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Friday, March 18, 2011Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DET trailed NYK by 8 after three quarters and won 99–95.

Final · OT · Box score
CHI108
IND115
Q1 IND +10; Q2 IND +14; Q3 IND +16; Q4 IND 0; OT1 IND +7
Final · Box score
DEN82
ORL85
Q1 ORL -3; Q2 ORL +5; Q3 ORL +4; Q4 ORL +3
Final · Box score
WAS107
TOR116
Q1 TOR +6; Q2 TOR +9; Q3 TOR +11; Q4 TOR +9
Final · Box score
MIA106
ATL85
Q1 MIA +4; Q2 MIA +13; Q3 MIA +29; Q4 MIA +21
Final · Box score
NYK95
DET99
Q1 DET +1; Q2 DET +2; Q3 DET -8; Q4 DET +4
Final · Box score
CHA82
OKC99
Q1 OKC +8; Q2 OKC +2; Q3 OKC +9; Q4 OKC +17
Final · Box score
SAS97
DAL91
Q1 SAS +10; Q2 SAS +5; Q3 SAS +7; Q4 SAS +6
Final · Box score
BOS77
HOU93
Q1 HOU +6; Q2 HOU +22; Q3 HOU +25; Q4 HOU +16
Final · Box score
NJN95
MIL110
Q1 MIL +3; Q2 MIL -2; Q3 MIL +7; Q4 MIL +15
Final · Box score
GSW97
PHX108
Q1 PHX +7; Q2 PHX +12; Q3 PHX +19; Q4 PHX +11
Final · Box score
PHI102
SAC80
Q1 PHI +9; Q2 PHI +17; Q3 PHI +26; Q4 PHI +22
Final · Box score
MIN98
LAL106
Q1 LAL -6; Q2 LAL -2; Q3 LAL +4; Q4 LAL +8
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 · 2009–10Mar 18, 2010: 2 games. Top scorer: Dwyane Wade (MIA vs ORL), 36 points.
The lead · NYK @ DET

Detroit fights back late to top New York

New York led 78–70 after three. Detroit won the fourth 29–17 and the game 99–95. Tayshaun Prince led Detroit with 16 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists.

Game flow · DET 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.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+1+2-8+4DET AHEAD ↑NYK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
NYK2528251795
DET2629152999
Who led
Tayshaun PrincePoints, last 10 games: 10, 25, 1, 0, 20, 16, 15, 12, 22, 16DET16 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Charlie VillanuevaPoints, last 10 games: 17, 16, 12, 13, 16, 6, 5, 8, 9, 14DET14 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Toney DouglasPoints, last 10 games: 24, 11, 10, 20, 18, 18, 3, 17, 29, 20NYK20 PTS · 5 REB · 11 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 24, 41, 26, 31, 26, 36, 28, 21, 16, 20NYK20 PTS · 12 REB · 0 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Twelve games, by the margins

Closest finish: 3. Widest: Philadelphia by 22.

ORL over DEN3DET over NYK4SAS over DAL6IND over CHI7LAL over MIN8TOR over WAS9PHX over GSW11MIL over NJN15HOU over BOS16OKC over CHA17MIA over ATL21PHI over SAC22Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+13.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.8Season avg20.4Last 5

20.4 points a game over his last five games, against 6.8 in 26 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
34.6Season avg23.3Last 3

23.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 34.6 in 65 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 22 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.7Season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 14.7 a game in 39 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 12 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 43

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.
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 27, 29, 26, 26, 31, 19, 27, 21, 19, 43MIA @ ATL · W
26.3 PPG season to date · +17.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Tracy McGrady ORL, Mar 9, 2003: 43 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
43 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 12, 24, 27, 24, 20, 34, 26, 23, 21, 42CHI @ IND · L
24.9 PPG season to date · +17.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Rex Chapman PHX, Apr 25, 1997: 42 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Ties career high42 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Andrea BargnaniPoints, last 10 games: 18, 24, 26, 14, 23, 35, 8, 17, 20, 33TOR vs WAS · W
21.9 PPG season to date · +11.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 20, 13, 2, 15, 14, 23, 27, 21, 18, 33SAS @ DAL · W
17.6 PPG season to date · +15.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Dorell WrightPoints, last 10 games: 14, 11, 16, 7, 10, 32, 16, 18, 14, 30GSW @ PHX · L
16.4 PPG season to date · +13.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 14, 19, 17, 30, 30, 17, 16, 11, 16, 30TOR vs WAS · W
16.6 PPG season to date · +13.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 3 REB · 1 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
Marcus ThorntonSAC+11.8 22.3 last 10 · 10.5 season
Tyler HansbroughIND+10.0 20.8 last 10 · 10.8 season
Al JeffersonUTA+7.2 26.2 last 10 · 19.0 season
Toney DouglasNYK+6.8 17.0 last 10 · 10.2 season
Kyle LowryHOU+6.4 19.4 last 10 · 13.0 season
Cold
Steve NashPHX−6.1 9.5 last 10 · 15.6 season
Deron WilliamsNJN−5.7 14.7 last 10 · 20.4 season
Rashard LewisWAS−5.6 6.1 last 10 · 11.7 season
Al HarringtonDEN−5.5 4.7 last 10 · 10.2 season
Raymond FeltonDEN−5.2 10.7 last 10 · 15.9 season