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Monday, March 24, 2008Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Lakers trailed Warriors by 11 at halftime and won 123–119.

Final · Box score
Sixers95
Celtics90
Q1 Sixers -6; Q2 Sixers -4; Q3 Sixers -5; Q4 Sixers +5
Final · OT · Box score
Suns105
Pistons110
Q1 Pistons +1; Q2 Pistons +1; Q3 Pistons +3; Q4 Pistons 0; OT1 Pistons +5
Final · Box score
Bucks73
Heat78
Q1 Heat -8; Q2 Heat -5; Q3 Heat +4; Q4 Heat +5
Final · Box score
Nets106
Knicks91
Q1 Nets +8; Q2 Nets +11; Q3 Nets +19; Q4 Nets +15
Final · Box score
Nuggets120
Grizzlies106
Q1 Nuggets -3; Q2 Nuggets -6; Q3 Nuggets +9; Q4 Nuggets +14
Final · Box score
Kings100
Rockets108
Q1 Rockets +2; Q2 Rockets +4; Q3 Rockets +5; Q4 Rockets +8
Final · Box score
Blazers84
Sonics97
Q1 Sonics -4; Q2 Sonics -4; Q3 Sonics +8; Q4 Sonics +13
Final · OT · Box score
Lakers123
Warriors119
Q1 Lakers -8; Q2 Lakers -11; Q3 Lakers +1; Q4 Lakers 0; OT1 Lakers +4
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The lead · Lakers-Warriors

Kobe Bryant scores 30, Lakers win in overtime

Lamar Odom goes for 23 points

Game flow · Lakers margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-8-11+10+4Lakers AHEAD ↑Warriors AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Lakers2032352412123
Warriors283523258119
Who led
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 16, 26, 34, 36, 24, 29, 27, 23, 36, 30Lakers30 PTS · 11 REB · 7 AST
Lamar OdomPoints, last 10 games: 15, 16, 20, 15, 17, 17, 21, 13, 19, 23Lakers23 PTS · 21 REB · 5 AST
Baron DavisPoints, last 10 games: 15, 33, 23, 38, 19, 24, 14, 27, 18, 30Warriors30 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Stephen JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 20, 19, 13, 21, 9, 29, 15, 31, 29Warriors29 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Eight games, by the margins

Closest finish: 4. Widest: New Jersey by 15.

Lakers over Warriors4Sixers over Celtics5Pistons over Suns5Heat over Bucks5Rockets over Kings8Sonics over Blazers13Nuggets over Grizzlies14Nets over Knicks15Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Suns-Pistons30
Lakers-Warriors11
Kings-Rockets9
Sixers-Celtics5
Bucks-Heat5
Nuggets-Grizzlies4
Blazers-Sonics2
Nets-Knicks2
Shot of the night

Odom's layup with 9.1 seconds left in OT breaks the tie, 123-119 final

The night in charts
Lakers-Warriors combined for 242, 16 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-WarriorsLakers 123, Warriors 119
242
Nuggets-GrizzliesNuggets 120, Grizzlies 106
226
Suns-PistonsSuns 105, Pistons 110
215
Kings-RocketsKings 100, Rockets 108
208
Nets-KnicksNets 106, Knicks 91
197
Sixers-CelticsSixers 95, Celtics 90
185
Blazers-SonicsBlazers 84, Sonics 97
181
Bucks-HeatBucks 73, Heat 78
151
4 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Lakers-WarriorsLakers 123, Warriors 119
+4 Lakers
Sixers-CelticsSixers 95, Celtics 90
+5 Sixers
Suns-PistonsSuns 105, Pistons 110
+5 Pistons
Bucks-HeatBucks 73, Heat 78
+5 Heat
Kings-RocketsKings 100, Rockets 108
+8 Rockets
Blazers-SonicsBlazers 84, Sonics 97
+13 Sonics
Nuggets-GrizzliesNuggets 120, Grizzlies 106
+14 Nuggets
Nets-KnicksNets 106, Knicks 91
+15 Nets
Lakers erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Lakers-WarriorsLakers won · Lakers 123, Warriors 119
11 pts
Bucks-HeatHeat won · Bucks 73, Heat 78
8 pts
Sixers-CelticsSixers won · Sixers 95, Celtics 90
6 pts
Nuggets-GrizzliesNuggets won · Nuggets 120, Grizzlies 106
6 pts
Blazers-SonicsSonics won · Blazers 84, Sonics 97
4 pts
Warrick shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
WarrickGrizzlies · 29 PTS, 7 REB, 3 STL
77% (10-13)
JeffersonNets · 26 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST
70% (7-10)
KDSonics · 23 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
69% (9-13)
OdomLakers · 23 PTS, 21 REB, 5 AST, 5 BLK
67% (10-15)
AzubuikeWarriors · 18 PTS, 7 REB, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
Final · Lakers-Warriors
Lakers 123Warriors 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Lakers2032352412123
Warriors283523258119
The story
Sasha Vujacic had 19 points as Los Angeles beat Golden State 123-119 in OT

Monta Ellis led Golden State with 18 PTS, 9 REB, 9 AST 19 PTS, 3 AST, 1 REB · 7-13 FG, 5-11 3PT

The swing

Down 11 after the second, the Lakers took the third 35-23.

Lakers lead by quarter
200 −8−11+10+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Suns-Pistons
Suns 105Pistons 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Suns252523239105
Pistons2625252014110
The story
Chauncey Billups' 32 points carried Detroit past Phoenix, 110-105 in OT

For Phoenix, Steve Nash had 23 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB 32 PTS, 6 AST, 1 REB · 8-18 FG, 1-7 3PT

The swing

It went to overtime, and the Pistons took it 14-9.

Pistons lead by quarter
200 +1+1+30+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Blazers-Sonics
Blazers 84Sonics 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2528102184
Sonics2128222697
The story
Seattle beat Portland 97-84 behind 23 points from Kevin Durant

Martell Webster paced Portland: 22 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 23 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST · 9-13 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

A 22-10 third quarter erased a 4-point hole for the SuperSonics.

Sonics lead by quarter
200 −4−4+8+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.0Season avg15.0Last 5

15.0 points a game over his last five games, against 6.0 in 45 earlier games. Today: 24 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
Matt BarnesWarriors
−14.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.2Season avg6.8Last 3

6.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.2 in 62 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.5Season avg43.5Today

44 minutes today, against 19.5 a game in 49 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 1 rebounds, 9 assists.

Top performances

Amar'e Stoudemire leads the day with 33

Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 22, 37, 16, 29, 36, 30, 25, 26, 38, 33Suns-Pistons · L
24.7 PPG season to date · +8.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 23, 12, 34, 15, 6, 17, 14, 10, 11, 32Pistons-Suns · W
17.6 PPG season to date · +14.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 16, 26, 34, 36, 24, 29, 27, 23, 36, 30Lakers-Warriors · W
28.3 PPG season to date · +1.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 11 REB · 7 AST
Baron DavisPoints, last 10 games: 15, 33, 23, 38, 19, 24, 14, 27, 18, 30Warriors-Lakers · L
22.3 PPG season to date · +7.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Rudy GayPoints, last 10 games: 13, 13, 20, 9, 20, 8, 25, 24, 24, 30Grizzlies-Nuggets · L
19.9 PPG season to date · +10.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Stephen JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 20, 19, 13, 21, 9, 29, 15, 31, 29Warriors-Lakers · L
20.9 PPG season to date · +8.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Charlie BellBucks+5.6 13.2 last 10 · 7.6 season
Hakim WarrickGrizzlies+5.5 16.0 last 10 · 10.5 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
Sam CassellCeltics−5.6 5.9 last 10 · 11.5 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−5.2 8.4 last 10 · 13.6 season