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Friday, March 5, 2010Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CLE trailed DET by 9 after the first quarter and won 99–92.

Final · Box score
Lakers83
Bobcats98
Q1 CHA -3; Q2 CHA +6; Q3 CHA +12; Q4 CHA +15
Final · Box score
Pistons92
Cavs99
Q1 CLE -9; Q2 CLE -9; Q3 CLE -2; Q4 CLE +7
Final · Box score
Celtics96
Sixers86
Q1 BOS -2; Q2 BOS +3; Q3 BOS +7; Q4 BOS +10
Final · Box score
Knicks96
Raptors102
Q1 TOR +7; Q2 TOR +1; Q3 TOR +1; Q4 TOR +6
Final · Box score
Bucks102
Wizards74
Q1 MIL +9; Q2 MIL +15; Q3 MIL +26; Q4 MIL +28
Final · Box score
Warriors122
Hawks127
Q1 Hawks 0; Q2 Hawks 0; Q3 ATL +4; Q4 ATL +5
Final · Box score
Magic97
Nets87
Q1 ORL +14; Q2 ORL +7; Q3 ORL +15; Q4 ORL +10
Final · Box score
Kings100
Mavs108
Q1 DAL -2; Q2 DAL -1; Q3 DAL +13; Q4 DAL +8
Final · Box score
Pacers114
Nuggets122
Q1 DEN +10; Q2 DEN +8; Q3 DEN +15; Q4 DEN +8
Final · Box score
Hornets91
Spurs102
Q1 SAS +10; Q2 SAS +9; Q3 SAS +5; Q4 SAS +11
Final · Box score
Thunder104
Clippers87
Q1 OKC +10; Q2 OKC +7; Q3 OKC +9; Q4 OKC +17
On this day · 2008–09Mar 5, 2009: 2 games. Top scorer: Carmelo Anthony (Nuggets-Blazers), 38 points.
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The lead · Pistons-Cavs

LeBron James scores 40 as Cleveland beats Detroit

Josh Smith goes for 29 points

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-9-2+7CLE AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons3124152292
Cavs2224223199
Who led
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 32, 43, 22, 33, 20, 36, 36, 22, 26, 40CLE40 PTS · 13 REB · 6 AST
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 9, 16, 2, 19, 18, 9, 22, 17, 19, 17CLE17 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Tayshaun PrincePoints, last 10 games: 13, 12, 16, 22, 17, 8, 18, 15, 16, 23DET23 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 36, 29, 27, 30, 21, 20, 16, 15, 9, 20DET20 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Lead changes
Knicks-Raptors16
Lakers-Bobcats12
Warriors-Hawks12
Celtics-Sixers7
Pacers-Nuggets6
Kings-Mavs5
Bucks-Wizards2
Pistons-Cavs1
Hornets-Spurs1
Thunder-Clippers1
Magic-Nets0
The night in charts
Warriors-Hawks combined for 249, 13 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-HawksWarriors 122, Hawks 127
249
Pacers-NuggetsPacers 114, Nuggets 122
236
Kings-MavsKings 100, Mavs 108
208
Knicks-RaptorsKnicks 96, Raptors 102
198
Hornets-SpursHornets 91, Spurs 102
193
Thunder-ClippersThunder 104, Clippers 87
191
Pistons-CavsPistons 92, Cavs 99
191
Magic-NetsMagic 97, Nets 87
184
Celtics-SixersCeltics 96, Sixers 86
182
Lakers-BobcatsLakers 83, Bobcats 98
181
Bucks-WizardsBucks 102, Wizards 74
176
ATL won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Warriors-HawksWarriors 122, Hawks 127
+5 ATL
Knicks-RaptorsKnicks 96, Raptors 102
+6 TOR
Pistons-CavsPistons 92, Cavs 99
+7 CLE
Pacers-NuggetsPacers 114, Nuggets 122
+8 DEN
Kings-MavsKings 100, Mavs 108
+8 DAL
Celtics-SixersCeltics 96, Sixers 86
+10 BOS
Magic-NetsMagic 97, Nets 87
+10 ORL
Hornets-SpursHornets 91, Spurs 102
+11 SAS
Lakers-BobcatsLakers 83, Bobcats 98
+15 CHA
Thunder-ClippersThunder 104, Clippers 87
+17 OKC
Bucks-WizardsBucks 102, Wizards 74
+28 MIL
CLE rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pistons-CavsCLE won · Pistons 92, Cavs 99
9 pts
Lakers-BobcatsCHA won · Lakers 83, Bobcats 98
3 pts
Celtics-SixersBOS won · Celtics 96, Sixers 86
2 pts
Kings-MavsDAL won · Kings 100, Mavs 108
2 pts
Bibby shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BibbyATL · 23 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
VarejaoCLE · 16 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST
80% (8-10)
CollisonNOH · 32 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST
74% (14-19)
KGBOS · 22 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL
73% (8-11)
BrandPHI · 17 PTS, 4 REB, 2 BLK
73% (8-11)
Final · Warriors-Hawks
Warriors 122Hawks 127
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors35282534122
Hawks35282935127
The story
Al Horford's 27 points and 15 rebounds carried Atlanta past Golden State, 127-122

For Golden State, Anthony Tolliver had 20 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST 27 PTS, 15 REB, 1 AST · 10-15 FG

The swing

The third quarter, 29-25, was where the Hawks built it.

ATL lead by quarter
200 00+4+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Knicks-Raptors
Knicks 96Raptors 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks2428251996
Raptors31222524102
The story
Toronto beat New York 102-96 behind 20 points from Sonny Weems

Wilson Chandler paced New York: 18 PTS, 2 REB 20 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST · 9-16 FG

The swing

A 31-24 first quarter did the most damage for the Raptors.

TOR lead by quarter
200 +7+1+1+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

David Lee topped the game at 50.6 FPTS: 23 PTS, 18 REB

Final · Pistons-Cavs
Pistons 92Cavs 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons3124152292
Cavs2224223199
The story
Antawn Jamison had 17 points as Cleveland beat Detroit 99-92

Richard Hamilton led Detroit with 20 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB 17 PTS, 4 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST · 7-13 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

Down 2 after the third, the Cavaliers took the fourth 31-22.

CLE lead by quarter
200 −9−9−2+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.2Season avg23.4Last 5

23.4 points a game over his last five games, against 11.2 in 57 earlier games. Today: 13 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−19.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.4Season avg6.3Last 3

6.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.4 in 55 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.0Season avg43.8Today

44 minutes today, against 24.0 a game in 56 earlier games. Line: 32 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Eleven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 5. Widest: Milwaukee by 28.

ATL over GSW5TOR over NYK6CLE over DET7DAL over SAC8DEN over IND8BOS over PHI10ORL over NJN10SAS over NOH11CHA over LAL15OKC over LAC17MIL over WAS28Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 40

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 32, 43, 22, 33, 20, 36, 36, 22, 26, 40Cavs-Pistons · W
30.0 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Al Jefferson UTA, Apr 12, 2013: 40 PTS · 13 REB · 6 AST
40 PTS · 13 REB · 6 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 19, 40, 23, 23, 27, 24, 21, 17, 30, 34Nuggets-Pacers · W
28.7 PPG season to date · +5.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 25, 36, 32, 36, 21, 25, 29, 39, 19, 32Thunder-Clippers · W
29.7 PPG season to date · +2.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Danny GrangerPoints, last 10 games: 27, 23, 29, 36, 20, 21, 30, 9, 30, 32Pacers-Nuggets · L
23.0 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Darren CollisonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 18, 26, 22, 22, 16, 35, 10, 17, 32Hornets-Spurs · L
10.9 PPG season to date · +21.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 11, 24, 13, 32, 17, 30, 27, 18, 9, 31Warriors-Hawks · L
15.9 PPG season to date · +15.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 11 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Andray BlatcheWAS+11.9 23.2 last 10 · 11.3 season
Darren CollisonNOH+11.3 22.2 last 10 · 10.9 season
C.J. WatsonGSW+9.7 20.3 last 10 · 10.6 season
Marcus ThorntonNOH+8.5 21.1 last 10 · 12.6 season
Stephen CurryGSW+5.3 21.2 last 10 · 15.9 season
Cold
Chris Douglas-RobertsNJN−7.1 3.7 last 10 · 10.8 season
Steve NashPHX−6.7 10.3 last 10 · 17.0 season
Larry HughesNYK−6.2 3.4 last 10 · 9.6 season
Brandon JenningsMIL−6.1 9.6 last 10 · 15.7 season
Devin BrownCHI−5.9 2.4 last 10 · 8.3 season