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Wednesday, March 16, 2011Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CLE trailed SAC by 10 after the first quarter and won 97–93.

Final · Box score
Nuggets102
Hawks87
Q1 DEN -3; Q2 DEN +4; Q3 DEN +9; Q4 DEN +15
Final · Box score
Pacers80
Celtics92
Q1 BOS -5; Q2 BOS +7; Q3 BOS +14; Q4 BOS +12
Final · Box score
Raptors93
Pistons107
Q1 DET +14; Q2 DET +11; Q3 DET +11; Q4 DET +14
Final · Box score
Thunder96
Heat85
Q1 OKC +6; Q2 OKC +1; Q3 OKC +5; Q4 OKC +11
Final · OT · Box score
Magic93
Bucks89
Q1 ORL +9; Q2 ORL +9; Q3 ORL -3; Q4 Magic 0; OT1 ORL +4
Final · Box score
Suns95
Hornets100
Q1 NOH +2; Q2 NOH +10; Q3 NOH +12; Q4 NOH +5
Final · Box score
Bobcats78
Rockets94
Q1 HOU +7; Q2 HOU +10; Q3 HOU +11; Q4 HOU +16
Final · Box score
Wolves104
Jazz119
Q1 UTA +3; Q2 UTA +21; Q3 UTA +12; Q4 UTA +15
Final · Box score
Cavs97
Kings93
Q1 CLE -10; Q2 CLE -6; Q3 CLE -1; Q4 CLE +4
Final · Box score
Mavs112
Warriors106
Q1 DAL -9; Q2 DAL -6; Q3 Mavs 0; Q4 DAL +6
Final · Box score
Sixers104
Clippers94
Q1 Sixers 0; Q2 PHI +3; Q3 PHI +14; Q4 PHI +10
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The lead · Cavs-Kings

Cleveland climbs out of a 10-point hole against Sacramento

Dwight Howard goes for 31 points

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10-6-1+4CLE AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs1827282497
Kings2823231993
Who led
Ramon SessionsPoints, last 10 games: 20, 22, 20, 14, 11, 15, 8, 10, 4, 20CLE20 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
JJ HicksonPoints, last 10 games: 4, 24, 22, 12, 23, 15, 10, 4, 8, 17CLE17 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Marcus ThorntonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 29, 26, 22, 16, 22, 11, 25, 42, 23SAC23 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Samuel DalembertPoints, last 10 games: 7, 8, 8, 7, 8, 5, 2, 16, 27, 16SAC16 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Mavs-Warriors

Dallas climbs back to beat Golden State

Golden State led by 9 after one. Dallas won it 112–106. Dirk Nowitzki led Dallas with 34 points, 13 rebounds and 2 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Mavs-Warriors
Dirk Nowitzki · DALMonta Ellis · GSWPTS3426REB136AST211Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Cavs-Kings15
Magic-Bucks13
Mavs-Warriors7
Wolves-Jazz6
Sixers-Clippers6
Nuggets-Hawks4
Suns-Hornets3
Thunder-Heat3
Pacers-Celtics2
Raptors-Pistons1
Bobcats-Rockets0
Shot of the night

Sessions's jumper with 18 seconds left breaks the tie, 97-93 final

The night in charts
Wolves-Jazz combined for 223, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Wolves-JazzWolves 104, Jazz 119
223
Mavs-WarriorsMavs 112, Warriors 106
218
Raptors-PistonsRaptors 93, Pistons 107
200
Sixers-ClippersSixers 104, Clippers 94
198
Suns-HornetsSuns 95, Hornets 100
195
Cavs-KingsCavs 97, Kings 93
190
Nuggets-HawksNuggets 102, Hawks 87
189
Magic-BucksMagic 93, Bucks 89
182
Thunder-HeatThunder 96, Heat 85
181
Bobcats-RocketsBobcats 78, Rockets 94
172
Pacers-CelticsPacers 80, Celtics 92
172
3 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Magic-BucksMagic 93, Bucks 89
+4 ORL
Cavs-KingsCavs 97, Kings 93
+4 CLE
Suns-HornetsSuns 95, Hornets 100
+5 NOH
Mavs-WarriorsMavs 112, Warriors 106
+6 DAL
Sixers-ClippersSixers 104, Clippers 94
+10 PHI
Thunder-HeatThunder 96, Heat 85
+11 OKC
Pacers-CelticsPacers 80, Celtics 92
+12 BOS
Raptors-PistonsRaptors 93, Pistons 107
+14 DET
Wolves-JazzWolves 104, Jazz 119
+15 UTA
Nuggets-HawksNuggets 102, Hawks 87
+15 DEN
Bobcats-RocketsBobcats 78, Rockets 94
+16 HOU
CLE erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Cavs-KingsCLE won · Cavs 97, Kings 93
10 pts
Mavs-WarriorsDAL won · Mavs 112, Warriors 106
9 pts
Pacers-CelticsBOS won · Pacers 80, Celtics 92
5 pts
Nuggets-HawksDEN won · Nuggets 102, Hawks 87
3 pts
Magic-BucksORL won · Magic 93, Bucks 89
3 pts
Miles shot 14-of-18 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MilesUTA · 40 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST
78% (14-18)
DwightORL · 31 PTS, 21 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
75% (9-12)
DeRozanTOR · 16 PTS, 3 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
David LeeGSW · 22 PTS, 9 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST
71% (10-14)
SessionsCLE · 20 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB, 1 STL
67% (10-15)
Final · Cavs-Kings
Cavs 97Kings 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs1827282497
Kings2823231993
The story
Ramon Sessions had 20 points as Cleveland beat Sacramento 97-93

Marcus Thornton led Sacramento with 23 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 20 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB · 10-15 FG

The swing

Down 6 after the second, the Cavaliers took the third 28-23.

CLE lead by quarter
200 −10−6−1+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

DeMarcus Cousins led the game in fantasy with 42.7 FPTS (16 REB, 11 PTS, 5 AST)

Final · Magic-Bucks
Magic 93Bucks 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Magic232315181493
Bucks142327151089
The story
Hedo Turkoglu's 19 points carried Orlando past Milwaukee, 93-89 in OT

For Milwaukee, Brandon Jennings had 23 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB 19 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL · 6-15 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 23-14, was where the Magic built it.

ORL lead by quarter
200 +9+9−30+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Mavs-Warriors
Mavs 112Warriors 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs25282831112
Warriors34252225106
The story
Dallas beat Golden State 112-106 behind 34 points and 13 rebounds from Dirk Nowitzki

Monta Ellis paced Golden State: 26 PTS, 11 AST, 6 REB 34 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST · 10-22 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

A 28-22 third quarter erased a 6-point hole for the Mavericks.

DAL lead by quarter
200 −9−60+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+14.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.4Season avg24.6Last 5

24.6 points a game over his last five games, against 10.4 in 56 earlier games. Today: 23 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.1Season avg10.1Last 3

10.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.1 in 61 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.4Season avg41.5Today

42 minutes today, against 20.4 a game in 65 earlier games. Line: 19 points, 2 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

CJ Miles leads the day with 40

CJ MilesPoints, last 10 games: 9, 2, 22, 12, 12, 23, 15, 13, 19, 40Jazz-Wolves · W
13.0 PPG season to date · +27.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Antawn Jamison GSW, Mar 8, 2003: 40 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Career high40 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 31, 22, 29, 23, 25, 26, 23, 25, 28, 34Mavs-Warriors · W
23.3 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 40, 20, 30, 14, 20, 16, 13, 26, 22, 31Magic-Bucks · W
23.0 PPG season to date · +8.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 21 REB · 2 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 21, 21, 29, 18, 23, 34, 24, 19, 32, 29Thunder-Heat · W
28.1 PPG season to date · +1.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 13, 21, 41, 27, 24, 16, 39, 16, 15, 26Warriors-Mavs · L
24.8 PPG season to date · +1.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 6 REB · 11 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 19, 17, 6, 7, 4, 23, 13, 33, 27, 26Hornets-Suns · W
16.4 PPG season to date · +9.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Tyler HansbroughIND+8.8 19.3 last 10 · 10.5 season
Al JeffersonUTA+7.2 26.2 last 10 · 19.0 season
Greg MonroeDET+6.9 15.7 last 10 · 8.8 season
Chase BudingerHOU+6.4 15.7 last 10 · 9.3 season
Kyle LowryHOU+5.5 18.4 last 10 · 12.9 season
Cold
Steve NashPHX−6.5 9.1 last 10 · 15.6 season
Rashard LewisWAS−5.6 6.1 last 10 · 11.7 season
Al HarringtonDEN−5.5 4.7 last 10 · 10.2 season
Raymond FeltonDEN−5.4 10.7 last 10 · 16.1 season
Deron WilliamsNJN−5.3 15.4 last 10 · 20.7 season