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Monday, March 2, 2009Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CLE trailed MIA by 6 after three quarters and won 107–100.

Final · Box score
Hornets98
Sixers91
Q1 NOH +7; Q2 NOH +1; Q3 NOH +4; Q4 NOH +7
Final · Box score
Hawks98
Wizards89
Q1 ATL +2; Q2 ATL +1; Q3 ATL +8; Q4 ATL +9
Final · Box score
Cavs107
Heat100
Q1 CLE +4; Q2 CLE +3; Q3 CLE -6; Q4 CLE +7
Final · Box score
Mavs87
Thunder96
Q1 Thunder 0; Q2 OKC +4; Q3 OKC +20; Q4 OKC +9
Final · Box score
Spurs106
Clippers78
Q1 SAS +5; Q2 SAS +13; Q3 SAS +21; Q4 SAS +28
On this day · 2007–08Mar 2, 2008: 11 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (Lakers-Mavs), 52 points.
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The lead · Cavs-Heat

LeBron James scores 42 as Cleveland beats Miami

Dwyane Wade goes for 41 points

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+4+3-6+7CLE AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs30281831107
Heat26292718100
Who led
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 47, 26, 20, 55, 20, 15, 21, 30, 26, 42CLE42 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Mo WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 15, 44, 17, 23, 11, 18, 21, 9, 20, 30CLE30 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 22, 33, 24, 37, 25, 50, 31, 21, 46, 41MIA41 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Jermaine O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 6, 22, 7, 13, 17, 6, 14, 8, 18, 16MIA16 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Hornets-Sixers

New Orleans never trails at a break against Philadelphia

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 98–91. David West led New Orleans with 30 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists.

The whole night · final margins
NOH over PHI7CLE over MIA7ATL over WAS9OKC over DAL9SAS over LAC28Final margin, points. Pink = NOH over PHI.
Lead changes
Cavs-Heat15
Mavs-Thunder6
Hornets-Sixers2
Hawks-Wizards2
Spurs-Clippers2
The night in charts
Cavs-Heat combined for 207, 18 more than any other game
Points by game
Cavs-HeatCavs 107, Heat 100
207
Hornets-SixersHornets 98, Sixers 91
189
Hawks-WizardsHawks 98, Wizards 89
187
Spurs-ClippersSpurs 106, Clippers 78
184
Mavs-ThunderMavs 87, Thunder 96
183
CLE won the closest game by 7
Closest finishes
Cavs-HeatCavs 107, Heat 100
+7 CLE
Hornets-SixersHornets 98, Sixers 91
+7 NOH
Hawks-WizardsHawks 98, Wizards 89
+9 ATL
Mavs-ThunderMavs 87, Thunder 96
+9 OKC
Spurs-ClippersSpurs 106, Clippers 78
+28 SAS
Andre Miller shot 12-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Andre MillerPHI · 28 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB
75% (12-16)
Marvin WilliamsATL · 28 PTS, 4 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
73% (11-15)
DuncanSAS · 18 PTS, 12 REB, 6 AST, 3 STL
64% (7-11)
KrsticOKC · 26 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
63% (10-16)
LeBronCLE · 42 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
62% (13-21)
Final · Cavs-Heat
Cavs 107Heat 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs30281831107
Heat26292718100
The story
Mo Williams' 30 points carried Cleveland past Miami, 107-100

For Miami, Jermaine O'Neal had 16 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST 30 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST · 10-19 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The Cavaliers trailed by 6 going into the fourth, then won it 31-18.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +4+3−6+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Mavs-Thunder
Mavs 87Thunder 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2321152887
Thunder2325311796
The story
Russell Westbrook had a 17-10-10 triple-double as Oklahoma City beat Dallas 96-87

Dirk Nowitzki led Dallas with 28 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB 17 PTS, 10 REB, 10 AST · 6-18 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The Thunder won the third 31-15, their biggest quarter edge.

OKC lead by quarter
200 0+4+20+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Spurs-Clippers
Spurs 106Clippers 78
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs26233126106
Clippers2115231978
The story
San Antonio beat Los Angeles 106-78 behind 18 points and 12 rebounds from Tim Duncan

Al Thornton paced Los Angeles: 14 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 18 PTS, 12 REB, 6 AST, 3 STL · 7-11 FG

The swing

A 23-15 second quarter did the most damage for the Spurs.

SAS lead by quarter
300 +5+13+21+28 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
29.0Season avg37.8Last 5

37.8 points a game over his last five games, against 29.0 in 58 earlier games. Today: 41 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.4Season avg24.0Last 3

24.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.4 in 51 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 37 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.2Season avg41.1Today

41 minutes today, against 18.2 a game in 47 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 42

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 47, 26, 20, 55, 20, 15, 21, 30, 26, 42Cavs-Heat · W
28.5 PPG season to date · +13.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
42 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 22, 33, 24, 37, 25, 50, 31, 21, 46, 41Heat-Cavs · L
29.2 PPG season to date · +12.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
41 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
David WestPoints, last 10 games: 15, 37, 14, 16, 18, 24, 30, 28, 32, 30Hornets-Sixers · W
20.5 PPG season to date · +9.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Mo WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 15, 44, 17, 23, 11, 18, 21, 9, 20, 30Cavs-Heat · W
17.7 PPG season to date · +12.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Andre IguodalaPoints, last 10 games: 22, 18, 20, 10, 14, 21, 22, 15, 22, 30Sixers-Hornets · L
18.0 PPG season to date · +12.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Andre MillerPoints, last 10 games: 7, 24, 6, 17, 30, 17, 17, 25, 23, 28Sixers-Hornets · L
16.6 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 7 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
Mike BibbyATL−4.0 11.3 last 10 · 15.3 season