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Tuesday, March 9, 2004Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 4 points, by MIN (vs SEA) and MEM (vs SAS) and IND (vs TOR) and PHI (vs CHI).

Final · OT · Box score
Raptors84
Pacers94
Q1 IND -1; Q2 IND -4; Q3 IND +1; Q4 Pacers 0; OT1 IND +10
Final · Box score
Nuggets117
Wizards87
Q1 DEN -2; Q2 DEN +7; Q3 DEN +19; Q4 DEN +30
Final · Box score
Magic89
Heat100
Q1 MIA +5; Q2 MIA +7; Q3 MIA +2; Q4 MIA +11
Final · Box score
Celtics87
Knicks84
Q1 BOS +2; Q2 BOS +7; Q3 BOS +2; Q4 BOS +3
Final · Box score
Spurs88
Grizzlies94
Q1 MEM +6; Q2 MEM +10; Q3 MEM -4; Q4 MEM +6
Final · Box score
Sixers89
Bulls81
Q1 PHI +1; Q2 PHI -4; Q3 PHI -1; Q4 PHI +8
Final · Box score
Clippers85
Rockets90
Q1 HOU -2; Q2 HOU -3; Q3 HOU -1; Q4 HOU +5
Final · Box score
Warriors92
Kings96
Q1 SAC +1; Q2 SAC +1; Q3 SAC +6; Q4 SAC +4
Final · Box score
Wolves105
Sonics92
Q1 Wolves 0; Q2 MIN -4; Q3 MIN +4; Q4 MIN +13
On this day · 2002–03Mar 9, 2003: 9 games. Top scorer: Tracy McGrady (Magic-Nuggets), 43 points.
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The lead · Spurs-Grizzlies

Memphis makes it six straight

Pau Gasol goes for 27 points

Game flow · MEM margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+6+10-4+6MEM AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs1818312188
Grizzlies2422173194
Who led
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 23, 25, 11, 14, 18, 11, 25, 13, 14, 27MEM27 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Shane BattierPoints, last 10 games: 5, 10, 12, 13, 8, 9, 7, 7, 15, 16MEM16 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 15, 26, 11, 9, 29, 3, 17, 27, 17, 24SAS24 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Malik RosePoints, last 10 games: 5, 1, 2, 12, 17, 8, 4, 18, 19, 19SAS19 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Sixers-Bulls

Philadelphia takes care of Chicago

An 8-point win, 89–81. Kenny Thomas led Philadelphia with 22 points, 13 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
BOS over NYK3SAC over GSW4HOU over LAC5MEM over SAS6PHI over CHI8IND over TOR10MIA over ORL11MIN over SEA13DEN over WAS30Final margin, points. Pink = PHI over CHI.
Lead changes
Celtics-Knicks12
Clippers-Rockets10
Wolves-Sonics6
Magic-Heat6
Nuggets-Wizards5
Spurs-Grizzlies4
The night in charts
Nuggets-Wizards combined for 204, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-WizardsNuggets 117, Wizards 87
204
Wolves-SonicsWolves 105, Sonics 92
197
Magic-HeatMagic 89, Heat 100
189
Warriors-KingsWarriors 92, Kings 96
188
Spurs-GrizzliesSpurs 88, Grizzlies 94
182
Raptors-PacersRaptors 84, Pacers 94
178
Clippers-RocketsClippers 85, Rockets 90
175
Celtics-KnicksCeltics 87, Knicks 84
171
Sixers-BullsSixers 89, Bulls 81
170
3 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Celtics-KnicksCeltics 87, Knicks 84
+3 BOS
Warriors-KingsWarriors 92, Kings 96
+4 SAC
Clippers-RocketsClippers 85, Rockets 90
+5 HOU
Spurs-GrizzliesSpurs 88, Grizzlies 94
+6 MEM
Sixers-BullsSixers 89, Bulls 81
+8 PHI
Raptors-PacersRaptors 84, Pacers 94
+10 IND
Magic-HeatMagic 89, Heat 100
+11 MIA
Wolves-SonicsWolves 105, Sonics 92
+13 MIN
Nuggets-WizardsNuggets 117, Wizards 87
+30 DEN
MIN rallied from 4 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wolves-SonicsMIN won · Wolves 105, Sonics 92
4 pts
Spurs-GrizzliesMEM won · Spurs 88, Grizzlies 94
4 pts
Raptors-PacersIND won · Raptors 84, Pacers 94
4 pts
Sixers-BullsPHI won · Sixers 89, Bulls 81
4 pts
Clippers-RocketsHOU won · Clippers 85, Rockets 90
3 pts
Dampier shot 10-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DampierGSW · 26 PTS, 18 REB, 2 BLK, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
FrancisHOU · 24 PTS, 7 AST, 5 STL, 4 REB
67% (10-15)
BibbySAC · 21 PTS, 3 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB
67% (8-12)
LenardDEN · 27 PTS, 2 REB
65% (11-17)
World PeaceIND · 23 PTS, 3 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
64% (7-11)
Final · Celtics-Knicks
Celtics 87Knicks 84
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics1828162587
Knicks1623212484
The story
Paul Pierce had 23 points and 8 assists as Boston beat New York 87-84

Allan Houston led New York with 23 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 23 PTS, 8 REB, 8 AST, 3 STL · 9-22 FG, 1-6 3PT

The swing

The Celtics won the second 28-23, their biggest quarter edge.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +2+7+2+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Spurs-Grizzlies
Spurs 88Grizzlies 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs1818312188
Grizzlies2422173194
The story
Memphis beat San Antonio 94-88 behind 12 points from Stromile Swift

Tony Parker paced San Antonio: 24 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB 12 PTS, 7 REB, 4 BLK, 3 STL · 5-10 FG

The swing

A 31-21 fourth quarter erased a 4-point hole for the Grizzlies.

MEM lead by quarter
200 +6+10−4+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Raptors-Pacers
Raptors 84Pacers 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Raptors26241318384
Pacers252118171394
The story
Jamaal Tinsley's 12 points and 11 assists carried Indiana past Toronto, 94-84 in OT

For Toronto, Rod Strickland had 16 AST, 14 PTS, 7 REB 12 PTS, 11 AST, 6 REB, 5 STL · 5-13 FG, 2-7 3PT

The swing

It went to overtime, and the Pacers took it 13-3.

IND lead by quarter
200 −1−4+10+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.9Season avg17.6Last 5

17.6 points a game over his last five games, against 8.9 in 61 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.2Season avg12.3Last 3

12.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.2 in 62 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 23 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.8Season avg42Today

42 minutes today, against 17.8 a game in 50 earlier games. Line: 19 points, 14 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Ray Allen leads the day with 37

Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 8, 20, 26, 40, 23, 14, 25, 21, 19, 37Sonics-Wolves · L
23.2 PPG season to date · +14.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 12, 15, 23, 3, 17, 5, 20, 12, 4, 31Wolves-Sonics · W
17.5 PPG season to date · +13.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 25, 28, 16, 18, 24, 27, 28, 32, 20, 29Wolves-Sonics · W
24.8 PPG season to date · +4.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 22, 29, 19, 21, 22, 27, 16, 32, 26, 28Raptors-Pacers · L
21.6 PPG season to date · +6.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 23, 25, 11, 14, 18, 11, 25, 13, 14, 27Grizzlies-Spurs · W
17.7 PPG season to date · +9.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Voshon LenardPoints, last 10 games: 6, 14, 21, 8, 9, 16, 15, 8, 12, 27Nuggets-Wizards · W
15.4 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Amar'e StoudemirePHX+7.5 26.5 last 10 · 19.0 season
Hedo TurkogluSAS+5.9 15.0 last 10 · 9.1 season
Speedy ClaxtonGSW+5.8 16.3 last 10 · 10.5 season
Stephen JacksonATL+5.7 21.6 last 10 · 15.9 season
Gilbert ArenasWAS+5.5 25.0 last 10 · 19.5 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
Devean GeorgeLAL−5.1 3.1 last 10 · 8.2 season
David WesleyNOH−4.9 10.1 last 10 · 15.0 season
Allan HoustonNYK−4.6 14.5 last 10 · 19.1 season