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Saturday, March 24, 2012Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ATL trailed WAS by 11 at halftime and won 95–92.

Final · Box score
Grizzlies85
Clippers101
Q1 LAC +16; Q2 LAC +14; Q3 LAC +20; Q4 LAC +16
Final · Box score
Hawks95
Wizards92
Q1 Hawks 0; Q2 ATL -11; Q3 ATL -10; Q4 ATL +3
Final · Box score
Bobcats89
Nets102
Q1 NJN +5; Q2 NJN +6; Q3 NJN +23; Q4 NJN +13
Final · Box score
Pistons79
Knicks101
Q1 NYK +4; Q2 NYK +12; Q3 NYK +15; Q4 NYK +22
Final · OT · Box score
Raptors101
Bulls102
Q1 CHI -10; Q2 CHI -5; Q3 CHI -2; Q4 Bulls 0; OT1 CHI +1
Final · OT · Box score
Mavs101
Rockets99
Q1 DAL -4; Q2 DAL +2; Q3 Mavs 0; Q4 Mavs 0; OT1 DAL +2
Final · Box score
Spurs89
Hornets86
Q1 SAS +1; Q2 SAS -1; Q3 SAS +1; Q4 SAS +3
Final · Box score
Pacers125
Bucks104
Q1 IND +3; Q2 IND +9; Q3 IND +16; Q4 IND +21
Final · Box score
Kings108
Warriors111
Q1 GSW +10; Q2 GSW +11; Q3 GSW +1; Q4 GSW +3
On this day · 2010–11Mar 24, 2011: 2 games. Top scorer: Paul Millsap (Jazz-Hornets), 33 points.
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The lead · Hawks-Wizards

Atlanta rallies from 11 down to beat Washington

DeMarcus Cousins goes for 28 points

Game flow · ATL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00-11-10+3ATL AHEAD ↑WAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks2318272795
Wizards2329261492
Who led
Josh SmithPoints, last 10 games: 21, 28, 33, 18, 23, 7, 10, 32, 30, 20ATL20 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 21, 34, 19, 34, 28, 25, 22, 16, 16ATL16 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Nene HilarioPoints, last 10 games: 15, 11, 6, 13, 12, 15, 22, 22, 6, 21WAS21 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Jordan CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 14, 8, 19, 15, 17, 6, 22, 23, 21, 20WAS20 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Raptors-Bulls18
Mavs-Rockets17
Spurs-Hornets16
Pacers-Bucks15
Kings-Warriors7
Grizzlies-Clippers4
Hawks-Wizards3
Pistons-Knicks3
Bobcats-Nets0
Shot of the night

Deng's jumper at the buzzer of OT puts the Bulls ahead, 102-101 final

The night in charts
Pacers-Bucks combined for 229, 10 more than any other game
Points by game
Pacers-BucksPacers 125, Bucks 104
229
Kings-WarriorsKings 108, Warriors 111
219
Raptors-BullsRaptors 101, Bulls 102
203
Mavs-RocketsMavs 101, Rockets 99
200
Bobcats-NetsBobcats 89, Nets 102
191
Hawks-WizardsHawks 95, Wizards 92
187
Grizzlies-ClippersGrizzlies 85, Clippers 101
186
Pistons-KnicksPistons 79, Knicks 101
180
Spurs-HornetsSpurs 89, Hornets 86
175
5 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Raptors-BullsRaptors 101, Bulls 102
+1 CHI
Mavs-RocketsMavs 101, Rockets 99
+2 DAL
Kings-WarriorsKings 108, Warriors 111
+3 GSW
Hawks-WizardsHawks 95, Wizards 92
+3 ATL
Spurs-HornetsSpurs 89, Hornets 86
+3 SAS
Bobcats-NetsBobcats 89, Nets 102
+13 NJN
Grizzlies-ClippersGrizzlies 85, Clippers 101
+16 LAC
Pacers-BucksPacers 125, Bucks 104
+21 IND
Pistons-KnicksPistons 79, Knicks 101
+22 NYK
ATL erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hawks-WizardsATL won · Hawks 95, Wizards 92
11 pts
Raptors-BullsCHI won · Raptors 101, Bulls 102
10 pts
Mavs-RocketsDAL won · Mavs 101, Rockets 99
4 pts
Spurs-HornetsSAS won · Spurs 89, Hornets 86
1 pt
Amar'e shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Amar'eNYK · 17 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
70% (7-10)
HilarioWAS · 21 PTS, 11 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
69% (9-13)
BlairSAS · 23 PTS, 7 REB, 2 STL
64% (9-14)
HibbertIND · 16 PTS, 9 REB, 2 STL, 2 BLK
64% (7-11)
CalderonTOR · 20 PTS, 10 AST, 6 REB
62% (8-13)
Final · Raptors-Bulls
Raptors 101Bulls 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Raptors302518217101
Bulls203021238102
The story
Luol Deng had 23 points and 10 rebounds as Chicago beat Toronto 102-101 in OT

James Johnson led Toronto with 20 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST 23 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST · 10-24 FG, 0-6 3PT

The swing

Down 10 after the first, the Bulls took the second 30-25.

CHI lead by quarter
200 −10−5−20+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Mavs-Rockets
Mavs 101Rockets 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Mavs2630161910101
Rockets30241819899
The story
Brandan Wright's 14 points carried Dallas past Houston, 101-99 in OT

For Houston, Luis Scola had 19 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST 14 PTS, 7 BLK, 6 REB, 1 AST · 7-9 FG

The swing

The Mavericks trailed by 4 going into the second, then won it 30-24.

DAL lead by quarter
200 −4+200+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Hawks-Wizards
Hawks 95Wizards 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks2318272795
Wizards2329261492
The story
Atlanta beat Washington 95-92 behind 20 points from Josh Smith

Nene Hilario paced Washington: 21 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST 20 PTS, 9 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST · 8-17 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

A 27-14 fourth quarter erased a 10-point hole for the Hawks.

ATL lead by quarter
200 0−11−10+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.6Season avg20.4Last 5

20.4 points a game over his last five games, against 9.6 in 45 earlier games. Today: 31 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.2Season avg4.7Last 3

4.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.2 in 27 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+35.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.2Season avg47.1Today

47 minutes today, against 11.2 a game in 33 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 13 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Two games need overtime

Two of 9 games went past regulation.

CHI over TOR1DAL over HOU2ATL over WAS3SAS over NOH3GSW over SAC3NJN over CHA13LAC over MEM16IND over MIL21NYK over DET22Final margin, points. Pink = went to overtime.
Top performances

Dirk Nowitzki leads the day with 31

Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 18, 13, 22, 27, 27, 27, 33, 26, 16, 31Mavs-Rockets · W
21.0 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 11, 14, 26, 19, 17, 17, 27, 10, 31Warriors-Kings · W
10.1 PPG season to date · +21.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high31 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 5, 15, 28, 19, 14, 20, 9, 23, 22, 28Kings-Warriors · L
16.9 PPG season to date · +11.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high28 PTS · 18 REB · 5 AST
Jarrett JackPoints, last 10 games: 25, 17, 17, 15, 30, 11, 16, 17, 17, 27Hornets-Spurs · L
15.6 PPG season to date · +11.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 15, 26, 27, 15, 2, 22, 11, 24, 8, 24Bulls-Raptors · W
15.6 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Goran DragicPoints, last 10 games: 14, 23, 20, 12, 14, 11, 16, 16, 17, 24Rockets-Mavs · L
9.3 PPG season to date · +15.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high24 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Klay ThompsonGSW+8.4 18.5 last 10 · 10.1 season
Goran DragicHOU+7.4 16.7 last 10 · 9.3 season
Rodney StuckeyDET+6.2 22.5 last 10 · 16.3 season
Ersan IlyasovaMIL+5.6 18.2 last 10 · 12.6 season
Andrew BynumLAL+4.8 22.8 last 10 · 18.0 season
Cold
Andrea BargnaniTOR−5.5 13.8 last 10 · 19.3 season
Danilo GallinariDEN−4.2 11.0 last 10 · 15.2 season
Shaun LivingstonMIL−3.9 2.5 last 10 · 6.4 season
Monta EllisMIL−3.9 17.1 last 10 · 21.0 season
Carmelo AnthonyNYK−3.7 16.3 last 10 · 20.0 season