in 52 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+36.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.1Season avg44.7Today

45 minutes today, against 8.1 a game in 41 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists.

Second story · Cavs-Bulls

Cleveland needs overtime to survive Chicago

Tied 100–100 after regulation. Cleveland won the final period 12–8 for a 112–108 win. LeBron James led Cleveland with 39 points, 5 rebounds and 9 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Cavs-Bulls
LeBron James · CLEBen Gordon · CHIPTS3937REB52AST94Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 39

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 26, 29, 24, 37, 31, 21, 18, 26, 24, 39Cavs-Bulls · W
27.4 PPG season to date · +11.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Ben GordonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 11, 8, 33, 10, 25, 31, 17, 25, 37Bulls-Cavs · L
21.5 PPG season to date · +15.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Eddy CurryPoints, last 10 games: 13, 18, 5, 22, 8, 27, 17, 25, 17, 34Knicks-Hornets · L
19.2 PPG season to date · +15.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Tyrus ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 8, 23, 5, 8, 2, 9, 4, 2, 13, 27Bulls-Cavs · L
5.1 PPG season to date · +22.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high27 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Cuttino MobleyPoints, last 10 games: 10, 14, 27, 25, 19, 15, 12, 12, 26, 25Clippers-Blazers · W
13.9 PPG season to date · +11.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Brandon RoyPoints, last 10 games: 16, 15, 14, 14, 19, 24, 23, 22, 13, 23Blazers-Clippers · L
16.3 PPG season to date · +6.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Kobe BryantLAL+11.2 42.4 last 10 · 31.2 season
Tony AllenBOS+7.5 19.0 last 10 · 11.5 season
Sasha PavlovicCLE+7.4 15.7 last 10 · 8.3 season
Antonio McDyessDET+6.1 13.9 last 10 · 7.8 season
Josh SmithATL+5.4 21.2 last 10 · 15.8 season
Cold
Caron ButlerWAS−6.8 12.3 last 10 · 19.1 season
Sam CassellLAC−6.5 6.1 last 10 · 12.6 season
Adam MorrisonCHA−5.8 6.3 last 10 · 12.1 season
JR SmithDEN−5.7 8.3 last 10 · 14.0 season
Mo WilliamsMIL−5.7 11.7 last 10 · 17.4 season