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Tuesday, March 2, 2010Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed DET by 3 after three quarters and won 105–100.

Final · Box score
Celtics105
Pistons100
Q1 Celtics 0; Q2 BOS +3; Q3 BOS -3; Q4 BOS +5
Final · Box score
Warriors106
Heat110
Q1 MIA -1; Q2 MIA +2; Q3 MIA +8; Q4 MIA +4
Final · Box score
Kings107
Thunder113
Q1 OKC +3; Q2 OKC +7; Q3 OKC +8; Q4 OKC +6
Final · Box score
Pacers99
Lakers122
Q1 LAL -1; Q2 LAL +6; Q3 LAL +27; Q4 LAL +23
On this day · 2008–09Mar 2, 2009: 5 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (Cavs-Heat), 42 points.
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The lead · Celtics-Pistons

Detroit's skid reaches four

Dwyane Wade goes for 35 points

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00+3-3+5BOS AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics25301733105
Pistons25272325100
Who led
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 26, 14, 15, 24, 21, 25, 24, 21, 10, 18BOS18 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Rajon RondoPoints, last 10 games: 17, 7, 4, 14, 10, 15, 15, 19, 13, 15BOS15 PTS · 4 REB · 11 AST
Jonas JerebkoPoints, last 10 games: 10, 21, 13, 12, 7, 6, 7, 9, 11, 16DET16 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Tayshaun PrincePoints, last 10 games: 23, 11, 13, 12, 16, 22, 17, 8, 18, 15DET15 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Warriors-Heat

Miami beats Golden State, 110–106

Miami led 86–78 after three and won by 4. Dwyane Wade led Miami with 35 points, 6 rebounds and 12 assists.

The whole night · final margins
MIA over GSW4BOS over DET5OKC over SAC6LAL over IND23Final margin, points. Pink = MIA over GSW.
Lead changes
Warriors-Heat17
Kings-Thunder13
Celtics-Pistons10
Pacers-Lakers8
The night in charts
Pacers-Lakers combined for 221, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Pacers-LakersPacers 99, Lakers 122
221
Kings-ThunderKings 107, Thunder 113
220
Warriors-HeatWarriors 106, Heat 110
216
Celtics-PistonsCeltics 105, Pistons 100
205
2 of 4 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Warriors-HeatWarriors 106, Heat 110
+4 MIA
Celtics-PistonsCeltics 105, Pistons 100
+5 BOS
Kings-ThunderKings 107, Thunder 113
+6 OKC
Pacers-LakersPacers 99, Lakers 122
+23 LAL
BOS rallied from 3 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Celtics-PistonsBOS won · Celtics 105, Pistons 100
3 pts
Pacers-LakersLAL won · Pacers 99, Lakers 122
1 pt
Warriors-HeatMIA won · Warriors 106, Heat 110
1 pt
Farmar shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
FarmarLAL · 19 PTS, 3 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
D WadeMIA · 35 PTS, 12 AST, 6 REB, 4 STL
65% (15-23)
WatsonGSW · 20 PTS, 6 STL, 2 REB
60% (9-15)
KrsticOKC · 14 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
McRobertsIND · 15 PTS, 4 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
58% (7-12)
Final · Warriors-Heat
Warriors 106Heat 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors34202428106
Heat33233024110
The story
Carlos Arroyo's 14 points carried Miami past Golden State, 110-106

For Golden State, Stephen Curry had 18 PTS, 8 AST, 2 REB 14 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST · 6-12 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 30-24, was where the Heat built it.

MIA lead by quarter
200 −1+2+8+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Pistons
Celtics 105Pistons 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics25301733105
Pistons25272325100
The story
Boston beat Detroit 105-100 behind 15 points and 11 assists from Rajon Rondo

Jonas Jerebko paced Detroit: 16 PTS, 10 REB 15 PTS, 11 AST, 4 REB · 4-10 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 33-25 fourth quarter erased a 3-point hole for the Celtics.

BOS lead by quarter
200 0+3−3+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Kings-Thunder
Kings 107Thunder 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings25332425107
Thunder28372523113
The story
Russell Westbrook had 30 points and 13 assists as Oklahoma City beat Sacramento 113-107

Tyreke Evans led Sacramento with 27 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST 30 PTS, 13 AST, 5 REB · 10-19 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The Thunder won the second 37-33, their biggest quarter edge.

OKC lead by quarter
200 +3+7+8+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
15.7Season avg24.8Last 5

24.8 points a game over his last five games, against 15.7 in 58 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.5Season avg12.7Last 3

12.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.5 in 40 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.1Season avg33.8Today

34 minutes today, against 17.1 a game in 50 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Durant leads the day with 39

Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 29, 33, 25, 36, 32, 36, 21, 25, 29, 39Thunder-Kings · W
29.8 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 23, 30, 24, 20, 17, 18, 24, 8, 21, 35Heat-Warriors · W
26.2 PPG season to date · +9.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 6 REB · 12 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 21, 8, 17, 31, 22, 21, 17, 18, 14, 30Thunder-Kings · W
16.7 PPG season to date · +13.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 13 AST
Tyreke EvansPoints, last 10 games: 27, 13, 17, 17, 21, 16, 28, 24, 22, 27Kings-Thunder · L
20.5 PPG season to date · +6.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 24, 19, 44, 5, 33, 32, 20, 19, 14, 24Lakers-Pacers · W
27.4 PPG season to date · −3.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Anthony MorrowPoints, last 10 games: 33, 26, 23, 25, 10, 10, 18, 20, 15, 24Warriors-Heat · L
13.3 PPG season to date · +11.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Darren CollisonNOH+12.1 22.5 last 10 · 10.4 season
Andray BlatcheWAS+11.2 22.3 last 10 · 11.1 season
Stephen CurryGSW+7.6 23.3 last 10 · 15.7 season
Anthony MorrowGSW+7.1 20.4 last 10 · 13.3 season
Marcus ThorntonNOH+7.0 19.3 last 10 · 12.3 season
Cold
Chris Douglas-RobertsNJN−7.3 3.6 last 10 · 10.9 season
Antawn JamisonCLE−6.6 13.1 last 10 · 19.7 season
Ben GordonDET−6.3 7.8 last 10 · 14.1 season
Larry HughesNYK−6.2 3.4 last 10 · 9.6 season
Devin BrownCHI−5.9 2.4 last 10 · 8.3 season