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Wednesday, March 26, 2003Regular season · 13 games
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13 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ORL trailed NOH by 18 at halftime and won 97–95.

Final · Box score
Warriors107
Celtics95
Q1 GSW +1; Q2 Warriors 0; Q3 GSW +7; Q4 GSW +12
Final · Box score
Sixers91
Pacers85
Q1 PHI -6; Q2 PHI -6; Q3 PHI -5; Q4 PHI +6
Final · Box score
Cavs83
Raptors89
Q1 TOR +7; Q2 TOR +8; Q3 TOR +14; Q4 TOR +6
Final · OT · Box score
Hawks99
Pistons102
Q1 DET -10; Q2 DET -12; Q3 DET -11; Q4 Pistons 0; OT1 DET +3
Final · Box score
Knicks95
Nets101
Q1 NJN -1; Q2 NJN +8; Q3 Nets 0; Q4 NJN +6
Final · Box score
Suns101
Grizzlies99
Q1 PHX -8; Q2 PHX +1; Q3 PHX +1; Q4 PHX +2
Final · Box score
Heat74
Bulls82
Q1 CHI +11; Q2 CHI +12; Q3 CHI +11; Q4 CHI +8
Final · Box score
Bucks103
Nuggets108
Q1 DEN +4; Q2 DEN +11; Q3 DEN +19; Q4 DEN +5
Final · Box score
Lakers96
Rockets93
Q1 LAL -2; Q2 LAL +3; Q3 LAL +2; Q4 LAL +3
Final · Box score
Magic97
Hornets95
Q1 ORL -15; Q2 ORL -18; Q3 ORL -10; Q4 ORL +2
Final · Box score
Blazers85
Jazz94
Q1 UTA +9; Q2 UTA +12; Q3 UTA +21; Q4 UTA +9
Final · Box score
Wizards80
Sonics74
Q1 WAS +9; Q2 WAS -2; Q3 WAS +5; Q4 WAS +6
Final · Box score
Mavs114
Clippers107
Q1 DAL -3; Q2 DAL +4; Q3 DAL +3; Q4 DAL +7
On this day · 2001–02Mar 26, 2002: 9 games. Top scorer: Michael Finley (Mavs-Bucks), 36 points.
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The lead · Magic-Hornets

Tracy McGrady scores 41 as Orlando beats New Orleans

Pau Gasol goes for 20 points

Game flow · ORL margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-15-18-10+2ORL AHEAD ↑NOH AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic1725243197
Hornets3228161995
Who led
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 37, 43, 43, 32, 34, 36, 39, 37, 34, 41ORL41 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Gordan GiricekPoints, last 10 games: 18, 21, 14, 13, 13, 18, 9, 13, 19, 18ORL18 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Jamal MashburnPoints, last 10 games: 18, 18, 16, 11, 21, 8, 25, 22, 18, 40NOH40 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Robert TraylorPoints, last 10 games: 4, 3, 2, 7, 7, 5, 2, 6, 0, 11NOH11 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Four games go down to the wire

Four of 13 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Golden State by 12.

PHX over MEM2ORL over NOH2DET over ATL3LAL over HOU3DEN over MIL5PHI over IND6TOR over CLE6NJN over NYK6WAS over SEA6DAL over LAC7CHI over MIA8UTA over POR9GSW over BOS12Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
The night in charts
Mavs-Clippers combined for 221, 10 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-ClippersMavs 114, Clippers 107
221
Bucks-NuggetsBucks 103, Nuggets 108
211
Warriors-CelticsWarriors 107, Celtics 95
202
Hawks-PistonsHawks 99, Pistons 102
201
Suns-GrizzliesSuns 101, Grizzlies 99
200
Knicks-NetsKnicks 95, Nets 101
196
Magic-HornetsMagic 97, Hornets 95
192
Lakers-RocketsLakers 96, Rockets 93
189
Blazers-JazzBlazers 85, Jazz 94
179
Sixers-PacersSixers 91, Pacers 85
176
Cavs-RaptorsCavs 83, Raptors 89
172
Heat-BullsHeat 74, Bulls 82
156
Wizards-SonicsWizards 80, Sonics 74
154
5 of 13 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Magic-HornetsMagic 97, Hornets 95
+2 ORL
Suns-GrizzliesSuns 101, Grizzlies 99
+2 PHX
Lakers-RocketsLakers 96, Rockets 93
+3 LAL
Hawks-PistonsHawks 99, Pistons 102
+3 DET
Bucks-NuggetsBucks 103, Nuggets 108
+5 DEN
Sixers-PacersSixers 91, Pacers 85
+6 PHI
Cavs-RaptorsCavs 83, Raptors 89
+6 TOR
Knicks-NetsKnicks 95, Nets 101
+6 NJN
Wizards-SonicsWizards 80, Sonics 74
+6 WAS
Mavs-ClippersMavs 114, Clippers 107
+7 DAL
Heat-BullsHeat 74, Bulls 82
+8 CHI
Blazers-JazzBlazers 85, Jazz 94
+9 UTA
Warriors-CelticsWarriors 107, Celtics 95
+12 GSW
ORL erased a 18-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Magic-HornetsORL won · Magic 97, Hornets 95
18 pts
Hawks-PistonsDET won · Hawks 99, Pistons 102
12 pts
Suns-GrizzliesPHX won · Suns 101, Grizzlies 99
8 pts
Sixers-PacersPHI won · Sixers 91, Pacers 85
6 pts
Mavs-ClippersDAL won · Mavs 114, Clippers 107
3 pts
Kittles shot 10-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KittlesNJN · 23 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
MurphyGSW · 18 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
70% (7-10)
JamisonGSW · 29 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
68% (13-19)
PaytonMIL · 28 PTS, 11 AST, 1 STL, 1 BLK
67% (10-15)
RichardsonGSW · 31 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB, 1 STL
65% (11-17)
Final · Magic-Hornets
Magic 97Hornets 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic1725243197
Hornets3228161995
The story
Jamal Mashburn had 40 points, but Orlando won 97-95

For Orlando, Gordan Giricek had 18 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST 40 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST · 14-27 FG, 5-8 3PT

The swing

The Magic trailed by 10 going into the fourth, then won it 31-19.

ORL lead by quarter
200 −15−18−10+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Grizzlies
Suns 101Grizzlies 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns23322323101
Grizzlies3123232299
The story
Phoenix beat Memphis 101-99 behind 21 points and 18 rebounds from Shawn Marion

Wesley Person paced Memphis: 14 PTS, 6 REB 21 PTS, 18 REB, 5 AST · 7-14 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

A 32-23 second quarter erased a 8-point hole for the Suns.

PHX lead by quarter
200 −8+1+1+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hawks-Pistons
Hawks 99Pistons 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Hawks28222419699
Pistons182025309102
The story
Chauncey Billups had 23 points as Detroit beat Atlanta 102-99 in OT

Theo Ratliff led Atlanta with 16 PTS, 14 REB 23 PTS, 7 AST, 4 STL, 3 REB · 7-23 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

Down 11 after the third, the Pistons took the fourth 30-19.

DET lead by quarter
200 −10−12−110+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Jason Terry led the game in fantasy with 53.0 FPTS (18 PTS, 10 AST, 5 REB)

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
27.2Season avg35.6Last 5

35.6 points a game over his last five games, against 27.2 in 55 earlier games. Today: 39 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.7Season avg12.0Last 3

12.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.7 in 70 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.9Season avg49Today

49 minutes today, against 22.9 a game in 66 earlier games. Line: 20 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Tracy McGrady leads the day with 41

Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 37, 43, 43, 32, 34, 36, 39, 37, 34, 41Magic-Hornets · W
32.4 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
41 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Jamal MashburnPoints, last 10 games: 18, 18, 16, 11, 21, 8, 25, 22, 18, 40Hornets-Magic · L
21.6 PPG season to date · +18.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
40 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 13, 24, 26, 24, 42, 28, 48, 32, 31, 39Lakers-Rockets · W
27.4 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 36, 21, 30, 20, 26, 34, 13, 31, 28, 31Lakers-Rockets · W
30.1 PPG season to date · +0.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Jason RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 13, 13, 21, 14, 25, 5, 2, 20, 31Warriors-Celtics · W
15.2 PPG season to date · +16.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 23, 20, 26, 17, 28, 21, 37, 23, 29Warriors-Celtics · W
22.2 PPG season to date · +6.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Chauncey BillupsDET+7.5 23.3 last 10 · 15.8 season
Stromile SwiftMEM+6.8 16.3 last 10 · 9.5 season
Jamal CrawfordCHI+6.6 15.8 last 10 · 9.2 season
Malik RoseSAS+5.3 15.2 last 10 · 9.9 season
Tracy McGradyORL+5.2 37.6 last 10 · 32.4 season
Cold
Bonzi WellsPOR−5.8 8.9 last 10 · 14.8 season
Bobby JacksonSAC−5.3 11.2 last 10 · 16.5 season
Ricky DavisCLE−5.2 14.9 last 10 · 20.1 season
Jason KiddNJN−4.1 14.8 last 10 · 18.9 season
Brad MillerIND−4.1 9.5 last 10 · 13.6 season