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Thursday, March 18, 2010Regular season · 2 games
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2 games, 1 went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · OT · Box score
Magic108
Heat102
Q1 Magic +4; Q2 Magic 0; Q3 Magic +5; Q4 Magic 0; OT1 Magic +6
Final · Box score
Hornets80
Nuggets93
Q1 Nuggets +10; Q2 Nuggets +25; Q3 Nuggets +16; Q4 Nuggets +13
On this day · 2008–09Mar 18, 2009: 11 games. Top scorer: Paul Pierce (Celtics-Heat), 36 points.
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The lead · Magic-Heat

Orlando outlasts Miami in overtime

Dwyane Wade goes for 36 points

Game flow · Magic margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0+40+50+6Magic AHEAD ↑Heat AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Magic2925221913108
Heat252917247102
Who led
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 19, 15, 13, 25, 13, 23, 18, 23, 24, 27Magic27 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Rashard LewisPoints, last 10 games: 19, 17, 9, 12, 15, 6, 3, 3, 20, 24Magic24 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 21, 35, 27, 38, 27, 27, 22, 38, 28, 36Heat36 PTS · 10 REB · 7 AST
Jermaine O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 16, 14, 13, 3, 19, 19, 25, 10, 13, 14Heat14 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Hornets-Nuggets

Denver leads New Orleans wire to wire

Denver was ahead at every break and won 93–80. Best quarter: the second, 35–20. Carmelo Anthony led Denver with 26 points, 18 rebounds and 4 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Nuggets-Hornets
Carmelo Anthony · NuggetsDarren Collison · HornetsPTS2615REB183AST46Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Magic-Heat15
Hornets-Nuggets2
The night in charts
Magic-Heat combined for 210, 37 more than any other game
Points by game
Magic-HeatMagic 108, Heat 102
210
Hornets-NuggetsHornets 80, Nuggets 93
173
Magic won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Magic-HeatMagic 108, Heat 102
+6 Magic
Hornets-NuggetsHornets 80, Nuggets 93
+13 Nuggets
Hilario shot 8-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HilarioNuggets · 20 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 5 STL
67% (8-12)
MeloNuggets · 26 PTS, 18 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
48% (12-25)
LewisMagic · 24 PTS, 11 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
47% (8-17)
D WadeHeat · 36 PTS, 10 REB, 7 AST, 1 STL
46% (12-26)
NelsonMagic · 15 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
44% (7-16)
Final · Magic-Heat
Magic 108Heat 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Magic2925221913108
Heat252917247102
The story
Vince Carter had 27 points as Orlando beat Miami 108-102 in OT

Jermaine O'Neal led Miami with 14 PTS, 6 REB 27 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB · 9-21 FG, 3-10 3PT

The swing

The Magic won the overtime 13-7.

Magic lead by quarter
200 +40+50+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Hornets-Nuggets
Hornets 80Nuggets 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets1720241980
Nuggets2735151693
The story
Nene Hilario's 20 points carried Denver past New Orleans, 93-80

For New Orleans, Darius Songaila had 13 PTS, 9 REB 20 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 5 STL, 3 BLK · 8-12 FG

The swing

The second quarter, 35-20, was where the Nuggets built it.

Nuggets lead by quarter
300 +10+25+16+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.7Season avg23.0Last 5

23.0 points a game over his last five games, against 16.7 in 62 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 46 minutes.

Losing minutes
−5.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.6Season avg17.6Last 3

17.6 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.6 in 64 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 21 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.2Season avg42Today

42 minutes today, against 26.2 a game in 63 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

Dwyane Wade leads the day with 36

Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 21, 35, 27, 38, 27, 27, 22, 38, 28, 36Heat-Magic · L
26.7 PPG season to date · +9.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 10 REB · 7 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 19, 15, 13, 25, 13, 23, 18, 23, 24, 27Magic-Heat · W
16.9 PPG season to date · +10.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 17, 30, 34, 30, 19, 32, 24, 45, 29, 26Nuggets-Hornets · W
28.8 PPG season to date · −2.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 18 REB · 4 AST
Rashard LewisPoints, last 10 games: 19, 17, 9, 12, 15, 6, 3, 3, 20, 24Magic-Heat · W
14.5 PPG season to date · +9.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Nene HilarioPoints, last 10 games: 14, 20, 13, 14, 17, 17, 13, 15, 16, 20Nuggets-Hornets · W
14.1 PPG season to date · +6.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
20 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
JR SmithPoints, last 10 games: 16, 18, 20, 22, 15, 3, 30, 17, 17, 17Nuggets-Hornets · W
15.3 PPG season to date · +1.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
17 PTS · 3 REB · 2 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+7.4 20.8 last 10 · 13.4 season
Jrue HolidaySixers+7.1 14.4 last 10 · 7.3 season
Stephen CurryWarriors+6.7 23.1 last 10 · 16.4 season
Luis ScolaRockets+6.6 22.5 last 10 · 15.9 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
Monta EllisWarriors−4.7 20.7 last 10 · 25.4 season
Omri CasspiKings−4.5 6.6 last 10 · 11.1 season