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Wednesday, March 4, 2009Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: POR trailed IND by 8 after three quarters and won 107–105.

Final · Box score
Bucks73
Cavs91
Q1 CLE +2; Q2 CLE +9; Q3 CLE +14; Q4 CLE +18
Final · Box score
Suns129
Heat135
Q1 MIA +11; Q2 MIA +6; Q3 MIA +9; Q4 MIA +6
Final · Box score
Celtics115
Nets111
Q1 BOS +7; Q2 BOS +7; Q3 BOS +11; Q4 BOS +4
Final · Box score
Hawks105
Knicks109
Q1 NYK -4; Q2 NYK +2; Q3 NYK +9; Q4 NYK +4
Final · Box score
Wizards83
Thunder88
Q1 OKC -6; Q2 OKC +1; Q3 OKC +6; Q4 OKC +5
Final · Box score
Warriors88
Bulls110
Q1 CHI -6; Q2 CHI +6; Q3 CHI +13; Q4 CHI +22
Final · Box score
Spurs102
Mavs107
Q1 DAL -2; Q2 DAL -1; Q3 DAL +7; Q4 DAL +5
Final · Box score
Rockets94
Jazz101
Q1 UTA -4; Q2 UTA +2; Q3 UTA +7; Q4 UTA +7
Final · Box score
Pacers105
Blazers107
Q1 POR -6; Q2 POR -7; Q3 POR -8; Q4 POR +2
Final · Box score
Grizzlies118
Clippers95
Q1 MEM +4; Q2 MEM -1; Q3 MEM +11; Q4 MEM +23
On this day · 2007–08Mar 4, 2008: 8 games. Top scorer: Joe Johnson (Hawks-Warriors), 38 points.
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The lead · Pacers-Blazers

Portland fights back late to top Indiana

Dwyane Wade goes for 35 points

Game flow · POR margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6-7-8+2POR AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers26332719105
Blazers20322629107
Who led
Brandon RoyPoints, last 10 games: 22, 37, 24, 27, 20, 24, 14, 19, 26, 28POR28 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 11, 20, 15, 24, 28, 21, 13, 15, 26, 21POR21 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Marquis DanielsPoints, last 10 games: 11, 14, 24, 16, 28, 14, 6, 19, 18, 28IND28 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
T.J. FordPoints, last 10 games: 14, 14, 6, 13, 19, 20, 23, 4, 11, 24IND24 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Lead changes
Spurs-Mavs19
Celtics-Nets12
Wizards-Thunder12
Grizzlies-Clippers10
Hawks-Knicks4
Pacers-Blazers4
Suns-Heat3
Rockets-Jazz3
Bucks-Cavs2
Warriors-Bulls1
Shot of the night

Pierce's jumper with 20 seconds left breaks the tie, 115-111 final

The night in charts
Suns-Heat combined for 264, 38 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-HeatSuns 129, Heat 135
264
Celtics-NetsCeltics 115, Nets 111
226
Hawks-KnicksHawks 105, Knicks 109
214
Grizzlies-ClippersGrizzlies 118, Clippers 95
213
Pacers-BlazersPacers 105, Blazers 107
212
Spurs-MavsSpurs 102, Mavs 107
209
Warriors-BullsWarriors 88, Bulls 110
198
Rockets-JazzRockets 94, Jazz 101
195
Wizards-ThunderWizards 83, Thunder 88
171
Bucks-CavsBucks 73, Cavs 91
164
5 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Pacers-BlazersPacers 105, Blazers 107
+2 POR
Hawks-KnicksHawks 105, Knicks 109
+4 NYK
Celtics-NetsCeltics 115, Nets 111
+4 BOS
Wizards-ThunderWizards 83, Thunder 88
+5 OKC
Spurs-MavsSpurs 102, Mavs 107
+5 DAL
Suns-HeatSuns 129, Heat 135
+6 MIA
Rockets-JazzRockets 94, Jazz 101
+7 UTA
Bucks-CavsBucks 73, Cavs 91
+18 CLE
Warriors-BullsWarriors 88, Bulls 110
+22 CHI
Grizzlies-ClippersGrizzlies 118, Clippers 95
+23 MEM
POR rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pacers-BlazersPOR won · Pacers 105, Blazers 107
8 pts
Wizards-ThunderOKC won · Wizards 83, Thunder 88
6 pts
Warriors-BullsCHI won · Warriors 88, Bulls 110
6 pts
Hawks-KnicksNYK won · Hawks 105, Knicks 109
4 pts
Rockets-JazzUTA won · Rockets 94, Jazz 101
4 pts
Pierce shot 12-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PierceBOS · 31 PTS, 5 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
86% (12-14)
NashPHX · 29 PTS, 10 AST, 5 REB, 1 STL
71% (12-17)
Josh SmithATL · 16 PTS, 2 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
HowardDAL · 29 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
67% (10-15)
CookMIA · 27 PTS, 5 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
64% (9-14)
Final · Pacers-Blazers
Pacers 105Blazers 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers26332719105
Blazers20322629107
The story
Brandon Roy's 28 points carried Portland past Indiana, 107-105

For Indiana, T.J. Ford had 24 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST 28 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST · 10-19 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The Trail Blazers trailed by 8 going into the fourth, then won it 29-19.

POR lead by quarter
200 −6−7−8+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Marquis Daniels was the fantasy play: 48.3 FPTS on 28 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST

Final · Spurs-Mavs
Spurs 102Mavs 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs31261926102
Mavs29272724107
The story
Dallas beat San Antonio 107-102 behind 24 points and 12 rebounds from Dirk Nowitzki

Tim Duncan paced San Antonio: 19 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST 24 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST · 9-15 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

A 27-19 third quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Mavericks.

DAL lead by quarter
200 −2−1+7+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Heat
Suns 129Heat 135
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns29323434129
Heat40273731135
The story
Michael Beasley had 28 points as Miami beat Phoenix 135-129

Shaquille O'Neal led Phoenix with 22 PTS, 8 REB 28 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST · 10-16 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The Heat won the first 40-29, their biggest quarter edge.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +11+6+9+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.3Season avg21.0Last 5

21.0 points a game over his last five games, against 12.3 in 63 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−20.3minutes, last 3 vs 2007–08 avg
Minutes per game
33.62007–08 avg13.3Last 3

13.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.6 in 2007–08 (24 games). Today: 0 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.7Season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 18.7 a game in 48 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Grizzlies rout

Three of 10 games were decided by four points or fewer. Memphis beat Clippers by 23.

POR over IND2BOS over NJN4NYK over ATL4OKC over WAS5DAL over SAS5MIA over PHX6UTA over HOU7CLE over MIL18CHI over GSW22MEM over LAC23Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Top performances

Tony Parker leads the day with 37

Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 22, 14, 19, 9, 37, 39, 11, 15, 26, 37Spurs-Mavs · L
20.9 PPG season to date · +16.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 33, 24, 37, 25, 50, 31, 21, 46, 41, 35Heat-Suns · W
29.3 PPG season to date · +5.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 6 REB · 16 AST
Rudy GayPoints, last 10 games: 18, 26, 18, 20, 23, 13, 8, 20, 14, 35Grizzlies-Clippers · W
18.8 PPG season to date · +16.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 12, 25, 30, 15, 17, 10, 11, 26, 15, 34Nets-Celtics · L
20.7 PPG season to date · +13.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 19, 30, 31, 20, 26, 22, 20, 16, 26, 31Celtics-Nets · W
20.3 PPG season to date · +10.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 19, 15, 2, 8, 21, 13, 19, 22, 20, 29Suns-Heat · L
14.5 PPG season to date · +14.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 5 REB · 10 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+7.8 20.2 last 10 · 12.4 season
Andrew BynumLAL+5.5 19.5 last 10 · 14.0 season
Ryan GomesMIN+5.3 17.8 last 10 · 12.5 season
Rasual ButlerNOH+5.2 16.0 last 10 · 10.8 season
Cold
Quentin RichardsonNYK−6.2 4.0 last 10 · 10.2 season
Elton BrandPHI−5.6 8.2 last 10 · 13.8 season
Mickael PietrusORL−4.4 6.0 last 10 · 10.4 season
Mike BibbyATL−4.3 10.9 last 10 · 15.2 season
Josh SmithATL−3.5 11.6 last 10 · 15.1 season