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Wednesday, March 2, 2005Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: GSW trailed MIN by 7 after the first quarter and won 99–93.

Final · Box score
Sonics103
Cavs86
Q1 SEA +9; Q2 SEA +9; Q3 SEA +9; Q4 SEA +17
Final · Box score
Kings111
Magic114
Q1 ORL +1; Q2 ORL +9; Q3 ORL +2; Q4 ORL +3
Final · Box score
Nets99
Sixers93
Q1 NJN -4; Q2 NJN -5; Q3 NJN +4; Q4 NJN +6
Final · Box score
Rockets98
Wizards101
Q1 WAS +11; Q2 WAS +7; Q3 WAS +2; Q4 WAS +3
Final · Box score
Lakers101
Celtics104
Q1 BOS -3; Q2 BOS +5; Q3 BOS -2; Q4 BOS +3
Final · Box score
Warriors99
Wolves93
Q1 GSW -7; Q2 GSW -7; Q3 GSW -5; Q4 GSW +6
Final · Box score
Raptors86
Spurs92
Q1 SAS +3; Q2 SAS +6; Q3 SAS +14; Q4 SAS +6
Final · Box score
Bobcats85
Hornets94
Q1 NOH +4; Q2 NOH +7; Q3 NOH +4; Q4 NOH +9
Final · Box score
Hawks74
Jazz96
Q1 UTA +10; Q2 UTA +12; Q3 UTA +14; Q4 UTA +22
Final · Box score
Mavs92
Clippers101
Q1 LAC +8; Q2 LAC +14; Q3 LAC +10; Q4 LAC +9
On this day · 2003–04Mar 2, 2004: 6 games. Top scorer: Michael Finley (Mavs-Sonics), 35 points.
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The lead · Warriors-Wolves

Golden State handles Minnesota by 6

Gilbert Arenas goes for 33 points

Game flow · GSW margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-7-5+6GSW AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors2024243199
Wolves2724222093
Who led
Derek FisherPoints, last 10 games: 22, 25, 23, 19, 10, 21, 20, 19, 4, 23GSW23 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Jason RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 32, 20, 18, 26, 30, 31, 25, 29, 21GSW21 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 24, 24, 12, 23, 17, 20, 14, 31, 17, 28MIN28 PTS · 13 REB · 5 AST
Troy HudsonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 7, 15, 9, 8, 4, 8, 9, 4, 17MIN17 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Lead changes
Rockets-Wizards12
Mavs-Clippers9
Kings-Magic6
Lakers-Celtics6
Bobcats-Hornets6
Warriors-Wolves3
Hawks-Jazz0
The night in charts
Kings-Magic combined for 225, 20 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-MagicKings 111, Magic 114
225
Lakers-CelticsLakers 101, Celtics 104
205
Rockets-WizardsRockets 98, Wizards 101
199
Mavs-ClippersMavs 92, Clippers 101
193
Warriors-WolvesWarriors 99, Wolves 93
192
Nets-SixersNets 99, Sixers 93
192
Sonics-CavsSonics 103, Cavs 86
189
Bobcats-HornetsBobcats 85, Hornets 94
179
Raptors-SpursRaptors 86, Spurs 92
178
Hawks-JazzHawks 74, Jazz 96
170
3 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Rockets-WizardsRockets 98, Wizards 101
+3 WAS
Kings-MagicKings 111, Magic 114
+3 ORL
Lakers-CelticsLakers 101, Celtics 104
+3 BOS
Warriors-WolvesWarriors 99, Wolves 93
+6 GSW
Raptors-SpursRaptors 86, Spurs 92
+6 SAS
Nets-SixersNets 99, Sixers 93
+6 NJN
Bobcats-HornetsBobcats 85, Hornets 94
+9 NOH
Mavs-ClippersMavs 92, Clippers 101
+9 LAC
Sonics-CavsSonics 103, Cavs 86
+17 SEA
Hawks-JazzHawks 74, Jazz 96
+22 UTA
GSW rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Warriors-WolvesGSW won · Warriors 99, Wolves 93
7 pts
Nets-SixersNJN won · Nets 99, Sixers 93
5 pts
Lakers-CelticsBOS won · Lakers 101, Celtics 104
3 pts
KG shot 13-of-18 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KGMIN · 28 PTS, 13 REB, 5 AST, 2 BLK
72% (13-18)
ManuSAS · 17 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Grant HillORL · 20 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
DunleavyGSW · 19 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
BellUTA · 17 PTS, 1 REB, 1 AST
64% (7-11)
Final · Kings-Magic
Kings 111Magic 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings30282627111
Magic31361928114
The story
Steve Francis had 29 points and 10 assists as Orlando beat Sacramento 114-111

Mike Bibby led Sacramento with 26 PTS, 10 AST, 4 REB 29 PTS, 10 AST, 4 REB · 12-20 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Magic won the second 36-28, their biggest quarter edge.

ORL lead by quarter
200 +1+9+2+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Wizards
Rockets 98Wizards 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets1723312798
Wizards28192628101
The story
Larry Hughes' 31 points carried Washington past Houston, 101-98

For Houston, Tracy McGrady had 26 PTS, 9 REB, 7 AST 31 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST · 11-20 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 28-17, was where the Wizards built it.

WAS lead by quarter
200 +11+7+2+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Lakers-Celtics
Lakers 101Celtics 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers30212822101
Celtics27292127104
The story
Boston beat Los Angeles 104-101 behind 29 points from Paul Pierce

Chucky Atkins paced Los Angeles: 29 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST 29 PTS, 9 REB, 7 AST · 10-18 FG, 3-3 3PT

The swing

A 29-21 second quarter erased a 3-point hole for the Celtics.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −3+5−2+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.9Season avg16.0Last 5

16.0 points a game over his last five games, against 7.9 in 50 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 28 minutes.

Losing minutes
−22.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.8Season avg7.7Last 3

7.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.8 in 51 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+27.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.8Season avg35.9Today

36 minutes today, against 8.8 a game in 23 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 13 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · Nets-Sixers

New Jersey makes it three straight

New Jersey beat Philadelphia 99–93 and moved to 26–32. Vince Carter led New Jersey with 32 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists.

Streak strip · NJN
Lvs LAL103–104Lvs SAS91–101Wvs DEN94–79L@ MIN71–82Wvs SAC96–85Lvs TOR82–100L@ MIL81–100Wvs CHA93–86Wvs CLE104–98W@ PHI99–93
Top performances

Allen Iverson leads the day with 37

Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 28, 38, 30, 60, 38, 23, 29, 27, 48, 37Sixers-Nets · L
30.2 PPG season to date · +6.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Corey MaggettePoints, last 10 games: 21, 20, 17, 12, 23, 20, 23, 25, 16, 34Clippers-Mavs · W
21.1 PPG season to date · +13.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 43, 24, 35, 24, 34, 11, 30, 36, 43, 33Wizards-Rockets · W
25.6 PPG season to date · +7.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 27, 43, 23, 32, 21, 22, 26, 28, 34, 32Nets-Sixers · W
22.5 PPG season to date · +9.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 15, 35, 25, 28, 26, 27, 21, 28, 20, 32Cavs-Sonics · L
25.4 PPG season to date · +6.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Larry HughesPoints, last 10 games: 30, 33, 26, 33, 21, 28, 26, 23, 22, 31Wizards-Rockets · W
21.5 PPG season to date · +9.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
JR SmithNOH+8.7 16.8 last 10 · 8.1 season
Vince CarterNJN+6.3 28.8 last 10 · 22.5 season
Damon JonesMIA+6.2 17.9 last 10 · 11.7 season
Josh ChildressATL+6.0 13.9 last 10 · 7.9 season
Derek FisherGSW+5.9 18.6 last 10 · 12.7 season
Cold
Eric WilliamsTOR−6.0 2.1 last 10 · 8.1 season
Nazr MohammedSAS−5.7 5.0 last 10 · 10.7 season
Derek AndersonPOR−5.6 4.0 last 10 · 9.6 season
Carlos BoozerUTA−5.5 12.3 last 10 · 17.8 season
Sam CassellMIN−5.2 8.5 last 10 · 13.7 season