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Friday, March 11, 2011Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 14 points, by NJN (vs LAC) and GSW (vs ORL).

Final · Box score
Blazers92
Bobcats97
Q1 CHA -3; Q2 Bobcats 0; Q3 CHA -6; Q4 CHA +5
Final · OT · Box score
Clippers98
Nets102
Q1 NJN -12; Q2 NJN -14; Q3 NJN +1; Q4 Nets 0; OT1 NJN +4
Final · Box score
Celtics86
Sixers89
Q1 PHI +3; Q2 PHI +4; Q3 PHI +4; Q4 PHI +3
Final · Box score
Pacers98
Raptors108
Q1 TOR +5; Q2 TOR +14; Q3 TOR +10; Q4 TOR +10
Final · Box score
Hawks76
Bulls94
Q1 CHI +2; Q2 CHI -2; Q3 CHI +12; Q4 CHI +18
Final · Box score
Jazz101
Wolves122
Q1 MIN +11; Q2 MIN +9; Q3 MIN +25; Q4 MIN +21
Final · Box score
Pistons94
Thunder104
Q1 OKC -4; Q2 OKC +5; Q3 OKC +11; Q4 OKC +10
Final · Box score
Kings103
Spurs108
Q1 SAS +2; Q2 SAS +6; Q3 SAS +4; Q4 SAS +5
Final · OT · Box score
Magic120
Warriors123
Q1 GSW -7; Q2 GSW -14; Q3 GSW -9; Q4 Warriors 0; OT1 GSW +3
On this day · 2009–10Mar 11, 2010: 3 games. Top scorer: Brandon Roy (Blazers-Warriors), 41 points.
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The lead · Magic-Warriors

Monta Ellis scores 39, Golden State rallies past Orlando

Hedo Turkoglu goes for 24 points

Game flow · GSW margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-7-14-90+3GSW AHEAD ↑ORL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Magic2729252019120
Warriors2022302922123
Who led
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 15, 16, 20, 13, 21, 41, 27, 24, 16, 39GSW39 PTS · 6 REB · 11 AST
Dorell WrightPoints, last 10 games: 19, 5, 26, 6, 14, 11, 16, 7, 10, 32GSW32 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Jason RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 8, 17, 11, 8, 24, 16, 22, 19, 30ORL30 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Jameer NelsonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 15, 14, 13, 26, 16, 14, 2, 26, 24ORL24 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Nine games, by the margins

Closest finish: 3. Widest: Minnesota by 21.

PHI over BOS3GSW over ORL3NJN over LAC4CHA over POR5SAS over SAC5TOR over IND10OKC over DET10CHI over ATL18MIN over UTA21Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Clippers-Nets15
Blazers-Bobcats13
Kings-Spurs12
Celtics-Sixers10
Pistons-Thunder10
Hawks-Bulls6
Magic-Warriors5
Pacers-Raptors2
Jazz-Wolves2
The night in charts
Magic-Warriors combined for 243, 20 more than any other game
Points by game
Magic-WarriorsMagic 120, Warriors 123
243
Jazz-WolvesJazz 101, Wolves 122
223
Kings-SpursKings 103, Spurs 108
211
Pacers-RaptorsPacers 98, Raptors 108
206
Clippers-NetsClippers 98, Nets 102
200
Pistons-ThunderPistons 94, Thunder 104
198
Blazers-BobcatsBlazers 92, Bobcats 97
189
Celtics-SixersCeltics 86, Sixers 89
175
Hawks-BullsHawks 76, Bulls 94
170
5 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Celtics-SixersCeltics 86, Sixers 89
+3 PHI
Magic-WarriorsMagic 120, Warriors 123
+3 GSW
Clippers-NetsClippers 98, Nets 102
+4 NJN
Blazers-BobcatsBlazers 92, Bobcats 97
+5 CHA
Kings-SpursKings 103, Spurs 108
+5 SAS
Pacers-RaptorsPacers 98, Raptors 108
+10 TOR
Pistons-ThunderPistons 94, Thunder 104
+10 OKC
Hawks-BullsHawks 76, Bulls 94
+18 CHI
Jazz-WolvesJazz 101, Wolves 122
+21 MIN
NJN erased a 14-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Clippers-NetsNJN won · Clippers 98, Nets 102
14 pts
Magic-WarriorsGSW won · Magic 120, Warriors 123
14 pts
Blazers-BobcatsCHA won · Blazers 92, Bobcats 97
6 pts
Pistons-ThunderOKC won · Pistons 94, Thunder 104
4 pts
Hawks-BullsCHI won · Hawks 76, Bulls 94
2 pts
Love shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
LoveMIN · 24 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
75% (9-12)
Dorell WrightGSW · 32 PTS, 6 REB
71% (12-17)
KamanLAC · 23 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST, 1 BLK
65% (11-17)
MatthewsPOR · 20 PTS, 3 STL, 2 AST, 1 REB
64% (7-11)
HardenOKC · 22 PTS, 3 AST, 3 STL, 1 BLK
64% (7-11)
Final · Magic-Warriors
Magic 120Warriors 123
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Magic2729252019120
Warriors2022302922123
The story
Stephen Curry had 22 points and 12 assists as Golden State beat Orlando 123-120 in OT

Jason Richardson led Orlando with 30 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB 22 PTS, 12 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL · 8-19 FG, 4-10 3PT

The swing

Down 9 after the third, the Warriors took the fourth 29-20.

GSW lead by quarter
200 −7−14−90+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Celtics-Sixers
Celtics 86Sixers 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2223231886
Sixers2524231789
The story
Philadelphia beat Boston 89-86 behind 13 points and 8 assists from Andre Iguodala

Nenad Krstic paced Boston: 16 PTS, 15 REB 13 PTS, 9 REB, 8 AST · 5-11 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

A 25-22 first quarter did the most damage for the 76ers.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +3+4+4+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Nets
Clippers 98Nets 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Clippers26251627498
Nets142331268102
The story
Jordan Farmar's 24 points carried New Jersey past Los Angeles, 102-98 in OT

For Los Angeles, Chris Kaman had 23 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST 24 PTS, 7 AST, 3 STL, 1 REB · 9-17 FG, 5-11 3PT

The swing

The Nets trailed by 14 going into the third, then won it 31-16.

NJN lead by quarter
200 −12−14+10+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.5Season avg19.4Last 5

19.4 points a game over his last five games, against 9.5 in 53 earlier games. Today: 11 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.0Season avg8.5Last 3

8.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.0 in 63 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.7Season avg46.9Today

47 minutes today, against 23.7 a game in 46 earlier games. Line: 19 points, 2 rebounds, 7 assists.

Top performances

Monta Ellis leads the day with 39

Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 15, 16, 20, 13, 21, 41, 27, 24, 16, 39Warriors-Magic · W
25.0 PPG season to date · +14.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 6 REB · 11 AST
Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 32, 26, 17, 21, 12, 24, 27, 24, 20, 34Bulls-Hawks · W
24.7 PPG season to date · +9.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Dorell WrightPoints, last 10 games: 19, 5, 26, 6, 14, 11, 16, 7, 10, 32Warriors-Magic · W
16.2 PPG season to date · +16.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high32 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Jason RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 8, 17, 11, 8, 24, 16, 22, 19, 30Magic-Warriors · L
16.4 PPG season to date · +13.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Stephen JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 32, 9, 20, 13, 30, 35, 7, 8, 29Bobcats-Blazers · W
19.2 PPG season to date · +10.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Leandro BarbosaPoints, last 10 games: 5, 4, 13, 15, 9, 0, 8, 22, 7, 29Raptors-Pacers · W
12.8 PPG season to date · +16.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Al JeffersonUTA+7.1 25.6 last 10 · 18.5 season
Jarrett JackNOH+6.8 15.5 last 10 · 8.7 season
Greg MonroeDET+6.7 15.3 last 10 · 8.6 season
Gerald HendersonCHA+6.7 14.6 last 10 · 7.9 season
James HardenOKC+6.2 17.7 last 10 · 11.5 season
Cold
Brandon RoyPOR−6.1 8.6 last 10 · 14.7 season
Steve NashPHX−5.9 9.8 last 10 · 15.7 season
Rashard LewisWAS−5.6 6.1 last 10 · 11.7 season
Raymond FeltonDEN−5.1 11.1 last 10 · 16.2 season
Al HarringtonDEN−5.0 5.4 last 10 · 10.4 season