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Friday, March 20, 2009Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed SAS by 6 after the first quarter and won 80–77.

Final · Box score
Mavs94
Pacers92
Q1 DAL +2; Q2 DAL +5; Q3 DAL +1; Q4 DAL +2
Final · Box score
Bobcats102
Raptors89
Q1 CHA +9; Q2 CHA +2; Q3 CHA +12; Q4 CHA +13
Final · Box score
Heat88
Nets96
Q1 NJN +4; Q2 NJN +12; Q3 NJN +4; Q4 NJN +8
Final · Box score
Kings121
Knicks94
Q1 SAC +6; Q2 SAC +19; Q3 SAC +26; Q4 SAC +27
Final · Box score
Clippers90
Pistons108
Q1 DET -4; Q2 DET -4; Q3 DET +5; Q4 DET +18
Final · Box score
Grizzlies84
Hornets96
Q1 Hornets 0; Q2 NOH +1; Q3 NOH -1; Q4 NOH +12
Final · Box score
Jazz101
Thunder94
Q1 UTA -1; Q2 UTA +9; Q3 UTA +11; Q4 UTA +7
Final · Box score
Wolves88
Rockets107
Q1 HOU +6; Q2 HOU +11; Q3 HOU +17; Q4 HOU +19
Final · Box score
Celtics80
Spurs77
Q1 BOS -6; Q2 BOS -5; Q3 BOS +1; Q4 BOS +3
Final · Box score
Wizards105
Nuggets116
Q1 DEN -3; Q2 DEN +7; Q3 DEN +10; Q4 DEN +11
Final · Box score
Sixers111
Warriors119
Q1 GSW -2; Q2 GSW +6; Q3 GSW +12; Q4 GSW +8
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The lead · Celtics-Spurs

Boston holds off San Antonio, 80–77

Chris Paul goes for 32 points

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6-5+1+3BOS AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics1621271680
Spurs2220211477
Who led
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 30, 10, 16, 17, 32, 27, 22, 8, 17, 19BOS19 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Rajon RondoPoints, last 10 games: 17, 3, 8, 20, 6, 4, 5, 26, 27, 16BOS16 PTS · 5 REB · 12 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 26, 37, 19, 30, 21, 25, 28, 28, 24, 25SAS25 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 14, 18, 19, 5, 17, 18, 16, 15, 14, 15SAS15 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Lead changes
Grizzlies-Hornets19
Mavs-Pacers11
Sixers-Warriors11
Jazz-Thunder9
Clippers-Pistons6
Celtics-Spurs5
Wizards-Nuggets4
Heat-Nets2
Wolves-Rockets1
Bobcats-Raptors0
Kings-Knicks0
Shot of the night

Dirk's jumper with 1.1 seconds left breaks the tie, 94-92 final

The night in charts
Sixers-Warriors combined for 230, 9 more than any other game
Points by game
Sixers-WarriorsSixers 111, Warriors 119
230
Wizards-NuggetsWizards 105, Nuggets 116
221
Kings-KnicksKings 121, Knicks 94
215
Clippers-PistonsClippers 90, Pistons 108
198
Wolves-RocketsWolves 88, Rockets 107
195
Jazz-ThunderJazz 101, Thunder 94
195
Bobcats-RaptorsBobcats 102, Raptors 89
191
Mavs-PacersMavs 94, Pacers 92
186
Heat-NetsHeat 88, Nets 96
184
Grizzlies-HornetsGrizzlies 84, Hornets 96
180
Celtics-SpursCeltics 80, Spurs 77
157
2 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Mavs-PacersMavs 94, Pacers 92
+2 DAL
Celtics-SpursCeltics 80, Spurs 77
+3 BOS
Jazz-ThunderJazz 101, Thunder 94
+7 UTA
Sixers-WarriorsSixers 111, Warriors 119
+8 GSW
Heat-NetsHeat 88, Nets 96
+8 NJN
Wizards-NuggetsWizards 105, Nuggets 116
+11 DEN
Grizzlies-HornetsGrizzlies 84, Hornets 96
+12 NOH
Bobcats-RaptorsBobcats 102, Raptors 89
+13 CHA
Clippers-PistonsClippers 90, Pistons 108
+18 DET
Wolves-RocketsWolves 88, Rockets 107
+19 HOU
Kings-KnicksKings 121, Knicks 94
+27 SAC
BOS rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Celtics-SpursBOS won · Celtics 80, Spurs 77
6 pts
Clippers-PistonsDET won · Clippers 90, Pistons 108
4 pts
Wizards-NuggetsDEN won · Wizards 105, Nuggets 116
3 pts
Sixers-WarriorsGSW won · Sixers 111, Warriors 119
2 pts
Jazz-ThunderUTA won · Jazz 101, Thunder 94
1 pt
Brandan Wright shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Brandan WrightGSW · 25 PTS, 6 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
77% (10-13)
Craig SmithMIN · 19 PTS, 7 REB, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
BeasleyMIA · 17 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST
73% (8-11)
DiawCHA · 30 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST
71% (15-21)
MorrowGSW · 16 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Final · Mavs-Pacers
Mavs 94Pacers 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2526261794
Pacers2323301692
The story
Dirk Nowitzki's 23 points carried Dallas past Indiana, 94-92

For Indiana, Troy Murphy had 14 PTS, 11 REB 23 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST · 10-26 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 26-23, was where the Mavericks built it.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +2+5+1+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Jason Kidd was the fantasy play: 39.3 FPTS on 10 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST

Final · Celtics-Spurs
Celtics 80Spurs 77
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics1621271680
Spurs2220211477
The story
Rajon Rondo had 16 points and 12 assists as Boston beat San Antonio 80-77

Tony Parker led San Antonio with 25 PTS, 8 AST, 7 REB 16 PTS, 12 AST, 5 REB, 3 STL · 8-19 FG

The swing

Down 5 after the second, the Celtics took the third 27-21.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −6−5+1+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wizards-Nuggets
Wizards 105Nuggets 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards31202529105
Nuggets28302830116
The story
Denver beat Washington 116-105 behind 20 points from Carmelo Anthony

Antawn Jamison paced Washington: 27 PTS, 7 REB 20 PTS, 5 STL, 4 AST, 3 REB · 6-16 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 30-20 second quarter erased a 3-point hole for the Nuggets.

DEN lead by quarter
200 −3+7+10+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.9Season avg26.4Last 5

26.4 points a game over his last five games, against 16.9 in 18 earlier games. Today: 21 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
34.5Season avg19.0Last 3

19.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 34.5 in 59 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+33.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.7Season avg44.1Today

44 minutes today, against 10.7 a game in 41 earlier games. Line: 22 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Sacramento posts the night's biggest win

Sacramento beat New York by 27, the widest margin of 11 games.

DAL over IND2BOS over SAS3UTA over OKC7NJN over MIA8GSW over PHI8DEN over WAS11NOH over MEM12CHA over TOR13DET over LAC18HOU over MIN19SAC over NYK27Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

JR Smith leads the day with 40

JR SmithPoints, last 10 games: 16, 17, 27, 19, 15, 11, 17, 19, 21, 40Nuggets-Wizards · W
14.4 PPG season to date · +25.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high40 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 19, 28, 25, 34, 30, 17, 27, 15, 18, 35Raptors-Bobcats · L
22.8 PPG season to date · +12.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 16, 27, 21, 24, 30, 30, 29, 29, 26, 32Hornets-Grizzlies · W
22.1 PPG season to date · +10.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Gerald WallacePoints, last 10 games: 9, 10, 21, 23, 14, 17, 26, 25, 25, 30Bobcats-Raptors · W
16.9 PPG season to date · +13.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
Boris DiawPoints, last 10 games: 15, 13, 13, 22, 9, 9, 12, 14, 8, 30Bobcats-Raptors · W
12.9 PPG season to date · +17.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Kevin MartinPoints, last 10 games: 27, 20, 19, 21, 26, 12, 34, 24, 31, 30Kings-Knicks · W
24.3 PPG season to date · +5.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Steve NashPHX+6.9 22.2 last 10 · 15.3 season
Dwyane WadeMIA+6.6 36.4 last 10 · 29.8 season
Thabo SefoloshaOKC+5.9 11.8 last 10 · 5.9 season
JR SmithDEN+5.8 20.2 last 10 · 14.4 season
Richard HamiltonDET+5.6 23.7 last 10 · 18.1 season
Cold
Elton BrandPHI−5.6 8.2 last 10 · 13.8 season
Quentin RichardsonNYK−5.5 4.1 last 10 · 9.6 season
Kenyon MartinDEN−5.2 6.6 last 10 · 11.8 season
Tim DuncanSAS−4.7 15.1 last 10 · 19.8 season
O.J. MayoMEM−4.0 14.5 last 10 · 18.5 season