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Monday, March 8, 2010Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CLE trailed SAS by 4 after three quarters and won 97–95.

Final · Box score
Spurs95
Cavs97
Q1 CLE +2; Q2 CLE -3; Q3 CLE -4; Q4 CLE +2
Final · Box score
Hawks98
Knicks99
Q1 Knicks 0; Q2 NYK -2; Q3 NYK +6; Q4 NYK +1
Final · Box score
Nets101
Grizzlies107
Q1 MEM +5; Q2 MEM +16; Q3 MEM +4; Q4 MEM +6
Final · Box score
Mavs125
Wolves112
Q1 DAL +7; Q2 DAL +10; Q3 DAL +13; Q4 DAL +13
Final · Box score
Warriors131
Hornets135
Q1 NOH +11; Q2 NOH +5; Q3 NOH +5; Q4 NOH +4
On this day · 2008–09Mar 8, 2009: 7 games. Top scorer: Devin Harris (Nets-Knicks), 35 points.
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The lead · Spurs-Cavs

Cleveland wins a tight one over San Antonio

Manu Ginobili goes for 38 points

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
-10-50+5+10TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+2-3-4+2CLE AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2626241995
Cavs2821232597
Who led
Mo WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 12, 4, 6, 19, 22, 7, 16, 8, 7, 17CLE17 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 2, 19, 18, 9, 22, 17, 19, 17, 30, 17CLE17 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 10 games: 18, 24, 21, 26, 8, 21, 13, 16, 17, 38SAS38 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
George HillPoints, last 10 games: 6, 18, 17, 16, 26, 9, 23, 14, 11, 23SAS23 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Hawks-Knicks

New York holds off Atlanta, 99–98

New York led 76–70 after three and held on to win by one. Danilo Gallinari led New York with 27 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
NYK over ATL1CLE over SAS2NOH over GSW4MEM over NJN6DAL over MIN13Final margin, points. Pink = NYK over ATL.
Lead changes
Warriors-Hornets20
Hawks-Knicks14
Spurs-Cavs12
Nets-Grizzlies5
Mavs-Wolves3
The night in charts
Warriors-Hornets combined for 266, 29 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-HornetsWarriors 131, Hornets 135
266
Mavs-WolvesMavs 125, Wolves 112
237
Nets-GrizzliesNets 101, Grizzlies 107
208
Hawks-KnicksHawks 98, Knicks 99
197
Spurs-CavsSpurs 95, Cavs 97
192
3 of 5 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Hawks-KnicksHawks 98, Knicks 99
+1 NYK
Spurs-CavsSpurs 95, Cavs 97
+2 CLE
Warriors-HornetsWarriors 131, Hornets 135
+4 NOH
Nets-GrizzliesNets 101, Grizzlies 107
+6 MEM
Mavs-WolvesMavs 125, Wolves 112
+13 DAL
CLE rallied from 4 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Spurs-CavsCLE won · Spurs 95, Cavs 97
4 pts
Hawks-KnicksNYK won · Hawks 98, Knicks 99
2 pts
Morrow shot 11-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MorrowGSW · 28 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
85% (11-13)
OkaforNOH · 22 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
83% (10-12)
MaggetteGSW · 18 PTS, 2 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
WestNOH · 28 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
69% (11-16)
JeffersonMIN · 36 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
68% (15-22)
Final · Hawks-Knicks
Hawks 98Knicks 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks2719242898
Knicks2717322399
The story
Danilo Gallinari's 27 points carried New York past Atlanta, 99-98

For Atlanta, Al Horford had 18 PTS, 12 REB 27 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST · 9-14 FG, 4-5 3PT

The swing

The Knicks trailed by 2 going into the third, then won it 32-24.

NYK lead by quarter
200 0−2+6+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Josh Smith was the fantasy play: 52.0 FPTS on 25 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST

Final · Spurs-Cavs
Spurs 95Cavs 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2626241995
Cavs2821232597
The story
Delonte West had 16 points as Cleveland beat San Antonio 97-95

George Hill led San Antonio with 23 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB 16 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL · 5-13 FG

The swing

Down 4 after the third, the Cavaliers took the fourth 25-19.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +2−3−4+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Hornets
Warriors 131Hornets 135
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors25373336131
Hornets36313335135
The story
New Orleans beat Golden State 135-131 behind 20 assists and 16 points from Darren Collison

Reggie Williams paced Golden State: 28 PTS, 6 AST 20 AST, 16 PTS, 3 STL, 1 REB · 7-12 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

A 36-25 first quarter did the most damage for the Hornets.

NOH lead by quarter
200 +11+5+5+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.6Season avg24.2Last 5

24.2 points a game over his last five games, against 12.6 in 54 earlier games. Today: 28 points in 29 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.7Season avg18.3Last 3

18.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.7 in 51 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.3Season avg46.3Today

46 minutes today, against 24.3 a game in 57 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 1 rebounds, 20 assists.

Top performances

Manu Ginobili leads the day with 38

Manu GinobiliPoints, last 10 games: 18, 24, 21, 26, 8, 21, 13, 16, 17, 38Spurs-Cavs · L
14.6 PPG season to date · +23.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high38 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Al JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 14, 18, 10, 10, 10, 10, 12, 19, 36Wolves-Mavs · L
17.4 PPG season to date · +18.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Courtney LeePoints, last 10 games: 24, 11, 21, 2, 17, 12, 28, 21, 25, 30Nets-Grizzlies · L
12.8 PPG season to date · +17.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high30 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 11, 8, 10, 14, 9, 6, 17, 12, 18, 29Mavs-Wolves · W
11.8 PPG season to date · +17.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 14 REB · 0 AST
David WestPoints, last 10 games: 29, 27, 17, 19, 40, 10, 13, 15, 22, 28Hornets-Warriors · W
18.5 PPG season to date · +9.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Devin HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 18, 19, 17, 28, 23, 18, 11, 17, 31, 28Nets-Grizzlies · L
17.1 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Andray BlatcheWAS+12.5 24.0 last 10 · 11.5 season
Darren CollisonNOH+10.4 21.4 last 10 · 11.0 season
Marcus ThorntonNOH+9.6 22.5 last 10 · 12.9 season
C.J. WatsonGSW+8.7 19.3 last 10 · 10.6 season
Courtney LeeNJN+6.3 19.1 last 10 · 12.8 season
Cold
Larry HughesNYK−6.2 3.4 last 10 · 9.6 season
Chris Douglas-RobertsNJN−6.1 4.4 last 10 · 10.5 season
Devin BrownCHI−5.9 2.4 last 10 · 8.3 season
Steve NashPHX−5.9 11.1 last 10 · 17.0 season
Baron DavisLAC−5.1 9.9 last 10 · 15.0 season