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Wednesday, March 24, 2004Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHI trailed PHX by 9 after three quarters and won 99–94.

Final · Box score
Heat105
Magic90
Q1 MIA +4; Q2 MIA +11; Q3 MIA +18; Q4 MIA +15
Final · Box score
Suns94
Sixers99
Q1 PHI -6; Q2 PHI -8; Q3 PHI -9; Q4 PHI +5
Final · Box score
Grizzlies111
Knicks97
Q1 MEM +15; Q2 MEM +20; Q3 MEM +25; Q4 MEM +14
Final · Box score
Mavs99
Pacers103
Q1 IND -2; Q2 IND -7; Q3 IND +5; Q4 IND +4
Final · OT · Box score
Raptors89
Rockets90
Q1 HOU +1; Q2 HOU +4; Q3 HOU +5; Q4 Rockets 0; OT1 HOU +1
Final · Box score
Wolves92
Nuggets101
Q1 DEN +7; Q2 DEN +6; Q3 DEN +4; Q4 DEN +9
Final · Box score
Clippers85
Blazers91
Q1 POR -3; Q2 POR -5; Q3 POR -2; Q4 POR +6
Final · Box score
Jazz77
Sonics84
Q1 SEA +1; Q2 SEA +13; Q3 SEA +11; Q4 SEA +7
Final · Box score
Bucks89
Warriors98
Q1 GSW +8; Q2 GSW +9; Q3 GSW +6; Q4 GSW +9
Final · Box score
Kings91
Lakers115
Q1 LAL +19; Q2 LAL +18; Q3 LAL +22; Q4 LAL +24
On this day · 2002–03Mar 24, 2003: 6 games. Top scorer: Tracy McGrady (Magic-Grizzlies), 34 points.
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The lead · Suns-Sixers

Philadelphia climbs out of a 9-point hole against Phoenix

Metta World Peace goes for 20 points

Game flow · PHI margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6-8-9+5PHI AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns2429231894
Sixers1827223299
Who led
Samuel DalembertPoints, last 10 games: 3, 8, 0, 4, 2, 5, 10, 11, 6, 23PHI23 PTS · 14 REB · 0 AST
Eric SnowPoints, last 10 games: 9, 17, 10, 19, 8, 9, 8, 2, 10, 19PHI19 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 17, 23, 20, 19, 18, 18, 21, 31, 27PHX27 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 23, 19, 26, 25, 24, 28, 15, 27, 21, 24PHX24 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Mavs-Pacers

Indiana beats Dallas, 103–99

Indiana led 79–74 after three and won by 4. Metta World Peace led Indiana with 20 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists.

The whole night · final margins
HOU over TOR1IND over DAL4PHI over PHX5POR over LAC6SEA over UTA7DEN over MIN9GSW over MIL9MEM over NYK14MIA over ORL15LAL over SAC24Final margin, points. Pink = IND over DAL.
Lead changes
Raptors-Rockets17
Clippers-Blazers13
Suns-Sixers9
Mavs-Pacers6
Kings-Lakers4
Jazz-Sonics3
Wolves-Nuggets2
Bucks-Warriors1
The night in charts
Grizzlies-Knicks combined for 208, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Grizzlies-KnicksGrizzlies 111, Knicks 97
208
Kings-LakersKings 91, Lakers 115
206
Mavs-PacersMavs 99, Pacers 103
202
Heat-MagicHeat 105, Magic 90
195
Suns-SixersSuns 94, Sixers 99
193
Wolves-NuggetsWolves 92, Nuggets 101
193
Bucks-WarriorsBucks 89, Warriors 98
187
Raptors-RocketsRaptors 89, Rockets 90
179
Clippers-BlazersClippers 85, Blazers 91
176
Jazz-SonicsJazz 77, Sonics 84
161
3 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Raptors-RocketsRaptors 89, Rockets 90
+1 HOU
Mavs-PacersMavs 99, Pacers 103
+4 IND
Suns-SixersSuns 94, Sixers 99
+5 PHI
Clippers-BlazersClippers 85, Blazers 91
+6 POR
Jazz-SonicsJazz 77, Sonics 84
+7 SEA
Bucks-WarriorsBucks 89, Warriors 98
+9 GSW
Wolves-NuggetsWolves 92, Nuggets 101
+9 DEN
Grizzlies-KnicksGrizzlies 111, Knicks 97
+14 MEM
Heat-MagicHeat 105, Magic 90
+15 MIA
Kings-LakersKings 91, Lakers 115
+24 LAL
PHI rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Suns-SixersPHI won · Suns 94, Sixers 99
9 pts
Mavs-PacersIND won · Mavs 99, Pacers 103
7 pts
Clippers-BlazersPOR won · Clippers 85, Blazers 91
5 pts
D Wade shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
D WadeMIA · 24 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB, 2 BLK
80% (8-10)
OdomMIA · 20 PTS, 14 REB, 3 BLK, 2 STL
73% (8-11)
MaggetteLAC · 22 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
Ray AllenSEA · 26 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
67% (10-15)
DalembertPHI · 23 PTS, 14 REB, 3 BLK, 1 STL
67% (10-15)
Final · Raptors-Rockets
Raptors 89Rockets 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Raptors20192023789
Rockets21222118890
The story
Yao Ming had 25 points and 17 rebounds as Houston beat Toronto 90-89 in OT

Jalen Rose led Toronto with 20 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB 25 PTS, 17 REB, 1 AST · 9-20 FG

The swing

The Rockets won the second 22-19, their biggest quarter edge.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +1+4+50+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Vince Carter led the game in fantasy with 61.6 FPTS (26 PTS, 13 REB, 5 AST)

Final · Mavs-Pacers
Mavs 99Pacers 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs3025192599
Pacers28203124103
The story
Al Harrington's 17 points carried Indiana past Dallas, 103-99

For Dallas, Steve Nash had 14 AST, 13 PTS, 6 REB 17 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL · 5-14 FG

The swing

The Pacers trailed by 7 going into the third, then won it 31-19.

IND lead by quarter
200 −2−7+5+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Nuggets
Wolves 92Nuggets 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves1928222392
Nuggets26272028101
The story
Denver beat Minnesota 101-92 behind 25 points from Carmelo Anthony

Fred Hoiberg paced Minnesota: 17 PTS, 8 REB 25 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST · 6-18 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

A 26-19 first quarter did the most damage for the Nuggets.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +7+6+4+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kevin Garnett topped the game at 51.8 FPTS: 24 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
22.4Season avg30.4Last 5

30.4 points a game over his last five games, against 22.4 in 61 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 50 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.8Season avg20.7Last 3

20.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.8 in 73 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 25 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.8Season avg40.4Today

40 minutes today, against 18.8 a game in 51 earlier games. Line: 21 points, 2 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 36

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 18, 0, 18, 16, 35, 38, 27, 27, 22, 36Lakers-Kings · W
23.2 PPG season to date · +13.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Damon StoudamirePoints, last 10 games: 13, 2, 28, 20, 17, 14, 14, 9, 19, 32Blazers-Clippers · W
13.4 PPG season to date · +18.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Eddie JonesPoints, last 10 games: 13, 10, 19, 18, 19, 23, 8, 17, 16, 28Heat-Magic · W
17.7 PPG season to date · +10.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 17, 23, 20, 19, 18, 18, 21, 31, 27Suns-Sixers · L
16.7 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 32, 26, 28, 19, 32, 24, 30, 42, 30, 26Raptors-Rockets · L
22.4 PPG season to date · +3.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 13 REB · 5 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 21, 19, 37, 16, 26, 27, 19, 19, 22, 26Sonics-Jazz · W
23.0 PPG season to date · +3.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Stephen JacksonATL+7.9 24.9 last 10 · 17.0 season
Vince CarterTOR+6.5 28.9 last 10 · 22.4 season
Kenny ThomasPHI+6.4 19.4 last 10 · 13.0 season
Speedy ClaxtonGSW+5.8 16.3 last 10 · 10.5 season
Chucky AtkinsBOS+5.8 13.8 last 10 · 8.0 season
Cold
Shareef Abdur-RahimPOR−7.5 10.1 last 10 · 17.6 season
Sam CassellMIN−5.0 14.9 last 10 · 19.9 season
Allan HoustonNYK−4.7 14.1 last 10 · 18.8 season
Flip MurraySEA−4.7 7.7 last 10 · 12.4 season
Brian CardinalGSW−4.6 5.2 last 10 · 9.8 season