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Wednesday, March 10, 2004Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIL trailed ATL by 5 after the first quarter and won 94–80.

Final · Box score
Lakers117
Celtics109
Q1 LAL +4; Q2 LAL +8; Q3 LAL +8; Q4 LAL +8
Final · Box score
Wizards99
Magic108
Q1 ORL +1; Q2 ORL +9; Q3 ORL +9; Q4 ORL +9
Final · Box score
Cavs106
Raptors92
Q1 CLE +9; Q2 CLE +13; Q3 CLE +11; Q4 CLE +14
Final · Box score
Bulls65
Pistons98
Q1 DET +7; Q2 DET +16; Q3 DET +23; Q4 DET +33
Final · Box score
Nuggets97
Nets98
Q1 NJN -2; Q2 NJN +11; Q3 NJN +9; Q4 NJN +1
Final · Box score
Hawks80
Bucks94
Q1 MIL -5; Q2 MIL +6; Q3 MIL +9; Q4 MIL +14
Final · Box score
Heat84
Hornets95
Q1 NOH +5; Q2 NOH -3; Q3 NOH +1; Q4 NOH +11
Final · Box score
Clippers90
Spurs108
Q1 SAS +19; Q2 SAS +27; Q3 SAS +24; Q4 SAS +18
Final · Box score
Warriors77
Jazz91
Q1 UTA +11; Q2 UTA +26; Q3 UTA +19; Q4 UTA +14
Final · Box score
Wolves79
Blazers92
Q1 POR -3; Q2 POR +10; Q3 POR +12; Q4 POR +13
On this day · 2002–03Mar 10, 2003: 3 games. Top scorer: Dirk Nowitzki (Mavs-Wolves), 37 points.
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The lead · Hawks-Bucks

Milwaukee tops Atlanta in Milwaukee

Tracy McGrady goes for 62 points

Game flow · MIL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5+6+9+14MIL AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks2812211980
Bucks2323242494
Who led
Keith Van HornPoints, last 10 games: 13, 25, 4, 30, 11, 25, 22, 13, 10, 23MIL23 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Michael ReddPoints, last 10 games: 25, 25, 26, 19, 27, 24, 21, 18, 20, 23MIL23 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 18, 27, 17, 12, 23, 23, 15, 21, 17, 20ATL20 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Chris CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 21, 19, 19, 13, 27, 13, 11, 15, 25, 18ATL18 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Heat-Hornets10
Nuggets-Nets6
Cavs-Raptors2
Wolves-Blazers1
Warriors-Jazz1
Clippers-Spurs0
The night in charts
Lakers-Celtics combined for 226, 19 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-CelticsLakers 117, Celtics 109
226
Wizards-MagicWizards 99, Magic 108
207
Cavs-RaptorsCavs 106, Raptors 92
198
Clippers-SpursClippers 90, Spurs 108
198
Nuggets-NetsNuggets 97, Nets 98
195
Heat-HornetsHeat 84, Hornets 95
179
Hawks-BucksHawks 80, Bucks 94
174
Wolves-BlazersWolves 79, Blazers 92
171
Warriors-JazzWarriors 77, Jazz 91
168
Bulls-PistonsBulls 65, Pistons 98
163
NJN won the closest game by 1
Closest finishes
Nuggets-NetsNuggets 97, Nets 98
+1 NJN
Lakers-CelticsLakers 117, Celtics 109
+8 LAL
Wizards-MagicWizards 99, Magic 108
+9 ORL
Heat-HornetsHeat 84, Hornets 95
+11 NOH
Wolves-BlazersWolves 79, Blazers 92
+13 POR
Cavs-RaptorsCavs 106, Raptors 92
+14 CLE
Warriors-JazzWarriors 77, Jazz 91
+14 UTA
Hawks-BucksHawks 80, Bucks 94
+14 MIL
Clippers-SpursClippers 90, Spurs 108
+18 SAS
Bulls-PistonsBulls 65, Pistons 98
+33 DET
MIL rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hawks-BucksMIL won · Hawks 80, Bucks 94
5 pts
Wolves-BlazersPOR won · Wolves 79, Blazers 92
3 pts
Heat-HornetsNOH won · Heat 84, Hornets 95
3 pts
Nuggets-NetsNJN won · Nuggets 97, Nets 98
2 pts
Shaq shot 11-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ShaqLAL · 28 PTS, 17 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
73% (11-15)
KirilenkoUTA · 20 PTS, 15 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
73% (8-11)
IlgauskasCLE · 30 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 2 BLK
72% (13-18)
Rasheed WallaceDET · 18 PTS, 6 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
69% (9-13)
Kenyon MartinNJN · 28 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
69% (11-16)
Final · Nuggets-Nets
Nuggets 97Nets 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets2714272997
Nets2527252198
The story
Kenyon Martin had 28 points as New Jersey beat Denver 98-97

Marcus Camby led Denver with 18 REB, 8 PTS, 4 AST 28 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST · 11-16 FG

The swing

Down 2 after the first, the Nets took the second 27-14.

NJN lead by quarter
200 −2+11+9+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Lakers-Celtics
Lakers 117Celtics 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers32362128117
Celtics28322128109
The story
Los Angeles beat Boston 117-109 behind 28 points and 17 rebounds from Shaquille O'Neal

Chucky Atkins paced Boston: 19 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB 28 PTS, 17 REB, 4 AST · 11-15 FG

The swing

A 32-28 first quarter did the most damage for the Lakers.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +4+8+8+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wizards-Magic
Wizards 99Magic 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards1426322799
Magic15343227108
The story
Gilbert Arenas had 40 points, but Orlando won 108-99

For Orlando, Juwan Howard had 15 REB, 14 PTS, 4 AST 40 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST · 15-33 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 34-26, was where the Magic built it.

ORL lead by quarter
200 +1+9+9+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.5Season avg16.4Last 5

16.4 points a game over his last five games, against 6.5 in 40 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.2Season avg11.1Last 3

11.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.2 in 61 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+27.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.7Season avg44Today

44 minutes today, against 16.7 a game in 39 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists.

Second story · Heat-Hornets

New Orleans beats Miami by 11

The Hornets won 95–84 in New Orleans. Baron Davis led New Orleans with 33 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists.

The whole night · final margins
NJN over DEN1LAL over BOS8ORL over WAS9NOH over MIA11POR over MIN13CLE over TOR14MIL over ATL14UTA over GSW14SAS over LAC18DET over CHI33Final margin, points. Pink = NOH over MIA.
Top performances

Tracy McGrady leads the day with 62

Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 19, 31, 35, 30, 29, 31, 28, 13, 26, 62Magic-Wizards · W
28.0 PPG season to date · +34.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high62 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 21, 7, 21, 35, 35, 27, 26, 28, 23, 40Wizards-Magic · L
20.0 PPG season to date · +20.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high40 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Baron DavisPoints, last 10 games: 17, 34, 26, 18, 24, 33, 12, 26, 6, 33Hornets-Heat · W
22.9 PPG season to date · +10.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Zydrunas IlgauskasPoints, last 10 games: 31, 14, 17, 28, 19, 17, 6, 29, 20, 30Cavs-Raptors · W
15.3 PPG season to date · +15.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 11, 34, 21, 21, 22, 25, 24, 13, 23, 30Celtics-Lakers · L
22.9 PPG season to date · +7.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 16, 24, 29, 19, 23, 28, 32, 32, 16, 28Lakers-Celtics · W
22.0 PPG season to date · +6.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 17 REB · 4 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+7.0 16.2 last 10 · 9.2 season
Gilbert ArenasWAS+6.3 26.3 last 10 · 20.0 season
Speedy ClaxtonGSW+5.8 16.3 last 10 · 10.5 season
Zydrunas IlgauskasCLE+5.8 21.1 last 10 · 15.3 season
Cold
Shareef Abdur-RahimPOR−8.1 10.2 last 10 · 18.3 season
Vin BakerBOS−6.0 5.3 last 10 · 11.3 season
Darrell ArmstrongNOH−5.1 5.4 last 10 · 10.5 season
Devean GeorgeLAL−4.7 3.4 last 10 · 8.1 season
Allan HoustonNYK−4.6 14.5 last 10 · 19.1 season