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Sunday, March 1, 2009Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: IND trailed DEN by 7 after three quarters and won 100–94.

Final · Box score
Pistons105
Celtics95
Q1 DET -2; Q2 DET +8; Q3 DET +7; Q4 DET +10
Final · Box score
Lakers111
Suns118
Q1 PHX +8; Q2 PHX +10; Q3 PHX +10; Q4 PHX +7
Final · Box score
Hornets99
Nets96
Q1 NOH +4; Q2 NOH +7; Q3 NOH +1; Q4 NOH +3
Final · Box score
Nuggets94
Pacers100
Q1 IND -1; Q2 IND +4; Q3 IND -7; Q4 IND +6
Final · Box score
Rockets105
Wolves94
Q1 HOU +6; Q2 HOU +1; Q3 HOU +14; Q4 HOU +11
Final · Box score
Cavs88
Hawks87
Q1 CLE +7; Q2 CLE +10; Q3 CLE -1; Q4 CLE +1
Final · Box score
Spurs84
Blazers102
Q1 POR +12; Q2 POR +27; Q3 POR +22; Q4 POR +18
Final · Box score
Raptors98
Mavs109
Q1 DAL +3; Q2 DAL +7; Q3 DAL +15; Q4 DAL +11
Final · Box score
Jazz112
Warriors104
Q1 UTA +5; Q2 UTA +7; Q3 UTA +2; Q4 UTA +8
On this day · 2007–08Mar 1, 2008: 5 games. Top scorer: Andre Iguodala (Sixers-Suns), 32 points.
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The lead · Nuggets-Pacers

Indiana upsets Denver

Kobe Bryant goes for 49 points

Game flow · IND margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1+4-7+6IND AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets2912341994
Pacers28172332100
Who led
Jarrett JackPoints, last 10 games: 7, 21, 12, 18, 18, 16, 33, 20, 14, 28IND28 PTS · 1 REB · 8 AST
Troy MurphyPoints, last 10 games: 18, 23, 17, 18, 16, 27, 19, 13, 20, 22IND22 PTS · 18 REB · 2 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 9, 23, 11, 22, 25, 21, 3, 33, 22, 27DEN27 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 15, 19, 29, 26, 12, 33, 18, 23, 12, 20DEN20 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Lead changes
Pistons-Celtics10
Nuggets-Pacers10
Jazz-Warriors9
Hornets-Nets8
Rockets-Wolves8
Lakers-Suns3
Cavs-Hawks3
Spurs-Blazers3
Raptors-Mavs2
The night in charts
Lakers-Suns combined for 229, 13 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-SunsLakers 111, Suns 118
229
Jazz-WarriorsJazz 112, Warriors 104
216
Raptors-MavsRaptors 98, Mavs 109
207
Pistons-CelticsPistons 105, Celtics 95
200
Rockets-WolvesRockets 105, Wolves 94
199
Hornets-NetsHornets 99, Nets 96
195
Nuggets-PacersNuggets 94, Pacers 100
194
Spurs-BlazersSpurs 84, Blazers 102
186
Cavs-HawksCavs 88, Hawks 87
175
2 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Cavs-HawksCavs 88, Hawks 87
+1 CLE
Hornets-NetsHornets 99, Nets 96
+3 NOH
Nuggets-PacersNuggets 94, Pacers 100
+6 IND
Lakers-SunsLakers 111, Suns 118
+7 PHX
Jazz-WarriorsJazz 112, Warriors 104
+8 UTA
Pistons-CelticsPistons 105, Celtics 95
+10 DET
Rockets-WolvesRockets 105, Wolves 94
+11 HOU
Raptors-MavsRaptors 98, Mavs 109
+11 DAL
Spurs-BlazersSpurs 84, Blazers 102
+18 POR
IND rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nuggets-PacersIND won · Nuggets 94, Pacers 100
7 pts
Pistons-CelticsDET won · Pistons 105, Celtics 95
2 pts
Cavs-HawksCLE won · Cavs 88, Hawks 87
1 pt
Craig Smith shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Craig SmithMIN · 20 PTS, 6 REB
82% (9-11)
ShaqPHX · 33 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST
72% (13-18)
AldridgePOR · 26 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL
71% (10-14)
MaggetteGSW · 27 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
PauLAL · 30 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST
67% (12-18)
Final · Cavs-Hawks
Cavs 88Hawks 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs3023142188
Hawks2320251987
The story
LeBron James had 26 points and 11 assists as Cleveland beat Atlanta 88-87

Joe Johnson led Atlanta with 21 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST 26 PTS, 11 AST, 6 REB · 8-20 FG, 2-7 3PT

The swing

The Cavaliers won the first 30-23, their biggest quarter edge.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +7+10−1+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hornets-Nets
Hornets 99Nets 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets2226282399
Nets1823342196
The story
David West's 32 points and 11 rebounds carried New Orleans past New Jersey, 99-96

For New Jersey, Vince Carter had 26 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST 32 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST · 10-20 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 22-18, was where the Hornets built it.

NOH lead by quarter
200 +4+7+1+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Devin Harris was the fantasy play: 51.1 FPTS on 26 PTS, 14 AST, 3 REB

Final · Lakers-Suns
Lakers 111Suns 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers26302530111
Suns34322527118
The story
Phoenix beat Los Angeles 118-111 behind 26 points and 10 rebounds from Matt Barnes

Pau Gasol paced Los Angeles: 30 PTS, 7 REB 26 PTS, 10 REB, 7 AST, 3 STL · 8-12 FG, 5-7 3PT

The swing

A 34-26 first quarter did the most damage for the Suns.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +8+10+10+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.8Season avg22.2Last 5

22.2 points a game over his last five games, against 11.8 in 61 earlier games. Today: 28 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−21.1minutes, last 2 vs 2007–08 avg
Minutes per game
33.62007–08 avg12.5Last 2

12.5 minutes a game over his last two games, against 33.6 in 2007–08 (24 games). Today: 0 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.1Season avg43.8Today

44 minutes today, against 24.1 a game in 53 earlier games. Line: 22 points, 3 rebounds, 7 assists.

Second story · Pistons-Celtics

Detroit knocks off Boston, 105–95

The Celtics came in at 47–13; the Pistons at 28–29. Richard Hamilton led Detroit with 25 points, 6 rebounds and 9 assists.

The whole night · final margins
CLE over ATL1NOH over NJN3IND over DEN6PHX over LAL7UTA over GSW8DET over BOS10HOU over MIN11DAL over TOR11POR over SAS18Final margin, points. Pink = DET over BOS.
Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 49

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 34, 37, 10, 30, 39, 28, 36, 22, 29, 49Lakers-Suns · L
28.0 PPG season to date · +21.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
49 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 7, 11, 15, 16, 22, 17, 20, 12, 45, 33Suns-Lakers · W
18.1 PPG season to date · +15.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
David WestPoints, last 10 games: 9, 15, 37, 14, 16, 18, 24, 30, 28, 32Hornets-Nets · W
20.3 PPG season to date · +11.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 22, 16, 12, 24, 20, 25, 14, 16, 18, 30Lakers-Suns · L
18.5 PPG season to date · +11.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 18, 18, 11, 29, 12, 12, 11, 26, 19, 28Raptors-Mavs · L
22.4 PPG season to date · +5.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Jarrett JackPoints, last 10 games: 7, 21, 12, 18, 18, 16, 33, 20, 14, 28Pacers-Nuggets · W
12.1 PPG season to date · +16.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 1 REB · 8 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Nate RobinsonNYK+9.8 27.4 last 10 · 17.6 season
Jarrett JackIND+6.6 18.7 last 10 · 12.1 season
Ramon SessionsMIL+6.4 18.4 last 10 · 12.0 season
Charlie VillanuevaMIL+6.3 22.7 last 10 · 16.4 season
Charlie BellMIL+6.3 14.6 last 10 · 8.3 season
Cold
Elton BrandPHI−5.6 8.2 last 10 · 13.8 season
Quentin RichardsonNYK−4.9 5.5 last 10 · 10.4 season
Mickael PietrusORL−4.1 6.6 last 10 · 10.7 season
Chris BoshTOR−4.0 18.4 last 10 · 22.4 season
Josh SmithATL−3.9 11.2 last 10 · 15.1 season