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Thursday, March 13, 2008Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Wizards trailed Cavs by 8 at halftime and won 101–99.

Final · Box score
Cavs99
Wizards101
Q1 Wizards +3; Q2 Wizards -8; Q3 Wizards +1; Q4 Wizards +2
Final · Box score
Blazers85
Kings96
Q1 Kings +7; Q2 Kings +14; Q3 Kings +9; Q4 Kings +11
Final · Box score
Warriors115
Suns123
Q1 Suns -5; Q2 Suns -5; Q3 Suns +11; Q4 Suns +8
On this day · 2006–07Mar 13, 2007: 9 games. Top scorer: Jamaal Tinsley (Pacers-Wolves), 37 points.
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The lead · Cavs-Wizards

Washington climbs out of an 8-point hole against Cleveland

Baron Davis goes for 38 points

Game flow · Wizards margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+3-8+1+2Wizards AHEAD ↑Cavs AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs2430252099
Wizards27193421101
Who led
Caron ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 21, 24, 22, 25, 10, 19, 40, 15, 8, 19Wizards19 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 10, 18, 17, 28, 19, 25, 30, 23, 17Wizards17 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 35, 26, 30, 37, 50, 39, 38, 24, 42, 25Cavs25 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Sasha PavlovicPoints, last 10 games: 2, 13, 0, 4, 6, 4, 10, 13, 0, 24Cavs24 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Warriors-Suns

Phoenix makes it three straight

Phoenix beat Golden State 123–115 and moved to 43–22. Amar'e Stoudemire led Phoenix with 36 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists.

Streak strip · Suns
Lvs Pistons86–116W@ Grizzlies127–113L@ Hornets103–120Lvs Sixers114–119W@ Blazers97–92L@ Nuggets113–126Lvs Jazz118–126Wvs Spurs94–87Wvs Grizzlies132–111Wvs Warriors123–115
Lead changes
Warriors-Suns7
Cavs-Wizards6
Blazers-Kings0
The night in charts
Warriors-Suns combined for 238, 38 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-SunsWarriors 115, Suns 123
238
Cavs-WizardsCavs 99, Wizards 101
200
Blazers-KingsBlazers 85, Kings 96
181
Wizards won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Cavs-WizardsCavs 99, Wizards 101
+2 Wizards
Warriors-SunsWarriors 115, Suns 123
+8 Suns
Blazers-KingsBlazers 85, Kings 96
+11 Kings
Wizards rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Cavs-WizardsWizards won · Cavs 99, Wizards 101
8 pts
Warriors-SunsSuns won · Warriors 115, Suns 123
5 pts
World Peace shot 8-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
World PeaceKings · 22 PTS, 6 STL, 4 REB, 3 AST
67% (8-12)
Amar'eSuns · 36 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST, 4 BLK
62% (13-21)
PavlovicCavs · 24 PTS, 1 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
60% (9-15)
BellSuns · 18 PTS, 7 REB
58% (7-12)
DiawSuns · 16 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 1 BLK
55% (6-11)
Final · Cavs-Wizards
Cavs 99Wizards 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs2430252099
Wizards27193421101
The story
Antawn Jamison had 17 points and 10 rebounds as Washington beat Cleveland 101-99

Sasha Pavlovic led Cleveland with 24 PTS 17 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST · 5-14 FG, 2-7 3PT

The swing

Down 8 after the second, the Wizards took the third 34-25.

Wizards lead by quarter
200 +3−8+1+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

LeBron James led the game in fantasy with 37.4 FPTS (25 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST)

Final · Warriors-Suns
Warriors 115Suns 123
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors39232231115
Suns34233828123
The story
Amar'e Stoudemire's 36 points and 11 rebounds carried Phoenix past Golden State, 123-115

For Golden State, Monta Ellis had 23 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST 36 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST, 4 BLK · 13-21 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The Suns trailed by 5 going into the third, then won it 38-22.

Suns lead by quarter
200 −5−5+11+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Kings
Blazers 85Kings 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2717192285
Kings3424142496
The story
Sacramento beat Portland 96-85 behind 22 points from Metta World Peace

Brandon Roy paced Portland: 21 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST 22 PTS, 6 STL, 4 REB, 3 AST · 8-12 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

A 34-27 first quarter did the most damage for the Kings.

Kings lead by quarter
200 +7+14+9+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
Nick YoungWizards
+7.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.3Season avg14.4Last 5

14.4 points a game over his last five games, against 7.3 in 60 earlier games. Today: 10 points in 18 minutes.

Losing minutes
Matt BarnesWarriors
−14.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.2Season avg8.0Last 3

8.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.2 in 57 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.0Season avg38.8Today

39 minutes today, against 19.0 a game in 56 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 8 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Baron Davis leads the day with 38

Baron DavisPoints, last 10 games: 35, 20, 4, 18, 35, 30, 15, 33, 23, 38Warriors-Suns · L
22.3 PPG season to date · +16.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 31, 25, 32, 26, 22, 22, 37, 16, 29, 36Suns-Warriors · W
24.2 PPG season to date · +12.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 35, 26, 30, 37, 50, 39, 38, 24, 42, 25Cavs-Wizards · L
30.9 PPG season to date · −6.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Sasha PavlovicPoints, last 10 games: 2, 13, 0, 4, 6, 4, 10, 13, 0, 24Cavs-Wizards · L
7.6 PPG season to date · +16.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high24 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 26, 30, 21, 22, 20, 32, 16, 16, 33, 23Warriors-Suns · L
19.6 PPG season to date · +3.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Metta World PeacePoints, last 10 games: 29, 20, 23, 14, 23, 22, 32, 23, 17, 22Kings-Blazers · W
19.9 PPG season to date · +2.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Mehmet OkurJazz+6.1 20.3 last 10 · 14.2 season
Matt CarrollBobcats+6.0 15.0 last 10 · 9.0 season
Mike DunleavyPacers+5.4 23.6 last 10 · 18.2 season
Thabo SefoloshaBulls+5.4 12.3 last 10 · 6.9 season
Charlie VillanuevaBucks+5.3 16.2 last 10 · 10.9 season
Cold
Jamaal TinsleyPacers−5.4 6.5 last 10 · 11.9 season
Francisco GarciaKings−4.7 7.0 last 10 · 11.7 season
Chris KamanClippers−4.3 11.7 last 10 · 16.0 season
Anthony JohnsonKings−4.2 1.5 last 10 · 5.7 season
Andres NocioniBulls−4.1 10.1 last 10 · 14.2 season