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Friday, March 21, 2008Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CLE trailed TOR by 4 after three quarters and won 90–83.

Final · Box score
Wolves113
Pacers124
Q1 IND +8; Q2 IND +17; Q3 IND +11; Q4 IND +11
Final · Box score
Sixers95
Magic113
Q1 ORL +14; Q2 ORL +23; Q3 ORL +28; Q4 ORL +18
Final · Box score
Raptors83
Cavs90
Q1 CLE -1; Q2 CLE +3; Q3 CLE -4; Q4 CLE +7
Final · Box score
Wizards103
Heat86
Q1 WAS +6; Q2 WAS +13; Q3 WAS +25; Q4 WAS +17
Final · Box score
Nuggets125
Nets114
Q1 DEN +8; Q2 DEN +12; Q3 DEN +3; Q4 DEN +11
Final · Box score
Grizzlies120
Knicks106
Q1 MEM +7; Q2 MEM +19; Q3 MEM +2; Q4 MEM +14
Final · Box score
Kings89
Spurs102
Q1 SAS +4; Q2 SAS +7; Q3 SAS +11; Q4 SAS +13
Final · Box score
Clippers102
Blazers107
Q1 POR +8; Q2 Blazers 0; Q3 POR +12; Q4 POR +5
Final · Box score
Rockets109
Warriors106
Q1 HOU -3; Q2 HOU +2; Q3 HOU +2; Q4 HOU +3
Final · Box score
Sonics105
Lakers130
Q1 LAL +13; Q2 LAL +8; Q3 LAL +17; Q4 LAL +25
On this day · 2006–07Mar 21, 2007: 8 games. Top scorer: Gilbert Arenas (Wizards-Sonics), 42 points.
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The lead · Raptors-Cavs

Cleveland handles Toronto by 7

Mike Miller goes for 34 points

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1+3-4+7CLE AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors2517251683
Cavs2421182790
Who led
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 50, 39, 38, 24, 42, 25, 33, 30, 30, 29CLE29 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Zydrunas IlgauskasPoints, last 10 games: 16, 14, 8, 22, 8, 10, 16, 4, 20, 16CLE16 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 11, 27, 40, 23, 17, 24, 28, 7, 8, 24TOR24 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Rasho NesterovicPoints, last 10 games: 16, 7, 17, 18, 8, 15, 20, 13, 12, 16TOR16 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Lakers post the night's biggest win

Lakers beat Seattle by 25, the widest margin of 10 games.

HOU over GSW3POR over LAC5CLE over TOR7IND over MIN11DEN over NJN11SAS over SAC13MEM over NYK14WAS over MIA17ORL over PHI18LAL over SEA25Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Raptors-Cavs14
Rockets-Warriors10
Clippers-Blazers9
Wolves-Pacers5
Nuggets-Nets4
Kings-Spurs2
Sixers-Magic0
Sonics-Lakers0
Wizards-Heat0
Grizzlies-Knicks0
The night in charts
Nuggets-Nets combined for 239, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-NetsNuggets 125, Nets 114
239
Wolves-PacersWolves 113, Pacers 124
237
Sonics-LakersSonics 105, Lakers 130
235
Grizzlies-KnicksGrizzlies 120, Knicks 106
226
Rockets-WarriorsRockets 109, Warriors 106
215
Clippers-BlazersClippers 102, Blazers 107
209
Sixers-MagicSixers 95, Magic 113
208
Kings-SpursKings 89, Spurs 102
191
Wizards-HeatWizards 103, Heat 86
189
Raptors-CavsRaptors 83, Cavs 90
173
2 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Rockets-WarriorsRockets 109, Warriors 106
+3 HOU
Clippers-BlazersClippers 102, Blazers 107
+5 POR
Raptors-CavsRaptors 83, Cavs 90
+7 CLE
Nuggets-NetsNuggets 125, Nets 114
+11 DEN
Wolves-PacersWolves 113, Pacers 124
+11 IND
Kings-SpursKings 89, Spurs 102
+13 SAS
Grizzlies-KnicksGrizzlies 120, Knicks 106
+14 MEM
Wizards-HeatWizards 103, Heat 86
+17 WAS
Sixers-MagicSixers 95, Magic 113
+18 ORL
Sonics-LakersSonics 105, Lakers 130
+25 LAL
CLE rallied from 4 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Raptors-CavsCLE won · Raptors 83, Cavs 90
4 pts
Rockets-WarriorsHOU won · Rockets 109, Warriors 106
3 pts
Kleiza shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KleizaDEN · 23 PTS, 4 REB
82% (9-11)
Mike MillerMEM · 34 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
75% (12-16)
ButlerWAS · 25 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
75% (9-12)
WaltonLAL · 17 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
EllisGSW · 24 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
67% (10-15)
Final · Rockets-Warriors
Rockets 109Warriors 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets26262334109
Warriors29212333106
The story
Tracy McGrady had 26 points and 8 assists as Houston beat Golden State 109-106

Baron Davis led Golden State with 27 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST 26 PTS, 8 REB, 8 AST · 11-23 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

Down 3 after the first, the Rockets took the second 26-21.

HOU lead by quarter
200 −3+2+2+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Al Harrington led the game in fantasy with 48.3 FPTS (18 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST)

Final · Clippers-Blazers
Clippers 102Blazers 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers24331827102
Blazers32253020107
The story
LaMarcus Aldridge's 22 points and 12 rebounds carried Portland past Los Angeles, 107-102

For Los Angeles, Cuttino Mobley had 24 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST 22 PTS, 12 REB, 7 AST · 11-18 FG

The swing

The third quarter, 30-18, was where the Trail Blazers built it.

POR lead by quarter
200 +80+12+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sonics-Lakers
Sonics 105Lakers 130
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics21332229105
Lakers34283137130
The story
Los Angeles beat Seattle 130-105 behind 23 points from Kobe Bryant

Kevin Durant paced Seattle: 20 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST 23 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB · 8-15 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

A 34-21 first quarter did the most damage for the Lakers.

LAL lead by quarter
300 +13+8+17+25 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Lamar Odom topped the game at 35.4 FPTS: 13 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
5.9Season avg15.2Last 5

15.2 points a game over his last five games, against 5.9 in 57 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.7Season avg9.2Last 3

9.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.7 in 63 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.5Season avg41Today

41 minutes today, against 19.5 a game in 66 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 3 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Mike Miller leads the day with 34

Mike MillerPoints, last 10 games: 13, 7, 22, 9, 12, 12, 19, 18, 20, 34Grizzlies-Knicks · W
16.9 PPG season to date · +17.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 19, 12, 19, 13, 13, 14, 25, 22, 39, 32Nets-Nuggets · L
20.8 PPG season to date · +11.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Danny GrangerPoints, last 10 games: 17, 27, 17, 22, 19, 23, 11, 24, 26, 32Pacers-Wolves · W
18.8 PPG season to date · +13.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 50, 39, 38, 24, 42, 25, 33, 30, 30, 29Cavs-Raptors · W
30.9 PPG season to date · −1.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Richard JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 22, 27, 22, 12, 24, 27, 21, 33, 29Nets-Nuggets · L
23.2 PPG season to date · +5.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Baron DavisPoints, last 10 games: 35, 30, 15, 33, 23, 38, 19, 24, 14, 27Warriors-Rockets · L
22.2 PPG season to date · +4.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Joe JohnsonATL+6.0 27.4 last 10 · 21.4 season
Beno UdrihSAC+6.0 18.9 last 10 · 12.9 season
Mickael PietrusGSW+5.4 12.5 last 10 · 7.1 season
Charlie BellMIL+5.0 12.5 last 10 · 7.5 season
Charlie VillanuevaMIL+4.9 15.8 last 10 · 10.9 season
Cold
Gerald WallaceCHA−6.5 13.4 last 10 · 19.9 season
Andres NocioniCHI−5.7 8.0 last 10 · 13.7 season
Jamaal TinsleyIND−5.4 6.5 last 10 · 11.9 season
Wally SzczerbiakCLE−5.2 7.0 last 10 · 12.2 season
Brad MillerSAC−4.6 9.1 last 10 · 13.7 season