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Sunday, March 23, 2008Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed TOR by 12 after the first quarter and won 109–100.

Final · Box score
Spurs88
Mavs81
Q1 SAS -6; Q2 SAS -4; Q3 SAS +7; Q4 SAS +7
Final · Box score
Nuggets109
Raptors100
Q1 DEN -12; Q2 DEN -8; Q3 DEN -2; Q4 DEN +9
Final · Box score
Pistons83
Wizards95
Q1 WAS +8; Q2 WAS +7; Q3 WAS +6; Q4 WAS +12
Final · Box score
Warriors115
Lakers111
Q1 GSW +4; Q2 GSW +23; Q3 GSW +6; Q4 GSW +4
On this day · 2006–07Mar 23, 2007: 12 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (Lakers-Hornets), 50 points.
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The lead · Nuggets-Raptors

Allen Iverson scores 36 as Denver wins in Toronto

Kobe Bryant goes for 36 points

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-12-8-2+9DEN AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets23232538109
Raptors35191927100
Who led
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 29, 28, 28, 8, 28, 24, 20, 32, 26, 36DEN36 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 25, 24, 18, 14, 22, 26, 27, 26, 17, 33DEN33 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 27, 40, 23, 17, 24, 28, 7, 8, 24, 17TOR17 PTS · 12 REB · 9 AST
Jose CalderonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 7, 2, 8, 4, 6, 16, 10, 12, 17TOR17 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Lead changes
Nuggets-Raptors11
Warriors-Lakers11
Spurs-Mavs5
Pistons-Wizards3
The night in charts
Warriors-Lakers combined for 226, 17 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-LakersWarriors 115, Lakers 111
226
Nuggets-RaptorsNuggets 109, Raptors 100
209
Pistons-WizardsPistons 83, Wizards 95
178
Spurs-MavsSpurs 88, Mavs 81
169
GSW won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Warriors-LakersWarriors 115, Lakers 111
+4 GSW
Spurs-MavsSpurs 88, Mavs 81
+7 SAS
Nuggets-RaptorsNuggets 109, Raptors 100
+9 DEN
Pistons-WizardsPistons 83, Wizards 95
+12 WAS
DEN erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nuggets-RaptorsDEN won · Nuggets 109, Raptors 100
12 pts
Spurs-MavsSAS won · Spurs 88, Mavs 81
6 pts
AI shot 11-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
AIDEN · 36 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB
69% (11-16)
CalderonTOR · 17 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB
64% (7-11)
PrinceDET · 13 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
TuriafLAL · 16 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK
60% (6-10)
FisherLAL · 16 PTS, 3 REB
60% (6-10)
Final · Warriors-Lakers
Warriors 115Lakers 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors34381528115
Lakers30193230111
The story
Stephen Jackson had 31 points as Golden State beat Los Angeles 115-111

Ronny Turiaf led Los Angeles with 16 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 31 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL · 8-20 FG, 6-11 3PT

The swing

The Warriors won the second 38-19, their biggest quarter edge.

GSW lead by quarter
300 +4+23+6+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Spurs-Mavs
Spurs 88Mavs 81
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs1521292388
Mavs2119182381
The story
San Antonio beat Dallas 88-81 behind 26 points from Manu Ginobili

Jason Terry paced Dallas: 17 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST 26 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST · 6-15 FG, 3-8 3PT

The swing

A 29-18 third quarter erased a 4-point hole for the Spurs.

SAS lead by quarter
200 −6−4+7+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Raptors
Nuggets 109Raptors 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets23232538109
Raptors35191927100
The story
Carmelo Anthony's 33 points carried Denver past Toronto, 109-100

For Toronto, Jamario Moon had 15 PTS, 15 REB, 2 AST 33 PTS, 7 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST · 14-28 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The Nuggets trailed by 2 going into the fourth, then won it 38-27.

DEN lead by quarter
200 −12−8−2+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.1Season avg14.2Last 5

14.2 points a game over his last five games, against 6.1 in 58 earlier games. Today: 10 points in 25 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.0Season avg8.3Last 3

8.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.0 in 69 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.6Season avg36.7Today

37 minutes today, against 21.6 a game in 52 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · Spurs-Mavs

San Antonio takes care of Dallas

A 7-point win, 88–81. Manu Ginobili led San Antonio with 26 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists.

The whole night · final margins
GSW over LAL4SAS over DAL7DEN over TOR9WAS over DET12Final margin, points. Pink = SAS over DAL.
Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 36

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 34, 16, 26, 34, 36, 24, 29, 27, 23, 36Lakers-Warriors · L
28.3 PPG season to date · +7.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 14 REB · 8 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 29, 28, 28, 8, 28, 24, 20, 32, 26, 36Nuggets-Raptors · W
26.7 PPG season to date · +9.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 25, 24, 18, 14, 22, 26, 27, 26, 17, 33Nuggets-Raptors · W
25.5 PPG season to date · +7.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 32, 16, 16, 33, 23, 17, 11, 28, 24, 31Warriors-Lakers · W
19.8 PPG season to date · +11.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Stephen JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 22, 20, 19, 13, 21, 9, 29, 15, 31Warriors-Lakers · W
20.7 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 10 games: 24, 22, 13, 11, 9, 22, 32, 6, 9, 26Spurs-Mavs · W
20.1 PPG season to date · +6.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Beno UdrihSAC+6.0 18.9 last 10 · 12.9 season
Charlie BellMIL+5.6 13.2 last 10 · 7.6 season
Mickael PietrusGSW+5.4 12.5 last 10 · 7.1 season
Joe JohnsonATL+5.4 27.0 last 10 · 21.6 season
Troy MurphyIND+5.2 17.5 last 10 · 12.3 season
Cold
Gerald WallaceCHA−6.5 13.5 last 10 · 20.0 season
Andres NocioniCHI−5.6 8.0 last 10 · 13.6 season
Jamaal TinsleyIND−5.4 6.5 last 10 · 11.9 season
Brad MillerSAC−4.6 9.1 last 10 · 13.7 season
Wally SzczerbiakCLE−4.5 7.7 last 10 · 12.2 season