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Tuesday, March 24, 2009Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed GSW by 2 at halftime and won 107–106.

Final · Box score
Pistons91
Bulls99
Q1 CHI +4; Q2 Bulls 0; Q3 CHI +7; Q4 CHI +8
Final · Box score
Lakers107
Thunder89
Q1 LAL +17; Q2 LAL +24; Q3 LAL +18; Q4 LAL +18
Final · Box score
Warriors106
Spurs107
Q1 SAS +3; Q2 SAS -2; Q3 SAS +1; Q4 SAS +1
Final · Box score
Rockets86
Jazz99
Q1 UTA +2; Q2 UTA +3; Q3 UTA +8; Q4 UTA +13
On this day · 2007–08Mar 24, 2008: 8 games. Top scorer: Amar'e Stoudemire (Suns-Pistons), 33 points.
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The lead · Warriors-Spurs

Tony Parker scores 30 in San Antonio win over Golden State

Kirk Hinrich goes for 24 points

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
-10-50+5+10TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+3-2+1+1SAS AHEAD ↑GSW AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors25292428106
Spurs28242728107
Who led
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 19, 30, 21, 25, 28, 28, 24, 25, 22, 30SAS30 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
Roger Mason Jr.Points, last 10 games: 4, 18, 21, 7, 5, 4, 15, 8, 9, 24SAS24 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 15, 14, 19, 29, 26, 29, 27, 21, 12, 27GSW27 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Stephen JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 19, 23, 29, 31, 10, 10, 14, 22, 18GSW18 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Lead changes
Warriors-Spurs10
Pistons-Bulls6
Rockets-Jazz3
Lakers-Thunder0
Shot of the night

Mason's jumper with 23 seconds left puts the Spurs ahead, 107-106 final

The night in charts
Warriors-Spurs combined for 213, 17 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-SpursWarriors 106, Spurs 107
213
Lakers-ThunderLakers 107, Thunder 89
196
Pistons-BullsPistons 91, Bulls 99
190
Rockets-JazzRockets 86, Jazz 99
185
SAS won the closest game by 1
Closest finishes
Warriors-SpursWarriors 106, Spurs 107
+1 SAS
Pistons-BullsPistons 91, Bulls 99
+8 CHI
Rockets-JazzRockets 86, Jazz 99
+13 UTA
Lakers-ThunderLakers 107, Thunder 89
+18 LAL
Odom shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
OdomLAL · 18 PTS, 6 REB
70% (7-10)
ParkerSAS · 30 PTS, 10 AST, 3 REB
65% (13-20)
BynumDET · 20 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB, 2 STL
63% (10-16)
MasonSAS · 24 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST
63% (10-16)
AzubuikeGSW · 13 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST
60% (6-10)
Final · Warriors-Spurs
Warriors 106Spurs 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors25292428106
Spurs28242728107
The story
Tim Duncan had 21 points and 10 rebounds as San Antonio beat Golden State 107-106

Anthony Randolph led Golden State with 13 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST 21 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST · 5-9 FG

The swing

The Spurs won the first 28-25, their biggest quarter edge.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +3−2+1+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pistons-Bulls
Pistons 91Bulls 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons1825252391
Bulls2221322499
The story
Tyrus Thomas' 18 points and 12 rebounds carried Chicago past Detroit, 99-91

For Detroit, Tayshaun Prince had 20 PTS, 6 AST 18 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST · 7-13 FG

The swing

The third quarter, 32-25, was where the Bulls built it.

CHI lead by quarter
200 +40+7+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Lakers-Thunder
Lakers 107Thunder 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers37252817107
Thunder2018341789
The story
Los Angeles beat Oklahoma City 107-89 behind 19 points from Kobe Bryant

Kevin Durant paced Oklahoma City: 24 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST 19 PTS, 5 AST, 4 STL, 3 REB · 6-18 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

A 37-20 first quarter did the most damage for the Lakers.

LAL lead by quarter
300 +17+24+18+18 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
5.3Season avg16.0Last 5

16.0 points a game over his last five games, against 5.3 in 43 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.5Season avg10.7Last 3

10.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.5 in 38 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.4Season avg45.6Today

46 minutes today, against 25.4 a game in 40 earlier games. Line: 24 points, 3 rebounds, 8 assists.

Second story · Pistons-Bulls

Chicago beats Detroit, 99–91

Chicago led 75–68 after three and won by 8. Kirk Hinrich led Chicago with 24 points, 3 rebounds and 8 assists.

The whole night · final margins
SAS over GSW1CHI over DET8UTA over HOU13LAL over OKC18Final margin, points. Pink = CHI over DET.
Top performances

Tony Parker leads the day with 30

Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 19, 30, 21, 25, 28, 28, 24, 25, 22, 30Spurs-Warriors · W
21.6 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 15, 14, 19, 29, 26, 29, 27, 21, 12, 27Warriors-Spurs · L
17.3 PPG season to date · +10.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Kirk HinrichPoints, last 10 games: 11, 8, 7, 14, 3, 9, 8, 9, 12, 24Bulls-Pistons · W
9.8 PPG season to date · +14.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 35, 32, 32, 6, 22, 25, 28, 24, 30, 24Thunder-Lakers · L
25.9 PPG season to date · −2.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Roger Mason Jr.Points, last 10 games: 4, 18, 21, 7, 5, 4, 15, 8, 9, 24Spurs-Warriors · W
11.9 PPG season to date · +12.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 19, 5, 17, 18, 16, 15, 14, 15, 23, 21Spurs-Warriors · W
19.8 PPG season to date · +1.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 10 REB · 4 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
Antonio McDyessDET+5.7 15.5 last 10 · 9.8 season
Richard HamiltonDET+5.6 23.7 last 10 · 18.1 season
Cold
Elton BrandPHI−5.6 8.2 last 10 · 13.8 season
Drew GoodenSAS−5.3 6.3 last 10 · 11.6 season
Corey MaggetteGSW−4.2 14.7 last 10 · 18.9 season
O.J. MayoMEM−4.1 14.3 last 10 · 18.4 season
Kenyon MartinDEN−4.1 7.8 last 10 · 11.9 season