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Tuesday, March 9, 2010Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHA trailed MIA by 10 after the first quarter and won 83–78.

Final · Box score
Heat78
Bobcats83
Q1 CHA -10; Q2 CHA -9; Q3 CHA -4; Q4 CHA +5
Final · Box score
Sixers96
Pacers107
Q1 IND -5; Q2 IND +2; Q3 IND +9; Q4 IND +11
Final · Box score
Clippers87
Magic113
Q1 ORL +10; Q2 ORL +26; Q3 ORL +23; Q4 ORL +26
Final · Box score
Rockets96
Wizards88
Q1 HOU -1; Q2 HOU +8; Q3 HOU +11; Q4 HOU +8
Final · Box score
Jazz132
Bulls108
Q1 UTA +5; Q2 UTA +2; Q3 UTA +11; Q4 UTA +24
Final · Box score
Celtics84
Bucks86
Q1 MIL +2; Q2 MIL -4; Q3 MIL -4; Q4 MIL +2
Final · Box score
Kings81
Blazers88
Q1 POR -4; Q2 POR +10; Q3 POR +11; Q4 POR +7
Final · Box score
Raptors107
Lakers109
Q1 LAL +5; Q2 LAL -8; Q3 LAL -3; Q4 LAL +2
On this day · 2008–09Mar 9, 2009: 6 games. Top scorer: Dwyane Wade (Heat-Bulls), 48 points.
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The lead · Heat-Bobcats

Charlotte rallies from 10 down to beat Miami

Andrew Bogut goes for 25 points

Game flow · CHA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10-9-4+5CHA AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat3018181278
Bobcats2019232183
Who led
Stephen JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 29, 35, 7, 16, 32, 20, 8, 21, 12, 17CHA17 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Raymond FeltonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 10, 7, 8, 9, 10, 4, 13, 9, 15CHA15 PTS · 4 REB · 11 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 20, 17, 18, 24, 8, 21, 35, 27, 38, 27MIA27 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Jermaine O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 9, 18, 18, 18, 14, 16, 14, 13, 3, 19MIA19 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Lead changes
Celtics-Bucks11
Raptors-Lakers11
Sixers-Pacers8
Rockets-Wizards6
Jazz-Bulls6
Heat-Bobcats3
Clippers-Magic2
Kings-Blazers2
Shot of the night

Kobe's jumper with 1.9 seconds left breaks the tie, 109-107 final

The night in charts
Jazz-Bulls combined for 240, 24 more than any other game
Points by game
Jazz-BullsJazz 132, Bulls 108
240
Raptors-LakersRaptors 107, Lakers 109
216
Sixers-PacersSixers 96, Pacers 107
203
Clippers-MagicClippers 87, Magic 113
200
Rockets-WizardsRockets 96, Wizards 88
184
Celtics-BucksCeltics 84, Bucks 86
170
Kings-BlazersKings 81, Blazers 88
169
Heat-BobcatsHeat 78, Bobcats 83
161
3 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Raptors-LakersRaptors 107, Lakers 109
+2 LAL
Celtics-BucksCeltics 84, Bucks 86
+2 MIL
Heat-BobcatsHeat 78, Bobcats 83
+5 CHA
Kings-BlazersKings 81, Blazers 88
+7 POR
Rockets-WizardsRockets 96, Wizards 88
+8 HOU
Sixers-PacersSixers 96, Pacers 107
+11 IND
Jazz-BullsJazz 132, Bulls 108
+24 UTA
Clippers-MagicClippers 87, Magic 113
+26 ORL
CHA erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Heat-BobcatsCHA won · Heat 78, Bobcats 83
10 pts
Raptors-LakersLAL won · Raptors 107, Lakers 109
8 pts
Sixers-PacersIND won · Sixers 96, Pacers 107
5 pts
Kings-BlazersPOR won · Kings 81, Blazers 88
4 pts
Celtics-BucksMIL won · Celtics 84, Bucks 86
4 pts
Dwight shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DwightORL · 22 PTS, 15 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
75% (9-12)
MilesUTA · 26 PTS, 2 STL, 1 REB, 1 BLK
75% (9-12)
Deron WilliamsUTA · 28 PTS, 17 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
73% (11-15)
BynumLAL · 22 PTS, 6 REB, 2 BLK
67% (8-12)
O'NealMIA · 19 PTS, 5 REB, 3 BLK
64% (7-11)
Final · Celtics-Bucks
Celtics 84Bucks 86
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2224221684
Bucks2418222286
The story
Carlos Delfino had 19 points as Milwaukee beat Boston 86-84

Kevin Garnett led Boston with 14 PTS, 10 REB 19 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST · 7-15 FG, 5-8 3PT

The swing

Down 4 after the third, the Bucks took the fourth 22-16.

MIL lead by quarter
200 +2−4−4+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Raptors-Lakers
Raptors 107Lakers 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors24342623107
Lakers29213128109
The story
Los Angeles beat Toronto 109-107 behind 17 points from Pau Gasol

Chris Bosh paced Toronto: 22 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST 17 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST · 4-11 FG

The swing

A 29-24 first quarter did the most damage for the Lakers.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +5−8−3+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Heat-Bobcats
Heat 78Bobcats 83
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat3018181278
Bobcats2019232183
The story
Raymond Felton's 15 points and 11 assists carried Charlotte past Miami, 83-78

For Miami, Jermaine O'Neal had 19 PTS, 5 REB 15 PTS, 11 AST, 4 REB · 5-12 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The Bobcats trailed by 4 going into the fourth, then won it 21-12.

CHA lead by quarter
200 −10−9−4+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Boris Diaw was the fantasy play: 38.1 FPTS on 11 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.5Season avg21.6Last 5

21.6 points a game over his last five games, against 11.5 in 59 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.1Season avg9.3Last 3

9.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.1 in 56 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.3Season avg27Today

27 minutes today, against 10.3 a game in 29 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Orlando posts the night's biggest win

Orlando beat Clippers by 26, the widest margin of 8 games.

MIL over BOS2LAL over TOR2CHA over MIA5POR over SAC7HOU over WAS8IND over PHI11UTA over CHI24ORL over LAC26Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 32

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 33, 32, 20, 19, 14, 24, 39, 26, 34, 32Lakers-Raptors · W
27.8 PPG season to date · +4.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 16, 9, 18, 20, 10, 35, 13, 27, 10, 28Jazz-Bulls · W
18.6 PPG season to date · +9.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 1 REB · 17 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 20, 17, 18, 24, 8, 21, 35, 27, 38, 27Heat-Bobcats · L
26.4 PPG season to date · +0.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
CJ MilesPoints, last 10 games: 16, 4, 12, 4, 11, 11, 6, 15, 11, 26Jazz-Bulls · W
9.0 PPG season to date · +17.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 1 REB · 0 AST
Andrew BogutPoints, last 10 games: 18, 24, 26, 15, 8, 14, 15, 19, 15, 25Bucks-Celtics · W
16.2 PPG season to date · +9.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 17 REB · 2 AST
Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 19, 17, 22, 23, 33, 27, 24, 20, 34, 25Bulls-Jazz · L
20.6 PPG season to date · +4.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 4 REB · 13 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Andray BlatcheWAS+10.9 22.5 last 10 · 11.6 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
Martell WebsterPOR−5.7 4.4 last 10 · 10.1 season