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Monday, March 23, 2009Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ORL trailed NYK by 9 after three quarters and won 106–102.

Final · Box score
Wolves97
Hawks109
Q1 ATL +5; Q2 ATL +22; Q3 ATL +17; Q4 ATL +12
Final · Box score
Bulls101
Wizards99
Q1 CHI -8; Q2 CHI -6; Q3 CHI +7; Q4 CHI +2
Final · Box score
Clippers77
Celtics90
Q1 BOS +13; Q2 BOS +2; Q3 BOS +10; Q4 BOS +13
Final · Box score
Grizzlies82
Heat94
Q1 MIA +14; Q2 MIA +16; Q3 MIA +18; Q4 MIA +12
Final · Box score
Magic106
Knicks102
Q1 Magic 0; Q2 ORL -4; Q3 ORL -9; Q4 ORL +4
Final · Box score
Nuggets115
Suns118
Q1 PHX +7; Q2 PHX +3; Q3 PHX -4; Q4 PHX +3
Final · OT · Box score
Sixers114
Blazers108
Q1 PHI +5; Q2 PHI +14; Q3 PHI +3; Q4 Sixers 0; OT1 PHI +6
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The lead · Magic-Knicks

Orlando fights back late to top New York

Dwight Howard goes for 29 points

Game flow · ORL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00-4-9+4ORL AHEAD ↑NYK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic24262036106
Knicks24302523102
Who led
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 26, 18, 27, 15, 18, 28, 13, 28, 15, 29ORL29 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Courtney LeePoints, last 10 games: 5, 2, 10, 14, 5, 4, 19, 13, 13, 22ORL22 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Nate RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 17, 32, 30, 25, 20, 18, 19, 27, 19NYK19 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Wilson ChandlerPoints, last 10 games: 16, 10, 4, 17, 24, 14, 12, 17, 10, 17NYK17 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Bulls-Wizards

Chicago climbs back to beat Washington

Washington led by 8 after one. Chicago won it 101–99. Ben Gordon led Chicago with 21 points, 1 rebound and 3 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Bulls-Wizards
Ben Gordon · CHIAntawn Jamison · WASPTS2134REB112AST30Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Sixers-Blazers10
Nuggets-Suns8
Clippers-Celtics7
Wolves-Hawks4
Bulls-Wizards2
Magic-Knicks2
Grizzlies-Heat0
The night in charts
Nuggets-Suns combined for 233, 11 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-SunsNuggets 115, Suns 118
233
Sixers-BlazersSixers 114, Blazers 108
222
Magic-KnicksMagic 106, Knicks 102
208
Wolves-HawksWolves 97, Hawks 109
206
Bulls-WizardsBulls 101, Wizards 99
200
Grizzlies-HeatGrizzlies 82, Heat 94
176
Clippers-CelticsClippers 77, Celtics 90
167
3 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bulls-WizardsBulls 101, Wizards 99
+2 CHI
Nuggets-SunsNuggets 115, Suns 118
+3 PHX
Magic-KnicksMagic 106, Knicks 102
+4 ORL
Sixers-BlazersSixers 114, Blazers 108
+6 PHI
Wolves-HawksWolves 97, Hawks 109
+12 ATL
Grizzlies-HeatGrizzlies 82, Heat 94
+12 MIA
Clippers-CelticsClippers 77, Celtics 90
+13 BOS
ORL rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Magic-KnicksORL won · Magic 106, Knicks 102
9 pts
Bulls-WizardsCHI won · Bulls 101, Wizards 99
8 pts
Nuggets-SunsPHX won · Nuggets 115, Suns 118
4 pts
Ray Allen shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Ray AllenBOS · 20 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB
80% (8-10)
FoyeMIN · 19 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
BibbyATL · 20 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
DwightORL · 29 PTS, 14 REB, 4 BLK, 2 AST
67% (12-18)
Flip MurrayATL · 30 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
67% (12-18)
Final · Bulls-Wizards
Bulls 101Wizards 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls19223327101
Wizards2720203299
The story
Joakim Noah's 12 rebounds and 9 points carried Chicago past Washington, 101-99

For Washington, Javaris Crittenton had 18 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST 12 REB, 9 PTS, 4 BLK, 1 AST · 3-5 FG

The swing

The Bulls trailed by 6 going into the third, then won it 33-20.

CHI lead by quarter
200 −8−6+7+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Suns
Nuggets 115Suns 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets22383223115
Suns29342530118
The story
Phoenix beat Denver 118-115 behind 23 points and 10 rebounds from Grant Hill

Carmelo Anthony paced Denver: 29 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST 23 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST · 9-19 FG

The swing

A 29-22 first quarter did the most damage for the Suns.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +7+3−4+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kenyon Martin topped the game at 45.8 FPTS: 18 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST

Final · Sixers-Blazers
Sixers 114Blazers 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Sixers3127172316114
Blazers2618282610108
The story
Andre Miller had 27 points and 10 rebounds as Philadelphia beat Portland 114-108 in OT

Steve Blake led Portland with 22 PTS, 5 AST 27 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL · 9-20 FG

The swing

The 76ers won the second 27-18, their biggest quarter edge.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +5+14+30+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

LaMarcus Aldridge led the game in fantasy with 50.9 FPTS (24 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST)

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.4Season avg22.2Last 5

22.2 points a game over his last five games, against 14.4 in 69 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.6Season avg16.7Last 3

16.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.6 in 55 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.6Season avg28Today

28 minutes today, against 11.6 a game in 42 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 12 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Antawn Jamison leads the day with 34

Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 26, 25, 36, 30, 13, 24, 27, 25, 34Wizards-Bulls · L
22.2 PPG season to date · +11.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 12 REB · 0 AST
Flip MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 14, 12, 14, 16, 8, 3, 12, 19, 22, 30Hawks-Wolves · W
11.6 PPG season to date · +18.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 26, 18, 27, 15, 18, 28, 13, 28, 15, 29Magic-Knicks · W
21.0 PPG season to date · +8.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 38, 20, 32, 21, 22, 18, 15, 35, 20, 29Nuggets-Suns · L
22.2 PPG season to date · +6.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Andre MillerPoints, last 10 games: 20, 20, 9, 13, 10, 8, 23, 10, 4, 27Sixers-Blazers · W
16.3 PPG season to date · +10.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 35, 42, 25, 48, 32, 50, 18, 27, 39, 27Heat-Grizzlies · W
29.9 PPG season to date · −3.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 1 REB · 8 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Thaddeus YoungPHI+6.9 21.8 last 10 · 14.9 season
Jarrett JackIND+6.5 19.4 last 10 · 12.9 season
Steve NashPHX+5.9 21.2 last 10 · 15.3 season
Richard HamiltonDET+5.6 23.7 last 10 · 18.1 season
JR SmithDEN+5.6 20.0 last 10 · 14.4 season
Cold
Elton BrandPHI−5.6 8.2 last 10 · 13.8 season
Drew GoodenSAS−4.8 7.0 last 10 · 11.8 season
O.J. MayoMEM−4.1 14.3 last 10 · 18.4 season
Kenyon MartinDEN−4.1 7.8 last 10 · 11.9 season
Tim DuncanSAS−3.8 16.0 last 10 · 19.8 season