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Sunday, March 13, 2005Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed WAS by 9 after three quarters and won 105–101.

Final · Box score
Mavs102
Wolves93
Q1 DAL -4; Q2 DAL -2; Q3 DAL +2; Q4 DAL +9
Final · Box score
Bulls78
Clippers83
Q1 LAC +9; Q2 LAC +12; Q3 LAC +1; Q4 LAC +5
Final · Box score
Rockets111
Kings96
Q1 HOU +6; Q2 HOU +14; Q3 HOU +12; Q4 HOU +15
Final · Box score
Wizards101
Celtics105
Q1 BOS -1; Q2 BOS +3; Q3 BOS -9; Q4 BOS +4
Final · Box score
Jazz62
Pistons64
Q1 DET +5; Q2 DET +9; Q3 DET +8; Q4 DET +2
Final · Box score
Sonics90
Knicks80
Q1 SEA +3; Q2 SEA -5; Q3 SEA -5; Q4 SEA +10
Final · Box score
Nets98
Magic82
Q1 Nets 0; Q2 NJN +2; Q3 NJN +22; Q4 NJN +16
Final · Box score
Sixers110
Raptors128
Q1 TOR -3; Q2 TOR +3; Q3 TOR +22; Q4 TOR +18
Final · Box score
Pacers86
Cavs98
Q1 CLE -6; Q2 CLE -3; Q3 CLE +5; Q4 CLE +12
Final · Box score
Suns106
Nuggets101
Q1 PHX +4; Q2 PHX +1; Q3 PHX +5; Q4 PHX +5
On this day · 2003–04Mar 13, 2004: 6 games. Top scorer: Tracy McGrady (Magic-Sonics), 40 points.
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The lead · Wizards-Celtics

Boston rallies from 9 down to beat Washington

Donyell Marshall goes for 38 points

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1+3-9+4BOS AHEAD ↑WAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards21292724101
Celtics20331537105
Who led
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 25, 16, 15, 25, 29, 8, 12, 27, 38, 20BOS20 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Raef LaFrentzPoints, last 10 games: 7, 5, 8, 9, 7, 9, 12, 6, 7, 19BOS19 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Larry HughesPoints, last 10 games: 21, 28, 26, 23, 22, 31, 27, 19, 27, 26WAS26 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 34, 11, 30, 36, 43, 33, 23, 21, 23, 25WAS25 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Lead changes
Nets-Magic13
Mavs-Wolves12
Sonics-Knicks6
Suns-Nuggets6
Jazz-Pistons0
The night in charts
Sixers-Raptors combined for 238, 31 more than any other game
Points by game
Sixers-RaptorsSixers 110, Raptors 128
238
Suns-NuggetsSuns 106, Nuggets 101
207
Rockets-KingsRockets 111, Kings 96
207
Wizards-CelticsWizards 101, Celtics 105
206
Mavs-WolvesMavs 102, Wolves 93
195
Pacers-CavsPacers 86, Cavs 98
184
Nets-MagicNets 98, Magic 82
180
Sonics-KnicksSonics 90, Knicks 80
170
Bulls-ClippersBulls 78, Clippers 83
161
Jazz-PistonsJazz 62, Pistons 64
126
4 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Jazz-PistonsJazz 62, Pistons 64
+2 DET
Wizards-CelticsWizards 101, Celtics 105
+4 BOS
Suns-NuggetsSuns 106, Nuggets 101
+5 PHX
Bulls-ClippersBulls 78, Clippers 83
+5 LAC
Mavs-WolvesMavs 102, Wolves 93
+9 DAL
Sonics-KnicksSonics 90, Knicks 80
+10 SEA
Pacers-CavsPacers 86, Cavs 98
+12 CLE
Rockets-KingsRockets 111, Kings 96
+15 HOU
Nets-MagicNets 98, Magic 82
+16 NJN
Sixers-RaptorsSixers 110, Raptors 128
+18 TOR
BOS rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wizards-CelticsBOS won · Wizards 101, Celtics 105
9 pts
Pacers-CavsCLE won · Pacers 86, Cavs 98
6 pts
Sonics-KnicksSEA won · Sonics 90, Knicks 80
5 pts
Mavs-WolvesDAL won · Mavs 102, Wolves 93
4 pts
Sixers-RaptorsTOR won · Sixers 110, Raptors 128
3 pts
Wesley shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
WesleyHOU · 21 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST
75% (9-12)
NashPHX · 25 PTS, 11 AST, 6 REB, 1 BLK
71% (10-14)
KGMIN · 24 PTS, 13 REB, 6 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
VaughnNJN · 22 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
65% (11-17)
Anthony JohnsonIND · 17 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB
60% (6-10)
Final · Jazz-Pistons
Jazz 62Pistons 64
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz1415211262
Pistons191920664
The story
Ben Wallace had 12 rebounds and 6 points as Detroit beat Utah 64-62

Mehmet Okur led Utah with 11 REB, 7 PTS, 3 AST 12 REB, 6 PTS, 3 STL, 3 BLK · 3-6 FG

The swing

The Pistons won the first 19-14, their biggest quarter edge.

DET lead by quarter
200 +5+9+8+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Andrei Kirilenko led the game in fantasy with 65.8 FPTS (27 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST)

Final · Suns-Nuggets
Suns 106Nuggets 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns27262924106
Nuggets23292524101
The story
Phoenix beat Denver 106-101 behind 25 points and 11 assists from Steve Nash

Earl Boykins paced Denver: 20 PTS, 9 AST, 2 REB 25 PTS, 11 AST, 6 REB · 10-14 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

A 27-23 first quarter did the most damage for the Suns.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +4+1+5+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kenyon Martin topped the game at 50.3 FPTS: 21 PTS, 9 REB

Final · Nets-Magic
Nets 98Magic 82
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets2122342198
Magic2120142782
The story
Vince Carter's 33 points carried New Jersey past Orlando, 98-82

For Orlando, Grant Hill had 23 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST 33 PTS, 7 REB, 4 STL, 3 AST · 10-19 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 34-14, was where the Nets built it.

NJN lead by quarter
300 0+2+22+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.0Season avg17.0Last 5

17.0 points a game over his last five games, against 7.0 in 61 earlier games. Today: 13 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.5Season avg15.2Last 3

15.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.5 in 59 earlier games. Today: 1 points in 19 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.8Season avg30Today

30 minutes today, against 11.8 a game in 50 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists.

Second story · Pacers-Cavs

Cleveland takes care of Indiana

A 12-point win, 98–86. LeBron James led Cleveland with 35 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists.

The whole night · final margins
DET over UTA2BOS over WAS4LAC over CHI5PHX over DEN5DAL over MIN9SEA over NYK10CLE over IND12HOU over SAC15NJN over ORL16TOR over PHI18Final margin, points. Pink = CLE over IND.
Top performances

Donyell Marshall leads the day with 38

Donyell MarshallPoints, last 10 games: 11, 11, 19, 11, 10, 9, 5, 14, 19, 38Raptors-Sixers · W
11.3 PPG season to date · +27.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high38 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 26, 27, 21, 28, 20, 32, 34, 23, 23, 35Cavs-Pacers · W
25.6 PPG season to date · +9.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 26, 28, 34, 32, 27, 20, 13, 24, 20, 33Nets-Magic · W
22.5 PPG season to date · +10.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 29, 27, 48, 37, 31, 33, 27, 33, 25, 32Sixers-Raptors · L
30.2 PPG season to date · +1.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 23, 5, 14, 10, 8, 24, 11, 24, 19, 29Pacers-Cavs · L
13.1 PPG season to date · +16.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 0 REB · 0 AST
Andrei KirilenkoPoints, last 10 games: 12, 29, 13, 11, 14, 21, 16, 16, 25, 27Jazz-Pistons · L
15.7 PPG season to date · +11.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
JR SmithNOH+7.5 16.1 last 10 · 8.6 season
Tyronn LueATL+7.2 17.2 last 10 · 10.0 season
Brian CardinalMEM+6.4 16.2 last 10 · 9.8 season
Josh ChildressATL+6.2 14.8 last 10 · 8.6 season
Mo WilliamsMIL+5.7 15.7 last 10 · 10.0 season
Cold
Eric WilliamsTOR−6.0 2.1 last 10 · 8.1 season
Nazr MohammedSAS−5.9 4.7 last 10 · 10.6 season
Jermaine O'NealIND−5.8 19.0 last 10 · 24.8 season
Derek AndersonPOR−5.6 4.0 last 10 · 9.6 season
Carlos BoozerUTA−5.5 12.3 last 10 · 17.8 season