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Wednesday, March 26, 2008Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAC trailed MEM by 8 at halftime and won 107–106.

Final · Box score
Bucks96
Hawks115
Q1 ATL -5; Q2 ATL +5; Q3 ATL +12; Q4 ATL +19
Final · Box score
Suns97
Celtics117
Q1 BOS +13; Q2 Celtics 0; Q3 BOS +11; Q4 BOS +20
Final · Box score
Hornets100
Cavs99
Q1 NOH +2; Q2 NOH +6; Q3 NOH +2; Q4 NOH +1
Final · Box score
Bulls99
Sixers121
Q1 PHI +15; Q2 PHI +16; Q3 PHI +14; Q4 PHI +22
Final · Box score
Pistons82
Raptors89
Q1 TOR -1; Q2 TOR -2; Q3 TOR +10; Q4 TOR +7
Final · Box score
Pacers117
Nets124
Q1 NJN +13; Q2 NJN +8; Q3 NJN +10; Q4 NJN +7
Final · OT · Box score
Heat96
Knicks103
Q1 NYK +6; Q2 NYK +8; Q3 NYK -2; Q4 Knicks 0; OT1 NYK +7
Final · Box score
Wolves86
Rockets97
Q1 HOU +1; Q2 HOU +4; Q3 HOU +9; Q4 HOU +11
Final · Box score
Clippers88
Spurs97
Q1 SAS +9; Q2 SAS +4; Q3 SAS +3; Q4 SAS +9
Final · OT · Box score
Grizzlies106
Kings107
Q1 SAC -1; Q2 SAC -8; Q3 SAC +7; Q4 Kings 0; OT1 SAC +1
Final · Box score
Wizards104
Sonics99
Q1 WAS +6; Q2 WAS -6; Q3 WAS -7; Q4 WAS +5
Final · Box score
Bobcats108
Lakers95
Q1 CHA +3; Q2 CHA +13; Q3 CHA +14; Q4 CHA +13
On this day · 2006–07Mar 26, 2007: 9 games. Top scorer: Carlos Boozer (Jazz-Wizards), 41 points.
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The lead · Grizzlies-Kings

Kevin Martin goes for 36 in Sacramento win over Memphis

Jason Richardson goes for 34 points

Game flow · SAC margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-1-8+70+1SAC AHEAD ↑MEM AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Grizzlies242623258106
Kings231938189107
Who led
Kevin MartinPoints, last 10 games: 48, 21, 6, 16, 32, 34, 20, 29, 18, 36SAC36 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Metta World PeacePoints, last 10 games: 32, 23, 17, 22, 26, 19, 26, 23, 17, 24SAC24 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Hakim WarrickPoints, last 10 games: 15, 7, 12, 23, 19, 7, 11, 12, 29, 26MEM26 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Kyle LowryPoints, last 10 games: 5, 11, 6, 12, 4, 8, 9, 10, 9, 16MEM16 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Two games need overtime

Two of 12 games went past regulation.

NOH over CLE1SAC over MEM1WAS over SEA5TOR over DET7NJN over IND7NYK over MIA7SAS over LAC9HOU over MIN11CHA over LAL13ATL over MIL19BOS over PHX20PHI over CHI22Final margin, points. Pink = went to overtime.
Lead changes
Hornets-Cavs15
Grizzlies-Kings11
Wolves-Rockets8
Heat-Knicks8
Pistons-Raptors7
Wizards-Sonics6
Suns-Celtics4
Bucks-Hawks3
Bobcats-Lakers1
Bulls-Sixers0
Pacers-Nets0
Shot of the night

West's jumper with 0.6 seconds left puts the Hornets ahead, 100-99 final

The night in charts
Pacers-Nets combined for 241, 21 more than any other game
Points by game
Pacers-NetsPacers 117, Nets 124
241
Bulls-SixersBulls 99, Sixers 121
220
Suns-CelticsSuns 97, Celtics 117
214
Grizzlies-KingsGrizzlies 106, Kings 107
213
Bucks-HawksBucks 96, Hawks 115
211
Wizards-SonicsWizards 104, Sonics 99
203
Bobcats-LakersBobcats 108, Lakers 95
203
Hornets-CavsHornets 100, Cavs 99
199
Heat-KnicksHeat 96, Knicks 103
199
Clippers-SpursClippers 88, Spurs 97
185
Wolves-RocketsWolves 86, Rockets 97
183
Pistons-RaptorsPistons 82, Raptors 89
171
3 of 12 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Hornets-CavsHornets 100, Cavs 99
+1 NOH
Grizzlies-KingsGrizzlies 106, Kings 107
+1 SAC
Wizards-SonicsWizards 104, Sonics 99
+5 WAS
Pistons-RaptorsPistons 82, Raptors 89
+7 TOR
Pacers-NetsPacers 117, Nets 124
+7 NJN
Heat-KnicksHeat 96, Knicks 103
+7 NYK
Clippers-SpursClippers 88, Spurs 97
+9 SAS
Wolves-RocketsWolves 86, Rockets 97
+11 HOU
Bobcats-LakersBobcats 108, Lakers 95
+13 CHA
Bucks-HawksBucks 96, Hawks 115
+19 ATL
Suns-CelticsSuns 97, Celtics 117
+20 BOS
Bulls-SixersBulls 99, Sixers 121
+22 PHI
SAC rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Grizzlies-KingsSAC won · Grizzlies 106, Kings 107
8 pts
Wizards-SonicsWAS won · Wizards 104, Sonics 99
7 pts
Bucks-HawksATL won · Bucks 96, Hawks 115
5 pts
Pistons-RaptorsTOR won · Pistons 82, Raptors 89
2 pts
Heat-KnicksNYK won · Heat 96, Knicks 103
2 pts
Duncan shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DuncanSAS · 26 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST, 2 BLK
80% (8-10)
BooneNJN · 26 PTS, 6 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
75% (9-12)
SefoloshaCHI · 20 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST
73% (8-11)
Thaddeus YoungPHI · 20 PTS, 6 REB
73% (8-11)
DiawPHX · 15 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Final · Grizzlies-Kings
Grizzlies 106Kings 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Grizzlies242623258106
Kings231938189107
The story
Metta World Peace had 24 points as Sacramento beat Memphis 107-106 in OT

Hakim Warrick led Memphis with 26 PTS, 8 REB 24 PTS, 6 STL, 5 REB, 3 AST · 9-23 FG, 2-7 3PT

The swing

Down 8 after the second, the Kings took the third 38-23.

SAC lead by quarter
200 −1−8+70+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Brad Miller led the game in fantasy with 56.4 FPTS (17 REB, 15 PTS, 8 AST)

Final · Hornets-Cavs
Hornets 100Cavs 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets25311727100
Cavs2327212899
The story
New Orleans beat Cleveland 100-99 behind 20 assists and 15 points from Chris Paul

Zydrunas Ilgauskas paced Cleveland: 29 PTS, 15 REB, 3 AST 20 AST, 15 PTS, 3 REB · 5-17 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

A 31-27 second quarter did the most damage for the Hornets.

NOH lead by quarter
200 +2+6+2+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wizards-Sonics
Wizards 104Sonics 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards29211836104
Sonics2333192499
The story
Antawn Jamison's 17 points and 12 rebounds carried Washington past Seattle, 104-99

For Seattle, Nick Collison had 21 REB, 9 PTS, 5 AST 17 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST, 4 STL · 6-17 FG, 0-5 3PT

The swing

The Wizards trailed by 7 going into the fourth, then won it 36-24.

WAS lead by quarter
200 +6−6−7+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
21.0Season avg29.4Last 5

29.4 points a game over his last five games, against 21.0 in 66 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.5Season avg12.2Last 3

12.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.5 in 70 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+27.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.7Season avg46Today

46 minutes today, against 18.7 a game in 59 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Martin leads the day with 36

Kevin MartinPoints, last 10 games: 48, 21, 6, 16, 32, 34, 20, 29, 18, 36Kings-Grizzlies · W
23.2 PPG season to date · +13.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Jason RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 34, 11, 28, 33, 8, 20, 24, 26, 34Bobcats-Lakers · W
21.1 PPG season to date · +13.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Mike DunleavyPoints, last 10 games: 11, 32, 18, 16, 36, 12, 25, 25, 17, 33Pacers-Nets · L
18.7 PPG season to date · +14.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 37, 16, 29, 36, 30, 25, 26, 38, 33, 32Suns-Celtics · L
24.8 PPG season to date · +7.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 20, 27, 16, 24, 23, 16, 20, 23, 23, 32Sonics-Wizards · L
19.8 PPG season to date · +12.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 26, 18, 15, 19, 21, 22, 20, 19, 18, 30Celtics-Suns · W
19.0 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Charlie BellMIL+5.6 13.2 last 10 · 7.6 season
Charlie VillanuevaMIL+5.6 16.3 last 10 · 10.7 season
Ryan GomesMIN+5.5 17.9 last 10 · 12.4 season
Mickael PietrusGSW+5.4 12.5 last 10 · 7.1 season
Amar'e StoudemirePHX+5.4 30.2 last 10 · 24.8 season
Cold
Andres NocioniCHI−6.9 6.5 last 10 · 13.4 season
Sam CassellBOS−6.1 5.2 last 10 · 11.3 season
Gerald WallaceCHA−6.0 13.9 last 10 · 19.9 season
Wally SzczerbiakCLE−5.5 6.5 last 10 · 12.0 season
Jamaal TinsleyIND−5.4 6.5 last 10 · 11.9 season