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Wednesday, March 25, 2009Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAC trailed NYK by 16 after the first quarter and won 140–135.

Final · Box score
Spurs102
Hawks92
Q1 SAS +6; Q2 SAS +5; Q3 Spurs 0; Q4 SAS +10
Final · Box score
Nets87
Cavs98
Q1 CLE +9; Q2 CLE +4; Q3 CLE +8; Q4 CLE +11
Final · Box score
Heat88
Pacers90
Q1 IND +3; Q2 IND -1; Q3 IND -1; Q4 IND +2
Final · Box score
Wolves88
Sixers96
Q1 PHI -2; Q2 PHI -6; Q3 PHI +3; Q4 PHI +8
Final · Box score
Bucks106
Raptors115
Q1 TOR +5; Q2 TOR +21; Q3 TOR +23; Q4 TOR +9
Final · Box score
Bobcats93
Wizards95
Q1 WAS -5; Q2 WAS -7; Q3 WAS +2; Q4 WAS +2
Final · OT · Box score
Clippers140
Knicks135
Q1 LAC -16; Q2 LAC -1; Q3 LAC +2; Q4 Clippers 0; OT1 LAC +5
Final · Box score
Nuggets101
Hornets88
Q1 DEN +7; Q2 DEN +1; Q3 DEN +9; Q4 DEN +13
Final · Box score
Celtics82
Magic84
Q1 ORL +4; Q2 ORL +8; Q3 ORL +8; Q4 ORL +2
Final · Box score
Warriors106
Mavs128
Q1 DAL +11; Q2 DAL +7; Q3 DAL +12; Q4 DAL +22
Final · Box score
Jazz114
Suns118
Q1 PHX +1; Q2 PHX -6; Q3 PHX +6; Q4 PHX +4
On this day · 2007–08Mar 25, 2008: 6 games. Top scorer: David West (Hornets-Pacers), 35 points.
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The lead · Clippers-Knicks

Mike Taylor drops 35 in 16-point comeback win over New York

Dwight Howard goes for 24 points

Game flow · LAC margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-16-1+20+5LAC AHEAD ↑NYK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Clippers2837303213140
Knicks442227348135
Who led
Mike TaylorPoints, last 10 games: 10, 0, 1, 3, 0, 2, 2, 4, 2, 35LAC35 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 11, 33, 20, 20, 20, 11, 9, 20, 17, 33LAC33 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Al HarringtonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 14, 18, 10, 12, 26, 21, 8, 10, 38NYK38 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Wilson ChandlerPoints, last 10 games: 10, 4, 17, 24, 14, 12, 17, 10, 17, 22NYK22 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Lead changes
Jazz-Suns24
Heat-Pacers17
Bobcats-Wizards14
Clippers-Knicks11
Nuggets-Hornets8
Warriors-Mavs8
Wolves-Sixers6
Nets-Cavs5
Spurs-Hawks2
Celtics-Magic2
Bucks-Raptors1
The night in charts
Clippers-Knicks combined for 275, 41 more than any other game
Points by game
Clippers-KnicksClippers 140, Knicks 135
275
Warriors-MavsWarriors 106, Mavs 128
234
Jazz-SunsJazz 114, Suns 118
232
Bucks-RaptorsBucks 106, Raptors 115
221
Spurs-HawksSpurs 102, Hawks 92
194
Nuggets-HornetsNuggets 101, Hornets 88
189
Bobcats-WizardsBobcats 93, Wizards 95
188
Nets-CavsNets 87, Cavs 98
185
Wolves-SixersWolves 88, Sixers 96
184
Heat-PacersHeat 88, Pacers 90
178
Celtics-MagicCeltics 82, Magic 84
166
5 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Heat-PacersHeat 88, Pacers 90
+2 IND
Bobcats-WizardsBobcats 93, Wizards 95
+2 WAS
Celtics-MagicCeltics 82, Magic 84
+2 ORL
Jazz-SunsJazz 114, Suns 118
+4 PHX
Clippers-KnicksClippers 140, Knicks 135
+5 LAC
Wolves-SixersWolves 88, Sixers 96
+8 PHI
Bucks-RaptorsBucks 106, Raptors 115
+9 TOR
Spurs-HawksSpurs 102, Hawks 92
+10 SAS
Nets-CavsNets 87, Cavs 98
+11 CLE
Nuggets-HornetsNuggets 101, Hornets 88
+13 DEN
Warriors-MavsWarriors 106, Mavs 128
+22 DAL
LAC erased a 16-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Clippers-KnicksLAC won · Clippers 140, Knicks 135
16 pts
Bobcats-WizardsWAS won · Bobcats 93, Wizards 95
7 pts
Jazz-SunsPHX won · Jazz 114, Suns 118
6 pts
Wolves-SixersPHI won · Wolves 88, Sixers 96
6 pts
Heat-PacersIND won · Heat 88, Pacers 90
1 pt
Morrow shot 10-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MorrowGSW · 29 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST
91% (10-11)
HaslemMIA · 18 PTS, 14 REB, 1 AST
75% (9-12)
ParkerSAS · 42 PTS, 10 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
72% (18-25)
RandolphLAC · 33 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
71% (15-21)
Mike TaylorLAC · 35 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
70% (14-20)
Final · Celtics-Magic
Celtics 82Magic 84
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2118232082
Magic2522231484
The story
Rashard Lewis' 21 points carried Orlando past Boston, 84-82

For Boston, Ray Allen had 16 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST 21 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST · 6-10 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 25-21, was where the Magic built it.

ORL lead by quarter
200 +4+8+8+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bobcats-Wizards
Bobcats 93Wizards 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bobcats2928142293
Wizards2426232295
The story
Washington beat Charlotte 95-93 behind 27 points from Antawn Jamison

Raymond Felton paced Charlotte: 14 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB 27 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST · 11-22 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

A 23-14 third quarter erased a 7-point hole for the Wizards.

WAS lead by quarter
200 −5−7+2+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Gerald Wallace topped the game at 52.2 FPTS: 21 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST

Final · Clippers-Knicks
Clippers 140Knicks 135
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Clippers2837303213140
Knicks442227348135
The story
Zach Randolph had 33 points as Los Angeles beat New York 140-135 in OT

Al Harrington led New York with 38 PTS, 7 REB 33 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST · 15-21 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

Down 16 after the first, the Clippers took the second 37-22.

LAC lead by quarter
200 −16−1+20+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.9Season avg24.4Last 5

24.4 points a game over his last five games, against 14.9 in 69 earlier games. Today: 29 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.1Season avg8.7Last 3

8.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.1 in 64 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.1Season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 13.1 a game in 38 earlier games. Line: 35 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Four close finishes and one Mavericks rout

Four of 11 games were decided by four points or fewer. Dallas beat Golden State by 22.

IND over MIA2WAS over CHA2ORL over BOS2PHX over UTA4LAC over NYK5PHI over MIN8TOR over MIL9SAS over ATL10CLE over NJN11DEN over NOH13DAL over GSW22Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Top performances

Tony Parker leads the day with 42

Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 30, 21, 25, 28, 28, 24, 25, 22, 30, 42Spurs-Hawks · W
21.9 PPG season to date · +20.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
42 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
Al HarringtonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 14, 18, 10, 12, 26, 21, 8, 10, 38Knicks-Clippers · L
20.1 PPG season to date · +18.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Mike TaylorPoints, last 10 games: 10, 0, 1, 3, 0, 2, 2, 4, 2, 35Clippers-Knicks · W
4.9 PPG season to date · +30.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high35 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 11, 33, 20, 20, 20, 11, 9, 20, 17, 33Clippers-Knicks · W
21.3 PPG season to date · +12.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 30, 31, 30, 35, 20, 24, 24, 20, 30Hawks-Spurs · L
21.7 PPG season to date · +8.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 20, 32, 21, 22, 18, 15, 35, 20, 29, 29Nuggets-Hornets · W
22.3 PPG season to date · +6.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Thaddeus YoungPHI+8.2 23.3 last 10 · 15.1 season
Antonio McDyessDET+5.7 15.5 last 10 · 9.8 season
Richard HamiltonDET+5.6 23.7 last 10 · 18.1 season
Tony ParkerSAS+5.6 27.5 last 10 · 21.9 season
Andrew BynumLAL+5.5 19.5 last 10 · 14.0 season
Cold
Elton BrandPHI−5.6 8.2 last 10 · 13.8 season
Drew GoodenSAS−5.5 6.1 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−3.9 7.9 last 10 · 11.8 season