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Saturday, March 22, 2008Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NOH trailed BOS by 13 after the first quarter and won 113–106.

Final
ORL90
ATL98
Q1 ATL +10; Q2 ATL -1; Q3 ATL -4; Q4 ATL +8
Final
MIA82
CHA94
Q1 CHA -1; Q2 CHA +7; Q3 CHA +9; Q4 CHA +12
Final
NJN87
PHI91
Q1 PHI +4; Q2 PHI +7; Q3 PHI -7; Q4 PHI +4
Final
SAC111
MEM117
Q1 MEM +11; Q2 MEM +11; Q3 MEM +7; Q4 MEM +6
Final
NYK93
MIN114
Q1 MIN +18; Q2 MIN +13; Q3 MIN +17; Q4 MIN +21
Final
BOS106
NOH113
Q1 NOH -13; Q2 NOH -10; Q3 NOH -8; Q4 NOH +7
Final
IND108
CHI101
Q1 IND -1; Q2 IND 0; Q3 IND -11; Q4 IND +7
Final
CLE98
MIL108
Q1 MIL +15; Q2 MIL 0; Q3 MIL +11; Q4 MIL +10
Final
SEA101
UTA115
Q1 UTA -11; Q2 UTA -9; Q3 UTA +4; Q4 UTA +14
Final
HOU113
PHX122
Q1 PHX +17; Q2 PHX +17; Q3 PHX +10; Q4 PHX +9
Final
POR83
LAC72
Q1 POR +5; Q2 POR +10; Q3 POR +10; Q4 POR +11
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
On this day · 2006–07Mar 22, 2007: 5 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (LAL @ MEM), 60 points.
The lead · BOS @ NOH

David West scores 37, New Orleans rallies past Boston

New Orleans trailed by 13 after one and won 113–106.

Game flow · NOH margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-13-10-8+7NOH AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
BOS36292417106
NOH23322632113
Who led
David WestPoints, last 10 games: 16, 13, 27, 25, 14, 19, 29, 12, 23, 37NOH37 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 27, 23, 25, 37, 26, 27, 14, 37, 21, 19NOH19 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 22, 19, 17, 14, 8, 13, 22, 20, 22, 28BOS28 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Rajon RondoPoints, last 10 games: 16, 3, 6, 6, 12, 13, 20, 8, 0, 23BOS23 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Second story · IND @ CHI

Indiana climbs out of an 11-point hole against Chicago

Down 11 after three, the Pacers won the fourth quarter 35–17 and the game 108–101. Mike Dunleavy led Indiana with 25 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists.

Top-scorer duel · IND vs CHI
Mike Dunleavy · INDLuol Deng · CHIPTS2528REB48AST43Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+8.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.1Season avg17.8Last 5

17.8 points a game over his last five games, against 9.1 in 60 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.0Season avg12.2Last 3

12.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.0 in 68 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+27.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.3Season avg38Today

38 minutes today, against 10.3 a game in 59 earlier games. Line: 19 points, 12 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Amar'e Stoudemire leads the day with 38

Sparkline: points in his last 10 games, tonight in pink. Black tag: most points in a game this season to date, or in his career when his whole career is in our box scores (after 5+ games). Plus/minus: points tonight against his average before tonight.
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 22, 22, 37, 16, 29, 36, 30, 25, 26, 38PHX vs HOU · W
24.6 PPG season to date · +13.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 13 REB · 0 AST
David WestPoints, last 10 games: 16, 13, 27, 25, 14, 19, 29, 12, 23, 37NOH vs BOS · W
20.0 PPG season to date · +17.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 20, 39, 27, 28, 28, 28, 18, 24, 34ATL vs ORL · W
21.6 PPG season to date · +12.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 31, 41, 19, 28, 30, 11, 8, 15, 26, 30HOU @ PHX · L
21.9 PPG season to date · +8.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 8 REB · 9 AST
Mo WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 11, 16, 26, 37, 24, 13, 15, 5, 26, 29MIL vs CLE · W
17.9 PPG season to date · +11.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 13 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 39, 38, 24, 42, 25, 33, 30, 30, 29, 29CLE @ MIL · L
30.8 PPG season to date · −1.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Points per game in each player's last 10 games minus his season average through tonight. Regular season, players with 20+ games and 20+ minutes a game.
Hot
Beno UdrihSAC+6.0 18.9 last 10 · 12.9 season
Charlie BellMIL+5.6 13.2 last 10 · 7.6 season
Mickael PietrusGSW+5.4 12.5 last 10 · 7.1 season
Joe JohnsonATL+5.4 27.0 last 10 · 21.6 season
Troy MurphyIND+5.2 17.5 last 10 · 12.3 season
Cold
Gerald WallaceCHA−6.5 13.5 last 10 · 20.0 season
Andres NocioniCHI−5.6 8.0 last 10 · 13.6 season
Jamaal TinsleyIND−5.4 6.5 last 10 · 11.9 season
Brad MillerSAC−4.6 9.1 last 10 · 13.7 season
Wally SzczerbiakCLE−4.5 7.7 last 10 · 12.2 season