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Friday, March 12, 2004Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHI trailed NYK by 12 at halftime and won 99–94.

Final · 2OT · Box score
Knicks94
Sixers99
Q1 PHI +2; Q2 PHI -12; Q3 PHI -6; Q4 Sixers 0; OT1 Sixers 0; OT2 PHI +5
Final · Box score
Wizards124
Hawks138
Q1 ATL -6; Q2 ATL -7; Q3 ATL +12; Q4 ATL +14
Final · Box score
Pacers99
Celtics81
Q1 IND +2; Q2 IND +9; Q3 IND +19; Q4 IND +18
Final · Box score
Sonics74
Heat82
Q1 MIA +12; Q2 MIA +11; Q3 MIA +5; Q4 MIA +8
Final · Box score
Bulls76
Nets88
Q1 NJN +16; Q2 NJN +10; Q3 NJN +1; Q4 NJN +12
Final · Box score
Clippers89
Grizzlies98
Q1 MEM +5; Q2 MEM +8; Q3 MEM +9; Q4 MEM +9
Final · Box score
Lakers86
Wolves96
Q1 MIN +2; Q2 MIN +4; Q3 MIN +5; Q4 MIN +10
Final · Box score
Nuggets117
Bucks111
Q1 DEN +4; Q2 DEN +5; Q3 DEN +7; Q4 DEN +6
Final · Box score
Warriors74
Spurs99
Q1 SAS +4; Q2 SAS +14; Q3 SAS +10; Q4 SAS +25
Final · Box score
Jazz99
Suns90
Q1 UTA +7; Q2 UTA +10; Q3 UTA +9; Q4 UTA +9
Final · Box score
Kings81
Blazers83
Q1 POR -4; Q2 POR +4; Q3 POR +11; Q4 POR +2
On this day · 2002–03Mar 12, 2003: 9 games. Top scorer: Karl Malone (Jazz-Magic), 40 points.
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The lead · Knicks-Sixers

Philadelphia needs two overtimes to survive New York

Stephen Jackson goes for 42 points

Game flow · PHI margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.End OT1Final0+2-12-600+5PHI AHEAD ↑NYK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Knicks212619215294
Sixers231225275799
Who led
Kenny ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 22, 10, 20, 11, 21, 15, 27, 14, 22, 25PHI25 PTS · 16 REB · 1 AST
Aaron McKiePoints, last 10 games: 2, 10, 2, 18, 0, 0, 7, 2, 21, 22PHI22 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 17, 11, 7, 13, 6, 16, 23, 23, 25NYK25 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 30, 15, 15, 28, 5, 36, 35, 24, 14, 21NYK21 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Lead changes
Lakers-Wolves10
Nuggets-Bucks10
Clippers-Grizzlies6
Bulls-Nets4
Wizards-Hawks3
Pacers-Celtics2
Sonics-Heat2
Warriors-Spurs0
The night in charts
Wizards-Hawks combined for 262, 34 more than any other game
Points by game
Wizards-HawksWizards 124, Hawks 138
262
Nuggets-BucksNuggets 117, Bucks 111
228
Knicks-SixersKnicks 94, Sixers 99
193
Jazz-SunsJazz 99, Suns 90
189
Clippers-GrizzliesClippers 89, Grizzlies 98
187
Lakers-WolvesLakers 86, Wolves 96
182
Pacers-CelticsPacers 99, Celtics 81
180
Warriors-SpursWarriors 74, Spurs 99
173
Bulls-NetsBulls 76, Nets 88
164
Kings-BlazersKings 81, Blazers 83
164
Sonics-HeatSonics 74, Heat 82
156
2 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Kings-BlazersKings 81, Blazers 83
+2 POR
Knicks-SixersKnicks 94, Sixers 99
+5 PHI
Nuggets-BucksNuggets 117, Bucks 111
+6 DEN
Sonics-HeatSonics 74, Heat 82
+8 MIA
Clippers-GrizzliesClippers 89, Grizzlies 98
+9 MEM
Jazz-SunsJazz 99, Suns 90
+9 UTA
Lakers-WolvesLakers 86, Wolves 96
+10 MIN
Bulls-NetsBulls 76, Nets 88
+12 NJN
Wizards-HawksWizards 124, Hawks 138
+14 ATL
Pacers-CelticsPacers 99, Celtics 81
+18 IND
Warriors-SpursWarriors 74, Spurs 99
+25 SAS
PHI erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Knicks-SixersPHI won · Knicks 94, Sixers 99
12 pts
Wizards-HawksATL won · Wizards 124, Hawks 138
7 pts
Kings-BlazersPOR won · Kings 81, Blazers 83
4 pts
Van Horn shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Van HornMIL · 25 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
77% (10-13)
WillisSAS · 16 PTS, 7 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
HilarioDEN · 21 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
73% (8-11)
Andre MillerDEN · 23 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
69% (11-16)
ManuSAS · 16 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Kings-Blazers
Kings 81Blazers 83
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings2615172381
Blazers2223241483
The story
Portland beat Sacramento 83-81 behind 11 points and 11 rebounds from Theo Ratliff

Peja Stojakovic paced Sacramento: 18 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST 11 PTS, 11 REB, 8 BLK, 1 AST · 4-7 FG

The swing

A 23-15 second quarter erased a 4-point hole for the Trail Blazers.

POR lead by quarter
200 −4+4+11+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Knicks-Sixers
Knicks 94Sixers 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Knicks212619215294
Sixers231225275799
The story
Kenny Thomas had 25 points and 16 rebounds as Philadelphia beat New York 99-94 in OT

Stephon Marbury led New York with 21 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB 25 PTS, 16 REB, 5 BLK, 1 AST · 8-16 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

Down 12 after the second, the 76ers took the third 25-19.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +2−12−600+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Final · Nuggets-Bucks
Nuggets 117Bucks 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets30223629117
Bucks26213430111
The story
Carmelo Anthony's 31 points and 9 assists carried Denver past Milwaukee, 117-111

For Milwaukee, Keith Van Horn had 25 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 31 PTS, 9 AST, 6 REB · 11-20 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 30-26, was where the Nuggets built it.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +4+5+7+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.7Season avg17.8Last 5

17.8 points a game over his last five games, against 6.7 in 41 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.3Season avg17.3Last 3

17.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.3 in 24 earlier games. Today: 13 points in 21 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+30.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.2Season avg41.5Today

42 minutes today, against 11.2 a game in 23 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · Wizards-Hawks

Washington's skid reaches five

Atlanta won 138–124; the Wizards fall to 20–44. Stephen Jackson led Atlanta with 42 points, 2 rebounds and 7 assists.

Streak strip · WAS
W@ TOR76–74Wvs CHI95–87Lvs LAL110–122Wvs NOH111–106Wvs TOR84–70L@ BOS90–94Lvs NYK86–99Lvs DEN87–117L@ ORL99–108L@ ATL124–138
Top performances

Stephen Jackson leads the day with 42

Stephen JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 24, 16, 24, 17, 20, 19, 30, 11, 42Hawks-Wizards · W
16.2 PPG season to date · +26.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high42 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Gordan GiricekPoints, last 10 games: 15, 0, 9, 0, 12, 9, 24, 21, 10, 33Jazz-Suns · W
10.6 PPG season to date · +22.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high33 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 26, 35, 26, 25, 26, 8, 29, 26, 24, 31Nuggets-Bucks · W
20.6 PPG season to date · +10.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 7, 21, 35, 35, 27, 26, 28, 23, 40, 30Wizards-Hawks · L
20.3 PPG season to date · +10.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 10 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 19, 15, 7, 7, 15, 7, 11, 13, 20, 29Wizards-Hawks · L
15.2 PPG season to date · +14.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Bob SuraPoints, last 10 games: 14, 8, 14, 14, 15, 6, 16, 2, 12, 28Hawks-Wizards · W
5.2 PPG season to date · +23.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 9 REB · 10 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Gilbert ArenasWAS+6.9 27.2 last 10 · 20.3 season
Hedo TurkogluSAS+6.7 15.9 last 10 · 9.2 season
Amar'e StoudemirePHX+6.6 25.8 last 10 · 19.2 season
Stephen JacksonATL+6.5 22.7 last 10 · 16.2 season
Kenny ThomasPHI+6.2 18.7 last 10 · 12.5 season
Cold
Shareef Abdur-RahimPOR−8.1 10.1 last 10 · 18.2 season
Vin BakerNYK−6.2 4.9 last 10 · 11.1 season
David WesleyNOH−5.1 9.8 last 10 · 14.9 season
Darrell ArmstrongNOH−5.1 5.5 last 10 · 10.6 season
Devean GeorgeLAL−4.6 3.4 last 10 · 8.0 season