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Monday, March 29, 2004Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MEM trailed ATL by 9 after three quarters and won 136–133.

Final · 2OT · Box score
Grizzlies136
Hawks133
Q1 MEM +6; Q2 MEM +6; Q3 MEM -9; Q4 Grizzlies 0; OT1 Grizzlies 0; OT2 MEM +3
Final · Box score
Bulls96
Heat105
Q1 MIA -6; Q2 MIA -4; Q3 MIA -3; Q4 MIA +9
Final · Box score
Celtics84
Nets80
Q1 BOS -3; Q2 BOS +1; Q3 Celtics 0; Q4 BOS +4
Final · Box score
Blazers91
Knicks92
Q1 Knicks 0; Q2 NYK -3; Q3 NYK -2; Q4 NYK +1
Final · Box score
Wolves94
Rockets88
Q1 MIN +8; Q2 MIN -1; Q3 Wolves 0; Q4 MIN +6
Final · Box score
Cavs93
Spurs101
Q1 SAS +1; Q2 SAS +12; Q3 SAS +21; Q4 SAS +8
Final · Box score
Wizards95
Suns101
Q1 PHX +4; Q2 PHX +13; Q3 PHX +12; Q4 PHX +6
On this day · 2002–03Mar 29, 2003: 6 games. Top scorer: Ricky Davis (Cavs-Celtics), 38 points.
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The lead · Grizzlies-Hawks

James Posey scores 38, Memphis rallies past Atlanta

Caron Butler goes for 30 points

Game flow · MEM margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.End OT1Final0+6+6-900+3MEM AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Grizzlies312814341514136
Hawks252829251511133
Who led
James PoseyPoints, last 10 games: 19, 10, 9, 13, 16, 10, 17, 12, 6, 38MEM38 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Jason WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 13, 9, 11, 8, 10, 5, 7, 18, 13, 22MEM22 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
Stephen JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 42, 18, 39, 36, 17, 17, 20, 7, 27, 28ATL28 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Bob SuraPoints, last 10 games: 28, 5, 19, 19, 16, 19, 7, 23, 15, 23ATL23 PTS · 13 REB · 9 AST
Lead changes
Celtics-Nets18
Wolves-Rockets16
Bulls-Heat13
Grizzlies-Hawks8
Blazers-Knicks5
Cavs-Spurs3
Shot of the night

KG's jumper with 18 seconds left breaks the tie, 94-88 final

The night in charts
Grizzlies-Hawks combined for 269, 68 more than any other game
Points by game
Grizzlies-HawksGrizzlies 136, Hawks 133
269
Bulls-HeatBulls 96, Heat 105
201
Wizards-SunsWizards 95, Suns 101
196
Cavs-SpursCavs 93, Spurs 101
194
Blazers-KnicksBlazers 91, Knicks 92
183
Wolves-RocketsWolves 94, Rockets 88
182
Celtics-NetsCeltics 84, Nets 80
164
3 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Blazers-KnicksBlazers 91, Knicks 92
+1 NYK
Grizzlies-HawksGrizzlies 136, Hawks 133
+3 MEM
Celtics-NetsCeltics 84, Nets 80
+4 BOS
Wizards-SunsWizards 95, Suns 101
+6 PHX
Wolves-RocketsWolves 94, Rockets 88
+6 MIN
Cavs-SpursCavs 93, Spurs 101
+8 SAS
Bulls-HeatBulls 96, Heat 105
+9 MIA
MEM rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Grizzlies-HawksMEM won · Grizzlies 136, Hawks 133
9 pts
Bulls-HeatMIA won · Bulls 96, Heat 105
6 pts
Celtics-NetsBOS won · Celtics 84, Nets 80
3 pts
Blazers-KnicksNYK won · Blazers 91, Knicks 92
3 pts
Wolves-RocketsMIN won · Wolves 94, Rockets 88
1 pt
Duncan shot 9-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DuncanSAS · 18 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
64% (9-14)
Jim JacksonHOU · 16 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
FrancisHOU · 17 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
ParkerSAS · 14 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
CurryCHI · 16 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
Final · Blazers-Knicks
Blazers 91Knicks 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2027192591
Knicks2024202892
The story
Tim Thomas' 26 points carried New York past Portland, 92-91

For Portland, Damon Stoudamire had 20 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST 26 PTS, 6 REB, 4 STL, 2 AST · 11-22 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The Knicks trailed by 2 going into the fourth, then won it 28-25.

NYK lead by quarter
200 0−3−2+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Grizzlies-Hawks
Grizzlies 136Hawks 133
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Grizzlies312814341514136
Hawks252829251511133
The story
Jason Williams had 22 points and 10 assists as Memphis beat Atlanta 136-133 in OT

Stephen Jackson led Atlanta with 28 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 22 PTS, 10 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL · 7-14 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

Down 9 after the third, the Grizzlies took the fourth 34-25.

MEM lead by quarter
200 +6+6−900+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Final · Bulls-Heat
Bulls 96Heat 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls2424272196
Heat18262833105
The story
Miami beat Chicago 105-96 behind 21 points from Dwyane Wade

Antonio Davis paced Chicago: 14 PTS, 10 REB 21 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB · 6-15 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

A 33-21 fourth quarter erased a 3-point hole for the Heat.

MIA lead by quarter
200 −6−4−3+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.0Season avg18.4Last 5

18.4 points a game over his last five games, against 6.0 in 59 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.5Season avg10.1Last 3

10.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.5 in 55 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+33.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.5Season avg52.4Today

52 minutes today, against 18.5 a game in 71 earlier games. Line: 23 points, 13 rebounds, 9 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 7 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Miami by 9.

NYK over POR1MEM over ATL3BOS over NJN4MIN over HOU6PHX over WAS6SAS over CLE8MIA over CHI9Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Top performances

James Posey leads the day with 38

James PoseyPoints, last 10 games: 19, 10, 9, 13, 16, 10, 17, 12, 6, 38Grizzlies-Hawks · W
13.0 PPG season to date · +25.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high38 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Larry HughesPoints, last 10 games: 10, 27, 21, 0, 8, 23, 30, 12, 18, 32Wizards-Suns · L
18.9 PPG season to date · +13.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Caron ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 6, 4, 18, 20, 8, 10, 10, 14, 14, 30Heat-Bulls · W
8.9 PPG season to date · +21.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 13 REB · 5 AST
Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 30, 28, 27, 27, 13, 0, 11, 11, 27, 30Wizards-Suns · L
20.1 PPG season to date · +10.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Stephen JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 42, 18, 39, 36, 17, 17, 20, 7, 27, 28Hawks-Grizzlies · L
17.1 PPG season to date · +11.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 20, 20, 28, 17, 20, 27, 24, 16, 17, 27Wolves-Rockets · W
24.3 PPG season to date · +2.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 11 REB · 9 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Stephen JacksonATL+8.0 25.1 last 10 · 17.1 season
Vince CarterTOR+6.1 28.7 last 10 · 22.6 season
Damon StoudamirePOR+6.0 19.6 last 10 · 13.6 season
Richard JeffersonNJN+5.9 24.4 last 10 · 18.5 season
Kenny ThomasPHI+5.9 19.0 last 10 · 13.1 season
Cold
Shareef Abdur-RahimPOR−7.4 9.9 last 10 · 17.3 season
Chauncey BillupsDET−5.6 11.3 last 10 · 16.9 season
Eric WilliamsCLE−5.6 4.6 last 10 · 10.2 season
Brian CardinalGSW−5.3 4.4 last 10 · 9.7 season
Allan HoustonNYK−5.3 13.2 last 10 · 18.5 season