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Wednesday, March 30, 2005Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Warriors trailed Bucks by 8 after the first quarter and won 113–109.

Final · Box score
Mavs112
Celtics100
Q1 Mavs +5; Q2 Mavs +3; Q3 Mavs +3; Q4 Mavs +12
Final · Box score
Bulls102
Bobcats99
Q1 Bulls -2; Q2 Bulls 0; Q3 Bulls -6; Q4 Bulls +3
Final · Box score
Raptors96
Magic108
Q1 Magic 0; Q2 Magic +10; Q3 Magic +16; Q4 Magic +12
Final · Box score
Hawks99
Wizards102
Q1 Wizards +7; Q2 Wizards +5; Q3 Wizards +6; Q4 Wizards +3
Final · Box score
Kings82
Pistons99
Q1 Pistons +14; Q2 Pistons +4; Q3 Pistons +15; Q4 Pistons +17
Final · Box score
Clippers78
Nets95
Q1 Nets +3; Q2 Nets +14; Q3 Nets +20; Q4 Nets +17
Final · Box score
Warriors113
Bucks109
Q1 Warriors -8; Q2 Warriors +8; Q3 Warriors +3; Q4 Warriors +4
Final · Box score
Sonics76
Spurs89
Q1 Spurs +13; Q2 Spurs +16; Q3 Spurs +20; Q4 Spurs +13
Final · Box score
Nuggets109
Jazz98
Q1 Nuggets +6; Q2 Nuggets +3; Q3 Nuggets 0; Q4 Nuggets +11
Final · Box score
Sixers87
Suns116
Q1 Suns +5; Q2 Suns +24; Q3 Suns +22; Q4 Suns +29
Final · Box score
Rockets100
Blazers84
Q1 Rockets +5; Q2 Rockets +10; Q3 Rockets +19; Q4 Rockets +16
On this day · 2003–04Mar 30, 2004: 5 games. Top scorer: Carmelo Anthony (Nuggets-Sonics), 41 points.
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The lead · Warriors-Bucks

Golden State rallies from 8 down to beat Milwaukee

Marcus Camby goes for 23 points

Game flow · Warriors margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8+8+3+4Warriors AHEAD ↑Bucks AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors24362429113
Bucks32202928109
Who led
Baron DavisPoints, last 10 games: 14, 20, 8, 15, 33, 13, 22, 29, 33, 25Warriors25 PTS · 5 REB · 15 AST
Mickael PietrusPoints, last 10 games: 3, 8, 21, 3, 6, 5, 22, 18, 17, 21Warriors21 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Michael ReddPoints, last 10 games: 14, 32, 26, 23, 22, 31, 33, 14, 14, 24Bucks24 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Mo WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 10, 19, 10, 12, 2, 5, 17, 19, 3, 21Bucks21 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Phoenix posts the night's biggest win

Phoenix beat Philadelphia by 29, the widest margin of 11 games.

Bulls over Bobcats3Wizards over Hawks3Warriors over Bucks4Nuggets over Jazz11Mavs over Celtics12Magic over Raptors12Spurs over Sonics13Rockets over Blazers16Pistons over Kings17Nets over Clippers17Suns over Sixers29Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Bulls-Bobcats17
Mavs-Celtics9
Sixers-Suns8
Warriors-Bucks5
Nuggets-Jazz5
Hawks-Wizards4
Rockets-Blazers2
Raptors-Magic0
Kings-Pistons0
Clippers-Nets0
Sonics-Spurs0
The night in charts
Warriors-Bucks combined for 222, 10 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-BucksWarriors 113, Bucks 109
222
Mavs-CelticsMavs 112, Celtics 100
212
Nuggets-JazzNuggets 109, Jazz 98
207
Raptors-MagicRaptors 96, Magic 108
204
Sixers-SunsSixers 87, Suns 116
203
Bulls-BobcatsBulls 102, Bobcats 99
201
Hawks-WizardsHawks 99, Wizards 102
201
Rockets-BlazersRockets 100, Blazers 84
184
Kings-PistonsKings 82, Pistons 99
181
Clippers-NetsClippers 78, Nets 95
173
Sonics-SpursSonics 76, Spurs 89
165
3 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bulls-BobcatsBulls 102, Bobcats 99
+3 Bulls
Hawks-WizardsHawks 99, Wizards 102
+3 Wizards
Warriors-BucksWarriors 113, Bucks 109
+4 Warriors
Nuggets-JazzNuggets 109, Jazz 98
+11 Nuggets
Raptors-MagicRaptors 96, Magic 108
+12 Magic
Mavs-CelticsMavs 112, Celtics 100
+12 Mavs
Sonics-SpursSonics 76, Spurs 89
+13 Spurs
Rockets-BlazersRockets 100, Blazers 84
+16 Rockets
Clippers-NetsClippers 78, Nets 95
+17 Nets
Kings-PistonsKings 82, Pistons 99
+17 Pistons
Sixers-SunsSixers 87, Suns 116
+29 Suns
Warriors rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Warriors-BucksWarriors won · Warriors 113, Bucks 109
8 pts
Bulls-BobcatsBulls won · Bulls 102, Bobcats 99
6 pts
Gerald Wallace shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Gerald WallaceBobcats · 23 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
75% (9-12)
FinleyMavs · 18 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB
73% (8-11)
Abdur-RahimBlazers · 21 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
Andre MillerNuggets · 24 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
Ben WallacePistons · 19 PTS, 14 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
70% (7-10)
Final · Bulls-Bobcats
Bulls 102Bobcats 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls23242233102
Bobcats2522282499
The story
Ben Gordon had 35 points as Chicago beat Charlotte 102-99

Emeka Okafor led Charlotte with 17 PTS, 10 REB 35 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB · 11-17 FG, 6-8 3PT

The swing

Down 6 after the third, the Bulls took the fourth 33-24.

Bulls lead by quarter
200 −20−6+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hawks-Wizards
Hawks 99Wizards 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks1927252899
Wizards26252625102
The story
Gilbert Arenas' 36 points carried Washington past Atlanta, 102-99

For Atlanta, Josh Smith had 17 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 36 PTS, 4 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST · 11-17 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 26-19, was where the Wizards built it.

Wizards lead by quarter
200 +7+5+6+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Raptors-Magic
Raptors 96Magic 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors2124242796
Magic21343023108
The story
Orlando beat Toronto 108-96 behind 21 points from Grant Hill

Chris Bosh paced Toronto: 16 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST 21 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST · 10-23 FG

The swing

A 34-24 second quarter did the most damage for the Magic.

Magic lead by quarter
200 0+10+16+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
5.3Season avg15.8Last 5

15.8 points a game over his last five games, against 5.3 in 44 earlier games. Today: 13 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.2Season avg10.3Last 3

10.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.2 in 69 earlier games. Today: 1 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.7Season avg30Today

30 minutes today, against 8.7 a game in 17 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Dirk Nowitzki leads the day with 36

Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 21, 21, 15, 33, 25, 29, 35, 11, 22, 36Mavs-Celtics · W
26.6 PPG season to date · +9.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 21, 29, 27, 22, 25, 29, 33, 18, 28, 36Wizards-Hawks · W
25.6 PPG season to date · +10.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Ben GordonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 15, 14, 22, 17, 13, 12, 20, 17, 35Bulls-Bobcats · W
15.2 PPG season to date · +20.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high35 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 20, 33, 30, 23, 39, 33, 22, 16, 39, 31Nets-Clippers · W
23.3 PPG season to date · +7.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Yao MingPoints, last 10 games: 14, 13, 18, 21, 12, 13, 12, 18, 15, 29Rockets-Blazers · W
18.2 PPG season to date · +10.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 30, 25, 11, 24, 12, 14, 12, 22, 11, 28Spurs-Sonics · W
16.7 PPG season to date · +11.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
JR SmithHornets+7.4 17.2 last 10 · 9.8 season
Anthony JohnsonPacers+6.1 13.5 last 10 · 7.4 season
Reggie MillerPacers+5.9 19.8 last 10 · 13.9 season
Donyell MarshallRaptors+5.3 17.0 last 10 · 11.7 season
Vince CarterNets+5.3 28.6 last 10 · 23.3 season
Cold
Jeff McInnisCavs−6.2 7.2 last 10 · 13.4 season
Jermaine O'NealPacers−5.8 19.0 last 10 · 24.8 season
Marko JaricClippers−5.6 3.7 last 10 · 9.3 season
Carlos BoozerJazz−5.5 12.3 last 10 · 17.8 season
Pau GasolGrizzlies−5.3 12.7 last 10 · 18.0 season