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Monday, March 26, 2012Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: HOU trailed SAC by 12 after the first quarter and won 113–106.

Final · Box score
Celtics102
Bobcats95
Q1 BOS +18; Q2 BOS +2; Q3 BOS +7; Q4 BOS +7
Final · Box score
Heat90
Pacers105
Q1 Pacers 0; Q2 IND +3; Q3 IND +13; Q4 IND +15
Final · Box score
Magic117
Raptors101
Q1 ORL +2; Q2 ORL +12; Q3 ORL +20; Q4 ORL +16
Final · Box score
Pistons79
Wizards77
Q1 DET +2; Q2 DET -5; Q3 DET -9; Q4 DET +2
Final · Box score
Jazz105
Nets84
Q1 UTA -2; Q2 UTA +17; Q3 UTA +7; Q4 UTA +21
Final · Box score
Bucks80
Knicks89
Q1 NYK +4; Q2 NYK -5; Q3 NYK +4; Q4 NYK +9
Final · Box score
Nuggets108
Bulls91
Q1 DEN -2; Q2 DEN +2; Q3 DEN +13; Q4 DEN +17
Final · OT · Box score
Kings106
Rockets113
Q1 HOU -12; Q2 HOU -9; Q3 HOU -1; Q4 Rockets 0; OT1 HOU +7
Final · Box score
Hornets85
Clippers97
Q1 LAC +7; Q2 LAC +11; Q3 LAC +19; Q4 LAC +12
On this day · 2010–11Mar 26, 2011: 6 games. Top scorer: Carmelo Anthony (Knicks-Bobcats), 36 points.
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The lead · Kings-Rockets

Houston rallies from nine down at the half, wins in overtime

Paul Pierce goes for 36 points

Game flow · HOU margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-12-9-10+7HOU AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Kings292221277106
Rockets1725292814113
Who led
Patrick PattersonPoints, last 10 games: 5, 4, 12, 8, 14, 13, 10, 8, 0, 24HOU24 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Luis ScolaPoints, last 10 games: 12, 30, 18, 23, 10, 18, 23, 18, 19, 18HOU18 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 15, 28, 19, 14, 20, 9, 23, 22, 28, 38SAC38 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Marcus ThorntonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 12, 9, 9, 36, 24, 31, 16, 16, 27SAC27 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Pistons-Wizards

Detroit climbs out of a 9-point hole against Washington

Down 9 after three, the Pistons won the fourth quarter 26–15 and the game 79–77. Rodney Stuckey led Detroit with 24 points, 2 rebounds and 0 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Pistons-Wizards
Rodney Stuckey · DETJordan Crawford · WASPTS2420REB22AST05Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Pistons-Wizards7
Bucks-Knicks6
Kings-Rockets6
Nuggets-Bulls5
Jazz-Nets3
Heat-Pacers2
Celtics-Bobcats2
Magic-Raptors0
Hornets-Clippers0
Shot of the night

Stuckey's jumper at the buzzer breaks the tie, 79-77 final

The night in charts
Kings-Rockets combined for 219, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-RocketsKings 106, Rockets 113
219
Magic-RaptorsMagic 117, Raptors 101
218
Nuggets-BullsNuggets 108, Bulls 91
199
Celtics-BobcatsCeltics 102, Bobcats 95
197
Heat-PacersHeat 90, Pacers 105
195
Jazz-NetsJazz 105, Nets 84
189
Hornets-ClippersHornets 85, Clippers 97
182
Bucks-KnicksBucks 80, Knicks 89
169
Pistons-WizardsPistons 79, Wizards 77
156
DET won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Pistons-WizardsPistons 79, Wizards 77
+2 DET
Kings-RocketsKings 106, Rockets 113
+7 HOU
Celtics-BobcatsCeltics 102, Bobcats 95
+7 BOS
Bucks-KnicksBucks 80, Knicks 89
+9 NYK
Hornets-ClippersHornets 85, Clippers 97
+12 LAC
Heat-PacersHeat 90, Pacers 105
+15 IND
Magic-RaptorsMagic 117, Raptors 101
+16 ORL
Nuggets-BullsNuggets 108, Bulls 91
+17 DEN
Jazz-NetsJazz 105, Nets 84
+21 UTA
HOU erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Kings-RocketsHOU won · Kings 106, Rockets 113
12 pts
Pistons-WizardsDET won · Pistons 79, Wizards 77
9 pts
Bucks-KnicksNYK won · Bucks 80, Knicks 89
5 pts
Nuggets-BullsDEN won · Nuggets 108, Bulls 91
2 pts
Jazz-NetsUTA won · Jazz 105, Nets 84
2 pts
Blake shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BlakeLAC · 20 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
80% (8-10)
NelsonORL · 18 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
73% (8-11)
MillsapUTA · 24 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
DunleavyMIL · 26 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST
71% (10-14)
KleizaTOR · 18 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Final · Pistons-Wizards
Pistons 79Wizards 77
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons1614232679
Wizards1421271577
The story
Rodney Stuckey's 24 points carried Detroit past Washington, 79-77

For Washington, Jordan Crawford had 20 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB 24 PTS, 2 REB · 9-20 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

The Pistons trailed by 9 going into the fourth, then won it 26-15.

DET lead by quarter
200 +2−5−9+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

John Wall was the fantasy play: 42.4 FPTS on 14 PTS, 9 AST, 7 REB

Final · Kings-Rockets
Kings 106Rockets 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Kings292221277106
Rockets1725292814113
The story
Luis Scola had 18 points and 14 rebounds as Houston beat Sacramento 113-106 in OT

Marcus Thornton led Sacramento with 27 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST 18 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST · 8-12 FG

The swing

Down 9 after the second, the Rockets took the third 29-21.

HOU lead by quarter
200 −12−9−10+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Celtics-Bobcats
Celtics 102Bobcats 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics33193020102
Bobcats1535252095
The story
Boston beat Charlotte 102-95 behind 24 points from Kevin Garnett

Gerald Henderson paced Charlotte: 21 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST 24 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST · 10-20 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 33-15 first quarter did the most damage for the Celtics.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +18+2+7+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.3Season avg17.4Last 5

17.4 points a game over his last five games, against 9.3 in 49 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.1Season avg8.7Last 3

8.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.1 in 30 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.5Season avg47.7Today

48 minutes today, against 23.5 a game in 45 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

DeMarcus Cousins leads the day with 38

DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 15, 28, 19, 14, 20, 9, 23, 22, 28, 38Kings-Rockets · L
17.4 PPG season to date · +21.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high38 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 13, 25, 15, 19, 22, 13, 25, 20, 21, 36Celtics-Bobcats · W
18.9 PPG season to date · +17.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 22, 21, 16, 12, 16, 17, 10, 12, 15, 28Knicks-Bucks · W
20.2 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Ryan AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 12, 16, 19, 12, 5, 10, 29, 17, 28Magic-Raptors · W
16.2 PPG season to date · +12.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Ty LawsonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 5, 21, 9, 7, 11, 25, 5, 14, 27Nuggets-Bulls · W
15.4 PPG season to date · +11.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high27 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Marcus ThorntonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 12, 9, 9, 36, 24, 31, 16, 16, 27Kings-Rockets · L
19.0 PPG season to date · +8.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Klay ThompsonGSW+8.6 18.8 last 10 · 10.2 season
Goran DragicHOU+7.3 16.7 last 10 · 9.4 season
Rodney StuckeyDET+6.7 23.2 last 10 · 16.5 season
Joe JohnsonATL+5.9 25.2 last 10 · 19.3 season
Andrew BynumLAL+5.6 23.9 last 10 · 18.3 season
Cold
Monta EllisMIL−5.1 15.5 last 10 · 20.6 season
Andrea BargnaniTOR−5.0 13.8 last 10 · 18.8 season
Shaun LivingstonMIL−4.2 2.1 last 10 · 6.3 season
Danilo GallinariDEN−4.2 11.0 last 10 · 15.2 season
Mario ChalmersMIA−3.8 6.1 last 10 · 9.9 season