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Friday, March 9, 2012Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed MIN by 12 after the first quarter and won 105–102.

Final · Box score
Nets83
Bobcats74
Q1 NJN +8; Q2 NJN +4; Q3 NJN +1; Q4 NJN +9
Final · Box score
Jazz91
Sixers104
Q1 PHI -2; Q2 PHI +2; Q3 PHI +10; Q4 PHI +13
Final · Box score
Blazers86
Celtics104
Q1 BOS +10; Q2 BOS +35; Q3 BOS +34; Q4 BOS +18
Final · Box score
Hawks85
Pistons86
Q1 DET -3; Q2 DET -9; Q3 DET +5; Q4 DET +1
Final · Box score
Lakers105
Wolves102
Q1 LAL -12; Q2 LAL -9; Q3 Lakers 0; Q4 LAL +3
Final · Box score
Cavs96
Thunder90
Q1 CLE -1; Q2 CLE -2; Q3 Cavs 0; Q4 CLE +6
Final · Box score
Knicks114
Bucks119
Q1 MIL +2; Q2 MIL -4; Q3 MIL +10; Q4 MIL +5
Final · Box score
Clippers120
Spurs108
Q1 LAC -1; Q2 LAC +8; Q3 LAC +4; Q4 LAC +12
Final · Box score
Hornets97
Nuggets110
Q1 DEN +6; Q2 DEN +4; Q3 DEN +8; Q4 DEN +13
Final · Box score
Mavs97
Kings110
Q1 SAC +9; Q2 SAC +10; Q3 SAC +16; Q4 SAC +13
On this day · 2010–11Mar 9, 2011: 11 games. Top scorer: Kevin Durant (Thunder-Sixers), 34 points.
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The lead · Lakers-Wolves

Kobe Bryant scores 34, Lakers rally past Minnesota

Chris Paul goes for 36 points

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-12-90+3LAL AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers21282927105
Wolves33252024102
Who led
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 32, 28, 15, 24, 31, 38, 33, 22, 30, 34LAL34 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Andrew BynumPoints, last 10 games: 16, 14, 19, 14, 13, 19, 16, 30, 19, 26LAL26 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Nikola PekovicPoints, last 10 games: 21, 30, 17, 7, 15, 12, 10, 14, 9, 25MIN25 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Derrick WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 2, 5, 13, 27, 10, 6, 15, 15, 9, 22MIN22 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Ten games, by the margins

Closest finish: 1. Widest: Boston by 18.

DET over ATL1LAL over MIN3MIL over NYK5CLE over OKC6NJN over CHA9LAC over SAS12PHI over UTA13DEN over NOH13SAC over DAL13BOS over POR18Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Cavs-Thunder20
Clippers-Spurs18
Lakers-Wolves10
Jazz-Sixers9
Nets-Bobcats7
Hawks-Pistons7
Knicks-Bucks3
Blazers-Celtics2
Mavs-Kings1
The night in charts
Knicks-Bucks combined for 233, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Knicks-BucksKnicks 114, Bucks 119
233
Clippers-SpursClippers 120, Spurs 108
228
Hornets-NuggetsHornets 97, Nuggets 110
207
Lakers-WolvesLakers 105, Wolves 102
207
Mavs-KingsMavs 97, Kings 110
207
Jazz-SixersJazz 91, Sixers 104
195
Blazers-CelticsBlazers 86, Celtics 104
190
Cavs-ThunderCavs 96, Thunder 90
186
Hawks-PistonsHawks 85, Pistons 86
171
Nets-BobcatsNets 83, Bobcats 74
157
3 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Hawks-PistonsHawks 85, Pistons 86
+1 DET
Lakers-WolvesLakers 105, Wolves 102
+3 LAL
Knicks-BucksKnicks 114, Bucks 119
+5 MIL
Cavs-ThunderCavs 96, Thunder 90
+6 CLE
Nets-BobcatsNets 83, Bobcats 74
+9 NJN
Clippers-SpursClippers 120, Spurs 108
+12 LAC
Hornets-NuggetsHornets 97, Nuggets 110
+13 DEN
Jazz-SixersJazz 91, Sixers 104
+13 PHI
Mavs-KingsMavs 97, Kings 110
+13 SAC
Blazers-CelticsBlazers 86, Celtics 104
+18 BOS
LAL erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Lakers-WolvesLAL won · Lakers 105, Wolves 102
12 pts
Hawks-PistonsDET won · Hawks 85, Pistons 86
9 pts
Knicks-BucksMIL won · Knicks 114, Bucks 119
4 pts
Cavs-ThunderCLE won · Cavs 96, Thunder 90
2 pts
Jazz-SixersPHI won · Jazz 91, Sixers 104
2 pts
Maxiell shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MaxiellDET · 19 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST
82% (9-11)
FieldsNYK · 18 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
Amar'eNYK · 27 PTS, 11 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
73% (11-15)
BynumLAL · 26 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
73% (11-15)
AldridgePOR · 22 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
Final · Hawks-Pistons
Hawks 85Pistons 86
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks2723122385
Pistons2417261986
The story
Detroit beat Atlanta 86-85 behind 19 points and 12 rebounds from Jason Maxiell

Joe Johnson paced Atlanta: 18 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB 19 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST · 9-11 FG

The swing

A 26-12 third quarter erased a 9-point hole for the Pistons.

DET lead by quarter
200 −3−9+5+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Josh Smith topped the game at 41.4 FPTS: 21 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST

Final · Lakers-Wolves
Lakers 105Wolves 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers21282927105
Wolves33252024102
The story
Andrew Bynum had 26 points and 10 rebounds as Los Angeles beat Minnesota 105-102

Ricky Rubio led Minnesota with 15 PTS, 10 AST, 4 REB 26 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST · 11-15 FG

The swing

Down 9 after the second, the Lakers took the third 29-20.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −12−90+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Nikola Pekovic led the game in fantasy with 46.6 FPTS (25 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST)

Final · Cavs-Thunder
Cavs 96Thunder 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs2623202796
Thunder2724182190
The story
Antawn Jamison's 21 points carried Cleveland past Oklahoma City, 96-90

For Oklahoma City, Serge Ibaka had 13 PTS, 7 REB 21 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST · 9-25 FG, 1-6 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 27-21, was where the Cavaliers built it.

CLE lead by quarter
200 −1−20+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kevin Durant was the fantasy play: 48.1 FPTS on 23 PTS, 8 REB, 8 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
17.1Season avg25.0Last 5

25.0 points a game over his last five games, against 17.1 in 39 earlier games. Today: 21 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.2Season avg15.3Last 3

15.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.2 in 37 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.6Season avg42.6Today

43 minutes today, against 19.6 a game in 40 earlier games. Line: 22 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Chris Paul leads the day with 36

Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 21, 24, 36, 27, 22, 16, 28, 18, 22, 36Clippers-Spurs · W
20.2 PPG season to date · +16.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high36 PTS · 4 REB · 11 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 32, 28, 15, 24, 31, 38, 33, 22, 30, 34Lakers-Wolves · W
28.9 PPG season to date · +5.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Mo WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 8, 22, 6, 8, 18, 13, 14, 19, 9, 33Clippers-Spurs · W
14.1 PPG season to date · +19.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Arron AfflaloPoints, last 10 games: 27, 20, 20, 19, 12, 17, 14, 32, 13, 28Nuggets-Hornets · W
13.7 PPG season to date · +14.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 26, 11, 17, 7, 13, 14, 16, 26, 18, 27Knicks-Bucks · L
17.9 PPG season to date · +9.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Andrew BynumPoints, last 10 games: 16, 14, 19, 14, 13, 19, 16, 30, 19, 26Lakers-Wolves · W
17.0 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Ersan IlyasovaMIL+7.3 19.2 last 10 · 11.9 season
Arron AfflaloDEN+6.5 20.2 last 10 · 13.7 season
Jordan CrawfordWAS+6.2 19.3 last 10 · 13.1 season
Rodney StuckeyDET+5.0 20.4 last 10 · 15.4 season
Isaiah ThomasSAC+5.0 14.8 last 10 · 9.8 season
Cold
Carmelo AnthonyNYK−5.3 16.0 last 10 · 21.3 season
Caron ButlerLAC−5.0 8.1 last 10 · 13.1 season
LaMarcus AldridgePOR−4.8 16.8 last 10 · 21.6 season
Stephen JacksonMIL−3.9 6.6 last 10 · 10.5 season
Danilo GallinariDEN−3.4 12.5 last 10 · 15.9 season