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Thursday, March 6, 2008Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHI trailed CLE by 4 at halftime and won 107–96.

Final · Box score
Cavs96
Bulls107
Q1 CHI +4; Q2 CHI -4; Q3 CHI +14; Q4 CHI +11
Final · Box score
Pacers97
Spurs108
Q1 Spurs 0; Q2 SAS +2; Q3 SAS +15; Q4 SAS +11
Final · Box score
Rockets113
Mavs98
Q1 HOU +1; Q2 HOU +2; Q3 HOU +17; Q4 HOU +15
On this day · 2006–07Mar 6, 2007: 7 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (Lakers-Wolves), 40 points.
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The lead · Cavs-Bulls

Chicago beats Cleveland, 107–96

LeBron James goes for 39 points

Game flow · CHI margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+4-4+14+11CHI AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs1734162996
Bulls21263426107
Who led
Luol DengPoints, last 10 games: 13, 13, 10, 10, 10, 16, 18, 10, 21, 23CHI23 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Ben GordonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 14, 37, 5, 25, 15, 6, 11, 16, 23CHI23 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 26, 31, 33, 25, 35, 26, 30, 37, 50, 39CLE39 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Devin BrownPoints, last 10 games: 4, 4, 10, 9, 10, 3, 13, 9, 14, 15CLE15 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Pacers-Spurs

San Antonio extends win streak to 11

108–97 over Indiana. Record: 43–17. Manu Ginobili led San Antonio with 28 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists.

Streak strip · SAS
W@ CLE112–105Wvs CHA85–65W@ MIN100–99Wvs NOH98–89Wvs ATL89–74Wvs DAL97–94W@ MIL96–94W@ NJN93–83Wvs NJN81–70Wvs IND108–97
Lead changes
Pacers-Spurs8
Cavs-Bulls2
Rockets-Mavs2
The night in charts
Rockets-Mavs combined for 211, 6 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-MavsRockets 113, Mavs 98
211
Pacers-SpursPacers 97, Spurs 108
205
Cavs-BullsCavs 96, Bulls 107
203
SAS won the closest game by 11
Closest finishes
Pacers-SpursPacers 97, Spurs 108
+11 SAS
Cavs-BullsCavs 96, Bulls 107
+11 CHI
Rockets-MavsRockets 113, Mavs 98
+15 HOU
Manu shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ManuSAS · 28 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST
77% (10-13)
T-MacHOU · 31 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB
57% (13-23)
Ben GordonCHI · 23 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST
56% (9-16)
DunleavyIND · 13 PTS, 5 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
50% (6-12)
Devin BrownCLE · 15 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST
50% (6-12)
Final · Cavs-Bulls
Cavs 96Bulls 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs1734162996
Bulls21263426107
The story
Luol Deng had 23 points as Chicago beat Cleveland 107-96

Devin Brown led Cleveland with 15 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST 23 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST · 8-18 FG

The swing

Down 4 after the second, the Bulls took the third 34-16.

CHI lead by quarter
200 +4−4+14+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Spurs
Pacers 97Spurs 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2721212897
Spurs27233424108
The story
Manu Ginobili's 28 points carried San Antonio past Indiana, 108-97

For Indiana, Troy Murphy had 13 PTS, 6 REB 28 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST · 10-13 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 34-21, was where the Spurs built it.

SAS lead by quarter
200 0+2+15+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Danny Granger was the fantasy play: 50.7 FPTS on 22 PTS, 6 REB

Final · Rockets-Mavs
Rockets 113Mavs 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets25273526113
Mavs2426202898
The story
Houston beat Dallas 113-98 behind 31 points and 9 assists from Tracy McGrady

Josh Howard paced Dallas: 21 PTS, 7 REB 31 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB · 13-23 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

A 35-20 third quarter did the most damage for the Rockets.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +1+2+17+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.9Season avg13.8Last 5

13.8 points a game over his last five games, against 6.9 in 46 earlier games. Today: 11 points in 29 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.2Season avg9.3Last 3

9.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.2 in 42 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.3Season avg32Today

32 minutes today, against 17.3 a game in 52 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 20 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 39

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 26, 31, 33, 25, 35, 26, 30, 37, 50, 39Cavs-Bulls · L
30.8 PPG season to date · +8.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 10, 17, 23, 34, 24, 11, 25, 22, 25, 31Rockets-Mavs · W
21.6 PPG season to date · +9.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 10 games: 46, 18, 44, 30, 13, 17, 30, 17, 12, 28Spurs-Pacers · W
20.6 PPG season to date · +7.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Rafer AlstonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 22, 16, 9, 13, 13, 11, 16, 21, 24Rockets-Mavs · W
12.6 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high24 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Luol DengPoints, last 10 games: 13, 13, 10, 10, 10, 16, 18, 10, 21, 23Bulls-Cavs · W
17.2 PPG season to date · +6.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Ben GordonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 14, 37, 5, 25, 15, 6, 11, 16, 23Bulls-Cavs · W
19.4 PPG season to date · +3.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
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
Manu GinobiliSAS+4.9 25.5 last 10 · 20.6 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
Chris KamanLAC−4.5 11.5 last 10 · 16.0 season
Marvin WilliamsATL−4.5 10.9 last 10 · 15.4 season