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Thursday, March 3, 2005Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed DET by 10 after three quarters and won 100–97.

Final · Box score
Heat106
Nets90
Q1 MIA -9; Q2 MIA -4; Q3 MIA +11; Q4 MIA +16
Final · Box score
Pacers87
Nuggets96
Q1 DEN +3; Q2 DEN +15; Q3 DEN +18; Q4 DEN +9
Final · Box score
Pistons97
Suns100
Q1 PHX +2; Q2 PHX +3; Q3 PHX -10; Q4 PHX +3
On this day · 2003–04Mar 3, 2004: 11 games. Top scorer: Stephon Marbury (Knicks-Sixers), 36 points.
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The lead · Pistons-Suns

Phoenix rallies from 10 down to beat Detroit

Marcus Camby goes for 22 rebounds

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+2+3-10+3PHX AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2225292197
Suns24261634100
Who led
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 32, 22, 33, 9, 42, 31, 17, 33, 27, 26PHX26 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Quentin RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 6, 8, 20, 21, 22, 22, 18, 26, 13, 20PHX20 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 12, 23, 14, 17, 13, 12, 19, 17, 12, 22DET22 PTS · 13 REB · 0 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 9, 15, 21, 17, 20, 15, 23, 16, 16, 17DET17 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Second story · Heat-Nets

Miami climbs out of a 9-point hole against New Jersey

Down 9 after one, the Heat won the third quarter 32–17 and the game 106–90. Dwyane Wade led Miami with 27 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Heat-Nets
Dwyane Wade · MIAVince Carter · NJNPTS2727REB63AST89Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Pistons-Suns8
Heat-Nets4
Pacers-Nuggets2
The night in charts
Pistons-Suns combined for 197, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Pistons-SunsPistons 97, Suns 100
197
Heat-NetsHeat 106, Nets 90
196
Pacers-NuggetsPacers 87, Nuggets 96
183
PHX won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Pistons-SunsPistons 97, Suns 100
+3 PHX
Pacers-NuggetsPacers 87, Nuggets 96
+9 DEN
Heat-NetsHeat 106, Nets 90
+16 MIA
PHX erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pistons-SunsPHX won · Pistons 97, Suns 100
10 pts
Heat-NetsMIA won · Heat 106, Nets 90
9 pts
McDyess shot 7-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
McDyessDET · 14 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST
64% (7-11)
RichardsonPHX · 20 PTS, 4 REB, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
Rasheed WallaceDET · 22 PTS, 13 REB, 4 BLK
59% (10-17)
Amar'ePHX · 26 PTS, 10 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
54% (13-24)
D WadeMIA · 27 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB, 4 BLK
53% (10-19)
Final · Pistons-Suns
Pistons 97Suns 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2225292197
Suns24261634100
The story
Amar'e Stoudemire had 26 points and 10 rebounds as Phoenix beat Detroit 100-97

Richard Hamilton led Detroit with 16 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB 26 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST · 13-24 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 10 after the third, the Suns took the fourth 34-21.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +2+3−10+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Rasheed Wallace led the game in fantasy with 48.1 FPTS (22 PTS, 13 REB)

Final · Pacers-Nuggets
Pacers 87Nuggets 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2518182687
Nuggets2830211796
The story
Earl Boykins' 12 points carried Denver past Indiana, 96-87

For Indiana, Stephen Jackson had 16 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST 12 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB · 4-11 FG, 2-2 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 30-18, was where the Nuggets built it.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +3+15+18+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Heat-Nets
Heat 106Nets 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat15293230106
Nets2424172590
The story
Miami beat New Jersey 106-90 behind 27 points and 8 assists from Dwyane Wade

Vince Carter paced New Jersey: 27 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB 27 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB, 4 BLK · 10-19 FG

The swing

A 32-17 third quarter erased a 4-point hole for the Heat.

MIA lead by quarter
200 −9−4+11+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
22.5Season avg29.4Last 5

29.4 points a game over his last five games, against 22.5 in 53 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
34.5Season avg22.3Last 3

22.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 34.5 in 54 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 33 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.0Season avg31Today

31 minutes today, against 16.0 a game in 46 earlier games. Line: 7 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Carmelo Anthony leads the day with 28

Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 21, 14, 18, 22, 21, 19, 12, 31, 23, 28Nuggets-Pacers · W
20.1 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 18, 30, 11, 28, 28, 21, 38, 25, 28, 27Heat-Nets · W
23.9 PPG season to date · +3.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 43, 23, 32, 21, 22, 26, 28, 34, 32, 27Nets-Heat · L
22.6 PPG season to date · +4.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 32, 22, 33, 9, 42, 31, 17, 33, 27, 26Suns-Pistons · W
26.2 PPG season to date · −0.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 12, 23, 14, 17, 13, 12, 19, 17, 12, 22Pistons-Suns · L
13.9 PPG season to date · +8.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 13 REB · 0 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 25, 26, 26, 27, 16, 32, 27, 14, 0, 20Heat-Nets · W
22.6 PPG season to date · −2.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
20 PTS · 13 REB · 2 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+6.2 28.8 last 10 · 22.6 season
Damon JonesMIA+6.1 17.6 last 10 · 11.5 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
Jermaine O'NealIND−5.8 19.0 last 10 · 24.8 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