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Wednesday, March 5, 2008Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHA trailed GSW by 13 after the first quarter and won 118–109.

Final · Box score
Warriors109
Bobcats118
Q1 CHA -13; Q2 CHA +2; Q3 CHA +7; Q4 CHA +9
Final · Box score
Magic122
Wizards92
Q1 ORL +14; Q2 ORL +15; Q3 ORL +22; Q4 ORL +30
Final · Box score
Pistons78
Celtics90
Q1 BOS +10; Q2 BOS +10; Q3 BOS +2; Q4 BOS +12
Final · Box score
Raptors108
Heat83
Q1 TOR +12; Q2 TOR +11; Q3 TOR +22; Q4 TOR +25
Final · Box score
Cavs119
Knicks105
Q1 Cavs 0; Q2 CLE +4; Q3 CLE +2; Q4 CLE +14
Final · Box score
Nets93
Grizzlies100
Q1 MEM +8; Q2 Grizzlies 0; Q3 Grizzlies 0; Q4 MEM +7
Final · Box score
Sonics106
Bucks118
Q1 MIL +15; Q2 MIL +15; Q3 MIL +15; Q4 MIL +12
Final · Box score
Hawks101
Hornets116
Q1 NOH +8; Q2 NOH +9; Q3 NOH +15; Q4 NOH +15
Final · Box score
Pacers99
Rockets117
Q1 HOU +7; Q2 HOU +17; Q3 HOU +16; Q4 HOU +18
Final · Box score
Suns113
Nuggets126
Q1 DEN -4; Q2 DEN +7; Q3 DEN +12; Q4 DEN +13
Final · Box score
Wolves76
Jazz105
Q1 UTA +6; Q2 UTA +12; Q3 UTA +25; Q4 UTA +29
Final · 2OT · Box score
Kings109
Clippers116
Q1 LAC -1; Q2 LAC -11; Q3 LAC -8; Q4 Clippers 0; OT1 Clippers 0; OT2 LAC +7
On this day · 2006–07Mar 5, 2007: 6 games. Top scorer: Gerald Wallace (Bobcats-Jazz), 33 points.
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The lead · Warriors-Bobcats

Jason Richardson scores 42 as Charlotte beats Golden State

LeBron James goes for 50 points

Game flow · CHA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-13+2+7+9CHA AHEAD ↑GSW AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors38192923109
Bobcats25343425118
Who led
Jason RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 19, 13, 29, 25, 7, 30, 30, 25, 42CHA42 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Raymond FeltonPoints, last 10 games: 29, 22, 19, 17, 9, 14, 22, 17, 14, 22CHA22 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 22, 37, 18, 26, 26, 30, 21, 22, 20, 32GSW32 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Baron DavisPoints, last 10 games: 19, 27, 17, 29, 35, 20, 4, 18, 35, 30GSW30 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Lead changes
Cavs-Knicks22
Warriors-Bobcats13
Pacers-Rockets12
Hawks-Hornets9
Kings-Clippers6
Sonics-Bucks4
Nets-Grizzlies4
Suns-Nuggets3
Wolves-Jazz3
Raptors-Heat3
Magic-Wizards0
Pistons-Celtics0
The night in charts
Suns-Nuggets combined for 239, 12 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-NuggetsSuns 113, Nuggets 126
239
Warriors-BobcatsWarriors 109, Bobcats 118
227
Kings-ClippersKings 109, Clippers 116
225
Cavs-KnicksCavs 119, Knicks 105
224
Sonics-BucksSonics 106, Bucks 118
224
Hawks-HornetsHawks 101, Hornets 116
217
Pacers-RocketsPacers 99, Rockets 117
216
Magic-WizardsMagic 122, Wizards 92
214
Nets-GrizzliesNets 93, Grizzlies 100
193
Raptors-HeatRaptors 108, Heat 83
191
Wolves-JazzWolves 76, Jazz 105
181
Pistons-CelticsPistons 78, Celtics 90
168
MEM won the closest game by 7
Closest finishes
Nets-GrizzliesNets 93, Grizzlies 100
+7 MEM
Kings-ClippersKings 109, Clippers 116
+7 LAC
Warriors-BobcatsWarriors 109, Bobcats 118
+9 CHA
Pistons-CelticsPistons 78, Celtics 90
+12 BOS
Sonics-BucksSonics 106, Bucks 118
+12 MIL
Suns-NuggetsSuns 113, Nuggets 126
+13 DEN
Cavs-KnicksCavs 119, Knicks 105
+14 CLE
Hawks-HornetsHawks 101, Hornets 116
+15 NOH
Pacers-RocketsPacers 99, Rockets 117
+18 HOU
Raptors-HeatRaptors 108, Heat 83
+25 TOR
Wolves-JazzWolves 76, Jazz 105
+29 UTA
Magic-WizardsMagic 122, Wizards 92
+30 ORL
CHA erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Warriors-BobcatsCHA won · Warriors 109, Bobcats 118
13 pts
Kings-ClippersLAC won · Kings 109, Clippers 116
11 pts
Suns-NuggetsDEN won · Suns 113, Nuggets 126
4 pts
Amar'e shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Amar'ePHX · 22 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
EllisGSW · 32 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
71% (12-17)
David LeeNYK · 17 PTS, 8 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
BoozerUTA · 16 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Mike MillerMEM · 22 PTS, 6 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
69% (9-13)
Final · Kings-Clippers
Kings 109Clippers 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Kings25292017612109
Clippers24192325619116
The story
Al Thornton had 27 points as Los Angeles beat Sacramento 116-109 in OT

Mikki Moore led Sacramento with 20 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST 27 PTS, 5 REB, 4 BLK · 10-21 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

Down 8 after the third, the Clippers took the fourth 25-17.

LAC lead by quarter
200 −1−11−800+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Final · Warriors-Bobcats
Warriors 109Bobcats 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors38192923109
Bobcats25343425118
The story
Raymond Felton's 22 points carried Charlotte past Golden State, 118-109

For Golden State, Stephen Jackson had 21 PTS, 7 REB 22 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB · 8-19 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The Bobcats trailed by 13 going into the second, then won it 34-19.

CHA lead by quarter
200 −13+2+7+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Cavs-Knicks
Cavs 119Knicks 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs27312635119
Knicks27272823105
The story
Cleveland beat New York 119-105 behind 11 rebounds and 8 points from Joe Smith

Nate Robinson paced New York: 24 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB 11 REB, 8 PTS, 2 AST · 4-6 FG

The swing

A 35-23 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Cavaliers.

CLE lead by quarter
200 0+4+2+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.5Season avg22.6Last 5

22.6 points a game over his last five games, against 12.5 in 53 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 47 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.4Season avg12.2Last 3

12.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.4 in 52 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+36.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.7Season avg51Today

51 minutes today, against 14.7 a game in 40 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Orlando posts the night's biggest win

Orlando beat Washington by 30, the widest margin of 12 games.

MEM over NJN7LAC over SAC7CHA over GSW9BOS over DET12MIL over SEA12DEN over PHX13CLE over NYK14NOH over ATL15HOU over IND18TOR over MIA25UTA over MIN29ORL over WAS30Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 50

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 39, 26, 31, 33, 25, 35, 26, 30, 37, 50Cavs-Knicks · W
30.6 PPG season to date · +19.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
50 PTS · 8 REB · 10 AST
Jason RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 19, 13, 29, 25, 7, 30, 30, 25, 42Bobcats-Warriors · W
20.8 PPG season to date · +21.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high42 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Charlie VillanuevaPoints, last 10 games: 21, 2, 8, 18, 14, 10, 9, 4, 2, 32Bucks-Sonics · W
10.1 PPG season to date · +22.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 22, 37, 18, 26, 26, 30, 21, 22, 20, 32Warriors-Bobcats · L
19.5 PPG season to date · +12.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 21, 28, 29, 26, 28, 31, 38, 17, 31Nuggets-Suns · W
26.8 PPG season to date · +4.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 12 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 10, 4, 17, 19, 10, 11, 18, 17, 20, 31Celtics-Pistons · W
18.7 PPG season to date · +12.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Larry HughesCHI+7.5 20.4 last 10 · 12.9 season
Al ThorntonLAC+7.0 18.7 last 10 · 11.7 season
Dirk NowitzkiDAL+6.8 30.4 last 10 · 23.6 season
Thabo SefoloshaCHI+6.6 13.4 last 10 · 6.8 season
Monta EllisGSW+5.9 25.4 last 10 · 19.5 season
Cold
John SalmonsSAC−6.4 6.9 last 10 · 13.3 season
Jamaal TinsleyIND−5.4 6.5 last 10 · 11.9 season
Linas KleizaDEN−4.6 6.6 last 10 · 11.2 season
Tony ParkerSAS−4.6 13.9 last 10 · 18.5 season
Chris KamanLAC−4.5 11.5 last 10 · 16.0 season