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Monday, March 15, 2004Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed HOU by 18 after the first quarter and won 99–97.

Final · OT · Box score
Suns99
Rockets97
Q1 PHX -18; Q2 PHX -13; Q3 PHX +1; Q4 Suns 0; OT1 PHX +2
Final · Box score
Spurs80
Warriors97
Q1 GSW +9; Q2 GSW +12; Q3 GSW +12; Q4 GSW +17
Final · OT · Box score
Magic110
Lakers113
Q1 LAL -7; Q2 LAL -11; Q3 LAL -15; Q4 Lakers 0; OT1 LAL +3
On this day · 2002–03Mar 15, 2003: 5 games. Top scorer: Jerry Stackhouse (Wizards-Heat), 37 points.
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The lead · Suns-Rockets

Phoenix rallies from thirteen down at the half, wins in overtime

Shaquille O'Neal goes for 27 points

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-18-13+10+2PHX AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Suns152032211199
Rockets33151822997
Who led
Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 22, 18, 18, 14, 12, 17, 29, 15, 19, 29PHX29 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 25, 24, 24, 33, 32, 23, 19, 26, 25, 24PHX24 PTS · 15 REB · 0 AST
Yao MingPoints, last 10 games: 17, 13, 14, 33, 27, 29, 19, 17, 17, 29HOU29 PTS · 19 REB · 1 AST
Jim JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 8, 14, 17, 6, 24, 11, 19, 20, 23HOU23 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Second story · Magic-Lakers

Lakers outlast Orlando in overtime

102–102 at the end of regulation. Lakers took the last extra period 11–8. Final: 113–110. Kobe Bryant led Lakers with 38 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Lakers-Magic
Kobe Bryant · LALTracy McGrady · ORLPTS3837REB37AST410Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
The night in charts
Magic-Lakers combined for 223, 27 more than any other game
Points by game
Magic-LakersMagic 110, Lakers 113
223
Suns-RocketsSuns 99, Rockets 97
196
Spurs-WarriorsSpurs 80, Warriors 97
177
2 of 3 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Suns-RocketsSuns 99, Rockets 97
+2 PHX
Magic-LakersMagic 110, Lakers 113
+3 LAL
Spurs-WarriorsSpurs 80, Warriors 97
+17 GSW
PHX erased a 18-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Suns-RocketsPHX won · Suns 99, Rockets 97
18 pts
Magic-LakersLAL won · Magic 110, Lakers 113
15 pts
Yao shot 11-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
YaoHOU · 29 PTS, 19 REB, 6 BLK, 1 AST
69% (11-16)
HowardORL · 29 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
67% (12-18)
DunleavyGSW · 19 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST
54% (7-13)
ShaqLAL · 27 PTS, 23 REB, 5 BLK, 3 AST
53% (9-17)
KobeLAL · 38 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
50% (13-26)
Final · Suns-Rockets
Suns 99Rockets 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Suns152032211199
Rockets33151822997
The story
Shawn Marion's 29 points carried Phoenix past Houston, 99-97 in OT

For Houston, Jim Jackson had 23 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB 29 PTS, 8 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST · 10-23 FG, 4-6 3PT

The swing

The Suns trailed by 13 going into the third, then won it 32-18.

PHX lead by quarter
200 −18−13+10+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Yao Ming was the fantasy play: 67.3 FPTS on 29 PTS, 19 REB

Final · Magic-Lakers
Magic 110Lakers 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Magic342727148110
Lakers2723232911113
The story
Tracy McGrady had 37 points and 10 assists in a 113-110 in OT loss to Los Angeles

Gary Payton led Los Angeles with 12 PTS, 9 REB 37 PTS, 10 AST, 7 REB · 13-32 FG, 4-13 3PT

The swing

Down 15 after the third, the Lakers took the fourth 29-14.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −7−11−150+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Spurs-Warriors
Spurs 80Warriors 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs1320232480
Warriors2223232997
The story
Golden State beat San Antonio 97-80 behind 16 points and 11 rebounds from Erick Dampier

Jason Richardson backed him with 22 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST 16 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST · 6-8 FG

The swing

A 22-13 first quarter did the most damage for the Warriors.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +9+12+12+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Tony Parker topped the game at 45.0 FPTS: 29 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
28.2Season avg35.6Last 5

35.6 points a game over his last five games, against 28.2 in 64 earlier games. Today: 37 points in 48 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.0Season avg10.3Last 3

10.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.0 in 52 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.7Season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 9.7 a game in 33 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 38

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 35, 35, 25, 11, 18, 0, 18, 16, 35, 38Lakers-Magic · W
22.8 PPG season to date · +15.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 35, 30, 29, 31, 28, 13, 26, 62, 40, 37Magic-Lakers · L
28.3 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 7 REB · 10 AST
Yao MingPoints, last 10 games: 17, 13, 14, 33, 27, 29, 19, 17, 17, 29Rockets-Suns · L
17.6 PPG season to date · +11.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 19 REB · 1 AST
Juwan HowardPoints, last 10 games: 10, 14, 12, 14, 16, 26, 24, 14, 11, 29Magic-Lakers · L
16.1 PPG season to date · +13.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 29, 3, 17, 27, 17, 24, 13, 13, 8, 29Spurs-Warriors · L
14.8 PPG season to date · +14.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high29 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 22, 18, 18, 14, 12, 17, 29, 15, 19, 29Suns-Rockets · W
19.0 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Gilbert ArenasWAS+8.8 29.3 last 10 · 20.5 season
Amar'e StoudemirePHX+6.1 25.5 last 10 · 19.4 season
Stephen JacksonATL+5.8 22.1 last 10 · 16.3 season
Speedy ClaxtonGSW+5.8 16.3 last 10 · 10.5 season
Hedo TurkogluSAS+5.4 14.6 last 10 · 9.2 season
Cold
Shareef Abdur-RahimPOR−8.4 9.6 last 10 · 18.0 season
Darrell ArmstrongNOH−5.3 5.1 last 10 · 10.4 season
Vin BakerNYK−5.0 6.1 last 10 · 11.1 season
Devean GeorgeLAL−4.8 3.0 last 10 · 7.8 season
David WesleyNOH−4.7 10.1 last 10 · 14.8 season