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Sunday, March 27, 2011Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 9 points, by SAC (vs PHI) and DAL (vs PHX).

Final · OT · Box score
Kings114
Sixers111
Q1 SAC -9; Q2 SAC -5; Q3 SAC +3; Q4 Kings 0; OT1 SAC +3
Final · Box score
Hawks99
Cavs83
Q1 ATL +3; Q2 ATL +13; Q3 ATL +8; Q4 ATL +16
Final · Box score
Spurs104
Grizzlies111
Q1 MEM +1; Q2 MEM +5; Q3 MEM +4; Q4 MEM +7
Final · Box score
Rockets119
Heat125
Q1 MIA +1; Q2 MIA +3; Q3 Heat 0; Q4 MIA +6
Final · Box score
Celtics85
Wolves82
Q1 BOS +19; Q2 BOS +13; Q3 BOS +2; Q4 BOS +3
Final · Box score
Blazers90
Thunder99
Q1 OKC +1; Q2 OKC +14; Q3 OKC +6; Q4 OKC +9
Final · Box score
Wizards104
Warriors114
Q1 GSW -1; Q2 GSW -3; Q3 GSW +6; Q4 GSW +10
Final · Box score
Hornets84
Lakers102
Q1 LAL +11; Q2 LAL +16; Q3 LAL +11; Q4 LAL +18
Final · Box score
Mavs91
Suns83
Q1 DAL -9; Q2 DAL -5; Q3 DAL -2; Q4 DAL +8
On this day · 2009–10Mar 27, 2010: 5 games. Top scorer: Rodrigue Beaubois (Mavs-Warriors), 40 points.
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The lead · Kings-Sixers

Marcus Thornton scores 32, Sacramento rallies past Philadelphia

David Lee goes for 33 points

Game flow · SAC margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-9-5+30+3SAC AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Kings1826302614114
Sixers2722222911111
Who led
Marcus ThorntonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 25, 42, 23, 7, 23, 25, 27, 15, 32SAC32 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Jason ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 10, 8, 2, 4, 6, 4, 5, 8, 15SAC15 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Jrue HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 22, 9, 6, 4, 20, 15, 7, 12, 13, 28PHI28 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Jodie MeeksPoints, last 10 games: 17, 12, 13, 17, 22, 7, 17, 15, 14, 22PHI22 PTS · 0 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Mavs-Suns

Dallas climbs back to beat Phoenix

Phoenix led by 9 after one. Dallas won it 91–83. Tyson Chandler led Dallas with 16 points, 18 rebounds and 1 assist.

Top-scorer duel · Mavs-Suns
Tyson Chandler · DALMarcin Gortat · PHXPTS1620REB1815AST11Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Wizards-Warriors17
Rockets-Heat11
Kings-Sixers9
Spurs-Grizzlies9
Blazers-Thunder8
Mavs-Suns8
Celtics-Wolves4
Hornets-Lakers2
Hawks-Cavs0
The night in charts
Rockets-Heat combined for 244, 19 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-HeatRockets 119, Heat 125
244
Kings-SixersKings 114, Sixers 111
225
Wizards-WarriorsWizards 104, Warriors 114
218
Spurs-GrizzliesSpurs 104, Grizzlies 111
215
Blazers-ThunderBlazers 90, Thunder 99
189
Hornets-LakersHornets 84, Lakers 102
186
Hawks-CavsHawks 99, Cavs 83
182
Mavs-SunsMavs 91, Suns 83
174
Celtics-WolvesCeltics 85, Wolves 82
167
2 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Celtics-WolvesCeltics 85, Wolves 82
+3 BOS
Kings-SixersKings 114, Sixers 111
+3 SAC
Rockets-HeatRockets 119, Heat 125
+6 MIA
Spurs-GrizzliesSpurs 104, Grizzlies 111
+7 MEM
Mavs-SunsMavs 91, Suns 83
+8 DAL
Blazers-ThunderBlazers 90, Thunder 99
+9 OKC
Wizards-WarriorsWizards 104, Warriors 114
+10 GSW
Hawks-CavsHawks 99, Cavs 83
+16 ATL
Hornets-LakersHornets 84, Lakers 102
+18 LAL
SAC rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Kings-SixersSAC won · Kings 114, Sixers 111
9 pts
Mavs-SunsDAL won · Mavs 91, Suns 83
9 pts
Wizards-WarriorsGSW won · Wizards 104, Warriors 114
3 pts
Tony Allen shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Tony AllenMEM · 23 PTS, 5 STL, 4 REB, 2 AST
90% (9-10)
George HillSAS · 30 PTS, 1 AST, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
McGeeWAS · 28 PTS, 18 REB, 5 BLK
75% (9-12)
MeeksPHI · 22 PTS, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
HorfordATL · 20 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
67% (10-15)
Final · Kings-Sixers
Kings 114Sixers 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Kings1826302614114
Sixers2722222911111
The story
Samuel Dalembert had 19 rebounds and 13 points as Sacramento beat Philadelphia 114-111 in OT

Spencer Hawes led Philadelphia with 16 PTS, 15 REB, 4 AST 19 REB, 13 PTS, 1 AST · 4-9 FG

The swing

Down 5 after the second, the Kings took the third 30-22.

SAC lead by quarter
200 −9−5+30+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Jrue Holiday led the game in fantasy with 50.8 FPTS (28 PTS, 9 REB, 7 AST)

Final · Celtics-Wolves
Celtics 85Wolves 82
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics3215172185
Wolves1321282082
The story
Paul Pierce's 23 points carried Boston past Minnesota, 85-82

For Minnesota, Anthony Tolliver had 16 PTS, 15 REB, 4 AST 23 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST · 6-16 FG, 2-8 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 32-13, was where the Celtics built it.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +19+13+2+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Michael Beasley was the fantasy play: 54.5 FPTS on 28 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST

Final · Blazers-Thunder
Blazers 90Thunder 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2021311890
Thunder2134232199
The story
Oklahoma City beat Portland 99-90 behind 28 points from Russell Westbrook

LaMarcus Aldridge paced Portland: 20 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST 28 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST · 9-19 FG, 4-5 3PT

The swing

A 34-21 second quarter did the most damage for the Thunder.

OKC lead by quarter
200 +1+14+6+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+13.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.3Season avg24.4Last 5

24.4 points a game over his last five games, against 11.3 in 62 earlier games. Today: 32 points in 49 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.3Season avg15.1Last 3

15.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.3 in 63 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.3Season avg42.7Today

43 minutes today, against 20.3 a game in 71 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 15 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Gerald Wallace leads the day with 40

Gerald WallacePoints, last 10 games: 22, 13, 5, 8, 17, 25, 9, 28, 14, 40Blazers-Thunder · L
15.6 PPG season to date · +24.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Michael Jordan CHI, Dec 29, 1997: 41 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Season high40 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 39, 16, 15, 26, 8, 18, 10, 15, 27, 37Warriors-Wizards · W
24.3 PPG season to date · +12.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 7 REB · 13 AST
David LeePoints, last 10 games: 16, 8, 8, 22, 16, 10, 13, 19, 21, 33Warriors-Wizards · W
16.2 PPG season to date · +17.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 31, 19, 27, 21, 19, 43, 33, 19, 32, 33Heat-Rockets · W
26.5 PPG season to date · +6.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 10 REB · 7 AST
Marcus ThorntonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 25, 42, 23, 7, 23, 25, 27, 15, 32Kings-Sixers · W
11.6 PPG season to date · +20.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 7, 24, 18, 30, 21, 17, 18, 23, 20, 31Heat-Rockets · W
18.7 PPG season to date · +12.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Marcus ThorntonSAC+11.4 23.0 last 10 · 11.6 season
Tyler HansbroughIND+7.7 18.7 last 10 · 11.0 season
Marcin GortatPHX+6.4 16.0 last 10 · 9.6 season
Kyle LowryHOU+6.3 19.7 last 10 · 13.4 season
Samuel DalembertSAC+6.3 14.2 last 10 · 7.9 season
Cold
Deron WilliamsNJN−5.7 14.7 last 10 · 20.4 season
Rashard LewisWAS−5.6 6.1 last 10 · 11.7 season
Carlos BoozerCHI−5.4 12.4 last 10 · 17.8 season
Ben GordonDET−5.1 6.8 last 10 · 11.9 season
Raymond FeltonDEN−5.1 10.7 last 10 · 15.8 season