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Sunday, March 21, 2004Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAC trailed HOU by 10 at halftime and won 100–95.

Final · Box score
Mavs101
Nets98
Q1 DAL -7; Q2 DAL -1; Q3 DAL -4; Q4 DAL +3
Final · Box score
Warriors96
Clippers85
Q1 GSW +13; Q2 GSW +14; Q3 GSW +17; Q4 GSW +11
Final · Box score
Pistons96
Cavs76
Q1 DET +9; Q2 DET +22; Q3 DET +21; Q4 DET +20
Final · Box score
Nuggets77
Wolves98
Q1 MIN +9; Q2 MIN +22; Q3 MIN +26; Q4 MIN +21
Final · Box score
Heat101
Wizards81
Q1 MIA -8; Q2 MIA +9; Q3 MIA +23; Q4 MIA +20
Final · OT · Box score
Raptors121
Hornets120
Q1 TOR +7; Q2 TOR -4; Q3 TOR -6; Q4 Raptors 0; OT1 TOR +1
Final · Box score
Rockets95
Kings100
Q1 SAC -8; Q2 SAC -10; Q3 SAC -5; Q4 SAC +5
Final · Box score
Magic67
Sonics84
Q1 SEA +14; Q2 SEA +11; Q3 SEA +10; Q4 SEA +17
Final · OT · Box score
Bucks103
Lakers104
Q1 LAL +1; Q2 LAL +12; Q3 LAL +6; Q4 Lakers 0; OT1 LAL +1
On this day · 2002–03Mar 21, 2003: 11 games. Top scorer: Shaquille O'Neal (Lakers-Celtics), 48 points.
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The lead · Rockets-Kings

Sacramento turns it around against Houston

Shaquille O'Neal goes for 31 points

Game flow · SAC margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-10-5+5SAC AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets2628221995
Kings18262729100
Who led
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 14, 28, 20, 22, 18, 18, 11, 25, 17, 29SAC29 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Mike BibbyPoints, last 10 games: 24, 26, 21, 21, 12, 24, 17, 20, 25, 20SAC20 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Maurice TaylorPoints, last 10 games: 12, 10, 9, 16, 6, 15, 4, 9, 10, 23HOU23 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Steve FrancisPoints, last 10 games: 15, 16, 25, 11, 24, 19, 14, 12, 19, 17HOU17 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Lead changes
Raptors-Hornets9
Mavs-Nets8
Heat-Wizards7
Bucks-Lakers7
Pistons-Cavs3
Magic-Sonics3
Warriors-Clippers0
Nuggets-Wolves0
Shot of the night

Vince's three with 18 seconds left in OT puts the Raptors ahead, 121-120 final

The night in charts
Raptors-Hornets combined for 241, 34 more than any other game
Points by game
Raptors-HornetsRaptors 121, Hornets 120
241
Bucks-LakersBucks 103, Lakers 104
207
Mavs-NetsMavs 101, Nets 98
199
Rockets-KingsRockets 95, Kings 100
195
Heat-WizardsHeat 101, Wizards 81
182
Warriors-ClippersWarriors 96, Clippers 85
181
Nuggets-WolvesNuggets 77, Wolves 98
175
Pistons-CavsPistons 96, Cavs 76
172
Magic-SonicsMagic 67, Sonics 84
151
4 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Raptors-HornetsRaptors 121, Hornets 120
+1 TOR
Bucks-LakersBucks 103, Lakers 104
+1 LAL
Mavs-NetsMavs 101, Nets 98
+3 DAL
Rockets-KingsRockets 95, Kings 100
+5 SAC
Warriors-ClippersWarriors 96, Clippers 85
+11 GSW
Magic-SonicsMagic 67, Sonics 84
+17 SEA
Heat-WizardsHeat 101, Wizards 81
+20 MIA
Pistons-CavsPistons 96, Cavs 76
+20 DET
Nuggets-WolvesNuggets 77, Wolves 98
+21 MIN
SAC erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Rockets-KingsSAC won · Rockets 95, Kings 100
10 pts
Heat-WizardsMIA won · Heat 101, Wizards 81
8 pts
Mavs-NetsDAL won · Mavs 101, Nets 98
7 pts
Raptors-HornetsTOR won · Raptors 121, Hornets 120
6 pts
Shaq shot 14-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ShaqLAL · 31 PTS, 26 REB, 7 BLK, 2 AST
88% (14-16)
BoozerCLE · 21 PTS, 17 REB, 1 AST
83% (10-12)
PotapenkoSEA · 21 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
77% (10-13)
JamisonDAL · 20 PTS, 5 REB, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
BlakeWAS · 21 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST
67% (8-12)
Final · Raptors-Hornets
Raptors 121Hornets 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Raptors2726272912121
Hornets2037292311120
The story
Jalen Rose had 26 points and 9 assists as Toronto beat New Orleans 121-120 in OT

Jamaal Magloire led New Orleans with 23 PTS, 18 REB 26 PTS, 9 AST, 1 REB · 8-18 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

The Raptors won the first 27-20, their biggest quarter edge.

TOR lead by quarter
200 +7−4−60+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Bucks-Lakers
Bucks 103Lakers 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Bucks1924292011103
Lakers2035231412104
The story
Kobe Bryant's 22 points carried Los Angeles past Milwaukee, 104-103 in OT

For Milwaukee, Michael Redd had 17 PTS, 5 REB 22 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST · 7-17 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 35-24, was where the Lakers built it.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +1+12+60+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Rockets-Kings
Rockets 95Kings 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets2628221995
Kings18262729100
The story
Sacramento beat Houston 100-95 behind 29 points from Peja Stojakovic

Jim Jackson paced Houston: 13 PTS, 11 REB, 8 AST 29 PTS, 5 REB · 10-16 FG, 5-10 3PT

The swing

A 29-19 fourth quarter erased a 5-point hole for the Kings.

SAC lead by quarter
200 −8−10−5+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Steve Francis topped the game at 51.5 FPTS: 17 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.3Season avg19.4Last 5

19.4 points a game over his last five games, against 11.3 in 66 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−19.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.6Season avg6.4Last 3

6.4 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.6 in 63 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.4Season avg44.9Today

45 minutes today, against 19.4 a game in 55 earlier games. Line: 21 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Two games need overtime

Two of 9 games went past regulation.

TOR over NOH1LAL over MIL1DAL over NJN3SAC over HOU5GSW over LAC11SEA over ORL17DET over CLE20MIA over WAS20MIN over DEN21Final margin, points. Pink = went to overtime.
Top performances

Vince Carter leads the day with 42

Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 27, 16, 32, 26, 28, 19, 32, 24, 30, 42Raptors-Hornets · W
22.2 PPG season to date · +20.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
42 PTS · 6 REB · 12 AST
Keith Van HornPoints, last 10 games: 25, 22, 13, 10, 23, 25, 18, 17, 13, 32Bucks-Lakers · L
17.0 PPG season to date · +15.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 32, 32, 16, 28, 24, 16, 27, 21, 18, 31Lakers-Bucks · W
22.1 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 26 REB · 2 AST
Baron DavisPoints, last 10 games: 12, 26, 6, 33, 30, 24, 23, 20, 25, 29Hornets-Raptors · L
23.1 PPG season to date · +6.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 14, 28, 20, 22, 18, 18, 11, 25, 17, 29Kings-Rockets · W
24.8 PPG season to date · +4.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Jason RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 17, 18, 19, 8, 18, 22, 14, 7, 28Warriors-Clippers · W
18.6 PPG season to date · +9.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Stephen JacksonATL+8.0 24.9 last 10 · 16.9 season
Kenny ThomasPHI+5.9 18.6 last 10 · 12.7 season
Speedy ClaxtonGSW+5.8 16.3 last 10 · 10.5 season
Chucky AtkinsBOS+5.8 13.8 last 10 · 8.0 season
Amar'e StoudemirePHX+5.5 25.2 last 10 · 19.7 season
Cold
Shareef Abdur-RahimPOR−8.6 9.2 last 10 · 17.8 season
Vin BakerNYK−5.3 5.6 last 10 · 10.9 season
Darrell ArmstrongNOH−5.0 5.2 last 10 · 10.2 season
Allan HoustonNYK−4.7 14.1 last 10 · 18.8 season
Peja StojakovicSAC−4.6 20.2 last 10 · 24.8 season