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Tuesday, March 6, 2012Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHA trailed ORL by 10 after the first quarter and won 100–84.

Final · Box score
Magic84
Bobcats100
Q1 CHA -10; Q2 CHA -5; Q3 CHA +1; Q4 CHA +16
Final · Box score
Hawks101
Pacers96
Q1 ATL +7; Q2 ATL +4; Q3 ATL +5; Q4 ATL +5
Final · OT · Box score
Rockets92
Celtics97
Q1 BOS -7; Q2 BOS +6; Q3 BOS -5; Q4 Celtics 0; OT1 BOS +5
Final · OT · Box score
Lakers85
Pistons88
Q1 DET -7; Q2 DET +4; Q3 DET -7; Q4 Pistons 0; OT1 DET +3
Final · Box score
Nets78
Heat108
Q1 MIA +13; Q2 MIA +27; Q3 MIA +32; Q4 MIA +30
Final · Box score
Knicks85
Mavs95
Q1 DAL +12; Q2 DAL +6; Q3 DAL +14; Q4 DAL +10
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The lead · Magic-Bobcats

Charlotte climbs out of a 10-point hole against Orlando

Andrew Bynum goes for 30 points

Game flow · CHA margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10-5+1+16CHA AHEAD ↑ORL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic2523231384
Bobcats15282928100
Who led
Corey MaggettePoints, last 10 games: 12, 22, 18, 16, 10, 20, 17, 14, 24, 29CHA29 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Gerald HendersonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 15, 15, 7, 14, 16, 13, 8, 15, 16CHA16 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 26, 12, 28, 20, 12, 14, 33, 28, 36, 15ORL15 PTS · 17 REB · 0 AST
Ryan AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 9, 9, 14, 10, 23, 15, 16, 19, 14ORL14 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Lead changes
Lakers-Pistons11
Magic-Bobcats9
Rockets-Celtics9
Hawks-Pacers3
Nets-Heat3
Knicks-Mavs3
The night in charts
Hawks-Pacers combined for 197, 8 more than any other game
Points by game
Hawks-PacersHawks 101, Pacers 96
197
Rockets-CelticsRockets 92, Celtics 97
189
Nets-HeatNets 78, Heat 108
186
Magic-BobcatsMagic 84, Bobcats 100
184
Knicks-MavsKnicks 85, Mavs 95
180
Lakers-PistonsLakers 85, Pistons 88
173
3 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Lakers-PistonsLakers 85, Pistons 88
+3 DET
Rockets-CelticsRockets 92, Celtics 97
+5 BOS
Hawks-PacersHawks 101, Pacers 96
+5 ATL
Knicks-MavsKnicks 85, Mavs 95
+10 DAL
Magic-BobcatsMagic 84, Bobcats 100
+16 CHA
Nets-HeatNets 78, Heat 108
+30 MIA
CHA erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Magic-BobcatsCHA won · Magic 84, Bobcats 100
10 pts
Rockets-CelticsBOS won · Rockets 92, Celtics 97
7 pts
Lakers-PistonsDET won · Lakers 85, Pistons 88
7 pts
LeBron shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
LeBronMIA · 21 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST
82% (9-11)
WestIND · 24 PTS, 3 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
77% (10-13)
BynumLAL · 30 PTS, 14 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
72% (13-18)
StuckeyDET · 34 PTS, 1 REB, 1 AST
65% (13-20)
BoshMIA · 20 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
Final · Lakers-Pistons
Lakers 85Pistons 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Lakers24172017785
Pistons17289241088
The story
Ben Gordon had 15 points as Detroit beat Los Angeles 88-85 in OT

Kobe Bryant led Los Angeles with 22 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB 15 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST · 7-15 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

Down 7 after the first, the Pistons took the second 28-17.

DET lead by quarter
200 −7+4−70+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Rockets-Celtics
Rockets 92Celtics 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Rockets28122816892
Celtics212517211397
The story
Paul Pierce's 30 points carried Boston past Houston, 97-92 in OT

For Houston, Kyle Lowry had 18 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST 30 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST · 9-21 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The Celtics trailed by 7 going into the second, then won it 25-12.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −7+6−50+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Magic-Bobcats
Magic 84Bobcats 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic2523231384
Bobcats15282928100
The story
Charlotte beat Orlando 100-84 behind 29 points from Corey Maggette

Dwight Howard paced Orlando: 17 REB, 15 PTS 29 PTS, 7 REB · 9-17 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

A 28-13 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Bobcats.

CHA lead by quarter
200 −10−5+1+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Bismack Biyombo topped the game at 50.0 FPTS: 15 REB, 10 PTS

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.6Season avg23.4Last 5

23.4 points a game over his last five games, against 16.6 in 37 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.4Season avg5.7Last 3

5.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.4 in 28 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.8Season avg41Today

41 minutes today, against 23.8 a game in 38 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 17 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Miami posts the night's biggest win

Miami beat New Jersey by 30, the widest margin of 6 games.

DET over LAL3ATL over IND5BOS over HOU5DAL over NYK10CHA over ORL16MIA over NJN30Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

Rodney Stuckey leads the day with 34

Rodney StuckeyPoints, last 10 games: 23, 25, 36, 16, 16, 0, 17, 29, 20, 34Pistons-Lakers · W
15.5 PPG season to date · +19.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Andrew BynumPoints, last 10 games: 15, 17, 16, 14, 19, 14, 13, 19, 16, 30Lakers-Pistons · L
16.6 PPG season to date · +13.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 10, 14, 18, 20, 23, 12, 10, 27, 34, 30Celtics-Rockets · W
18.4 PPG season to date · +12.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Corey MaggettePoints, last 10 games: 12, 22, 18, 16, 10, 20, 17, 14, 24, 29Bobcats-Magic · W
15.2 PPG season to date · +14.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 28, 34, 26, 25, 24, 1, 19, 40, 27, 28Mavs-Knicks · W
20.2 PPG season to date · +8.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Josh SmithPoints, last 10 games: 15, 30, 14, 17, 13, 22, 14, 24, 30, 27Hawks-Pacers · W
16.9 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Ersan IlyasovaMIL+6.1 17.1 last 10 · 11.0 season
Rodney StuckeyDET+6.1 21.6 last 10 · 15.5 season
Nicolas BatumPOR+5.8 20.2 last 10 · 14.4 season
Isaiah ThomasSAC+5.3 14.9 last 10 · 9.6 season
Jordan CrawfordWAS+5.2 18.3 last 10 · 13.1 season
Cold
Carmelo AnthonyNYK−4.7 16.3 last 10 · 21.0 season
D.J. AugustinCHA−4.5 7.7 last 10 · 12.2 season
LaMarcus AldridgePOR−4.5 17.1 last 10 · 21.6 season
Caron ButlerLAC−4.2 9.2 last 10 · 13.4 season
Byron MullensCHA−4.0 5.3 last 10 · 9.3 season