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Friday, March 7, 2008Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: UTA trailed PHX by 9 after three quarters and won 126–118.

Final · Box score
Hawks93
Bobcats108
Q1 CHA -8; Q2 CHA +3; Q3 CHA +9; Q4 CHA +15
Final · Box score
Sonics83
Sixers117
Q1 PHI +11; Q2 PHI +9; Q3 PHI +22; Q4 PHI +34
Final · OT · Box score
Wizards110
Raptors106
Q1 WAS +9; Q2 WAS +8; Q3 WAS -6; Q4 Wizards 0; OT1 WAS +4
Final · Box score
Warriors134
Heat99
Q1 GSW +1; Q2 GSW +12; Q3 GSW +27; Q4 GSW +35
Final · Box score
Pistons101
Knicks97
Q1 DET +3; Q2 Pistons 0; Q3 DET +6; Q4 DET +4
Final · Box score
Bulls93
Celtics116
Q1 BOS +12; Q2 BOS +20; Q3 BOS +22; Q4 BOS +23
Final · Box score
Nets96
Hornets107
Q1 NOH -3; Q2 NOH -3; Q3 NOH +11; Q4 NOH +11
Final · Box score
Blazers103
Bucks101
Q1 POR -2; Q2 POR -5; Q3 POR -1; Q4 POR +2
Final · Box score
Jazz126
Suns118
Q1 UTA -5; Q2 UTA -7; Q3 UTA -9; Q4 UTA +8
Final · Box score
Wolves111
Kings103
Q1 MIN +1; Q2 MIN +13; Q3 MIN +9; Q4 MIN +8
Final · Box score
Spurs96
Nuggets109
Q1 Nuggets 0; Q2 DEN -8; Q3 DEN +7; Q4 DEN +13
Final · Box score
Clippers82
Lakers119
Q1 LAL +2; Q2 LAL +8; Q3 LAL +27; Q4 LAL +37
On this day · 2006–07Mar 7, 2007: 10 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (Cavs-Pistons), 41 points.
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The lead · Jazz-Suns

Utah rallies from 9 down to beat Phoenix

Chris Paul goes for 25 points

Game flow · UTA margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5-7-9+8UTA AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz28312641126
Suns33332824118
Who led
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 29, 26, 12, 18, 14, 22, 13, 17, 21, 25UTA25 PTS · 6 REB · 15 AST
Mehmet OkurPoints, last 10 games: 16, 9, 8, 11, 24, 23, 17, 20, 15, 25UTA25 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 26, 37, 28, 31, 25, 32, 26, 22, 22, 37PHX37 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 10, 15, 4, 7, 13, 15, 8, 6, 12, 20PHX20 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Lead changes
Blazers-Bucks18
Jazz-Suns14
Hawks-Bobcats9
Warriors-Heat8
Wizards-Raptors6
Pistons-Knicks4
Nets-Hornets3
Spurs-Nuggets3
Sonics-Sixers2
Wolves-Kings2
Clippers-Lakers0
Bulls-Celtics0
Shot of the night

Aldridge's jumper with 2.4 seconds left breaks the tie, 103-101 final

The night in charts
Jazz-Suns combined for 244, 11 more than any other game
Points by game
Jazz-SunsJazz 126, Suns 118
244
Warriors-HeatWarriors 134, Heat 99
233
Wizards-RaptorsWizards 110, Raptors 106
216
Wolves-KingsWolves 111, Kings 103
214
Bulls-CelticsBulls 93, Celtics 116
209
Spurs-NuggetsSpurs 96, Nuggets 109
205
Blazers-BucksBlazers 103, Bucks 101
204
Nets-HornetsNets 96, Hornets 107
203
Hawks-BobcatsHawks 93, Bobcats 108
201
Clippers-LakersClippers 82, Lakers 119
201
Sonics-SixersSonics 83, Sixers 117
200
Pistons-KnicksPistons 101, Knicks 97
198
3 of 12 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Blazers-BucksBlazers 103, Bucks 101
+2 POR
Pistons-KnicksPistons 101, Knicks 97
+4 DET
Wizards-RaptorsWizards 110, Raptors 106
+4 WAS
Wolves-KingsWolves 111, Kings 103
+8 MIN
Jazz-SunsJazz 126, Suns 118
+8 UTA
Nets-HornetsNets 96, Hornets 107
+11 NOH
Spurs-NuggetsSpurs 96, Nuggets 109
+13 DEN
Hawks-BobcatsHawks 93, Bobcats 108
+15 CHA
Bulls-CelticsBulls 93, Celtics 116
+23 BOS
Sonics-SixersSonics 83, Sixers 117
+34 PHI
Warriors-HeatWarriors 134, Heat 99
+35 GSW
Clippers-LakersClippers 82, Lakers 119
+37 LAL
UTA rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Jazz-SunsUTA won · Jazz 126, Suns 118
9 pts
Hawks-BobcatsCHA won · Hawks 93, Bobcats 108
8 pts
Spurs-NuggetsDEN won · Spurs 96, Nuggets 109
8 pts
Wizards-RaptorsWAS won · Wizards 110, Raptors 106
6 pts
Blazers-BucksPOR won · Blazers 103, Bucks 101
5 pts
Dalembert shot 10-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DalembertPHI · 22 PTS, 13 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
91% (10-11)
NajeraDEN · 19 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
80% (8-10)
Amar'ePHX · 37 PTS, 8 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
75% (12-16)
HorfordATL · 18 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
DuncanSAS · 23 PTS, 9 REB, 4 BLK, 2 AST
73% (8-11)
Final · Blazers-Bucks
Blazers 103Bucks 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers30173026103
Bucks32202623101
The story
LaMarcus Aldridge's 29 points carried Portland past Milwaukee, 103-101

For Milwaukee, Charlie Bell had 15 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST 29 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST · 14-20 FG

The swing

The Trail Blazers trailed by 5 going into the third, then won it 30-26.

POR lead by quarter
200 −2−5−1+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wizards-Raptors
Wizards 110Raptors 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Wizards2924153012110
Raptors202529248106
The story
Antawn Jamison had 25 points and 16 rebounds as Washington beat Toronto 110-106 in OT

Jose Calderon led Toronto with 20 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB 25 PTS, 16 REB, 1 AST · 9-22 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The Wizards won the first 29-20, their biggest quarter edge.

WAS lead by quarter
200 +9+8−60+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Wolves-Kings
Wolves 111Kings 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves25322331111
Kings24202732103
The story
Minnesota beat Sacramento 111-103 behind 21 points and 13 rebounds from Al Jefferson

John Salmons paced Sacramento: 15 PTS, 7 REB 21 PTS, 13 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST · 8-17 FG

The swing

A 32-20 second quarter did the most damage for the Timberwolves.

MIN lead by quarter
200 +1+13+9+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.7Season avg20.2Last 5

20.2 points a game over his last five games, against 12.7 in 54 earlier games. Today: 13 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.8Season avg8.3Last 3

8.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.8 in 51 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.2Season avg40.8Today

41 minutes today, against 15.2 a game in 34 earlier games. Line: 20 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Lakers rout

Three of 12 games were decided by four points or fewer. Lakers beat Clippers by 37.

POR over MIL2WAS over TOR4DET over NYK4UTA over PHX8MIN over SAC8NOH over NJN11DEN over SAS13CHA over ATL15BOS over CHI23PHI over SEA34GSW over MIA35LAL over LAC37Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Top performances

Kevin Martin leads the day with 48

Kevin MartinPoints, last 10 games: 21, 26, 15, 21, 14, 6, 25, 29, 23, 48Kings-Wolves · L
23.2 PPG season to date · +25.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high48 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 26, 37, 28, 31, 25, 32, 26, 22, 22, 37Suns-Jazz · L
24.1 PPG season to date · +13.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 28, 29, 26, 28, 31, 38, 17, 31, 29Nuggets-Spurs · W
26.8 PPG season to date · +2.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 2 REB · 9 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 12, 18, 23, 14, 24, 9, 22, 15, 11, 29Blazers-Bucks · W
17.1 PPG season to date · +12.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Tayshaun PrincePoints, last 10 games: 9, 13, 10, 10, 20, 13, 22, 24, 7, 28Pistons-Knicks · W
13.7 PPG season to date · +14.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Andrea BargnaniPoints, last 10 games: 4, 5, 25, 2, 12, 27, 6, 6, 12, 27Raptors-Wizards · L
10.7 PPG season to date · +16.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Dirk NowitzkiDAL+6.8 30.4 last 10 · 23.6 season
Thabo SefoloshaCHI+6.6 13.4 last 10 · 6.8 season
Monta EllisGSW+5.4 24.8 last 10 · 19.4 season
Al ThorntonLAC+4.9 16.5 last 10 · 11.6 season
Amar'e StoudemirePHX+4.5 28.6 last 10 · 24.1 season
Cold
Linas KleizaDEN−5.7 5.4 last 10 · 11.1 season
Jamaal TinsleyIND−5.4 6.5 last 10 · 11.9 season
Tony ParkerSAS−4.9 13.3 last 10 · 18.2 season
John SalmonsSAC−4.9 8.4 last 10 · 13.3 season
Chris KamanLAC−4.3 11.7 last 10 · 16.0 season