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Friday, March 26, 2004Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SEA trailed DEN by 6 after the first quarter and won 102–86.

Final · Box score
Pacers107
Magic92
Q1 Pacers 0; Q2 IND +8; Q3 IND +11; Q4 IND +15
Final · Box score
Cavs71
Sixers86
Q1 PHI +9; Q2 PHI +10; Q3 PHI +18; Q4 PHI +15
Final · OT · Box score
Mavs118
Heat119
Q1 MIA -1; Q2 MIA +3; Q3 MIA -3; Q4 Heat 0; OT1 MIA +1
Final · Box score
Raptors101
Knicks108
Q1 NYK -3; Q2 NYK -4; Q3 NYK -4; Q4 NYK +7
Final · Box score
Nets93
Celtics102
Q1 BOS +2; Q2 BOS +7; Q3 BOS +12; Q4 BOS +9
Final · Box score
Rockets86
Grizzlies109
Q1 MEM +20; Q2 MEM +17; Q3 MEM +21; Q4 MEM +23
Final · Box score
Suns99
Hornets94
Q1 PHX +1; Q2 PHX +5; Q3 PHX +9; Q4 PHX +5
Final · Box score
Bucks115
Bulls105
Q1 MIL +10; Q2 MIL +9; Q3 MIL +12; Q4 MIL +10
Final · Box score
Wizards78
Warriors99
Q1 GSW +8; Q2 GSW +17; Q3 GSW +19; Q4 GSW +21
Final · Box score
Wolves73
Lakers90
Q1 LAL +4; Q2 LAL +8; Q3 LAL +24; Q4 LAL +17
Final · Box score
Nuggets86
Sonics102
Q1 SEA -6; Q2 SEA -2; Q3 SEA +9; Q4 SEA +16
On this day · 2002–03Mar 26, 2003: 13 games. Top scorer: Tracy McGrady (Magic-Hornets), 41 points.
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The lead · Nuggets-Sonics

Seattle makes it seven straight

Vince Carter goes for 40 points

Game flow · SEA margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6-2+9+16SEA AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets2522182186
Sonics19262928102
Who led
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 19, 37, 16, 26, 27, 19, 19, 22, 26, 27SEA27 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Flip MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 5, 2, 16, 0, 4, 6, 11, 3, 2, 19SEA19 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 26, 24, 31, 23, 20, 20, 13, 22, 25, 21DEN21 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Andre MillerPoints, last 10 games: 8, 22, 23, 24, 12, 11, 10, 13, 9, 16DEN16 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Lead changes
Mavs-Heat16
Suns-Hornets11
Raptors-Knicks8
Wolves-Lakers6
Pacers-Magic3
Bucks-Bulls1
Wizards-Warriors1
Nuggets-Sonics1
Rockets-Grizzlies0
Shot of the night

Alston's three with 0.5 seconds left in OT puts the Heat ahead, 119-118 final

The night in charts
Mavs-Heat combined for 237, 17 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-HeatMavs 118, Heat 119
237
Bucks-BullsBucks 115, Bulls 105
220
Raptors-KnicksRaptors 101, Knicks 108
209
Pacers-MagicPacers 107, Magic 92
199
Rockets-GrizzliesRockets 86, Grizzlies 109
195
Nets-CelticsNets 93, Celtics 102
195
Suns-HornetsSuns 99, Hornets 94
193
Nuggets-SonicsNuggets 86, Sonics 102
188
Wizards-WarriorsWizards 78, Warriors 99
177
Wolves-LakersWolves 73, Lakers 90
163
Cavs-SixersCavs 71, Sixers 86
157
2 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Mavs-HeatMavs 118, Heat 119
+1 MIA
Suns-HornetsSuns 99, Hornets 94
+5 PHX
Raptors-KnicksRaptors 101, Knicks 108
+7 NYK
Nets-CelticsNets 93, Celtics 102
+9 BOS
Bucks-BullsBucks 115, Bulls 105
+10 MIL
Cavs-SixersCavs 71, Sixers 86
+15 PHI
Pacers-MagicPacers 107, Magic 92
+15 IND
Nuggets-SonicsNuggets 86, Sonics 102
+16 SEA
Wolves-LakersWolves 73, Lakers 90
+17 LAL
Wizards-WarriorsWizards 78, Warriors 99
+21 GSW
Rockets-GrizzliesRockets 86, Grizzlies 109
+23 MEM
SEA rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nuggets-SonicsSEA won · Nuggets 86, Sonics 102
6 pts
Raptors-KnicksNYK won · Raptors 101, Knicks 108
4 pts
Mavs-HeatMIA won · Mavs 118, Heat 119
3 pts
Fizer shot 11-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
FizerCHI · 24 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST
73% (11-15)
ArmstrongNOH · 22 PTS, 8 AST, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
LueORL · 32 PTS, 3 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
68% (13-19)
DanielsDAL · 31 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL
65% (15-23)
JamisonDAL · 20 PTS, 4 REB, 2 STL
64% (9-14)
Final · Mavs-Heat
Mavs 118Heat 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Mavs2925302212118
Heat2829242513119
The story
Lamar Odom had 26 points and 18 rebounds as Miami beat Dallas 119-118 in OT

Dirk Nowitzki led Dallas with 25 PTS, 12 REB 26 PTS, 18 REB, 4 AST · 8-18 FG

The swing

Down 1 after the first, the Heat took the second 29-25.

MIA lead by quarter
200 −1+3−30+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Marquis Daniels led the game in fantasy with 60.8 FPTS (31 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST)

Final · Suns-Hornets
Suns 99Hornets 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns2125341999
Hornets2021302394
The story
Phoenix beat New Orleans 99-94 behind 21 points and 10 rebounds from Shawn Marion

Jamaal Magloire paced New Orleans: 22 PTS, 14 REB 21 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST · 6-15 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

A 25-21 second quarter did the most damage for the Suns.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +1+5+9+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Raptors-Knicks
Raptors 101Knicks 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors29262224101
Knicks26252235108
The story
Stephon Marbury's 38 points and 9 assists carried New York past Toronto, 108-101

For Toronto, Jalen Rose had 21 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB 38 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB · 13-22 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The Knicks trailed by 4 going into the fourth, then won it 35-24.

NYK lead by quarter
200 −3−4−4+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
22.4Season avg33.6Last 5

33.6 points a game over his last five games, against 22.4 in 62 earlier games. Today: 40 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
36.5Season avg18.4Last 3

18.4 minutes a game over his last three games, against 36.5 in 49 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+34.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.7Season avg47.6Today

48 minutes today, against 12.7 a game in 45 earlier games. Line: 31 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Eleven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 1. Widest: Memphis by 23.

MIA over DAL1PHX over NOH5NYK over TOR7BOS over NJN9MIL over CHI10IND over ORL15PHI over CLE15SEA over DEN16LAL over MIN17GSW over WAS21MEM over HOU23Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Vince Carter leads the day with 40

Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 26, 28, 19, 32, 24, 30, 42, 30, 26, 40Raptors-Knicks · L
22.7 PPG season to date · +17.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
40 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 24, 14, 21, 21, 16, 21, 10, 11, 23, 38Knicks-Raptors · W
20.9 PPG season to date · +17.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 0, 18, 16, 35, 38, 27, 27, 22, 36, 35Lakers-Wolves · W
23.4 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Metta World PeacePoints, last 10 games: 17, 8, 23, 10, 21, 21, 23, 15, 20, 35Pacers-Magic · W
18.2 PPG season to date · +17.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high35 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Jannero PargoPoints, last 10 games: 0, 2, 2, 4, 8, 0, 4, 4, 12, 34Bulls-Bucks · L
4.1 PPG season to date · +31.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 24, 13, 23, 30, 21, 37, 28, 17, 18, 34Celtics-Nets · W
23.1 PPG season to date · +11.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Vince CarterTOR+7.0 29.7 last 10 · 22.7 season
Stephen JacksonATL+6.9 23.7 last 10 · 16.8 season
Speedy ClaxtonGSW+5.8 16.3 last 10 · 10.5 season
Chucky AtkinsBOS+5.7 13.8 last 10 · 8.1 season
Kenny ThomasPHI+5.5 18.6 last 10 · 13.1 season
Cold
Shareef Abdur-RahimPOR−7.5 10.1 last 10 · 17.6 season
Flip MurraySEA−5.6 6.8 last 10 · 12.4 season
Sam CassellMIN−5.3 14.5 last 10 · 19.8 season
Allan HoustonNYK−5.3 13.2 last 10 · 18.5 season
Chauncey BillupsDET−5.2 11.8 last 10 · 17.0 season