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Wednesday, March 3, 2004Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed HOU by 10 at halftime and won 96–93.

Final · Box score
Hawks80
Cavs112
Q1 CLE +17; Q2 CLE +22; Q3 CLE +25; Q4 CLE +32
Final · Box score
Bucks105
Magic97
Q1 MIL +6; Q2 MIL -1; Q3 MIL +11; Q4 MIL +8
Final · Box score
Raptors70
Wizards84
Q1 WAS +4; Q2 Wizards 0; Q3 WAS +8; Q4 WAS +14
Final · Box score
Sixers77
Knicks88
Q1 NYK +5; Q2 NYK +12; Q3 NYK +12; Q4 NYK +11
Final · Box score
Mavs97
Wolves121
Q1 MIN +11; Q2 MIN +5; Q3 MIN +19; Q4 MIN +24
Final · OT · Box score
Bulls97
Hornets100
Q1 NOH -4; Q2 NOH -6; Q3 NOH +1; Q4 Hornets 0; OT1 NOH +3
Final · Box score
Sonics84
Spurs88
Q1 SAS +9; Q2 SAS +1; Q3 SAS +13; Q4 SAS +4
Final · Box score
Lakers96
Rockets93
Q1 LAL +4; Q2 LAL -10; Q3 LAL -9; Q4 LAL +3
Final · Box score
Nets74
Suns87
Q1 Suns 0; Q2 PHX +4; Q3 PHX +15; Q4 PHX +13
Final · Box score
Grizzlies97
Blazers88
Q1 MEM +2; Q2 Grizzlies 0; Q3 MEM +9; Q4 MEM +9
Final · OT · Box score
Pacers101
Clippers94
Q1 IND +6; Q2 IND -1; Q3 IND -2; Q4 Pacers 0; OT1 IND +7
On this day · 2002–03Mar 3, 2003: 4 games. Top scorer: Jamal Mashburn (Hornets-Clippers), 35 points.
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The lead · Lakers-Rockets

Lakers turn it around against Houston

Jamal Crawford goes for 34 points

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+4-10-9+3LAL AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers2914193496
Rockets2528182293
Who led
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 21, 31, 29, 19, 16, 24, 29, 19, 23, 28LAL28 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 14, 31, 35, 28, 40, 35, 35, 25, 11, 18LAL18 PTS · 8 REB · 13 AST
Yao MingPoints, last 10 games: 25, 29, 16, 14, 41, 20, 17, 13, 14, 33HOU33 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Jim JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 9, 17, 18, 17, 3, 15, 8, 14, 17HOU17 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 11 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Cleveland by 32.

NOH over CHI3LAL over HOU3SAS over SEA4IND over LAC7MIL over ORL8MEM over POR9NYK over PHI11PHX over NJN13WAS over TOR14MIN over DAL24CLE over ATL32Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
The night in charts
Mavs-Wolves combined for 218, 16 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-WolvesMavs 97, Wolves 121
218
Bucks-MagicBucks 105, Magic 97
202
Bulls-HornetsBulls 97, Hornets 100
197
Pacers-ClippersPacers 101, Clippers 94
195
Hawks-CavsHawks 80, Cavs 112
192
Lakers-RocketsLakers 96, Rockets 93
189
Grizzlies-BlazersGrizzlies 97, Blazers 88
185
Sonics-SpursSonics 84, Spurs 88
172
Sixers-KnicksSixers 77, Knicks 88
165
Nets-SunsNets 74, Suns 87
161
Raptors-WizardsRaptors 70, Wizards 84
154
3 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Lakers-RocketsLakers 96, Rockets 93
+3 LAL
Bulls-HornetsBulls 97, Hornets 100
+3 NOH
Sonics-SpursSonics 84, Spurs 88
+4 SAS
Pacers-ClippersPacers 101, Clippers 94
+7 IND
Bucks-MagicBucks 105, Magic 97
+8 MIL
Grizzlies-BlazersGrizzlies 97, Blazers 88
+9 MEM
Sixers-KnicksSixers 77, Knicks 88
+11 NYK
Nets-SunsNets 74, Suns 87
+13 PHX
Raptors-WizardsRaptors 70, Wizards 84
+14 WAS
Mavs-WolvesMavs 97, Wolves 121
+24 MIN
Hawks-CavsHawks 80, Cavs 112
+32 CLE
LAL erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Lakers-RocketsLAL won · Lakers 96, Rockets 93
10 pts
Bulls-HornetsNOH won · Bulls 97, Hornets 100
6 pts
Pacers-ClippersIND won · Pacers 101, Clippers 94
2 pts
Bucks-MagicMIL won · Bucks 105, Magic 97
1 pt
KG shot 11-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KGMIN · 28 PTS, 19 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
73% (11-15)
DalembertPHI · 19 PTS, 14 REB, 4 BLK, 2 STL
73% (8-11)
ShaqLAL · 28 PTS, 7 REB, 5 BLK, 1 AST
72% (13-18)
Amar'ePHX · 32 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
70% (14-20)
MasonMIL · 22 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
Final · Bulls-Hornets
Bulls 97Hornets 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Bulls24222421697
Hornets202031209100
The story
P.J. Brown had 22 points and 11 rebounds as New Orleans beat Chicago 100-97 in OT

Antonio Davis led Chicago with 12 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST 22 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST · 10-15 FG

The swing

Down 6 after the second, the Hornets took the third 31-24.

NOH lead by quarter
200 −4−6+10+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Lakers-Rockets
Lakers 96Rockets 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers2914193496
Rockets2528182293
The story
Shaquille O'Neal's 28 points carried Los Angeles past Houston, 96-93

For Houston, Yao Ming had 33 PTS, 8 REB 28 PTS, 7 REB, 5 BLK, 1 AST · 13-18 FG

The swing

The Lakers trailed by 9 going into the fourth, then won it 34-22.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +4−10−9+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Clippers
Pacers 101Clippers 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Pacers2724152114101
Clippers21311619794
The story
Indiana beat Los Angeles 101-94 in OT behind 17 points from Jamaal Tinsley

Quentin Richardson paced Los Angeles: 23 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST 17 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB · 6-12 FG, 3-8 3PT

The swing

The Pacers settled it in overtime, 14-7.

IND lead by quarter
200 +6−1−20+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Elton Brand topped the game at 59.1 FPTS: 24 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
5.6Season avg16.6Last 5

16.6 points a game over his last five games, against 5.6 in 37 earlier games. Today: 11 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.7Season avg11.3Last 3

11.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.7 in 55 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+32.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.5Season avg42.6Today

43 minutes today, against 10.5 a game in 33 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 7 rebounds, 8 assists.

Top performances

Stephon Marbury leads the day with 36

Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 24, 29, 28, 21, 30, 15, 15, 28, 5, 36Knicks-Sixers · W
20.9 PPG season to date · +15.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 6 REB · 10 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 11, 27, 25, 23, 4, 8, 8, 27, 11, 34Bulls-Hornets · L
17.2 PPG season to date · +17.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Yao MingPoints, last 10 games: 25, 29, 16, 14, 41, 20, 17, 13, 14, 33Rockets-Lakers · L
17.1 PPG season to date · +16.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 20, 23, 33, 29, 23, 25, 24, 24, 33, 32Suns-Nets · W
18.9 PPG season to date · +13.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 24, 41, 43, 15, 19, 31, 35, 30, 29, 31Magic-Bucks · L
27.7 PPG season to date · +3.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 17, 32, 22, 25, 28, 16, 18, 24, 27, 28Wolves-Mavs · W
24.7 PPG season to date · +3.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 19 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Amar'e StoudemirePHX+7.7 26.6 last 10 · 18.9 season
Carmelo AnthonyDEN+6.0 26.4 last 10 · 20.4 season
Speedy ClaxtonGSW+5.8 16.3 last 10 · 10.5 season
Stephen JacksonATL+5.7 21.3 last 10 · 15.6 season
Yao MingHOU+5.1 22.2 last 10 · 17.1 season
Cold
Shareef Abdur-RahimPOR−6.4 12.5 last 10 · 18.9 season
Vin BakerBOS−6.0 5.3 last 10 · 11.3 season
Devean GeorgeLAL−5.7 2.7 last 10 · 8.4 season
Antawn JamisonDAL−4.9 9.4 last 10 · 14.3 season
Tyson ChandlerCHI−4.5 2.8 last 10 · 7.3 season