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Friday, March 6, 2009Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: UTA trailed DEN by 10 at halftime and won 97–91.

Final · Box score
Hawks91
Bobcats98
Q1 CHA +15; Q2 CHA +9; Q3 CHA +10; Q4 CHA +7
Final · Box score
Nets102
Magic105
Q1 ORL +3; Q2 ORL +1; Q3 ORL -3; Q4 ORL +3
Final · Box score
Heat108
Raptors102
Q1 MIA -2; Q2 MIA +6; Q3 MIA +10; Q4 MIA +6
Final · Box score
Cavs94
Celtics105
Q1 BOS +2; Q2 BOS +2; Q3 BOS +9; Q4 BOS +11
Final · Box score
Warriors91
Pistons108
Q1 DET +17; Q2 DET +23; Q3 DET +19; Q4 DET +17
Final · Box score
Bucks102
Bulls117
Q1 CHI -1; Q2 CHI +11; Q3 CHI +5; Q4 CHI +15
Final · Box score
Suns112
Rockets116
Q1 HOU +5; Q2 HOU +10; Q3 HOU +5; Q4 HOU +4
Final · Box score
Wizards78
Spurs100
Q1 SAS +9; Q2 SAS +12; Q3 SAS +26; Q4 SAS +22
Final · Box score
Wolves90
Lakers110
Q1 LAL +5; Q2 LAL +11; Q3 LAL +18; Q4 LAL +20
Final · Box score
Nuggets91
Jazz97
Q1 UTA -8; Q2 UTA -10; Q3 UTA +4; Q4 UTA +6
On this day · 2007–08Mar 6, 2008: 3 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (Cavs-Bulls), 39 points.
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The lead · Nuggets-Jazz

Utah climbs out of a 10-point hole against Denver

Ben Gordon goes for 34 points

Game flow · UTA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-10+4+6UTA AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets2423222291
Jazz1621362497
Who led
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 31, 20, 18, 20, 15, 13, 16, 6, 26, 25UTA25 PTS · 4 REB · 11 AST
Ronnie BrewerPoints, last 10 games: 16, 19, 16, 16, 19, 20, 26, 21, 19, 16UTA16 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
JR SmithPoints, last 10 games: 6, 9, 9, 19, 14, 22, 3, 16, 17, 27DEN27 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 29, 26, 12, 33, 18, 23, 12, 20, 38, 20DEN20 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Nets-Magic16
Nuggets-Jazz11
Heat-Raptors4
Suns-Rockets4
Wolves-Lakers4
Cavs-Celtics3
Wizards-Spurs2
Hawks-Bobcats1
Warriors-Pistons1
Bucks-Bulls1
Shot of the night

Brooks's layup with 7.3 seconds left breaks the tie, 116-112 final

The night in charts
Suns-Rockets combined for 228, 9 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-RocketsSuns 112, Rockets 116
228
Bucks-BullsBucks 102, Bulls 117
219
Heat-RaptorsHeat 108, Raptors 102
210
Nets-MagicNets 102, Magic 105
207
Wolves-LakersWolves 90, Lakers 110
200
Cavs-CelticsCavs 94, Celtics 105
199
Warriors-PistonsWarriors 91, Pistons 108
199
Hawks-BobcatsHawks 91, Bobcats 98
189
Nuggets-JazzNuggets 91, Jazz 97
188
Wizards-SpursWizards 78, Spurs 100
178
2 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Nets-MagicNets 102, Magic 105
+3 ORL
Suns-RocketsSuns 112, Rockets 116
+4 HOU
Nuggets-JazzNuggets 91, Jazz 97
+6 UTA
Heat-RaptorsHeat 108, Raptors 102
+6 MIA
Hawks-BobcatsHawks 91, Bobcats 98
+7 CHA
Cavs-CelticsCavs 94, Celtics 105
+11 BOS
Bucks-BullsBucks 102, Bulls 117
+15 CHI
Warriors-PistonsWarriors 91, Pistons 108
+17 DET
Wolves-LakersWolves 90, Lakers 110
+20 LAL
Wizards-SpursWizards 78, Spurs 100
+22 SAS
UTA erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nuggets-JazzUTA won · Nuggets 91, Jazz 97
10 pts
Nets-MagicORL won · Nets 102, Magic 105
3 pts
Heat-RaptorsMIA won · Heat 108, Raptors 102
2 pts
Bucks-BullsCHI won · Bucks 102, Bulls 117
1 pt
Powe shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PoweBOS · 20 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
82% (9-11)
D WadeMIA · 42 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB, 1 STL
74% (17-23)
MaxiellDET · 16 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
HorfordATL · 15 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
Gerald WallaceCHA · 21 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
69% (9-13)
Final · Nets-Magic
Nets 102Magic 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets29302716102
Magic32282322105
The story
Orlando beat New Jersey 105-102 behind 26 points and 15 rebounds from Dwight Howard

Vince Carter paced New Jersey: 19 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB 26 PTS, 15 REB, 1 AST · 7-15 FG

The swing

A 22-16 fourth quarter erased a 3-point hole for the Magic.

ORL lead by quarter
200 +3+1−3+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Devin Harris topped the game at 46.8 FPTS: 25 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB

Final · Heat-Raptors
Heat 108Raptors 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat22343022108
Raptors24262626102
The story
Michael Beasley had 12 points as Miami beat Toronto 108-102

Anthony Parker led Toronto with 16 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB 12 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST · 4-7 FG

The swing

Down 2 after the first, the Heat took the second 34-26.

MIA lead by quarter
200 −2+6+10+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Jazz
Nuggets 91Jazz 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets2423222291
Jazz1621362497
The story
Deron Williams' 25 points and 11 assists carried Utah past Denver, 97-91

For Denver, JR Smith had 27 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB 25 PTS, 11 AST, 4 REB · 8-14 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

The Jazz trailed by 10 going into the third, then won it 36-22.

UTA lead by quarter
200 −8−10+4+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.5Season avg24.4Last 5

24.4 points a game over his last five games, against 14.5 in 53 earlier games. Today: 32 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−19.7minutes, last 2 vs 2007–08 avg
Minutes per game
25.72007–08 avg6.0Last 2

6.0 minutes a game over his last two games, against 25.7 in 2007–08 (43 games). Today: 3 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+33.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.6Season avg47Today

47 minutes today, against 13.6 a game in 43 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · Nets-Magic

Orlando takes over late to edge New Jersey

Down 3 after three, Orlando won the fourth 22–16. Final: 105–102. Dwight Howard led Orlando with 26 points, 15 rebounds and 1 assist.

The whole night · final margins
ORL over NJN3HOU over PHX4MIA over TOR6UTA over DEN6CHA over ATL7BOS over CLE11CHI over MIL15DET over GSW17LAL over MIN20SAS over WAS22Final margin, points. Pink = ORL over NJN.
Top performances

Dwyane Wade leads the day with 42

Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 24, 37, 25, 50, 31, 21, 46, 41, 35, 42Heat-Raptors · W
29.5 PPG season to date · +12.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
42 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Ben GordonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 37, 28, 20, 17, 11, 16, 14, 15, 34Bulls-Bucks · W
20.5 PPG season to date · +13.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 11, 29, 12, 12, 11, 26, 19, 28, 25, 34Raptors-Heat · L
22.7 PPG season to date · +11.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 15, 2, 8, 21, 13, 19, 22, 20, 29, 32Suns-Rockets · L
14.8 PPG season to date · +17.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 5 REB · 13 AST
Aaron BrooksPoints, last 10 games: 8, 19, 7, 20, 3, 8, 22, 7, 9, 30Rockets-Suns · W
10.8 PPG season to date · +19.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high30 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 30, 31, 20, 26, 22, 20, 16, 26, 31, 29Celtics-Cavs · W
20.4 PPG season to date · +8.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 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+7.8 20.2 last 10 · 12.4 season
Andrea BargnaniTOR+6.4 21.1 last 10 · 14.7 season
Rasual ButlerNOH+6.1 17.1 last 10 · 11.0 season
Dwyane WadeMIA+5.7 35.2 last 10 · 29.5 season
Cold
Quentin RichardsonNYK−6.2 4.0 last 10 · 10.2 season
Elton BrandPHI−5.6 8.2 last 10 · 13.8 season
D.J. AugustinCHA−4.3 7.4 last 10 · 11.7 season
Mike BibbyATL−4.1 11.1 last 10 · 15.2 season
Mickael PietrusORL−3.9 6.6 last 10 · 10.5 season