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Friday, March 19, 2010Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NYK trailed PHI by 11 after the first quarter and won 92–88.

Final · Box score
Pistons102
Pacers106
Q1 IND +15; Q2 IND +21; Q3 IND +17; Q4 IND +4
Final · Box score
Thunder115
Raptors89
Q1 OKC +14; Q2 OKC +27; Q3 OKC +32; Q4 OKC +26
Final · OT · Box score
Bobcats92
Hawks93
Q1 ATL -6; Q2 ATL +2; Q3 ATL -5; Q4 Hawks 0; OT1 ATL +1
Final · Box score
Sixers88
Knicks92
Q1 NYK -11; Q2 NYK -2; Q3 NYK -1; Q4 NYK +4
Final · Box score
Cavs92
Bulls85
Q1 CLE +1; Q2 CLE +8; Q3 CLE +4; Q4 CLE +7
Final · Box score
Celtics94
Rockets87
Q1 BOS +4; Q2 BOS +9; Q3 BOS +10; Q4 BOS +7
Final · Box score
Warriors116
Spurs147
Q1 SAS +13; Q2 SAS +16; Q3 SAS +31; Q4 SAS +31
Final · Box score
Jazz100
Suns110
Q1 PHX +10; Q2 PHX +15; Q3 PHX +14; Q4 PHX +10
Final · Box score
Wizards74
Blazers76
Q1 POR +5; Q2 POR +12; Q3 POR +4; Q4 POR +2
Final · 2OT · Box score
Bucks114
Kings108
Q1 MIL +8; Q2 MIL +1; Q3 MIL -7; Q4 Bucks 0; OT1 Bucks 0; OT2 MIL +6
Final · Box score
Wolves96
Lakers104
Q1 LAL +11; Q2 LAL +10; Q3 LAL +10; Q4 LAL +8
On this day · 2008–09Mar 19, 2009: 3 games. Top scorer: Monta Ellis (Warriors-Lakers), 27 points.
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The lead · Sixers-Knicks

New York climbs out of an 11-point hole against Philadelphia

LeBron James goes for 29 points

Game flow · NYK margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-11-2-1+4NYK AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers2624142488
Knicks1533152992
Who led
Danilo GallinariPoints, last 10 games: 15, 13, 15, 27, 14, 9, 6, 21, 9, 25NYK25 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Toney DouglasPoints, last 10 games: 7, 6, 0, 11, 2, 19, 21, 20, 11, 22NYK22 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Elton BrandPoints, last 10 games: 2, 17, 12, 7, 11, 24, 8, 7, 12, 19PHI19 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Andre IguodalaPoints, last 10 games: 11, 14, 16, 5, 13, 30, 15, 14, 20, 17PHI17 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Four close finishes and one Spurs rout

Four of 11 games were decided by four points or fewer. San Antonio beat Golden State by 31.

ATL over CHA1POR over WAS2IND over DET4NYK over PHI4MIL over SAC6CLE over CHI7BOS over HOU7LAL over MIN8PHX over UTA10OKC over TOR26SAS over GSW31Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Lead changes
Bucks-Kings17
Sixers-Knicks11
Cavs-Bulls11
Bobcats-Hawks9
Thunder-Raptors7
Celtics-Rockets6
Wolves-Lakers4
Wizards-Blazers3
Pistons-Pacers2
Warriors-Spurs0
Jazz-Suns0
Shot of the night

Johnson's jumper at the buzzer of OT puts the Hawks ahead, 93-92 final

The night in charts
Warriors-Spurs combined for 263, 41 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-SpursWarriors 116, Spurs 147
263
Bucks-KingsBucks 114, Kings 108
222
Jazz-SunsJazz 100, Suns 110
210
Pistons-PacersPistons 102, Pacers 106
208
Thunder-RaptorsThunder 115, Raptors 89
204
Wolves-LakersWolves 96, Lakers 104
200
Bobcats-HawksBobcats 92, Hawks 93
185
Celtics-RocketsCeltics 94, Rockets 87
181
Sixers-KnicksSixers 88, Knicks 92
180
Cavs-BullsCavs 92, Bulls 85
177
Wizards-BlazersWizards 74, Blazers 76
150
4 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bobcats-HawksBobcats 92, Hawks 93
+1 ATL
Wizards-BlazersWizards 74, Blazers 76
+2 POR
Sixers-KnicksSixers 88, Knicks 92
+4 NYK
Pistons-PacersPistons 102, Pacers 106
+4 IND
Bucks-KingsBucks 114, Kings 108
+6 MIL
Celtics-RocketsCeltics 94, Rockets 87
+7 BOS
Cavs-BullsCavs 92, Bulls 85
+7 CLE
Wolves-LakersWolves 96, Lakers 104
+8 LAL
Jazz-SunsJazz 100, Suns 110
+10 PHX
Thunder-RaptorsThunder 115, Raptors 89
+26 OKC
Warriors-SpursWarriors 116, Spurs 147
+31 SAS
NYK erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Sixers-KnicksNYK won · Sixers 88, Knicks 92
11 pts
Bucks-KingsMIL won · Bucks 114, Kings 108
7 pts
Bobcats-HawksATL won · Bobcats 92, Hawks 93
6 pts
Amar'e shot 14-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Amar'ePHX · 44 PTS, 7 REB, 2 BLK, 1 STL
88% (14-16)
JeffersonSAS · 21 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
80% (8-10)
MaggetteGSW · 30 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST
71% (10-14)
GrangerIND · 29 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL
69% (11-16)
ManuSAS · 23 PTS, 11 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
67% (10-15)
Final · Bobcats-Hawks
Bobcats 92Hawks 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Bobcats26182515892
Hawks20261820993
The story
Josh Smith had 18 points and 11 rebounds as Atlanta beat Charlotte 93-92 in OT

Raymond Felton led Charlotte with 25 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST 18 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST, 4 STL · 8-15 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 6 after the first, the Hawks took the second 26-18.

ATL lead by quarter
200 −6+2−50+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Gerald Wallace led the game in fantasy with 53.2 FPTS (20 PTS, 16 REB, 3 AST)

Final · Sixers-Knicks
Sixers 88Knicks 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers2624142488
Knicks1533152992
The story
New York beat Philadelphia 92-88 behind 25 points from Danilo Gallinari

Andre Iguodala paced Philadelphia: 17 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 25 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST · 6-12 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

A 33-24 second quarter erased a 11-point hole for the Knicks.

NYK lead by quarter
200 −11−2−1+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bucks-Kings
Bucks 114Kings 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Bucks29201729613114
Kings2127252267108
The story
Brandon Jennings' 35 points and 8 assists carried Milwaukee past Sacramento, 114-108 in OT

For Sacramento, Beno Udrih had 26 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB 35 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB · 12-28 FG, 8-13 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 29-21, was where the Bucks built it.

MIL lead by quarter
200 +8+1−700+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.0Season avg18.6Last 5

18.6 points a game over his last five games, against 7.0 in 42 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 24 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.7Season avg11.0Last 3

11.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.7 in 69 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.8Season avg35.6Today

36 minutes today, against 10.8 a game in 55 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Amar'e Stoudemire leads the day with 44

Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 20, 41, 19, 30, 30, 30, 29, 36, 25, 44Suns-Jazz · W
22.8 PPG season to date · +21.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Paul Pierce BOS, Mar 22, 2001: 44 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Season high44 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 27, 6, 26, 22, 22, 17, 31, 13, 28, 39Warriors-Spurs · L
25.7 PPG season to date · +13.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Brandon JenningsPoints, last 10 games: 11, 3, 5, 4, 25, 13, 23, 8, 21, 35Bucks-Kings · W
16.1 PPG season to date · +19.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 29, 39, 19, 32, 27, 29, 32, 35, 26, 31Thunder-Raptors · W
29.7 PPG season to date · +1.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Corey MaggettePoints, last 10 games: 5, 14, 18, 19, 18, 24, 20, 18, 14, 30Warriors-Spurs · L
20.2 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 36, 36, 22, 26, 40, 23, 30, 29, 32, 29Cavs-Bulls · W
29.9 PPG season to date · −0.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 11 REB · 7 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Andray BlatcheWAS+8.9 21.6 last 10 · 12.7 season
Amar'e StoudemirePHX+7.6 30.4 last 10 · 22.8 season
Marcus ThorntonNOH+7.4 20.8 last 10 · 13.4 season
Stephen CurryGSW+6.7 23.1 last 10 · 16.4 season
Terrence WilliamsNJN+6.5 13.7 last 10 · 7.2 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−5.6 4.1 last 10 · 9.7 season
Nate RobinsonBOS−4.8 6.6 last 10 · 11.4 season
Steve NashPHX−4.8 12.0 last 10 · 16.8 season