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Monday, March 22, 2010Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NOH trailed DAL by 13 after the first quarter and won 115–99.

Final · Box score
Magic109
Sixers93
Q1 ORL +4; Q2 ORL +9; Q3 ORL +10; Q4 ORL +16
Final · Box score
Heat99
Nets89
Q1 MIA -7; Q2 MIA -1; Q3 MIA +12; Q4 MIA +10
Final · Box score
Rockets88
Bulls98
Q1 CHI +1; Q2 CHI -5; Q3 CHI +6; Q4 CHI +10
Final · Box score
Hawks95
Bucks98
Q1 MIL +3; Q2 MIL -9; Q3 MIL -7; Q4 MIL +3
Final · Box score
Raptors106
Wolves100
Q1 TOR -1; Q2 TOR +1; Q3 TOR +10; Q4 TOR +6
Final · Box score
Mavs99
Hornets115
Q1 NOH -13; Q2 NOH +7; Q3 NOH +12; Q4 NOH +16
Final · Box score
Spurs99
Thunder96
Q1 SAS -9; Q2 SAS -3; Q3 SAS +5; Q4 SAS +3
Final · Box score
Celtics97
Jazz110
Q1 UTA -5; Q2 UTA -5; Q3 UTA +9; Q4 UTA +13
Final · Box score
Grizzlies102
Kings85
Q1 MEM +2; Q2 MEM -1; Q3 MEM +5; Q4 MEM +17
Final · Box score
Suns133
Warriors131
Q1 PHX +2; Q2 PHX +3; Q3 PHX +1; Q4 PHX +2
On this day · 2008–09Mar 22, 2009: 7 games. Top scorer: Dwyane Wade (Heat-Pistons), 39 points.
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The lead · Mavs-Hornets

New Orleans climbs back to beat Dallas

Kevin Durant goes for 45 points

Game flow · NOH margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-13+7+12+16NOH AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs3213252999
Hornets19333033115
Who led
Marcus ThorntonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 28, 11, 23, 28, 17, 14, 15, 22, 28NOH28 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
David WestPoints, last 10 games: 22, 28, 33, 30, 24, 24, 36, 14, 4, 25NOH25 PTS · 6 REB · 10 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 4, 14, 30, 17, 11, 20, 26, 9, 18, 24DAL24 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 27, 22, 31, 27, 24, 12, 20, 26, 28, 16DAL16 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Lead changes
Suns-Warriors24
Spurs-Thunder12
Magic-Sixers11
Hawks-Bucks11
Rockets-Bulls10
Grizzlies-Kings10
Heat-Nets9
Raptors-Wolves8
Celtics-Jazz4
Mavs-Hornets3
The night in charts
Suns-Warriors combined for 264, 50 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-WarriorsSuns 133, Warriors 131
264
Mavs-HornetsMavs 99, Hornets 115
214
Celtics-JazzCeltics 97, Jazz 110
207
Raptors-WolvesRaptors 106, Wolves 100
206
Magic-SixersMagic 109, Sixers 93
202
Spurs-ThunderSpurs 99, Thunder 96
195
Hawks-BucksHawks 95, Bucks 98
193
Heat-NetsHeat 99, Nets 89
188
Grizzlies-KingsGrizzlies 102, Kings 85
187
Rockets-BullsRockets 88, Bulls 98
186
3 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Suns-WarriorsSuns 133, Warriors 131
+2 PHX
Spurs-ThunderSpurs 99, Thunder 96
+3 SAS
Hawks-BucksHawks 95, Bucks 98
+3 MIL
Raptors-WolvesRaptors 106, Wolves 100
+6 TOR
Rockets-BullsRockets 88, Bulls 98
+10 CHI
Heat-NetsHeat 99, Nets 89
+10 MIA
Celtics-JazzCeltics 97, Jazz 110
+13 UTA
Magic-SixersMagic 109, Sixers 93
+16 ORL
Mavs-HornetsMavs 99, Hornets 115
+16 NOH
Grizzlies-KingsGrizzlies 102, Kings 85
+17 MEM
NOH erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Mavs-HornetsNOH won · Mavs 99, Hornets 115
13 pts
Spurs-ThunderSAS won · Spurs 99, Thunder 96
9 pts
Hawks-BucksMIL won · Hawks 95, Bucks 98
9 pts
Heat-NetsMIA won · Heat 99, Nets 89
7 pts
Rockets-BullsCHI won · Rockets 88, Bulls 98
5 pts
Dwight shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DwightORL · 23 PTS, 15 REB, 2 BLK
82% (9-11)
Amar'ePHX · 37 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST
80% (12-15)
BoozerUTA · 19 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
80% (8-10)
PetersonNOH · 20 PTS, 5 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
D WadeMIA · 27 PTS, 12 AST, 7 REB, 2 STL
69% (9-13)
Final · Suns-Warriors
Suns 133Warriors 131
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns33323434133
Warriors31313633131
The story
Jason Richardson's 34 points carried Phoenix past Golden State, 133-131

For Golden State, Monta Ellis had 30 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB 34 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST · 12-20 FG, 5-8 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 33-31, was where the Suns built it.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +2+3+1+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Anthony Tolliver was the fantasy play: 60.9 FPTS on 25 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST

Final · Spurs-Thunder
Spurs 99Thunder 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2531251899
Thunder3425172096
The story
Manu Ginobili had 21 points as San Antonio beat Oklahoma City 99-96

Jeff Green led Oklahoma City with 16 PTS, 6 REB 21 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST · 7-16 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

Down 3 after the second, the Spurs took the third 25-17.

SAS lead by quarter
200 −9−3+5+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hawks-Bucks
Hawks 95Bucks 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks2034202195
Bucks2322223198
The story
Milwaukee beat Atlanta 98-95 behind 32 points from John Salmons

Joe Johnson paced Atlanta: 27 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 32 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST · 12-19 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

A 31-21 fourth quarter erased a 7-point hole for the Bucks.

MIL lead by quarter
200 +3−9−7+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Carlos Delfino topped the game at 45.8 FPTS: 23 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
22.7Season avg32.0Last 5

32.0 points a game over his last five games, against 22.7 in 70 earlier games. Today: 37 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.4Season avg11.3Last 3

11.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.4 in 62 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.6Season avg45.1Today

45 minutes today, against 22.6 a game in 61 earlier games. Line: 7 points, 1 rebounds, 7 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 10 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Memphis by 17.

PHX over GSW2MIL over ATL3SAS over OKC3TOR over MIN6MIA over NJN10CHI over HOU10UTA over BOS13ORL over PHI16NOH over DAL16MEM over SAC17Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Top performances

Kevin Durant leads the day with 45

Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 19, 32, 27, 29, 32, 35, 26, 31, 16, 45Thunder-Spurs · L
29.7 PPG season to date · +15.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Carmelo Anthony DEN, Dec 27, 2005: 45 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Ties season high45 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 19, 30, 30, 30, 29, 36, 25, 44, 18, 37Suns-Warriors · W
22.9 PPG season to date · +14.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Jason RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 22, 22, 20, 16, 20, 27, 11, 16, 34Suns-Warriors · W
15.8 PPG season to date · +18.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high34 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
John SalmonsPoints, last 10 games: 22, 17, 12, 16, 24, 12, 20, 27, 26, 32Bucks-Hawks · W
14.7 PPG season to date · +17.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high32 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 26, 22, 22, 17, 31, 13, 28, 39, 28, 30Warriors-Suns · L
25.8 PPG season to date · +4.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Reggie WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 4, 8, 28, 14, 12, 0, 22, 15, 15, 29Warriors-Suns · L
14.2 PPG season to date · +16.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Andray BlatcheWAS+8.7 21.4 last 10 · 12.7 season
Manu GinobiliSAS+7.1 22.5 last 10 · 15.4 season
Amar'e StoudemirePHX+6.9 29.8 last 10 · 22.9 season
Jrue HolidayPHI+6.7 14.2 last 10 · 7.5 season
Marcus ThorntonNOH+6.7 20.4 last 10 · 13.7 season
Cold
Larry HughesCHA−6.7 2.6 last 10 · 9.3 season
Devin BrownCHI−6.4 1.7 last 10 · 8.1 season
Omri CasspiSAC−5.6 5.1 last 10 · 10.7 season
Nate RobinsonBOS−5.6 5.5 last 10 · 11.1 season
Ronnie BrewerMEM−5.5 3.3 last 10 · 8.8 season