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Friday, March 28, 2008Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: WAS trailed SAC by 11 at halftime and won 114–108.

Final · Box score
Nets115
Pacers123
Q1 Pacers 0; Q2 IND -7; Q3 IND +1; Q4 IND +8
Final · Box score
Suns107
Sixers93
Q1 PHX +19; Q2 PHX +17; Q3 PHX +13; Q4 PHX +14
Final · Box score
Knicks95
Raptors103
Q1 TOR +9; Q2 TOR +5; Q3 TOR +8; Q4 TOR +8
Final · Box score
Bulls103
Hawks106
Q1 ATL +11; Q2 ATL +11; Q3 ATL +12; Q4 ATL +3
Final · Box score
Hornets92
Celtics112
Q1 BOS +6; Q2 BOS -4; Q3 BOS +13; Q4 BOS +20
Final · Box score
Magic103
Bucks86
Q1 ORL +11; Q2 ORL +17; Q3 ORL +24; Q4 ORL +17
Final · Box score
Wolves84
Spurs99
Q1 SAS -3; Q2 SAS +15; Q3 SAS +6; Q4 SAS +15
Final · Box score
Clippers101
Jazz121
Q1 UTA +7; Q2 UTA +13; Q3 UTA +19; Q4 UTA +20
Final · Box score
Wizards114
Kings108
Q1 WAS -4; Q2 WAS -11; Q3 WAS +3; Q4 WAS +6
Final · Box score
Grizzlies114
Lakers111
Q1 MEM +2; Q2 Grizzlies 0; Q3 MEM +9; Q4 MEM +3
Final · Box score
Bobcats96
Sonics93
Q1 CHA +11; Q2 CHA +2; Q3 CHA -4; Q4 CHA +3
On this day · 2006–07Mar 28, 2007: 11 games. Top scorer: Michael Redd (Bucks-Mavs), 34 points.
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The lead · Wizards-Kings

Washington climbs back to beat Sacramento

Kobe Bryant goes for 53 points

Game flow · WAS margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4-11+3+6WAS AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards27203532114
Kings31272129108
Who led
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 17, 36, 25, 31, 22, 24, 9, 17, 25WAS25 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
DeShawn StevensonPoints, last 10 games: 3, 13, 11, 13, 14, 7, 12, 8, 11, 20WAS20 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Metta World PeacePoints, last 10 games: 23, 17, 22, 26, 19, 26, 23, 17, 24, 28SAC28 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Kevin MartinPoints, last 10 games: 21, 6, 16, 32, 34, 20, 29, 18, 36, 25SAC25 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Celtics rout

Three of 11 games were decided by four points or fewer. Boston beat New Orleans by 20.

ATL over CHI3MEM over LAL3CHA over SEA3WAS over SAC6IND over NJN8TOR over NYK8PHX over PHI14SAS over MIN15ORL over MIL17BOS over NOH20UTA over LAC20Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Lead changes
Bobcats-Sonics12
Nets-Pacers10
Grizzlies-Lakers8
Wizards-Kings6
Hornets-Celtics6
Wolves-Spurs2
Clippers-Jazz1
Bulls-Hawks1
Magic-Bucks1
Suns-Sixers0
Knicks-Raptors0
The night in charts
Nets-Pacers combined for 238, 13 more than any other game
Points by game
Nets-PacersNets 115, Pacers 123
238
Grizzlies-LakersGrizzlies 114, Lakers 111
225
Clippers-JazzClippers 101, Jazz 121
222
Wizards-KingsWizards 114, Kings 108
222
Bulls-HawksBulls 103, Hawks 106
209
Hornets-CelticsHornets 92, Celtics 112
204
Suns-SixersSuns 107, Sixers 93
200
Knicks-RaptorsKnicks 95, Raptors 103
198
Magic-BucksMagic 103, Bucks 86
189
Bobcats-SonicsBobcats 96, Sonics 93
189
Wolves-SpursWolves 84, Spurs 99
183
3 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bobcats-SonicsBobcats 96, Sonics 93
+3 CHA
Grizzlies-LakersGrizzlies 114, Lakers 111
+3 MEM
Bulls-HawksBulls 103, Hawks 106
+3 ATL
Wizards-KingsWizards 114, Kings 108
+6 WAS
Knicks-RaptorsKnicks 95, Raptors 103
+8 TOR
Nets-PacersNets 115, Pacers 123
+8 IND
Suns-SixersSuns 107, Sixers 93
+14 PHX
Wolves-SpursWolves 84, Spurs 99
+15 SAS
Magic-BucksMagic 103, Bucks 86
+17 ORL
Hornets-CelticsHornets 92, Celtics 112
+20 BOS
Clippers-JazzClippers 101, Jazz 121
+20 UTA
WAS erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wizards-KingsWAS won · Wizards 114, Kings 108
11 pts
Nets-PacersIND won · Nets 115, Pacers 123
7 pts
Hornets-CelticsBOS won · Hornets 92, Celtics 112
4 pts
Bobcats-SonicsCHA won · Bobcats 96, Sonics 93
4 pts
Wolves-SpursSAS won · Wolves 84, Spurs 99
3 pts
Deron Williams shot 13-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Deron WilliamsUTA · 32 PTS, 10 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
87% (13-15)
RondoBOS · 17 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
BibbyATL · 30 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
73% (11-15)
BoozerUTA · 34 PTS, 17 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
73% (16-22)
NesterovicTOR · 18 PTS, 8 REB, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
Final · Grizzlies-Lakers
Grizzlies 114Lakers 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies32213625114
Lakers30232731111
The story
Rudy Gay had 28 points as Memphis beat Los Angeles 114-111

Lamar Odom led Los Angeles with 11 REB, 11 AST, 2 PTS 28 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK · 11-20 FG, 1-6 3PT

The swing

The Grizzlies won the third 36-27, their biggest quarter edge.

MEM lead by quarter
200 +20+9+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bobcats-Sonics
Bobcats 96Sonics 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bobcats3817172496
Sonics2726231793
The story
Charlotte beat Seattle 96-93 behind 27 points from Jason Richardson

Kevin Durant paced Seattle: 18 PTS, 5 REB 27 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL · 7-20 FG, 6-10 3PT

The swing

A 38-27 first quarter did the most damage for the Bobcats.

CHA lead by quarter
200 +11+2−4+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wizards-Kings
Wizards 114Kings 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards27203532114
Kings31272129108
The story
Antawn Jamison's 25 points and 12 rebounds carried Washington past Sacramento, 114-108

For Sacramento, Metta World Peace had 28 PTS, 2 REB 25 PTS, 12 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST · 9-17 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The Wizards trailed by 11 going into the third, then won it 35-21.

WAS lead by quarter
200 −4−11+3+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.7Season avg18.8Last 5

18.8 points a game over his last five games, against 10.7 in 64 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.3Season avg9.7Last 3

9.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.3 in 71 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.5Season avg42Today

42 minutes today, against 18.5 a game in 53 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 53

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 34, 36, 24, 29, 27, 23, 36, 30, 27, 53Lakers-Grizzlies · L
28.6 PPG season to date · +24.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high53 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 23, 10, 20, 17, 41, 13, 23, 26, 28, 34Jazz-Clippers · W
21.8 PPG season to date · +12.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 17 REB · 3 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 13, 14, 25, 22, 39, 32, 27, 27, 22, 33Nets-Pacers · L
21.2 PPG season to date · +12.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 14, 20, 26, 32, 11, 21, 26, 15, 14, 32Jazz-Clippers · W
19.5 PPG season to date · +12.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
Mike BibbyPoints, last 10 games: 23, 8, 14, 4, 23, 15, 20, 18, 16, 30Hawks-Bulls · W
13.9 PPG season to date · +16.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 23, 17, 24, 28, 7, 8, 24, 17, 21, 29Raptors-Knicks · W
22.3 PPG season to date · +6.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Charlie BellMIL+5.6 13.2 last 10 · 7.6 season
Ryan GomesMIN+5.5 17.9 last 10 · 12.4 season
Mickael PietrusGSW+5.4 12.5 last 10 · 7.1 season
Hakim WarrickMEM+5.4 16.2 last 10 · 10.8 season
Troy MurphyIND+5.3 17.7 last 10 · 12.4 season
Cold
Andres NocioniCHI−6.2 7.2 last 10 · 13.4 season
Sam CassellBOS−6.1 5.2 last 10 · 11.3 season
Wally SzczerbiakCLE−5.5 6.5 last 10 · 12.0 season
Jamaal TinsleyIND−5.4 6.5 last 10 · 11.9 season
Gerald WallaceCHA−5.2 14.6 last 10 · 19.8 season