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Sunday, March 15, 2009Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHI trailed MIA by 7 after three quarters and won 85–77.

Final · Box score
Pacers87
Raptors110
Q1 TOR -2; Q2 TOR +3; Q3 TOR +21; Q4 TOR +23
Final · Box score
Blazers80
Hawks98
Q1 ATL +3; Q2 ATL +3; Q3 ATL +11; Q4 ATL +18
Final · Box score
Grizzlies89
Pistons84
Q1 MEM +6; Q2 MEM +17; Q3 MEM +7; Q4 MEM +5
Final · Box score
Celtics77
Bucks86
Q1 MIL -3; Q2 Bucks 0; Q3 MIL +2; Q4 MIL +9
Final · Box score
Heat77
Sixers85
Q1 PHI +7; Q2 PHI +3; Q3 PHI -7; Q4 PHI +8
Final · Box score
Mavs100
Lakers107
Q1 LAL +9; Q2 LAL +12; Q3 LAL +7; Q4 LAL +7
Final · Box score
Knicks93
Cavs98
Q1 CLE -1; Q2 CLE +7; Q3 CLE +2; Q4 CLE +5
Final · Box score
Jazz87
Magic105
Q1 ORL +10; Q2 ORL +14; Q3 ORL +18; Q4 ORL +18
Final · Box score
Kings104
Wizards106
Q1 WAS +8; Q2 WAS +11; Q3 WAS +4; Q4 WAS +2
Final · Box score
Suns154
Warriors130
Q1 PHX +6; Q2 PHX +2; Q3 PHX +23; Q4 PHX +24
Final · Box score
Nets105
Clippers107
Q1 LAC +3; Q2 LAC +11; Q3 LAC +10; Q4 LAC +2
On this day · 2007–08Mar 15, 2008: 8 games. Top scorer: Carlos Boozer (Jazz-Nets), 41 points.
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The lead · Heat-Sixers

Philadelphia makes it three straight

Vince Carter goes for 41 points

Game flow · PHI margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+7+3-7+8PHI AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat222125977
Sixers2917152485
Who led
Andre IguodalaPoints, last 10 games: 21, 22, 15, 22, 30, 24, 9, 15, 25, 21PHI21 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Thaddeus YoungPoints, last 10 games: 14, 8, 23, 18, 11, 14, 20, 29, 31, 17PHI17 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Jermaine O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 8, 18, 16, 6, 8, 19, 11, 12, 28, 20MIA20 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 21, 46, 41, 35, 42, 25, 48, 32, 50, 18MIA18 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Eleven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Phoenix by 24.

WAS over SAC2LAC over NJN2MEM over DET5CLE over NYK5LAL over DAL7PHI over MIA8MIL over BOS9ATL over POR18ORL over UTA18TOR over IND23PHX over GSW24Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Suns-Warriors9
Heat-Sixers8
Knicks-Cavs8
Nets-Clippers6
Blazers-Hawks5
Mavs-Lakers5
Grizzlies-Pistons4
Pacers-Raptors3
Celtics-Bucks3
Kings-Wizards2
Jazz-Magic0
Shot of the night

Novak's three with 0.6 seconds left puts the Clippers ahead, 107-105 final

The night in charts
Suns-Warriors combined for 284, 72 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-WarriorsSuns 154, Warriors 130
284
Nets-ClippersNets 105, Clippers 107
212
Kings-WizardsKings 104, Wizards 106
210
Mavs-LakersMavs 100, Lakers 107
207
Pacers-RaptorsPacers 87, Raptors 110
197
Jazz-MagicJazz 87, Magic 105
192
Knicks-CavsKnicks 93, Cavs 98
191
Blazers-HawksBlazers 80, Hawks 98
178
Grizzlies-PistonsGrizzlies 89, Pistons 84
173
Celtics-BucksCeltics 77, Bucks 86
163
Heat-SixersHeat 77, Sixers 85
162
4 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Kings-WizardsKings 104, Wizards 106
+2 WAS
Nets-ClippersNets 105, Clippers 107
+2 LAC
Grizzlies-PistonsGrizzlies 89, Pistons 84
+5 MEM
Knicks-CavsKnicks 93, Cavs 98
+5 CLE
Mavs-LakersMavs 100, Lakers 107
+7 LAL
Heat-SixersHeat 77, Sixers 85
+8 PHI
Celtics-BucksCeltics 77, Bucks 86
+9 MIL
Jazz-MagicJazz 87, Magic 105
+18 ORL
Blazers-HawksBlazers 80, Hawks 98
+18 ATL
Pacers-RaptorsPacers 87, Raptors 110
+23 TOR
Suns-WarriorsSuns 154, Warriors 130
+24 PHX
PHI rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Heat-SixersPHI won · Heat 77, Sixers 85
7 pts
Celtics-BucksMIL won · Celtics 77, Bucks 86
3 pts
Pacers-RaptorsTOR won · Pacers 87, Raptors 110
2 pts
Knicks-CavsCLE won · Knicks 93, Cavs 98
1 pt
Pau shot 12-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PauLAL · 25 PTS, 8 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
92% (12-13)
ShaqPHX · 26 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
85% (11-13)
BargnaniTOR · 27 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
82% (9-11)
McDyessDET · 19 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
RichardsonPHX · 31 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST
73% (11-15)
Final · Nets-Clippers
Nets 105Clippers 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets30242427105
Clippers33322319107
The story
Baron Davis had 20 points and 10 assists as Los Angeles beat New Jersey 107-105

Brook Lopez led New Jersey with 14 PTS, 5 REB 20 PTS, 10 AST, 6 REB · 6-16 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

The Clippers won the second 32-24, their biggest quarter edge.

LAC lead by quarter
200 +3+11+10+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Kings-Wizards
Kings 104Wizards 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings29262821104
Wizards37292119106
The story
Antawn Jamison's 30 points carried Washington past Sacramento, 106-104

For Sacramento, Jason Thompson had 14 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST 30 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST · 8-21 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 37-29, was where the Wizards built it.

WAS lead by quarter
200 +8+11+4+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Knicks-Cavs
Knicks 93Cavs 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks2518292193
Cavs2426242498
The story
Cleveland beat New York 98-93 behind 19 points and 10 assists from LeBron James

Al Harrington paced New York: 26 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST 19 PTS, 10 AST, 8 REB, 4 STL, 3 BLK · 9-17 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

A 26-18 second quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Cavaliers.

CLE lead by quarter
200 −1+7+2+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.6Season avg18.0Last 5

18.0 points a game over his last five games, against 7.6 in 66 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 24 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
36.2Season avg22.1Last 3

22.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 36.2 in 52 earlier games. Today: 10 points in 19 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.0Season avg33.0Today

33 minutes today, against 14.0 a game in 44 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 10 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Vince Carter leads the day with 41

Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 10, 11, 26, 15, 34, 19, 25, 14, 19, 41Nets-Clippers · L
20.9 PPG season to date · +20.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high41 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 21, 16, 18, 12, 12, 30, 31, 30, 35Hawks-Blazers · W
21.6 PPG season to date · +13.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Jason RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 8, 27, 22, 14, 15, 16, 13, 6, 31Suns-Warriors · W
17.0 PPG season to date · +14.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 27, 21, 23, 29, 14, 24, 26, 25, 36, 30Wizards-Kings · W
22.0 PPG season to date · +8.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Brandon RoyPoints, last 10 games: 14, 19, 26, 28, 22, 31, 27, 22, 31, 29Blazers-Hawks · L
23.1 PPG season to date · +6.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 8, 8, 20, 17, 10, 33, 25, 24, 20, 29Mavs-Lakers · L
20.1 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jarrett JackIND+8.1 20.7 last 10 · 12.6 season
Nate RobinsonNYK+7.8 26.0 last 10 · 18.2 season
Steve NashPHX+6.5 21.7 last 10 · 15.2 season
Matt BarnesPHX+6.4 17.0 last 10 · 10.6 season
Andrea BargnaniTOR+6.4 21.3 last 10 · 14.9 season
Cold
Quentin RichardsonNYK−5.8 3.9 last 10 · 9.7 season
Elton BrandPHI−5.6 8.2 last 10 · 13.8 season
Mike BibbyATL−5.1 9.8 last 10 · 14.9 season
Tim DuncanSAS−4.8 15.2 last 10 · 20.0 season
Carlos BoozerUTA−4.3 12.6 last 10 · 16.9 season