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Sunday, March 21, 2010Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: HOU trailed NYK by 15 after the first quarter and won 116–112.

Final · Box score
Rockets116
Knicks112
Q1 HOU -15; Q2 HOU -2; Q3 HOU -2; Q4 HOU +4
Final · Box score
Thunder101
Pacers121
Q1 IND +7; Q2 IND +11; Q3 IND +19; Q4 IND +20
Final · Box score
Kings102
Clippers89
Q1 SAC +13; Q2 SAC +9; Q3 SAC +12; Q4 SAC +13
Final · Box score
Pistons79
Cavs104
Q1 CLE +8; Q2 CLE +12; Q3 CLE +22; Q4 CLE +25
Final · OT · Box score
Spurs114
Hawks119
Q1 ATL -11; Q2 ATL +2; Q3 ATL +3; Q4 Hawks 0; OT1 ATL +5
Final · Box score
Wizards92
Lakers99
Q1 LAL +6; Q2 LAL +26; Q3 LAL +22; Q4 LAL +7
Final · Box score
Blazers87
Suns93
Q1 PHX -5; Q2 Suns 0; Q3 PHX -4; Q4 PHX +6
On this day · 2008–09Mar 21, 2009: 7 games. Top scorer: Jason Richardson (Suns-Wizards), 35 points.
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The lead · Rockets-Knicks

Houston storms back from 15 down to beat New York

David Lee goes for 27 points

Game flow · HOU margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-15-2-2+4HOU AHEAD ↑NYK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets17453024116
Knicks32323018112
Who led
Kevin MartinPoints, last 10 games: 28, 14, 30, 27, 21, 20, 29, 18, 17, 28HOU28 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Kyle LowryPoints, last 10 games: 10, 11, 7, 14, 6, 5, 8, 5, 4, 18HOU18 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
David LeePoints, last 10 games: 21, 23, 23, 19, 21, 17, 15, 8, 29, 27NYK27 PTS · 20 REB · 6 AST
Toney DouglasPoints, last 10 games: 6, 0, 11, 2, 19, 21, 20, 11, 22, 26NYK26 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Spurs-Hawks

Atlanta goes to overtime again, beats San Antonio

Back-to-back games past regulation for the Hawks. 105–105 after 48 minutes, 119–114 final. Marvin Williams led Atlanta with 26 points, 9 rebounds and 0 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Hawks-Spurs
Marvin Williams · ATLManu Ginobili · SASPTS2638REB91AST06Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Blazers-Suns14
Rockets-Knicks13
Spurs-Hawks8
Kings-Clippers7
Thunder-Pacers0
Pistons-Cavs0
Wizards-Lakers0
The night in charts
Spurs-Hawks combined for 233, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Spurs-HawksSpurs 114, Hawks 119
233
Rockets-KnicksRockets 116, Knicks 112
228
Thunder-PacersThunder 101, Pacers 121
222
Wizards-LakersWizards 92, Lakers 99
191
Kings-ClippersKings 102, Clippers 89
191
Pistons-CavsPistons 79, Cavs 104
183
Blazers-SunsBlazers 87, Suns 93
180
2 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Rockets-KnicksRockets 116, Knicks 112
+4 HOU
Spurs-HawksSpurs 114, Hawks 119
+5 ATL
Blazers-SunsBlazers 87, Suns 93
+6 PHX
Wizards-LakersWizards 92, Lakers 99
+7 LAL
Kings-ClippersKings 102, Clippers 89
+13 SAC
Thunder-PacersThunder 101, Pacers 121
+20 IND
Pistons-CavsPistons 79, Cavs 104
+25 CLE
HOU erased a 15-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Rockets-KnicksHOU won · Rockets 116, Knicks 112
15 pts
Spurs-HawksATL won · Spurs 114, Hawks 119
11 pts
Blazers-SunsPHX won · Blazers 87, Suns 93
5 pts
Landry shot 11-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
LandrySAC · 24 PTS, 6 REB, 2 BLK, 1 STL
79% (11-14)
Marvin WilliamsATL · 26 PTS, 9 REB, 2 STL
71% (10-14)
World PeaceLAL · 16 PTS, 3 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
DuncanSAS · 29 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST
69% (11-16)
Eric GordonLAC · 23 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
64% (9-14)
Final · Rockets-Knicks
Rockets 116Knicks 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets17453024116
Knicks32323018112
The story
Kevin Martin's 28 points carried Houston past New York, 116-112

For New York, Toney Douglas had 26 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB 28 PTS, 3 REB · 9-16 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The Rockets trailed by 15 going into the second, then won it 45-32.

HOU lead by quarter
200 −15−2−2+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Spurs-Hawks
Spurs 114Hawks 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Spurs331827279114
Hawks2231282414119
The story
Al Horford had 22 points and 18 rebounds as Atlanta beat San Antonio 119-114 in OT

Tim Duncan led San Antonio with 29 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST 22 PTS, 18 REB, 1 AST · 8-15 FG

The swing

Down 11 after the first, the Hawks took the second 31-18.

ATL lead by quarter
200 −11+2+30+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Blazers-Suns
Blazers 87Suns 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2621211987
Suns2126172993
The story
Phoenix beat Portland 93-87 behind 18 points and 14 rebounds from Amar'e Stoudemire

Andre Miller paced Portland: 22 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB 18 PTS, 14 REB · 6-14 FG

The swing

A 29-19 fourth quarter erased a 4-point hole for the Suns.

PHX lead by quarter
200 −50−4+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Marcus Camby topped the game at 45.7 FPTS: 16 REB, 7 PTS

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.3Season avg20.0Last 5

20.0 points a game over his last five games, against 7.3 in 43 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.3Season avg11.7Last 3

11.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.3 in 66 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.6Season avg33Today

33 minutes today, against 14.6 a game in 66 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 4 rebounds, 11 assists.

Top performances

Manu Ginobili leads the day with 38

Manu GinobiliPoints, last 10 games: 16, 17, 38, 28, 6, 14, 22, 18, 23, 38Spurs-Hawks · L
15.3 PPG season to date · +23.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high38 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
Danny GrangerPoints, last 10 games: 30, 9, 30, 32, 24, 16, 29, 26, 29, 32Pacers-Thunder · W
23.4 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 12, 17, 13, 18, 15, 8, 12, 5, 17, 29Spurs-Hawks · L
18.5 PPG season to date · +10.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 14, 10, 11, 20, 17, 15, 26, 28, 17, 28Lakers-Wizards · W
17.5 PPG season to date · +10.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high28 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Kevin MartinPoints, last 10 games: 28, 14, 30, 27, 21, 20, 29, 18, 17, 28Rockets-Knicks · W
21.1 PPG season to date · +7.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
David LeePoints, last 10 games: 21, 23, 23, 19, 21, 17, 15, 8, 29, 27Knicks-Rockets · L
20.2 PPG season to date · +6.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 20 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Andray BlatcheWAS+8.7 21.4 last 10 · 12.7 season
Amar'e StoudemirePHX+7.5 30.2 last 10 · 22.7 season
Jrue HolidayPHI+6.7 14.2 last 10 · 7.5 season
Manu GinobiliSAS+6.7 22.0 last 10 · 15.3 season
Terrence WilliamsNJN+6.6 13.9 last 10 · 7.3 season
Cold
Larry HughesCHA−6.7 2.6 last 10 · 9.3 season
Devin BrownCHI−6.4 1.7 last 10 · 8.1 season
Nate RobinsonBOS−6.0 5.2 last 10 · 11.2 season
Omri CasspiSAC−5.6 5.2 last 10 · 10.8 season
Martell WebsterPOR−5.4 4.1 last 10 · 9.5 season