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Wednesday, March 12, 2008Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 1 points, by NYK (vs MIA) and HOU (vs ATL) and PHI (vs DET).

Final · Box score
Rockets83
Hawks75
Q1 Rockets 0; Q2 HOU -1; Q3 HOU +2; Q4 HOU +8
Final · Box score
Clippers88
Magic110
Q1 ORL +13; Q2 ORL +15; Q3 ORL +14; Q4 ORL +22
Final · Box score
Sonics82
Celtics111
Q1 BOS +10; Q2 BOS +20; Q3 BOS +32; Q4 BOS +29
Final · Box score
Sixers83
Pistons82
Q1 PHI +8; Q2 PHI +6; Q3 PHI -1; Q4 PHI +1
Final · Box score
Knicks91
Heat88
Q1 Knicks 0; Q2 NYK -1; Q3 NYK +7; Q4 NYK +3
Final · Box score
Cavs99
Nets104
Q1 NJN +15; Q2 NJN +11; Q3 NJN +13; Q4 NJN +5
Final · Box score
Jazz114
Bucks110
Q1 UTA +14; Q2 UTA +1; Q3 UTA +1; Q4 UTA +4
Final · Box score
Spurs75
Hornets100
Q1 NOH +2; Q2 NOH +7; Q3 NOH +9; Q4 NOH +25
Final · Box score
Bobcats93
Mavs118
Q1 DAL +8; Q2 DAL +22; Q3 DAL +31; Q4 DAL +25
Final · Box score
Grizzlies86
Nuggets108
Q1 DEN +1; Q2 DEN +10; Q3 DEN +26; Q4 DEN +22
Final · Box score
Raptors106
Warriors117
Q1 GSW +18; Q2 GSW +10; Q3 GSW +9; Q4 GSW +11
On this day · 2006–07Mar 12, 2007: 5 games. Top scorer: Leandro Barbosa (Suns-Rockets), 32 points.
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The lead · Sixers-Pistons

Philadelphia takes over late to edge Detroit

LeBron James goes for 42 points

Game flow · PHI margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+8+6-1+1PHI AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers2622181783
Pistons1824251582
Who led
Andre IguodalaPoints, last 10 games: 25, 24, 24, 15, 32, 18, 18, 15, 17, 22PHI22 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Rodney CarneyPoints, last 10 games: 0, 2, 0, 18, 2, 12, 6, 9, 1, 16PHI16 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 10, 21, 17, 22, 10, 11, 17, 7, 23, 17DET17 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 34, 21, 14, 20, 21, 20, 23, 12, 34, 15DET15 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Boston posts the night's biggest win

Boston beat Seattle by 29, the widest margin of 11 games.

PHI over DET1NYK over MIA3UTA over MIL4NJN over CLE5HOU over ATL8GSW over TOR11ORL over LAC22DEN over MEM22NOH over SAS25DAL over CHA25BOS over SEA29Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Rockets-Hawks9
Knicks-Heat9
Spurs-Hornets8
Jazz-Bucks8
Sixers-Pistons8
Sonics-Celtics7
Raptors-Warriors5
Grizzlies-Nuggets1
Clippers-Magic1
Bobcats-Mavs0
Cavs-Nets0
The night in charts
Jazz-Bucks combined for 224, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Jazz-BucksJazz 114, Bucks 110
224
Raptors-WarriorsRaptors 106, Warriors 117
223
Bobcats-MavsBobcats 93, Mavs 118
211
Cavs-NetsCavs 99, Nets 104
203
Clippers-MagicClippers 88, Magic 110
198
Grizzlies-NuggetsGrizzlies 86, Nuggets 108
194
Sonics-CelticsSonics 82, Celtics 111
193
Knicks-HeatKnicks 91, Heat 88
179
Spurs-HornetsSpurs 75, Hornets 100
175
Sixers-PistonsSixers 83, Pistons 82
165
Rockets-HawksRockets 83, Hawks 75
158
4 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Sixers-PistonsSixers 83, Pistons 82
+1 PHI
Knicks-HeatKnicks 91, Heat 88
+3 NYK
Jazz-BucksJazz 114, Bucks 110
+4 UTA
Cavs-NetsCavs 99, Nets 104
+5 NJN
Rockets-HawksRockets 83, Hawks 75
+8 HOU
Raptors-WarriorsRaptors 106, Warriors 117
+11 GSW
Clippers-MagicClippers 88, Magic 110
+22 ORL
Grizzlies-NuggetsGrizzlies 86, Nuggets 108
+22 DEN
Spurs-HornetsSpurs 75, Hornets 100
+25 NOH
Bobcats-MavsBobcats 93, Mavs 118
+25 DAL
Sonics-CelticsSonics 82, Celtics 111
+29 BOS
NYK rallied from 1 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Knicks-HeatNYK won · Knicks 91, Heat 88
1 pt
Rockets-HawksHOU won · Rockets 83, Hawks 75
1 pt
Sixers-PistonsPHI won · Sixers 83, Pistons 82
1 pt
Kenyon Martin shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Kenyon MartinDEN · 23 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
82% (9-11)
Ray AllenBOS · 18 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
EllisGSW · 33 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST
74% (14-19)
JeffersonNJN · 24 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB
73% (8-11)
CarneyPHI · 16 PTS, 5 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Final · Sixers-Pistons
Sixers 83Pistons 82
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers2622181783
Pistons1824251582
The story
Philadelphia beat Detroit 83-82 behind 22 points from Andre Iguodala

Antonio McDyess paced Detroit: 14 PTS, 11 REB 22 PTS, 5 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB · 6-22 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

A 26-18 first quarter did the most damage for the 76ers.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +8+6−1+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Knicks-Heat
Knicks 91Heat 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks2420281991
Heat2421202388
The story
Jamal Crawford's 23 points carried New York past Miami, 91-88

For Miami, Shawn Marion had 17 REB, 15 PTS, 2 AST 23 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL · 7-18 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

The Knicks trailed by 1 going into the third, then won it 28-20.

NYK lead by quarter
200 0−1+7+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Cavs-Nets
Cavs 99Nets 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs2324203299
Nets38202224104
The story
Devin Harris had 19 points as New Jersey beat Cleveland 104-99

Damon Jones led Cleveland with 12 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB 19 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 4 STL · 8-14 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The Nets won the first 38-23, their biggest quarter edge.

NJN lead by quarter
200 +15+11+13+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+13.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.7Season avg24.6Last 5

24.6 points a game over his last five games, against 10.7 in 60 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
39.4Season avg25.0Last 3

25.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 39.4 in 49 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 22 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.3Season avg40.0Today

40 minutes today, against 20.3 a game in 41 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 42

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 25, 35, 26, 30, 37, 50, 39, 38, 24, 42Cavs-Nets · L
31.0 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
42 PTS · 11 REB · 7 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 26, 26, 30, 21, 22, 20, 32, 16, 16, 33Warriors-Raptors · W
19.6 PPG season to date · +13.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
David WestPoints, last 10 games: 22, 18, 20, 16, 13, 27, 25, 14, 19, 29Hornets-Spurs · W
19.8 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 34, 24, 11, 25, 22, 25, 31, 41, 19, 28Rockets-Hawks · W
22.1 PPG season to date · +6.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 26, 20, 9, 38, 24, 20, 39, 27, 28Hawks-Rockets · L
21.2 PPG season to date · +6.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Ricky DavisPoints, last 10 games: 11, 11, 14, 15, 14, 16, 10, 27, 27, 27Heat-Knicks · L
13.8 PPG season to date · +13.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high27 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Mehmet OkurUTA+6.1 20.3 last 10 · 14.2 season
Matt CarrollCHA+6.0 15.0 last 10 · 9.0 season
Mike DunleavyIND+5.4 23.6 last 10 · 18.2 season
Thabo SefoloshaCHI+5.4 12.3 last 10 · 6.9 season
Charlie VillanuevaMIL+5.3 16.2 last 10 · 10.9 season
Cold
Jamaal TinsleyIND−5.4 6.5 last 10 · 11.9 season
John SalmonsSAC−4.6 8.5 last 10 · 13.1 season
Chris KamanLAC−4.3 11.7 last 10 · 16.0 season
Anthony JohnsonSAC−4.2 1.5 last 10 · 5.7 season
Andres NocioniCHI−4.1 10.1 last 10 · 14.2 season