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Wednesday, March 30, 2011Regular season · 13 games
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13 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 10 points, by NYK (vs NJN) and DEN (vs SAC).

Final · Box score
Magic82
Hawks85
Q1 ATL +2; Q2 ATL +3; Q3 ATL +8; Q4 ATL +3
Final · Box score
Cavs97
Bobcats98
Q1 CHA +2; Q2 CHA -3; Q3 Bobcats 0; Q4 CHA +1
Final · Box score
Pistons101
Pacers111
Q1 IND -3; Q2 IND +12; Q3 IND +21; Q4 IND +10
Final · Box score
Rockets97
Sixers108
Q1 PHI -2; Q2 PHI -3; Q3 PHI +2; Q4 PHI +11
Final · Box score
Bucks104
Raptors98
Q1 MIL -6; Q2 MIL +3; Q3 Bucks 0; Q4 MIL +6
Final · Box score
Heat123
Wizards107
Q1 MIA +3; Q2 MIA +11; Q3 MIA +7; Q4 MIA +16
Final · Box score
Nets116
Knicks120
Q1 NYK -6; Q2 NYK -10; Q3 NYK -1; Q4 NYK +4
Final · Box score
Warriors91
Grizzlies110
Q1 MEM +5; Q2 MEM -5; Q3 MEM +7; Q4 MEM +19
Final · Box score
Bulls108
Wolves91
Q1 CHI +11; Q2 CHI +13; Q3 CHI +20; Q4 CHI +17
Final · Box score
Blazers91
Hornets95
Q1 NOH -6; Q2 NOH -2; Q3 NOH -2; Q4 NOH +4
Final · Box score
Kings90
Nuggets104
Q1 DEN -8; Q2 DEN -10; Q3 DEN +3; Q4 DEN +14
Final · Box score
Thunder116
Suns98
Q1 OKC +5; Q2 OKC +4; Q3 OKC +6; Q4 OKC +18
Final · Box score
Mavs106
Clippers100
Q1 DAL -5; Q2 DAL +2; Q3 DAL +5; Q4 DAL +6
On this day · 2009–10Mar 30, 2010: 5 games. Top scorer: Danny Granger (Pacers-Kings), 33 points.
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The lead · Nets-Knicks

Carmelo Anthony goes for 39 in New York win over New Jersey

LeBron James goes for 35 points

Game flow · NYK margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6-10-1+4NYK AHEAD ↑NJN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets36322424116
Knicks30283329120
Who led
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 29, 28, 6, 23, 22, 24, 25, 36, 39, 39NYK39 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 14, 18, 12, 21, 21, 17, 7, 14, 17, 33NYK33 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Anthony MorrowPoints, last 10 games: 15, 8, 9, 19, 12, 10, 19, 25, 9, 30NJN30 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Brook LopezPoints, last 10 games: 20, 22, 25, 21, 20, 18, 10, 6, 22, 26NJN26 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Lead changes
Cavs-Bobcats28
Bucks-Raptors17
Magic-Hawks15
Nets-Knicks15
Rockets-Sixers10
Heat-Wizards9
Blazers-Hornets9
Pistons-Pacers8
Kings-Nuggets7
Thunder-Suns5
Mavs-Clippers5
Warriors-Grizzlies4
Bulls-Wolves0
The night in charts
Nets-Knicks combined for 236, 6 more than any other game
Points by game
Nets-KnicksNets 116, Knicks 120
236
Heat-WizardsHeat 123, Wizards 107
230
Thunder-SunsThunder 116, Suns 98
214
Pistons-PacersPistons 101, Pacers 111
212
Mavs-ClippersMavs 106, Clippers 100
206
Rockets-SixersRockets 97, Sixers 108
205
Bucks-RaptorsBucks 104, Raptors 98
202
Warriors-GrizzliesWarriors 91, Grizzlies 110
201
Bulls-WolvesBulls 108, Wolves 91
199
Cavs-BobcatsCavs 97, Bobcats 98
195
Kings-NuggetsKings 90, Nuggets 104
194
Blazers-HornetsBlazers 91, Hornets 95
186
Magic-HawksMagic 82, Hawks 85
167
4 of 13 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Cavs-BobcatsCavs 97, Bobcats 98
+1 CHA
Magic-HawksMagic 82, Hawks 85
+3 ATL
Blazers-HornetsBlazers 91, Hornets 95
+4 NOH
Nets-KnicksNets 116, Knicks 120
+4 NYK
Bucks-RaptorsBucks 104, Raptors 98
+6 MIL
Mavs-ClippersMavs 106, Clippers 100
+6 DAL
Pistons-PacersPistons 101, Pacers 111
+10 IND
Rockets-SixersRockets 97, Sixers 108
+11 PHI
Kings-NuggetsKings 90, Nuggets 104
+14 DEN
Heat-WizardsHeat 123, Wizards 107
+16 MIA
Bulls-WolvesBulls 108, Wolves 91
+17 CHI
Thunder-SunsThunder 116, Suns 98
+18 OKC
Warriors-GrizzliesWarriors 91, Grizzlies 110
+19 MEM
NYK erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nets-KnicksNYK won · Nets 116, Knicks 120
10 pts
Kings-NuggetsDEN won · Kings 90, Nuggets 104
10 pts
Bucks-RaptorsMIL won · Bucks 104, Raptors 98
6 pts
Blazers-HornetsNOH won · Blazers 91, Hornets 95
6 pts
Warriors-GrizzliesMEM won · Warriors 91, Grizzlies 110
5 pts
Collison shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
CollisonIND · 20 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
82% (9-11)
LeBronMIA · 35 PTS, 8 REB, 8 AST, 5 STL
75% (12-16)
RandolphMEM · 20 PTS, 13 REB, 6 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
JR SmithDEN · 17 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
73% (8-11)
BlakeLAC · 25 PTS, 17 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
71% (10-14)
Final · Cavs-Bobcats
Cavs 97Bobcats 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs2624262197
Bobcats2819292298
The story
Boris Diaw's 26 points and 11 assists carried Charlotte past Cleveland, 98-97

For Cleveland, Ramon Sessions had 24 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST 26 PTS, 11 AST, 7 REB · 11-16 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The Bobcats trailed by 3 going into the third, then won it 29-26.

CHA lead by quarter
200 +2−30+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Magic-Hawks
Magic 82Hawks 85
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic2518182182
Hawks2719231685
The story
Atlanta beat Orlando 85-82 behind 26 points from Josh Smith

Dwight Howard paced Orlando: 17 PTS, 13 REB 26 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST · 10-18 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

A 23-18 third quarter did the most damage for the Hawks.

ATL lead by quarter
200 +2+3+8+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nets-Knicks
Nets 116Knicks 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets36322424116
Knicks30283329120
The story
Chauncey Billups had 33 points as New York beat New Jersey 120-116

Brook Lopez led New Jersey with 26 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST 33 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST · 10-23 FG, 3-9 3PT

The swing

Down 10 after the second, the Knicks took the third 33-24.

NYK lead by quarter
200 −6−10−1+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+14.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.5Season avg23.8Last 5

23.8 points a game over his last five games, against 9.5 in 33 earlier games. Today: 39 points in 46 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.0Season avg13.0Last 3

13.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.0 in 74 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.1Season avg43.2Today

43 minutes today, against 21.1 a game in 70 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Four games go down to the wire

Four of 13 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Memphis by 19.

CHA over CLE1ATL over ORL3NYK over NJN4NOH over POR4MIL over TOR6DAL over LAC6IND over DET10PHI over HOU11DEN over SAC14MIA over WAS16CHI over MIN17OKC over PHX18MEM over GSW19Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Top performances

Carmelo Anthony leads the day with 39

Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 29, 28, 6, 23, 22, 24, 25, 36, 39, 39Knicks-Nets · W
25.5 PPG season to date · +13.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Jordan CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 12, 27, 25, 21, 12, 25, 19, 11, 25, 39Wizards-Heat · L
10.4 PPG season to date · +29.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high39 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 27, 21, 19, 43, 33, 19, 32, 33, 27, 35Heat-Wizards · W
26.6 PPG season to date · +8.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 14, 18, 12, 21, 21, 17, 7, 14, 17, 33Knicks-Nets · W
16.9 PPG season to date · +16.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 28, 29, 21, 14, 32, 24, 39, 30, 24, 33Heat-Wizards · W
25.8 PPG season to date · +7.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Anthony MorrowPoints, last 10 games: 15, 8, 9, 19, 12, 10, 19, 25, 9, 30Nets-Knicks · L
13.4 PPG season to date · +16.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Marcus ThorntonSAC+12.4 24.5 last 10 · 12.1 season
Jordan CrawfordWAS+11.2 21.6 last 10 · 10.4 season
Marcin GortatPHX+6.3 16.0 last 10 · 9.7 season
Maurice EvansWAS+6.1 12.1 last 10 · 6.0 season
Kyle LowryHOU+6.0 19.5 last 10 · 13.5 season
Cold
Ben GordonDET−6.0 5.8 last 10 · 11.8 season
Amar'e StoudemireNYK−5.9 19.6 last 10 · 25.5 season
Rashard LewisWAS−5.6 6.1 last 10 · 11.7 season
Ryan GomesLAC−5.5 1.8 last 10 · 7.3 season
Stephen JacksonCHA−5.1 13.4 last 10 · 18.5 season