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Sunday, March 29, 2009Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CLE trailed DAL by 10 after the first quarter and won 102–74.

Final · Box score
Mavs74
Cavs102
Q1 CLE -10; Q2 CLE -2; Q3 CLE +17; Q4 CLE +28
Final · Box score
Lakers76
Hawks86
Q1 ATL +7; Q2 ATL +1; Q3 ATL +14; Q4 ATL +10
Final · Box score
Nets99
Wolves108
Q1 MIN +5; Q2 MIN +10; Q3 MIN +13; Q4 MIN +9
Final · OT · Box score
Bulls129
Raptors134
Q1 TOR +9; Q2 TOR +11; Q3 TOR +13; Q4 Raptors 0; OT1 TOR +5
Final · Box score
Sixers97
Pistons101
Q1 DET -4; Q2 DET -1; Q3 DET -4; Q4 DET +4
Final · Box score
Thunder84
Celtics103
Q1 BOS -5; Q2 Celtics 0; Q3 BOS +3; Q4 BOS +19
Final · Box score
Wizards115
Pacers124
Q1 IND +2; Q2 IND +7; Q3 IND +16; Q4 IND +9
Final · Box score
Spurs86
Hornets90
Q1 NOH -6; Q2 NOH -4; Q3 NOH +5; Q4 NOH +4
Final · Box score
Suns118
Kings126
Q1 SAC +2; Q2 SAC +6; Q3 SAC +9; Q4 SAC +8
On this day · 2007–08Mar 29, 2008: 6 games. Top scorer: Al Thornton (Clippers-Grizzlies), 39 points.
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The lead · Mavs-Cavs

Cleveland climbs out of a 10-point hole against Dallas

LeBron James goes for 24 points

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
-35-25-15-5+5+15+25+35TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10-2+17+28CLE AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs3019111474
Cavs20273025102
Who led
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 34, 51, 19, 43, 26, 22, 30, 22, 25, 24CLE24 PTS · 6 REB · 12 AST
Mo WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 30, 10, 23, 21, 12, 24, 7, 16, 22, 22CLE22 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 34, 29, 27, 20, 30, 23, 23, 26, 26, 20DAL20 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Erick DampierPoints, last 10 games: 7, 4, 4, 12, 6, 0, 16, 8, 5, 10DAL10 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Sixers-Pistons20
Thunder-Celtics17
Suns-Kings8
Spurs-Hornets7
Wizards-Pacers6
Bulls-Raptors4
Lakers-Hawks3
Nets-Wolves3
Mavs-Cavs1
Shot of the night

Bosh's tip-in with 14 seconds left in OT puts the Raptors ahead, 134-129 final

The night in charts
Bulls-Raptors combined for 263, 19 more than any other game
Points by game
Bulls-RaptorsBulls 129, Raptors 134
263
Suns-KingsSuns 118, Kings 126
244
Wizards-PacersWizards 115, Pacers 124
239
Nets-WolvesNets 99, Wolves 108
207
Sixers-PistonsSixers 97, Pistons 101
198
Thunder-CelticsThunder 84, Celtics 103
187
Spurs-HornetsSpurs 86, Hornets 90
176
Mavs-CavsMavs 74, Cavs 102
176
Lakers-HawksLakers 76, Hawks 86
162
3 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Sixers-PistonsSixers 97, Pistons 101
+4 DET
Spurs-HornetsSpurs 86, Hornets 90
+4 NOH
Bulls-RaptorsBulls 129, Raptors 134
+5 TOR
Suns-KingsSuns 118, Kings 126
+8 SAC
Wizards-PacersWizards 115, Pacers 124
+9 IND
Nets-WolvesNets 99, Wolves 108
+9 MIN
Lakers-HawksLakers 76, Hawks 86
+10 ATL
Thunder-CelticsThunder 84, Celtics 103
+19 BOS
Mavs-CavsMavs 74, Cavs 102
+28 CLE
CLE erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Mavs-CavsCLE won · Mavs 74, Cavs 102
10 pts
Spurs-HornetsNOH won · Spurs 86, Hornets 90
6 pts
Thunder-CelticsBOS won · Thunder 84, Celtics 103
5 pts
Sixers-PistonsDET won · Sixers 97, Pistons 101
4 pts
Noah shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
NoahCHI · 16 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
PrinceDET · 21 PTS, 3 AST
73% (8-11)
CalderonTOR · 22 PTS, 19 AST, 3 STL, 1 REB
73% (8-11)
PauLAL · 21 PTS, 11 REB, 2 BLK
70% (7-10)
MarionTOR · 16 PTS, 5 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
Final · Spurs-Hornets
Spurs 86Hornets 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2522162386
Hornets1924252290
The story
New Orleans beat San Antonio 90-86 behind 26 points and 9 assists from Chris Paul

Tim Duncan paced San Antonio: 19 PTS, 15 REB, 2 AST 26 PTS, 9 AST, 7 REB · 8-18 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

A 25-16 third quarter erased a 4-point hole for the Hornets.

NOH lead by quarter
200 −6−4+5+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bulls-Raptors
Bulls 129Raptors 134
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Bulls2123334210129
Raptors3025352915134
The story
Jose Calderon had 22 points and 19 assists as Toronto beat Chicago 134-129 in OT

Derrick Rose led Chicago with 23 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB 22 PTS, 19 AST, 3 STL, 1 REB · 8-11 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

The Raptors won the first 30-21, their biggest quarter edge.

TOR lead by quarter
200 +9+11+130+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Mavs-Cavs
Mavs 74Cavs 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs3019111474
Cavs20273025102
The story
Mo Williams' 22 points carried Cleveland past Dallas, 102-74

For Dallas, Ryan Hollins had 12 REB, 7 PTS 22 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB · 7-16 FG, 2-7 3PT

The swing

The Cavaliers trailed by 2 going into the third, then won it 30-11.

CLE lead by quarter
300 −10−2+17+28 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.9Season avg19.0Last 5

19.0 points a game over his last five games, against 6.9 in 66 earlier games. Today: 29 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
37.7Season avg22.0Last 3

22.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 37.7 in 54 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 21 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.1Season avg43.1Today

43 minutes today, against 17.1 a game in 56 earlier games. Line: 19 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Cleveland posts the night's biggest win

Cleveland beat Dallas by 28, the widest margin of 9 games.

DET over PHI4NOH over SAS4TOR over CHI5SAC over PHX8MIN over NJN9IND over WAS9ATL over LAL10BOS over OKC19CLE over DAL28Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

Ben Gordon leads the day with 37

Ben GordonPoints, last 10 games: 9, 27, 17, 18, 16, 21, 19, 18, 25, 37Bulls-Raptors · L
20.6 PPG season to date · +16.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 14, 19, 41, 32, 29, 17, 25, 20, 20, 36Nets-Wolves · L
21.4 PPG season to date · +14.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 20, 18, 11, 24, 17, 15, 12, 15, 20, 31Suns-Kings · L
15.6 PPG season to date · +15.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 14 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 30, 17, 27, 15, 18, 35, 16, 18, 21, 31Raptors-Bulls · W
22.7 PPG season to date · +8.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 15 REB · 2 AST
Caron ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 24, 17, 14, 19, 20, 27, 23, 5, 11, 31Wizards-Pacers · L
20.2 PPG season to date · +11.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Danny GrangerPoints, last 10 games: 26, 20, 12, 10, 35, 18, 21, 28, 32, 31Pacers-Wizards · W
25.0 PPG season to date · +6.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Thaddeus YoungPHI+7.4 22.7 last 10 · 15.3 season
Brandon RushIND+5.8 13.0 last 10 · 7.2 season
Andrew BynumLAL+5.5 19.5 last 10 · 14.0 season
Monta EllisGSW+5.4 22.9 last 10 · 17.5 season
Grant HillPHX+5.0 16.5 last 10 · 11.5 season
Cold
Elton BrandPHI−5.6 8.2 last 10 · 13.8 season
Drew GoodenSAS−4.8 6.8 last 10 · 11.6 season
Kobe BryantLAL−4.4 22.8 last 10 · 27.2 season
O.J. MayoMEM−4.2 14.0 last 10 · 18.2 season
Corey MaggetteGSW−4.2 14.7 last 10 · 18.9 season