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Tuesday, March 17, 2009Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHI trailed LAL by 11 after three quarters and won 94–93.

Final · Box score
Kings97
Hawks119
Q1 ATL -5; Q2 ATL +9; Q3 ATL +6; Q4 ATL +22
Final · Box score
Magic93
Cavs97
Q1 CLE +5; Q2 CLE +3; Q3 CLE -3; Q4 CLE +4
Final · Box score
Celtics121
Bulls127
Q1 CHI +8; Q2 CHI -1; Q3 CHI -1; Q4 CHI +6
Final · Box score
Pistons101
Mavs103
Q1 DAL +8; Q2 DAL +9; Q3 DAL +14; Q4 DAL +2
Final · Box score
Wolves86
Spurs93
Q1 SAS +1; Q2 SAS +4; Q3 SAS +8; Q4 SAS +7
Final · Box score
Wizards88
Jazz103
Q1 UTA +10; Q2 UTA +10; Q3 UTA +15; Q4 UTA +15
Final · Box score
Clippers120
Warriors127
Q1 GSW -2; Q2 GSW +8; Q3 GSW +11; Q4 GSW +7
Final · Box score
Sixers94
Lakers93
Q1 PHI -4; Q2 Sixers 0; Q3 PHI -11; Q4 PHI +1
On this day · 2007–08Mar 17, 2008: 8 games. Top scorer: Chris Paul (Hornets-Bulls), 37 points.
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The lead · Sixers-Lakers

Philadelphia rallies from 11 down to beat Lakers

LeBron James goes for 43 points

Game flow · PHI margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-40-11+1PHI AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers2030123294
Lakers2426232093
Who led
Andre IguodalaPoints, last 10 games: 22, 15, 22, 30, 24, 9, 15, 25, 21, 25PHI25 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Lou WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 16, 10, 0, 9, 18, 8, 13, 4, 7, 18PHI18 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 16, 18, 30, 13, 21, 18, 20, 23, 25, 25LAL25 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Trevor ArizaPoints, last 10 games: 10, 0, 9, 1, 13, 3, 8, 10, 26, 16LAL16 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Celtics-Bulls13
Magic-Cavs12
Sixers-Lakers9
Clippers-Warriors7
Kings-Hawks3
Wolves-Spurs2
Wizards-Jazz1
Pistons-Mavs0
Shot of the night

Iguodala's three with 1.4 seconds left puts the 76ers ahead, 94-93 final

The night in charts
Celtics-Bulls combined for 248, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Celtics-BullsCeltics 121, Bulls 127
248
Clippers-WarriorsClippers 120, Warriors 127
247
Kings-HawksKings 97, Hawks 119
216
Pistons-MavsPistons 101, Mavs 103
204
Wizards-JazzWizards 88, Jazz 103
191
Magic-CavsMagic 93, Cavs 97
190
Sixers-LakersSixers 94, Lakers 93
187
Wolves-SpursWolves 86, Spurs 93
179
3 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Sixers-LakersSixers 94, Lakers 93
+1 PHI
Pistons-MavsPistons 101, Mavs 103
+2 DAL
Magic-CavsMagic 93, Cavs 97
+4 CLE
Celtics-BullsCeltics 121, Bulls 127
+6 CHI
Wolves-SpursWolves 86, Spurs 93
+7 SAS
Clippers-WarriorsClippers 120, Warriors 127
+7 GSW
Wizards-JazzWizards 88, Jazz 103
+15 UTA
Kings-HawksKings 97, Hawks 119
+22 ATL
PHI erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Sixers-LakersPHI won · Sixers 94, Lakers 93
11 pts
Kings-HawksATL won · Kings 97, Hawks 119
5 pts
Magic-CavsCLE won · Magic 93, Cavs 97
3 pts
Clippers-WarriorsGSW won · Clippers 120, Warriors 127
2 pts
Celtics-BullsCHI won · Celtics 121, Bulls 127
1 pt
Pau shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PauLAL · 25 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST, 3 BLK
75% (9-12)
SalmonsCHI · 38 PTS, 3 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
70% (14-20)
Courtney LeeORL · 19 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
HorfordATL · 23 PTS, 12 REB, 6 AST, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
EllisGSW · 29 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB, 1 STL
68% (13-19)
Final · Sixers-Lakers
Sixers 94Lakers 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers2030123294
Lakers2426232093
The story
Andre Iguodala had 25 points as Philadelphia beat Los Angeles 94-93

Lamar Odom led Los Angeles with 14 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST 25 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST · 9-21 FG, 1-7 3PT

The swing

Down 11 after the third, the 76ers took the fourth 32-20.

PHI lead by quarter
200 −40−11+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Pau Gasol led the game in fantasy with 52.6 FPTS (25 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST)

Final · Pistons-Mavs
Pistons 101Mavs 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons21242135101
Mavs29252623103
The story
Dallas beat Detroit 103-101 behind 30 points from Dirk Nowitzki

Rodney Stuckey paced Detroit: 17 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB 30 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST · 12-20 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

A 29-21 first quarter did the most damage for the Mavericks.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +8+9+14+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Tayshaun Prince topped the game at 41.4 FPTS: 28 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST

Final · Magic-Cavs
Magic 93Cavs 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic2327251893
Cavs2825192597
The story
Mo Williams' 21 points carried Cleveland past Orlando, 97-93

For Orlando, Rafer Alston had 23 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST 21 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST · 9-20 FG, 3-8 3PT

The swing

The Cavaliers trailed by 3 going into the fourth, then won it 25-18.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +5+3−3+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
15.5Season avg23.4Last 5

23.4 points a game over his last five games, against 15.5 in 16 earlier games. Today: 29 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.9Season avg6.9Last 3

6.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.9 in 61 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.2Season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 15.2 a game in 58 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Hawks rout

Three of 8 games were decided by four points or fewer. Atlanta beat Sacramento by 22.

PHI over LAL1DAL over DET2CLE over ORL4CHI over BOS6SAS over MIN7GSW over LAC7UTA over WAS15ATL over SAC22Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 43

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 26, 42, 23, 21, 14, 32, 34, 51, 19, 43Cavs-Magic · W
28.7 PPG season to date · +14.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
43 PTS · 12 REB · 8 AST
John SalmonsPoints, last 10 games: 25, 12, 9, 23, 21, 29, 18, 14, 24, 38Bulls-Celtics · W
18.5 PPG season to date · +19.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high38 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 20, 16, 26, 31, 29, 16, 16, 17, 15, 37Celtics-Bulls · L
20.4 PPG season to date · +16.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Kevin MartinPoints, last 10 games: 32, 27, 20, 19, 21, 26, 12, 34, 24, 31Kings-Hawks · L
24.2 PPG season to date · +6.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 24, 28, 24, 27, 34, 34, 29, 27, 20, 30Mavs-Pistons · W
25.5 PPG season to date · +4.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Baron DavisPoints, last 10 games: 25, 16, 13, 14, 10, 16, 12, 12, 20, 29Clippers-Warriors · L
15.6 PPG season to date · +13.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 7 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
Thabo SefoloshaOKC+6.8 12.7 last 10 · 5.9 season
Steve NashPHX+6.5 21.7 last 10 · 15.2 season
Matt BarnesPHX+6.4 17.0 last 10 · 10.6 season
Cold
Quentin RichardsonNYK−5.8 3.9 last 10 · 9.7 season
Elton BrandPHI−5.6 8.2 last 10 · 13.8 season
Tim DuncanSAS−5.1 14.8 last 10 · 19.9 season
Kenyon MartinDEN−4.0 8.0 last 10 · 12.0 season
Danny GrangerIND−3.7 21.1 last 10 · 24.8 season