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Saturday, March 10, 2012Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed IND by 9 after the first quarter and won 93–91.

Final · Box score
Blazers110
Wizards99
Q1 Blazers 0; Q2 POR +3; Q3 POR +6; Q4 POR +11
Final · Box score
Raptors86
Pistons105
Q1 DET +23; Q2 DET +24; Q3 DET +31; Q4 DET +19
Final · OT · Box score
Pacers91
Heat93
Q1 MIA -9; Q2 MIA -4; Q3 MIA -1; Q4 Heat 0; OT1 MIA +2
Final · Box score
Jazz97
Bulls111
Q1 Bulls 0; Q2 CHI +7; Q3 CHI +16; Q4 CHI +14
Final · Box score
Hornets95
Wolves89
Q1 Hornets 0; Q2 NOH +5; Q3 NOH +5; Q4 NOH +6
Final · Box score
Rockets112
Nets106
Q1 HOU +8; Q2 HOU +10; Q3 HOU +1; Q4 HOU +6
Final · Box score
Bobcats95
Thunder122
Q1 OKC +3; Q2 OKC +18; Q3 OKC +21; Q4 OKC +27
Final · Box score
Grizzlies91
Suns98
Q1 PHX -3; Q2 PHX +2; Q3 PHX +6; Q4 PHX +7
Final · Box score
Mavs87
Warriors111
Q1 GSW +11; Q2 GSW +10; Q3 GSW +17; Q4 GSW +24
On this day · 2010–11Mar 10, 2011: 3 games. Top scorer: Amar'e Stoudemire (Knicks-Mavs), 36 points.
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The lead · Pacers-Heat

Miami needs overtime to survive Indiana

LaMarcus Aldridge goes for 30 points

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-9-4-10+2MIA AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Pacers26171824691
Heat17222125893
Who led
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 22, 27, 30, 22, 33, 31, 16, 13, 18, 28MIA28 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 28, 25, 18, 20, 38, 35, 25, 21, 31, 27MIA27 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Danny GrangerPoints, last 10 games: 3, 32, 14, 14, 12, 25, 20, 11, 19, 19IND19 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
David WestPoints, last 10 games: 10, 16, 14, 16, 6, 10, 14, 10, 24, 15IND15 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Pacers-Heat13
Bobcats-Thunder10
Hornets-Wolves8
Rockets-Nets7
Jazz-Bulls5
Grizzlies-Suns3
Blazers-Wizards2
Raptors-Pistons0
Mavs-Warriors0
Shot of the night

D Wade's jumper at the buzzer of OT breaks the tie, 93-91 final

The night in charts
Rockets-Nets combined for 218, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-NetsRockets 112, Nets 106
218
Bobcats-ThunderBobcats 95, Thunder 122
217
Blazers-WizardsBlazers 110, Wizards 99
209
Jazz-BullsJazz 97, Bulls 111
208
Mavs-WarriorsMavs 87, Warriors 111
198
Raptors-PistonsRaptors 86, Pistons 105
191
Grizzlies-SunsGrizzlies 91, Suns 98
189
Pacers-HeatPacers 91, Heat 93
184
Hornets-WolvesHornets 95, Wolves 89
184
MIA won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Pacers-HeatPacers 91, Heat 93
+2 MIA
Hornets-WolvesHornets 95, Wolves 89
+6 NOH
Rockets-NetsRockets 112, Nets 106
+6 HOU
Grizzlies-SunsGrizzlies 91, Suns 98
+7 PHX
Blazers-WizardsBlazers 110, Wizards 99
+11 POR
Jazz-BullsJazz 97, Bulls 111
+14 CHI
Raptors-PistonsRaptors 86, Pistons 105
+19 DET
Mavs-WarriorsMavs 87, Warriors 111
+24 GSW
Bobcats-ThunderBobcats 95, Thunder 122
+27 OKC
MIA rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pacers-HeatMIA won · Pacers 91, Heat 93
9 pts
Grizzlies-SunsPHX won · Grizzlies 91, Suns 98
3 pts
Aldridge shot 12-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
AldridgePOR · 30 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
80% (12-15)
BoozerCHI · 27 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
76% (13-17)
ParsonsHOU · 16 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
WestbrookOKC · 23 PTS, 4 AST, 1 REB
71% (10-14)
McGeeWAS · 15 PTS, 4 REB
70% (7-10)
Final · Pacers-Heat
Pacers 91Heat 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Pacers26171824691
Heat17222125893
The story
Dwyane Wade had 28 points as Miami beat Indiana 93-91 in OT

Danny Granger led Indiana with 19 PTS, 7 REB 28 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB · 10-16 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 9 after the first, the Heat took the second 22-17.

MIA lead by quarter
200 −9−4−10+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Hornets-Wolves
Hornets 95Wolves 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets2425212595
Wolves2420212489
The story
Chris Kaman's 20 points carried New Orleans past Minnesota, 95-89

For Minnesota, Nikola Pekovic had 21 PTS, 11 REB 20 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK · 10-21 FG

The swing

The second quarter, 25-20, was where the Hornets built it.

NOH lead by quarter
200 0+5+5+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kevin Love was the fantasy play: 52.2 FPTS on 31 PTS, 16 REB

Final · Rockets-Nets
Rockets 112Nets 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets29302528112
Nets21283423106
The story
Houston beat New Jersey 112-106 behind 23 points and 8 assists from Goran Dragic

MarShon Brooks paced New Jersey: 23 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB 23 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB · 8-14 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

A 29-21 first quarter did the most damage for the Rockets.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +8+10+1+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
15.9Season avg23.6Last 5

23.6 points a game over his last five games, against 15.9 in 19 earlier games. Today: 21 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.9minutes, last 3 vs 2010–11 avg
Minutes per game
21.92010–11 avg3.0Last 3

3.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.9 in 2010–11 (76 games). Today: 0 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.3Season avg28Today

28 minutes today, against 7.3 a game in 23 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · Grizzlies-Suns

Phoenix beats Memphis, 98–91

Phoenix led 80–74 after three and won by 7. Jared Dudley led Phoenix with 19 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
MIA over IND2NOH over MIN6HOU over NJN6PHX over MEM7POR over WAS11CHI over UTA14DET over TOR19GSW over DAL24OKC over CHA27Final margin, points. Pink = PHX over MEM.
Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 33

James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 10, 17, 16, 16, 13, 10, 16, 30, 15, 33Thunder-Bobcats · W
17.2 PPG season to date · +16.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high33 PTS · 0 REB · 3 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 33, 20, 22, 10, 10, 23, 42, 39, 29, 31Wolves-Hornets · L
25.6 PPG season to date · +5.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 16 REB · 0 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 19, 18, 21, 20, 20, 14, 10, 22, 22, 30Blazers-Wizards · W
21.8 PPG season to date · +8.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 22, 27, 30, 22, 33, 31, 16, 13, 18, 28Heat-Pacers · W
22.5 PPG season to date · +5.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 28, 25, 18, 20, 38, 35, 25, 21, 31, 27Heat-Pacers · W
27.7 PPG season to date · −0.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 16, 20, 14, 8, 13, 13, 4, 15, 26, 27Bulls-Jazz · W
15.6 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 8 REB · 2 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+5.1 18.0 last 10 · 12.9 season
Isaiah ThomasSAC+5.0 14.8 last 10 · 9.8 season
Antawn JamisonCLE+5.0 23.3 last 10 · 18.3 season
Cold
Carmelo AnthonyNYK−5.3 16.0 last 10 · 21.3 season
Caron ButlerLAC−5.0 8.1 last 10 · 13.1 season
Ben GordonDET−4.2 7.8 last 10 · 12.0 season
Stephen JacksonMIL−3.9 6.6 last 10 · 10.5 season
Dorell WrightGSW−3.9 5.6 last 10 · 9.5 season