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Saturday, March 22, 2008Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Hornets trailed Celtics by 13 after the first quarter and won 113–106.

Final · Box score
Magic90
Hawks98
Q1 Hawks +10; Q2 Hawks -1; Q3 Hawks -4; Q4 Hawks +8
Final · Box score
Heat82
Bobcats94
Q1 Bobcats -1; Q2 Bobcats +7; Q3 Bobcats +9; Q4 Bobcats +12
Final · Box score
Nets87
Sixers91
Q1 Sixers +4; Q2 Sixers +7; Q3 Sixers -7; Q4 Sixers +4
Final · Box score
Kings111
Grizzlies117
Q1 Grizzlies +11; Q2 Grizzlies +11; Q3 Grizzlies +7; Q4 Grizzlies +6
Final · Box score
Knicks93
Wolves114
Q1 Wolves +18; Q2 Wolves +13; Q3 Wolves +17; Q4 Wolves +21
Final · Box score
Celtics106
Hornets113
Q1 Hornets -13; Q2 Hornets -10; Q3 Hornets -8; Q4 Hornets +7
Final · Box score
Pacers108
Bulls101
Q1 Pacers -1; Q2 Pacers 0; Q3 Pacers -11; Q4 Pacers +7
Final · Box score
Cavs98
Bucks108
Q1 Bucks +15; Q2 Bucks 0; Q3 Bucks +11; Q4 Bucks +10
Final · Box score
Sonics101
Jazz115
Q1 Jazz -11; Q2 Jazz -9; Q3 Jazz +4; Q4 Jazz +14
Final · Box score
Rockets113
Suns122
Q1 Suns +17; Q2 Suns +17; Q3 Suns +10; Q4 Suns +9
Final · Box score
Blazers83
Clippers72
Q1 Blazers +5; Q2 Blazers +10; Q3 Blazers +10; Q4 Blazers +11
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The lead · Celtics-Hornets

David West scores 37, New Orleans rallies past Boston

Amar'e Stoudemire goes for 38 points

Game flow · Hornets margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-13-10-8+7Hornets AHEAD ↑Celtics AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics36292417106
Hornets23322632113
Who led
David WestPoints, last 10 games: 16, 13, 27, 25, 14, 19, 29, 12, 23, 37Hornets37 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 27, 23, 25, 37, 26, 27, 14, 37, 21, 19Hornets19 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 22, 19, 17, 14, 8, 13, 22, 20, 22, 28Celtics28 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Rajon RondoPoints, last 10 games: 16, 3, 6, 6, 12, 13, 20, 8, 0, 23Celtics23 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Second story · Pacers-Bulls

Indiana climbs out of an 11-point hole against Chicago

Down 11 after three, the Pacers won the fourth quarter 35–17 and the game 108–101. Mike Dunleavy led Indiana with 25 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Pacers-Bulls
Mike Dunleavy · PacersLuol Deng · BullsPTS2528REB48AST43Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Magic-Hawks14
Pacers-Bulls11
Nets-Sixers7
Celtics-Hornets6
Kings-Grizzlies5
Cavs-Bucks5
Sonics-Jazz4
Heat-Bobcats4
Blazers-Clippers4
Rockets-Suns2
Knicks-Wolves0
The night in charts
Rockets-Suns combined for 235, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-SunsRockets 113, Suns 122
235
Kings-GrizzliesKings 111, Grizzlies 117
228
Celtics-HornetsCeltics 106, Hornets 113
219
Sonics-JazzSonics 101, Jazz 115
216
Pacers-BullsPacers 108, Bulls 101
209
Knicks-WolvesKnicks 93, Wolves 114
207
Cavs-BucksCavs 98, Bucks 108
206
Magic-HawksMagic 90, Hawks 98
188
Nets-SixersNets 87, Sixers 91
178
Heat-BobcatsHeat 82, Bobcats 94
176
Blazers-ClippersBlazers 83, Clippers 72
155
Sixers won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Nets-SixersNets 87, Sixers 91
+4 Sixers
Kings-GrizzliesKings 111, Grizzlies 117
+6 Grizzlies
Pacers-BullsPacers 108, Bulls 101
+7 Pacers
Celtics-HornetsCeltics 106, Hornets 113
+7 Hornets
Magic-HawksMagic 90, Hawks 98
+8 Hawks
Rockets-SunsRockets 113, Suns 122
+9 Suns
Cavs-BucksCavs 98, Bucks 108
+10 Bucks
Blazers-ClippersBlazers 83, Clippers 72
+11 Blazers
Heat-BobcatsHeat 82, Bobcats 94
+12 Bobcats
Sonics-JazzSonics 101, Jazz 115
+14 Jazz
Knicks-WolvesKnicks 93, Wolves 114
+21 MIN
Hornets erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Celtics-HornetsHornets won · Celtics 106, Hornets 113
13 pts
Pacers-BullsPacers won · Pacers 108, Bulls 101
11 pts
Sonics-JazzJazz won · Sonics 101, Jazz 115
11 pts
Nets-SixersSixers won · Nets 87, Sixers 91
7 pts
Magic-HawksHawks won · Magic 90, Hawks 98
4 pts
Mo Williams shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Mo WilliamsBucks · 29 PTS, 13 AST, 5 REB, 1 STL
82% (9-11)
ShaqSuns · 23 PTS, 13 REB, 1 AST
80% (8-10)
GomesMIN · 26 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
71% (12-17)
PrzybillaBlazers · 26 REB, 14 PTS, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
BarbosaSuns · 21 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
Final · Nets-Sixers
Nets 87Sixers 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets1923331287
Sixers2326192391
The story
Andre Iguodala had 28 points as Philadelphia beat New Jersey 91-87

Vince Carter led New Jersey with 27 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST 28 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL · 8-17 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

Down 7 after the third, the 76ers took the fourth 23-12.

Sixers lead by quarter
200 +4+7−7+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Bulls
Pacers 108Bulls 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers27281835108
Bulls28272917101
The story
Indiana beat Chicago 108-101 behind 25 points from Mike Dunleavy

Larry Hughes paced Chicago: 10 REB, 7 PTS, 4 AST 25 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST · 8-13 FG, 3-3 3PT

The swing

A 35-17 fourth quarter erased a 11-point hole for the Pacers.

Pacers lead by quarter
200 −10−11+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Danny Granger topped the game at 43.5 FPTS: 18 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST

Final · Sonics-Jazz
Sonics 101Jazz 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics34272020101
Jazz23293330115
The story
Carlos Boozer's 26 points and 13 rebounds carried Utah past Seattle, 115-101

For Seattle, Jeff Green had 23 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST 26 PTS, 13 REB · 9-16 FG

The swing

The Jazz trailed by 9 going into the third, then won it 33-20.

Jazz lead by quarter
200 −11−9+4+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.1Season avg17.8Last 5

17.8 points a game over his last five games, against 9.1 in 60 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.0Season avg12.2Last 3

12.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.0 in 68 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+27.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.3Season avg38Today

38 minutes today, against 10.3 a game in 59 earlier games. Line: 19 points, 12 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Amar'e Stoudemire leads the day with 38

Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 22, 22, 37, 16, 29, 36, 30, 25, 26, 38Suns-Rockets · W
24.6 PPG season to date · +13.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 13 REB · 0 AST
David WestPoints, last 10 games: 16, 13, 27, 25, 14, 19, 29, 12, 23, 37Hornets-Celtics · W
20.0 PPG season to date · +17.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 20, 39, 27, 28, 28, 28, 18, 24, 34Hawks-Magic · W
21.6 PPG season to date · +12.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 31, 41, 19, 28, 30, 11, 8, 15, 26, 30Rockets-Suns · L
21.9 PPG season to date · +8.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 8 REB · 9 AST
Mo WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 11, 16, 26, 37, 24, 13, 15, 5, 26, 29Bucks-Cavs · W
17.9 PPG season to date · +11.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 13 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 39, 38, 24, 42, 25, 33, 30, 30, 29, 29Cavs-Bucks · L
30.8 PPG season to date · −1.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Beno UdrihKings+6.0 18.9 last 10 · 12.9 season
Charlie BellBucks+5.6 13.2 last 10 · 7.6 season
Mickael PietrusWarriors+5.4 12.5 last 10 · 7.1 season
Joe JohnsonHawks+5.4 27.0 last 10 · 21.6 season
Troy MurphyPacers+5.2 17.5 last 10 · 12.3 season
Cold
Gerald WallaceBobcats−6.5 13.5 last 10 · 20.0 season
Andres NocioniBulls−5.6 8.0 last 10 · 13.6 season
Jamaal TinsleyPacers−5.4 6.5 last 10 · 11.9 season
Brad MillerKings−4.6 9.1 last 10 · 13.7 season
Wally SzczerbiakCavs−4.5 7.7 last 10 · 12.2 season