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Tuesday, March 16, 2004Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SEA trailed ATL by 14 after the first quarter and won 118–110.

Final · Box score
Bulls87
Cavs111
Q1 CLE +5; Q2 CLE +7; Q3 CLE +20; Q4 CLE +24
Final · Box score
Sonics118
Hawks110
Q1 SEA -14; Q2 SEA +12; Q3 SEA +3; Q4 SEA +8
Final · Box score
Hornets83
Heat96
Q1 MIA +10; Q2 MIA +6; Q3 MIA +5; Q4 MIA +13
Final · Box score
Kings77
Nets94
Q1 NJN +17; Q2 NJN +19; Q3 NJN +20; Q4 NJN +17
Final · OT · Box score
Wizards110
Knicks114
Q1 NYK -8; Q2 NYK -2; Q3 NYK +3; Q4 Knicks 0; OT1 NYK +4
Final · Box score
Sixers79
Grizzlies82
Q1 MEM -6; Q2 MEM -11; Q3 MEM -9; Q4 MEM +3
Final · Box score
Blazers100
Bucks99
Q1 POR +9; Q2 POR +11; Q3 POR +7; Q4 POR +1
Final · Box score
Clippers110
Suns98
Q1 LAC -4; Q2 LAC +7; Q3 LAC +15; Q4 LAC +12
On this day · 2002–03Mar 16, 2003: 10 games. Top scorer: Allan Houston (Knicks-Bucks), 50 points.
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The lead · Sonics-Hawks

Seattle rallies from 14 down to beat Atlanta

Zydrunas Ilgauskas goes for 24 points

Game flow · SEA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-14+12+3+8SEA AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics20432134118
Hawks34173029110
Who led
Brent BarryPoints, last 10 games: 8, 9, 3, 17, 10, 6, 3, 4, 25, 28SEA28 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 40, 23, 14, 25, 21, 19, 37, 16, 26, 27SEA27 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Stephen JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 24, 17, 20, 19, 30, 11, 42, 18, 39ATL39 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Bob SuraPoints, last 10 games: 14, 14, 15, 6, 16, 2, 12, 28, 5, 19ATL19 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Lead changes
Wizards-Knicks10
Blazers-Bucks4
Sixers-Grizzlies4
Bulls-Cavs2
Kings-Nets2
Shot of the night

Stoudamire's jumper with 0.6 seconds left puts the Blazers ahead, 100-99 final

The night in charts
Sonics-Hawks combined for 228, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Sonics-HawksSonics 118, Hawks 110
228
Wizards-KnicksWizards 110, Knicks 114
224
Clippers-SunsClippers 110, Suns 98
208
Blazers-BucksBlazers 100, Bucks 99
199
Bulls-CavsBulls 87, Cavs 111
198
Hornets-HeatHornets 83, Heat 96
179
Kings-NetsKings 77, Nets 94
171
Sixers-GrizzliesSixers 79, Grizzlies 82
161
3 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Blazers-BucksBlazers 100, Bucks 99
+1 POR
Sixers-GrizzliesSixers 79, Grizzlies 82
+3 MEM
Wizards-KnicksWizards 110, Knicks 114
+4 NYK
Sonics-HawksSonics 118, Hawks 110
+8 SEA
Clippers-SunsClippers 110, Suns 98
+12 LAC
Hornets-HeatHornets 83, Heat 96
+13 MIA
Kings-NetsKings 77, Nets 94
+17 NJN
Bulls-CavsBulls 87, Cavs 111
+24 CLE
SEA erased a 14-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Sonics-HawksSEA won · Sonics 118, Hawks 110
14 pts
Sixers-GrizzliesMEM won · Sixers 79, Grizzlies 82
11 pts
Wizards-KnicksNYK won · Wizards 110, Knicks 114
8 pts
Clippers-SunsLAC won · Clippers 110, Suns 98
4 pts
Rogers shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
RogersNJN · 20 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST
73% (8-11)
MohammedNYK · 14 PTS, 7 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
McKiePHI · 22 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
67% (8-12)
BoozerCLE · 22 PTS, 13 REB, 5 STL, 3 AST
67% (8-12)
KittlesNJN · 24 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
65% (11-17)
Final · Blazers-Bucks
Blazers 100Bucks 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers31272418100
Bucks2225282499
The story
Portland beat Milwaukee 100-99 behind 20 points and 8 assists from Derek Anderson

Keith Van Horn paced Milwaukee: 17 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST 20 PTS, 8 AST, 2 REB · 9-15 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

A 31-22 first quarter did the most damage for the Trail Blazers.

POR lead by quarter
200 +9+11+7+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Michael Redd topped the game at 42.8 FPTS: 26 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB

Final · Sixers-Grizzlies
Sixers 79Grizzlies 82
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers2223211379
Grizzlies1618232582
The story
Pau Gasol had 22 points and 10 rebounds as Memphis beat Philadelphia 82-79

Aaron McKie led Philadelphia with 22 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST 22 PTS, 10 REB, 4 BLK, 3 AST · 9-19 FG

The swing

Down 9 after the third, the Grizzlies took the fourth 25-13.

MEM lead by quarter
200 −6−11−9+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wizards-Knicks
Wizards 110Knicks 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Wizards2722222514110
Knicks1928272218114
The story
Tim Thomas' 32 points carried New York past Washington, 114-110 in OT

For Washington, Gilbert Arenas had 27 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB 32 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST · 11-23 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The Knicks trailed by 8 going into the second, then won it 28-22.

NYK lead by quarter
200 −8−2+30+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Stephon Marbury was the fantasy play: 44.2 FPTS on 16 PTS, 14 AST, 6 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.3Season avg28.0Last 5

28.0 points a game over his last five games, against 16.3 in 64 earlier games. Today: 39 points in 45 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
34.7Season avg16.3Last 3

16.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 34.7 in 69 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+38.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.6Season avg48Today

48 minutes today, against 9.6 a game in 24 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Cavaliers rout

Three of 8 games were decided by four points or fewer. Cleveland beat Chicago by 24.

POR over MIL1MEM over PHI3NYK over WAS4SEA over ATL8LAC over PHX12MIA over NOH13NJN over SAC17CLE over CHI24Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Top performances

Stephen Jackson leads the day with 39

Stephen JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 24, 17, 20, 19, 30, 11, 42, 18, 39Hawks-Sonics · L
16.6 PPG season to date · +22.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Quentin RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 23, 22, 17, 23, 12, 8, 25, 32, 32Clippers-Suns · W
17.9 PPG season to date · +14.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 12 REB · 0 AST
Tim ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 2, 22, 16, 16, 13, 18, 17, 2, 20, 32Knicks-Wizards · W
14.5 PPG season to date · +17.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Brent BarryPoints, last 10 games: 8, 9, 3, 17, 10, 6, 3, 4, 25, 28Sonics-Hawks · W
11.0 PPG season to date · +17.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 24, 24, 33, 32, 23, 19, 26, 25, 24, 28Suns-Clippers · L
19.7 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 35, 35, 27, 26, 28, 23, 40, 30, 28, 27Wizards-Knicks · L
20.6 PPG season to date · +6.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Gilbert ArenasWAS+9.2 29.9 last 10 · 20.6 season
Stephen JacksonATL+7.0 23.6 last 10 · 16.6 season
Amar'e StoudemirePHX+6.1 25.8 last 10 · 19.7 season
Speedy ClaxtonGSW+5.8 16.3 last 10 · 10.5 season
Kenny ThomasPHI+5.8 18.3 last 10 · 12.5 season
Cold
Shareef Abdur-RahimPOR−8.1 9.8 last 10 · 17.9 season
Vin BakerNYK−5.3 5.8 last 10 · 11.1 season
Devean GeorgeLAL−4.8 3.0 last 10 · 7.8 season
Allan HoustonNYK−4.7 14.1 last 10 · 18.8 season
Darrell ArmstrongNOH−4.7 5.8 last 10 · 10.5 season