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Friday, April 11, 2003Regular season · 13 games
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13 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MEM trailed POR by 14 after the first quarter and won 96–93.

Final · Box score
Bucks105
Raptors103
Q1 MIL -2; Q2 MIL -1; Q3 MIL +2; Q4 MIL +2
Final · Box score
Cavs89
Hawks109
Q1 ATL +16; Q2 ATL +17; Q3 ATL +24; Q4 ATL +20
Final · Box score
Magic98
Pacers86
Q1 ORL -10; Q2 ORL -1; Q3 ORL +7; Q4 ORL +12
Final · Box score
Blazers93
Grizzlies96
Q1 MEM -14; Q2 MEM -7; Q3 MEM +4; Q4 MEM +3
Final · Box score
Wizards91
Heat87
Q1 WAS +7; Q2 WAS +7; Q3 WAS +11; Q4 WAS +4
Final · Box score
Clippers90
Wolves106
Q1 MIN +6; Q2 MIN +9; Q3 MIN +20; Q4 MIN +16
Final · Box score
Sixers103
Knicks108
Q1 NYK -2; Q2 NYK -1; Q3 NYK +1; Q4 NYK +5
Final · Box score
Nets86
Bulls95
Q1 CHI +3; Q2 CHI +9; Q3 CHI -4; Q4 CHI +9
Final · Box score
Pistons89
Hornets93
Q1 NOH +4; Q2 NOH +4; Q3 NOH +7; Q4 NOH +4
Final · Box score
Sonics86
Spurs94
Q1 SAS +11; Q2 SAS +14; Q3 SAS +7; Q4 SAS +8
Final · Box score
Mavs92
Jazz95
Q1 UTA +5; Q2 Jazz 0; Q3 UTA +2; Q4 UTA +3
Final · Box score
Warriors101
Suns117
Q1 PHX -3; Q2 PHX +5; Q3 PHX +3; Q4 PHX +16
Final · Box score
Nuggets103
Kings105
Q1 SAC -2; Q2 Kings 0; Q3 SAC -1; Q4 SAC +2
On this day · 2001–02Apr 11, 2002: 6 games. Top scorer: Tracy McGrady (Magic-Nets), 39 points.
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The lead · Blazers-Grizzlies

Memphis climbs out of a 14-point hole against Portland

Kevin Garnett goes for 24 points

Game flow · MEM margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-14-7+4+3MEM AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers3420211893
Grizzlies2027321796
Who led
Stromile SwiftPoints, last 10 games: 9, 8, 9, 6, 7, 3, 8, 11, 4, 19MEM19 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 26, 20, 13, 19, 22, 5, 18, 25, 25, 18MEM18 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 14, 6, 13, 11, 13, 12, 3, 4, 11, 31POR31 PTS · 20 REB · 1 AST
Bonzi WellsPoints, last 10 games: 20, 3, 11, 17, 13, 17, 14, 17, 12, 24POR24 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
The night in charts
Warriors-Suns combined for 218, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-SunsWarriors 101, Suns 117
218
Sixers-KnicksSixers 103, Knicks 108
211
Nuggets-KingsNuggets 103, Kings 105
208
Bucks-RaptorsBucks 105, Raptors 103
208
Cavs-HawksCavs 89, Hawks 109
198
Clippers-WolvesClippers 90, Wolves 106
196
Blazers-GrizzliesBlazers 93, Grizzlies 96
189
Mavs-JazzMavs 92, Jazz 95
187
Magic-PacersMagic 98, Pacers 86
184
Pistons-HornetsPistons 89, Hornets 93
182
Nets-BullsNets 86, Bulls 95
181
Sonics-SpursSonics 86, Spurs 94
180
Wizards-HeatWizards 91, Heat 87
178
7 of 13 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Nuggets-KingsNuggets 103, Kings 105
+2 SAC
Bucks-RaptorsBucks 105, Raptors 103
+2 MIL
Mavs-JazzMavs 92, Jazz 95
+3 UTA
Blazers-GrizzliesBlazers 93, Grizzlies 96
+3 MEM
Wizards-HeatWizards 91, Heat 87
+4 WAS
Pistons-HornetsPistons 89, Hornets 93
+4 NOH
Sixers-KnicksSixers 103, Knicks 108
+5 NYK
Sonics-SpursSonics 86, Spurs 94
+8 SAS
Nets-BullsNets 86, Bulls 95
+9 CHI
Magic-PacersMagic 98, Pacers 86
+12 ORL
Clippers-WolvesClippers 90, Wolves 106
+16 MIN
Warriors-SunsWarriors 101, Suns 117
+16 PHX
Cavs-HawksCavs 89, Hawks 109
+20 ATL
MEM erased a 14-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Blazers-GrizzliesMEM won · Blazers 93, Grizzlies 96
14 pts
Magic-PacersORL won · Magic 98, Pacers 86
10 pts
Nets-BullsCHI won · Nets 86, Bulls 95
4 pts
Warriors-SunsPHX won · Warriors 101, Suns 117
3 pts
Nuggets-KingsSAC won · Nuggets 103, Kings 105
2 pts
Hilario shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HilarioDEN · 18 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
80% (8-10)
CurryCHI · 24 PTS, 5 REB, 2 STL, 2 BLK
69% (9-13)
PennyPHX · 24 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST, 2 BLK
65% (11-17)
KukocMIL · 25 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL
64% (9-14)
LaFrentzDAL · 21 PTS, 4 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
64% (9-14)
Final · Nuggets-Kings
Nuggets 103Kings 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets33232324103
Kings31252227105
The story
Chris Webber's 29 points and 10 rebounds carried Sacramento past Denver, 105-103

For Denver, Nene Hilario had 18 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 29 PTS, 10 REB, 9 AST, 3 STL · 13-25 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Kings trailed by 1 going into the fourth, then won it 27-24.

SAC lead by quarter
200 −20−1+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Grizzlies
Blazers 93Grizzlies 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers3420211893
Grizzlies2027321796
The story
Stromile Swift had 19 points and 11 rebounds as Memphis beat Portland 96-93

Rasheed Wallace led Portland with 19 PTS, 9 REB 19 PTS, 11 REB, 3 BLK · 7-13 FG

The swing

Down 7 after the second, the Grizzlies took the third 32-21.

MEM lead by quarter
200 −14−7+4+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Zach Randolph led the game in fantasy with 62.5 FPTS (31 PTS, 20 REB)

Final · Mavs-Jazz
Mavs 92Jazz 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs1926212692
Jazz2421232795
The story
Utah beat Dallas 95-92 behind 23 points from Karl Malone

Raef LaFrentz paced Dallas: 21 PTS, 4 REB 23 PTS, 9 REB, 7 AST · 8-14 FG

The swing

A 24-19 first quarter did the most damage for the Jazz.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +50+2+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Dirk Nowitzki topped the game at 56.6 FPTS: 34 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.2Season avg20.8Last 5

20.8 points a game over his last five games, against 10.2 in 77 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.1Season avg15.4Last 3

15.4 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.1 in 63 earlier games. Today: 13 points in 24 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.3Season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 16.3 a game in 73 earlier games. Line: 31 points, 20 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Six close finishes and one Hawks rout

Six of 13 games were decided by four points or fewer. Atlanta beat Cleveland by 20.

MIL over TOR2SAC over DEN2MEM over POR3UTA over DAL3WAS over MIA4NOH over DET4NYK over PHI5SAS over SEA8CHI over NJN9ORL over IND12MIN over LAC16PHX over GSW16ATL over CLE20Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Top performances

Tracy McGrady leads the day with 35

Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 37, 34, 41, 30, 39, 30, 12, 28, 37, 35Magic-Pacers · W
32.2 PPG season to date · +2.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 25, 27, 20, 33, 30, 25, 29, 26, 26, 34Mavs-Jazz · L
24.8 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 17, 25, 32, 26, 19, 19, 18, 22, 33, 32Sonics-Spurs · L
22.6 PPG season to date · +9.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 0 REB · 4 AST
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 14, 6, 13, 11, 13, 12, 3, 4, 11, 31Blazers-Grizzlies · L
8.3 PPG season to date · +23.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high31 PTS · 20 REB · 1 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 23, 21, 22, 22, 28, 27, 21, 20, 24, 29Kings-Nuggets · W
23.1 PPG season to date · +6.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 10 REB · 9 AST
Kenyon MartinPoints, last 10 games: 22, 28, 17, 18, 24, 25, 13, 24, 8, 29Nets-Bulls · L
16.6 PPG season to date · +12.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jamal CrawfordCHI+9.2 19.5 last 10 · 10.3 season
Dion GloverATL+7.4 16.9 last 10 · 9.5 season
Richard JeffersonNJN+5.1 20.6 last 10 · 15.5 season
Tyronn LueWAS+4.9 13.5 last 10 · 8.6 season
Kenny ThomasPHI+4.7 14.9 last 10 · 10.2 season
Cold
Steve FrancisHOU−6.3 14.9 last 10 · 21.2 season
Bobby JacksonSAC−6.2 9.0 last 10 · 15.2 season
Travis BestMIA−5.6 2.8 last 10 · 8.4 season
Antoine WalkerBOS−4.9 15.3 last 10 · 20.2 season
Brad MillerIND−4.5 8.7 last 10 · 13.2 season