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Friday, March 27, 2009Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NYK trailed NOH by 7 at halftime and won 103–93.

Final · Box score
Bucks94
Magic110
Q1 ORL +1; Q2 ORL +6; Q3 ORL +10; Q4 ORL +16
Final · Box score
Bobcats100
Sixers95
Q1 CHA +6; Q2 CHA +17; Q3 CHA +13; Q4 CHA +5
Final · Box score
Thunder96
Raptors112
Q1 TOR +10; Q2 TOR +11; Q3 TOR +19; Q4 TOR +16
Final · Box score
Celtics99
Hawks93
Q1 BOS +3; Q2 BOS +10; Q3 BOS +17; Q4 BOS +6
Final · Box score
Wolves85
Cavs107
Q1 CLE +9; Q2 CLE +17; Q3 CLE +15; Q4 CLE +22
Final · Box score
Lakers103
Nets95
Q1 LAL +6; Q2 LAL +2; Q3 LAL +11; Q4 LAL +8
Final · Box score
Hornets93
Knicks103
Q1 NYK -3; Q2 NYK -7; Q3 NYK +12; Q4 NYK +10
Final · Box score
Nuggets103
Mavs101
Q1 DEN -1; Q2 DEN +5; Q3 DEN +10; Q4 DEN +2
Final · Box score
Clippers98
Spurs111
Q1 SAS +20; Q2 SAS +13; Q3 SAS +24; Q4 SAS +13
Final · Box score
Grizzlies113
Kings95
Q1 MEM +10; Q2 MEM +22; Q3 MEM +15; Q4 MEM +18
On this day · 2007–08Mar 27, 2008: 3 games. Top scorer: Carmelo Anthony (Nuggets-Mavs), 32 points.
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The lead · Hornets-Knicks

New York tops New Orleans in New York

Pau Gasol goes for 36 points

Game flow · NYK margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3-7+12+10NYK AHEAD ↑NOH AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets2623162893
Knicks23193526103
Who led
Al HarringtonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 18, 10, 12, 26, 21, 8, 10, 38, 23NYK23 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
David LeePoints, last 10 games: 19, 19, 16, 12, 10, 13, 6, 14, 18, 18NYK18 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
David WestPoints, last 10 games: 16, 13, 21, 10, 16, 14, 29, 23, 18, 29NOH29 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 24, 30, 30, 29, 29, 26, 32, 27, 19, 22NOH22 PTS · 2 REB · 10 AST
Lead changes
Nuggets-Mavs20
Hornets-Knicks13
Lakers-Nets7
Bucks-Magic6
Celtics-Hawks5
Wolves-Cavs3
Bobcats-Sixers2
Thunder-Raptors1
Clippers-Spurs1
Grizzlies-Kings1
Shot of the night

Melo's layup with 12 seconds left puts the Nuggets ahead, 103-101 final

The night in charts
Clippers-Spurs combined for 209, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Clippers-SpursClippers 98, Spurs 111
209
Thunder-RaptorsThunder 96, Raptors 112
208
Grizzlies-KingsGrizzlies 113, Kings 95
208
Nuggets-MavsNuggets 103, Mavs 101
204
Bucks-MagicBucks 94, Magic 110
204
Lakers-NetsLakers 103, Nets 95
198
Hornets-KnicksHornets 93, Knicks 103
196
Bobcats-SixersBobcats 100, Sixers 95
195
Celtics-HawksCeltics 99, Hawks 93
192
Wolves-CavsWolves 85, Cavs 107
192
2 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Nuggets-MavsNuggets 103, Mavs 101
+2 DEN
Bobcats-SixersBobcats 100, Sixers 95
+5 CHA
Celtics-HawksCeltics 99, Hawks 93
+6 BOS
Lakers-NetsLakers 103, Nets 95
+8 LAL
Hornets-KnicksHornets 93, Knicks 103
+10 NYK
Clippers-SpursClippers 98, Spurs 111
+13 SAS
Thunder-RaptorsThunder 96, Raptors 112
+16 TOR
Bucks-MagicBucks 94, Magic 110
+16 ORL
Grizzlies-KingsGrizzlies 113, Kings 95
+18 MEM
Wolves-CavsWolves 85, Cavs 107
+22 CLE
NYK rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hornets-KnicksNYK won · Hornets 93, Knicks 103
7 pts
Nuggets-MavsDEN won · Nuggets 103, Mavs 101
1 pt
Parker shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ParkerSAS · 18 PTS, 6 AST, 2 STL, 1 REB
80% (8-10)
Mike TaylorLAC · 23 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST
77% (10-13)
CollisonOKC · 21 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST
75% (9-12)
JR SmithDEN · 22 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST
75% (9-12)
PauLAL · 36 PTS, 11 REB, 7 AST, 2 STL
74% (14-19)
Final · Nuggets-Mavs
Nuggets 103Mavs 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets25322917103
Mavs26262425101
The story
JR Smith had 22 points as Denver beat Dallas 103-101

J.J. Barea led Dallas with 22 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB 22 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST · 9-12 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

Down 1 after the first, the Nuggets took the second 32-26.

DEN lead by quarter
200 −1+5+10+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Hawks
Celtics 99Hawks 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2824252299
Hawks2517183393
The story
Boston beat Atlanta 99-93 behind 19 points and 12 rebounds from Glen Davis

Joe Johnson paced Atlanta: 22 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST 19 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST · 8-18 FG

The swing

A 24-17 second quarter did the most damage for the Celtics.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +3+10+17+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Cavs
Wolves 85Cavs 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves1821252185
Cavs27292328107
The story
LeBron James' 25 points and 12 rebounds carried Cleveland past Minnesota, 107-85

For Minnesota, Kevin Love had 18 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 25 PTS, 12 REB, 7 AST · 8-14 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 27-18, was where the Cavaliers built it.

CLE lead by quarter
300 +9+17+15+22 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
22.3Season avg31.2Last 5

31.2 points a game over his last five games, against 22.3 in 56 earlier games. Today: 43 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.7Season avg7.7Last 3

7.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.7 in 72 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.8Season avg43Today

43 minutes today, against 19.8 a game in 67 earlier games. Line: 19 points, 12 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · Nuggets-Mavs

Denver holds off Dallas, 103–101

Denver led 86–76 after three and held on to win by two. Carmelo Anthony led Denver with 43 points, 11 rebounds and 1 assist.

The whole night · final margins
DEN over DAL2CHA over PHI5BOS over ATL6LAL over NJN8NYK over NOH10SAS over LAC13ORL over MIL16TOR over OKC16MEM over SAC18CLE over MIN22Final margin, points. Pink = DEN over DAL.
Top performances

Carmelo Anthony leads the day with 43

Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 32, 21, 22, 18, 15, 35, 20, 29, 29, 43Nuggets-Mavs · W
22.7 PPG season to date · +20.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
43 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 18, 20, 23, 25, 25, 21, 23, 14, 12, 36Lakers-Nets · W
18.9 PPG season to date · +17.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 11 REB · 7 AST
Kevin MartinPoints, last 10 games: 19, 21, 26, 12, 34, 24, 31, 30, 16, 31Kings-Grizzlies · L
24.3 PPG season to date · +6.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 0 REB · 2 AST
David WestPoints, last 10 games: 16, 13, 21, 10, 16, 14, 29, 23, 18, 29Hornets-Knicks · L
20.2 PPG season to date · +9.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Marc GasolPoints, last 10 games: 18, 14, 11, 11, 10, 9, 12, 6, 7, 27Grizzlies-Kings · W
11.6 PPG season to date · +15.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 34, 34, 29, 27, 20, 30, 23, 23, 26, 26Mavs-Nuggets · L
25.5 PPG season to date · +0.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Thaddeus YoungPHI+8.2 23.4 last 10 · 15.2 season
Antonio McDyessDET+6.4 16.3 last 10 · 9.9 season
Richard HamiltonDET+5.6 23.7 last 10 · 18.1 season
Andrew BynumLAL+5.5 19.5 last 10 · 14.0 season
Kevin LoveMIN+5.3 16.2 last 10 · 10.9 season
Cold
Elton BrandPHI−5.6 8.2 last 10 · 13.8 season
Drew GoodenSAS−4.5 7.1 last 10 · 11.6 season
O.J. MayoMEM−4.5 13.8 last 10 · 18.3 season
Corey MaggetteGSW−4.2 14.7 last 10 · 18.9 season
Marcus CambyLAC−4.1 6.5 last 10 · 10.6 season