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Friday, March 13, 2009Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CLE trailed SAC by 14 after three quarters and won 126–123.

Final · Box score
Rockets91
Bobcats86
Q1 Rockets 0; Q2 HOU -2; Q3 HOU +5; Q4 HOU +5
Final · Box score
Bulls101
Sixers104
Q1 PHI -1; Q2 PHI +3; Q3 PHI +11; Q4 PHI +3
Final · OT · Box score
Pistons99
Raptors95
Q1 DET +3; Q2 DET -5; Q3 DET +11; Q4 Pistons 0; OT1 DET +4
Final · Box score
Magic112
Wizards103
Q1 ORL +5; Q2 ORL +8; Q3 ORL +6; Q4 ORL +9
Final · Box score
Pacers87
Hawks101
Q1 ATL -7; Q2 ATL -3; Q3 ATL +11; Q4 ATL +14
Final · Box score
Grizzlies92
Celtics102
Q1 BOS -6; Q2 BOS +3; Q3 BOS +7; Q4 BOS +10
Final · Box score
Knicks102
Wolves94
Q1 NYK +6; Q2 NYK -2; Q3 NYK +5; Q4 NYK +8
Final · Box score
Hornets95
Bucks86
Q1 Hornets 0; Q2 NOH +1; Q3 NOH +3; Q4 NOH +9
Final · Box score
Nets100
Blazers109
Q1 POR -6; Q2 POR -4; Q3 POR -6; Q4 POR +9
Final · OT · Box score
Cavs126
Kings123
Q1 CLE -4; Q2 CLE +1; Q3 CLE -14; Q4 Cavs 0; OT1 CLE +3
Final · Box score
Mavs110
Warriors119
Q1 GSW -2; Q2 GSW +6; Q3 GSW +11; Q4 GSW +9
On this day · 2007–08Mar 13, 2008: 3 games. Top scorer: Baron Davis (Warriors-Suns), 38 points.
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The lead · Cavs-Kings

LeBron James scores 51 as Cleveland beats Sacramento

Leon Powe goes for 30 points

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-4+1-140+3CLE AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Cavs2832243210126
Kings322739187123
Who led
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 21, 30, 26, 42, 23, 21, 14, 32, 34, 51CLE51 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Anderson VarejaoPoints, last 10 games: 0, 6, 7, 6, 6, 15, 12, 8, 6, 18CLE18 PTS · 12 REB · 0 AST
Kevin MartinPoints, last 10 games: 33, 11, 32, 27, 20, 19, 21, 26, 12, 34SAC34 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Jason ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 6, 9, 7, 10, 7, 13, 3, 7, 19SAC19 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Two games need overtime

Two of 11 games went past regulation.

PHI over CHI3CLE over SAC3DET over TOR4HOU over CHA5NYK over MIN8ORL over WAS9NOH over MIL9POR over NJN9GSW over DAL9BOS over MEM10ATL over IND14Final margin, points. Pink = went to overtime.
Lead changes
Bulls-Sixers14
Hornets-Bucks11
Mavs-Warriors11
Rockets-Bobcats10
Nets-Blazers10
Magic-Wizards8
Knicks-Wolves8
Pistons-Raptors7
Grizzlies-Celtics7
Pacers-Hawks5
Shot of the night

Artest's jumper with 22 seconds left puts the Rockets ahead, 91-86 final

The night in charts
Cavs-Kings combined for 249, 20 more than any other game
Points by game
Cavs-KingsCavs 126, Kings 123
249
Mavs-WarriorsMavs 110, Warriors 119
229
Magic-WizardsMagic 112, Wizards 103
215
Nets-BlazersNets 100, Blazers 109
209
Bulls-SixersBulls 101, Sixers 104
205
Knicks-WolvesKnicks 102, Wolves 94
196
Grizzlies-CelticsGrizzlies 92, Celtics 102
194
Pistons-RaptorsPistons 99, Raptors 95
194
Pacers-HawksPacers 87, Hawks 101
188
Hornets-BucksHornets 95, Bucks 86
181
Rockets-BobcatsRockets 91, Bobcats 86
177
4 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bulls-SixersBulls 101, Sixers 104
+3 PHI
Cavs-KingsCavs 126, Kings 123
+3 CLE
Pistons-RaptorsPistons 99, Raptors 95
+4 DET
Rockets-BobcatsRockets 91, Bobcats 86
+5 HOU
Knicks-WolvesKnicks 102, Wolves 94
+8 NYK
Magic-WizardsMagic 112, Wizards 103
+9 ORL
Hornets-BucksHornets 95, Bucks 86
+9 NOH
Mavs-WarriorsMavs 110, Warriors 119
+9 GSW
Nets-BlazersNets 100, Blazers 109
+9 POR
Grizzlies-CelticsGrizzlies 92, Celtics 102
+10 BOS
Pacers-HawksPacers 87, Hawks 101
+14 ATL
CLE erased a 14-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Cavs-KingsCLE won · Cavs 126, Kings 123
14 pts
Pacers-HawksATL won · Pacers 87, Hawks 101
7 pts
Grizzlies-CelticsBOS won · Grizzlies 92, Celtics 102
6 pts
Nets-BlazersPOR won · Nets 100, Blazers 109
6 pts
Pistons-RaptorsDET won · Pistons 99, Raptors 95
5 pts
Yao shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
YaoHOU · 23 PTS, 8 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
82% (9-11)
Brook LopezNJN · 22 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
PoweBOS · 30 PTS, 11 REB, 5 BLK, 3 AST
71% (10-14)
ScolaHOU · 15 PTS, 6 REB
70% (7-10)
Gerald WallaceCHA · 17 PTS, 8 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
70% (7-10)
Final · Cavs-Kings
Cavs 126Kings 123
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Cavs2832243210126
Kings322739187123
The story
Anderson Varejao had 18 points on 8-of-8 shooting as Cleveland beat Sacramento 126-123 in OT

Jason Thompson led Sacramento with 19 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 18 PTS, 12 REB · 8-8 FG

The swing

Down 14 after the third, the Cavaliers took the fourth 32-18.

CLE lead by quarter
200 −4+1−140+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Bulls-Sixers
Bulls 101Sixers 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls23242232101
Sixers22283024104
The story
Philadelphia beat Chicago 104-101 behind 25 points from Andre Iguodala

Derrick Rose paced Chicago: 20 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST 25 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST · 12-20 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 30-22 third quarter did the most damage for the 76ers.

PHI lead by quarter
200 −1+3+11+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pistons-Raptors
Pistons 99Raptors 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Pistons241628201199
Raptors21241231795
The story
Richard Hamilton's 24 points and 16 assists carried Detroit past Toronto, 99-95 in OT

For Toronto, Jose Calderon had 20 PTS, 11 AST, 4 REB 24 PTS, 16 AST, 5 REB · 8-26 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The Pistons trailed by 5 going into the third, then won it 28-12.

DET lead by quarter
200 +3−5+110+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Chris Bosh was the fantasy play: 53.5 FPTS on 27 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.3Season avg18.4Last 5

18.4 points a game over his last five games, against 7.3 in 65 earlier games. Today: 30 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.9Season avg15.3Last 3

15.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.9 in 54 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.1Season avg35Today

35 minutes today, against 11.1 a game in 46 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 7 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 51

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 21, 30, 26, 42, 23, 21, 14, 32, 34, 51Cavs-Kings · W
28.6 PPG season to date · +22.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
51 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 27, 21, 23, 29, 14, 24, 26, 25, 36Wizards-Magic · L
21.9 PPG season to date · +14.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Kevin MartinPoints, last 10 games: 33, 11, 32, 27, 20, 19, 21, 26, 12, 34Kings-Cavs · L
24.1 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Stephen JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 24, 26, 28, 33, 23, 19, 23, 29, 31Warriors-Mavs · W
21.5 PPG season to date · +9.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 10 AST
Brandon RoyPoints, last 10 games: 24, 14, 19, 26, 28, 22, 31, 27, 22, 31Blazers-Nets · W
23.0 PPG season to date · +8.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Thaddeus YoungPoints, last 10 games: 10, 14, 8, 23, 18, 11, 14, 20, 29, 31Sixers-Bulls · W
14.4 PPG season to date · +16.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high31 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jarrett JackIND+8.4 21.0 last 10 · 12.6 season
Nate RobinsonNYK+7.6 25.8 last 10 · 18.2 season
Dwyane WadeMIA+7.4 37.1 last 10 · 29.7 season
Steve NashPHX+7.0 22.2 last 10 · 15.2 season
Ryan GomesMIN+6.5 19.9 last 10 · 13.4 season
Cold
Mike BibbyATL−6.6 8.3 last 10 · 14.9 season
Quentin RichardsonNYK−5.6 4.2 last 10 · 9.8 season
Elton BrandPHI−5.6 8.2 last 10 · 13.8 season
D.J. AugustinCHA−4.3 7.2 last 10 · 11.5 season
Carlos BoozerUTA−4.0 12.4 last 10 · 16.4 season