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Monday, March 28, 2011Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHA trailed MIL by 7 after three quarters and won 87–86.

Final · Box score
Bucks86
Bobcats87
Q1 CHA +1; Q2 CHA -1; Q3 CHA -7; Q4 CHA +1
Final · Box score
Celtics100
Pacers107
Q1 IND -6; Q2 IND +8; Q3 IND -4; Q4 IND +7
Final · OT · Box score
Magic106
Knicks113
Q1 Knicks 0; Q2 NYK +4; Q3 NYK +2; Q4 Knicks 0; OT1 NYK +7
Final · Box score
Sixers97
Bulls85
Q1 PHI +14; Q2 PHI +16; Q3 PHI +5; Q4 PHI +12
Final · Box score
Blazers100
Spurs92
Q1 POR +6; Q2 POR +7; Q3 POR -5; Q4 POR +8
Final · OT · Box score
Wizards100
Jazz95
Q1 WAS -5; Q2 WAS +8; Q3 WAS +10; Q4 Wizards 0; OT1 WAS +5
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The lead · Bucks-Bobcats

Charlotte takes over late to edge Milwaukee

Carmelo Anthony goes for 39 points

Game flow · CHA margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+1-1-7+1CHA AHEAD ↑MIL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks2620261486
Bobcats2718202287
Who led
Stephen JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 35, 7, 8, 29, 15, 6, 18, 11, 19, 18CHA18 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Gerald HendersonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 12, 18, 8, 4, 19, 12, 15, 13, 16CHA16 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Brandon JenningsPoints, last 10 games: 15, 8, 4, 23, 16, 14, 6, 37, 13, 26MIL26 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Andrew BogutPoints, last 10 games: 3, 17, 8, 21, 13, 13, 15, 21, 9, 26MIL26 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Two games need overtime

Two of 6 games went past regulation.

CHA over MIL1WAS over UTA5IND over BOS7NYK over ORL7POR over SAS8PHI over CHI12Final margin, points. Pink = went to overtime.
Lead changes
Magic-Knicks15
Bucks-Bobcats12
Celtics-Pacers9
Wizards-Jazz7
Blazers-Spurs2
Sixers-Bulls0
Shot of the night

Henderson's jumper with 22 seconds left puts the Hornets ahead, 87-86 final

The night in charts
Magic-Knicks combined for 219, 12 more than any other game
Points by game
Magic-KnicksMagic 106, Knicks 113
219
Celtics-PacersCeltics 100, Pacers 107
207
Wizards-JazzWizards 100, Jazz 95
195
Blazers-SpursBlazers 100, Spurs 92
192
Sixers-BullsSixers 97, Bulls 85
182
Bucks-BobcatsBucks 86, Bobcats 87
173
2 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bucks-BobcatsBucks 86, Bobcats 87
+1 CHA
Wizards-JazzWizards 100, Jazz 95
+5 WAS
Magic-KnicksMagic 106, Knicks 113
+7 NYK
Celtics-PacersCeltics 100, Pacers 107
+7 IND
Blazers-SpursBlazers 100, Spurs 92
+8 POR
Sixers-BullsSixers 97, Bulls 85
+12 PHI
CHA rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bucks-BobcatsCHA won · Bucks 86, Bobcats 87
7 pts
Celtics-PacersIND won · Celtics 100, Pacers 107
6 pts
Blazers-SpursPOR won · Blazers 100, Spurs 92
5 pts
Wizards-JazzWAS won · Wizards 100, Jazz 95
5 pts
Hibbert shot 12-of-17 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HibbertIND · 26 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
71% (12-17)
HendersonCHA · 16 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
RondoBOS · 22 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB
69% (9-13)
BogutMIL · 26 PTS, 9 REB, 2 BLK, 1 STL
68% (13-19)
Glen DavisBOS · 20 PTS, 5 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
64% (7-11)
Final · Bucks-Bobcats
Bucks 86Bobcats 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks2620261486
Bobcats2718202287
The story
Stephen Jackson's 18 points carried Charlotte past Milwaukee, 87-86

For Milwaukee, Andrew Bogut had 26 PTS, 9 REB 18 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST · 8-14 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

The Bobcats trailed by 7 going into the fourth, then won it 22-14.

CHA lead by quarter
200 +1−1−7+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Brandon Jennings was the fantasy play: 48.3 FPTS on 26 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST

Final · Wizards-Jazz
Wizards 100Jazz 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Wizards1635221215100
Jazz212220221095
The story
John Wall had 28 points as Washington beat Utah 100-95 in OT

Al Jefferson led Utah with 16 REB, 15 PTS 28 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB · 10-20 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

Down 5 after the first, the Wizards took the second 35-22.

WAS lead by quarter
200 −5+8+100+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Magic-Knicks
Magic 106Knicks 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Magic182629276106
Knicks1830272513113
The story
New York beat Orlando 113-106 in OT behind 20 points from Amar'e Stoudemire

Jason Richardson paced Orlando: 24 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB 20 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST · 6-10 FG

The swing

The Knicks settled it in overtime, 13-6.

NYK lead by quarter
200 0+4+20+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.1Season avg18.4Last 5

18.4 points a game over his last five games, against 9.1 in 32 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.0Season avg11.7Last 3

11.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.0 in 71 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.7Season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 14.7 a game in 63 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Carmelo Anthony leads the day with 39

Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 25, 29, 28, 6, 23, 22, 24, 25, 36, 39Knicks-Magic · W
25.3 PPG season to date · +13.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 34, 26, 23, 21, 42, 18, 30, 24, 30, 31Bulls-Sixers · L
25.0 PPG season to date · +6.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 16, 13, 26, 22, 31, 16, 28, 33, 21, 29Magic-Knicks · L
23.2 PPG season to date · +5.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 18 REB · 2 AST
John WallPoints, last 10 games: 25, 14, 17, 21, 26, 9, 32, 13, 18, 28Wizards-Jazz · W
16.3 PPG season to date · +11.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
George HillPoints, last 10 games: 14, 14, 2, 4, 12, 8, 7, 9, 30, 27Spurs-Blazers · L
11.5 PPG season to date · +15.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Brandon JenningsPoints, last 10 games: 15, 8, 4, 23, 16, 14, 6, 37, 13, 26Bucks-Bobcats · L
16.0 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Marcus ThorntonSAC+11.4 23.0 last 10 · 11.6 season
Jordan CrawfordWAS+9.8 19.3 last 10 · 9.5 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
Amar'e StoudemireNYK−5.4 20.1 last 10 · 25.5 season
Ben GordonDET−5.1 6.8 last 10 · 11.9 season
Raymond FeltonDEN−5.1 10.7 last 10 · 15.8 season