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Sunday, March 8, 2009Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 6 points, by OKC (vs PHI) and UTA (vs TOR).

Final · Box score
Jazz109
Raptors101
Q1 UTA +5; Q2 UTA +1; Q3 UTA -6; Q4 UTA +8
Final · Box score
Magic86
Celtics79
Q1 ORL +7; Q2 ORL +18; Q3 ORL +13; Q4 ORL +7
Final · Box score
Suns98
Spurs103
Q1 Spurs 0; Q2 SAS +13; Q3 SAS +4; Q4 SAS +5
Final · Box score
Knicks101
Nets106
Q1 NJN -3; Q2 NJN -4; Q3 NJN +2; Q4 NJN +5
Final · Box score
Grizzlies83
Rockets93
Q1 HOU +9; Q2 HOU +18; Q3 HOU +18; Q4 HOU +10
Final · Box score
Sixers74
Thunder89
Q1 OKC -6; Q2 OKC +12; Q3 OKC +14; Q4 OKC +15
Final · Box score
Nuggets106
Kings114
Q1 SAC +10; Q2 SAC +12; Q3 SAC +10; Q4 SAC +8
On this day · 2007–08Mar 8, 2008: 10 games. Top scorer: Nate Robinson (Knicks-Blazers), 45 points.
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The lead · Jazz-Raptors

Toronto's skid reaches five

David Lee goes for 19 points

Game flow · UTA margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+5+1-6+8UTA AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz29203228109
Raptors24243914101
Who led
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 20, 18, 20, 15, 13, 16, 6, 26, 25, 25UTA25 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Kyle KorverPoints, last 10 games: 3, 2, 8, 16, 13, 3, 17, 2, 7, 20UTA20 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 29, 12, 12, 11, 26, 19, 28, 25, 34, 30TOR30 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Andrea BargnaniPoints, last 10 games: 23, 11, 18, 28, 26, 21, 18, 25, 23, 20TOR20 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Seven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 5. Widest: OKC by 15.

SAS over PHX5NJN over NYK5ORL over BOS7UTA over TOR8SAC over DEN8HOU over MEM10OKC over PHI15Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Knicks-Nets23
Jazz-Raptors22
Suns-Spurs13
Grizzlies-Rockets3
Sixers-Thunder2
Magic-Celtics1
Nuggets-Kings0
The night in charts
Nuggets-Kings combined for 220, 10 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-KingsNuggets 106, Kings 114
220
Jazz-RaptorsJazz 109, Raptors 101
210
Knicks-NetsKnicks 101, Nets 106
207
Suns-SpursSuns 98, Spurs 103
201
Grizzlies-RocketsGrizzlies 83, Rockets 93
176
Magic-CelticsMagic 86, Celtics 79
165
Sixers-ThunderSixers 74, Thunder 89
163
2 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Knicks-NetsKnicks 101, Nets 106
+5 NJN
Suns-SpursSuns 98, Spurs 103
+5 SAS
Magic-CelticsMagic 86, Celtics 79
+7 ORL
Nuggets-KingsNuggets 106, Kings 114
+8 SAC
Jazz-RaptorsJazz 109, Raptors 101
+8 UTA
Grizzlies-RocketsGrizzlies 83, Rockets 93
+10 HOU
Sixers-ThunderSixers 74, Thunder 89
+15 OKC
OKC rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Sixers-ThunderOKC won · Sixers 74, Thunder 89
6 pts
Jazz-RaptorsUTA won · Jazz 109, Raptors 101
6 pts
Knicks-NetsNJN won · Knicks 101, Nets 106
4 pts
Krstic shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KrsticOKC · 20 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
77% (10-13)
YaoHOU · 24 PTS, 17 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
69% (9-13)
David LeeNYK · 19 PTS, 14 REB, 7 AST, 5 STL
67% (8-12)
HawesSAC · 20 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST
64% (7-11)
GallinariNYK · 15 PTS, 2 REB
60% (6-10)
Final · Knicks-Nets
Knicks 101Nets 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks30272024101
Nets27262627106
The story
Vince Carter had 25 points as New Jersey beat New York 106-101

Nate Robinson led New York with 17 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB 25 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST, 4 STL · 9-19 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

Down 4 after the second, the Nets took the third 26-20.

NJN lead by quarter
200 −3−4+2+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Spurs
Suns 98Spurs 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns3015292498
Spurs30282025103
The story
Tony Parker's 30 points and 9 assists carried San Antonio past Phoenix, 103-98

For Phoenix, Steve Nash had 23 PTS, 11 AST, 2 REB 30 PTS, 9 AST, 2 REB · 13-22 FG

The swing

The second quarter, 28-15, was where the Spurs built it.

SAS lead by quarter
200 0+13+4+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Tim Duncan was the fantasy play: 46.0 FPTS on 17 PTS, 15 REB, 4 AST

Final · Grizzlies-Rockets
Grizzlies 83Rockets 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies1918202683
Rockets2827201893
The story
Houston beat Memphis 93-83 behind 24 points and 17 rebounds from Yao Ming

Mike Conley paced Memphis: 15 PTS, 7 AST 24 PTS, 17 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST · 9-13 FG

The swing

A 28-19 first quarter did the most damage for the Rockets.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +9+18+18+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.8Season avg25.2Last 5

25.2 points a game over his last five games, against 14.8 in 54 earlier games. Today: 23 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.4Season avg16.7Last 3

16.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.4 in 55 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.1Season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 19.1 a game in 49 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Devin Harris leads the day with 35

Devin HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 10, 18, 26, 39, 42, 26, 14, 25, 25, 35Nets-Knicks · W
22.5 PPG season to date · +12.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 20, 12, 31, 26, 17, 30, 10, 16, 17, 32Celtics-Magic · L
18.4 PPG season to date · +13.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 26, 12, 33, 18, 23, 12, 20, 38, 20, 32Nuggets-Kings · L
22.1 PPG season to date · +10.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 29, 12, 12, 11, 26, 19, 28, 25, 34, 30Raptors-Jazz · L
22.8 PPG season to date · +7.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 19, 9, 37, 39, 11, 15, 26, 37, 19, 30Spurs-Suns · W
21.0 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 2 REB · 9 AST
Kevin MartinPoints, last 10 games: 18, 32, 33, 11, 32, 27, 20, 19, 21, 26Kings-Nuggets · W
24.1 PPG season to date · +1.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jarrett JackIND+8.9 21.5 last 10 · 12.6 season
Nate RobinsonNYK+8.6 26.2 last 10 · 17.6 season
Rasual ButlerNOH+6.8 17.9 last 10 · 11.1 season
Ryan GomesMIN+6.5 19.4 last 10 · 12.9 season
Andrea BargnaniTOR+6.5 21.3 last 10 · 14.8 season
Cold
Quentin RichardsonNYK−5.9 4.0 last 10 · 9.9 season
Elton BrandPHI−5.6 8.2 last 10 · 13.8 season
D.J. AugustinCHA−4.2 7.6 last 10 · 11.8 season
Hakim WarrickMEM−3.6 7.7 last 10 · 11.3 season
Kenyon MartinDEN−3.4 8.8 last 10 · 12.2 season