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Monday, March 10, 2008Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Cavs trailed Blazers by 11 after the first quarter and won 88–80.

Final · Box score
Blazers80
Cavs88
Q1 Cavs -11; Q2 Cavs -4; Q3 Cavs 0; Q4 Cavs +8
Final · Box score
Hawks112
Magic123
Q1 Magic +12; Q2 Magic +21; Q3 Magic +14; Q4 Magic +11
Final · Box score
Celtics100
Sixers86
Q1 Celtics +6; Q2 Celtics +6; Q3 Celtics +14; Q4 Celtics +14
Final · Box score
Clippers99
Heat98
Q1 Clippers +6; Q2 Clippers +11; Q3 Clippers -7; Q4 Clippers +1
Final · Box score
Knicks79
Mavs108
Q1 Mavs +17; Q2 Mavs +23; Q3 Mavs +22; Q4 Mavs +29
Final · Box score
Nets73
Rockets91
Q1 Rockets +7; Q2 Rockets +18; Q3 Rockets +23; Q4 Rockets +18
Final · Box score
Nuggets103
Spurs107
Q1 Spurs +4; Q2 Spurs -3; Q3 Spurs +4; Q4 Spurs +4
On this day · 2006–07Mar 10, 2007: 7 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (Cavs-Bucks), 32 points.
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The lead · Blazers-Cavs

LeBron James posts 24-10-11 as Cleveland tops Portland

Tim Duncan goes for 23 points

Game flow · Cavs margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-11-40+8Cavs AHEAD ↑Blazers AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2518191880
Cavs1425232688
Who led
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 33, 25, 35, 26, 30, 37, 50, 39, 38, 24Cavs24 PTS · 10 REB · 11 AST
Joe SmithPoints, last 10 games: 17, 14, 12, 9, 2, 8, 8, 5, 12, 18Cavs18 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 23, 14, 24, 9, 22, 15, 11, 29, 22, 25Blazers25 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Brandon RoyPoints, last 10 games: 11, 19, 19, 9, 20, 26, 25, 20, 27, 15Blazers15 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Seven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 1. Widest: Dallas by 29.

Clippers over Heat1Spurs over Nuggets4Cavs over Blazers8Magic over Hawks11Celtics over Sixers14Rockets over Nets18Mavs over Knicks29Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Clippers-Heat8
Nuggets-Spurs8
Blazers-Cavs1
Nets-Rockets1
Hawks-Magic0
Celtics-Sixers0
Knicks-Mavs0
The night in charts
Hawks-Magic combined for 235, 25 more than any other game
Points by game
Hawks-MagicHawks 112, Magic 123
235
Nuggets-SpursNuggets 103, Spurs 107
210
Clippers-HeatClippers 99, Heat 98
197
Knicks-MavsKnicks 79, Mavs 108
187
Celtics-SixersCeltics 100, Sixers 86
186
Blazers-CavsBlazers 80, Cavs 88
168
Nets-RocketsNets 73, Rockets 91
164
2 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Clippers-HeatClippers 99, Heat 98
+1 Clippers
Nuggets-SpursNuggets 103, Spurs 107
+4 Spurs
Blazers-CavsBlazers 80, Cavs 88
+8 Cavs
Hawks-MagicHawks 112, Magic 123
+11 Magic
Celtics-SixersCeltics 100, Sixers 86
+14 Celtics
Nets-RocketsNets 73, Rockets 91
+18 Rockets
Knicks-MavsKnicks 79, Mavs 108
+29 Mavs
Cavs erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Blazers-CavsCavs won · Blazers 80, Cavs 88
11 pts
Clippers-HeatClippers won · Clippers 99, Heat 98
7 pts
Nuggets-SpursSpurs won · Nuggets 103, Spurs 107
3 pts
KG shot 11-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KGCeltics · 26 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST
79% (11-14)
MobleyClippers · 29 PTS, 6 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
73% (11-15)
Ricky DavisHeat · 27 PTS, 6 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB
71% (10-14)
JR SmithNuggets · 22 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
BibbyHawks · 23 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
69% (9-13)
Final · Clippers-Heat
Clippers 99Heat 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers2929152699
Heat2324331898
The story
Al Thornton's 22 points and 10 rebounds carried Los Angeles past Miami, 99-98

For Miami, Ricky Davis had 27 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB 22 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST · 9-14 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The Clippers trailed by 7 going into the fourth, then won it 26-18.

Clippers lead by quarter
200 +6+11−7+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Shawn Marion was the fantasy play: 52.4 FPTS on 17 PTS, 17 REB, 2 AST

Final · Nuggets-Spurs
Nuggets 103Spurs 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets23352223103
Spurs27282923107
The story
San Antonio beat Denver 107-103 behind 14 assists and 13 points from Manu Ginobili

Carmelo Anthony paced Denver: 18 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST 14 AST, 13 PTS, 3 REB · 4-11 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

A 29-22 third quarter erased a 3-point hole for the Spurs.

Spurs lead by quarter
200 +4−3+4+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Cavs
Blazers 80Cavs 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2518191880
Cavs1425232688
The story
Joe Smith had 18 points as Cleveland beat Portland 88-80

Brandon Roy led Portland with 15 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST 18 PTS, 5 REB · 5-10 FG

The swing

The Cavaliers won the fourth 26-18, their biggest quarter edge.

Cavs lead by quarter
200 −11−40+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
21.0Season avg29.6Last 5

29.6 points a game over his last five games, against 21.0 in 62 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 46 minutes.

Losing minutes
P.J. BrownCeltics
−12.4minutes, last 3 vs 2006–07 avg
Minutes per game
20.12006–07 avg7.7Last 3

7.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.1 in 2006–07 (72 games). Today: 2 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.8Season avg43Today

43 minutes today, against 19.8 a game in 40 earlier games. Line: 23 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Cuttino Mobley leads the day with 29

Cuttino MobleyPoints, last 10 games: 12, 7, 5, 6, 4, 12, 3, 13, 13, 29Clippers-Heat · W
12.8 PPG season to date · +16.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 29, 26, 28, 31, 38, 17, 31, 29, 28, 28Nuggets-Spurs · L
26.9 PPG season to date · +1.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 17, 26, 20, 9, 38, 24, 20, 39, 27Hawks-Magic · L
21.1 PPG season to date · +6.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 1 REB · 11 AST
Ricky DavisPoints, last 10 games: 12, 11, 11, 14, 15, 14, 16, 10, 27, 27Heat-Clippers · L
13.6 PPG season to date · +13.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high27 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 37, 24, 26, 17, 14, 26, 19, 20, 26, 26Magic-Hawks · W
21.8 PPG season to date · +4.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 16 REB · 1 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 19, 10, 11, 18, 17, 20, 31, 16, 17, 26Celtics-Sixers · W
18.8 PPG season to date · +7.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Hakim WarrickGrizzlies+6.9 16.7 last 10 · 9.8 season
Thabo SefoloshaBulls+6.6 13.4 last 10 · 6.8 season
Earl WatsonSonics+5.0 14.6 last 10 · 9.6 season
Matt CarrollBobcats+5.0 14.0 last 10 · 9.0 season
Dirk NowitzkiMavs+4.7 28.3 last 10 · 23.6 season
Cold
Jamaal TinsleyPacers−5.4 6.5 last 10 · 11.9 season
Linas KleizaNuggets−4.7 6.2 last 10 · 10.9 season
John SalmonsKings−4.6 8.5 last 10 · 13.1 season
Chris KamanClippers−4.3 11.7 last 10 · 16.0 season
Anthony JohnsonKings−4.2 1.5 last 10 · 5.7 season