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Sunday, March 7, 2004Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MEM trailed GSW by 8 at halftime and won 95–85.

Final · Box score
Mavs98
Rockets101
Q1 Rockets 0; Q2 HOU +3; Q3 HOU +2; Q4 HOU +3
Final · Box score
Hornets76
Raptors84
Q1 TOR +1; Q2 TOR +1; Q3 TOR +15; Q4 TOR +8
Final · Box score
Knicks99
Wizards86
Q1 NYK +2; Q2 NYK +6; Q3 NYK +13; Q4 NYK +13
Final · Box score
Nets88
Lakers94
Q1 LAL -1; Q2 LAL -2; Q3 LAL +1; Q4 LAL +6
Final · Box score
Kings107
Magic90
Q1 SAC -1; Q2 SAC -1; Q3 SAC +12; Q4 SAC +17
Final · Box score
Celtics80
Wolves77
Q1 BOS -3; Q2 BOS -2; Q3 BOS -5; Q4 BOS +3
Final · Box score
Grizzlies95
Warriors85
Q1 MEM -3; Q2 MEM -8; Q3 MEM +9; Q4 MEM +10
Final · Box score
Pistons86
Sonics65
Q1 DET +12; Q2 DET +18; Q3 DET +23; Q4 DET +21
Final · Box score
Blazers71
Clippers91
Q1 LAC +4; Q2 LAC +9; Q3 LAC +20; Q4 LAC +20
Final · Box score
Pacers103
Nuggets94
Q1 IND +7; Q2 IND +12; Q3 IND +11; Q4 IND +9
On this day · 2002–03Mar 7, 2003: 8 games. Top scorer: Shaquille O'Neal (Lakers-Wolves), 40 points.
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The lead · Grizzlies-Warriors

Memphis climbs out of an 8-point hole against Golden State

Kevin Garnett goes for 20 points

Game flow · MEM margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3-8+9+10MEM AHEAD ↑GSW AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies2620321795
Warriors2925151685
Who led
Bonzi WellsPoints, last 10 games: 11, 16, 17, 14, 19, 14, 8, 28, 12, 18MEM18 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Jason WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 11, 7, 10, 2, 16, 15, 8, 10, 13, 17MEM17 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Jason RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 22, 24, 18, 24, 18, 25, 19, 22, 17GSW17 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Clifford RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 11, 14, 8, 9, 13, 7, 12, 9, 15GSW15 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Ten games, by the margins

Closest finish: 3. Widest: Detroit by 21.

HOU over DAL3BOS over MIN3LAL over NJN6TOR over NOH8IND over DEN9MEM over GSW10NYK over WAS13SAC over ORL17LAC over POR20DET over SEA21Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Nets-Lakers19
Hornets-Raptors10
Kings-Magic8
Celtics-Wolves4
Grizzlies-Warriors2
Pistons-Sonics2
Knicks-Wizards1
Pacers-Nuggets1
The night in charts
Mavs-Rockets combined for 199, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-RocketsMavs 98, Rockets 101
199
Pacers-NuggetsPacers 103, Nuggets 94
197
Kings-MagicKings 107, Magic 90
197
Knicks-WizardsKnicks 99, Wizards 86
185
Nets-LakersNets 88, Lakers 94
182
Grizzlies-WarriorsGrizzlies 95, Warriors 85
180
Blazers-ClippersBlazers 71, Clippers 91
162
Hornets-RaptorsHornets 76, Raptors 84
160
Celtics-WolvesCeltics 80, Wolves 77
157
Pistons-SonicsPistons 86, Sonics 65
151
2 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Mavs-RocketsMavs 98, Rockets 101
+3 HOU
Celtics-WolvesCeltics 80, Wolves 77
+3 BOS
Nets-LakersNets 88, Lakers 94
+6 LAL
Hornets-RaptorsHornets 76, Raptors 84
+8 TOR
Pacers-NuggetsPacers 103, Nuggets 94
+9 IND
Grizzlies-WarriorsGrizzlies 95, Warriors 85
+10 MEM
Knicks-WizardsKnicks 99, Wizards 86
+13 NYK
Kings-MagicKings 107, Magic 90
+17 SAC
Blazers-ClippersBlazers 71, Clippers 91
+20 LAC
Pistons-SonicsPistons 86, Sonics 65
+21 DET
MEM rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Grizzlies-WarriorsMEM won · Grizzlies 95, Warriors 85
8 pts
Celtics-WolvesBOS won · Celtics 80, Wolves 77
5 pts
Nets-LakersLAL won · Nets 88, Lakers 94
2 pts
Kings-MagicSAC won · Kings 107, Magic 90
1 pt
Yao shot 13-of-19 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
YaoHOU · 29 PTS, 10 REB, 3 BLK, 2 STL
68% (13-19)
WellsMEM · 18 PTS, 4 STL, 1 REB, 1 AST
64% (9-14)
BibbySAC · 26 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
63% (10-16)
DixonWAS · 25 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
61% (11-18)
RadmanovicSEA · 15 PTS, 6 REB, 3 STL, 2 BLK
60% (6-10)
Final · Celtics-Wolves
Celtics 80Wolves 77
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics1124182780
Wolves1423211977
The story
Jiri Welsch had 18 points as Boston beat Minnesota 80-77

Sam Cassell led Minnesota with 13 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 18 PTS, 7 REB · 7-12 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

Down 5 after the third, the Celtics took the fourth 27-19.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −3−2−5+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Mavs-Rockets
Mavs 98Rockets 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2621213098
Rockets26242031101
The story
Yao Ming's 29 points and 10 rebounds carried Houston past Dallas, 101-98

For Dallas, Dirk Nowitzki had 18 PTS 29 PTS, 10 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST · 13-19 FG

The swing

The second quarter, 24-21, was where the Rockets built it.

HOU lead by quarter
200 0+3+2+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Nuggets
Pacers 103Nuggets 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers29242624103
Nuggets2219272694
The story
Indiana beat Denver 103-94 behind 21 points from Anthony Johnson

Marcus Camby paced Denver: 10 REB, 8 PTS 21 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB · 8-9 FG, 2-2 3PT

The swing

A 29-22 first quarter did the most damage for the Pacers.

IND lead by quarter
200 +7+12+11+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
19.1Season avg30.2Last 5

30.2 points a game over his last five games, against 19.1 in 34 earlier games. Today: 28 points in 45 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.8Season avg8.3Last 3

8.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.8 in 58 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.2Season avg44Today

44 minutes today, against 20.2 a game in 58 earlier games. Line: 25 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Shaquille O'Neal leads the day with 32

Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 29, 19, 16, 24, 29, 19, 23, 28, 32, 32Lakers-Nets · W
22.0 PPG season to date · +10.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Jermaine O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 17, 19, 21, 34, 15, 23, 12, 19, 30, 31Pacers-Nuggets · W
20.6 PPG season to date · +10.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Yao MingPoints, last 10 games: 16, 14, 41, 20, 17, 13, 14, 33, 27, 29Rockets-Mavs · W
17.5 PPG season to date · +11.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 28, 35, 16, 26, 35, 26, 25, 26, 8, 29Nuggets-Pacers · L
20.3 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 24, 27, 27, 37, 21, 32, 23, 27, 14, 28Kings-Magic · W
25.4 PPG season to date · +2.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 9, 27, 21, 7, 21, 35, 35, 27, 26, 28Wizards-Knicks · L
19.4 PPG season to date · +8.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Amar'e StoudemirePHX+7.9 26.9 last 10 · 19.0 season
Stephen JacksonATL+5.9 21.6 last 10 · 15.7 season
Speedy ClaxtonGSW+5.8 16.3 last 10 · 10.5 season
Kirk HinrichCHI+5.2 16.8 last 10 · 11.6 season
Carmelo AnthonyDEN+5.1 25.4 last 10 · 20.3 season
Cold
Shareef Abdur-RahimPOR−8.0 10.5 last 10 · 18.5 season
Vin BakerBOS−6.0 5.3 last 10 · 11.3 season
David WesleyNOH−4.9 10.1 last 10 · 15.0 season
Latrell SprewellMIN−4.9 12.4 last 10 · 17.3 season
Devean GeorgeLAL−4.7 3.6 last 10 · 8.3 season