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Saturday, March 27, 2004Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CLE trailed NJN by 8 at halftime and won 107–104.

Final · Box score
Bulls88
Hawks97
Q1 ATL -3; Q2 ATL +6; Q3 ATL +12; Q4 ATL +9
Final · Box score
Nets104
Cavs107
Q1 CLE -4; Q2 CLE -8; Q3 CLE -3; Q4 CLE +3
Final · Box score
Knicks85
Pistons100
Q1 DET +11; Q2 DET +18; Q3 DET +23; Q4 DET +15
Final · Box score
Suns76
Spurs105
Q1 SAS +18; Q2 SAS +25; Q3 SAS +34; Q4 SAS +29
Final · Box score
Nuggets83
Jazz85
Q1 UTA -1; Q2 UTA -1; Q3 UTA +4; Q4 UTA +2
Final · OT · Box score
Sonics108
Blazers115
Q1 POR +2; Q2 POR +3; Q3 POR +5; Q4 Blazers 0; OT1 POR +7
Final · Box score
Wolves98
Clippers82
Q1 MIN +10; Q2 MIN +10; Q3 MIN +16; Q4 MIN +16
On this day · 2002–03Mar 27, 2003: 3 games. Top scorer: Tracy McGrady (Magic-Wolves), 30 points.
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The lead · Nets-Cavs

LeBron James scores 41 as Cleveland beats New Jersey

Kevin Garnett goes for 17 points

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4-8-3+3CLE AHEAD ↑NJN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets28242626104
Cavs24203132107
Who led
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 24, 34, 14, 26, 17, 14, 15, 25, 16, 41CLE41 PTS · 6 REB · 13 AST
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 22, 25, 11, 19, 22, 21, 21, 19, 4, 21CLE21 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Richard JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 26, 27, 25, 19, 19, 25, 22, 20, 28, 35NJN35 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Kerry KittlesPoints, last 10 games: 2, 16, 9, 24, 13, 10, 17, 12, 10, 24NJN24 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Second story · the whole slate

San Antonio posts the night's biggest win

San Antonio beat Phoenix by 29, the widest margin of 7 games.

UTA over DEN2CLE over NJN3POR over SEA7ATL over CHI9DET over NYK15MIN over LAC16SAS over PHX29Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Nuggets-Jazz13
Sonics-Blazers7
Wolves-Clippers2
Bulls-Hawks1
Suns-Spurs1
Knicks-Pistons0
Shot of the night

Arroyo's jumper with 1 second left breaks the tie, 85-83 final

The night in charts
Sonics-Blazers combined for 223, 12 more than any other game
Points by game
Sonics-BlazersSonics 108, Blazers 115
223
Nets-CavsNets 104, Cavs 107
211
Bulls-HawksBulls 88, Hawks 97
185
Knicks-PistonsKnicks 85, Pistons 100
185
Suns-SpursSuns 76, Spurs 105
181
Wolves-ClippersWolves 98, Clippers 82
180
Nuggets-JazzNuggets 83, Jazz 85
168
2 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Nuggets-JazzNuggets 83, Jazz 85
+2 UTA
Nets-CavsNets 104, Cavs 107
+3 CLE
Sonics-BlazersSonics 108, Blazers 115
+7 POR
Bulls-HawksBulls 88, Hawks 97
+9 ATL
Knicks-PistonsKnicks 85, Pistons 100
+15 DET
Wolves-ClippersWolves 98, Clippers 82
+16 MIN
Suns-SpursSuns 76, Spurs 105
+29 SAS
CLE rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nets-CavsCLE won · Nets 104, Cavs 107
8 pts
Bulls-HawksATL won · Bulls 88, Hawks 97
3 pts
Nuggets-JazzUTA won · Nuggets 83, Jazz 85
1 pt
Prince shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PrinceDET · 20 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
Ray AllenSEA · 32 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST
65% (13-20)
Lucious HarrisNJN · 19 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB
62% (8-13)
JeffersonNJN · 35 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB, 2 STL
60% (12-20)
LampePHX · 12 PTS, 6 REB
60% (6-10)
Final · Nuggets-Jazz
Nuggets 83Jazz 85
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets2321211883
Jazz2221261685
The story
Andrei Kirilenko's 13 points carried Utah past Denver, 85-83

For Denver, Carmelo Anthony had 25 PTS, 8 REB 13 PTS, 7 REB, 5 BLK, 3 AST, 3 STL · 5-12 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The Jazz trailed by 1 going into the third, then won it 26-21.

UTA lead by quarter
200 −1−1+4+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nets-Cavs
Nets 104Cavs 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets28242626104
Cavs24203132107
The story
Richard Jefferson had 35 points in a 107-104 loss to Cleveland

Carlos Boozer led Cleveland with 21 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST 35 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB · 12-20 FG, 2-2 3PT

The swing

Down 3 after the third, the Cavaliers took the fourth 32-26.

CLE lead by quarter
200 −4−8−3+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sonics-Blazers
Sonics 108Blazers 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Sonics222327288108
Blazers2424292315115
The story
Portland beat Seattle 115-108 in OT behind 18 points from Theo Ratliff

Rashard Lewis paced Seattle: 24 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST 18 PTS, 9 REB, 6 BLK, 3 STL, 2 AST · 6-7 FG

The swing

The Trail Blazers settled it in overtime, 15-8.

POR lead by quarter
200 +2+3+50+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
5.8Season avg15.8Last 5

15.8 points a game over his last five games, against 5.8 in 58 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.6Season avg13.3Last 3

13.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.6 in 72 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.5Season avg38.8Today

39 minutes today, against 12.5 a game in 13 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 41

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 24, 34, 14, 26, 17, 14, 15, 25, 16, 41Cavs-Nets · W
20.9 PPG season to date · +20.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high41 PTS · 6 REB · 13 AST
Richard JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 26, 27, 25, 19, 19, 25, 22, 20, 28, 35Nets-Cavs · L
18.4 PPG season to date · +16.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 37, 16, 26, 27, 19, 19, 22, 26, 27, 32Sonics-Blazers · L
23.3 PPG season to date · +8.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Stephen JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 42, 18, 39, 36, 17, 17, 20, 7, 27Hawks-Bulls · W
17.0 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 20, 23, 14, 18, 25, 14, 13, 7, 14, 26Hawks-Bulls · W
16.4 PPG season to date · +9.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 23, 18, 17, 20, 16, 16, 16, 20, 13, 25Blazers-Sonics · W
20.2 PPG season to date · +4.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 9 REB · 1 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+6.4 23.4 last 10 · 17.0 season
Richard JeffersonNJN+6.2 24.6 last 10 · 18.4 season
Speedy ClaxtonGSW+5.8 16.3 last 10 · 10.5 season
Chucky AtkinsBOS+5.7 13.8 last 10 · 8.1 season
Cold
Shareef Abdur-RahimPOR−7.0 10.5 last 10 · 17.5 season
Chauncey BillupsDET−5.6 11.3 last 10 · 16.9 season
Allan HoustonNYK−5.3 13.2 last 10 · 18.5 season
Sam CassellMIN−5.0 14.7 last 10 · 19.7 season
Eric WilliamsCLE−4.9 5.3 last 10 · 10.2 season