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Friday, March 25, 2005Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: GSW trailed MIL by 7 after the first quarter and won 118–117.

Final · Box score
Raptors101
Sixers103
Q1 PHI +2; Q2 Sixers 0; Q3 PHI +3; Q4 PHI +2
Final · Box score
Bulls94
Celtics86
Q1 CHI -3; Q2 CHI -5; Q3 CHI -6; Q4 CHI +8
Final · Box score
Pacers94
Pistons81
Q1 IND -1; Q2 IND +6; Q3 IND +7; Q4 IND +13
Final · Box score
Suns115
Heat125
Q1 MIA +13; Q2 MIA +6; Q3 MIA +12; Q4 MIA +10
Final · Box score
Rockets81
Hornets68
Q1 HOU +5; Q2 Rockets 0; Q3 HOU +8; Q4 HOU +13
Final · Box score
Hawks95
Spurs111
Q1 SAS +14; Q2 SAS +20; Q3 SAS +13; Q4 SAS +16
Final · OT · Box score
Bucks117
Warriors118
Q1 GSW -7; Q2 GSW +1; Q3 GSW +3; Q4 Warriors 0; OT1 GSW +1
Final · Box score
Wizards94
Clippers98
Q1 LAC +10; Q2 LAC +13; Q3 LAC +14; Q4 LAC +4
Final · OT · Box score
Knicks101
Sonics109
Q1 SEA +4; Q2 SEA -4; Q3 SEA -3; Q4 Sonics 0; OT1 SEA +8
On this day · 2003–04Mar 25, 2004: 3 games. Top scorer: Larry Hughes (Wizards-Clippers), 30 points.
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The lead · Bucks-Warriors

Golden State outlasts Milwaukee in overtime

Chris Bosh goes for 24 points

Game flow · GSW margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-7+1+30+1GSW AHEAD ↑MIL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Bucks2719322712117
Warriors2027342413118
Who led
Baron DavisPoints, last 10 games: 9, 21, 14, 20, 8, 15, 33, 13, 22, 29GSW29 PTS · 5 REB · 11 AST
Jason RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 22, 10, 5, 22, 13, 40, 19, 11, 24GSW24 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Michael ReddPoints, last 10 games: 21, 33, 29, 14, 32, 26, 23, 22, 31, 33MIL33 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Desmond MasonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 20, 11, 7, 13, 17, 24, 21, 14, 32MIL32 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Lead changes
Bucks-Warriors21
Knicks-Sonics16
Raptors-Sixers15
Pacers-Pistons14
Bulls-Celtics8
Rockets-Hornets5
Wizards-Clippers0
Hawks-Spurs0
Suns-Heat0
Shot of the night

Fisher's three with 1.9 seconds left in OT puts the Warriors ahead, 118-117 final

The night in charts
Suns-Heat combined for 240, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-HeatSuns 115, Heat 125
240
Bucks-WarriorsBucks 117, Warriors 118
235
Knicks-SonicsKnicks 101, Sonics 109
210
Hawks-SpursHawks 95, Spurs 111
206
Raptors-SixersRaptors 101, Sixers 103
204
Wizards-ClippersWizards 94, Clippers 98
192
Bulls-CelticsBulls 94, Celtics 86
180
Pacers-PistonsPacers 94, Pistons 81
175
Rockets-HornetsRockets 81, Hornets 68
149
3 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bucks-WarriorsBucks 117, Warriors 118
+1 GSW
Raptors-SixersRaptors 101, Sixers 103
+2 PHI
Wizards-ClippersWizards 94, Clippers 98
+4 LAC
Knicks-SonicsKnicks 101, Sonics 109
+8 SEA
Bulls-CelticsBulls 94, Celtics 86
+8 CHI
Suns-HeatSuns 115, Heat 125
+10 MIA
Rockets-HornetsRockets 81, Hornets 68
+13 HOU
Pacers-PistonsPacers 94, Pistons 81
+13 IND
Hawks-SpursHawks 95, Spurs 111
+16 SAS
GSW rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bucks-WarriorsGSW won · Bucks 117, Warriors 118
7 pts
Bulls-CelticsCHI won · Bulls 94, Celtics 86
6 pts
Knicks-SonicsSEA won · Knicks 101, Sonics 109
4 pts
Pacers-PistonsIND won · Pacers 94, Pistons 81
1 pt
Shaq shot 12-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ShaqMIA · 25 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
75% (12-16)
BarbosaPHX · 18 PTS, 2 AST, 1 REB
70% (7-10)
BarrySAS · 23 PTS, 5 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
67% (8-12)
Eddie JonesMIA · 23 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL
62% (8-13)
WebberPHI · 32 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
60% (15-25)
Final · Bucks-Warriors
Bucks 117Warriors 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Bucks2719322712117
Warriors2027342413118
The story
Baron Davis had 29 points and 11 assists as Golden State beat Milwaukee 118-117 in OT

Michael Redd led Milwaukee with 33 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST 29 PTS, 11 AST, 5 REB · 10-18 FG, 4-9 3PT

The swing

Down 7 after the first, the Warriors took the second 27-19.

GSW lead by quarter
200 −7+1+30+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Raptors-Sixers
Raptors 101Sixers 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors32292119101
Sixers34272418103
The story
Philadelphia beat Toronto 103-101 behind 14 points from Samuel Dalembert

Donyell Marshall paced Toronto: 26 PTS, 6 REB 14 PTS, 7 REB · 6-10 FG

The swing

A 24-21 third quarter did the most damage for the 76ers.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +20+3+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Knicks-Sonics
Knicks 101Sonics 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Knicks192327266101
Sonics2315282914109
The story
Rashard Lewis' 30 points carried Seattle past New York, 109-101 in OT

For New York, Tim Thomas had 19 PTS, 4 REB 30 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST · 8-22 FG, 2-8 3PT

The swing

It went to overtime, and the SuperSonics took it 14-6.

SEA lead by quarter
200 +4−4−30+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.1Season avg15.0Last 5

15.0 points a game over his last five games, against 7.1 in 49 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 24 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.1Season avg17.6Last 3

17.6 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.1 in 36 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.4Season avg41Today

41 minutes today, against 20.4 a game in 64 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 14 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 9 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: San Antonio by 16.

GSW over MIL1PHI over TOR2LAC over WAS4CHI over BOS8SEA over NYK8MIA over PHX10IND over DET13HOU over NOH13SAS over ATL16Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Top performances

Ray Allen leads the day with 40

Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 27, 32, 17, 19, 17, 20, 38, 6, 19, 40Sonics-Knicks · W
23.8 PPG season to date · +16.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high40 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 33, 27, 33, 25, 32, 36, 31, 31, 39, 36Sixers-Raptors · W
30.5 PPG season to date · +5.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 18, 32, 20, 13, 29, 24, 27, 30, 20, 35Heat-Suns · W
24.0 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 21, 23, 25, 21, 29, 27, 22, 25, 29, 33Wizards-Clippers · L
25.6 PPG season to date · +7.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Michael ReddPoints, last 10 games: 21, 33, 29, 14, 32, 26, 23, 22, 31, 33Bucks-Warriors · L
23.2 PPG season to date · +10.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 24, 18, 10, 8, 16, 19, 5, 14, 19, 32Sixers-Raptors · W
20.1 PPG season to date · +12.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Lorenzen WrightMEM+7.4 17.0 last 10 · 9.6 season
Tyronn LueATL+6.4 16.8 last 10 · 10.4 season
Reggie MillerIND+6.4 20.3 last 10 · 13.9 season
Anthony JohnsonIND+6.1 13.3 last 10 · 7.2 season
Donyell MarshallTOR+5.9 17.9 last 10 · 12.0 season
Cold
Eric WilliamsTOR−5.8 2.2 last 10 · 8.0 season
Michael FinleyDAL−5.8 10.7 last 10 · 16.5 season
Jermaine O'NealIND−5.8 19.0 last 10 · 24.8 season
Carlos BoozerUTA−5.5 12.3 last 10 · 17.8 season
Speedy ClaxtonNOH−5.2 6.6 last 10 · 11.8 season