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Wednesday, March 31, 2004Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NJN trailed WAS by 9 at halftime and won 103–99.

Final · Box score
Blazers105
Celtics98
Q1 POR -4; Q2 POR -3; Q3 POR +8; Q4 POR +7
Final · Box score
Bucks78
Pacers111
Q1 IND +17; Q2 IND +13; Q3 IND +26; Q4 IND +33
Final · Box score
Bulls109
Magic91
Q1 CHI -4; Q2 CHI -4; Q3 CHI +9; Q4 CHI +18
Final · OT · Box score
Nets103
Wizards99
Q1 NJN -3; Q2 NJN -9; Q3 NJN -7; Q4 Nets 0; OT1 NJN +4
Final · Box score
Heat100
Hawks97
Q1 MIA +6; Q2 MIA +7; Q3 MIA +1; Q4 MIA +3
Final · Box score
Clippers99
Pistons108
Q1 DET +1; Q2 Pistons 0; Q3 Pistons 0; Q4 DET +9
Final · Box score
Warriors85
Raptors78
Q1 Warriors 0; Q2 GSW +8; Q3 GSW +6; Q4 GSW +7
Final · Box score
Sonics83
Wolves90
Q1 MIN +3; Q2 MIN +4; Q3 MIN +9; Q4 MIN +7
Final · Box score
Kings89
Spurs107
Q1 SAS +2; Q2 SAS +12; Q3 SAS +12; Q4 SAS +18
Final · Box score
Hornets76
Jazz89
Q1 UTA +9; Q2 UTA +7; Q3 UTA +9; Q4 UTA +13
On this day · 2002–03Mar 31, 2003: 4 games. Top scorer: Allen Iverson (Sixers-Magic), 42 points.
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The lead · Nets-Wizards

New Jersey rallies from nine down at the half, wins in overtime

Richard Hamilton goes for 28 points

Game flow · NJN margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-3-9-70+4NJN AHEAD ↑WAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Nets2417252710103
Wizards27232320699
Who led
Richard JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 19, 19, 25, 22, 20, 28, 35, 24, 28NJN28 PTS · 14 REB · 5 AST
Lucious HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 3, 9, 1, 5, 21, 19, 15, 19, 18, 24NJN24 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 28, 27, 27, 13, 0, 11, 11, 27, 30, 29WAS29 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Larry HughesPoints, last 10 games: 27, 21, 0, 8, 23, 30, 12, 18, 32, 22WAS22 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Lead changes
Bulls-Magic10
Heat-Hawks10
Nets-Wizards6
Warriors-Raptors5
Kings-Spurs3
Sonics-Wolves2
Hornets-Jazz1
Bucks-Pacers0
The night in charts
Clippers-Pistons combined for 207, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Clippers-PistonsClippers 99, Pistons 108
207
Blazers-CelticsBlazers 105, Celtics 98
203
Nets-WizardsNets 103, Wizards 99
202
Bulls-MagicBulls 109, Magic 91
200
Heat-HawksHeat 100, Hawks 97
197
Kings-SpursKings 89, Spurs 107
196
Bucks-PacersBucks 78, Pacers 111
189
Sonics-WolvesSonics 83, Wolves 90
173
Hornets-JazzHornets 76, Jazz 89
165
Warriors-RaptorsWarriors 85, Raptors 78
163
2 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Heat-HawksHeat 100, Hawks 97
+3 MIA
Nets-WizardsNets 103, Wizards 99
+4 NJN
Sonics-WolvesSonics 83, Wolves 90
+7 MIN
Blazers-CelticsBlazers 105, Celtics 98
+7 POR
Warriors-RaptorsWarriors 85, Raptors 78
+7 GSW
Clippers-PistonsClippers 99, Pistons 108
+9 DET
Hornets-JazzHornets 76, Jazz 89
+13 UTA
Kings-SpursKings 89, Spurs 107
+18 SAS
Bulls-MagicBulls 109, Magic 91
+18 CHI
Bucks-PacersBucks 78, Pacers 111
+33 IND
NJN rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nets-WizardsNJN won · Nets 103, Wizards 99
9 pts
Blazers-CelticsPOR won · Blazers 105, Celtics 98
4 pts
Bulls-MagicCHI won · Bulls 109, Magic 91
4 pts
Miles shot 13-of-17 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MilesPOR · 31 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
76% (13-17)
BowenSAS · 16 PTS, 1 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
RatliffPOR · 14 PTS, 8 REB, 6 BLK, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
WilliamsonDET · 14 PTS, 2 REB, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
ManuSAS · 29 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB
69% (11-16)
Final · Heat-Hawks
Heat 100Hawks 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat24252724100
Hawks1824332297
The story
Eddie Jones' 23 points carried Miami past Atlanta, 100-97

For Atlanta, Bob Sura had 14 PTS, 14 REB, 6 AST 23 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB · 8-17 FG, 5-8 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 24-18, was where the Heat built it.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +6+7+1+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Stephen Jackson was the fantasy play: 45.8 FPTS on 29 PTS, 9 REB

Final · Nets-Wizards
Nets 103Wizards 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Nets2417252710103
Wizards27232320699
The story
Lucious Harris had 24 points as New Jersey beat Washington 103-99 in OT

Gilbert Arenas led Washington with 29 PTS, 4 AST 24 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB · 7-15 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

Down 7 after the third, the Nets took the fourth 27-20.

NJN lead by quarter
200 −3−9−70+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Clippers-Pistons
Clippers 99Pistons 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers2329252299
Pistons24282531108
The story
Detroit beat Los Angeles 108-99 behind 21 points from Chauncey Billups

Keyon Dooling paced Los Angeles: 20 PTS, 10 AST, 3 REB 21 PTS, 5 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB · 4-12 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

A 31-22 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Pistons.

DET lead by quarter
200 +100+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+14.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
4.9Season avg19.4Last 5

19.4 points a game over his last five games, against 4.9 in 22 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.3Season avg16.7Last 3

16.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.3 in 76 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.4Season avg42.8Today

43 minutes today, against 18.4 a game in 50 earlier games. Line: 20 points, 3 rebounds, 10 assists.

Second story · Blazers-Celtics

Portland beats Boston, 105–98

Portland led 78–70 after three and won by 7. Darius Miles led Portland with 31 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
MIA over ATL3NJN over WAS4POR over BOS7GSW over TOR7MIN over SEA7DET over LAC9UTA over NOH13CHI over ORL18SAS over SAC18IND over MIL33Final margin, points. Pink = POR over BOS.
Top performances

Darius Miles leads the day with 31

Darius MilesPoints, last 10 games: 13, 19, 20, 5, 8, 16, 6, 10, 10, 31Blazers-Celtics · W
10.5 PPG season to date · +20.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high31 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Stephen JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 39, 36, 17, 17, 20, 7, 27, 28, 29Hawks-Heat · L
17.3 PPG season to date · +11.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 10 games: 16, 16, 16, 15, 26, 4, 17, 9, 21, 29Spurs-Kings · W
13.0 PPG season to date · +16.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 28, 27, 27, 13, 0, 11, 11, 27, 30, 29Wizards-Nets · L
20.3 PPG season to date · +8.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Richard JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 19, 19, 25, 22, 20, 28, 35, 24, 28Nets-Wizards · W
18.6 PPG season to date · +9.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 14 REB · 5 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 7, 13, 15, 20, 14, 17, 15, 18, 28Pistons-Clippers · W
17.9 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Lucious HarrisNJN+6.9 13.4 last 10 · 6.5 season
Stephen JacksonATL+6.5 23.8 last 10 · 17.3 season
Richard JeffersonNJN+5.9 24.5 last 10 · 18.6 season
Speedy ClaxtonGSW+5.8 16.3 last 10 · 10.5 season
Kobe BryantLAL+5.7 29.3 last 10 · 23.6 season
Cold
Shareef Abdur-RahimPOR−7.6 9.6 last 10 · 17.2 season
Eric WilliamsCLE−5.6 4.4 last 10 · 10.0 season
Allan HoustonNYK−5.3 13.2 last 10 · 18.5 season
Sam CassellMIN−5.0 14.6 last 10 · 19.6 season
Dion GloverTOR−5.0 4.3 last 10 · 9.3 season