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Sunday, March 2, 2008Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAC trailed MIA by 20 at halftime and won 120–109.

Final · Box score
Bulls86
Cavs95
Q1 CLE +7; Q2 CLE +3; Q3 CLE -3; Q4 CLE +9
Final · OT · Box score
Mavs104
Lakers108
Q1 LAL +6; Q2 LAL +3; Q3 LAL -3; Q4 Lakers 0; OT1 LAL +4
Final · Box score
Hawks88
Celtics98
Q1 BOS +4; Q2 BOS -3; Q3 BOS +3; Q4 BOS +10
Final · Box score
Raptors98
Bobcats110
Q1 CHA -10; Q2 CHA -1; Q3 CHA +12; Q4 CHA +12
Final · Box score
Bucks106
Pacers128
Q1 Pacers 0; Q2 IND +14; Q3 IND +12; Q4 IND +22
Final · Box score
Spurs93
Nets83
Q1 SAS +7; Q2 SAS +10; Q3 SAS +9; Q4 SAS +10
Final · Box score
Hornets84
Wizards101
Q1 WAS -2; Q2 WAS +13; Q3 WAS +5; Q4 WAS +17
Final · OT · Box score
Sonics111
Wolves108
Q1 SEA +8; Q2 SEA +7; Q3 SEA -1; Q4 Sonics 0; OT1 SEA +3
Final · Box score
Nuggets89
Rockets103
Q1 HOU +3; Q2 HOU +10; Q3 HOU +9; Q4 HOU +14
Final · Box score
Blazers104
Warriors110
Q1 GSW +7; Q2 GSW +5; Q3 Warriors 0; Q4 GSW +6
Final · Box score
Heat109
Kings120
Q1 SAC -7; Q2 SAC -20; Q3 SAC +1; Q4 SAC +11
On this day · 2006–07Mar 2, 2007: 11 games. Top scorer: Stephon Marbury (Knicks-Warriors), 34 points.
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The lead · Heat-Kings

Metta World Peace drops 32 in 20-point comeback win over Miami

Kobe Bryant goes for 52 points

Game flow · SAC margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-20+1+11SAC AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat34352020109
Kings27224130120
Who led
Metta World PeacePoints, last 10 games: 18, 30, 24, 29, 20, 23, 14, 23, 22, 32SAC32 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Kevin MartinPoints, last 10 games: 33, 12, 21, 26, 15, 21, 14, 6, 25, 29SAC29 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 19, 19, 29, 30, 33, 33, 15, 18, 31, 26MIA26 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 14, 15, 23, 23, 18, 4, 24, 13, 14, 19MIA19 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Bulls-Cavs8
Mavs-Lakers7
Sonics-Wolves5
Blazers-Warriors4
Heat-Kings4
Hawks-Celtics3
Hornets-Wizards3
Raptors-Bobcats3
Spurs-Nets1
Nuggets-Rockets1
The night in charts
Bucks-Pacers combined for 234, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Bucks-PacersBucks 106, Pacers 128
234
Heat-KingsHeat 109, Kings 120
229
Sonics-WolvesSonics 111, Wolves 108
219
Blazers-WarriorsBlazers 104, Warriors 110
214
Mavs-LakersMavs 104, Lakers 108
212
Raptors-BobcatsRaptors 98, Bobcats 110
208
Nuggets-RocketsNuggets 89, Rockets 103
192
Hawks-CelticsHawks 88, Celtics 98
186
Hornets-WizardsHornets 84, Wizards 101
185
Bulls-CavsBulls 86, Cavs 95
181
Spurs-NetsSpurs 93, Nets 83
176
2 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Sonics-WolvesSonics 111, Wolves 108
+3 SEA
Mavs-LakersMavs 104, Lakers 108
+4 LAL
Blazers-WarriorsBlazers 104, Warriors 110
+6 GSW
Bulls-CavsBulls 86, Cavs 95
+9 CLE
Spurs-NetsSpurs 93, Nets 83
+10 SAS
Hawks-CelticsHawks 88, Celtics 98
+10 BOS
Heat-KingsHeat 109, Kings 120
+11 SAC
Raptors-BobcatsRaptors 98, Bobcats 110
+12 CHA
Nuggets-RocketsNuggets 89, Rockets 103
+14 HOU
Hornets-WizardsHornets 84, Wizards 101
+17 WAS
Bucks-PacersBucks 106, Pacers 128
+22 IND
SAC erased a 20-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Heat-KingsSAC won · Heat 109, Kings 120
20 pts
Raptors-BobcatsCHA won · Raptors 98, Bobcats 110
10 pts
Hawks-CelticsBOS won · Hawks 88, Celtics 98
3 pts
Bulls-CavsCLE won · Bulls 86, Cavs 95
3 pts
Mavs-LakersLAL won · Mavs 104, Lakers 108
3 pts
Udrih shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
UdrihSAC · 23 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL
75% (9-12)
CP3NOH · 16 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL
70% (7-10)
DunleavyIND · 36 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
65% (11-17)
Ray AllenBOS · 17 PTS, 4 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
64% (7-11)
NesterovicTOR · 16 PTS, 5 REB, 2 BLK
64% (7-11)
Final · Sonics-Wolves
Sonics 111Wolves 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Sonics342417279111
Wolves262525266108
The story
Chris Wilcox's 18 points and 15 rebounds carried Seattle past Minnesota, 111-108 in OT

For Minnesota, Craig Smith had 15 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB 18 PTS, 15 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST · 8-15 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 34-26, was where the SuperSonics built it.

SEA lead by quarter
200 +8+7−10+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Al Jefferson was the fantasy play: 49.9 FPTS on 30 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST

Final · Mavs-Lakers
Mavs 104Lakers 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Mavs2324212511104
Lakers2921152815108
The story
Pau Gasol had 17 points and 14 rebounds as Los Angeles beat Dallas 108-104 in OT

Jason Kidd led Dallas with 15 PTS, 11 AST, 6 REB 17 PTS, 14 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL · 5-14 FG

The swing

The Lakers won the first 29-23, their biggest quarter edge.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +6+3−30+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Heat-Kings
Heat 109Kings 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat34352020109
Kings27224130120
The story
Sacramento beat Miami 120-109 behind 23 points and 9 assists from Beno Udrih

Dwyane Wade paced Miami: 26 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB 23 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL · 9-12 FG, 2-2 3PT

The swing

A 41-20 third quarter erased a 20-point hole for the Kings.

SAC lead by quarter
200 −7−20+1+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
17.9Season avg26.6Last 5

26.6 points a game over his last five games, against 17.9 in 59 earlier games. Today: 36 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.7Season avg9.0Last 3

9.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.7 in 48 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.4Season avg37.0Today

37 minutes today, against 14.4 a game in 49 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 10 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Two games need overtime

Two of 11 games went past regulation.

SEA over MIN3LAL over DAL4GSW over POR6CLE over CHI9BOS over ATL10SAS over NJN10SAC over MIA11CHA over TOR12HOU over DEN14WAS over NOH17IND over MIL22Final margin, points. Pink = went to overtime.
Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 52

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 31, 29, 23, 41, 17, 21, 30, 21, 33, 52Lakers-Mavs · W
28.2 PPG season to date · +24.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high52 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 29, 39, 26, 31, 33, 25, 35, 26, 30, 37Cavs-Bulls · W
30.3 PPG season to date · +6.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Mike DunleavyPoints, last 10 games: 11, 13, 11, 9, 34, 19, 17, 25, 36, 36Pacers-Bucks · W
18.2 PPG season to date · +18.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high36 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Metta World PeacePoints, last 10 games: 18, 30, 24, 29, 20, 23, 14, 23, 22, 32Kings-Heat · W
19.8 PPG season to date · +12.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 15, 37, 36, 31, 27, 29, 29, 28, 34, 30Mavs-Lakers · L
23.6 PPG season to date · +6.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 13 REB · 5 AST
Al JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 16, 19, 19, 28, 22, 22, 23, 22, 30Wolves-Sonics · L
21.5 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Larry HughesCHI+8.0 21.0 last 10 · 13.0 season
Al ThorntonLAC+7.0 18.3 last 10 · 11.3 season
Monta EllisGSW+6.9 26.1 last 10 · 19.2 season
Thabo SefoloshaCHI+6.6 13.4 last 10 · 6.8 season
Manu GinobiliSAS+6.4 27.0 last 10 · 20.6 season
Cold
John SalmonsSAC−9.1 4.1 last 10 · 13.2 season
Marvin WilliamsATL−6.0 9.4 last 10 · 15.4 season
Eddy CurryNYK−5.9 6.9 last 10 · 12.8 season
Jamaal TinsleyIND−5.4 6.5 last 10 · 11.9 season
Josh HowardDAL−5.1 14.6 last 10 · 19.7 season