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Thursday, March 17, 2005Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Mavs trailed Blazers by 9 after the first quarter and won 98–94.

Final · Box score
Lakers89
Heat102
Q1 Heat +5; Q2 Heat +2; Q3 Heat +2; Q4 Heat +13
Final · Box score
Blazers94
Mavs98
Q1 Mavs -9; Q2 Mavs -2; Q3 Mavs -1; Q4 Mavs +4
Final · Box score
Kings97
Warriors100
Q1 Warriors +11; Q2 Warriors +9; Q3 Warriors +1; Q4 Warriors +3
On this day · 2003–04Mar 17, 2004: 8 games. Top scorer: Stephen Jackson (Hawks-Mavs), 36 points.
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The lead · Blazers-Mavs

Dallas climbs back to beat Portland

Jason Richardson goes for 40 points

Game flow · Mavs margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-2-1+4Mavs AHEAD ↑Blazers AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2224212794
Mavs1331223298
Who led
Josh HowardPoints, last 10 games: 7, 16, 10, 1, 22, 18, 2, 15, 10, 21Mavs21 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 24, 22, 13, 11, 4, 12, 19, 10, 8, 17Mavs17 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Damon StoudamirePoints, last 10 games: 14, 7, 19, 12, 30, 24, 13, 20, 8, 20Blazers20 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Shareef Abdur-RahimPoints, last 10 games: 10, 7, 27, 25, 15, 22, 25, 14, 20, 20Blazers20 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Lead changes
Blazers-Mavs14
Lakers-Heat5
The night in charts
Kings-Warriors combined for 197, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-WarriorsKings 97, Warriors 100
197
Blazers-MavsBlazers 94, Mavs 98
192
Lakers-HeatLakers 89, Heat 102
191
2 of 3 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Kings-WarriorsKings 97, Warriors 100
+3 Warriors
Blazers-MavsBlazers 94, Mavs 98
+4 Mavs
Lakers-HeatLakers 89, Heat 102
+13 Heat
Mobley shot 10-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MobleyKings · 28 PTS, 9 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
67% (10-15)
DanielsMavs · 16 PTS, 4 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
58% (7-12)
ShaqHeat · 25 PTS, 12 REB, 4 BLK, 2 AST
58% (11-19)
RichardsonWarriors · 40 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
57% (16-28)
DoolingHeat · 17 PTS, 1 REB, 1 AST
55% (6-11)
Final · Kings-Warriors
Kings 97Warriors 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings2325311897
Warriors34232320100
The story
Baron Davis had 15 points and 10 assists as Golden State beat Sacramento 100-97

Kenny Thomas led Sacramento with 16 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST 15 PTS, 10 AST, 5 REB · 4-14 FG, 3-8 3PT

The swing

The Warriors won the first 34-23, their biggest quarter edge.

Warriors lead by quarter
200 +11+9+1+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Mavs
Blazers 94Mavs 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2224212794
Mavs1331223298
The story
Josh Howard's 21 points and 11 rebounds carried Dallas past Portland, 98-94

For Portland, Joel Przybilla had 16 PTS, 13 REB 21 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST · 7-13 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The Mavericks trailed by 9 going into the second, then won it 31-24.

Mavs lead by quarter
200 −9−2−1+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Lakers-Heat
Lakers 89Heat 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers2025222289
Heat25222233102
The story
Miami beat Los Angeles 102-89 behind 25 points and 12 rebounds from Shaquille O'Neal

Lamar Odom paced Los Angeles: 11 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST 25 PTS, 12 REB, 4 BLK, 2 AST · 11-19 FG

The swing

A 33-22 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Heat.

Heat lead by quarter
200 +5+2+2+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kobe Bryant topped the game at 55.5 FPTS: 26 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.5Season avg18.2Last 5

18.2 points a game over his last five games, against 12.5 in 62 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−22.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.8Season avg4.0Last 3

4.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.8 in 44 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 1 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.0Season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 14.0 a game in 49 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 1 rebounds, 6 assists.

Second story · Kings-Warriors

Golden State never trails at a break against Sacramento

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 100–97. Jason Richardson led Golden State with 40 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists.

The whole night · final margins
Warriors over Kings3Mavs over Blazers4Heat over Lakers13Final margin, points. Pink = Warriors over Kings.
Top performances

Jason Richardson leads the day with 40

Jason RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 29, 21, 34, 24, 22, 10, 5, 22, 13, 40Warriors-Kings · W
22.7 PPG season to date · +17.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
40 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Cuttino MobleyPoints, last 10 games: 26, 17, 18, 17, 14, 17, 21, 20, 10, 28Kings-Warriors · L
17.2 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 28, 27, 22, 18, 32, 20, 13, 29, 24, 27Heat-Lakers · W
23.8 PPG season to date · +3.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 30, 26, 40, 37, 41, 36, 32, 18, 20, 26Lakers-Heat · L
28.2 PPG season to date · −2.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 0, 20, 18, 13, 25, 33, 15, 21, 23, 25Heat-Lakers · W
22.5 PPG season to date · +2.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Chucky AtkinsPoints, last 10 games: 22, 29, 7, 16, 9, 13, 26, 15, 1, 23Lakers-Heat · L
13.9 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Tyronn LueHawks+7.6 17.8 last 10 · 10.2 season
Tim ThomasKnicks+6.4 18.1 last 10 · 11.7 season
Lorenzen WrightGrizzlies+5.9 15.0 last 10 · 9.1 season
Brian CardinalGrizzlies+5.7 15.7 last 10 · 10.0 season
Josh ChildressHawks+5.6 14.3 last 10 · 8.7 season
Cold
Nazr MohammedSpurs−6.3 4.1 last 10 · 10.4 season
Derek AndersonBlazers−6.2 2.9 last 10 · 9.1 season
Eric WilliamsRaptors−6.0 2.1 last 10 · 8.1 season
Chris WebberSixers−5.9 14.1 last 10 · 20.0 season
Jermaine O'NealPacers−5.8 19.0 last 10 · 24.8 season