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Tuesday, March 16, 2010Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Nuggets trailed Wizards by 6 after the first quarter and won 97–87.

Final · Box score
Bobcats94
Pacers99
Q1 Pacers -4; Q2 Pacers +9; Q3 Pacers +11; Q4 Pacers +5
Final · Box score
Cavs113
Pistons101
Q1 Cavs 0; Q2 Cavs -2; Q3 Cavs -1; Q4 Cavs +12
Final · Box score
Spurs88
Heat76
Q1 Spurs +15; Q2 Spurs +18; Q3 Spurs +17; Q4 Spurs +12
Final · Box score
Hawks108
Nets84
Q1 Hawks 0; Q2 Hawks +16; Q3 Hawks +20; Q4 Hawks +24
Final · Box score
Bulls97
Grizzlies104
Q1 Grizzlies -1; Q2 Grizzlies +11; Q3 Grizzlies +18; Q4 Grizzlies +7
Final · Box score
Wizards87
Nuggets97
Q1 Nuggets -6; Q2 Nuggets -6; Q3 Nuggets +2; Q4 Nuggets +10
Final · Box score
Wolves114
Suns152
Q1 Suns +5; Q2 Suns +18; Q3 Suns +26; Q4 Suns +38
Final · Box score
Lakers106
Kings99
Q1 Lakers +11; Q2 Lakers +1; Q3 Lakers +9; Q4 Lakers +7
On this day · 2008–09Mar 16, 2009: 5 games. Top scorer: Vince Carter (Nets-Nuggets), 32 points.
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The lead · Wizards-Nuggets

Denver handles Washington by 10

LeBron James posts a triple-double

Game flow · Nuggets margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6-6+2+10Nuggets AHEAD ↑Wizards AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards2421182487
Nuggets1821263297
Who led
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 21, 17, 30, 34, 30, 19, 32, 24, 45, 29Nuggets29 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
JR SmithPoints, last 10 games: 7, 16, 18, 20, 22, 15, 3, 30, 17, 17Nuggets17 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Andray BlatchePoints, last 10 games: 36, 18, 13, 23, 18, 30, 23, 32, 24, 23Wizards23 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Al ThorntonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 2, 6, 24, 15, 7, 16, 15, 4, 16Wizards16 PTS · 1 REB · 0 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Phoenix posts the night's biggest win

Phoenix beat Minnesota by 38, the widest margin of 8 games.

Pacers over Bobcats5Grizzlies over Bulls7Lakers over Kings7Nuggets over Wizards10Cavs over Pistons12Spurs over Heat12Hawks over Nets24Suns over Wolves38Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Cavs-Pistons10
Lakers-Kings10
Hawks-Nets8
Wolves-Suns6
Bobcats-Pacers4
Bulls-Grizzlies3
Wizards-Nuggets1
Spurs-Heat0
The night in charts
Wolves-Suns combined for 266, 52 more than any other game
Points by game
Wolves-SunsWolves 114, Suns 152
266
Cavs-PistonsCavs 113, Pistons 101
214
Lakers-KingsLakers 106, Kings 99
205
Bulls-GrizzliesBulls 97, Grizzlies 104
201
Bobcats-PacersBobcats 94, Pacers 99
193
Hawks-NetsHawks 108, Nets 84
192
Wizards-NuggetsWizards 87, Nuggets 97
184
Spurs-HeatSpurs 88, Heat 76
164
Pacers won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Bobcats-PacersBobcats 94, Pacers 99
+5 Pacers
Bulls-GrizzliesBulls 97, Grizzlies 104
+7 Grizzlies
Lakers-KingsLakers 106, Kings 99
+7 Lakers
Wizards-NuggetsWizards 87, Nuggets 97
+10 Nuggets
Cavs-PistonsCavs 113, Pistons 101
+12 Cavs
Spurs-HeatSpurs 88, Heat 76
+12 Spurs
Hawks-NetsHawks 108, Nets 84
+24 Hawks
Wolves-SunsWolves 114, Suns 152
+38 Suns
Nuggets rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wizards-NuggetsNuggets won · Wizards 87, Nuggets 97
6 pts
Bobcats-PacersPacers won · Bobcats 94, Pacers 99
4 pts
Cavs-PistonsCavs won · Cavs 113, Pistons 101
2 pts
Bulls-GrizzliesGrizzlies won · Bulls 97, Grizzlies 104
1 pt
Pau shot 12-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PauLakers · 28 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST, 1 BLK
86% (12-14)
GrahamBobcats · 19 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST
80% (8-10)
AmundsonSuns · 20 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
77% (10-13)
DiawBobcats · 20 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
MayoGrizzlies · 24 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
Final · Bobcats-Pacers
Bobcats 94Pacers 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bobcats2419242794
Pacers2032262199
The story
Indiana beat Charlotte 99-94 behind 26 points from Danny Granger

Boris Diaw paced Charlotte: 20 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST 26 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST · 9-25 FG, 3-9 3PT

The swing

A 32-19 second quarter erased a 4-point hole for the Pacers.

Pacers lead by quarter
200 −4+9+11+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Stephen Jackson topped the game at 49.3 FPTS: 20 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST

Final · Lakers-Kings
Lakers 106Kings 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers28212829106
Kings1731203199
The story
Pau Gasol's 28 points and 12 rebounds carried Los Angeles past Sacramento, 106-99

For Sacramento, Spencer Hawes had 13 PTS, 3 REB 28 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST · 12-14 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 28-17, was where the Lakers built it.

Lakers lead by quarter
200 +11+1+9+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Tyreke Evans was the fantasy play: 51.2 FPTS on 25 PTS, 11 REB, 9 AST

Final · Cavs-Pistons
Cavs 113Pistons 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs28262138113
Pistons28282025101
The story
Mo Williams had 20 points as Cleveland beat Detroit 113-101

Jason Maxiell led Detroit with 15 REB, 10 PTS 20 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB · 6-11 FG, 5-9 3PT

The swing

Down 1 after the third, the Cavaliers took the fourth 38-25.

Cavs lead by quarter
200 0−2−1+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+13.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.5Season avg26.4Last 5

26.4 points a game over his last five games, against 12.5 in 64 earlier games. Today: 23 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
Ronnie BrewerGrizzlies
−14.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.0Season avg16.3Last 3

16.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.0 in 54 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.6Season avg32.2Today

32 minutes today, against 7.6 a game in 18 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 30

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 19, 14, 24, 39, 26, 34, 32, 21, 29, 30Lakers-Kings · W
27.7 PPG season to date · +2.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 33, 20, 36, 36, 22, 26, 40, 23, 30, 29Cavs-Pistons · W
29.9 PPG season to date · −0.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Grant Hill Pistons, Feb 28, 1997: 29 PTS · 12 REB · 12 AST
29 PTS · 12 REB · 12 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 21, 17, 30, 34, 30, 19, 32, 24, 45, 29Nuggets-Wizards · W
28.8 PPG season to date · +0.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 23, 15, 14, 10, 11, 20, 17, 15, 26, 28Lakers-Kings · W
17.3 PPG season to date · +10.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 8, 21, 35, 27, 38, 27, 27, 22, 38, 28Heat-Spurs · L
26.5 PPG season to date · +1.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Jason RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 14, 20, 12, 22, 22, 20, 16, 20, 27Suns-Wolves · W
15.6 PPG season to date · +11.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Andray BlatcheWizards+11.3 24.0 last 10 · 12.7 season
Marcus ThorntonHornets+8.5 21.8 last 10 · 13.3 season
Darren CollisonHornets+7.0 18.2 last 10 · 11.2 season
Stephen CurryWarriors+6.7 23.1 last 10 · 16.4 season
Jrue HolidaySixers+6.2 13.3 last 10 · 7.1 season
Cold
Devin BrownBulls−6.4 1.7 last 10 · 8.1 season
Larry HughesKnicks−6.2 3.4 last 10 · 9.6 season
Martell WebsterBlazers−6.0 3.7 last 10 · 9.7 season
Chris Douglas-RobertsNets−5.4 5.0 last 10 · 10.4 season
Omri CasspiKings−4.5 6.6 last 10 · 11.1 season