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Tuesday, March 18, 2003Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NYK trailed SAS by 13 at halftime and won 105–97.

Final · Box score
Nets87
Celtics74
Q1 NJN -1; Q2 NJN +12; Q3 NJN +20; Q4 NJN +13
Final · OT · Box score
Pistons94
Wizards90
Q1 DET -7; Q2 DET -2; Q3 DET -4; Q4 Pistons 0; OT1 DET +4
Final · Box score
Sixers103
Heat83
Q1 PHI +10; Q2 PHI +17; Q3 PHI +12; Q4 PHI +20
Final · Box score
Grizzlies80
Wolves96
Q1 MIN +4; Q2 MIN +6; Q3 MIN +9; Q4 MIN +16
Final · Box score
Hawks78
Bulls103
Q1 CHI -7; Q2 CHI +12; Q3 CHI +19; Q4 CHI +25
Final · Box score
Cavs93
Mavs114
Q1 DAL +2; Q2 DAL +1; Q3 DAL +13; Q4 DAL +21
Final · Box score
Knicks105
Spurs97
Q1 NYK -4; Q2 NYK -13; Q3 NYK -9; Q4 NYK +8
Final · Box score
Nuggets81
Jazz99
Q1 UTA +11; Q2 UTA +14; Q3 UTA +21; Q4 UTA +18
Final · Box score
Warriors91
Kings117
Q1 SAC -5; Q2 SAC +5; Q3 SAC +7; Q4 SAC +26
Final · Box score
Rockets94
Sonics100
Q1 SEA -2; Q2 SEA +4; Q3 SEA +10; Q4 SEA +6
On this day · 2001–02Mar 18, 2002: 5 games. Top scorer: Jamal Mashburn (Hornets-Bucks), 31 points.
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The lead · Knicks-Spurs

Allan Houston scores 36, New York rallies past San Antonio

Kevin Garnett goes for 29 points

Game flow · NYK margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4-13-9+8NYK AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks23192736105
Spurs2728231997
Who led
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 34, 25, 22, 25, 28, 17, 28, 50, 36NYK36 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 28, 6, 15, 18, 33, 20, 14, 11, 10, 17NYK17 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 18, 17, 35, 21, 18, 25, 18, 24, 22, 27SAS27 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 32, 16, 13, 21, 10, 13, 17, 11, 25, 21SAS21 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Ten games, by the margins

Closest finish: 4. Widest: Sacramento by 26.

DET over WAS4SEA over HOU6NYK over SAS8NJN over BOS13MIN over MEM16UTA over DEN18PHI over MIA20DAL over CLE21CHI over ATL25SAC over GSW26Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
The night in charts
Warriors-Kings combined for 208, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-KingsWarriors 91, Kings 117
208
Cavs-MavsCavs 93, Mavs 114
207
Knicks-SpursKnicks 105, Spurs 97
202
Rockets-SonicsRockets 94, Sonics 100
194
Sixers-HeatSixers 103, Heat 83
186
Pistons-WizardsPistons 94, Wizards 90
184
Hawks-BullsHawks 78, Bulls 103
181
Nuggets-JazzNuggets 81, Jazz 99
180
Grizzlies-WolvesGrizzlies 80, Wolves 96
176
Nets-CelticsNets 87, Celtics 74
161
DET won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Pistons-WizardsPistons 94, Wizards 90
+4 DET
Rockets-SonicsRockets 94, Sonics 100
+6 SEA
Knicks-SpursKnicks 105, Spurs 97
+8 NYK
Nets-CelticsNets 87, Celtics 74
+13 NJN
Grizzlies-WolvesGrizzlies 80, Wolves 96
+16 MIN
Nuggets-JazzNuggets 81, Jazz 99
+18 UTA
Sixers-HeatSixers 103, Heat 83
+20 PHI
Cavs-MavsCavs 93, Mavs 114
+21 DAL
Hawks-BullsHawks 78, Bulls 103
+25 CHI
Warriors-KingsWarriors 91, Kings 117
+26 SAC
NYK erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Knicks-SpursNYK won · Knicks 105, Spurs 97
13 pts
Hawks-BullsCHI won · Hawks 78, Bulls 103
7 pts
Pistons-WizardsDET won · Pistons 94, Wizards 90
7 pts
Warriors-KingsSAC won · Warriors 91, Kings 117
5 pts
Rockets-SonicsSEA won · Rockets 94, Sonics 100
2 pts
Harpring shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HarpringUTA · 22 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
82% (9-11)
FinleyDAL · 21 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB
67% (8-12)
HoustonNYK · 36 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST
64% (14-22)
BattierMEM · 18 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
64% (7-11)
RoseCHI · 31 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
61% (11-18)
Final · Pistons-Wizards
Pistons 94Wizards 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Pistons152220271094
Wizards22172223690
The story
Ben Wallace had 20 rebounds and 6 points as Detroit beat Washington 94-90 in OT

Jerry Stackhouse led Washington with 28 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB 20 REB, 7 BLK, 6 PTS, 2 AST · 3-8 FG

The swing

Down 7 after the first, the Pistons took the second 22-17.

DET lead by quarter
200 −7−2−40+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Rockets-Sonics
Rockets 94Sonics 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets2023252694
Sonics18293122100
The story
Seattle beat Houston 100-94 behind 25 points from Rashard Lewis

Cuttino Mobley paced Houston: 16 PTS, 3 AST 25 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST · 10-20 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

A 29-23 second quarter erased a 2-point hole for the SuperSonics.

SEA lead by quarter
200 −2+4+10+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Steve Francis topped the game at 52.8 FPTS: 23 PTS, 10 AST, 9 REB

Final · Knicks-Spurs
Knicks 105Spurs 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks23192736105
Spurs2728231997
The story
Latrell Sprewell's 17 points carried New York past San Antonio, 105-97

For San Antonio, Malik Rose had 12 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST 17 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB · 4-14 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The Knicks trailed by 9 going into the fourth, then won it 36-19.

NYK lead by quarter
200 −4−13−9+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Tim Duncan was the fantasy play: 46.3 FPTS on 27 PTS, 9 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
15.4Season avg26.8Last 5

26.8 points a game over his last five games, against 15.4 in 58 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.5Season avg7.7Last 3

7.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.5 in 24 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.8Season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 12.8 a game in 65 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 12 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 34, 25, 22, 25, 28, 17, 28, 50, 36Knicks-Spurs · W
22.8 PPG season to date · +13.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 17, 35, 36, 40, 30, 31, 22, 31, 32Sixers-Heat · W
27.7 PPG season to date · +4.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Jalen RosePoints, last 10 games: 12, 21, 24, 21, 30, 27, 12, 15, 12, 31Bulls-Hawks · W
22.9 PPG season to date · +8.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Zydrunas IlgauskasPoints, last 10 games: 29, 13, 4, 6, 27, 10, 15, 12, 14, 30Cavs-Mavs · L
17.4 PPG season to date · +12.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 22, 22, 27, 15, 29, 31, 17, 23, 17, 29Wolves-Grizzlies · W
23.1 PPG season to date · +6.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 19 REB · 6 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 36, 28, 24, 21, 21, 37, 27, 18, 34, 28Mavs-Cavs · W
24.2 PPG season to date · +3.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Stromile SwiftMEM+8.1 17.6 last 10 · 9.5 season
Chauncey BillupsDET+7.8 23.4 last 10 · 15.6 season
J.R. BremerBOS+5.7 13.8 last 10 · 8.1 season
Jamal CrawfordCHI+5.7 14.4 last 10 · 8.7 season
Allan HoustonNYK+5.6 28.4 last 10 · 22.8 season
Cold
Chris WhitneyORL−6.5 1.3 last 10 · 7.8 season
Ricky DavisCLE−4.7 16.0 last 10 · 20.7 season
Matt HarpringUTA−4.3 13.3 last 10 · 17.6 season
Steve FrancisHOU−4.2 17.8 last 10 · 22.0 season
Samaki WalkerLAL−4.2 0.8 last 10 · 5.0 season