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Monday, March 9, 2009Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Rockets trailed Nuggets by 9 after the first quarter and won 97–95.

Final · Box score
Hornets79
Hawks89
Q1 Hawks -8; Q2 Hawks +7; Q3 Hawks +7; Q4 Hawks +10
Final · Box score
Magic94
Pistons98
Q1 Pistons 0; Q2 Pistons -3; Q3 Pistons +2; Q4 Pistons +4
Final · 2OT · Box score
Bulls127
Heat130
Q1 Heat -4; Q2 Heat +2; Q3 Heat +10; Q4 Heat 0; OT1 Heat 0; OT2 Heat +3
Final · Box score
Wizards110
Wolves99
Q1 Wizards +3; Q2 Wizards +5; Q3 Wizards +6; Q4 Wizards +11
Final · Box score
Rockets97
Nuggets95
Q1 Rockets -9; Q2 Rockets +5; Q3 Rockets +12; Q4 Rockets +2
Final · Box score
Lakers94
Blazers111
Q1 Blazers +9; Q2 Blazers +23; Q3 Blazers +28; Q4 Blazers +17
On this day · 2007–08Mar 9, 2008: 5 games. Top scorer: Chauncey Billups (Pistons-Bulls), 34 points.
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The lead · Rockets-Nuggets

Houston fights back from 9 down against Denver

Dwyane Wade goes for 48 points

Game flow · Rockets margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9+5+12+2Rockets AHEAD ↑Nuggets AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets1827292397
Nuggets2713223395
Who led
Metta World PeacePoints, last 10 games: 26, 21, 15, 32, 23, 13, 25, 21, 13, 22Rockets22 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Aaron BrooksPoints, last 10 games: 7, 20, 3, 8, 22, 7, 9, 30, 8, 19Rockets19 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 21, 3, 33, 22, 27, 34, 10, 12, 22, 28Nuggets28 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 12, 33, 18, 23, 12, 20, 38, 20, 32, 21Nuggets21 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Hornets-Hawks

Atlanta turns it around against New Orleans

From 8 down after one to a 10-point win: 89–79. Joe Johnson led Atlanta with 30 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Hawks-Hornets
Joe Johnson · HawksChris Paul · HornetsPTS3024REB44AST210Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Magic-Pistons17
Bulls-Heat9
Rockets-Nuggets6
Wizards-Wolves4
Lakers-Blazers4
Hornets-Hawks1
Shot of the night

D Wade's three at the buzzer of 2OT breaks the tie, 130-127 final

The night in charts
Bulls-Heat combined for 257, 48 more than any other game
Points by game
Bulls-HeatBulls 127, Heat 130
257
Wizards-WolvesWizards 110, Wolves 99
209
Lakers-BlazersLakers 94, Blazers 111
205
Magic-PistonsMagic 94, Pistons 98
192
Rockets-NuggetsRockets 97, Nuggets 95
192
Hornets-HawksHornets 79, Hawks 89
168
3 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Rockets-NuggetsRockets 97, Nuggets 95
+2 Rockets
Bulls-HeatBulls 127, Heat 130
+3 Heat
Magic-PistonsMagic 94, Pistons 98
+4 Pistons
Hornets-HawksHornets 79, Hawks 89
+10 Hawks
Wizards-WolvesWizards 110, Wolves 99
+11 Wizards
Lakers-BlazersLakers 94, Blazers 111
+17 Blazers
Rockets rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Rockets-NuggetsRockets won · Rockets 97, Nuggets 95
9 pts
Hornets-HawksHawks won · Hornets 79, Hawks 89
8 pts
Bulls-HeatHeat won · Bulls 127, Heat 130
4 pts
Magic-PistonsPistons won · Magic 94, Pistons 98
3 pts
D Wade shot 15-of-21 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
D WadeHeat · 48 PTS, 12 AST, 6 REB, 4 STL
71% (15-21)
DwightMagic · 27 PTS, 14 REB, 4 BLK, 2 AST
64% (9-14)
Ben GordonBulls · 43 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
61% (14-23)
MoonHeat · 13 PTS, 4 REB, 2 BLK, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
PrzybillaBlazers · 18 REB, 12 PTS, 1 STL, 1 BLK
60% (6-10)
Final · Rockets-Nuggets
Rockets 97Nuggets 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets1827292397
Nuggets2713223395
The story
Metta World Peace's 22 points carried Houston past Denver, 97-95

For Denver, Carmelo Anthony had 21 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST 22 PTS, 6 REB, 4 STL, 2 AST · 8-20 FG, 4-9 3PT

The swing

The Rockets trailed by 9 going into the second, then won it 27-13.

Rockets lead by quarter
200 −9+5+12+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Chauncey Billups was the fantasy play: 46.4 FPTS on 28 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST

Final · Bulls-Heat
Bulls 127Heat 130
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Bulls262622301310127
Heat223230201313130
The story
Ben Gordon had 43 points in a 130-127 in OT loss to Miami

Mario Chalmers led Miami with 17 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB 43 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST · 14-23 FG, 8-11 3PT

The swing

The Heat won the third 30-22, their biggest quarter edge.

Heat lead by quarter
200 −4+2+1000+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Final · Wizards-Wolves
Wizards 110Wolves 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards27223031110
Wolves2420292699
The story
Washington beat Minnesota 110-99 behind 27 points and 10 rebounds from Caron Butler

Kevin Love paced Minnesota: 16 PTS, 11 REB 27 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST · 9-20 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 31-26 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Wizards.

Wizards lead by quarter
200 +3+5+6+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
29.4Season avg38.2Last 5

38.2 points a game over his last five games, against 29.4 in 62 earlier games. Today: 48 points in 50 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.2Season avg23.8Last 3

23.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.2 in 57 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.6Season avg44Today

44 minutes today, against 22.6 a game in 61 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 15 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Dwyane Wade leads the day with 48

Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 25, 50, 31, 21, 46, 41, 35, 42, 25, 48Heat-Bulls · W
29.7 PPG season to date · +18.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
48 PTS · 6 REB · 12 AST
Ben GordonPoints, last 10 games: 37, 28, 20, 17, 11, 16, 14, 15, 34, 43Bulls-Heat · L
20.9 PPG season to date · +22.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high43 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 15, 26, 24, 21, 16, 18, 12, 12, 30Hawks-Hornets · W
21.1 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 4, 11, 9, 24, 31, 25, 21, 22, 20, 29Pistons-Magic · W
17.9 PPG season to date · +11.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 14 AST
John SalmonsPoints, last 10 games: 2, 12, 11, 15, 25, 12, 9, 23, 21, 29Bulls-Heat · L
18.2 PPG season to date · +11.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 21, 3, 33, 22, 27, 34, 10, 12, 22, 28Nuggets-Rockets · L
18.7 PPG season to date · +9.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jarrett JackPacers+8.9 21.5 last 10 · 12.6 season
Nate RobinsonKnicks+8.6 26.2 last 10 · 17.6 season
Rasual ButlerHornets+7.0 18.2 last 10 · 11.2 season
Dwyane WadeHeat+6.7 36.4 last 10 · 29.7 season
Andrea BargnaniRaptors+6.5 21.3 last 10 · 14.8 season
Cold
Quentin RichardsonKnicks−5.9 4.0 last 10 · 9.9 season
Elton BrandSixers−5.6 8.2 last 10 · 13.8 season
Mickael PietrusMagic−4.6 5.7 last 10 · 10.3 season
D.J. AugustinBobcats−4.2 7.6 last 10 · 11.8 season
Hakim WarrickGrizzlies−3.6 7.7 last 10 · 11.3 season