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Monday, March 16, 2009Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Thunder trailed Spurs by 15 after the first quarter and won 78–76.

Final · Box score
Raptors86
Bobcats112
Q1 Bobcats +5; Q2 Bobcats +14; Q3 Bobcats +17; Q4 Bobcats +26
Final · Box score
Blazers103
Grizzlies92
Q1 Blazers +9; Q2 Blazers +7; Q3 Blazers +7; Q4 Blazers +11
Final · Box score
Rockets95
Hornets84
Q1 Rockets 0; Q2 Rockets -3; Q3 Rockets +3; Q4 Rockets +11
Final · Box score
Spurs76
Thunder78
Q1 Thunder -15; Q2 Thunder -4; Q3 Thunder -2; Q4 Thunder +2
Final · Box score
Nets96
Nuggets121
Q1 Nuggets +10; Q2 Nuggets +6; Q3 Nuggets +11; Q4 Nuggets +25
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The lead · Spurs-Thunder

Thunder storms back from 15 down to beat San Antonio

Chris Paul goes for 29 points

Game flow · Thunder margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-15-4-2+2Thunder AHEAD ↑Spurs AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2913211376
Thunder1424231778
Who led
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 39, 31, 20, 47, 35, 32, 32, 6, 22, 25Thunder25 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Thabo SefoloshaPoints, last 10 games: 7, 12, 15, 15, 15, 9, 17, 14, 11, 12Thunder12 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 11, 15, 26, 37, 19, 30, 21, 25, 28, 28Spurs28 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 12, 14, 18, 19, 5, 17, 18, 16, 15, 14Spurs14 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Rockets-Hornets16
Nets-Nuggets6
Raptors-Bobcats2
Spurs-Thunder1
Blazers-Grizzlies0
The night in charts
Nets-Nuggets combined for 217, 19 more than any other game
Points by game
Nets-NuggetsNets 96, Nuggets 121
217
Raptors-BobcatsRaptors 86, Bobcats 112
198
Blazers-GrizzliesBlazers 103, Grizzlies 92
195
Rockets-HornetsRockets 95, Hornets 84
179
Spurs-ThunderSpurs 76, Thunder 78
154
Thunder won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Spurs-ThunderSpurs 76, Thunder 78
+2 Thunder
Blazers-GrizzliesBlazers 103, Grizzlies 92
+11 Blazers
Rockets-HornetsRockets 95, Hornets 84
+11 Rockets
Nets-NuggetsNets 96, Nuggets 121
+25 Nuggets
Raptors-BobcatsRaptors 86, Bobcats 112
+26 Bobcats
Thunder erased a 15-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Spurs-ThunderThunder won · Spurs 76, Thunder 78
15 pts
Rockets-HornetsRockets won · Rockets 95, Hornets 84
3 pts
Hilario shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HilarioNuggets · 19 PTS, 8 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
WarrickGrizzlies · 15 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
DoolingNets · 17 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
Gerald WallaceBobcats · 25 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL
62% (8-13)
Dahntay JonesNuggets · 15 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
Final · Spurs-Thunder
Spurs 76Thunder 78
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2913211376
Thunder1424231778
The story
Kevin Durant had 25 points as Oklahoma City beat San Antonio 78-76

Tim Duncan led San Antonio with 14 PTS, 12 REB 25 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST · 10-24 FG, 2-2 3PT

The swing

Down 15 after the first, the Thunder took the second 24-13.

Thunder lead by quarter
200 −15−4−2+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Tony Parker led the game in fantasy with 41.3 FPTS (28 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB)

Final · Rockets-Hornets
Rockets 95Hornets 84
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets2321232895
Hornets2324172084
The story
Metta World Peace's 18 points carried Houston past New Orleans, 95-84

Luis Scola chipped in 14 PTS, 12 REB 18 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB · 7-23 FG, 0-9 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 28-20, was where the Rockets built it.

Rockets lead by quarter
200 0−3+3+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Raptors-Bobcats
Raptors 86Bobcats 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors2221291486
Bobcats27303223112
The story
Charlotte beat Toronto 112-86 behind 25 points from Gerald Wallace

Andrea Bargnani paced Toronto: 13 PTS, 6 REB 25 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL · 8-13 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

A 30-21 second quarter did the most damage for the Bobcats.

Bobcats lead by quarter
300 +5+14+17+26 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
5.8Season avg12.6Last 5

12.6 points a game over his last five games, against 5.8 in 53 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.4Season avg11.3Last 3

11.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.4 in 34 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
4.8Season avg25Today

25 minutes today, against 4.8 a game in 4 earlier games. Line: 1 points, 6 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · Rockets-Hornets

Houston beats New Orleans, 95–84

Houston led 67–64 after three and won by 11. Metta World Peace led Houston with 18 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists.

The whole night · final margins
Thunder over Spurs2Blazers over Grizzlies11Rockets over Hornets11Nuggets over Nets25Bobcats over Raptors26Final margin, points. Pink = Rockets over Hornets.
Top performances

Vince Carter leads the day with 32

Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 11, 26, 15, 34, 19, 25, 14, 19, 41, 32Nets-Nuggets · L
21.1 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 9, 14, 16, 27, 21, 24, 30, 30, 29, 29Hornets-Rockets · L
21.9 PPG season to date · +7.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 11 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 11, 15, 26, 37, 19, 30, 21, 25, 28, 28Spurs-Thunder · L
21.3 PPG season to date · +6.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Gerald WallacePoints, last 10 games: 27, 14, 9, 10, 21, 23, 14, 17, 26, 25Bobcats-Raptors · W
16.6 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 39, 31, 20, 47, 35, 32, 32, 6, 22, 25Thunder-Spurs · W
25.9 PPG season to date · −0.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 15, 26, 21, 19, 15, 16, 23, 19, 19, 22Blazers-Grizzlies · W
18.1 PPG season to date · +4.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jarrett JackPacers+8.1 20.7 last 10 · 12.6 season
Nate RobinsonKnicks+7.8 26.0 last 10 · 18.2 season
Thabo SefoloshaThunder+6.8 12.7 last 10 · 5.9 season
Steve NashSuns+6.5 21.7 last 10 · 15.2 season
Matt BarnesSuns+6.4 17.0 last 10 · 10.6 season
Cold
Quentin RichardsonKnicks−5.8 3.9 last 10 · 9.7 season
Elton BrandSixers−5.6 8.2 last 10 · 13.8 season
Mike BibbyHawks−5.1 9.8 last 10 · 14.9 season
Tim DuncanSpurs−5.1 14.8 last 10 · 19.9 season
Carlos BoozerJazz−4.3 12.6 last 10 · 16.9 season