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Monday, March 3, 2008Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NOH trailed NYK by 4 after the first quarter and won 100–88.

Final · Box score
Hornets100
Knicks88
Q1 NOH -4; Q2 Hornets 0; Q3 NOH +2; Q4 NOH +12
Final · Box score
Mavs110
Jazz116
Q1 UTA +13; Q2 UTA +14; Q3 UTA +6; Q4 UTA +6
Final · Box score
Sixers106
Clippers80
Q1 PHI +4; Q2 PHI +12; Q3 PHI +14; Q4 PHI +26
On this day · 2006–07Mar 3, 2007: 8 games. Top scorer: Stephon Marbury (Knicks-Hawks), 38 points.
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The lead · Hornets-Knicks

New York's skid reaches three

Deron Williams goes for 20 assists

Game flow · NOH margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-40+2+12NOH AHEAD ↑NYK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets27222625100
Knicks3118241588
Who led
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 25, 21, 31, 14, 27, 22, 25, 24, 16, 27NOH27 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
David WestPoints, last 10 games: 27, 22, 18, 20, 16, 13, 27, 25, 14, 19NOH19 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 30, 26, 21, 14, 43, 26, 20, 21, 23, 20NYK20 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Eddy CurryPoints, last 10 games: 11, 2, 4, 12, 4, 12, 0, 9, 9, 19NYK19 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Mavs-Jazz

Utah never trails at a break against Dallas

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 116–110. Carlos Boozer led Utah with 28 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists.

The whole night · final margins
UTA over DAL6NOH over NYK12PHI over LAC26Final margin, points. Pink = UTA over DAL.
Lead changes
Hornets-Knicks25
Sixers-Clippers4
Mavs-Jazz2
The night in charts
Mavs-Jazz combined for 226, 38 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-JazzMavs 110, Jazz 116
226
Hornets-KnicksHornets 100, Knicks 88
188
Sixers-ClippersSixers 106, Clippers 80
186
UTA won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Mavs-JazzMavs 110, Jazz 116
+6 UTA
Hornets-KnicksHornets 100, Knicks 88
+12 NOH
Sixers-ClippersSixers 106, Clippers 80
+26 PHI
Curry shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
CurryNYK · 19 PTS, 8 REB
73% (8-11)
Lou WilliamsPHI · 16 PTS, 8 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
OkurUTA · 20 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
70% (7-10)
HowardDAL · 25 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST
69% (9-13)
IguodalaPHI · 18 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
67% (8-12)
Final · Mavs-Jazz
Mavs 110Jazz 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs24263129110
Jazz37272329116
The story
Mehmet Okur had 20 points and 12 rebounds as Utah beat Dallas 116-110

Jason Kidd led Dallas with 19 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB 20 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST · 7-10 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The Jazz won the first 37-24, their biggest quarter edge.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +13+14+6+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hornets-Knicks
Hornets 100Knicks 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets27222625100
Knicks3118241588
The story
Chris Paul's 27 points and 8 assists carried New Orleans past New York, 100-88

For New York, Jamal Crawford had 20 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB 27 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB, 3 STL · 11-17 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 25-15, was where the Hornets built it.

NOH lead by quarter
200 −40+2+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sixers-Clippers
Sixers 106Clippers 80
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers25291933106
Clippers2121172180
The story
Philadelphia beat Los Angeles 106-80 behind 18 points from Andre Iguodala

Corey Maggette paced Los Angeles: 16 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST 18 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST · 8-12 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

A 33-21 fourth quarter did the most damage for the 76ers.

PHI lead by quarter
300 +4+12+14+26 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Samuel Dalembert topped the game at 38.9 FPTS: 12 PTS, 12 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.4Season avg19.0Last 5

19.0 points a game over his last five games, against 13.4 in 52 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.1Season avg20.4Last 3

20.4 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.1 in 55 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.6Season avg43.0Today

43 minutes today, against 23.6 a game in 54 earlier games. Line: 20 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Carlos Boozer leads the day with 28

Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 22, 22, 16, 22, 21, 34, 18, 10, 18, 28Jazz-Mavs · W
21.6 PPG season to date · +6.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 25, 21, 31, 14, 27, 22, 25, 24, 16, 27Hornets-Knicks · W
20.9 PPG season to date · +6.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Josh HowardPoints, last 10 games: 16, 17, 8, 20, 14, 16, 16, 20, 11, 25Mavs-Jazz · L
19.8 PPG season to date · +5.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 37, 36, 31, 27, 29, 29, 28, 34, 30, 23Mavs-Jazz · L
23.6 PPG season to date · −0.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 24, 29, 14, 22, 20, 11, 7, 2, 18, 21Mavs-Jazz · L
15.1 PPG season to date · +6.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 0 REB · 2 AST
Mehmet OkurPoints, last 10 games: 7, 20, 16, 9, 8, 11, 24, 23, 17, 20Jazz-Mavs · W
13.5 PPG season to date · +6.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
20 PTS · 12 REB · 2 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 18.5 last 10 · 11.5 season
Monta EllisGSW+6.9 26.1 last 10 · 19.2 season
Dirk NowitzkiDAL+6.8 30.4 last 10 · 23.6 season
Thabo SefoloshaCHI+6.6 13.4 last 10 · 6.8 season
Cold
John SalmonsSAC−9.1 4.1 last 10 · 13.2 season
Marvin WilliamsATL−6.0 9.4 last 10 · 15.4 season
Jamaal TinsleyIND−5.4 6.5 last 10 · 11.9 season
Eddy CurryNYK−4.7 8.2 last 10 · 12.9 season
Chris KamanLAC−4.7 11.3 last 10 · 16.0 season