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Sunday, March 22, 2009Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed DET by 6 after three quarters and won 101–96.

Final · Box score
Heat101
Pistons96
Q1 MIA -3; Q2 MIA -4; Q3 MIA -6; Q4 MIA +5
Final · Box score
Thunder97
Wolves90
Q1 OKC +10; Q2 OKC +18; Q3 OKC +31; Q4 OKC +7
Final · Box score
Rockets87
Spurs85
Q1 HOU -5; Q2 HOU +4; Q3 HOU +1; Q4 HOU +2
Final · Box score
Clippers76
Raptors100
Q1 TOR +13; Q2 TOR +14; Q3 TOR +23; Q4 TOR +24
Final · Box score
Cavs96
Nets88
Q1 CLE +6; Q2 CLE +10; Q3 CLE +16; Q4 CLE +8
Final · Box score
Warriors89
Hornets99
Q1 NOH +7; Q2 NOH +17; Q3 NOH +20; Q4 NOH +10
Final · Box score
Sixers112
Kings100
Q1 PHI +18; Q2 PHI +26; Q3 PHI +21; Q4 PHI +12
On this day · 2007–08Mar 22, 2008: 11 games. Top scorer: Amar'e Stoudemire (Suns-Rockets), 38 points.
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The lead · Heat-Pistons

Dwyane Wade scores 39 as Miami wins in Detroit

LeBron James goes for 30 points

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3-4-6+5MIA AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat20232434101
Pistons2324262396
Who led
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 41, 35, 42, 25, 48, 32, 50, 18, 27, 39MIA39 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Jamario MoonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 5, 2, 13, 13, 3, 3, 6, 0, 17MIA17 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Rodney StuckeyPoints, last 10 games: 17, 14, 19, 10, 23, 17, 2, 17, 21, 24DET24 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Antonio McDyessPoints, last 10 games: 4, 6, 13, 21, 16, 19, 10, 14, 24, 16DET16 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Lead changes
Rockets-Spurs10
Warriors-Hornets5
Heat-Pistons3
Thunder-Wolves1
Clippers-Raptors1
Sixers-Kings1
Cavs-Nets0
Shot of the night

Haslem's jumper with 6.3 seconds left puts the Heat ahead, 101-96 final

The night in charts
Sixers-Kings combined for 212, 15 more than any other game
Points by game
Sixers-KingsSixers 112, Kings 100
212
Heat-PistonsHeat 101, Pistons 96
197
Warriors-HornetsWarriors 89, Hornets 99
188
Thunder-WolvesThunder 97, Wolves 90
187
Cavs-NetsCavs 96, Nets 88
184
Clippers-RaptorsClippers 76, Raptors 100
176
Rockets-SpursRockets 87, Spurs 85
172
2 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Rockets-SpursRockets 87, Spurs 85
+2 HOU
Heat-PistonsHeat 101, Pistons 96
+5 MIA
Thunder-WolvesThunder 97, Wolves 90
+7 OKC
Cavs-NetsCavs 96, Nets 88
+8 CLE
Warriors-HornetsWarriors 89, Hornets 99
+10 NOH
Sixers-KingsSixers 112, Kings 100
+12 PHI
Clippers-RaptorsClippers 76, Raptors 100
+24 TOR
MIA rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Heat-PistonsMIA won · Heat 101, Pistons 96
6 pts
Rockets-SpursHOU won · Rockets 87, Spurs 85
5 pts
Iguodala shot 10-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
IguodalaPHI · 27 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
71% (10-14)
IlgauskasCLE · 18 PTS, 6 REB, 4 BLK
64% (9-14)
HawesSAC · 17 PTS, 11 REB, 9 AST, 1 STL
62% (8-13)
McDyessDET · 16 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
62% (8-13)
Thaddeus YoungPHI · 22 PTS, 6 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
60% (9-15)
Final · Rockets-Spurs
Rockets 87Spurs 85
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets2229132387
Spurs2720162285
The story
Luis Scola had 19 points and 17 rebounds as Houston beat San Antonio 87-85

Tony Parker led San Antonio with 22 PTS, 12 AST, 3 REB 19 PTS, 17 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL · 8-17 FG

The swing

Down 5 after the first, the Rockets took the second 29-20.

HOU lead by quarter
200 −5+4+1+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Heat-Pistons
Heat 101Pistons 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat20232434101
Pistons2324262396
The story
Jamario Moon's 17 points carried Miami past Detroit, 101-96

For Detroit, Antonio McDyess had 16 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST 17 PTS, 6 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST · 5-7 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

The Heat trailed by 6 going into the fourth, then won it 34-23.

MIA lead by quarter
200 −3−4−6+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Thunder-Wolves
Thunder 97Wolves 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder2631271397
Wolves1623143790
The story
Oklahoma City beat Minnesota 97-90 behind 30 points from Kevin Durant

Craig Smith paced Minnesota: 19 PTS, 10 REB 30 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST · 13-23 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

A 27-14 third quarter did the most damage for the Thunder.

OKC lead by quarter
400 +10+18+31+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
5.2Season avg14.4Last 5

14.4 points a game over his last five games, against 5.2 in 42 earlier games. Today: 9 points in 23 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.1Season avg9.7Last 3

9.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.1 in 37 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.6Season avg29.3Today

29 minutes today, against 13.6 a game in 53 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Seven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Toronto by 24.

HOU over SAS2MIA over DET5OKC over MIN7CLE over NJN8NOH over GSW10PHI over SAC12TOR over LAC24Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Dwyane Wade leads the day with 39

Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 41, 35, 42, 25, 48, 32, 50, 18, 27, 39Heat-Pistons · W
30.0 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 21, 14, 32, 34, 51, 19, 43, 26, 22, 30Cavs-Nets · W
28.6 PPG season to date · +1.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 11 REB · 8 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 47, 35, 32, 32, 6, 22, 25, 28, 24, 30Thunder-Wolves · W
26.0 PPG season to date · +4.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 27, 21, 24, 30, 30, 29, 29, 26, 32, 27Hornets-Warriors · W
22.2 PPG season to date · +4.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Andre IguodalaPoints, last 10 games: 30, 24, 9, 15, 25, 21, 25, 11, 19, 27Sixers-Kings · W
18.2 PPG season to date · +8.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 34, 19, 25, 14, 19, 41, 32, 29, 17, 25Nets-Cavs · L
21.2 PPG season to date · +3.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jarrett JackIND+6.5 19.4 last 10 · 12.9 season
Steve NashPHX+6.4 21.7 last 10 · 15.3 season
JR SmithDEN+5.8 20.2 last 10 · 14.4 season
Dwyane WadeMIA+5.7 35.7 last 10 · 30.0 season
Thaddeus YoungPHI+5.6 20.4 last 10 · 14.8 season
Cold
Elton BrandPHI−5.6 8.2 last 10 · 13.8 season
Kenyon MartinDEN−5.2 6.6 last 10 · 11.8 season
Drew GoodenSAS−4.8 7.0 last 10 · 11.8 season
O.J. MayoMEM−4.4 14.0 last 10 · 18.4 season
Tim DuncanSAS−3.8 16.0 last 10 · 19.8 season