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Sunday, January 25, 2004Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MEM trailed DEN by 7 at halftime and won 106–88.

Final · Box score
Kings99
Mavs108
Q1 DAL +4; Q2 DAL +3; Q3 DAL +1; Q4 DAL +9
Final · Box score
Celtics91
Nets110
Q1 NJN +6; Q2 NJN +17; Q3 NJN +19; Q4 NJN +19
Final · Box score
Raptors89
Bulls96
Q1 CHI -1; Q2 CHI +3; Q3 CHI +2; Q4 CHI +7
Final · Box score
Suns95
Wolves99
Q1 MIN -4; Q2 MIN +6; Q3 Wolves 0; Q4 MIN +4
Final · Box score
Nuggets88
Grizzlies106
Q1 MEM -4; Q2 MEM -7; Q3 MEM +9; Q4 MEM +18
Final · Box score
Hawks91
Pistons82
Q1 ATL +7; Q2 ATL +5; Q3 ATL +11; Q4 ATL +9
Final · Box score
Rockets99
Magic87
Q1 HOU +4; Q2 HOU +3; Q3 HOU +7; Q4 HOU +12
On this day · 2002–03Jan 25, 2003: 7 games. Top scorer: Vladimir Radmanovic (Sonics-Grizzlies), 29 points.
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The lead · Nuggets-Grizzlies

Memphis makes it eight straight

Ben Wallace goes for 15 rebounds

Game flow · MEM margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4-7+9+18MEM AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets2623182188
Grizzlies22203430106
Who led
Bonzi WellsPoints, last 10 games: 16, 6, 12, 6, 12, 9, 6, 11, 4, 17MEM17 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 17, 19, 18, 17, 11, 16, 24, 17, 20, 15MEM15 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 27, 22, 13, 14, 11, 31, 14, 14, 24, 25DEN25 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Andre MillerPoints, last 10 games: 18, 30, 11, 15, 28, 8, 10, 22, 17, 19DEN19 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Suns-Wolves

Minnesota keeps rolling, beats Phoenix

That is four in a row. Final: 99–95. Sam Cassell led Minnesota with 32 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists.

Streak strip · MIN
Wvs LAL106–90Wvs POR96–75Wvs MIA83–77W@ NOH94–89W@ SAS100–93L@ HOU76–95Wvs NOH97–90W@ TOR108–97Wvs DET80–79Wvs PHX99–95
Lead changes
Kings-Mavs13
Raptors-Bulls8
Celtics-Nets2
Hawks-Pistons1
The night in charts
Kings-Mavs combined for 207, 6 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-MavsKings 99, Mavs 108
207
Celtics-NetsCeltics 91, Nets 110
201
Nuggets-GrizzliesNuggets 88, Grizzlies 106
194
Suns-WolvesSuns 95, Wolves 99
194
Rockets-MagicRockets 99, Magic 87
186
Raptors-BullsRaptors 89, Bulls 96
185
Hawks-PistonsHawks 91, Pistons 82
173
MIN won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Suns-WolvesSuns 95, Wolves 99
+4 MIN
Raptors-BullsRaptors 89, Bulls 96
+7 CHI
Hawks-PistonsHawks 91, Pistons 82
+9 ATL
Kings-MavsKings 99, Mavs 108
+9 DAL
Rockets-MagicRockets 99, Magic 87
+12 HOU
Nuggets-GrizzliesNuggets 88, Grizzlies 106
+18 MEM
Celtics-NetsCeltics 91, Nets 110
+19 NJN
MEM rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nuggets-GrizzliesMEM won · Nuggets 88, Grizzlies 106
7 pts
Suns-WolvesMIN won · Suns 95, Wolves 99
4 pts
Raptors-BullsCHI won · Raptors 89, Bulls 96
1 pt
Williamson shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
WilliamsonDET · 20 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST
75% (9-12)
Kenyon MartinNJN · 20 PTS, 15 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
YaoHOU · 37 PTS, 10 REB, 2 BLK
65% (15-23)
CrawfordCHI · 27 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB
64% (9-14)
JeffersonNJN · 25 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
64% (9-14)
Final · Suns-Wolves
Suns 95Wolves 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns2025252595
Wolves1635192999
The story
Sam Cassell had 32 points as Minnesota beat Phoenix 99-95

Shawn Marion led Phoenix with 31 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST 32 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB · 10-21 FG, 4-6 3PT

The swing

Down 4 after the first, the Timberwolves took the second 35-25.

MIN lead by quarter
200 −4+60+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kevin Garnett led the game in fantasy with 62.4 FPTS (19 PTS, 17 REB, 8 AST)

Final · Raptors-Bulls
Raptors 89Bulls 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors2221202689
Bulls2125193196
The story
Jamal Crawford's 27 points carried Chicago past Toronto, 96-89

For Toronto, Vince Carter had 14 PTS, 8 AST, 7 REB 27 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB · 9-14 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 31-26, was where the Bulls built it.

CHI lead by quarter
200 −1+3+2+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Chris Bosh was the fantasy play: 42.5 FPTS on 23 PTS, 10 REB

Final · Nuggets-Grizzlies
Nuggets 88Grizzlies 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets2623182188
Grizzlies22203430106
The story
Memphis beat Denver 106-88 behind 15 points from Pau Gasol

Carmelo Anthony paced Denver: 25 PTS, 4 REB 15 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST · 4-8 FG

The swing

A 34-18 third quarter erased a 7-point hole for the Grizzlies.

MEM lead by quarter
200 −4−7+9+18 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Andre Miller topped the game at 36.7 FPTS: 19 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.5Season avg23.4Last 5

23.4 points a game over his last five games, against 14.5 in 44 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.2Season avg7.0Last 3

7.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.2 in 37 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.4Season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 14.4 a game in 33 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Yao Ming leads the day with 37

Yao MingPoints, last 10 games: 4, 15, 6, 21, 21, 22, 13, 29, 17, 37Rockets-Magic · W
16.5 PPG season to date · +21.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high37 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Sam CassellPoints, last 10 games: 26, 10, 18, 24, 33, 25, 22, 30, 9, 32Wolves-Suns · W
21.1 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 19, 8, 23, 21, 21, 22, 10, 16, 23, 31Suns-Wolves · L
18.7 PPG season to date · +12.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 28, 35, 32, 28, 44, 33, 34, 20, 33, 31Magic-Rockets · L
26.6 PPG season to date · +4.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 7, 21, 20, 13, 13, 20, 19, 10, 15, 27Bulls-Raptors · W
16.9 PPG season to date · +10.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Ricky DavisPoints, last 10 games: 12, 16, 5, 33, 12, 9, 14, 7, 14, 26Celtics-Nets · L
13.7 PPG season to date · +12.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Joe JohnsonPHX+6.8 21.5 last 10 · 14.7 season
Keith BogansORL+5.4 12.3 last 10 · 6.9 season
Tracy McGradyORL+5.2 31.8 last 10 · 26.6 season
Glenn RobinsonPHI+5.2 23.0 last 10 · 17.8 season
Slava MedvedenkoLAL+4.9 16.3 last 10 · 11.4 season
Cold
Vin BakerBOS−6.0 5.3 last 10 · 11.3 season
Vince CarterTOR−5.0 15.7 last 10 · 20.7 season
Flip MurraySEA−4.9 9.7 last 10 · 14.6 season
Dion GloverATL−3.8 7.2 last 10 · 11.0 season
Zach RandolphPOR−3.6 17.9 last 10 · 21.5 season