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Sunday, March 13, 2011Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Box score
Thunder95
Cavs75
Q1 OKC +15; Q2 OKC +12; Q3 OKC +19; Q4 OKC +20
Final · Box score
Bobcats95
Raptors90
Q1 CHA +2; Q2 CHA +3; Q3 CHA +5; Q4 CHA +5
Final · Box score
Magic111
Suns88
Q1 ORL +6; Q2 ORL +9; Q3 ORL +22; Q4 ORL +23
Final · Box score
Bucks56
Celtics87
Q1 BOS +11; Q2 BOS +17; Q3 BOS +22; Q4 BOS +31
Final · Box score
Pacers106
Knicks93
Q1 IND +8; Q2 IND +8; Q3 IND +13; Q4 IND +13
Final · Box score
Wolves77
Warriors100
Q1 GSW +3; Q2 GSW +5; Q3 GSW +16; Q4 GSW +23
On this day · 2009–10Mar 13, 2010: 7 games. Top scorer: Luis Scola (Rockets-Nets), 44 points.
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The lead · Bobcats-Raptors

Charlotte gets past Toronto

Dwight Howard goes for 26 points

Game flow · CHA margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+2+3+5+5CHA AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bobcats2426261995
Raptors2225241990
Who led
D.J. AugustinPoints, last 10 games: 23, 23, 11, 13, 22, 14, 13, 6, 16, 23CHA23 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Gerald HendersonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 21, 4, 9, 7, 16, 20, 20, 12, 18CHA18 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Andrea BargnaniPoints, last 10 games: 27, 38, 18, 24, 26, 14, 23, 35, 8, 17TOR17 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Leandro BarbosaPoints, last 10 games: 4, 13, 15, 9, 0, 8, 22, 7, 29, 15TOR15 PTS · 0 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Pacers-Knicks

Indiana never trails at a break against New York

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 106–93. Tyler Hansbrough led Indiana with 29 points, 8 rebounds and 0 assists.

The whole night · final margins
CHA over TOR5IND over NYK13OKC over CLE20ORL over PHX23GSW over MIN23BOS over MIL31Final margin, points. Pink = IND over NYK.
Lead changes
Thunder-Cavs5
Bobcats-Raptors5
Wolves-Warriors5
Pacers-Knicks2
Magic-Suns0
Bucks-Celtics0
The night in charts
Pacers-Knicks combined for 199
Points by game
Pacers-KnicksPacers 106, Knicks 93
199
Magic-SunsMagic 111, Suns 88
199
Bobcats-RaptorsBobcats 95, Raptors 90
185
Wolves-WarriorsWolves 77, Warriors 100
177
Thunder-CavsThunder 95, Cavs 75
170
Bucks-CelticsBucks 56, Celtics 87
143
CHA won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Bobcats-RaptorsBobcats 95, Raptors 90
+5 CHA
Pacers-KnicksPacers 106, Knicks 93
+13 IND
Thunder-CavsThunder 95, Cavs 75
+20 OKC
Wolves-WarriorsWolves 77, Warriors 100
+23 GSW
Magic-SunsMagic 111, Suns 88
+23 ORL
Bucks-CelticsBucks 56, Celtics 87
+31 BOS
Bass shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BassORL · 17 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
WestbrookOKC · 20 PTS, 5 AST, 3 STL, 1 REB
63% (10-16)
HansbroughIND · 29 PTS, 8 REB
60% (12-20)
WebsterMIN · 16 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB
60% (6-10)
CollisonIND · 16 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
Final · Bobcats-Raptors
Bobcats 95Raptors 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bobcats2426261995
Raptors2225241990
The story
Gerald Henderson had 18 points as Charlotte beat Toronto 95-90

Reggie Evans led Toronto with 17 REB, 6 PTS, 2 AST 18 PTS, 4 REB, 4 STL, 2 AST · 7-13 FG

The swing

The Bobcats won the first 24-22, their biggest quarter edge.

CHA lead by quarter
200 +2+3+5+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Thunder-Cavs
Thunder 95Cavs 75
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder2921252095
Cavs1424181975
The story
Oklahoma City beat Cleveland 95-75 behind 14 rebounds and 8 points from Serge Ibaka

JJ Hickson paced Cleveland: 15 REB, 8 PTS 14 REB, 8 PTS, 7 BLK · 3-12 FG

The swing

A 29-14 first quarter did the most damage for the Thunder.

OKC lead by quarter
200 +15+12+19+20 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Magic-Suns
Magic 111Suns 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic32292624111
Suns2626132388
The story
Gilbert Arenas' 16 points carried Orlando past Phoenix, 111-88

For Phoenix, Mickael Pietrus had 14 PTS, 3 REB 16 PTS, 5 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST · 5-10 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 26-13, was where the Magic built it.

ORL lead by quarter
300 +6+9+22+23 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.8Season avg22.6Last 5

22.6 points a game over his last five games, against 9.8 in 53 earlier games. Today: 29 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
35.2Season avg23.4Last 3

23.4 minutes a game over his last three games, against 35.2 in 56 earlier games. Today: 11 points in 23 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.1Season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 21.1 a game in 51 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Tyler Hansbrough leads the day with 29

Tyler HansbroughPoints, last 10 games: 3, 13, 14, 13, 13, 17, 26, 21, 20, 29Pacers-Knicks · W
10.1 PPG season to date · +19.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high29 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 31, 16, 30, 24, 41, 26, 31, 26, 36, 28Knicks-Pacers · L
26.4 PPG season to date · +1.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 32, 31, 40, 20, 30, 14, 20, 16, 13, 26Magic-Suns · W
22.9 PPG season to date · +3.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 15 REB · 0 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 27, 29, 25, 22, 29, 14, 34, 31, 18, 25Knicks-Pacers · L
25.2 PPG season to date · −0.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 7, 33, 20, 29, 9, 22, 23, 15, 22, 24Warriors-Wolves · W
18.8 PPG season to date · +5.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
D.J. AugustinPoints, last 10 games: 23, 23, 11, 13, 22, 14, 13, 6, 16, 23Bobcats-Raptors · W
14.4 PPG season to date · +8.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Al JeffersonUTA+7.9 26.6 last 10 · 18.7 season
Chase BudingerHOU+7.2 16.3 last 10 · 9.1 season
Tyler HansbroughIND+6.8 16.9 last 10 · 10.1 season
Marcin GortatPHX+6.2 14.9 last 10 · 8.7 season
Greg MonroeDET+6.2 14.8 last 10 · 8.6 season
Cold
Steve NashPHX−5.9 9.8 last 10 · 15.7 season
Raymond FeltonDEN−5.8 10.3 last 10 · 16.1 season
Rashard LewisWAS−5.6 6.1 last 10 · 11.7 season
Brandon RoyPOR−5.3 9.5 last 10 · 14.8 season
Al HarringtonDEN−5.2 5.2 last 10 · 10.4 season