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Wednesday, March 19, 2008Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Wolves trailed Grizzlies by 14 at halftime and won 98–94.

Final · Box score
Bobcats95
Pacers102
Q1 Pacers -3; Q2 Pacers -7; Q3 Pacers +7; Q4 Pacers +7
Final · Box score
Wizards87
Magic86
Q1 Wizards -6; Q2 Wizards -7; Q3 Wizards +2; Q4 Wizards +1
Final · Box score
Nuggets113
Sixers115
Q1 Sixers +3; Q2 Sixers +7; Q3 Sixers -1; Q4 Sixers +2
Final · Box score
Heat54
Raptors96
Q1 Raptors +13; Q2 Raptors +32; Q3 Raptors +33; Q4 Raptors +42
Final · Box score
Hawks117
Nets125
Q1 Nets +2; Q2 Nets -10; Q3 Nets +4; Q4 Nets +8
Final · Box score
Pistons73
Cavs89
Q1 Cavs -3; Q2 Cavs +7; Q3 Cavs +6; Q4 Cavs +16
Final · Box score
Grizzlies94
Wolves98
Q1 Wolves -5; Q2 Wolves -14; Q3 Wolves -6; Q4 Wolves +4
Final · Box score
Rockets69
Hornets90
Q1 Hornets -8; Q2 Hornets -5; Q3 Hornets 0; Q4 Hornets +21
Final · Box score
Suns110
Sonics98
Q1 Suns +11; Q2 Suns +9; Q3 Suns +6; Q4 Suns +12
Final · Box score
Warriors116
Clippers100
Q1 Warriors +11; Q2 Warriors +18; Q3 Warriors +18; Q4 Warriors +16
On this day · 2006–07Mar 19, 2007: 2 games. Top scorer: Paul Pierce (Celtics-Hornets), 28 points.
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The lead · Grizzlies-Wolves

Minnesota rallies from 14 down to beat Memphis

Vince Carter goes for 39 points

Game flow · Wolves margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5-14-6+4Wolves AHEAD ↑Grizzlies AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies2824162694
Wolves2315243698
Who led
Al JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 30, 18, 11, 21, 30, 20, 16, 18, 22, 29Wolves29 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Rashad McCantsPoints, last 10 games: 11, 18, 12, 22, 7, 18, 13, 10, 16, 19Wolves19 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Rudy GayPoints, last 10 games: 11, 20, 21, 13, 13, 20, 9, 20, 8, 25Grizzlies25 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Mike MillerPoints, last 10 games: 17, 13, 7, 22, 9, 12, 12, 19, 18, 20Grizzlies20 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Raptors rout

Three of 10 games were decided by four points or fewer. Toronto beat Miami by 42.

Wizards over Magic1Sixers over Nuggets2Wolves over Grizzlies4Pacers over Bobcats7Nets over Hawks8Suns over Sonics12Cavs over Pistons16Warriors over Clippers16Hornets over Rockets21Raptors over Heat42Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Lead changes
Nuggets-Sixers13
Hawks-Nets10
Bobcats-Pacers8
Wizards-Magic8
Pistons-Cavs8
Rockets-Hornets4
Grizzlies-Wolves3
Suns-Sonics2
Heat-Raptors1
Warriors-Clippers0
The night in charts
Hawks-Nets combined for 242, 14 more than any other game
Points by game
Hawks-NetsHawks 117, Nets 125
242
Nuggets-SixersNuggets 113, Sixers 115
228
Warriors-ClippersWarriors 116, Clippers 100
216
Suns-SonicsSuns 110, Sonics 98
208
Bobcats-PacersBobcats 95, Pacers 102
197
Grizzlies-WolvesGrizzlies 94, Wolves 98
192
Wizards-MagicWizards 87, Magic 86
173
Pistons-CavsPistons 73, Cavs 89
162
Rockets-HornetsRockets 69, Hornets 90
159
Heat-RaptorsHeat 54, Raptors 96
150
3 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Wizards-MagicWizards 87, Magic 86
+1 Wizards
Nuggets-SixersNuggets 113, Sixers 115
+2 Sixers
Grizzlies-WolvesGrizzlies 94, Wolves 98
+4 MIN
Bobcats-PacersBobcats 95, Pacers 102
+7 Pacers
Hawks-NetsHawks 117, Nets 125
+8 Nets
Suns-SonicsSuns 110, Sonics 98
+12 Suns
Warriors-ClippersWarriors 116, Clippers 100
+16 Warriors
Pistons-CavsPistons 73, Cavs 89
+16 Cavs
Rockets-HornetsRockets 69, Hornets 90
+21 Hornets
Heat-RaptorsHeat 54, Raptors 96
+42 Raptors
MIN erased a 14-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Grizzlies-WolvesWolves won · Grizzlies 94, Wolves 98
14 pts
Hawks-NetsNets won · Hawks 117, Nets 125
10 pts
Rockets-HornetsHornets won · Rockets 69, Hornets 90
8 pts
Wizards-MagicWizards won · Wizards 87, Magic 86
7 pts
Bobcats-PacersPacers won · Bobcats 95, Pacers 102
7 pts
Horford shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HorfordHawks · 20 PTS, 15 REB, 6 AST, 1 BLK
82% (9-11)
Tim ThomasClippers · 20 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
WellsHornets · 25 PTS, 3 BLK, 2 REB, 2 STL
75% (9-12)
EllisWarriors · 28 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB
72% (13-18)
DalembertSixers · 17 PTS, 12 REB, 5 BLK
70% (7-10)
Final · Wizards-Magic
Wizards 87Magic 86
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards2016312087
Magic2617222186
The story
Washington beat Orlando 87-86 behind 31 points and 11 rebounds from Antawn Jamison

Hedo Turkoglu paced Orlando: 39 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 31 PTS, 11 REB, 4 STL, 1 AST · 12-21 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

A 31-22 third quarter erased a 7-point hole for the Wizards.

Wizards lead by quarter
200 −6−7+2+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Grizzlies-Wolves
Grizzlies 94Wolves 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies2824162694
Wolves2315243698
The story
Rashad McCants' 19 points carried Minnesota past Memphis, 98-94

For Memphis, Hakim Warrick had 11 REB, 7 PTS, 3 AST 19 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB · 7-19 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The Timberwolves trailed by 6 going into the fourth, then won it 36-26.

Wolves lead by quarter
200 −5−14−6+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hawks-Nets
Hawks 117Nets 125
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks35352027117
Nets37233431125
The story
Richard Jefferson had 33 points as New Jersey beat Atlanta 125-117

Josh Smith led Atlanta with 20 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST 33 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST · 10-17 FG, 4-4 3PT

The swing

Down 10 after the second, the Nets took the third 34-20.

Nets lead by quarter
200 +2−10+4+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
5.8Season avg13.6Last 5

13.6 points a game over his last five games, against 5.8 in 56 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.9Season avg10.2Last 3

10.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.9 in 62 earlier games. Today: 10 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+29.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.5Season avg48Today

48 minutes today, against 18.5 a game in 42 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Vince Carter leads the day with 39

Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 21, 19, 12, 19, 13, 13, 14, 25, 22, 39Nets-Hawks · W
20.6 PPG season to date · +18.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high39 PTS · 10 REB · 8 AST
Hedo TurkogluPoints, last 10 games: 25, 24, 12, 23, 23, 17, 20, 27, 18, 39Magic-Wizards · L
19.9 PPG season to date · +19.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high39 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Richard JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 10, 22, 27, 22, 12, 24, 27, 21, 33Nets-Hawks · W
23.1 PPG season to date · +10.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 31, 29, 28, 28, 8, 28, 24, 20, 32Nuggets-Sixers · L
26.5 PPG season to date · +5.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 28, 19, 25, 30, 23, 17, 36, 25, 31Wizards-Magic · W
21.7 PPG season to date · +9.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 37, 50, 39, 38, 24, 42, 25, 33, 30, 30Cavs-Pistons · W
30.9 PPG season to date · −0.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Joe JohnsonHawks+6.0 27.4 last 10 · 21.4 season
Beno UdrihKings+6.0 18.9 last 10 · 12.9 season
Charlie BellBucks+5.0 12.5 last 10 · 7.5 season
Charlie VillanuevaBucks+4.9 15.8 last 10 · 10.9 season
LaMarcus AldridgeBlazers+4.4 22.1 last 10 · 17.7 season
Cold
Gerald WallaceBobcats−6.5 13.4 last 10 · 19.9 season
Jamaal TinsleyPacers−5.4 6.5 last 10 · 11.9 season
Andres NocioniBulls−4.9 8.9 last 10 · 13.8 season
Francisco GarciaKings−4.4 7.1 last 10 · 11.5 season
John SalmonsKings−4.3 8.4 last 10 · 12.7 season