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Friday, March 5, 2004Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed WAS by 10 at halftime and won 94–90.

Final · Box score
Hawks96
Magic101
Q1 Magic 0; Q2 ORL +8; Q3 Magic 0; Q4 ORL +5
Final · Box score
Knicks109
Raptors103
Q1 NYK -7; Q2 NYK -4; Q3 NYK -1; Q4 NYK +6
Final · Box score
Wizards90
Celtics94
Q1 BOS -7; Q2 BOS -10; Q3 BOS -5; Q4 BOS +4
Final · Box score
Rockets112
Wolves109
Q1 HOU +8; Q2 HOU -1; Q3 HOU -5; Q4 HOU +3
Final · Box score
Cavs88
Hornets85
Q1 CLE -2; Q2 CLE -4; Q3 CLE +6; Q4 CLE +3
Final · Box score
Mavs100
Spurs113
Q1 SAS +11; Q2 SAS +26; Q3 SAS +26; Q4 SAS +13
Final · Box score
Pacers96
Jazz88
Q1 IND +12; Q2 IND +13; Q3 IND +6; Q4 IND +8
Final · Box score
Nets78
Warriors74
Q1 NJN -5; Q2 NJN -9; Q3 Nets 0; Q4 NJN +4
Final · Box score
Sonics91
Lakers99
Q1 LAL +6; Q2 LAL +9; Q3 LAL +4; Q4 LAL +8
On this day · 2002–03Mar 5, 2003: 10 games. Top scorer: Tracy McGrady (Magic-Bucks), 48 points.
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The lead · Wizards-Celtics

Boston rallies from 10 down to beat Washington

Paul Pierce goes for 24 points

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-10-5+4BOS AHEAD ↑WAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards2425162590
Celtics1722213494
Who led
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 4, 27, 18, 11, 34, 21, 21, 22, 25, 24BOS24 PTS · 10 REB · 8 AST
Mark BlountPoints, last 10 games: 11, 12, 8, 4, 12, 20, 12, 14, 28, 17BOS17 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 11, 9, 27, 21, 7, 21, 35, 35, 27, 26WAS26 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Juan DixonPoints, last 10 games: 9, 16, 8, 10, 4, 6, 4, 9, 4, 17WAS17 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Lead changes
Cavs-Hornets10
Rockets-Wolves10
Knicks-Raptors5
Pacers-Jazz4
Nets-Warriors1
The night in charts
Rockets-Wolves combined for 221, 8 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-WolvesRockets 112, Wolves 109
221
Mavs-SpursMavs 100, Spurs 113
213
Knicks-RaptorsKnicks 109, Raptors 103
212
Hawks-MagicHawks 96, Magic 101
197
Sonics-LakersSonics 91, Lakers 99
190
Pacers-JazzPacers 96, Jazz 88
184
Wizards-CelticsWizards 90, Celtics 94
184
Cavs-HornetsCavs 88, Hornets 85
173
Nets-WarriorsNets 78, Warriors 74
152
5 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Rockets-WolvesRockets 112, Wolves 109
+3 HOU
Cavs-HornetsCavs 88, Hornets 85
+3 CLE
Nets-WarriorsNets 78, Warriors 74
+4 NJN
Wizards-CelticsWizards 90, Celtics 94
+4 BOS
Hawks-MagicHawks 96, Magic 101
+5 ORL
Knicks-RaptorsKnicks 109, Raptors 103
+6 NYK
Sonics-LakersSonics 91, Lakers 99
+8 LAL
Pacers-JazzPacers 96, Jazz 88
+8 IND
Mavs-SpursMavs 100, Spurs 113
+13 SAS
BOS erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wizards-CelticsBOS won · Wizards 90, Celtics 94
10 pts
Nets-WarriorsNJN won · Nets 78, Warriors 74
9 pts
Knicks-RaptorsNYK won · Knicks 109, Raptors 103
7 pts
Rockets-WolvesHOU won · Rockets 112, Wolves 109
5 pts
Cavs-HornetsCLE won · Cavs 88, Hornets 85
4 pts
Lue shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
LueORL · 20 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST, 2 STL
73% (8-11)
BoshTOR · 17 PTS, 7 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
CassellMIN · 25 PTS, 13 AST, 3 STL, 1 REB
69% (9-13)
MohammedNYK · 20 PTS, 18 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
67% (8-12)
JeffersonNJN · 23 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST
64% (9-14)
Final · Cavs-Hornets
Cavs 88Hornets 85
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs2118292088
Hornets2320192385
The story
LeBron James had 19 points as Cleveland beat New Orleans 88-85

Baron Davis led New Orleans with 26 PTS, 4 AST 19 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST · 7-17 FG, 2-2 3PT

The swing

Down 4 after the second, the Cavaliers took the third 29-19.

CLE lead by quarter
200 −2−4+6+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Jamal Mashburn led the game in fantasy with 44.5 FPTS (21 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST)

Final · Rockets-Wolves
Rockets 112Wolves 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets36282028112
Wolves28372420109
The story
Houston beat Minnesota 112-109 behind 25 points from Steve Francis

Sam Cassell paced Minnesota: 25 PTS, 13 AST 25 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST, 3 STL · 8-15 FG, 4-5 3PT

The swing

A 36-28 first quarter did the most damage for the Rockets.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +8−1−5+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kevin Garnett topped the game at 63.6 FPTS: 32 PTS, 18 REB, 3 AST

Final · Wizards-Celtics
Wizards 90Celtics 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards2425162590
Celtics1722213494
The story
Mark Blount's 17 points carried Boston past Washington, 94-90

For Washington, Etan Thomas had 12 PTS, 7 REB 17 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST · 7-12 FG

The swing

The Celtics trailed by 5 going into the fourth, then won it 34-25.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −7−10−5+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
5.7Season avg15.8Last 5

15.8 points a game over his last five games, against 5.7 in 38 earlier games. Today: 15 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.6Season avg4.0Last 3

4.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.6 in 25 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 1 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.2Season avg45Today

45 minutes today, against 18.2 a game in 60 earlier games. Line: 20 points, 18 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · Nets-Warriors

Golden State's skid reaches four

New Jersey won 78–74; the Warriors fall to 25–35. Richard Jefferson led New Jersey with 23 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists.

Streak strip · GSW
Wvs PHX110–99Lvs LAL99–100Lvs POR93–94Wvs SEA94–92L@ IND96–107W@ MEM99–92L@ MIN81–91L@ CHI81–87Lvs IND88–96Lvs NJN74–78
Top performances

Stephon Marbury leads the day with 35

Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 29, 28, 21, 30, 15, 15, 28, 5, 36, 35Knicks-Raptors · W
21.1 PPG season to date · +14.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 32, 22, 25, 28, 16, 18, 24, 27, 28, 32Wolves-Rockets · L
24.8 PPG season to date · +7.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 18 REB · 3 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 31, 29, 19, 16, 24, 29, 19, 23, 28, 32Lakers-Sonics · W
21.7 PPG season to date · +10.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 11, 18, 22, 29, 19, 21, 22, 27, 16, 32Raptors-Knicks · L
21.4 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 2 REB · 9 AST
Jermaine O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 16, 17, 19, 21, 34, 15, 23, 12, 19, 30Pacers-Jazz · W
20.4 PPG season to date · +9.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Flip MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 14, 17, 9, 8, 6, 18, 0, 19, 24, 28Sonics-Lakers · L
13.4 PPG season to date · +14.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 6 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
Stephen JacksonATL+5.9 21.6 last 10 · 15.7 season
Speedy ClaxtonGSW+5.8 16.3 last 10 · 10.5 season
Yao MingHOU+5.1 22.4 last 10 · 17.3 season
Cold
Shareef Abdur-RahimPOR−7.2 11.5 last 10 · 18.8 season
Vin BakerBOS−6.0 5.3 last 10 · 11.3 season
David WesleyNOH−5.6 9.6 last 10 · 15.2 season
Devean GeorgeLAL−5.2 3.1 last 10 · 8.3 season
Allan HoustonNYK−4.7 14.3 last 10 · 19.0 season