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Friday, March 4, 2005Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIN trailed MIL by 11 after the first quarter and won 103–97.

Final · Box score
Knicks89
Magic111
Q1 ORL +13; Q2 ORL +11; Q3 ORL +22; Q4 ORL +22
Final · Box score
Cavs89
Sixers98
Q1 PHI +2; Q2 PHI +1; Q3 PHI +8; Q4 PHI +9
Final · Box score
Warriors103
Wizards90
Q1 GSW +8; Q2 GSW +2; Q3 GSW +11; Q4 GSW +13
Final · Box score
Bobcats84
Celtics104
Q1 BOS +4; Q2 BOS +15; Q3 BOS +17; Q4 BOS +20
Final · Box score
Raptors75
Grizzlies86
Q1 MEM +9; Q2 MEM +2; Q3 MEM -4; Q4 MEM +11
Final · Box score
Kings83
Heat104
Q1 MIA +5; Q2 MIA +7; Q3 MIA +12; Q4 MIA +21
Final · Box score
Bucks97
Wolves103
Q1 MIN -11; Q2 MIN -5; Q3 MIN -7; Q4 MIN +6
Final · Box score
Jazz85
Hornets92
Q1 NOH -2; Q2 NOH +5; Q3 NOH +10; Q4 NOH +7
Final · Box score
Bulls99
Spurs102
Q1 SAS -6; Q2 SAS +9; Q3 SAS +8; Q4 SAS +3
Final · Box score
Pacers106
Blazers97
Q1 Pacers 0; Q2 IND -6; Q3 IND -2; Q4 IND +9
Final · Box score
Mavs103
Lakers108
Q1 LAL +4; Q2 Lakers 0; Q3 LAL -1; Q4 LAL +5
Final · Box score
Pistons87
Sonics95
Q1 SEA -1; Q2 SEA -3; Q3 SEA +2; Q4 SEA +8
On this day · 2003–04Mar 4, 2004: 3 games. Top scorer: Allen Iverson (Sixers-Kings), 32 points.
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The lead · Bucks-Wolves

Minnesota climbs back to beat Milwaukee

Kobe Bryant goes for 40 points

Game flow · MIN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-11-5-7+6MIN AHEAD ↑MIL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks3025251797
Wolves19312330103
Who led
Wally SzczerbiakPoints, last 10 games: 19, 19, 14, 14, 26, 15, 14, 12, 14, 28MIN28 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 24, 12, 23, 17, 20, 14, 31, 17, 28, 25MIN25 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Michael ReddPoints, last 10 games: 32, 26, 17, 29, 39, 11, 14, 35, 35, 24MIL24 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Mo WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 8, 10, 2, 10, 8, 13, 21, 8, 22, 21MIL21 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Second story · Bulls-Spurs

San Antonio holds off Chicago, 102–99

San Antonio led 74–66 after three and held on to win by three. Tim Duncan led San Antonio with 31 points, 13 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
SAS over CHI3LAL over DAL5MIN over MIL6NOH over UTA7SEA over DET8PHI over CLE9IND over POR9MEM over TOR11GSW over WAS13BOS over CHA20MIA over SAC21ORL over NYK22Final margin, points. Pink = SAS over CHI.
Lead changes
Pacers-Blazers31
Pistons-Sonics14
Mavs-Lakers13
Raptors-Grizzlies8
Bulls-Spurs8
Jazz-Hornets7
Cavs-Sixers7
Warriors-Wizards4
Bucks-Wolves3
Bobcats-Celtics3
Knicks-Magic1
Kings-Heat1
The night in charts
Mavs-Lakers combined for 211, 8 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-LakersMavs 103, Lakers 108
211
Pacers-BlazersPacers 106, Blazers 97
203
Bulls-SpursBulls 99, Spurs 102
201
Knicks-MagicKnicks 89, Magic 111
200
Bucks-WolvesBucks 97, Wolves 103
200
Warriors-WizardsWarriors 103, Wizards 90
193
Bobcats-CelticsBobcats 84, Celtics 104
188
Kings-HeatKings 83, Heat 104
187
Cavs-SixersCavs 89, Sixers 98
187
Pistons-SonicsPistons 87, Sonics 95
182
Jazz-HornetsJazz 85, Hornets 92
177
Raptors-GrizzliesRaptors 75, Grizzlies 86
161
2 of 12 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bulls-SpursBulls 99, Spurs 102
+3 SAS
Mavs-LakersMavs 103, Lakers 108
+5 LAL
Bucks-WolvesBucks 97, Wolves 103
+6 MIN
Jazz-HornetsJazz 85, Hornets 92
+7 NOH
Pistons-SonicsPistons 87, Sonics 95
+8 SEA
Pacers-BlazersPacers 106, Blazers 97
+9 IND
Cavs-SixersCavs 89, Sixers 98
+9 PHI
Raptors-GrizzliesRaptors 75, Grizzlies 86
+11 MEM
Warriors-WizardsWarriors 103, Wizards 90
+13 GSW
Bobcats-CelticsBobcats 84, Celtics 104
+20 BOS
Kings-HeatKings 83, Heat 104
+21 MIA
Knicks-MagicKnicks 89, Magic 111
+22 ORL
MIN erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bucks-WolvesMIN won · Bucks 97, Wolves 103
11 pts
Pacers-BlazersIND won · Pacers 106, Blazers 97
6 pts
Bulls-SpursSAS won · Bulls 99, Spurs 102
6 pts
Raptors-GrizzliesMEM won · Raptors 75, Grizzlies 86
4 pts
Pistons-SonicsSEA won · Pistons 87, Sonics 95
3 pts
Odom shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
OdomLAL · 18 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST
80% (8-10)
JamesSEA · 16 PTS, 7 REB, 3 BLK, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
MilesPOR · 26 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
76% (13-17)
Lorenzen WrightMEM · 20 PTS, 15 REB, 3 BLK, 2 STL
71% (10-14)
GadzuricMIL · 16 PTS, 12 REB, 2 BLK
70% (7-10)
Final · Bulls-Spurs
Bulls 99Spurs 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls2620203399
Spurs20351928102
The story
San Antonio beat Chicago 102-99 behind 31 points and 13 rebounds from Tim Duncan

Andres Nocioni paced Chicago: 13 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 31 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST · 12-20 FG

The swing

A 35-20 second quarter erased a 6-point hole for the Spurs.

SAS lead by quarter
200 −6+9+8+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Mavs-Lakers
Mavs 103Lakers 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs21312922103
Lakers25272828108
The story
Caron Butler had 20 points as Los Angeles beat Dallas 108-103

Marquis Daniels led Dallas with 18 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 20 PTS, 4 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST · 8-14 FG

The swing

Down 1 after the third, the Lakers took the fourth 28-22.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +40−1+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bucks-Wolves
Bucks 97Wolves 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks3025251797
Wolves19312330103
The story
Kevin Garnett's 25 points and 10 rebounds carried Minnesota past Milwaukee, 103-97

For Milwaukee, Desmond Mason had 18 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB 25 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST · 10-15 FG

The swing

The Timberwolves trailed by 7 going into the fourth, then won it 30-17.

MIN lead by quarter
200 −11−5−7+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.4Season avg18.8Last 5

18.8 points a game over his last five games, against 9.4 in 55 earlier games. Today: 33 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.9Season avg18.8Last 3

18.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.9 in 49 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 21 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.7Season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 14.7 a game in 56 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 4 rebounds, 7 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 40

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 2, 26, 40, 21, 31, 20, 31, 30, 26, 40Lakers-Mavs · W
27.9 PPG season to date · +12.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
40 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 35, 25, 28, 26, 27, 21, 28, 20, 32, 34Cavs-Sixers · L
25.6 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Jason RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 32, 20, 18, 26, 30, 31, 25, 29, 21, 34Warriors-Wizards · W
23.2 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Shane BattierPoints, last 10 games: 14, 4, 3, 2, 5, 14, 17, 5, 25, 33Grizzlies-Raptors · W
9.8 PPG season to date · +23.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high33 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 21, 17, 16, 20, 19, 30, 27, 20, 13, 31Spurs-Bulls · W
21.4 PPG season to date · +9.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 38, 30, 60, 38, 23, 29, 27, 48, 37, 31Sixers-Cavs · W
30.2 PPG season to date · +0.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 1 REB · 9 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
JR SmithNOH+8.4 16.6 last 10 · 8.2 season
Damon JonesMIA+6.2 17.8 last 10 · 11.6 season
Vince CarterNJN+6.2 28.8 last 10 · 22.6 season
Josh ChildressATL+6.0 13.9 last 10 · 7.9 season
Allen IversonPHI+5.9 36.1 last 10 · 30.2 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