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Tuesday, March 3, 2009Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DET trailed DEN by 10 at halftime and won 100–95.

Final · Box score
Bulls80
Bobcats96
Q1 CHA +8; Q2 CHA +13; Q3 CHA +17; Q4 CHA +16
Final · Box score
Suns99
Magic111
Q1 ORL -5; Q2 Magic 0; Q3 ORL -3; Q4 ORL +12
Final · Box score
Nuggets95
Pistons100
Q1 Pistons 0; Q2 DET -10; Q3 Pistons 0; Q4 DET +5
Final · Box score
Nets99
Bucks95
Q1 NJN -2; Q2 NJN -6; Q3 NJN -6; Q4 NJN +4
Final · Box score
Warriors118
Wolves94
Q1 GSW +18; Q2 GSW +29; Q3 GSW +19; Q4 GSW +24
Final · Box score
Raptors97
Rockets107
Q1 HOU -6; Q2 HOU +8; Q3 HOU +5; Q4 HOU +10
Final · Box score
Pacers117
Kings109
Q1 IND +5; Q2 IND +14; Q3 IND +15; Q4 IND +8
Final · Box score
Grizzlies89
Lakers99
Q1 LAL +13; Q2 LAL +5; Q3 LAL +11; Q4 LAL +10
On this day · 2007–08Mar 3, 2008: 3 games. Top scorer: Carlos Boozer (Jazz-Mavs), 28 points.
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The lead · Nuggets-Pistons

Detroit rallies from 10 down to beat Denver

Troy Murphy goes for 23 points

Game flow · DET margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00-100+5DET AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets2628202195
Pistons26183026100
Who led
Tayshaun PrincePoints, last 10 games: 16, 12, 10, 8, 10, 18, 11, 17, 15, 23DET23 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 30, 14, 22, 4, 11, 9, 24, 31, 25, 21DET21 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 23, 11, 22, 25, 21, 3, 33, 22, 27, 34DEN34 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Nene HilarioPoints, last 10 games: 6, 9, 6, 12, 17, 19, 17, 8, 12, 20DEN20 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Nets-Bucks

New Jersey handles Milwaukee by 4

The Nets won the fourth quarter 38–28. Final: 99–95. Brook Lopez led New Jersey with 24 points, 12 rebounds and 0 assists.

The whole night · final margins
NJN over MIL4DET over DEN5IND over SAC8HOU over TOR10LAL over MEM10ORL over PHX12CHA over CHI16GSW over MIN24Final margin, points. Pink = NJN over MIL.
Lead changes
Suns-Magic13
Bulls-Bobcats6
Nets-Bucks5
Grizzlies-Lakers5
Nuggets-Pistons4
Raptors-Rockets3
Warriors-Wolves1
Pacers-Kings1
Shot of the night

Hayes's three with 18 seconds left breaks the tie, 99-95 final

The night in charts
Pacers-Kings combined for 226, 14 more than any other game
Points by game
Pacers-KingsPacers 117, Kings 109
226
Warriors-WolvesWarriors 118, Wolves 94
212
Suns-MagicSuns 99, Magic 111
210
Raptors-RocketsRaptors 97, Rockets 107
204
Nuggets-PistonsNuggets 95, Pistons 100
195
Nets-BucksNets 99, Bucks 95
194
Grizzlies-LakersGrizzlies 89, Lakers 99
188
Bulls-BobcatsBulls 80, Bobcats 96
176
2 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Nets-BucksNets 99, Bucks 95
+4 NJN
Nuggets-PistonsNuggets 95, Pistons 100
+5 DET
Pacers-KingsPacers 117, Kings 109
+8 IND
Grizzlies-LakersGrizzlies 89, Lakers 99
+10 LAL
Raptors-RocketsRaptors 97, Rockets 107
+10 HOU
Suns-MagicSuns 99, Magic 111
+12 ORL
Bulls-BobcatsBulls 80, Bobcats 96
+16 CHA
Warriors-WolvesWarriors 118, Wolves 94
+24 GSW
DET erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nuggets-PistonsDET won · Nuggets 95, Pistons 100
10 pts
Nets-BucksNJN won · Nets 99, Bucks 95
6 pts
Raptors-RocketsHOU won · Raptors 97, Rockets 107
6 pts
Suns-MagicORL won · Suns 99, Magic 111
5 pts
Brook Lopez shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Brook LopezNJN · 24 PTS, 12 REB, 3 BLK, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
McDyessDET · 16 PTS, 12 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
70% (7-10)
ShaqPHX · 19 PTS, 11 REB, 3 STL, 2 BLK
69% (9-13)
HilarioDEN · 20 PTS, 7 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
69% (9-13)
MurphyIND · 23 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST, 2 STL
67% (8-12)
Final · Nets-Bucks
Nets 99Bucks 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets1920223899
Bucks2124222895
The story
Brook Lopez's 24 points and 12 rebounds carried New Jersey past Milwaukee, 99-95

For Milwaukee, Richard Jefferson had 20 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB 24 PTS, 12 REB, 3 BLK · 9-12 FG

The swing

The Nets trailed by 6 going into the fourth, then won it 38-28.

NJN lead by quarter
200 −2−6−6+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Charlie Villanueva was the fantasy play: 54.5 FPTS on 24 PTS, 15 REB, 2 AST

Final · Nuggets-Pistons
Nuggets 95Pistons 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets2628202195
Pistons26183026100
The story
Tayshaun Prince had 23 points as Detroit beat Denver 100-95

Nene Hilario led Denver with 20 PTS, 7 REB 23 PTS, 4 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST · 9-15 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

Down 10 after the second, the Pistons took the third 30-20.

DET lead by quarter
200 0−100+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Antonio McDyess led the game in fantasy with 44.4 FPTS (16 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST)

Final · Pacers-Kings
Pacers 117Kings 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers32332824117
Kings27242731109
The story
Indiana beat Sacramento 117-109 behind 26 points from Jarrett Jack

Spencer Hawes paced Sacramento: 19 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 26 PTS, 7 REB, 4 STL, 3 AST · 10-19 FG, 0-4 3PT

The swing

A 33-24 second quarter did the most damage for the Pacers.

IND lead by quarter
200 +5+14+15+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.1Season avg24.2Last 5

24.2 points a game over his last five games, against 12.1 in 62 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.8Season avg13.7Last 3

13.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.8 in 60 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
2.3Season avg21Today

21 minutes today, against 2.3 a game in 7 earlier games. Line: 7 points, 7 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Chauncey Billups leads the day with 34

Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 23, 11, 22, 25, 21, 3, 33, 22, 27, 34Nuggets-Pistons · L
18.7 PPG season to date · +15.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 37, 10, 30, 39, 28, 36, 22, 29, 49, 31Lakers-Grizzlies · W
28.1 PPG season to date · +3.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Rashard LewisPoints, last 10 games: 12, 17, 17, 18, 18, 10, 17, 10, 23, 29Magic-Suns · W
18.4 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Jason RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 10, 17, 34, 21, 20, 13, 11, 8, 27Suns-Magic · L
17.0 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Jarrett JackPoints, last 10 games: 21, 12, 18, 18, 16, 33, 20, 14, 28, 26Pacers-Kings · W
12.3 PPG season to date · +13.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 18, 11, 29, 12, 12, 11, 26, 19, 28, 25Raptors-Rockets · L
22.5 PPG season to date · +2.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 7 REB · 2 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+8.3 20.6 last 10 · 12.3 season
Troy MurphyIND+5.9 19.8 last 10 · 13.9 season
Andrew BynumLAL+5.5 19.5 last 10 · 14.0 season
Charlie BellMIL+5.5 13.6 last 10 · 8.1 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−4.4 6.0 last 10 · 10.4 season
John SalmonsCHI−4.2 13.7 last 10 · 17.9 season
Mike BibbyATL−4.0 11.3 last 10 · 15.3 season