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Saturday, March 9, 2013Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 4 points, by MIL (vs GSW) and PHX (vs HOU).

Final · Box score
Nets93
Hawks80
Q1 Nets 0; Q2 BKN +14; Q3 BKN +19; Q4 BKN +13
Final · Box score
Jazz84
Knicks113
Q1 NYK +4; Q2 NYK +17; Q3 NYK +19; Q4 NYK +29
Final · Box score
Hornets85
Grizzlies96
Q1 MEM +6; Q2 MEM +6; Q3 MEM +18; Q4 MEM +11
Final · Box score
Bobcats87
Wizards104
Q1 WAS +3; Q2 WAS +17; Q3 WAS +16; Q4 WAS +17
Final · Box score
Wolves88
Nuggets111
Q1 DEN +3; Q2 DEN +1; Q3 DEN +13; Q4 DEN +23
Final · Box score
Rockets105
Suns107
Q1 PHX -4; Q2 PHX +4; Q3 PHX +1; Q4 PHX +2
Final · Box score
Bucks103
Warriors93
Q1 MIL -4; Q2 MIL -1; Q3 MIL +7; Q4 MIL +10
On this day · 2011–12Mar 9, 2012: 10 games. Top scorer: Chris Paul (Clippers-Spurs), 36 points.
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The lead · Rockets-Suns

Phoenix holds off Houston, 107–105

James Harden goes for 38 points

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
-10-50+5+10TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4+4+1+2PHX AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets28183029105
Suns24262730107
Who led
Jared DudleyPoints, last 10 games: 12, 15, 7, 9, 2, 6, 5, 9, 11, 22PHX22 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Goran DragicPoints, last 10 games: 16, 20, 19, 10, 10, 13, 19, 8, 17, 18PHX18 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 27, 46, 22, 27, 25, 24, 21, 28, 20, 38HOU38 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Carlos DelfinoPoints, last 10 games: 3, 9, 22, 12, 12, 21, 3, 11, 12, 21HOU21 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Wolves-Nuggets14
Rockets-Suns9
Nets-Hawks3
Bucks-Warriors2
The night in charts
Rockets-Suns combined for 212, 13 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-SunsRockets 105, Suns 107
212
Wolves-NuggetsWolves 88, Nuggets 111
199
Jazz-KnicksJazz 84, Knicks 113
197
Bucks-WarriorsBucks 103, Warriors 93
196
Bobcats-WizardsBobcats 87, Wizards 104
191
Hornets-GrizzliesHornets 85, Grizzlies 96
181
Nets-HawksNets 93, Hawks 80
173
PHX won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Rockets-SunsRockets 105, Suns 107
+2 PHX
Bucks-WarriorsBucks 103, Warriors 93
+10 MIL
Hornets-GrizzliesHornets 85, Grizzlies 96
+11 MEM
Nets-HawksNets 93, Hawks 80
+13 BKN
Bobcats-WizardsBobcats 87, Wizards 104
+17 WAS
Wolves-NuggetsWolves 88, Nuggets 111
+23 DEN
Jazz-KnicksJazz 84, Knicks 113
+29 NYK
MIL rallied from 4 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bucks-WarriorsMIL won · Bucks 103, Warriors 93
4 pts
Rockets-SunsPHX won · Rockets 105, Suns 107
4 pts
Blatche shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BlatcheBKN · 18 PTS, 4 REB, 4 STL, 2 AST
82% (9-11)
GelabaleMIN · 19 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
80% (8-10)
LawsonDEN · 32 PTS, 3 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
71% (12-17)
LandryGSW · 18 PTS, 10 REB
70% (7-10)
DudleyPHX · 22 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
67% (8-12)
Final · Rockets-Suns
Rockets 105Suns 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets28183029105
Suns24262730107
The story
Jared Dudley had 22 points as Phoenix beat Houston 107-105

Carlos Delfino led Houston with 21 PTS, 5 REB 22 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB · 8-12 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

Down 4 after the first, the Suns took the second 26-18.

PHX lead by quarter
200 −4+4+1+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hornets-Grizzlies
Hornets 85Grizzlies 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets1922192585
Grizzlies2522311896
The story
Mike Conley's 22 points and 8 assists carried Memphis past New Orleans, 96-85

For New Orleans, Anthony Davis had 20 PTS, 18 REB, 2 AST 22 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL · 8-15 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 31-19, was where the Grizzlies built it.

MEM lead by quarter
200 +6+6+18+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bobcats-Wizards
Bobcats 87Wizards 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bobcats2418222387
Wizards27322124104
The story
Washington beat Charlotte 104-87 behind 26 points and 10 rebounds from Trevor Ariza

Gerald Henderson paced Charlotte: 17 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST 26 PTS, 10 REB · 7-11 FG, 5-8 3PT

The swing

A 32-18 second quarter did the most damage for the Wizards.

WAS lead by quarter
200 +3+17+16+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kemba Walker topped the game at 52.1 FPTS: 29 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.1Season avg15.8Last 5

15.8 points a game over his last five games, against 7.1 in 60 earlier games. Today: 11 points in 26 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.5Season avg11.7Last 3

11.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.5 in 43 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.1Season avg28Today

28 minutes today, against 7.1 a game in 15 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 11 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Seven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: New York by 29.

PHX over HOU2MIL over GSW10MEM over NOH11BKN over ATL13WAS over CHA17DEN over MIN23NYK over UTA29Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 38

James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 27, 46, 22, 27, 25, 24, 21, 28, 20, 38Rockets-Suns · L
26.4 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Ty LawsonPoints, last 10 games: 26, 27, 20, 22, 30, 11, 18, 24, 21, 32Nuggets-Wolves · W
17.0 PPG season to date · +15.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high32 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Brandon JenningsPoints, last 10 games: 21, 34, 31, 11, 8, 8, 11, 20, 18, 31Bucks-Warriors · W
18.6 PPG season to date · +12.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 24, 27, 24, 15, 8, 11, 15, 10, 11, 29Bobcats-Wizards · L
17.3 PPG season to date · +11.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 27, 18, 14, 14, 22, 27, 23, 34, 22, 26Bucks-Warriors · W
19.0 PPG season to date · +7.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Trevor ArizaPoints, last 10 games: 5, 16, 18, 8, 22, 15, 9, 16, 4, 26Wizards-Bobcats · W
9.4 PPG season to date · +17.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Derrick WilliamsMIN+7.4 18.6 last 10 · 11.2 season
Marcus ThorntonSAC+6.8 19.9 last 10 · 13.1 season
Maurice HarklessORL+6.2 12.6 last 10 · 6.4 season
Ty LawsonDEN+6.1 23.1 last 10 · 17.0 season
Deron WilliamsBKN+5.3 23.1 last 10 · 17.8 season
Cold
Jordan CrawfordBOS−7.3 4.8 last 10 · 12.1 season
Andrea BargnaniTOR−5.4 7.3 last 10 · 12.7 season
Byron MullensCHA−4.7 6.9 last 10 · 11.6 season
Shannon BrownPHX−4.7 6.5 last 10 · 11.2 season
Chris KamanDAL−4.5 7.3 last 10 · 11.8 season