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Wednesday, March 16, 2005Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DET trailed SEA by 5 at halftime and won 102–95.

Final · Box score
Raptors109
Celtics110
Q1 BOS -1; Q2 BOS -1; Q3 BOS +11; Q4 BOS +1
Final · Box score
Jazz84
Pacers103
Q1 IND +8; Q2 IND +7; Q3 IND +16; Q4 IND +19
Final · Box score
Wizards122
Hawks93
Q1 WAS +8; Q2 WAS +5; Q3 WAS +7; Q4 WAS +29
Final · Box score
Sonics95
Pistons102
Q1 DET +8; Q2 DET -5; Q3 DET +6; Q4 DET +7
Final · Box score
Bulls84
Nets100
Q1 NJN +17; Q2 NJN +15; Q3 NJN +11; Q4 NJN +16
Final · Box score
Cavs88
Bucks96
Q1 MIL +9; Q2 MIL +5; Q3 MIL +14; Q4 MIL +8
Final · Box score
Grizzlies88
Hornets82
Q1 MEM +6; Q2 MEM +10; Q3 MEM +2; Q4 MEM +6
Final · Box score
Blazers77
Rockets108
Q1 HOU +9; Q2 HOU +14; Q3 HOU +21; Q4 HOU +31
Final · Box score
Bobcats101
Nuggets120
Q1 DEN +12; Q2 DEN +15; Q3 DEN +16; Q4 DEN +19
Final · Box score
Wolves73
Spurs89
Q1 SAS +14; Q2 SAS +12; Q3 SAS +16; Q4 SAS +16
Final · Box score
Magic102
Clippers110
Q1 LAC +6; Q2 LAC +4; Q3 LAC +16; Q4 LAC +8
On this day · 2003–04Mar 16, 2004: 8 games. Top scorer: Stephen Jackson (Hawks-Sonics), 39 points.
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The lead · Sonics-Pistons

Chauncey Billups scores 32 in Detroit win over Seattle

Tim Duncan goes for 25 points

Game flow · DET margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+8-5+6+7DET AHEAD ↑SEA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics1928252395
Pistons27153624102
Who led
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 16, 16, 17, 13, 12, 12, 23, 12, 22, 32DET32 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 17, 12, 22, 10, 19, 13, 18, 10, 28, 24DET24 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Rashard LewisPoints, last 10 games: 9, 30, 20, 18, 26, 26, 27, 23, 30, 26SEA26 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 16, 18, 31, 15, 27, 32, 17, 19, 17, 20SEA20 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Lead changes
Sonics-Pistons21
Grizzlies-Hornets16
Blazers-Rockets4
Wizards-Hawks2
Magic-Clippers1
Bobcats-Nuggets0
Jazz-Pacers0
Cavs-Bucks0
Wolves-Spurs0
The night in charts
Bobcats-Nuggets combined for 221, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Bobcats-NuggetsBobcats 101, Nuggets 120
221
Raptors-CelticsRaptors 109, Celtics 110
219
Wizards-HawksWizards 122, Hawks 93
215
Magic-ClippersMagic 102, Clippers 110
212
Sonics-PistonsSonics 95, Pistons 102
197
Jazz-PacersJazz 84, Pacers 103
187
Blazers-RocketsBlazers 77, Rockets 108
185
Bulls-NetsBulls 84, Nets 100
184
Cavs-BucksCavs 88, Bucks 96
184
Grizzlies-HornetsGrizzlies 88, Hornets 82
170
Wolves-SpursWolves 73, Spurs 89
162
BOS won the closest game by 1
Closest finishes
Raptors-CelticsRaptors 109, Celtics 110
+1 BOS
Grizzlies-HornetsGrizzlies 88, Hornets 82
+6 MEM
Sonics-PistonsSonics 95, Pistons 102
+7 DET
Magic-ClippersMagic 102, Clippers 110
+8 LAC
Cavs-BucksCavs 88, Bucks 96
+8 MIL
Wolves-SpursWolves 73, Spurs 89
+16 SAS
Bulls-NetsBulls 84, Nets 100
+16 NJN
Jazz-PacersJazz 84, Pacers 103
+19 IND
Bobcats-NuggetsBobcats 101, Nuggets 120
+19 DEN
Wizards-HawksWizards 122, Hawks 93
+29 WAS
Blazers-RocketsBlazers 77, Rockets 108
+31 HOU
DET rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Sonics-PistonsDET won · Sonics 95, Pistons 102
5 pts
Raptors-CelticsBOS won · Raptors 109, Celtics 110
1 pt
Dwight shot 14-of-17 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DwightORL · 29 PTS, 12 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
82% (14-17)
WesleyHOU · 21 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
Antoine WalkerBOS · 24 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST
79% (11-14)
RoseTOR · 35 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
75% (12-16)
VinceNJN · 30 PTS, 8 REB, 8 AST, 2 STL
69% (11-16)
Final · Raptors-Celtics
Raptors 109Celtics 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors30242530109
Celtics29243720110
The story
Antoine Walker had 24 points as Boston beat Toronto 110-109

Donyell Marshall led Toronto with 16 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST 24 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST · 11-14 FG, 2-2 3PT

The swing

Down 1 after the second, the Celtics took the third 37-25.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −1−1+11+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Chris Bosh led the game in fantasy with 47.4 FPTS (20 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST)

Final · Magic-Clippers
Magic 102Clippers 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic26281731102
Clippers32262923110
The story
Corey Maggette's 31 points and 8 assists carried Los Angeles past Orlando, 110-102

For Orlando, Dwight Howard had 29 PTS, 12 REB 31 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB · 9-16 FG, 2-2 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 29-17, was where the Clippers built it.

LAC lead by quarter
200 +6+4+16+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bobcats-Nuggets
Bobcats 101Nuggets 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bobcats17303123101
Nuggets29333226120
The story
Denver beat Charlotte 120-101 behind 25 points from Carmelo Anthony

Keith Bogans paced Charlotte: 19 PTS, 4 AST 25 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST · 10-16 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

A 29-17 first quarter did the most damage for the Nuggets.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +12+15+16+19 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Emeka Okafor topped the game at 40.1 FPTS: 17 PTS, 8 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.2Season avg16.2Last 5

16.2 points a game over his last five games, against 7.2 in 63 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−19.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.3Season avg7.7Last 3

7.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.3 in 43 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.6Season avg30Today

30 minutes today, against 9.6 a game in 26 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Eleven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 1. Widest: Houston by 31.

BOS over TOR1MEM over NOH6DET over SEA7MIL over CLE8LAC over ORL8NJN over CHI16SAS over MIN16IND over UTA19DEN over CHA19WAS over ATL29HOU over POR31Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Jalen Rose leads the day with 35

Jalen RosePoints, last 10 games: 16, 26, 15, 19, 14, 16, 13, 22, 14, 35Raptors-Celtics · L
17.3 PPG season to date · +18.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 21, 28, 20, 32, 34, 23, 23, 35, 36, 34Cavs-Bucks · L
25.9 PPG season to date · +8.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Michael ReddPoints, last 10 games: 35, 35, 24, 16, 26, 21, 33, 29, 14, 32Bucks-Cavs · W
22.9 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 16, 16, 17, 13, 12, 12, 23, 12, 22, 32Pistons-Sonics · W
16.8 PPG season to date · +15.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high32 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Corey MaggettePoints, last 10 games: 23, 25, 16, 34, 10, 37, 30, 26, 19, 31Clippers-Magic · W
21.6 PPG season to date · +9.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 28, 34, 32, 27, 20, 13, 24, 20, 33, 30Nets-Bulls · W
22.7 PPG season to date · +7.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Tyronn LueATL+7.6 17.8 last 10 · 10.2 season
Tim ThomasNYK+6.4 18.1 last 10 · 11.7 season
Jason TerryDAL+5.9 18.4 last 10 · 12.5 season
Lorenzen WrightMEM+5.9 15.0 last 10 · 9.1 season
Brian CardinalMEM+5.7 15.7 last 10 · 10.0 season
Cold
Nazr MohammedSAS−6.3 4.1 last 10 · 10.4 season
Eric WilliamsTOR−6.0 2.1 last 10 · 8.1 season
Chris WebberPHI−5.9 14.1 last 10 · 20.0 season
Jermaine O'NealIND−5.8 19.0 last 10 · 24.8 season
Derek AndersonPOR−5.7 3.6 last 10 · 9.3 season