Wednesday, March 24, 2010Regular season · 11 games

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11 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed SAS by 7 at halftime and won 92–83.

Final · Box score

Magic84

Hawks86

Final · Box score

Nuggets99

Celtics113

Final · Box score

Wolves95

Bobcats108

Final · Box score

Wizards82

Pacers99

Final · Box score

Jazz113

Raptors87

Final · Box score

Kings79

Nets93

Final · Box score

Sixers101

Bucks86

Final · Box score

Cavs105

Hornets92

Final · Box score

Rockets104

Thunder122

Final · Box score

Lakers92

Spurs83

Final · Box score

Grizzlies110

Warriors128

On this day · 2008–09Mar 24, 2009: 4 games. Top scorer: Tony Parker (Spurs-Warriors), 30 points.

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The lead · Lakers-Spurs

Lakers make it seven straight

Dwight Howard goes for 24 rebounds

Game flow · LAL margin at each break

By quarter

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
Lakers	22	19	30	21	92
Spurs	25	23	18	17	83

Who led

Kobe BryantLAL24 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST

Lamar OdomLAL19 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST

Manu GinobiliSAS24 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST

George HillSAS21 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST

Top scorers tonight

LeBron James CLE38

Stephen Jackson CHA37

Carmelo Anthony DEN32

Danny Granger IND31

Stephen Curry GSW30

Dwight tops the night at 62.3 FPTS

Top 8 FPTS

DwightORL · 24 REB, 19 PTS, 4 BLK, 2 STL

62.3

Brook LopezNJN · 26 PTS, 13 REB, 4 AST, 4 BLK

61.6

Deron WilliamsUTA · 18 PTS, 16 AST, 8 REB, 4 STL

59.6

StephGSW · 30 PTS, 11 AST, 5 REB, 4 STL

59.5

LeBronCLE · 38 PTS, 9 AST, 6 REB, 1 STL

59.2

RondoBOS · 15 AST, 11 PTS, 11 REB, 4 STL

54.7

Gerald WallaceCHA · 23 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 4 STL

51.3

Stephen JacksonCHA · 37 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL

50.5

Records so far

Cleveland leads the league at 57–15

East

1. CLE57-15

2. ORL50-22

3. ATL46-25

4. BOS46-25

5. MIL39-31

6. CHA37-34

7. MIA37-34

8. TOR35-35

9. CHI33-37

10. NYK26-45

11. IND26-46

12. PHI25-47

13. DET23-48

14. WAS21-49

15. NJN8-63

West

1. LAL53-18

2. DAL47-24

3. DEN47-25

4. UTA47-25

5. PHX45-26

6. OKC43-27

7. SAS42-28

8. POR42-29

9. MEM38-34

10. HOU36-34

11. NOH34-39

12. LAC26-45

13. SAC24-48

14. GSW20-51

15. MIN14-58

Lead changes

Wolves-Bobcats10

Lakers-Spurs7

Kings-Nets6

Nuggets-Celtics4

Cavs-Hornets3

Wizards-Pacers2

Magic-Hawks1

Sixers-Bucks1

Grizzlies-Warriors1

Jazz-Raptors0

Rockets-Thunder0

Shot of the night

Smith's jumper at the buzzer breaks the tie, 86-84 final

The night in charts

Grizzlies-Warriors combined for 238, 12 more than any other game

Points by game

Grizzlies-WarriorsGrizzlies 110, Warriors 128

238

Rockets-ThunderRockets 104, Thunder 122

226

Nuggets-CelticsNuggets 99, Celtics 113

212

Wolves-BobcatsWolves 95, Bobcats 108

203

Jazz-RaptorsJazz 113, Raptors 87

200

Cavs-HornetsCavs 105, Hornets 92

197

Sixers-BucksSixers 101, Bucks 86

187

Wizards-PacersWizards 82, Pacers 99

181

Lakers-SpursLakers 92, Spurs 83

175

Kings-NetsKings 79, Nets 93

172

Magic-HawksMagic 84, Hawks 86

170

ATL won the closest game by 2

Closest finishes

Magic-HawksMagic 84, Hawks 86

+2 ATL

Lakers-SpursLakers 92, Spurs 83

+9 LAL

Cavs-HornetsCavs 105, Hornets 92

+13 CLE

Wolves-BobcatsWolves 95, Bobcats 108

+13 CHA

Kings-NetsKings 79, Nets 93

+14 NJN

Nuggets-CelticsNuggets 99, Celtics 113

+14 BOS

Sixers-BucksSixers 101, Bucks 86

+15 PHI

Wizards-PacersWizards 82, Pacers 99

+17 IND

Rockets-ThunderRockets 104, Thunder 122

+18 OKC

Grizzlies-WarriorsGrizzlies 110, Warriors 128

+18 GSW

Jazz-RaptorsJazz 113, Raptors 87

+26 UTA

LAL rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback

Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks

Lakers-SpursLAL won · Lakers 92, Spurs 83

7 pts

Magic-HawksATL won · Magic 84, Hawks 86

6 pts

Wolves-BobcatsCHA won · Wolves 95, Bobcats 108

3 pts

Hickson shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand

Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA

HicksonCLE · 20 PTS, 9 REB, 1 STL

82% (9-11)

FeltonCHA · 16 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL

80% (8-10)

GayMEM · 25 PTS, 10 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK

75% (9-12)

Jeff GreenOKC · 19 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 2 BLK

73% (8-11)

JruePHI · 15 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB, 2 STL

70% (7-10)

Final · Magic-Hawks

Magic 84Hawks 86

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
Magic	22	20	20	22	84
Hawks	16	30	22	18	86

The story

Josh Smith had 15 points as Atlanta beat Orlando 86-84

Jameer Nelson led Orlando with 20 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB 15 PTS, 7 REB, 4 BLK, 3 AST · 4-10 FG

The swing

Down 6 after the first, the Hawks took the second 30-20.

ATL lead by quarter

Final · Nuggets-Celtics

Nuggets 99Celtics 113

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
Nuggets	27	24	29	19	99
Celtics	30	31	26	26	113

The story

Paul Pierce's 27 points carried Boston past Denver, 113-99

For Denver, Carmelo Anthony had 32 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST 27 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST · 10-16 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 31-24, was where the Celtics built it.

BOS lead by quarter

Fantasy angle

Rajon Rondo was the fantasy play: 54.7 FPTS on 15 AST, 11 PTS, 11 REB

Final · Kings-Nets

Kings 79Nets 93

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
Kings	23	18	18	20	79
Nets	24	21	23	25	93

The story

New Jersey beat Sacramento 93-79 behind 26 points and 13 rebounds from Brook Lopez

Beno Udrih paced Sacramento: 19 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST 26 PTS, 13 REB, 4 AST, 4 BLK · 11-21 FG

The swing

A 23-18 third quarter did the most damage for the Nets.

NJN lead by quarter

Fantasy angle

Heating up

Manu GinobiliSAS

+9.4points, last 5 vs season avg

Points per game

24.8 points a game over his last five games, against 15.4 in 64 earlier games. Today: 24 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes

Anthony MorrowGSW

−17.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg

Minutes per game

13.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.2 in 58 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role

Mike HarrisHOU

+22.0minutes, today vs season avg

Minutes per game

26 minutes today, against 4.0 a game in 6 earlier games. Line: 7 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Utah posts the night's biggest win

Utah beat Toronto by 26, the widest margin of 11 games.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 38

LeBron JamesCavs-Hornets · W

29.8 PPG season to date · +8.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight

38 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST

Stephen JacksonBobcats-Wolves · W

20.9 PPG season to date · +16.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight

37 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST

Carmelo AnthonyNuggets-Celtics · L

29.0 PPG season to date · +3.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight

32 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST

Danny GrangerPacers-Wizards · W

23.7 PPG season to date · +7.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight

31 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST

Stephen CurryWarriors-Grizzlies · W

16.5 PPG season to date · +13.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight

30 PTS · 5 REB · 11 AST

Paul PierceCeltics-Nuggets · W

18.1 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight

27 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST

Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot

Manu GinobiliSAS+7.6 23.2 last 10 · 15.6 season

Andray BlatcheWAS+7.6 20.3 last 10 · 12.7 season

Amar'e StoudemirePHX+6.9 29.8 last 10 · 22.9 season

Marcus ThorntonNOH+6.8 20.6 last 10 · 13.8 season

Luis ScolaHOU+6.3 22.3 last 10 · 16.0 season

Cold

Omri CasspiSAC−6.4 4.2 last 10 · 10.6 season

Devin BrownCHI−6.4 1.7 last 10 · 8.1 season

Larry HughesCHA−6.3 2.7 last 10 · 9.0 season

Ronnie BrewerMEM−5.5 3.3 last 10 · 8.8 season

Martell WebsterPOR−5.4 4.1 last 10 · 9.5 season

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