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Saturday, March 28, 2009Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHI trailed IND by 14 after the first quarter and won 112–106.

Final · Box score
Pacers106
Bulls112
Q1 CHI -14; Q2 CHI -4; Q3 CHI +5; Q4 CHI +6
Final · Box score
Knicks85
Bobcats96
Q1 CHA -7; Q2 CHA +6; Q3 CHA +6; Q4 CHA +11
Final · Box score
Pistons98
Wizards96
Q1 DET +3; Q2 DET +7; Q3 DET +12; Q4 DET +2
Final · Box score
Bucks85
Heat102
Q1 MIA +5; Q2 MIA +15; Q3 MIA +14; Q4 MIA +17
Final · Box score
Clippers93
Rockets110
Q1 HOU +13; Q2 HOU +21; Q3 HOU +26; Q4 HOU +17
Final · Box score
Warriors116
Nuggets129
Q1 DEN +1; Q2 DEN +9; Q3 DEN +30; Q4 DEN +13
Final · OT · Box score
Suns99
Jazz104
Q1 UTA +3; Q2 UTA +17; Q3 UTA +11; Q4 Jazz 0; OT1 UTA +5
Final · Box score
Grizzlies66
Blazers86
Q1 POR +9; Q2 POR +12; Q3 POR +21; Q4 POR +20
On this day · 2007–08Mar 28, 2008: 11 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (Lakers-Grizzlies), 53 points.
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The lead · Pacers-Bulls

Chicago rallies from 14 down to beat Indiana

Gerald Wallace goes for 23 points

Game flow · CHI margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-14-4+5+6CHI AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers35232424106
Bulls21333325112
Who led
Ben GordonPoints, last 10 games: 4, 9, 27, 17, 18, 16, 21, 19, 18, 25CHI25 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
John SalmonsPoints, last 10 games: 18, 14, 24, 38, 20, 30, 19, 16, 27, 22CHI22 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Danny GrangerPoints, last 10 games: 16, 26, 20, 12, 10, 35, 18, 21, 28, 32IND32 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Brandon RushPoints, last 10 games: 0, 7, 7, 8, 8, 5, 11, 15, 11, 29IND29 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Suns-Jazz8
Warriors-Nuggets6
Pistons-Wizards5
Bucks-Heat5
Knicks-Bobcats3
Grizzlies-Blazers2
Clippers-Rockets0
The night in charts
Warriors-Nuggets combined for 245, 27 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-NuggetsWarriors 116, Nuggets 129
245
Pacers-BullsPacers 106, Bulls 112
218
Clippers-RocketsClippers 93, Rockets 110
203
Suns-JazzSuns 99, Jazz 104
203
Pistons-WizardsPistons 98, Wizards 96
194
Bucks-HeatBucks 85, Heat 102
187
Knicks-BobcatsKnicks 85, Bobcats 96
181
Grizzlies-BlazersGrizzlies 66, Blazers 86
152
2 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Pistons-WizardsPistons 98, Wizards 96
+2 DET
Suns-JazzSuns 99, Jazz 104
+5 UTA
Pacers-BullsPacers 106, Bulls 112
+6 CHI
Knicks-BobcatsKnicks 85, Bobcats 96
+11 CHA
Warriors-NuggetsWarriors 116, Nuggets 129
+13 DEN
Clippers-RocketsClippers 93, Rockets 110
+17 HOU
Bucks-HeatBucks 85, Heat 102
+17 MIA
Grizzlies-BlazersGrizzlies 66, Blazers 86
+20 POR
CHI erased a 14-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pacers-BullsCHI won · Pacers 106, Bulls 112
14 pts
Knicks-BobcatsCHA won · Knicks 85, Bobcats 96
7 pts
Tyrus Thomas shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Tyrus ThomasCHI · 18 PTS, 8 REB, 7 BLK, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
RushIND · 29 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
68% (13-19)
OkurUTA · 26 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
67% (10-15)
KleizaDEN · 22 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
YaoHOU · 21 PTS, 15 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
64% (7-11)
Final · Pistons-Wizards
Pistons 98Wizards 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2931241498
Wizards2627192496
The story
Detroit beat Washington 98-96 behind 31 points from Richard Hamilton

Gilbert Arenas paced Washington: 15 PTS, 10 AST, 3 REB 31 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST · 11-29 FG, 5-9 3PT

The swing

A 24-19 third quarter did the most damage for the Pistons.

DET lead by quarter
200 +3+7+12+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Jazz
Suns 99Jazz 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Suns24112332999
Jazz2725172114104
The story
Mehmet Okur had 26 points and 11 rebounds as Utah beat Phoenix 104-99 in OT

Grant Hill led Phoenix with 19 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST 26 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST · 10-15 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

The Jazz won the second 25-11, their biggest quarter edge.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +3+17+110+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Pacers-Bulls
Pacers 106Bulls 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers35232424106
Bulls21333325112
The story
Ben Gordon's 25 points carried Chicago past Indiana, 112-106

For Indiana, Brandon Rush had 29 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST 25 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL · 11-18 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

The Bulls trailed by 14 going into the second, then won it 33-23.

CHI lead by quarter
200 −14−4+5+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Tyrus Thomas was the fantasy play: 50.1 FPTS on 18 PTS, 8 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.0Season avg17.0Last 5

17.0 points a game over his last five games, against 6.0 in 45 earlier games. Today: 9 points in 17 minutes.

Losing minutes
−23.4minutes, last 2 vs 2007–08 avg
Minutes per game
25.92007–08 avg2.5Last 2

2.5 minutes a game over his last two games, against 25.9 in 2007–08 (59 games). Today: 0 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.9Season avg33Today

33 minutes today, against 12.9 a game in 58 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 12 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · Knicks-Bobcats

Charlotte handles New York by 11

The Bobcats won the second quarter 30–17. Final: 96–85. Gerald Wallace led Charlotte with 23 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists.

The whole night · final margins
DET over WAS2UTA over PHX5CHI over IND6CHA over NYK11DEN over GSW13MIA over MIL17HOU over LAC17POR over MEM20Final margin, points. Pink = CHA over NYK.
Top performances

Danny Granger leads the day with 32

Danny GrangerPoints, last 10 games: 16, 26, 20, 12, 10, 35, 18, 21, 28, 32Pacers-Bulls · L
24.9 PPG season to date · +7.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Richard JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 27, 35, 16, 27, 17, 13, 16, 22, 13, 32Bucks-Heat · L
18.9 PPG season to date · +13.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 21, 22, 18, 15, 35, 20, 29, 29, 43, 31Nuggets-Warriors · W
22.8 PPG season to date · +8.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 31, 25, 21, 22, 20, 29, 27, 24, 14, 31Pistons-Wizards · W
18.3 PPG season to date · +12.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 15, 20, 11, 11, 25, 32, 19, 9, 17, 30Warriors-Nuggets · L
19.1 PPG season to date · +11.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Brandon RushPoints, last 10 games: 0, 7, 7, 8, 8, 5, 11, 15, 11, 29Pacers-Bulls · L
6.9 PPG season to date · +22.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high29 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Thaddeus YoungPHI+8.2 23.4 last 10 · 15.2 season
Richard HamiltonDET+6.1 24.4 last 10 · 18.3 season
Antonio McDyessDET+6.0 15.8 last 10 · 9.8 season
Andrew BynumLAL+5.5 19.5 last 10 · 14.0 season
Monta EllisGSW+5.4 22.9 last 10 · 17.5 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−4.2 14.0 last 10 · 18.2 season
Corey MaggetteGSW−4.2 14.7 last 10 · 18.9 season
Marcus CambyLAC−4.1 6.5 last 10 · 10.6 season