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Tuesday, March 2, 2004Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: TOR trailed MIA by 15 after the first quarter and won 89–86.

Final · Box score
Lakers93
Hawks94
Q1 Hawks 0; Q2 ATL +3; Q3 ATL -2; Q4 ATL +1
Final · Box score
Raptors89
Heat86
Q1 TOR -15; Q2 TOR -2; Q3 Raptors 0; Q4 TOR +3
Final · Box score
Sonics96
Mavs107
Q1 DAL -5; Q2 DAL +2; Q3 DAL -2; Q4 DAL +11
Final · Box score
Nets95
Nuggets91
Q1 NJN -8; Q2 NJN -6; Q3 NJN +4; Q4 NJN +4
Final · Box score
Clippers106
Kings113
Q1 Kings 0; Q2 SAC +6; Q3 SAC +4; Q4 SAC +7
Final · Box score
Pacers96
Warriors88
Q1 IND +11; Q2 IND +16; Q3 IND +8; Q4 IND +8
On this day · 2002–03Mar 2, 2003: 9 games. Top scorer: Antoine Walker (Celtics-Raptors), 38 points.
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The lead · Raptors-Heat

Toronto storms back from 15 down to beat Miami

Kerry Kittles goes for 34 points

Game flow · TOR margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-15-20+3TOR AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors1537261189
Heat302424886
Who led
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 27, 33, 11, 18, 22, 29, 19, 21, 22, 27TOR27 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Donyell MarshallPoints, last 10 games: 16, 10, 18, 17, 18, 13, 20, 19, 18, 24TOR24 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Lamar OdomPoints, last 10 games: 25, 13, 18, 6, 10, 21, 25, 10, 22, 23MIA23 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Eddie JonesPoints, last 10 games: 21, 13, 6, 10, 24, 11, 11, 21, 25, 18MIA18 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Second story · Nets-Nuggets

New Jersey fights back from 8 down against Denver

Final: 95–91, after trailing by 8 after one. Kerry Kittles led New Jersey with 34 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Nets-Nuggets
Kerry Kittles · NJNCarmelo Anthony · DENPTS3426REB56AST45Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Lakers-Hawks19
Clippers-Kings11
Sonics-Mavs7
Nets-Nuggets6
The night in charts
Clippers-Kings combined for 219, 16 more than any other game
Points by game
Clippers-KingsClippers 106, Kings 113
219
Sonics-MavsSonics 96, Mavs 107
203
Lakers-HawksLakers 93, Hawks 94
187
Nets-NuggetsNets 95, Nuggets 91
186
Pacers-WarriorsPacers 96, Warriors 88
184
Raptors-HeatRaptors 89, Heat 86
175
3 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Lakers-HawksLakers 93, Hawks 94
+1 ATL
Raptors-HeatRaptors 89, Heat 86
+3 TOR
Nets-NuggetsNets 95, Nuggets 91
+4 NJN
Clippers-KingsClippers 106, Kings 113
+7 SAC
Pacers-WarriorsPacers 96, Warriors 88
+8 IND
Sonics-MavsSonics 96, Mavs 107
+11 DAL
TOR erased a 15-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Raptors-HeatTOR won · Raptors 89, Heat 86
15 pts
Nets-NuggetsNJN won · Nets 95, Nuggets 91
8 pts
Sonics-MavsDAL won · Sonics 96, Mavs 107
5 pts
Lakers-HawksATL won · Lakers 93, Hawks 94
2 pts
Webber shot 12-of-18 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
WebberSAC · 26 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
67% (12-18)
KittlesNJN · 34 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 4 STL
65% (13-20)
Eddie JonesMIA · 18 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL
62% (8-13)
MaggetteLAC · 32 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST
61% (11-18)
Kenyon MartinNJN · 22 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
60% (9-15)
Final · Lakers-Hawks
Lakers 93Hawks 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers2217322293
Hawks2220272594
The story
Jason Terry's 23 points carried Atlanta past Los Angeles, 94-93

For Los Angeles, Shaquille O'Neal had 23 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST 23 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB · 8-21 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 20-17, was where the Hawks built it.

ATL lead by quarter
200 0+3−2+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Gary Payton was the fantasy play: 47.0 FPTS on 23 PTS, 10 REB, 10 AST

Final · Raptors-Heat
Raptors 89Heat 86
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors1537261189
Heat302424886
The story
Vince Carter had 27 points and 8 assists as Toronto beat Miami 89-86

Lamar Odom led Miami with 23 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST 27 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB · 10-24 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

Down 15 after the first, the Raptors took the second 37-24.

TOR lead by quarter
200 −15−20+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nets-Nuggets
Nets 95Nuggets 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets2220312295
Nuggets3018212291
The story
New Jersey beat Denver 95-91 behind 22 points from Kenyon Martin

Carmelo Anthony paced Denver: 26 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST 22 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST · 9-15 FG

The swing

A 31-21 third quarter erased a 6-point hole for the Nets.

NJN lead by quarter
200 −8−6+4+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
5.4Season avg18.2Last 5

18.2 points a game over his last five games, against 5.4 in 36 earlier games. Today: 13 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.8Season avg13.0Last 3

13.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.8 in 55 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 19 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+34.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.4Season avg44.0Today

44 minutes today, against 9.4 a game in 32 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 9 rebounds, 9 assists.

Top performances

Michael Finley leads the day with 35

Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 11, 24, 25, 15, 23, 19, 20, 30, 12, 35Mavs-Sonics · W
19.3 PPG season to date · +16.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Kerry KittlesPoints, last 10 games: 17, 27, 10, 19, 14, 15, 11, 11, 7, 34Nets-Nuggets · W
13.1 PPG season to date · +21.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Corey MaggettePoints, last 10 games: 28, 34, 23, 15, 19, 21, 16, 16, 19, 32Clippers-Kings · L
20.4 PPG season to date · +11.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 27, 33, 11, 18, 22, 29, 19, 21, 22, 27Raptors-Heat · W
21.3 PPG season to date · +5.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Chris WebberKings-Clippers · W
26.0 PPG season to date
26 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 20, 27, 28, 35, 16, 26, 35, 26, 25, 26Nuggets-Nets · L
20.4 PPG season to date · +5.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Stephen JacksonATL+6.1 21.6 last 10 · 15.5 season
Carmelo AnthonyDEN+6.0 26.4 last 10 · 20.4 season
Speedy ClaxtonGSW+5.8 16.3 last 10 · 10.5 season
Amar'e StoudemirePHX+5.5 24.0 last 10 · 18.5 season
Derek AndersonPOR+4.6 18.0 last 10 · 13.4 season
Cold
Vin BakerBOS−6.0 5.3 last 10 · 11.3 season
Antawn JamisonDAL−5.9 8.5 last 10 · 14.4 season
Devean GeorgeLAL−5.4 3.1 last 10 · 8.5 season
Tyson ChandlerCHI−4.8 2.6 last 10 · 7.4 season
Shareef Abdur-RahimPOR−4.3 14.8 last 10 · 19.1 season