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Tuesday, March 8, 2005Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: HOU trailed SEA by 12 after the first quarter and won 97–95.

Final · Box score
Magic92
Cavs111
Q1 CLE +3; Q2 CLE +4; Q3 CLE +17; Q4 CLE +19
Final · Box score
Warriors104
Sixers85
Q1 GSW +1; Q2 GSW +3; Q3 GSW +9; Q4 GSW +19
Final · Box score
Wizards83
Knicks93
Q1 NYK +5; Q2 NYK +8; Q3 NYK +8; Q4 NYK +10
Final · Box score
Hawks101
Bucks105
Q1 MIL -11; Q2 MIL -6; Q3 MIL +5; Q4 MIL +4
Final · Box score
Bobcats97
Wolves102
Q1 MIN -10; Q2 MIN -11; Q3 MIN +6; Q4 MIN +5
Final · Box score
Nets74
Spurs90
Q1 SAS +12; Q2 SAS +19; Q3 SAS +10; Q4 SAS +16
Final · Box score
Pacers89
Jazz83
Q1 IND +17; Q2 IND +13; Q3 IND +5; Q4 IND +6
Final · Box score
Grizzlies82
Kings85
Q1 SAC +4; Q2 SAC +15; Q3 SAC +9; Q4 SAC +3
Final · Box score
Rockets97
Sonics95
Q1 HOU -12; Q2 HOU -9; Q3 HOU +7; Q4 HOU +2
Final · Box score
Clippers110
Lakers101
Q1 LAC -3; Q2 LAC -8; Q3 LAC +7; Q4 LAC +9
On this day · 2003–04Mar 8, 2004: 4 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (Cavs-Hawks), 34 points.
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The lead · Rockets-Sonics

Tracy McGrady scores 35, Houston rallies past Seattle

Kevin Garnett goes for 30 points

Game flow · HOU margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-12-9+7+2HOU AHEAD ↑SEA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets2129222597
Sonics332663095
Who led
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 16, 18, 34, 17, 22, 23, 32, 26, 32, 35HOU35 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Yao MingPoints, last 10 games: 16, 23, 23, 30, 20, 12, 14, 11, 14, 22HOU22 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 26, 29, 25, 32, 16, 18, 31, 15, 27, 32SEA32 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Rashard LewisPoints, last 10 games: 17, 23, 26, 16, 9, 30, 20, 18, 26, 26SEA26 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 10 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Cleveland by 19.

HOU over SEA2SAC over MEM3MIL over ATL4MIN over CHA5IND over UTA6LAC over LAL9NYK over WAS10SAS over NJN16CLE over ORL19GSW over PHI19Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Lead changes
Clippers-Lakers8
Bobcats-Wolves7
Wizards-Knicks6
Warriors-Sixers5
Rockets-Sonics4
Hawks-Bucks3
Nets-Spurs3
Grizzlies-Kings2
Pacers-Jazz2
Shot of the night

Bibby's three at the buzzer breaks the tie, 85-82 final

The night in charts
Clippers-Lakers combined for 211, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Clippers-LakersClippers 110, Lakers 101
211
Hawks-BucksHawks 101, Bucks 105
206
Magic-CavsMagic 92, Cavs 111
203
Bobcats-WolvesBobcats 97, Wolves 102
199
Rockets-SonicsRockets 97, Sonics 95
192
Warriors-SixersWarriors 104, Sixers 85
189
Wizards-KnicksWizards 83, Knicks 93
176
Pacers-JazzPacers 89, Jazz 83
172
Grizzlies-KingsGrizzlies 82, Kings 85
167
Nets-SpursNets 74, Spurs 90
164
4 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Rockets-SonicsRockets 97, Sonics 95
+2 HOU
Grizzlies-KingsGrizzlies 82, Kings 85
+3 SAC
Hawks-BucksHawks 101, Bucks 105
+4 MIL
Bobcats-WolvesBobcats 97, Wolves 102
+5 MIN
Pacers-JazzPacers 89, Jazz 83
+6 IND
Clippers-LakersClippers 110, Lakers 101
+9 LAC
Wizards-KnicksWizards 83, Knicks 93
+10 NYK
Nets-SpursNets 74, Spurs 90
+16 SAS
Warriors-SixersWarriors 104, Sixers 85
+19 GSW
Magic-CavsMagic 92, Cavs 111
+19 CLE
HOU erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Rockets-SonicsHOU won · Rockets 97, Sonics 95
12 pts
Hawks-BucksMIL won · Hawks 101, Bucks 105
11 pts
Bobcats-WolvesMIN won · Bobcats 97, Wolves 102
11 pts
Clippers-LakersLAC won · Clippers 110, Lakers 101
8 pts
Maggette shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MaggetteLAC · 30 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
82% (9-11)
KrsticNJN · 19 PTS, 9 REB, 1 BLK
80% (8-10)
GoodenCLE · 23 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL
77% (10-13)
Devin BrownSAS · 22 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
Mo WilliamsMIL · 22 PTS, 10 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB
69% (9-13)
Final · Rockets-Sonics
Rockets 97Sonics 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets2129222597
Sonics332663095
The story
Yao Ming had 22 points as Houston beat Seattle 97-95

Luke Ridnour led Seattle with 14 PTS, 12 AST, 2 REB 22 PTS, 4 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST · 9-15 FG

The swing

Down 9 after the second, the Rockets took the third 22-6.

HOU lead by quarter
200 −12−9+7+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hawks-Bucks
Hawks 101Bucks 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks33182327101
Bucks22233426105
The story
Milwaukee beat Atlanta 105-101 behind 22 points and 10 assists from Mo Williams

Al Harrington paced Atlanta: 19 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB 22 PTS, 10 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB · 9-13 FG, 2-2 3PT

The swing

A 34-23 third quarter erased a 6-point hole for the Bucks.

MIL lead by quarter
200 −11−6+5+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bobcats-Wolves
Bobcats 97Wolves 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bobcats2726143097
Wolves17253129102
The story
Latrell Sprewell's 21 points carried Minnesota past Charlotte, 102-97

For Charlotte, Jason Hart had 14 PTS, 10 AST 21 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST · 9-19 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The Timberwolves trailed by 11 going into the third, then won it 31-14.

MIN lead by quarter
200 −10−11+6+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.6Season avg16.6Last 5

16.6 points a game over his last five games, against 6.6 in 58 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.8Season avg14.3Last 3

14.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.8 in 42 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+27.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.6Season avg41Today

41 minutes today, against 13.6 a game in 30 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 41

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 40, 21, 31, 20, 31, 30, 26, 40, 37, 41Lakers-Clippers · L
28.4 PPG season to date · +12.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
41 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 16, 18, 34, 17, 22, 23, 32, 26, 32, 35Rockets-Sonics · W
25.7 PPG season to date · +9.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 38, 23, 29, 27, 48, 37, 31, 33, 27, 33Sixers-Warriors · L
30.3 PPG season to date · +2.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 26, 29, 25, 32, 16, 18, 31, 15, 27, 32Sonics-Rockets · L
24.1 PPG season to date · +8.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 23, 17, 20, 14, 31, 17, 28, 25, 21, 30Wolves-Bobcats · W
22.3 PPG season to date · +7.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 15 REB · 3 AST
Corey MaggettePoints, last 10 games: 12, 23, 20, 23, 25, 16, 34, 10, 37, 30Clippers-Lakers · W
21.4 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
JR SmithNOH+7.4 15.6 last 10 · 8.2 season
Brian CardinalMEM+5.9 15.5 last 10 · 9.6 season
Josh ChildressATL+4.7 12.9 last 10 · 8.2 season
Mo WilliamsMIL+4.7 14.6 last 10 · 9.9 season
Tim ThomasNYK+4.3 15.7 last 10 · 11.4 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