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Wednesday, March 11, 2009Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: GSW trailed NJN by 14 at halftime and won 116–112.

Final · Box score
Jazz93
Hawks100
Q1 ATL +7; Q2 ATL +13; Q3 ATL -2; Q4 ATL +7
Final · Box score
Bulls79
Magic107
Q1 ORL +13; Q2 ORL +12; Q3 ORL +32; Q4 ORL +28
Final · Box score
Raptors106
Sixers115
Q1 Sixers 0; Q2 PHI +17; Q3 PHI +18; Q4 PHI +9
Final · Box score
Hornets109
Wizards98
Q1 NOH -6; Q2 NOH -1; Q3 NOH +17; Q4 NOH +11
Final · OT · Box score
Knicks116
Pistons111
Q1 Knicks 0; Q2 NYK -8; Q3 NYK -10; Q4 Knicks 0; OT1 NYK +5
Final · Box score
Celtics99
Heat107
Q1 MIA -1; Q2 MIA -5; Q3 MIA +9; Q4 MIA +8
Final · Box score
Grizzlies79
Wolves104
Q1 MIN +21; Q2 MIN +10; Q3 MIN +12; Q4 MIN +25
Final · Box score
Lakers102
Rockets96
Q1 Lakers 0; Q2 LAL -11; Q3 LAL -3; Q4 LAL +6
Final · Box score
Thunder99
Nuggets112
Q1 DEN +12; Q2 DEN +9; Q3 DEN +13; Q4 DEN +13
Final · Box score
Mavs93
Blazers89
Q1 DAL -1; Q2 DAL +10; Q3 DAL +7; Q4 DAL +4
Final · Box score
Nets112
Warriors116
Q1 GSW +2; Q2 GSW -14; Q3 GSW -2; Q4 GSW +4
On this day · 2007–08Mar 11, 2008: 6 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (Lakers-Raptors), 34 points.
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The lead · Nets-Warriors

Golden State handles New Jersey by 4

Chris Paul posts a triple-double

Game flow · GSW margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+2-14-2+4GSW AHEAD ↑NJN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets28392025112
Warriors30233231116
Who led
Stephen JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 35, 20, 24, 26, 28, 33, 23, 19, 23, 29GSW29 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 10, 17, 2, 15, 12, 17, 20, 15, 14, 19GSW19 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Devin HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 18, 26, 39, 42, 26, 14, 25, 25, 35, 31NJN31 PTS · 7 REB · 12 AST
Brook LopezPoints, last 10 games: 16, 16, 7, 13, 8, 24, 10, 8, 16, 14NJN14 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Orlando posts the night's biggest win

Orlando beat Chicago by 28, the widest margin of 11 games.

DAL over POR4GSW over NJN4NYK over DET5LAL over HOU6ATL over UTA7MIA over BOS8PHI over TOR9NOH over WAS11DEN over OKC13MIN over MEM25ORL over CHI28Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Celtics-Heat16
Lakers-Rockets12
Knicks-Pistons10
Hornets-Wizards7
Nets-Warriors7
Jazz-Hawks6
Mavs-Blazers5
Raptors-Sixers2
Bulls-Magic0
Grizzlies-Wolves0
Thunder-Nuggets0
The night in charts
Nets-Warriors combined for 228, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Nets-WarriorsNets 112, Warriors 116
228
Knicks-PistonsKnicks 116, Pistons 111
227
Raptors-SixersRaptors 106, Sixers 115
221
Thunder-NuggetsThunder 99, Nuggets 112
211
Hornets-WizardsHornets 109, Wizards 98
207
Celtics-HeatCeltics 99, Heat 107
206
Lakers-RocketsLakers 102, Rockets 96
198
Jazz-HawksJazz 93, Hawks 100
193
Bulls-MagicBulls 79, Magic 107
186
Grizzlies-WolvesGrizzlies 79, Wolves 104
183
Mavs-BlazersMavs 93, Blazers 89
182
3 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Mavs-BlazersMavs 93, Blazers 89
+4 DAL
Nets-WarriorsNets 112, Warriors 116
+4 GSW
Knicks-PistonsKnicks 116, Pistons 111
+5 NYK
Lakers-RocketsLakers 102, Rockets 96
+6 LAL
Jazz-HawksJazz 93, Hawks 100
+7 ATL
Celtics-HeatCeltics 99, Heat 107
+8 MIA
Raptors-SixersRaptors 106, Sixers 115
+9 PHI
Hornets-WizardsHornets 109, Wizards 98
+11 NOH
Thunder-NuggetsThunder 99, Nuggets 112
+13 DEN
Grizzlies-WolvesGrizzlies 79, Wolves 104
+25 MIN
Bulls-MagicBulls 79, Magic 107
+28 ORL
GSW erased a 14-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nets-WarriorsGSW won · Nets 112, Warriors 116
14 pts
Lakers-RocketsLAL won · Lakers 102, Rockets 96
11 pts
Knicks-PistonsNYK won · Knicks 116, Pistons 111
10 pts
Hornets-WizardsNOH won · Hornets 109, Wizards 98
6 pts
Celtics-HeatMIA won · Celtics 99, Heat 107
5 pts
Dalembert shot 9-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DalembertPHI · 19 PTS, 13 REB, 3 BLK, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
CP3NOH · 30 PTS, 13 AST, 10 REB, 4 STL
69% (11-16)
Thaddeus YoungPHI · 29 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
65% (13-20)
HamiltonDET · 27 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST
65% (13-20)
Brook LopezNJN · 14 PTS, 6 REB, 2 STL, 2 BLK
64% (7-11)
Final · Nets-Warriors
Nets 112Warriors 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets28392025112
Warriors30233231116
The story
Golden State beat New Jersey 116-112 behind 29 points from Stephen Jackson

Brook Lopez paced New Jersey: 14 PTS, 6 REB 29 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST · 10-21 FG, 2-7 3PT

The swing

A 32-20 third quarter erased a 14-point hole for the Warriors.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +2−14−2+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Devin Harris topped the game at 60.4 FPTS: 31 PTS, 12 AST, 7 REB

Final · Knicks-Pistons
Knicks 116Pistons 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Knicks2820233015116
Pistons2828252010111
The story
Nate Robinson had 30 points as New York beat Detroit 116-111 in OT

Tayshaun Prince led Detroit with 25 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST 30 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB · 9-22 FG, 2-8 3PT

The swing

Down 10 after the third, the Knicks took the fourth 30-20.

NYK lead by quarter
200 0−8−100+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Antonio McDyess led the game in fantasy with 56.4 FPTS (22 REB, 21 PTS, 2 AST)

Final · Lakers-Rockets
Lakers 102Rockets 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers24162735102
Rockets2427192696
The story
Pau Gasol's 20 points carried Los Angeles past Houston, 102-96

For Houston, Von Wafer had 20 PTS, 3 REB 20 PTS, 5 REB, 4 STL, 2 AST · 9-18 FG

The swing

The Lakers trailed by 3 going into the fourth, then won it 35-26.

LAL lead by quarter
200 0−11−3+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.8Season avg21.6Last 5

21.6 points a game over his last five games, against 12.8 in 39 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
38.1Season avg29.6Last 3

29.6 minutes a game over his last three games, against 38.1 in 62 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 23 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.7Season avg43Today

43 minutes today, against 16.7 a game in 64 earlier games. Line: 23 points, 13 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 37

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 39, 28, 36, 22, 29, 49, 31, 23, 26, 37Lakers-Rockets · W
28.1 PPG season to date · +9.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 50, 31, 21, 46, 41, 35, 42, 25, 48, 32Heat-Celtics · W
29.7 PPG season to date · +2.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Devin HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 18, 26, 39, 42, 26, 14, 25, 25, 35, 31Nets-Warriors · L
22.7 PPG season to date · +8.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 12 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 26, 24, 21, 16, 18, 12, 12, 30, 31Hawks-Jazz · W
21.2 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 24, 27, 20, 9, 14, 16, 27, 21, 24, 30Hornets-Wizards · W
21.5 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 10 REB · 13 AST
Nate RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 26, 18, 41, 32, 14, 29, 20, 17, 32, 30Knicks-Pistons · W
18.1 PPG season to date · +12.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jarrett JackIND+9.1 21.8 last 10 · 12.7 season
Nate RobinsonNYK+7.8 25.9 last 10 · 18.1 season
Dwyane WadeMIA+7.4 37.1 last 10 · 29.7 season
Andrea BargnaniTOR+6.2 21.1 last 10 · 14.9 season
Ryan GomesMIN+6.0 19.1 last 10 · 13.1 season
Cold
Quentin RichardsonNYK−6.1 3.8 last 10 · 9.9 season
Elton BrandPHI−5.6 8.2 last 10 · 13.8 season
Mike BibbyATL−5.2 9.7 last 10 · 14.9 season
Mickael PietrusORL−4.5 5.7 last 10 · 10.2 season
D.J. AugustinCHA−4.2 7.4 last 10 · 11.6 season