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Thursday, March 11, 2010Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: POR trailed GSW by 13 after three quarters and won 110–105.

Final · Box score
Hawks105
Wizards99
Q1 ATL +5; Q2 ATL +3; Q3 ATL +6; Q4 ATL +6
Final · Box score
Bulls82
Magic111
Q1 ORL +11; Q2 ORL +32; Q3 ORL +28; Q4 ORL +29
Final · Box score
Blazers110
Warriors105
Q1 Blazers 0; Q2 POR -2; Q3 POR -13; Q4 POR +5
On this day · 2008–09Mar 11, 2009: 11 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (Lakers-Rockets), 37 points.
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The lead · Blazers-Warriors

Brandon Roy scores 41, Portland rallies past Golden State

Andray Blatche goes for 30 points

Game flow · POR margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00-2-13+5POR AHEAD ↑GSW AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers28302527110
Warriors2832369105
Who led
Brandon RoyPoints, last 10 games: 23, 28, 20, 23, 7, 25, 22, 12, 19, 41POR41 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Andre MillerPoints, last 10 games: 17, 20, 18, 14, 4, 12, 12, 19, 14, 15POR15 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Corey MaggettePoints, last 10 games: 26, 20, 24, 17, 5, 14, 18, 19, 18, 24GSW24 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 25, 34, 46, 15, 27, 6, 26, 22, 22, 17GSW17 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Blazers-Warriors13
Hawks-Wizards10
Bulls-Magic0
The night in charts
Blazers-Warriors combined for 215, 11 more than any other game
Points by game
Blazers-WarriorsBlazers 110, Warriors 105
215
Hawks-WizardsHawks 105, Wizards 99
204
Bulls-MagicBulls 82, Magic 111
193
POR won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Blazers-WarriorsBlazers 110, Warriors 105
+5 POR
Hawks-WizardsHawks 105, Wizards 99
+6 ATL
Bulls-MagicBulls 82, Magic 111
+29 ORL
McGee shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
McGeeWAS · 20 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST
77% (10-13)
HorfordATL · 18 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
67% (8-12)
RoyPOR · 41 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
64% (14-22)
BibbyATL · 16 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL
64% (7-11)
BlatcheWAS · 30 PTS, 10 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST
63% (12-19)
Final · Blazers-Warriors
Blazers 110Warriors 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers28302527110
Warriors2832369105
The story
Andre Miller had 15 points as Portland beat Golden State 110-105

Corey Maggette led Golden State with 24 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB 15 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB, 4 STL · 4-15 FG

The swing

Down 13 after the third, the Trail Blazers took the fourth 27-9.

POR lead by quarter
200 0−2−13+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hawks-Wizards
Hawks 105Wizards 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks27272526105
Wizards2229222699
The story
Jamal Crawford's 29 points carried Atlanta past Washington, 105-99

For Washington, JaVale McGee had 20 PTS, 9 REB 29 PTS, 3 AST · 8-16 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 27-22, was where the Hawks built it.

ATL lead by quarter
200 +5+3+6+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bulls-Magic
Bulls 82Magic 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls1716183182
Magic28371432111
The story
Orlando beat Chicago 111-82 behind 23 points from Vince Carter

Taj Gibson paced Chicago: 12 PTS, 9 REB 23 PTS, 4 REB · 8-13 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

A 37-16 second quarter did the most damage for the Magic.

ORL lead by quarter
400 +11+32+28+29 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

James Johnson topped the game at 32.1 FPTS: 13 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.6Season avg20.4Last 5

20.4 points a game over his last five games, against 11.6 in 60 earlier games. Today: 30 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.1Season avg6.0Last 3

6.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.1 in 47 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.1Season avg38Today

38 minutes today, against 13.1 a game in 37 earlier games. Line: 20 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · Hawks-Wizards

Atlanta leads Washington wire to wire

Atlanta was ahead at every break and won 105–99. Best quarter: the first, 27–22. Jamal Crawford led Atlanta with 29 points, 0 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
POR over GSW5ATL over WAS6ORL over CHI29Final margin, points. Pink = ATL over WAS.
Top performances

Brandon Roy leads the day with 41

Brandon RoyPoints, last 10 games: 23, 28, 20, 23, 7, 25, 22, 12, 19, 41Blazers-Warriors · W
22.2 PPG season to date · +19.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Tracy McGrady ORL, Feb 17, 2004: 41 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
41 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Andray BlatchePoints, last 10 games: 24, 25, 24, 26, 36, 18, 13, 23, 18, 30Wizards-Hawks · L
11.9 PPG season to date · +18.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 17, 1, 18, 14, 21, 20, 14, 24, 16, 29Hawks-Wizards · W
17.5 PPG season to date · +11.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high29 PTS · 0 REB · 3 AST
Corey MaggettePoints, last 10 games: 26, 20, 24, 17, 5, 14, 18, 19, 18, 24Warriors-Blazers · L
20.2 PPG season to date · +3.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 11, 16, 8, 17, 19, 15, 13, 25, 13, 23Magic-Bulls · W
16.4 PPG season to date · +6.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
JaVale McGeePoints, last 10 games: 10, 5, 10, 18, 4, 14, 13, 13, 4, 20Wizards-Hawks · L
5.2 PPG season to date · +15.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high20 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Andray BlatcheWAS+11.8 23.7 last 10 · 11.9 season
Marcus ThorntonNOH+9.6 22.4 last 10 · 12.8 season
Darren CollisonNOH+9.5 20.4 last 10 · 10.9 season
Manu GinobiliSAS+6.4 21.2 last 10 · 14.8 season
C.J. WatsonGSW+5.9 16.5 last 10 · 10.6 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
Martell WebsterPOR−6.0 4.0 last 10 · 10.0 season
Steve NashPHX−5.9 11.1 last 10 · 17.0 season
Devin BrownCHI−5.8 2.4 last 10 · 8.2 season