Friday, March 28, 2003Regular season · 11 games

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11 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed MIN by 16 after the first quarter and won 111–84.

Final · Box score

Bulls89

Pacers140

Final · Box score

Warriors102

Sixers98

Final · Box score

Hornets101

Raptors92

Final · Box score

Cavs95

Celtics104

Final · Box score

Suns94

Pistons91

Final · Box score

Wolves84

Heat111

Final · Box score

Nets122

Knicks101

Final · Box score

Bucks90

Jazz103

Final · Box score

Grizzlies71

Sonics95

Final · Box score

Wizards94

Lakers108

Final · Box score

Mavs95

Blazers112

On this day · 2001–02Mar 28, 2002: 6 games. Top scorer: Dirk Nowitzki (Mavs-Wolves), 34 points.

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The lead · Wolves-Heat

Caron Butler drops 35 in 16-point comeback win over Minnesota

Kobe Bryant goes for 55 points

Game flow · MIA margin at each break

By quarter

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
Wolves	35	14	16	19	84
Heat	19	29	28	35	111

Who led

Caron ButlerMIA35 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST

Eddie HouseMIA18 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST

Kevin GarnettMIN17 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST

Anthony PeelerMIN16 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST

Top scorers tonight

Kobe Bryant LAL55

Richard Jefferson NJN39

Caron Butler MIA35

Ricky Davis CLE31

Antawn Jamison GSW30

Kobe tops the night at 76.0 FPTS

Top 8 FPTS

KobeLAL · 55 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL

76.0

AIPHI · 28 PTS, 10 AST, 6 REB, 5 STL

65.2

ButlerMIA · 35 PTS, 7 AST, 4 STL, 3 REB

63.6

Ben WallaceDET · 16 REB, 13 PTS, 5 BLK, 4 STL

58.7

Ricky DavisCLE · 31 PTS, 10 AST, 6 REB

52.2

Baron DavisNOH · 22 PTS, 11 AST, 5 REB, 1 STL

51.5

Ray AllenSEA · 25 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL

50.8

PierceBOS · 27 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL

49.8

Records so far

Dallas leads the league at 54–18

East

1. DET45-26

2. NJN44-28

3. PHI42-29

4. IND42-30

5. NOH41-32

6. BOS39-34

7. ORL39-34

8. WAS34-38

9. MIL34-39

10. NYK32-41

11. ATL29-44

12. CHI26-47

13. MIA23-50

14. TOR22-49

15. CLE14-58

West

1. DAL54-18

2. SAS51-20

3. SAC51-21

4. POR45-27

5. MIN46-28

6. UTA43-29

7. LAL42-30

8. PHX38-34

9. HOU37-35

10. GSW36-37

11. SEA34-37

12. MEM26-46

13. LAC22-50

14. DEN16-56

The night in charts

Bulls-Pacers combined for 229, 6 more than any other game

Points by game

Bulls-PacersBulls 89, Pacers 140

229

Nets-KnicksNets 122, Knicks 101

223

Mavs-BlazersMavs 95, Blazers 112

207

Wizards-LakersWizards 94, Lakers 108

202

Warriors-SixersWarriors 102, Sixers 98

200

Cavs-CelticsCavs 95, Celtics 104

199

Wolves-HeatWolves 84, Heat 111

195

Bucks-JazzBucks 90, Jazz 103

193

Hornets-RaptorsHornets 101, Raptors 92

193

Suns-PistonsSuns 94, Pistons 91

185

Grizzlies-SonicsGrizzlies 71, Sonics 95

166

2 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer

Closest finishes

Suns-PistonsSuns 94, Pistons 91

+3 PHX

Warriors-SixersWarriors 102, Sixers 98

+4 GSW

Cavs-CelticsCavs 95, Celtics 104

+9 BOS

Hornets-RaptorsHornets 101, Raptors 92

+9 NOH

Bucks-JazzBucks 90, Jazz 103

+13 UTA

Wizards-LakersWizards 94, Lakers 108

+14 LAL

Mavs-BlazersMavs 95, Blazers 112

+17 POR

Nets-KnicksNets 122, Knicks 101

+21 NJN

Grizzlies-SonicsGrizzlies 71, Sonics 95

+24 SEA

Wolves-HeatWolves 84, Heat 111

+27 MIA

Bulls-PacersBulls 89, Pacers 140

+51 IND

MIA erased a 16-point hole

Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks

Wolves-HeatMIA won · Wolves 84, Heat 111

16 pts

Mavs-BlazersPOR won · Mavs 95, Blazers 112

2 pts

Suns-PistonsPHX won · Suns 94, Pistons 91

2 pts

Bucks-JazzUTA won · Bucks 90, Jazz 103

1 pt

Hornets-RaptorsNOH won · Hornets 101, Raptors 92

1 pt

Kenyon Martin shot 11-of-15 for the night's hottest hand

Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA

Kenyon MartinNJN · 25 PTS, 4 REB, 2 STL

73% (11-15)

JeffersonNJN · 39 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST

73% (16-22)

Brad MillerIND · 22 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL

73% (8-11)

MaloneUTA · 18 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB

70% (7-10)

PeelerMIN · 16 PTS, 1 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL

70% (7-10)

Final · Suns-Pistons

Suns 94Pistons 91

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
Suns	31	25	16	22	94
Pistons	33	12	24	22	91

The story

Stephon Marbury had 26 points and 9 assists as Phoenix beat Detroit 94-91

Chauncey Billups led Detroit with 23 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB 26 PTS, 9 AST, 7 REB · 10-19 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

Down 2 after the first, the Suns took the second 25-12.

PHX lead by quarter

Fantasy angle

Ben Wallace led the game in fantasy with 58.7 FPTS (16 REB, 13 PTS)

Final · Wizards-Lakers

Wizards 94Lakers 108

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
Wizards	28	20	21	25	94
Lakers	27	32	28	21	108

The story

Shaquille O'Neal's 26 points and 13 rebounds carried Los Angeles past Washington, 108-94

For Washington, Tyronn Lue had 17 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB 26 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST · 9-20 FG

The swing

The Lakers trailed by 1 going into the second, then won it 32-20.

LAL lead by quarter

Final · Wolves-Heat

Wolves 84Heat 111

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
Wolves	35	14	16	19	84
Heat	19	29	28	35	111

The story

Miami beat Minnesota 111-84 behind 11 assists and 10 points from Anthony Carter

Kendall Gill paced Minnesota: 13 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST 11 AST, 10 PTS, 6 REB · 5-7 FG

The swing

A 35-19 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Heat.

MIA lead by quarter

Fantasy angle

Heating up

Nick Van ExelDAL

+9.0points, last 5 vs season avg

Points per game

21.4 points a game over his last five games, against 12.4 in 62 earlier games. Today: 13 points in 22 minutes.

Losing minutes

Larry HughesWAS

−18.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg

Minutes per game

13.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.6 in 62 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role

Tariq Abdul-WahadDAL

+21.2minutes, today vs season avg

Minutes per game

30 minutes today, against 8.8 a game in 5 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Indiana posts the night's biggest win

Indiana beat Chicago by 51, the widest margin of 11 games.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 55

Kobe BryantLakers-Wizards · W

30.4 PPG season to date · +24.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight

Season high55 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST

Richard JeffersonNets-Knicks · W

15.0 PPG season to date · +24.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight

Career high39 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST

Caron ButlerHeat-Wolves · W

15.4 PPG season to date · +19.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight

Career high35 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST

Ricky DavisCavs-Celtics · L

20.2 PPG season to date · +10.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight

31 PTS · 6 REB · 10 AST

Antawn JamisonWarriors-Sixers · W

22.3 PPG season to date · +7.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight

30 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST

Allen IversonSixers-Warriors · L

27.3 PPG season to date · +0.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight

28 PTS · 6 REB · 10 AST

Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot

Chauncey BillupsDET+7.5 23.5 last 10 · 16.0 season

Jamal CrawfordCHI+6.5 15.7 last 10 · 9.2 season

Caron ButlerMIA+5.7 21.1 last 10 · 15.4 season

Nick Van ExelDAL+5.2 17.6 last 10 · 12.4 season

Stromile SwiftMEM+5.1 14.5 last 10 · 9.4 season

Cold

Bonzi WellsPOR−5.2 9.5 last 10 · 14.7 season

Bobby JacksonSAC−4.8 11.6 last 10 · 16.4 season

Jalen RoseCHI−4.4 18.0 last 10 · 22.4 season

Tim ThomasMIL−4.4 9.0 last 10 · 13.4 season

Jason KiddNJN−4.3 14.5 last 10 · 18.8 season

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