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Thursday, March 24, 2005Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SEA trailed POR by 8 at halftime and won 96–91.

Final · Box score
Bobcats108
Magic94
Q1 CHA +2; Q2 CHA +2; Q3 CHA +2; Q4 CHA +14
Final · Box score
Grizzlies105
Nets96
Q1 MEM +2; Q2 MEM -2; Q3 MEM +1; Q4 MEM +9
Final · Box score
Cavs80
Rockets99
Q1 Rockets 0; Q2 HOU +9; Q3 HOU +8; Q4 HOU +19
Final · Box score
Lakers96
Nuggets117
Q1 DEN -3; Q2 DEN +5; Q3 DEN +13; Q4 DEN +21
Final · Box score
Wizards85
Jazz84
Q1 WAS +5; Q2 WAS +6; Q3 Wizards 0; Q4 WAS +1
Final · Box score
Sonics96
Blazers91
Q1 SEA -5; Q2 SEA -8; Q3 SEA +8; Q4 SEA +5
Final · Box score
Mavs101
Kings109
Q1 SAC +10; Q2 SAC -7; Q3 SAC -1; Q4 SAC +8
On this day · 2003–04Mar 24, 2004: 10 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (Lakers-Kings), 36 points.
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The lead · Sonics-Blazers

Seattle climbs out of an 8-point hole against Portland

Brevin Knight goes for 15 points

Game flow · SEA margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5-8+8+5SEA AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics1822322496
Blazers2325162791
Who led
Damien WilkinsPoints, last 10 games: 0, 0, 5, 0, 0, 0, 0, 2, 0, 21SEA21 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 15, 27, 32, 17, 19, 17, 20, 38, 6, 19SEA19 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Damon StoudamirePoints, last 10 games: 30, 24, 13, 20, 8, 20, 13, 8, 25, 19POR19 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Derek AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 9, 2, 2, 8, 0, 0, 0, 0, 3, 18POR18 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Second story · Mavs-Kings

Sacramento handles Dallas by 8

The Kings won the fourth quarter 34–25. Final: 109–101. Peja Stojakovic led Sacramento with 38 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
WAS over UTA1SEA over POR5SAC over DAL8MEM over NJN9CHA over ORL14HOU over CLE19DEN over LAL21Final margin, points. Pink = SAC over DAL.
Lead changes
Wizards-Jazz13
Lakers-Nuggets11
Sonics-Blazers11
Mavs-Kings9
Cavs-Rockets7
Bobcats-Magic5
Grizzlies-Nets5
The night in charts
Lakers-Nuggets combined for 213, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-NuggetsLakers 96, Nuggets 117
213
Mavs-KingsMavs 101, Kings 109
210
Bobcats-MagicBobcats 108, Magic 94
202
Grizzlies-NetsGrizzlies 105, Nets 96
201
Sonics-BlazersSonics 96, Blazers 91
187
Cavs-RocketsCavs 80, Rockets 99
179
Wizards-JazzWizards 85, Jazz 84
169
2 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Wizards-JazzWizards 85, Jazz 84
+1 WAS
Sonics-BlazersSonics 96, Blazers 91
+5 SEA
Mavs-KingsMavs 101, Kings 109
+8 SAC
Grizzlies-NetsGrizzlies 105, Nets 96
+9 MEM
Bobcats-MagicBobcats 108, Magic 94
+14 CHA
Cavs-RocketsCavs 80, Rockets 99
+19 HOU
Lakers-NuggetsLakers 96, Nuggets 117
+21 DEN
SEA rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Sonics-BlazersSEA won · Sonics 96, Blazers 91
8 pts
Mavs-KingsSAC won · Mavs 101, Kings 109
7 pts
Lakers-NuggetsDEN won · Lakers 96, Nuggets 117
3 pts
Grizzlies-NetsMEM won · Grizzlies 105, Nets 96
2 pts
Andre Miller shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Andre MillerDEN · 18 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB, 2 STL
80% (8-10)
MilesPOR · 17 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
BrezecCHA · 20 PTS, 7 REB, 1 BLK
71% (10-14)
WilkinsSEA · 21 PTS, 2 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
PejaSAC · 38 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
Final · Wizards-Jazz
Wizards 85Jazz 84
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards2125201985
Jazz1624261884
The story
Larry Hughes had 25 points as Washington beat Utah 85-84

Matt Harpring led Utah with 18 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB 25 PTS, 9 REB, 4 STL, 2 AST · 8-21 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

The Wizards won the first 21-16, their biggest quarter edge.

WAS lead by quarter
200 +5+60+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Grizzlies-Nets
Grizzlies 105Nets 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies26272131105
Nets2431182396
The story
Memphis beat New Jersey 105-96 behind 20 points on 8-of-8 shooting from Lorenzen Wright

Jason Kidd paced New Jersey: 12 PTS, 12 AST, 6 REB 20 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST · 8-8 FG

The swing

A 31-23 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Grizzlies.

MEM lead by quarter
200 +2−2+1+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Vince Carter topped the game at 43.3 FPTS: 22 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB

Final · Bobcats-Magic
Bobcats 108Magic 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bobcats29242233108
Magic2724222194
The story
Emeka Okafor's 23 points and 10 rebounds carried Charlotte past Orlando, 108-94

For Orlando, Jameer Nelson had 18 PTS, 13 AST, 7 REB 23 PTS, 10 REB, 4 BLK · 5-12 FG

The swing

The fourth quarter, 33-21, was where the Bobcats built it.

CHA lead by quarter
200 +2+2+2+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.8Season avg16.8Last 5

16.8 points a game over his last five games, against 7.8 in 67 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.3Season avg21.0Last 3

21.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.3 in 40 earlier games. Today: 10 points in 24 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.7Season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 13.7 a game in 41 earlier games. Line: 23 points, 4 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Peja Stojakovic leads the day with 38

Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 14, 19, 6, 21, 27, 18, 24, 14, 23, 38Kings-Mavs · W
19.9 PPG season to date · +18.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high38 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 23, 25, 29, 21, 21, 15, 33, 25, 29, 35Mavs-Kings · L
26.8 PPG season to date · +8.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 32, 35, 38, 22, 20, 19, 22, 15, 26, 31Rockets-Cavs · W
25.5 PPG season to date · +5.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 23, 21, 23, 25, 21, 29, 27, 22, 25, 29Wizards-Jazz · W
25.4 PPG season to date · +3.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 20, 29, 9, 23, 24, 19, 12, 23, 25, 28Magic-Bobcats · L
19.6 PPG season to date · +8.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Larry HughesPoints, last 10 games: 27, 19, 27, 26, 21, 23, 24, 21, 12, 25Wizards-Jazz · W
21.7 PPG season to date · +3.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Lorenzen WrightMEM+7.4 17.0 last 10 · 9.6 season
Reggie MillerIND+7.4 21.3 last 10 · 13.9 season
Tyronn LueATL+6.6 17.0 last 10 · 10.4 season
Josh ChildressATL+6.3 15.1 last 10 · 8.8 season
JR SmithNOH+6.0 15.2 last 10 · 9.2 season
Cold
Eric WilliamsTOR−6.0 2.1 last 10 · 8.1 season
Michael FinleyDAL−5.8 10.7 last 10 · 16.5 season
Jermaine O'NealIND−5.8 19.0 last 10 · 24.8 season
Jamal CrawfordNYK−5.6 11.6 last 10 · 17.2 season
Chris WebberPHI−5.6 14.3 last 10 · 19.9 season