Friday, February 25, 2005Regular season · 9 games

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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 9 points, by DEN (vs MEM) and SEA (vs MIN).

Final · Box score

Bobcats86

Nets93

Final · Box score

Cavs82

Pacers106

Final · OT · Box score

Nuggets97

Grizzlies94

Final · Box score

Wizards90

Bulls97

Final · Box score

Raptors106

Bucks102

Final · Box score

Celtics109

Jazz102

Final · Box score

Hawks101

Blazers102

Final · Box score

Pistons111

Lakers90

Final · Box score

Wolves88

Sonics98

On this day · 2003–04Feb 25, 2004: 10 games. Top scorer: Ray Allen (Sonics-Jazz), 40 points.

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The lead · Nuggets-Grizzlies

Denver needs overtime to survive Memphis

Gilbert Arenas goes for 36 points

Game flow · DEN margin at each break

By quarter

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT1	T
Nuggets	20	30	12	29	6	97
Grizzlies	19	21	31	20	3	94

Who led

Earl BoykinsDEN19 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST

Marcus CambyDEN17 PTS · 15 REB · 1 AST

Brian CardinalMEM28 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST

Shane BattierMEM17 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST

Top scorers tonight

Gilbert Arenas WAS36

Ray Allen SEA32

Kevin Garnett MIN31

Zach Randolph POR31

Andrei Kirilenko UTA29

Arenas tops the night at 62.5 FPTS

Top 8 FPTS

ArenasWAS · 36 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB, 3 STL

62.5

KGMIN · 31 PTS, 14 REB, 4 AST, 2 BLK

60.8

Ray AllenSEA · 32 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL

58.8

HinrichCHI · 26 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB, 3 STL

54.5

IlgauskasCLE · 20 PTS, 15 REB, 4 BLK, 1 STL

52.0

RandolphPOR · 31 PTS, 12 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK

49.9

CardinalMEM · 28 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL

49.4

KirilenkoUTA · 29 PTS, 5 REB, 2 STL, 2 BLK

49.0

Records so far

San Antonio leads the league at 42–12

East

1. MIA40-16

2. DET34-19

3. CLE31-22

4. WAS31-23

5. CHI28-24

6. ORL28-25

7. IND28-26

8. BOS28-28

9. PHI26-28

10. NJN24-32

11. TOR23-32

12. MIL22-31

13. NYK22-33

14. CHA11-41

15. ATL10-44

West

1. SAS42-12

2. PHX42-13

3. SEA38-15

4. DAL37-16

5. SAC34-21

6. HOU32-23

7. MEM30-25

8. LAL28-25

9. MIN27-29

10. DEN26-29

11. LAC24-31

12. POR22-31

13. UTA17-37

14. GSW16-38

15. NOH11-43

Lead changes

Hawks-Blazers23

Celtics-Jazz20

Wizards-Bulls3

Bobcats-Nets1

Wolves-Sonics1

Pistons-Lakers0

Shot of the night

Randolph's jumper with 19 seconds left puts the Blazers ahead, 102-101 final

The night in charts

Celtics-Jazz combined for 211, 3 more than any other game

Points by game

Celtics-JazzCeltics 109, Jazz 102

211

Raptors-BucksRaptors 106, Bucks 102

208

Hawks-BlazersHawks 101, Blazers 102

203

Pistons-LakersPistons 111, Lakers 90

201

Nuggets-GrizzliesNuggets 97, Grizzlies 94

191

Cavs-PacersCavs 82, Pacers 106

188

Wizards-BullsWizards 90, Bulls 97

187

Wolves-SonicsWolves 88, Sonics 98

186

Bobcats-NetsBobcats 86, Nets 93

179

3 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer

Closest finishes

Hawks-BlazersHawks 101, Blazers 102

+1 POR

Nuggets-GrizzliesNuggets 97, Grizzlies 94

+3 DEN

Raptors-BucksRaptors 106, Bucks 102

+4 TOR

Bobcats-NetsBobcats 86, Nets 93

+7 NJN

Wizards-BullsWizards 90, Bulls 97

+7 CHI

Celtics-JazzCeltics 109, Jazz 102

+7 BOS

Wolves-SonicsWolves 88, Sonics 98

+10 SEA

Pistons-LakersPistons 111, Lakers 90

+21 DET

Cavs-PacersCavs 82, Pacers 106

+24 IND

DEN rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback

Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks

Nuggets-GrizzliesDEN won · Nuggets 97, Grizzlies 94

9 pts

Wolves-SonicsSEA won · Wolves 88, Sonics 98

9 pts

Celtics-JazzBOS won · Celtics 109, Jazz 102

6 pts

Wizards-BullsCHI won · Wizards 90, Bulls 97

2 pts

Hawks-BlazersPOR won · Hawks 101, Blazers 102

2 pts

Randolph shot 13-of-17 for the night's hottest hand

Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA

RandolphPOR · 31 PTS, 12 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK

76% (13-17)

KrsticNJN · 25 PTS, 5 REB, 1 BLK

75% (9-12)

PrinceDET · 26 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL

67% (10-15)

Mo WilliamsMIL · 21 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL

67% (8-12)

Joe SmithMIL · 20 PTS, 14 REB

62% (8-13)

Final · Hawks-Blazers

Hawks 101Blazers 102

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
Hawks	31	22	24	24	101
Blazers	29	26	24	23	102

The story

Zach Randolph's 31 points and 12 rebounds carried Portland past Atlanta, 102-101

For Atlanta, Al Harrington had 25 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST 31 PTS, 12 REB, 1 AST · 13-17 FG

The swing

The Trail Blazers trailed by 2 going into the second, then won it 26-22.

POR lead by quarter

Final · Nuggets-Grizzlies

Nuggets 97Grizzlies 94

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT	T
Nuggets	20	30	12	29	6	97
Grizzlies	19	21	31	20	3	94

The story

Marcus Camby had 17 points and 15 rebounds as Denver beat Memphis 97-94 in OT

Shane Battier led Memphis with 17 PTS, 9 REB 17 PTS, 15 REB, 4 BLK, 1 AST · 6-15 FG

The swing

The Nuggets won the second 30-21, their biggest quarter edge.

DEN lead by quarter

Fantasy angle

Brian Cardinal led the game in fantasy with 49.4 FPTS (28 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST)

Final · Raptors-Bucks

Raptors 106Bucks 102

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
Raptors	27	27	21	31	106
Bucks	24	25	23	30	102

The story

Toronto beat Milwaukee 106-102 behind 27 points from Chris Bosh

Mo Williams paced Milwaukee: 21 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB 27 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST · 8-14 FG

The swing

A 27-24 first quarter did the most damage for the Raptors.

TOR lead by quarter

Fantasy angle

Heating up

Joel PrzybillaPOR

+8.5points, last 5 vs season avg

Points per game

13.6 points a game over his last five games, against 5.1 in 47 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 14 minutes.

Losing minutes

Sam CassellMIN

−17.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg

Minutes per game

10.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.7 in 40 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role

Delonte WestBOS

+30.9minutes, today vs season avg

Minutes per game

39 minutes today, against 8.0 a game in 15 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Pacers rout

Three of 9 games were decided by four points or fewer. Indiana beat Cleveland by 24.

Top performances

Gilbert Arenas leads the day with 36

Gilbert ArenasWizards-Bulls · L

25.1 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight

36 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST

Ray AllenSonics-Wolves · W

24.2 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight

32 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST

Kevin GarnettWolves-Sonics · L

22.1 PPG season to date · +9.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight

31 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST

Zach RandolphBlazers-Hawks · W

19.0 PPG season to date · +12.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight

31 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST

Andrei KirilenkoJazz-Celtics · L

15.0 PPG season to date · +14.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight

Season high29 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST

Brian CardinalGrizzlies-Nuggets · L

8.7 PPG season to date · +19.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight

Season high28 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST

Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot

Vince CarterNJN+8.5 30.6 last 10 · 22.1 season

JR SmithNOH+7.8 15.6 last 10 · 7.8 season

Mike BibbySAC+7.3 26.5 last 10 · 19.2 season

Melvin ElyCHA+6.5 13.7 last 10 · 7.2 season

Josh ChildressATL+5.5 13.1 last 10 · 7.6 season

Cold

Eric WilliamsTOR−6.0 2.1 last 10 · 8.1 season

Derek AndersonPOR−5.6 4.0 last 10 · 9.6 season

Sam CassellMIN−5.6 8.3 last 10 · 13.9 season

Carlos BoozerUTA−5.5 12.3 last 10 · 17.8 season

Peja StojakovicSAC−5.0 14.7 last 10 · 19.7 season

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