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Monday, March 31, 2008Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed DEN by 19 at halftime and won 132–117.

Final
TOR104
CHA100
Q1 TOR +7; Q2 TOR -5; Q3 TOR +6; Q4 TOR +4
Final
MIA85
IND105
Q1 IND +2; Q2 IND +8; Q3 IND +13; Q4 IND +20
Final
ATL116
MEM99
Q1 ATL +21; Q2 ATL +27; Q3 ATL +31; Q4 ATL +17
Final
WAS87
UTA129
Q1 UTA +9; Q2 UTA +32; Q3 UTA +39; Q4 UTA +42
Final
DEN117
PHX132
Q1 PHX -14; Q2 PHX -19; Q3 PHX -6; Q4 PHX +15
Final
DAL93
LAC86
Q1 DAL +5; Q2 DAL +12; Q3 DAL +9; Q4 DAL +7
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 31, 2007: 4 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (CLE @ CHI), 39 points.
The lead · DEN @ PHX

Amar'e Stoudemire scores 41 as Phoenix beats Denver

Phoenix won 132–117. Amar'e Stoudemire: 41 points, 14 rebounds, 2 assists.

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the comeback, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-14-19-6+15PHX AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
DEN39312225117
PHX25263546132
Who led
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 36, 30, 25, 26, 38, 33, 32, 22, 33, 41PHX41 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 21, 18, 22, 23, 15, 23, 12, 5, 10, 36PHX36 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
JR SmithPoints, last 10 games: 12, 19, 10, 9, 12, 14, 27, 13, 20, 23DEN23 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 28, 24, 20, 32, 26, 36, 26, 31, 14, 21DEN21 PTS · 0 REB · 7 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Six games, by the margins

Closest finish: 4. Widest: Utah by 42.

TOR over CHA4DAL over LAC7PHX over DEN15ATL over MEM17IND over MIA20UTA over WAS42Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+8.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.3Season avg21.2Last 5

21.2 points a game over his last five games, against 12.3 in 70 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.2Season avg11.3Last 3

11.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.2 in 51 earlier games. Today: 1 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.4Season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 8.4 a game in 52 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Amar'e Stoudemire leads the day with 41

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: 36, 30, 25, 26, 38, 33, 32, 22, 33, 41PHX vs DEN · W
25.1 PPG season to date · +16.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
41 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 21, 18, 22, 23, 15, 23, 12, 5, 10, 36PHX vs DEN · W
17.5 PPG season to date · +18.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 24, 28, 7, 8, 24, 17, 21, 29, 21, 32TOR @ CHA · W
22.5 PPG season to date · +9.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
CJ MilesPoints, last 10 games: 13, 0, 8, 0, 0, 0, 0, 4, 7, 29UTA vs WAS · W
4.9 PPG season to date · +24.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high29 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Rudy GayPoints, last 10 games: 20, 8, 25, 24, 24, 30, 13, 28, 23, 29MEM vs ATL · L
20.1 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 6, 9, 5, 1, 2, 7, 10, 19, 13, 27DAL @ LAC · W
11.0 PPG season to date · +16.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 3 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
Amar'e StoudemirePHX+6.5 31.6 last 10 · 25.1 season
Chris QuinnMIA+6.3 13.2 last 10 · 6.9 season
Vince CarterNJN+6.0 27.3 last 10 · 21.3 season
Hakim WarrickMEM+5.9 16.8 last 10 · 10.9 season
Nate RobinsonNYK+5.7 18.4 last 10 · 12.7 season
Cold
Wally SzczerbiakCLE−6.3 5.5 last 10 · 11.8 season
Sam CassellBOS−5.8 5.5 last 10 · 11.3 season
John SalmonsSAC−5.6 6.8 last 10 · 12.4 season
Andres NocioniCHI−5.6 7.9 last 10 · 13.5 season
Jamaal TinsleyIND−5.4 6.5 last 10 · 11.9 season