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Saturday, March 8, 2008Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: GSW trailed ORL by 9 after the first quarter and won 104–95.

Final · Box score
Pacers95
Cavs103
Q1 CLE +17; Q2 CLE +14; Q3 CLE +13; Q4 CLE +8
Final · Box score
Heat94
Hawks97
Q1 ATL -7; Q2 ATL -3; Q3 ATL +7; Q4 ATL +3
Final · Box score
Warriors104
Magic95
Q1 GSW -9; Q2 GSW -8; Q3 GSW +9; Q4 GSW +9
Final · Box score
Bobcats100
Wizards97
Q1 CHA +14; Q2 CHA +7; Q3 CHA +10; Q4 CHA +3
Final · OT · Box score
Blazers120
Knicks114
Q1 POR +12; Q2 POR +5; Q3 POR +4; Q4 Blazers 0; OT1 POR +6
Final · Box score
Celtics119
Grizzlies89
Q1 BOS +17; Q2 BOS +14; Q3 BOS +26; Q4 BOS +30
Final · Box score
Nets91
Mavs111
Q1 DAL +9; Q2 DAL +18; Q3 DAL +21; Q4 DAL +20
Final · Box score
Hornets96
Rockets106
Q1 HOU -3; Q2 HOU +13; Q3 HOU +9; Q4 HOU +10
Final · Box score
Nuggets105
Jazz132
Q1 UTA +8; Q2 UTA +23; Q3 UTA +33; Q4 UTA +27
Final · Box score
Wolves99
Clippers96
Q1 MIN +2; Q2 MIN -8; Q3 MIN -5; Q4 MIN +3
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The lead · Warriors-Magic

Baron Davis scores 33, Golden State rallies past Orlando

Joe Johnson goes for 39 points

Game flow · GSW margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-8+9+9GSW AHEAD ↑ORL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors27203324104
Magic3619162495
Who led
Baron DavisPoints, last 10 games: 17, 29, 35, 20, 4, 18, 35, 30, 15, 33GSW33 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Stephen JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 41, 19, 6, 17, 21, 29, 29, 21, 22, 20GSW20 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 8, 37, 24, 26, 17, 14, 26, 19, 20, 26ORL26 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Hedo TurkogluPoints, last 10 games: 12, 16, 31, 13, 25, 20, 25, 24, 12, 23ORL23 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 10 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Boston by 30.

ATL over MIA3CHA over WAS3MIN over LAC3POR over NYK6CLE over IND8GSW over ORL9HOU over NOH10DAL over NJN20UTA over DEN27BOS over MEM30Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Lead changes
Wolves-Clippers8
Hornets-Rockets7
Heat-Hawks5
Warriors-Magic4
Blazers-Knicks4
Bobcats-Wizards2
Pacers-Cavs0
Nuggets-Jazz0
Celtics-Grizzlies0
Nets-Mavs0
The night in charts
Nuggets-Jazz combined for 237, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-JazzNuggets 105, Jazz 132
237
Blazers-KnicksBlazers 120, Knicks 114
234
Celtics-GrizzliesCeltics 119, Grizzlies 89
208
Nets-MavsNets 91, Mavs 111
202
Hornets-RocketsHornets 96, Rockets 106
202
Warriors-MagicWarriors 104, Magic 95
199
Pacers-CavsPacers 95, Cavs 103
198
Bobcats-WizardsBobcats 100, Wizards 97
197
Wolves-ClippersWolves 99, Clippers 96
195
Heat-HawksHeat 94, Hawks 97
191
3 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Wolves-ClippersWolves 99, Clippers 96
+3 MIN
Bobcats-WizardsBobcats 100, Wizards 97
+3 CHA
Heat-HawksHeat 94, Hawks 97
+3 ATL
Blazers-KnicksBlazers 120, Knicks 114
+6 POR
Pacers-CavsPacers 95, Cavs 103
+8 CLE
Warriors-MagicWarriors 104, Magic 95
+9 GSW
Hornets-RocketsHornets 96, Rockets 106
+10 HOU
Nets-MavsNets 91, Mavs 111
+20 DAL
Nuggets-JazzNuggets 105, Jazz 132
+27 UTA
Celtics-GrizzliesCeltics 119, Grizzlies 89
+30 BOS
GSW rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Warriors-MagicGSW won · Warriors 104, Magic 95
9 pts
Wolves-ClippersMIN won · Wolves 99, Clippers 96
8 pts
Heat-HawksATL won · Heat 94, Hawks 97
7 pts
Hornets-RocketsHOU won · Hornets 96, Rockets 106
3 pts
Okur shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
OkurUTA · 27 PTS, 11 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST
82% (9-11)
Ray AllenBOS · 23 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
69% (9-13)
Ricky DavisMIA · 27 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST
69% (11-16)
BoozerUTA · 23 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST
67% (10-15)
KGBOS · 17 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
Final · Heat-Hawks
Heat 94Hawks 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat3326112494
Hawks2630212097
The story
Josh Smith's 13 points carried Atlanta past Miami, 97-94

For Miami, Shawn Marion had 14 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST 13 PTS, 8 REB, 3 BLK · 5-11 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Hawks trailed by 3 going into the third, then won it 21-11.

ATL lead by quarter
200 −7−3+7+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bobcats-Wizards
Bobcats 100Wizards 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bobcats35192620100
Wizards2126232797
The story
Charlotte beat Washington 100-97 behind 34 points from Jason Richardson

Antawn Jamison paced Washington: 30 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST 34 PTS, 8 REB, 4 STL, 3 AST · 13-20 FG, 5-9 3PT

The swing

A 35-21 first quarter did the most damage for the Bobcats.

CHA lead by quarter
200 +14+7+10+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Knicks
Blazers 120Knicks 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Blazers3620322012120
Knicks242733246114
The story
LaMarcus Aldridge had 22 points and 10 rebounds as Portland beat New York 120-114 in OT

David Lee led New York with 14 PTS, 14 REB 22 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST · 9-18 FG

The swing

The Trail Blazers won the first 36-24, their biggest quarter edge.

POR lead by quarter
200 +12+5+40+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.0Season avg20.8Last 5

20.8 points a game over his last five games, against 12.0 in 56 earlier games. Today: 45 points in 52 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
36.8Season avg21.9Last 3

21.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 36.8 in 53 earlier games. Today: 9 points in 23 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.0Season avg49.8Today

50 minutes today, against 28.0 a game in 56 earlier games. Line: 20 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Nate Robinson leads the day with 45

Nate RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 4, 6, 20, 22, 6, 4, 17, 24, 14, 45Knicks-Blazers · L
12.6 PPG season to date · +33.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high45 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 17, 23, 34, 24, 11, 25, 22, 25, 31, 41Rockets-Hornets · W
22.0 PPG season to date · +19.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
41 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 27, 14, 17, 26, 20, 9, 38, 24, 20, 39Hawks-Heat · W
21.0 PPG season to date · +18.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high39 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 31, 33, 25, 35, 26, 30, 37, 50, 39, 38Cavs-Pacers · W
30.9 PPG season to date · +7.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 14, 27, 22, 25, 24, 16, 27, 23, 25, 37Hornets-Rockets · L
21.3 PPG season to date · +16.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 3 REB · 11 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 36, 31, 27, 29, 29, 28, 34, 30, 23, 34Mavs-Nets · W
23.7 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Hakim WarrickMEM+6.9 16.7 last 10 · 9.8 season
Thabo SefoloshaCHI+6.6 13.4 last 10 · 6.8 season
Dirk NowitzkiDAL+6.4 30.1 last 10 · 23.7 season
Al ThorntonLAC+5.3 17.0 last 10 · 11.7 season
Matt CarrollCHA+5.0 14.0 last 10 · 9.0 season
Cold
Jamaal TinsleyIND−5.4 6.5 last 10 · 11.9 season
Tony ParkerSAS−4.9 13.3 last 10 · 18.2 season
Linas KleizaDEN−4.9 6.2 last 10 · 11.1 season
John SalmonsSAC−4.9 8.4 last 10 · 13.3 season
Chris KamanLAC−4.3 11.7 last 10 · 16.0 season