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Saturday, March 31, 2012Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DET trailed CHA by 9 after three quarters and won 110–107.

Final · Box score
Hornets85
Lakers88
Q1 LAL +6; Q2 LAL +4; Q3 LAL -6; Q4 LAL +3
Final · OT · Box score
Bobcats107
Pistons110
Q1 DET +4; Q2 DET -1; Q3 DET -9; Q4 Pistons 0; OT1 DET +3
Final · Box score
Cavs75
Knicks91
Q1 NYK +8; Q2 NYK +8; Q3 NYK +6; Q4 NYK +16
Final · Box score
Hawks90
Sixers95
Q1 PHI -6; Q2 PHI +2; Q3 PHI -4; Q4 PHI +5
Final · Box score
Grizzlies99
Bucks95
Q1 MEM -8; Q2 MEM -4; Q3 MEM +7; Q4 MEM +4
Final · Box score
Pacers103
Spurs112
Q1 SAS +7; Q2 SAS +16; Q3 SAS +12; Q4 SAS +9
Final · Box score
Nets111
Kings99
Q1 NJN -4; Q2 NJN +3; Q3 NJN +15; Q4 NJN +12
Final · Box score
Jazz96
Clippers105
Q1 LAC +16; Q2 LAC +12; Q3 LAC +13; Q4 LAC +9
On this day · 2010–11Mar 31, 2011: 2 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (Lakers-Mavs), 28 points.
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The lead · Bobcats-Pistons

Detroit needs overtime to survive Charlotte

Josh Smith goes for 34 points

Game flow · DET margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0+4-1-90+3DET AHEAD ↑CHA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Bobcats1732282010107
Pistons2127202913110
Who led
Tayshaun PrincePoints, last 10 games: 28, 12, 20, 6, 11, 6, 18, 29, 14, 24DET24 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Jonas JerebkoPoints, last 10 games: 4, 11, 14, 12, 6, 8, 9, 3, 5, 18DET18 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Byron MullensPoints, last 10 games: 10, 4, 2, 4, 5, 17, 18, 0, 4, 20CHA20 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Reggie WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 10, 7, 0, 13, 2, 10, 9, 2, 15, 17CHA17 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 8 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: New York by 16.

LAL over NOH3DET over CHA3MEM over MIL4PHI over ATL5SAS over IND9LAC over UTA9NJN over SAC12NYK over CLE16Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Lead changes
Bobcats-Pistons10
Grizzlies-Bucks8
Hawks-Sixers7
Hornets-Lakers5
Cavs-Knicks3
Nets-Kings3
Jazz-Clippers2
Pacers-Spurs0
Shot of the night

Kobe's three with 20 seconds left puts the Lakers ahead, 88-85 final

The night in charts
Bobcats-Pistons combined for 217, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Bobcats-PistonsBobcats 107, Pistons 110
217
Pacers-SpursPacers 103, Spurs 112
215
Nets-KingsNets 111, Kings 99
210
Jazz-ClippersJazz 96, Clippers 105
201
Grizzlies-BucksGrizzlies 99, Bucks 95
194
Hawks-SixersHawks 90, Sixers 95
185
Hornets-LakersHornets 85, Lakers 88
173
Cavs-KnicksCavs 75, Knicks 91
166
4 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bobcats-PistonsBobcats 107, Pistons 110
+3 DET
Hornets-LakersHornets 85, Lakers 88
+3 LAL
Grizzlies-BucksGrizzlies 99, Bucks 95
+4 MEM
Hawks-SixersHawks 90, Sixers 95
+5 PHI
Pacers-SpursPacers 103, Spurs 112
+9 SAS
Jazz-ClippersJazz 96, Clippers 105
+9 LAC
Nets-KingsNets 111, Kings 99
+12 NJN
Cavs-KnicksCavs 75, Knicks 91
+16 NYK
DET rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bobcats-PistonsDET won · Bobcats 107, Pistons 110
9 pts
Grizzlies-BucksMEM won · Grizzlies 99, Bucks 95
8 pts
Hawks-SixersPHI won · Hawks 90, Sixers 95
6 pts
Hornets-LakersLAL won · Hornets 85, Lakers 88
6 pts
Nets-KingsNJN won · Nets 111, Kings 99
4 pts
Brand shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BrandPHI · 25 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST, 3 BLK
83% (10-12)
GeorgeIND · 18 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
JerebkoDET · 18 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
CP3LAC · 26 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB
71% (10-14)
BynumLAL · 19 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
70% (7-10)
Final · Bobcats-Pistons
Bobcats 107Pistons 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Bobcats1732282010107
Pistons2127202913110
The story
Tayshaun Prince had 24 points as Detroit beat Charlotte 110-107 in OT

Reggie Williams led Charlotte with 17 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 24 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST · 11-21 FG

The swing

Down 9 after the third, the Pistons took the fourth 29-20.

DET lead by quarter
200 +4−1−90+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Byron Mullens led the game in fantasy with 43.3 FPTS (20 PTS, 9 REB)

Final · Hornets-Lakers
Hornets 85Lakers 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets1425281885
Lakers2023182788
The story
Pau Gasol's 21 points and 11 rebounds carried Los Angeles past New Orleans, 88-85

For New Orleans, Jarrett Jack had 18 PTS, 10 AST, 3 REB 21 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST · 8-14 FG

The swing

The Lakers trailed by 6 going into the fourth, then won it 27-18.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +6+4−6+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hawks-Sixers
Hawks 90Sixers 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks2318252490
Sixers1726193395
The story
Philadelphia beat Atlanta 95-90 behind 25 points and 10 rebounds from Elton Brand

Joe Johnson paced Atlanta: 15 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 25 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST, 3 BLK · 10-12 FG

The swing

A 33-24 fourth quarter erased a 4-point hole for the 76ers.

PHI lead by quarter
200 −6+2−4+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
17.7Season avg26.4Last 5

26.4 points a game over his last five games, against 17.7 in 49 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 27 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.0Season avg8.7Last 3

8.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.0 in 45 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.6Season avg35Today

35 minutes today, against 10.6 a game in 16 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Josh Smith leads the day with 34

Josh SmithPoints, last 10 games: 7, 10, 32, 30, 20, 22, 30, 19, 23, 34Hawks-Sixers · L
18.8 PPG season to date · +15.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 23, 19, 16, 13, 16, 19, 25, 15, 20, 26Clippers-Jazz · W
19.6 PPG season to date · +6.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Al JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 12, 16, 26, 23, 28, 19, 18, 27, 26Jazz-Clippers · L
19.6 PPG season to date · +6.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Elton BrandPoints, last 10 games: 16, 6, 2, 16, 12, 20, 14, 8, 8, 25Sixers-Hawks · W
10.9 PPG season to date · +14.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high25 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 18, 17, 23, 7, 21, 20, 20, 27, 20, 24Clippers-Jazz · W
21.0 PPG season to date · +3.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Tayshaun PrincePoints, last 10 games: 28, 12, 20, 6, 11, 6, 18, 29, 14, 24Pistons-Bobcats · W
13.1 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Klay ThompsonGSW+7.8 18.4 last 10 · 10.6 season
Goran DragicHOU+6.8 16.6 last 10 · 9.8 season
Jameer NelsonORL+5.3 16.3 last 10 · 11.0 season
Dirk NowitzkiDAL+4.9 26.1 last 10 · 21.2 season
Isaiah ThomasSAC+4.6 15.7 last 10 · 11.1 season
Cold
Monta EllisMIL−5.6 14.8 last 10 · 20.4 season
Rajon RondoBOS−5.0 7.3 last 10 · 12.3 season
Antawn JamisonCLE−4.6 12.9 last 10 · 17.5 season
LeBron JamesMIA−4.5 22.0 last 10 · 26.5 season
Kobe BryantLAL−4.4 23.5 last 10 · 27.9 season