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Friday, March 18, 2005Regular season · 13 games
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13 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MEM trailed MIN by 7 after the first quarter and won 88–83.

Final · Box score
Knicks106
Hawks92
Q1 NYK +8; Q2 NYK +10; Q3 NYK +3; Q4 NYK +14
Final · Box score
Sixers93
Cavs81
Q1 PHI +2; Q2 PHI +13; Q3 PHI +5; Q4 PHI +12
Final · Box score
Lakers97
Pacers103
Q1 IND +8; Q2 IND +4; Q3 IND +9; Q4 IND +6
Final · Box score
Jazz80
Nets94
Q1 NJN +6; Q2 NJN +3; Q3 NJN +18; Q4 NJN +14
Final · Box score
Raptors92
Pistons103
Q1 DET +11; Q2 DET +8; Q3 DET +14; Q4 DET +11
Final · Box score
Wolves83
Grizzlies88
Q1 MEM -7; Q2 MEM +6; Q3 MEM +1; Q4 MEM +5
Final · Box score
Hornets94
Bulls90
Q1 NOH -6; Q2 NOH +6; Q3 NOH -1; Q4 NOH +4
Final · Box score
Celtics103
Rockets92
Q1 BOS +6; Q2 BOS +14; Q3 BOS +16; Q4 BOS +11
Final · Box score
Wizards90
Bucks99
Q1 MIL -3; Q2 MIL +13; Q3 MIL +10; Q4 MIL +9
Final · Box score
Bobcats76
Spurs93
Q1 SAS +4; Q2 SAS +10; Q3 SAS +18; Q4 SAS +17
Final · Box score
Clippers96
Nuggets115
Q1 DEN +6; Q2 DEN +10; Q3 DEN +13; Q4 DEN +19
Final · Box score
Warriors110
Suns100
Q1 GSW +5; Q2 GSW +1; Q3 GSW -1; Q4 GSW +10
Final · Box score
Magic90
Sonics98
Q1 SEA -1; Q2 SEA +2; Q3 SEA +2; Q4 SEA +8
On this day · 2003–04Mar 18, 2004: 3 games. Top scorer: Kevin Garnett (Wolves-Spurs), 28 points.
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The lead · Wolves-Grizzlies

Memphis makes it three straight

Kevin Garnett goes for 30 points

Game flow · MEM margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7+6+1+5MEM AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves1916222683
Grizzlies1229173088
Who led
Jason WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 10, 13, 7, 9, 4, 12, 7, 7, 0, 17MEM17 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Bonzi WellsPoints, last 10 games: 2, 12, 13, 11, 3, 8, 0, 9, 0, 16MEM16 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 28, 25, 21, 30, 22, 25, 24, 25, 12, 30MIN30 PTS · 19 REB · 6 AST
Troy HudsonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 13, 10, 2, 20, 17, 0, 14, 2, 11MIN11 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
Second story · Hornets-Bulls

New Orleans upsets Chicago

New Orleans (14–49) beat Chicago (32–30) 94–90. Dan Dickau led New Orleans with 17 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists.

The whole night · final margins
NOH over CHI4MEM over MIN5IND over LAL6SEA over ORL8MIL over WAS9GSW over PHX10DET over TOR11BOS over HOU11PHI over CLE12NYK over ATL14NJN over UTA14SAS over CHA17DEN over LAC19Final margin, points. Pink = NOH over CHI.
Lead changes
Warriors-Suns24
Magic-Sonics14
Sixers-Cavs10
Wizards-Bucks10
Wolves-Grizzlies5
Lakers-Pacers4
Jazz-Nets4
Bobcats-Spurs4
Raptors-Pistons3
Knicks-Hawks1
Celtics-Rockets1
The night in charts
Clippers-Nuggets combined for 211, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Clippers-NuggetsClippers 96, Nuggets 115
211
Warriors-SunsWarriors 110, Suns 100
210
Lakers-PacersLakers 97, Pacers 103
200
Knicks-HawksKnicks 106, Hawks 92
198
Celtics-RocketsCeltics 103, Rockets 92
195
Raptors-PistonsRaptors 92, Pistons 103
195
Wizards-BucksWizards 90, Bucks 99
189
Magic-SonicsMagic 90, Sonics 98
188
Hornets-BullsHornets 94, Bulls 90
184
Jazz-NetsJazz 80, Nets 94
174
Sixers-CavsSixers 93, Cavs 81
174
Wolves-GrizzliesWolves 83, Grizzlies 88
171
Bobcats-SpursBobcats 76, Spurs 93
169
2 of 13 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Hornets-BullsHornets 94, Bulls 90
+4 NOH
Wolves-GrizzliesWolves 83, Grizzlies 88
+5 MEM
Lakers-PacersLakers 97, Pacers 103
+6 IND
Magic-SonicsMagic 90, Sonics 98
+8 SEA
Wizards-BucksWizards 90, Bucks 99
+9 MIL
Warriors-SunsWarriors 110, Suns 100
+10 GSW
Celtics-RocketsCeltics 103, Rockets 92
+11 BOS
Raptors-PistonsRaptors 92, Pistons 103
+11 DET
Sixers-CavsSixers 93, Cavs 81
+12 PHI
Jazz-NetsJazz 80, Nets 94
+14 NJN
Knicks-HawksKnicks 106, Hawks 92
+14 NYK
Bobcats-SpursBobcats 76, Spurs 93
+17 SAS
Clippers-NuggetsClippers 96, Nuggets 115
+19 DEN
MEM rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wolves-GrizzliesMEM won · Wolves 83, Grizzlies 88
7 pts
Hornets-BullsNOH won · Hornets 94, Bulls 90
6 pts
Wizards-BucksMIL won · Wizards 90, Bucks 99
3 pts
Warriors-SunsGSW won · Warriors 110, Suns 100
1 pt
Magic-SonicsSEA won · Magic 90, Sonics 98
1 pt
Joe Smith shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Joe SmithMIL · 24 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
82% (9-11)
ReggieIND · 39 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST
72% (13-18)
KGMIN · 30 PTS, 19 REB, 6 AST, 2 BLK
71% (12-17)
BillupsDET · 23 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
BlountBOS · 22 PTS, 6 REB, 2 BLK
69% (11-16)
Final · Hornets-Bulls
Hornets 94Bulls 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets2428162694
Bulls3016232190
The story
New Orleans beat Chicago 94-90 behind 17 points from Jamaal Magloire

Kirk Hinrich paced Chicago: 27 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB 17 PTS, 7 REB, 3 BLK · 7-13 FG

The swing

A 28-16 second quarter erased a 6-point hole for the Hornets.

NOH lead by quarter
200 −6+6−1+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Tyson Chandler topped the game at 42.5 FPTS: 15 REB, 13 PTS

Final · Wolves-Grizzlies
Wolves 83Grizzlies 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves1916222683
Grizzlies1229173088
The story
Bonzi Wells had 16 points as Memphis beat Minnesota 88-83

Lorenzen Wright added 16 PTS, 7 REB 16 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST · 6-10 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

Down 7 after the first, the Grizzlies took the second 29-16.

MEM lead by quarter
200 −7+6+1+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Lakers-Pacers
Lakers 97Pacers 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers2224232897
Pacers30202825103
The story
Dale Davis' 16 rebounds and 6 points carried Indiana past Los Angeles, 103-97

For Los Angeles, Chucky Atkins had 23 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 16 REB, 6 PTS, 3 BLK, 2 AST · 3-6 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 30-22, was where the Pacers built it.

IND lead by quarter
200 +8+4+9+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Caron Butler was the fantasy play: 49.5 FPTS on 19 PTS, 10 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.1Season avg25.2Last 5

25.2 points a game over his last five games, against 13.1 in 47 earlier games. Today: 39 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.1Season avg18.3Last 3

18.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.1 in 61 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.6Season avg31.1Today

31 minutes today, against 9.6 a game in 14 earlier games. Line: 5 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

Reggie Miller leads the day with 39

Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 14, 10, 8, 24, 11, 24, 19, 29, 15, 39Pacers-Lakers · W
13.7 PPG season to date · +25.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high39 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 18, 31, 15, 27, 32, 17, 19, 17, 20, 38Sonics-Magic · W
23.9 PPG season to date · +14.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high38 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Baron DavisPoints, last 10 games: 6, 14, 13, 9, 21, 14, 20, 8, 15, 33Warriors-Suns · W
17.1 PPG season to date · +16.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 48, 37, 31, 33, 27, 33, 25, 32, 36, 31Sixers-Cavs · W
30.3 PPG season to date · +0.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 17, 33, 27, 26, 20, 22, 44, 31, 13, 31Suns-Warriors · L
26.2 PPG season to date · +4.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 28, 25, 21, 30, 22, 25, 24, 25, 12, 30Wolves-Grizzlies · L
22.4 PPG season to date · +7.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 19 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Tim ThomasNYK+7.4 19.3 last 10 · 11.9 season
Tyronn LueATL+7.4 17.6 last 10 · 10.2 season
Lorenzen WrightMEM+6.7 15.9 last 10 · 9.2 season
Reggie MillerIND+5.6 19.3 last 10 · 13.7 season
Josh ChildressATL+5.6 14.3 last 10 · 8.7 season
Cold
Derek AndersonPOR−6.2 2.9 last 10 · 9.1 season
Eric WilliamsTOR−6.0 2.1 last 10 · 8.1 season
Chris WebberPHI−6.0 13.9 last 10 · 19.9 season
Jermaine O'NealIND−5.8 19.0 last 10 · 24.8 season
Sam CassellMIN−5.5 7.9 last 10 · 13.4 season