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Wednesday, March 31, 2010Regular season · 13 games
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13 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed MEM by 6 after three quarters and won 106–102.

Final · Box score
Lakers92
Hawks109
Q1 ATL +4; Q2 ATL +10; Q3 ATL +16; Q4 ATL +17
Final · Box score
Sixers84
Bobcats103
Q1 CHA +6; Q2 CHA +10; Q3 CHA +18; Q4 CHA +19
Final · Box score
Bucks98
Cavs101
Q1 CLE -1; Q2 CLE +2; Q3 CLE +6; Q4 CLE +3
Final · Box score
Clippers92
Raptors114
Q1 TOR +3; Q2 TOR -5; Q3 TOR +6; Q4 TOR +22
Final · Box score
Thunder109
Celtics104
Q1 OKC +7; Q2 OKC -4; Q3 Thunder 0; Q4 OKC +5
Final · Box score
Heat98
Pistons81
Q1 MIA -2; Q2 MIA +9; Q3 MIA +13; Q4 MIA +17
Final · Box score
Suns116
Nets105
Q1 Suns 0; Q2 PHX -3; Q3 PHX +12; Q4 PHX +11
Final · OT · Box score
Mavs106
Grizzlies102
Q1 DAL -5; Q2 Mavs 0; Q3 DAL -6; Q4 Mavs 0; OT1 DAL +4
Final · Box score
Kings99
Wolves108
Q1 Wolves 0; Q2 MIN +9; Q3 MIN +17; Q4 MIN +9
Final · Box score
Wizards96
Hornets91
Q1 WAS +4; Q2 WAS +4; Q3 WAS +11; Q4 WAS +5
Final · Box score
Rockets102
Spurs119
Q1 SAS +7; Q2 SAS +5; Q3 SAS +14; Q4 SAS +17
Final · Box score
Knicks90
Blazers118
Q1 POR +11; Q2 POR +27; Q3 POR +30; Q4 POR +28
Final · Box score
Warriors104
Jazz128
Q1 UTA +14; Q2 UTA +27; Q3 UTA +28; Q4 UTA +24
On this day · 2008–09Mar 31, 2009: 9 games. Top scorer: David West (Hornets-Kings), 40 points.
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The lead · Mavs-Grizzlies

Dallas needs overtime to survive Memphis

George Hill goes for 30 points

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-50-60+4DAL AHEAD ↑MEM AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Mavs2228172316106
Grizzlies2723231712102
Who led
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 20, 26, 9, 18, 24, 14, 11, 9, 15, 29DAL29 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 12, 20, 26, 28, 16, 18, 15, 13, 34, 28DAL28 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
O.J. MayoPoints, last 10 games: 17, 22, 25, 24, 4, 21, 20, 21, 17, 27MEM27 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Mike ConleyPoints, last 10 games: 12, 18, 6, 19, 11, 15, 12, 21, 18, 25MEM25 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Portland posts the night's biggest win

Portland beat New York by 28, the widest margin of 13 games.

CLE over MIL3DAL over MEM4OKC over BOS5WAS over NOH5MIN over SAC9PHX over NJN11ATL over LAL17MIA over DET17SAS over HOU17CHA over PHI19TOR over LAC22UTA over GSW24POR over NYK28Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Thunder-Celtics25
Bucks-Cavs16
Clippers-Raptors8
Suns-Nets8
Mavs-Grizzlies7
Rockets-Spurs7
Kings-Wolves4
Lakers-Hawks3
Sixers-Bobcats2
Heat-Pistons1
Wizards-Hornets1
Knicks-Blazers0
Warriors-Jazz0
Shot of the night

LeBron's layup with 17 seconds left breaks the tie, 101-98 final

The night in charts
Warriors-Jazz combined for 232, 11 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-JazzWarriors 104, Jazz 128
232
Suns-NetsSuns 116, Nets 105
221
Rockets-SpursRockets 102, Spurs 119
221
Thunder-CelticsThunder 109, Celtics 104
213
Knicks-BlazersKnicks 90, Blazers 118
208
Mavs-GrizzliesMavs 106, Grizzlies 102
208
Kings-WolvesKings 99, Wolves 108
207
Clippers-RaptorsClippers 92, Raptors 114
206
Lakers-HawksLakers 92, Hawks 109
201
Bucks-CavsBucks 98, Cavs 101
199
Wizards-HornetsWizards 96, Hornets 91
187
Sixers-BobcatsSixers 84, Bobcats 103
187
Heat-PistonsHeat 98, Pistons 81
179
4 of 13 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bucks-CavsBucks 98, Cavs 101
+3 CLE
Mavs-GrizzliesMavs 106, Grizzlies 102
+4 DAL
Wizards-HornetsWizards 96, Hornets 91
+5 WAS
Thunder-CelticsThunder 109, Celtics 104
+5 OKC
Kings-WolvesKings 99, Wolves 108
+9 MIN
Suns-NetsSuns 116, Nets 105
+11 PHX
Heat-PistonsHeat 98, Pistons 81
+17 MIA
Lakers-HawksLakers 92, Hawks 109
+17 ATL
Rockets-SpursRockets 102, Spurs 119
+17 SAS
Sixers-BobcatsSixers 84, Bobcats 103
+19 CHA
Clippers-RaptorsClippers 92, Raptors 114
+22 TOR
Warriors-JazzWarriors 104, Jazz 128
+24 UTA
Knicks-BlazersKnicks 90, Blazers 118
+28 POR
DAL rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Mavs-GrizzliesDAL won · Mavs 106, Grizzlies 102
6 pts
Clippers-RaptorsTOR won · Clippers 92, Raptors 114
5 pts
Thunder-CelticsOKC won · Thunder 109, Celtics 104
4 pts
Suns-NetsPHX won · Suns 116, Nets 105
3 pts
Heat-PistonsMIA won · Heat 98, Pistons 81
2 pts
Boozer shot 12-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BoozerUTA · 25 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
86% (12-14)
AldridgePOR · 21 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
83% (10-12)
LivingstonWAS · 18 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB
80% (8-10)
George HillSAS · 30 PTS, 7 AST, 5 STL, 2 REB
73% (11-15)
Gerald WallaceCHA · 24 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
73% (8-11)
Final · Bucks-Cavs
Bucks 98Cavs 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks3020212798
Cavs29232524101
The story
LeBron James' 23 points carried Cleveland past Milwaukee, 101-98

For Milwaukee, John Salmons had 28 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB 23 PTS, 9 REB, 7 AST · 7-17 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 25-21, was where the Cavaliers built it.

CLE lead by quarter
200 −1+2+6+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Mavs-Grizzlies
Mavs 106Grizzlies 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Mavs2228172316106
Grizzlies2723231712102
The story
Jason Terry had 29 points as Dallas beat Memphis 106-102 in OT

Mike Conley led Memphis with 25 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST 29 PTS, 6 AST, 4 STL, 1 REB · 11-24 FG, 1-8 3PT

The swing

Down 6 after the third, the Mavericks took the fourth 23-17.

DAL lead by quarter
200 −50−60+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Dirk Nowitzki led the game in fantasy with 49.5 FPTS (28 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB)

Final · Kings-Wolves
Kings 99Wolves 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings3113262999
Wolves31223421108
The story
Minnesota beat Sacramento 108-99 behind 19 points and 12 rebounds from Al Jefferson

Carl Landry paced Sacramento: 22 PTS, 7 REB 19 PTS, 12 REB, 6 BLK, 3 AST · 9-15 FG

The swing

A 22-13 second quarter did the most damage for the Timberwolves.

MIN lead by quarter
200 0+9+17+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Tyreke Evans topped the game at 56.4 FPTS: 20 PTS, 13 AST, 7 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.2Season avg22.6Last 5

22.6 points a game over his last five games, against 13.2 in 72 earlier games. Today: 23 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.8Season avg11.0Last 3

11.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.8 in 47 earlier games. Today: 1 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.0Season avg34.2Today

34 minutes today, against 9.0 a game in 24 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 10 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Durant leads the day with 37

Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 35, 26, 31, 16, 45, 25, 26, 29, 26, 37Thunder-Celtics · W
29.7 PPG season to date · +7.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 28, 14, 22, 36, 21, 20, 18, 19, 22, 34Raptors-Clippers · W
24.0 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
George HillPoints, last 10 games: 16, 2, 10, 11, 27, 21, 14, 15, 19, 30Spurs-Rockets · W
12.7 PPG season to date · +17.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high30 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 20, 26, 9, 18, 24, 14, 11, 9, 15, 29Mavs-Grizzlies · W
16.9 PPG season to date · +12.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
John SalmonsPoints, last 10 games: 12, 20, 27, 26, 32, 4, 23, 25, 9, 28Bucks-Cavs · L
14.9 PPG season to date · +13.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Michael BeasleyPoints, last 10 games: 11, 15, 6, 8, 16, 16, 15, 8, 2, 28Heat-Pistons · W
15.0 PPG season to date · +13.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Manu GinobiliSAS+7.6 23.6 last 10 · 16.0 season
Terrence WilliamsNJN+6.3 14.1 last 10 · 7.8 season
Andray BlatcheWAS+5.9 19.2 last 10 · 13.3 season
John SalmonsMIL+5.7 20.6 last 10 · 14.9 season
Drew GoodenLAC+5.5 16.3 last 10 · 10.8 season
Cold
Devin BrownCHI−6.5 1.5 last 10 · 8.0 season
Nate RobinsonBOS−5.9 4.5 last 10 · 10.4 season
Ronnie BrewerMEM−5.5 3.3 last 10 · 8.8 season
Omri CasspiSAC−5.4 5.1 last 10 · 10.5 season
Chris KamanLAC−5.1 13.3 last 10 · 18.4 season