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Sunday, March 28, 2010Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed TOR by 10 after three quarters and won 97–94.

Final · Box score
Kings90
Cavs97
Q1 CLE +9; Q2 CLE +6; Q3 CLE +2; Q4 CLE +7
Final · OT · Box score
Grizzlies103
Bucks108
Q1 MIL +1; Q2 MIL +2; Q3 MIL -3; Q4 Bucks 0; OT1 MIL +5
Final · Box score
Pacers84
Hawks94
Q1 ATL -5; Q2 ATL -2; Q3 ATL +9; Q4 ATL +10
Final · Box score
Bulls110
Pistons103
Q1 CHI +6; Q2 CHI +18; Q3 CHI +8; Q4 CHI +7
Final · Box score
Raptors94
Heat97
Q1 MIA +3; Q2 MIA -6; Q3 MIA -10; Q4 MIA +3
Final · Box score
Nuggets97
Magic103
Q1 ORL -2; Q2 ORL +1; Q3 Magic 0; Q4 ORL +6
Final · Box score
Suns111
Wolves105
Q1 PHX +1; Q2 PHX +22; Q3 PHX +8; Q4 PHX +6
Final · Box score
Blazers92
Thunder87
Q1 POR +9; Q2 POR +1; Q3 POR +3; Q4 POR +5
Final · Box score
Spurs94
Celtics73
Q1 SAS -4; Q2 SAS +1; Q3 SAS +17; Q4 SAS +21
Final · Box score
Warriors121
Clippers103
Q1 GSW -7; Q2 GSW +19; Q3 GSW +12; Q4 GSW +18
On this day · 2008–09Mar 28, 2009: 8 games. Top scorer: Danny Granger (Pacers-Bulls), 32 points.
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The lead · Raptors-Heat

Dwyane Wade scores 32, Miami rallies past Toronto

LeBron James goes for 34 points

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+3-6-10+3MIA AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors2326281794
Heat2617243097
Who led
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 27, 22, 38, 28, 36, 14, 27, 12, 30, 32MIA32 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Udonis HaslemPoints, last 10 games: 8, 7, 7, 13, 10, 2, 9, 14, 10, 23MIA23 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 14, 24, 28, 14, 22, 36, 21, 20, 18, 19TOR19 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Jarrett JackPoints, last 10 games: 14, 7, 7, 7, 2, 15, 9, 7, 7, 18TOR18 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Grizzlies-Bucks19
Kings-Cavs11
Nuggets-Magic9
Suns-Wolves9
Blazers-Thunder8
Pacers-Hawks6
Bulls-Pistons5
Raptors-Heat5
Spurs-Celtics1
Warriors-Clippers1
The night in charts
Warriors-Clippers combined for 224, 8 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-ClippersWarriors 121, Clippers 103
224
Suns-WolvesSuns 111, Wolves 105
216
Bulls-PistonsBulls 110, Pistons 103
213
Grizzlies-BucksGrizzlies 103, Bucks 108
211
Nuggets-MagicNuggets 97, Magic 103
200
Raptors-HeatRaptors 94, Heat 97
191
Kings-CavsKings 90, Cavs 97
187
Blazers-ThunderBlazers 92, Thunder 87
179
Pacers-HawksPacers 84, Hawks 94
178
Spurs-CelticsSpurs 94, Celtics 73
167
3 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Raptors-HeatRaptors 94, Heat 97
+3 MIA
Grizzlies-BucksGrizzlies 103, Bucks 108
+5 MIL
Blazers-ThunderBlazers 92, Thunder 87
+5 POR
Nuggets-MagicNuggets 97, Magic 103
+6 ORL
Suns-WolvesSuns 111, Wolves 105
+6 PHX
Kings-CavsKings 90, Cavs 97
+7 CLE
Bulls-PistonsBulls 110, Pistons 103
+7 CHI
Pacers-HawksPacers 84, Hawks 94
+10 ATL
Warriors-ClippersWarriors 121, Clippers 103
+18 GSW
Spurs-CelticsSpurs 94, Celtics 73
+21 SAS
MIA erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Raptors-HeatMIA won · Raptors 94, Heat 97
10 pts
Warriors-ClippersGSW won · Warriors 121, Clippers 103
7 pts
Pacers-HawksATL won · Pacers 84, Hawks 94
5 pts
Spurs-CelticsSAS won · Spurs 94, Celtics 73
4 pts
Grizzlies-BucksMIL won · Grizzlies 103, Bucks 108
3 pts
Haslem shot 10-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HaslemMIA · 23 PTS, 6 REB
91% (10-11)
Flip MurrayCHI · 23 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
64% (9-14)
HorfordATL · 18 PTS, 12 REB, 1 AST
64% (9-14)
GomesMIN · 16 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST
64% (7-11)
BogutMIL · 18 PTS, 11 REB, 4 BLK
64% (7-11)
Final · Raptors-Heat
Raptors 94Heat 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors2326281794
Heat2617243097
The story
Udonis Haslem had 23 points as Miami beat Toronto 97-94

Jose Calderon led Toronto with 12 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB 23 PTS, 6 REB · 10-11 FG

The swing

Down 10 after the third, the Heat took the fourth 30-17.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +3−6−10+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Grizzlies-Bucks
Grizzlies 103Bucks 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Grizzlies232129219103
Bucks2422242414108
The story
Brandon Jennings' 29 points and 8 assists carried Milwaukee past Memphis, 108-103 in OT

For Memphis, Zach Randolph had 31 PTS, 15 REB 29 PTS, 8 AST, 7 REB, 4 STL · 10-24 FG, 3-10 3PT

The swing

It went to overtime, and the Bucks took it 14-9.

MIL lead by quarter
200 +1+2−30+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Kings-Cavs
Kings 90Cavs 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings2131241490
Cavs3028201997
The story
Cleveland beat Sacramento 97-90 behind 26 points from Antawn Jamison

Jason Thompson paced Sacramento: 16 PTS, 14 REB 26 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST · 11-21 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

A 30-21 first quarter did the most damage for the Cavaliers.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +9+6+2+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
15.8Season avg28.2Last 5

28.2 points a game over his last five games, against 15.8 in 66 earlier games. Today: 28 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.6Season avg13.2Last 3

13.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.6 in 60 earlier games. Today: 9 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.7Season avg46.4Today

46 minutes today, against 21.7 a game in 73 earlier games. Line: 23 points, 7 rebounds, 8 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Ten games, by the margins

Closest finish: 3. Widest: San Antonio by 21.

MIA over TOR3MIL over MEM5POR over OKC5ORL over DEN6PHX over MIN6CLE over SAC7CHI over DET7ATL over IND10GSW over LAC18SAS over BOS21Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 34

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 40, 23, 30, 29, 32, 29, 15, 38, 27, 34Cavs-Kings · W
29.8 PPG season to date · +4.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 27, 22, 38, 28, 36, 14, 27, 12, 30, 32Heat-Raptors · W
26.4 PPG season to date · +5.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 15, 13, 24, 22, 18, 30, 20, 25, 16, 31Grizzlies-Bucks · L
20.9 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 15 REB · 1 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 30, 30, 29, 36, 25, 44, 18, 37, 18, 30Suns-Wolves · W
22.9 PPG season to date · +7.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 17 REB · 3 AST
Brandon JenningsPoints, last 10 games: 13, 23, 8, 21, 35, 9, 2, 12, 4, 29Bucks-Grizzlies · W
15.8 PPG season to date · +13.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 29, 32, 35, 26, 31, 16, 45, 25, 26, 29Thunder-Blazers · L
29.6 PPG season to date · −0.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Amar'e StoudemirePHX+6.8 29.7 last 10 · 22.9 season
Manu GinobiliSAS+6.4 22.4 last 10 · 16.0 season
Andray BlatcheWAS+6.4 19.3 last 10 · 12.9 season
Terrence WilliamsNJN+6.3 13.9 last 10 · 7.6 season
John SalmonsMIL+6.1 20.9 last 10 · 14.8 season
Cold
Devin BrownCHI−6.5 1.5 last 10 · 8.0 season
Chris KamanLAC−6.2 12.2 last 10 · 18.4 season
Anthony MorrowGSW−6.0 6.5 last 10 · 12.5 season
Martell WebsterPOR−5.5 3.8 last 10 · 9.3 season
Ronnie BrewerMEM−5.5 3.3 last 10 · 8.8 season