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Friday, March 19, 2004Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Kings trailed Pacers by 13 after the first quarter and won 94–92.

Final · Box score
Bulls96
Raptors91
Q1 Bulls +4; Q2 Bulls -1; Q3 Bulls +6; Q4 Bulls +5
Final · Box score
Hawks84
Wizards94
Q1 Wizards +3; Q2 Wizards -3; Q3 Wizards +11; Q4 Wizards +10
Final · Box score
Jazz97
Cavs88
Q1 Jazz +8; Q2 Jazz +8; Q3 Jazz +3; Q4 Jazz +9
Final · Box score
Kings94
Pacers92
Q1 Kings -13; Q2 Kings -11; Q3 Kings -1; Q4 Kings +2
Final · Box score
Nets65
Knicks79
Q1 Knicks +8; Q2 Knicks +6; Q3 Knicks +16; Q4 Knicks +14
Final · Box score
Celtics104
Mavs120
Q1 Mavs +18; Q2 Mavs +13; Q3 Mavs +11; Q4 Mavs +16
Final · Box score
Nuggets75
Pistons94
Q1 Pistons +7; Q2 Pistons +11; Q3 Pistons +5; Q4 Pistons +19
Final · Box score
Sonics91
Hornets80
Q1 Sonics -10; Q2 Sonics -3; Q3 Sonics +5; Q4 Sonics +11
Final · Box score
Wolves93
Suns80
Q1 Wolves -1; Q2 Wolves -2; Q3 Wolves +4; Q4 Wolves +13
Final · Box score
Rockets84
Warriors90
Q1 Warriors +1; Q2 Warriors +4; Q3 Warriors -1; Q4 Warriors +6
Final · Box score
Clippers100
Lakers106
Q1 Lakers -7; Q2 Lakers +3; Q3 Lakers +8; Q4 Lakers +6
On this day · 2002–03Mar 19, 2003: 10 games. Top scorer: Tracy McGrady (Magic-Heat), 36 points.
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The lead · Kings-Pacers

Sacramento climbs back to beat Indiana

Chris Webber goes for 24 points

Game flow · Kings margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-13-11-1+2Kings AHEAD ↑Pacers AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings2225242394
Pacers3523142092
Who led
Mike BibbyPoints, last 10 games: 21, 24, 26, 21, 21, 12, 24, 17, 20, 25Kings25 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 26, 24, 22, 5, 16, 16, 23, 15, 16, 24Kings24 PTS · 16 REB · 8 AST
Jermaine O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 23, 12, 19, 30, 31, 20, 8, 32, 10, 23Pacers23 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Jonathan BenderPoints, last 10 games: 8, 14, 5, 5, 0, 3, 16, 10, 2, 15Pacers15 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Eleven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Detroit by 19.

Kings over Pacers2Bulls over Raptors5Warriors over Rockets6Lakers over Clippers6Jazz over Cavs9Wizards over Hawks10Sonics over Hornets11Wolves over Suns13Knicks over Nets14Mavs over Celtics16Pistons over Nuggets19Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Rockets-Warriors16
Wolves-Suns11
Bulls-Raptors9
Hawks-Wizards5
Kings-Pacers5
Nuggets-Pistons4
Sonics-Hornets3
Nets-Knicks2
Jazz-Cavs1
Celtics-Mavs0
Shot of the night

Bibby's jumper with 1.2 seconds left breaks the tie, 94-92 final

The night in charts
Celtics-Mavs combined for 224, 18 more than any other game
Points by game
Celtics-MavsCeltics 104, Mavs 120
224
Clippers-LakersClippers 100, Lakers 106
206
Bulls-RaptorsBulls 96, Raptors 91
187
Kings-PacersKings 94, Pacers 92
186
Jazz-CavsJazz 97, Cavs 88
185
Hawks-WizardsHawks 84, Wizards 94
178
Rockets-WarriorsRockets 84, Warriors 90
174
Wolves-SunsWolves 93, Suns 80
173
Sonics-HornetsSonics 91, Hornets 80
171
Nuggets-PistonsNuggets 75, Pistons 94
169
Nets-KnicksNets 65, Knicks 79
144
2 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Kings-PacersKings 94, Pacers 92
+2 Kings
Bulls-RaptorsBulls 96, Raptors 91
+5 Bulls
Clippers-LakersClippers 100, Lakers 106
+6 Lakers
Rockets-WarriorsRockets 84, Warriors 90
+6 Warriors
Jazz-CavsJazz 97, Cavs 88
+9 Jazz
Hawks-WizardsHawks 84, Wizards 94
+10 Wizards
Sonics-HornetsSonics 91, Hornets 80
+11 Sonics
Wolves-SunsWolves 93, Suns 80
+13 MIN
Nets-KnicksNets 65, Knicks 79
+14 Knicks
Celtics-MavsCeltics 104, Mavs 120
+16 Mavs
Nuggets-PistonsNuggets 75, Pistons 94
+19 Pistons
Kings erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Kings-PacersKings won · Kings 94, Pacers 92
13 pts
Sonics-HornetsSonics won · Sonics 91, Hornets 80
10 pts
Clippers-LakersLakers won · Clippers 100, Lakers 106
7 pts
Hawks-WizardsWizards won · Hawks 84, Wizards 94
3 pts
Wolves-SunsWolves won · Wolves 93, Suns 80
2 pts
Blount shot 11-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BlountCeltics · 29 PTS, 10 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
85% (11-13)
HamiltonPistons · 20 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
82% (9-11)
Kwame BrownWizards · 27 PTS, 11 REB
71% (10-14)
MobleyRockets · 25 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
71% (10-14)
Antonio DavisBulls · 18 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
70% (7-10)
Final · Kings-Pacers
Kings 94Pacers 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings2225242394
Pacers3523142092
The story
Mike Bibby had 25 points as Sacramento beat Indiana 94-92

Jeff Foster led Indiana with 12 REB, 10 PTS 25 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST · 9-16 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

Down 11 after the second, the Kings took the third 24-14.

Kings lead by quarter
200 −13−11−1+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bulls-Raptors
Bulls 96Raptors 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls2717223096
Raptors2322153191
The story
Chicago beat Toronto 96-91 behind 28 points from Eddy Curry

Jalen Rose paced Toronto: 24 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST 28 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 4 BLK · 11-18 FG

The swing

A 22-15 third quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Bulls.

Bulls lead by quarter
200 +4−1+6+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sonics-Hornets
Sonics 91Hornets 80
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics1721262791
Hornets2714182180
The story
Rashard Lewis' 31 points carried Seattle past New Orleans, 91-80

For New Orleans, Jamaal Magloire had 13 PTS, 8 REB 31 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST · 11-16 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The SuperSonics trailed by 3 going into the third, then won it 26-18.

Sonics lead by quarter
200 −10−3+5+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Baron Davis was the fantasy play: 51.6 FPTS on 25 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+13.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.9Season avg30.4Last 5

30.4 points a game over his last five games, against 16.9 in 66 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.2Season avg15.3Last 3

15.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.2 in 64 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.9Season avg34.6Today

35 minutes today, against 10.9 a game in 35 earlier games. Line: 20 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Corey Maggette leads the day with 31

Corey MaggettePoints, last 10 games: 21, 18, 18, 26, 21, 8, 25, 23, 25, 31Clippers-Lakers · L
20.6 PPG season to date · +10.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Rashard LewisPoints, last 10 games: 14, 10, 17, 16, 13, 16, 12, 12, 12, 31Sonics-Hornets · W
18.2 PPG season to date · +13.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 22, 27, 16, 32, 26, 28, 19, 32, 24, 30Raptors-Bulls · L
21.9 PPG season to date · +8.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Mark BlountPoints, last 10 games: 14, 28, 17, 0, 15, 9, 14, 11, 17, 29Celtics-Mavs · L
9.8 PPG season to date · +19.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high29 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Eddy CurryPoints, last 10 games: 18, 26, 18, 12, 24, 18, 9, 16, 6, 28Bulls-Raptors · W
14.3 PPG season to date · +13.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Kwame BrownPoints, last 10 games: 18, 6, 10, 6, 7, 13, 13, 21, 30, 27Wizards-Hawks · W
11.3 PPG season to date · +16.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Stephen JacksonHawks+8.0 24.9 last 10 · 16.9 season
Gilbert ArenasWizards+6.3 26.9 last 10 · 20.6 season
Chucky AtkinsCeltics+5.8 13.7 last 10 · 7.9 season
Speedy ClaxtonWarriors+5.8 16.3 last 10 · 10.5 season
Mark BlountCeltics+5.6 15.4 last 10 · 9.8 season
Cold
Shareef Abdur-RahimBlazers−8.4 9.5 last 10 · 17.9 season
Vin BakerKnicks−5.8 5.1 last 10 · 10.9 season
Darrell ArmstrongHornets−5.0 5.2 last 10 · 10.2 season
Brian CardinalWarriors−4.8 4.9 last 10 · 9.7 season
Allan HoustonKnicks−4.7 14.1 last 10 · 18.8 season