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Thursday, March 27, 2008Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed DAL by 11 after the first quarter and won 118–105.

Final · Box score
Mavs105
Nuggets118
Q1 DEN -11; Q2 DEN -10; Q3 DEN +8; Q4 DEN +13
Final · Box score
Heat69
Pistons85
Q1 DET -5; Q2 DET -2; Q3 DET +11; Q4 DET +16
Final · Box score
Blazers95
Warriors111
Q1 GSW -8; Q2 GSW -1; Q3 GSW +19; Q4 GSW +16
On this day · 2006–07Mar 27, 2007: 4 games. Top scorer: Rashard Lewis (Sonics-Wolves), 35 points.
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The lead · Mavs-Nuggets

Carmelo Anthony scores 32 in Denver win over Dallas

Jason Kidd goes for 19 points

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-11-10+8+13DEN AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs39311619105
Nuggets28323424118
Who led
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 18, 14, 22, 26, 27, 26, 17, 33, 23, 32DEN32 PTS · 10 REB · 8 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 28, 8, 28, 24, 20, 32, 26, 36, 26, 31DEN31 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Josh HowardPoints, last 10 games: 6, 14, 24, 18, 15, 19, 24, 13, 32, 30DAL30 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 3, 8, 6, 9, 5, 1, 2, 7, 10, 19DAL19 PTS · 4 REB · 15 AST
Second story · Blazers-Warriors

Golden State rallies from 8 down to beat Portland

Trailing by 8 after one, Golden State outscored the Trail Blazers 89–65 the rest of the way. Final: 111–95. Stephen Jackson led Golden State with 24 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Warriors-Blazers
Stephen Jackson · GSWSteve Blake · PORPTS2422REB51AST26Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Blazers-Warriors9
Heat-Pistons3
The night in charts
Mavs-Nuggets combined for 223, 17 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-NuggetsMavs 105, Nuggets 118
223
Blazers-WarriorsBlazers 95, Warriors 111
206
Heat-PistonsHeat 69, Pistons 85
154
DEN won the closest game by 13
Closest finishes
Mavs-NuggetsMavs 105, Nuggets 118
+13 DEN
Blazers-WarriorsBlazers 95, Warriors 111
+16 GSW
Heat-PistonsHeat 69, Pistons 85
+16 DET
DEN erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Mavs-NuggetsDEN won · Mavs 105, Nuggets 118
11 pts
Blazers-WarriorsGSW won · Blazers 95, Warriors 111
8 pts
Heat-PistonsDET won · Heat 69, Pistons 85
5 pts
Blake shot 8-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BlakePOR · 22 PTS, 6 AST, 1 REB
67% (8-12)
EllisGSW · 18 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
MeloDEN · 32 PTS, 10 REB, 8 AST, 2 STL
55% (11-20)
KiddDAL · 19 PTS, 15 AST, 5 STL, 4 REB
55% (6-11)
JackPOR · 19 PTS, 1 AST
54% (7-13)
Final · Mavs-Nuggets
Mavs 105Nuggets 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs39311619105
Nuggets28323424118
The story
Allen Iverson had 31 points as Denver beat Dallas 118-105

Josh Howard led Dallas with 30 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 31 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB · 11-21 FG, 3-3 3PT

The swing

Down 10 after the second, the Nuggets took the third 34-16.

DEN lead by quarter
200 −11−10+8+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Warriors
Blazers 95Warriors 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers3022202395
Warriors22294020111
The story
Baron Davis' 12 points carried Golden State past Portland, 111-95

For Portland, Steve Blake had 22 PTS, 6 AST 12 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB, 4 STL · 4-12 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

The Warriors trailed by 1 going into the third, then won it 40-20.

GSW lead by quarter
200 −8−1+19+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Heat-Pistons
Heat 69Pistons 85
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2322101469
Pistons1825231985
The story
Detroit beat Miami 85-69 behind 15 points from Arron Afflalo

Chauncey Billups backed him with 13 PTS, 11 AST, 3 REB 15 PTS, 7 REB · 5-9 FG

The swing

A 23-10 third quarter erased a 2-point hole for the Pistons.

DET lead by quarter
200 −5−2+11+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.5Season avg12.8Last 5

12.8 points a game over his last five games, against 6.5 in 47 earlier games. Today: 11 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.2Season avg6.3Last 3

6.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.2 in 38 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.5Season avg32Today

32 minutes today, against 9.5 a game in 4 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Carmelo Anthony leads the day with 32

Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 18, 14, 22, 26, 27, 26, 17, 33, 23, 32Nuggets-Mavs · W
25.6 PPG season to date · +6.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 10 REB · 8 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 28, 8, 28, 24, 20, 32, 26, 36, 26, 31Nuggets-Mavs · W
26.7 PPG season to date · +4.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Josh HowardPoints, last 10 games: 6, 14, 24, 18, 15, 19, 24, 13, 32, 30Mavs-Nuggets · L
19.7 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Stephen JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 19, 13, 21, 9, 29, 15, 31, 29, 24Warriors-Blazers · W
20.9 PPG season to date · +3.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Steve BlakePoints, last 10 games: 7, 11, 6, 6, 10, 15, 3, 7, 5, 22Blazers-Warriors · L
8.4 PPG season to date · +13.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 3, 8, 6, 9, 5, 1, 2, 7, 10, 19Mavs-Nuggets · L
10.7 PPG season to date · +8.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
19 PTS · 4 REB · 15 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