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Friday, March 14, 2008Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHI trailed CHI by 16 after three quarters and won 110–106.

Final · Box score
Clippers93
Hawks117
Q1 ATL +14; Q2 ATL +15; Q3 ATL +25; Q4 ATL +24
Final · Box score
Jazz110
Celtics92
Q1 UTA +10; Q2 UTA +13; Q3 UTA +5; Q4 UTA +18
Final · Box score
Magic103
Heat94
Q1 Magic 0; Q2 ORL -1; Q3 ORL +3; Q4 ORL +9
Final · Box score
Spurs80
Pistons84
Q1 DET -6; Q2 DET -1; Q3 DET +10; Q4 DET +4
Final · Box score
Lakers98
Hornets108
Q1 NOH +2; Q2 NOH -3; Q3 NOH +8; Q4 NOH +10
Final · Box score
Sixers110
Bulls106
Q1 PHI -1; Q2 PHI -15; Q3 PHI -16; Q4 PHI +4
Final · Box score
Pacers97
Mavs116
Q1 DAL +14; Q2 DAL +16; Q3 DAL +20; Q4 DAL +19
Final · Box score
Bobcats80
Rockets89
Q1 HOU -5; Q2 HOU -7; Q3 HOU +2; Q4 HOU +9
Final · Box score
Raptors105
Nuggets137
Q1 DEN +21; Q2 DEN +22; Q3 DEN +30; Q4 DEN +32
Final · Box score
Wolves121
Sonics116
Q1 MIN +2; Q2 MIN -3; Q3 MIN +9; Q4 MIN +5
On this day · 2006–07Mar 14, 2007: 10 games. Top scorer: Amar'e Stoudemire (Suns-Mavs), 41 points.
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The lead · Sixers-Bulls

Philadelphia storms back from 16 down to beat Chicago

Chris Paul goes for 27 points

Game flow · PHI margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1-15-16+4PHI AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers25182740110
Bulls26322820106
Who led
Andre IguodalaPoints, last 10 games: 24, 24, 15, 32, 18, 18, 15, 17, 22, 25PHI25 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Andre MillerPoints, last 10 games: 24, 26, 18, 25, 6, 10, 16, 22, 10, 18PHI18 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Luol DengPoints, last 10 games: 10, 16, 18, 10, 21, 23, 13, 21, 14, 21CHI21 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Thabo SefoloshaPoints, last 10 games: 22, 12, 17, 10, 14, 11, 10, 7, 11, 20CHI20 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Bobcats-Rockets

Houston extends win streak to 21

89–80 over Charlotte. Record: 45–20. Tracy McGrady led Houston with 30 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists.

Streak strip · HOU
Wvs CHI110–97Wvs WAS94–69Wvs MEM116–95Wvs DEN103–89Wvs IND117–99W@ DAL113–98Wvs NOH106–96Wvs NJN91–73W@ ATL83–75Wvs CHA89–80
Lead changes
Spurs-Pistons11
Wolves-Sonics9
Lakers-Hornets6
Magic-Heat6
Clippers-Hawks2
Jazz-Celtics2
Sixers-Bulls2
Bobcats-Rockets2
Raptors-Nuggets0
Pacers-Mavs0
The night in charts
Raptors-Nuggets combined for 242, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Raptors-NuggetsRaptors 105, Nuggets 137
242
Wolves-SonicsWolves 121, Sonics 116
237
Sixers-BullsSixers 110, Bulls 106
216
Pacers-MavsPacers 97, Mavs 116
213
Clippers-HawksClippers 93, Hawks 117
210
Lakers-HornetsLakers 98, Hornets 108
206
Jazz-CelticsJazz 110, Celtics 92
202
Magic-HeatMagic 103, Heat 94
197
Bobcats-RocketsBobcats 80, Rockets 89
169
Spurs-PistonsSpurs 80, Pistons 84
164
3 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Sixers-BullsSixers 110, Bulls 106
+4 PHI
Spurs-PistonsSpurs 80, Pistons 84
+4 DET
Wolves-SonicsWolves 121, Sonics 116
+5 MIN
Magic-HeatMagic 103, Heat 94
+9 ORL
Bobcats-RocketsBobcats 80, Rockets 89
+9 HOU
Lakers-HornetsLakers 98, Hornets 108
+10 NOH
Jazz-CelticsJazz 110, Celtics 92
+18 UTA
Pacers-MavsPacers 97, Mavs 116
+19 DAL
Clippers-HawksClippers 93, Hawks 117
+24 ATL
Raptors-NuggetsRaptors 105, Nuggets 137
+32 DEN
PHI erased a 16-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Sixers-BullsPHI won · Sixers 110, Bulls 106
16 pts
Bobcats-RocketsHOU won · Bobcats 80, Rockets 89
7 pts
Spurs-PistonsDET won · Spurs 80, Pistons 84
6 pts
Lakers-HornetsNOH won · Lakers 98, Hornets 108
3 pts
Wolves-SonicsMIN won · Wolves 121, Sonics 116
3 pts
AI shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
AIDEN · 28 PTS, 5 AST, 2 STL, 1 BLK
75% (9-12)
WilcoxSEA · 20 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
73% (8-11)
Joe JohnsonATL · 28 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
Deron WilliamsUTA · 32 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
ParkerSAS · 26 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL
67% (12-18)
Final · Sixers-Bulls
Sixers 110Bulls 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers25182740110
Bulls26322820106
The story
Andre Iguodala had 25 points as Philadelphia beat Chicago 110-106

Larry Hughes led Chicago with 15 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST 25 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST · 7-17 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

Down 16 after the third, the 76ers took the fourth 40-20.

PHI lead by quarter
200 −1−15−16+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Drew Gooden led the game in fantasy with 46.3 FPTS (16 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST)

Final · Spurs-Pistons
Spurs 80Pistons 84
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2618112580
Pistons2023221984
The story
Richard Hamilton's 25 points carried Detroit past San Antonio, 84-80

For San Antonio, Tim Duncan had 20 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST 25 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST · 10-18 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The Pistons trailed by 1 going into the third, then won it 22-11.

DET lead by quarter
200 −6−1+10+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Tony Parker was the fantasy play: 52.3 FPTS on 26 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB

Final · Wolves-Sonics
Wolves 121Sonics 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves32254024121
Sonics30302828116
The story
Minnesota beat Seattle 121-116 behind 23 points and 15 rebounds from Ryan Gomes

Kevin Durant paced Seattle: 24 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST 23 PTS, 15 REB · 8-18 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

A 40-28 third quarter erased a 3-point hole for the Timberwolves.

MIN lead by quarter
200 +2−3+9+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
5.2Season avg13.0Last 5

13.0 points a game over his last five games, against 5.2 in 53 earlier games. Today: 15 points in 21 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
39.0Season avg24.8Last 3

24.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 39.0 in 50 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 32 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+31.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.2Season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 7.2 a game in 5 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 36

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 21, 30, 21, 33, 52, 34, 16, 26, 34, 36Lakers-Hornets · L
28.3 PPG season to date · +7.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Jason WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 10, 0, 7, 18, 5, 10, 3, 11, 15, 34Heat-Magic · L
8.9 PPG season to date · +25.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 14, 22, 13, 17, 21, 25, 14, 20, 26, 32Jazz-Celtics · W
19.4 PPG season to date · +12.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 24, 11, 25, 22, 25, 31, 41, 19, 28, 30Rockets-Bobcats · W
22.2 PPG season to date · +7.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Jason RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 7, 30, 30, 25, 42, 13, 34, 11, 28Bobcats-Rockets · L
20.9 PPG season to date · +7.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 26, 20, 9, 38, 24, 20, 39, 27, 28, 28Hawks-Clippers · W
21.3 PPG season to date · +6.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Thabo SefoloshaCHI+6.2 13.4 last 10 · 7.2 season
Mehmet OkurUTA+6.2 20.4 last 10 · 14.2 season
Anthony ParkerTOR+6.0 18.7 last 10 · 12.7 season
Matt CarrollCHA+5.5 14.5 last 10 · 9.0 season
Al ThorntonLAC+5.5 17.5 last 10 · 12.0 season
Cold
Jamaal TinsleyIND−5.4 6.5 last 10 · 11.9 season
Francisco GarciaSAC−4.7 7.0 last 10 · 11.7 season
Andres NocioniCHI−4.5 9.6 last 10 · 14.1 season
Kirk HinrichCHI−4.4 8.0 last 10 · 12.4 season
Chris KamanLAC−4.3 11.7 last 10 · 16.0 season