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Wednesday, March 17, 2010Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: GSW trailed NOH by 13 at halftime and won 131–121.

Final · Box score
Thunder92
Bobcats100
Q1 CHA -11; Q2 CHA -8; Q3 CHA +3; Q4 CHA +8
Final · Box score
Pacers94
Cavs99
Q1 CLE +5; Q2 CLE +2; Q3 CLE +16; Q4 CLE +5
Final · Box score
Nets97
Sixers108
Q1 PHI +10; Q2 PHI +11; Q3 PHI +13; Q4 PHI +11
Final · Box score
Hawks105
Raptors106
Q1 TOR +5; Q2 TOR +3; Q3 TOR -11; Q4 TOR +1
Final · Box score
Knicks97
Celtics109
Q1 BOS +13; Q2 BOS +19; Q3 BOS +21; Q4 BOS +12
Final · Box score
Spurs84
Magic110
Q1 ORL +5; Q2 ORL +10; Q3 ORL +22; Q4 ORL +26
Final · Box score
Bulls106
Mavs113
Q1 DAL +12; Q2 DAL +20; Q3 DAL +16; Q4 DAL +7
Final · Box score
Grizzlies94
Rockets107
Q1 HOU -7; Q2 HOU -2; Q3 HOU +9; Q4 HOU +13
Final · Box score
Wolves100
Jazz122
Q1 Jazz 0; Q2 UTA +9; Q3 UTA +14; Q4 UTA +22
Final · Box score
Hornets121
Warriors131
Q1 GSW -4; Q2 GSW -13; Q3 GSW -8; Q4 GSW +10
Final · Box score
Bucks93
Clippers101
Q1 Clippers 0; Q2 LAC +9; Q3 LAC -2; Q4 LAC +8
On this day · 2008–09Mar 17, 2009: 8 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (Cavs-Magic), 43 points.
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The lead · Hornets-Warriors

Anthony Tolliver scores 30 in Golden State win over New Orleans

LeBron James goes for 32 points

Game flow · GSW margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4-13-8+10GSW AHEAD ↑NOH AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets34352725121
Warriors30263243131
Who led
Anthony TolliverPoints, last 10 games: 19, 10, 8, 20, 9, 5, 14, 4, 14, 30GSW30 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 15, 27, 6, 26, 22, 22, 17, 31, 13, 28GSW28 PTS · 3 REB · 13 AST
David WestPoints, last 10 games: 10, 13, 15, 22, 28, 33, 30, 24, 24, 36NOH36 PTS · 15 REB · 5 AST
Darren CollisonPoints, last 10 games: 35, 10, 17, 32, 16, 8, 17, 13, 18, 20NOH20 PTS · 6 REB · 14 AST
Second story · Hawks-Raptors

Toronto rallies from 11 down to beat Atlanta

Trailing by 11 after three, Toronto outscored the Hawks 31–19 the rest of the way. Final: 106–105. Andrea Bargnani led Toronto with 22 points, 11 rebounds and 2 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Raptors-Hawks
Andrea Bargnani · TORJamal Crawford · ATLPTS2233REB112AST22Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Bucks-Clippers9
Pacers-Cavs6
Grizzlies-Rockets5
Hornets-Warriors5
Thunder-Bobcats4
Wolves-Jazz4
Nets-Sixers3
Hawks-Raptors3
Bulls-Mavs2
Knicks-Celtics0
Spurs-Magic0
Shot of the night

Bosh's jumper with 2.9 seconds left puts the Raptors ahead, 106-105 final

The night in charts
Hornets-Warriors combined for 252, 30 more than any other game
Points by game
Hornets-WarriorsHornets 121, Warriors 131
252
Wolves-JazzWolves 100, Jazz 122
222
Bulls-MavsBulls 106, Mavs 113
219
Hawks-RaptorsHawks 105, Raptors 106
211
Knicks-CelticsKnicks 97, Celtics 109
206
Nets-SixersNets 97, Sixers 108
205
Grizzlies-RocketsGrizzlies 94, Rockets 107
201
Spurs-MagicSpurs 84, Magic 110
194
Bucks-ClippersBucks 93, Clippers 101
194
Pacers-CavsPacers 94, Cavs 99
193
Thunder-BobcatsThunder 92, Bobcats 100
192
2 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Hawks-RaptorsHawks 105, Raptors 106
+1 TOR
Pacers-CavsPacers 94, Cavs 99
+5 CLE
Bulls-MavsBulls 106, Mavs 113
+7 DAL
Bucks-ClippersBucks 93, Clippers 101
+8 LAC
Thunder-BobcatsThunder 92, Bobcats 100
+8 CHA
Hornets-WarriorsHornets 121, Warriors 131
+10 GSW
Nets-SixersNets 97, Sixers 108
+11 PHI
Knicks-CelticsKnicks 97, Celtics 109
+12 BOS
Grizzlies-RocketsGrizzlies 94, Rockets 107
+13 HOU
Wolves-JazzWolves 100, Jazz 122
+22 UTA
Spurs-MagicSpurs 84, Magic 110
+26 ORL
GSW erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hornets-WarriorsGSW won · Hornets 121, Warriors 131
13 pts
Hawks-RaptorsTOR won · Hawks 105, Raptors 106
11 pts
Thunder-BobcatsCHA won · Thunder 92, Bobcats 100
11 pts
Grizzlies-RocketsHOU won · Grizzlies 94, Rockets 107
7 pts
Bucks-ClippersLAC won · Bucks 93, Clippers 101
2 pts
KG shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KGBOS · 22 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
82% (9-11)
BrooksHOU · 31 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST
79% (11-14)
JeffersonSAS · 20 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
Reggie WilliamsGSW · 22 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
73% (8-11)
BoozerUTA · 19 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
Final · Hawks-Raptors
Hawks 105Raptors 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks25313019105
Raptors30291631106
The story
Andrea Bargnani had 22 points and 11 rebounds as Toronto beat Atlanta 106-105

Josh Smith led Atlanta with 14 PTS, 10 REB, 7 AST 22 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST · 8-14 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

Down 11 after the third, the Raptors took the fourth 31-19.

TOR lead by quarter
200 +5+3−11+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Al Horford led the game in fantasy with 46.3 FPTS (18 PTS, 14 REB, 5 AST)

Final · Pacers-Cavs
Pacers 94Cavs 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2523172994
Cavs3020311899
The story
Cleveland beat Indiana 99-94 behind 17 points from Antawn Jamison

AJ Price paced Indiana: 14 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB 17 PTS, 9 REB · 7-12 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

A 31-17 third quarter did the most damage for the Cavaliers.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +5+2+16+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hornets-Warriors
Hornets 121Warriors 131
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets34352725121
Warriors30263243131
The story
Monta Ellis' 28 points and 13 assists carried Golden State past New Orleans, 131-121

For New Orleans, Darren Collison had 20 PTS, 14 AST, 6 REB 28 PTS, 13 AST, 4 STL, 3 REB · 10-23 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The Warriors trailed by 8 going into the fourth, then won it 43-25.

GSW lead by quarter
200 −4−13−8+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
19.0Season avg29.4Last 5

29.4 points a game over his last five games, against 19.0 in 67 earlier games. Today: 36 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.4Season avg17.7Last 3

17.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.4 in 55 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 21 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.0Season avg41Today

41 minutes today, against 15.0 a game in 41 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

David West leads the day with 36

David WestPoints, last 10 games: 10, 13, 15, 22, 28, 33, 30, 24, 24, 36Hornets-Warriors · L
19.3 PPG season to date · +17.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 15 REB · 5 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 14, 21, 20, 14, 24, 16, 29, 17, 25, 33Hawks-Raptors · L
17.9 PPG season to date · +15.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 20, 36, 36, 22, 26, 40, 23, 30, 29, 32Cavs-Pacers · W
29.9 PPG season to date · +2.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 9 REB · 9 AST
Aaron BrooksPoints, last 10 games: 31, 19, 28, 22, 25, 25, 14, 18, 31, 31Rockets-Grizzlies · W
20.1 PPG season to date · +11.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 31, 22, 23, 31, 15, 13, 24, 22, 18, 30Grizzlies-Rockets · L
20.8 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 15 REB · 2 AST
Anthony TolliverPoints, last 10 games: 19, 10, 8, 20, 9, 5, 14, 4, 14, 30Warriors-Hornets · W
10.1 PPG season to date · +20.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Andray BlatcheWAS+11.3 24.0 last 10 · 12.7 season
Marcus ThorntonNOH+8.0 21.4 last 10 · 13.3 season
Darren CollisonNOH+7.3 18.6 last 10 · 11.3 season
Jrue HolidayPHI+7.1 14.4 last 10 · 7.3 season
Stephen CurryGSW+6.7 23.1 last 10 · 16.4 season
Cold
Devin BrownCHI−6.4 1.7 last 10 · 8.1 season
Larry HughesNYK−6.2 3.4 last 10 · 9.6 season
Martell WebsterPOR−6.0 3.7 last 10 · 9.7 season
Monta EllisGSW−4.7 20.7 last 10 · 25.4 season
Omri CasspiSAC−4.5 6.6 last 10 · 11.1 season