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Wednesday, March 23, 2011Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed SAS by 10 after the first quarter and won 115–112.

Final · Box score
Pacers111
Bobcats88
Q1 IND -5; Q2 IND +1; Q3 IND +15; Q4 IND +23
Final · OT · Box score
Nets98
Cavs94
Q1 NJN -5; Q2 NJN -3; Q3 Nets 0; Q4 Nets 0; OT1 NJN +4
Final · Box score
Hawks100
Sixers105
Q1 PHI +2; Q2 PHI -6; Q3 PHI -6; Q4 PHI +5
Final · Box score
Grizzlies90
Celtics87
Q1 MEM +5; Q2 MEM -1; Q3 MEM -3; Q4 MEM +3
Final · Box score
Heat100
Pistons94
Q1 MIA -6; Q2 MIA -2; Q3 MIA -8; Q4 MIA +6
Final · Box score
Kings97
Bucks90
Q1 SAC -7; Q2 SAC -3; Q3 SAC +1; Q4 SAC +7
Final · Box score
Magic111
Knicks99
Q1 ORL +3; Q2 ORL -4; Q3 ORL +1; Q4 ORL +12
Final · Box score
Jazz94
Thunder106
Q1 OKC +7; Q2 OKC +5; Q3 OKC +9; Q4 OKC +12
Final · Box score
Warriors112
Rockets131
Q1 HOU +3; Q2 HOU +9; Q3 HOU +15; Q4 HOU +19
Final · Box score
Raptors106
Suns114
Q1 PHX -6; Q2 PHX -6; Q3 Suns 0; Q4 PHX +8
Final · Box score
Spurs112
Nuggets115
Q1 DEN -10; Q2 DEN -5; Q3 DEN -3; Q4 DEN +3
Final · 2OT · Box score
Wizards119
Clippers127
Q1 LAC +12; Q2 LAC +9; Q3 LAC -2; Q4 Clippers 0; OT1 Clippers 0; OT2 LAC +8
On this day · 2009–10Mar 23, 2010: 4 games. Top scorer: Carmelo Anthony (Nuggets-Knicks), 36 points.
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The lead · Spurs-Nuggets

Denver climbs out of a 10-point hole against San Antonio

Blake Griffin posts a triple-double

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10-5-3+3DEN AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs34352419112
Nuggets24402625115
Who led
Al HarringtonPoints, last 10 games: 3, 8, 2, 0, 6, 10, 0, 9, 15, 27DEN27 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Raymond FeltonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 7, 8, 18, 5, 12, 22, 8, 4, 18DEN18 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Gary NealPoints, last 10 games: 16, 15, 15, 6, 10, 8, 8, 15, 7, 25SAS25 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 10 games: 20, 6, 17, 24, 19, 12, 25, 11, 28, 20SAS20 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 12 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Indiana by 23.

MEM over BOS3DEN over SAS3NJN over CLE4PHI over ATL5MIA over DET6SAC over MIL7PHX over TOR8LAC over WAS8ORL over NYK12OKC over UTA12HOU over GSW19IND over CHA23Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Lead changes
Magic-Knicks16
Hawks-Sixers15
Nets-Cavs14
Grizzlies-Celtics12
Kings-Bucks11
Wizards-Clippers10
Warriors-Rockets6
Raptors-Suns6
Jazz-Thunder4
Spurs-Nuggets4
Pacers-Bobcats3
Heat-Pistons2
The night in charts
Wizards-Clippers combined for 246, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Wizards-ClippersWizards 119, Clippers 127
246
Warriors-RocketsWarriors 112, Rockets 131
243
Spurs-NuggetsSpurs 112, Nuggets 115
227
Raptors-SunsRaptors 106, Suns 114
220
Magic-KnicksMagic 111, Knicks 99
210
Hawks-SixersHawks 100, Sixers 105
205
Jazz-ThunderJazz 94, Thunder 106
200
Pacers-BobcatsPacers 111, Bobcats 88
199
Heat-PistonsHeat 100, Pistons 94
194
Nets-CavsNets 98, Cavs 94
192
Kings-BucksKings 97, Bucks 90
187
Grizzlies-CelticsGrizzlies 90, Celtics 87
177
4 of 12 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Spurs-NuggetsSpurs 112, Nuggets 115
+3 DEN
Grizzlies-CelticsGrizzlies 90, Celtics 87
+3 MEM
Nets-CavsNets 98, Cavs 94
+4 NJN
Hawks-SixersHawks 100, Sixers 105
+5 PHI
Heat-PistonsHeat 100, Pistons 94
+6 MIA
Kings-BucksKings 97, Bucks 90
+7 SAC
Wizards-ClippersWizards 119, Clippers 127
+8 LAC
Raptors-SunsRaptors 106, Suns 114
+8 PHX
Jazz-ThunderJazz 94, Thunder 106
+12 OKC
Magic-KnicksMagic 111, Knicks 99
+12 ORL
Warriors-RocketsWarriors 112, Rockets 131
+19 HOU
Pacers-BobcatsPacers 111, Bobcats 88
+23 IND
DEN erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Spurs-NuggetsDEN won · Spurs 112, Nuggets 115
10 pts
Heat-PistonsMIA won · Heat 100, Pistons 94
8 pts
Kings-BucksSAC won · Kings 97, Bucks 90
7 pts
Hawks-SixersPHI won · Hawks 100, Sixers 105
6 pts
Raptors-SunsPHX won · Raptors 106, Suns 114
6 pts
Hansbrough shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HansbroughIND · 24 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
McGeeWAS · 22 PTS, 13 REB, 4 BLK, 2 STL
79% (11-14)
JeffersonUTA · 32 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST
78% (14-18)
BlakeLAC · 33 PTS, 17 REB, 10 AST, 1 STL
74% (14-19)
DwightORL · 33 PTS, 11 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
73% (11-15)
Final · Spurs-Nuggets
Spurs 112Nuggets 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs34352419112
Nuggets24402625115
The story
Al Harrington's 27 points carried Denver past San Antonio, 115-112

For San Antonio, Manu Ginobili had 20 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST 27 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST · 8-12 FG, 5-6 3PT

The swing

The Nuggets trailed by 3 going into the fourth, then won it 25-19.

DEN lead by quarter
200 −10−5−3+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nets-Cavs
Nets 98Cavs 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Nets172223201698
Cavs222020201294
The story
New Jersey beat Cleveland 98-94 in OT behind 23 rebounds and 18 points from Kris Humphries

JJ Hickson paced Cleveland: 17 PTS, 17 REB, 2 AST 23 REB, 18 PTS, 4 AST · 6-14 FG

The swing

The Nets settled it in overtime, 16-12.

NJN lead by quarter
200 −5−300+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Wizards-Clippers
Wizards 119Clippers 127
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Wizards21282825116119
Clippers332517271114127
The story
Chris Kaman had 28 points and 12 rebounds as Los Angeles beat Washington 127-119 in OT

JaVale McGee led Washington with 22 PTS, 13 REB 28 PTS, 12 REB, 4 BLK, 3 AST · 10-18 FG

The swing

The Clippers won the first 33-21, their biggest quarter edge.

LAC lead by quarter
200 +12+9−200+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+13.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.1Season avg22.0Last 5

22.0 points a game over his last five games, against 8.1 in 29 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 53 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
34.1Season avg19.8Last 3

19.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 34.1 in 62 earlier games. Today: 10 points in 22 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.2Season avg42Today

42 minutes today, against 16.2 a game in 50 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Dorell Wright leads the day with 34

Dorell WrightPoints, last 10 games: 7, 10, 32, 16, 18, 14, 30, 6, 14, 34Warriors-Rockets · L
16.4 PPG season to date · +17.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high34 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Kevin MartinPoints, last 10 games: 12, 20, 15, 17, 28, 23, 21, 25, 34, 34Rockets-Warriors · W
23.2 PPG season to date · +11.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 18, 17, 12, 23, 26, 8, 14, 30, 17, 33Clippers-Wizards · W
22.4 PPG season to date · +10.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Nikola Jokic DEN, Nov 22, 2024: 33 PTS · 17 REB · 10 AST
33 PTS · 17 REB · 10 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 14, 20, 16, 13, 26, 22, 31, 16, 28, 33Magic-Knicks · W
23.1 PPG season to date · +10.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Josh SmithPoints, last 10 games: 17, 16, 15, 14, 17, 13, 10, 17, 14, 33Hawks-Sixers · L
16.6 PPG season to date · +16.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 12 REB · 0 AST
Danny GrangerPoints, last 10 games: 16, 11, 10, 25, 26, 15, 19, 17, 20, 33Pacers-Bobcats · W
20.7 PPG season to date · +12.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Marcus ThorntonSAC+10.9 22.1 last 10 · 11.2 season
Tyler HansbroughIND+10.0 21.0 last 10 · 11.0 season
Al JeffersonUTA+6.5 25.6 last 10 · 19.1 season
Kyle LowryHOU+6.4 19.6 last 10 · 13.2 season
Marcin GortatPHX+6.2 15.5 last 10 · 9.3 season
Cold
Deron WilliamsNJN−5.7 14.7 last 10 · 20.4 season
Rashard LewisWAS−5.6 6.1 last 10 · 11.7 season
Monta EllisGSW−5.4 18.7 last 10 · 24.1 season
Carlos BoozerCHI−5.3 12.7 last 10 · 18.0 season
Luis ScolaHOU−4.7 13.6 last 10 · 18.3 season